"Welcome to your first day at the Academy. May I draw your attention to the large rack of weapons behind me? The day will end when everyone here has fought each other individual present with every weapon in this room. You may begin."
——Talos Steelborne, Headmaster of BlackSteel Academy
Weapon Masters are most commonly found in city areas and martial schools, where various cultures and fighting styles can come together. It is only in places like these that a true weapon master can be forged. For this reason most Weapon Masters also come from educated or wealthy backgrounds, as these types of lessons are rarely open to people of common birth, although exceptional talents of low station are sometimes given training in exchange for service to the school.
This is a one tier talent for the combatant who wants to know it all. A Weapon Master has the training and fortitude to wield just about any weapon they pick up. Sometimes an adventurer will find himself forced to use whatever is on hand. If the adventurer is a Weapon Master, this is less of a problem and more of an aesthetic choice.
Weapon Master
Since a Weapon Master must be able to wield most types of weapons with great skill, most have a strong core strength and a slightly larger than average frame, which ensures the ability to handle weapons that require speed or power. These warriors are versatile, and not only possess a strong instinct for fighting, but also train their minds to understand various philosophies and strategies behind different weapon types. It is ultimately the training that forges the most skilled Weapon Masters, not their natural talent.
Prerequisites
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Martial Rank 5
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Mental Rank 3
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Proficiency in five Rank 3 or Rank 4 Weapons
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Cost: 2 Destiny Points
Features
♦ Melee Weapon Versatility
Your feats that only apply to a single melee weapon (such as Weapon Specialization) now apply to all weapons of the same handedness that you wield (instead of just the single weapon). You must be proficient in the weapon in order to apply feats to it and the weapon must still meet any requirements of the feat. This feature does not apply to feats that grant proficiency in weapons.
♦ Melee Weapon Proficiency
You are now proficient in all Rank 3 melee weapons. If you are proficient in a rank 4 melee weapon, you become proficient in all rank 4 melee weapons.
♦ Ranged Weapon Versatility
Your feats that only apply to a single ranged weapon (such as Weapon Specialization) now apply to all weapons of the same handedness that you wield (instead of just the single weapon). You must be proficient in the weapon in order to apply feats to it and the weapon must still meet any requirements of the feat. This feature does not apply to feats that grant proficiency in weapons.
♦ Ranged Weapon Proficiency
You are now proficient in all Rank 3 ranged weapons. If you are proficient in a rank 4 ranged weapon, you become proficient in all rank 4 ranged weapons.
♦ Fast Weapon Swap
You may sheath or draw a readied weapon as a Free Action. Additionally, you may pick up a weapon from the ground as a Free action. You may use this feature a maximum of once per segment.