Weapon Proficiency

The weapon proficiency section of the survivor record sheet.

### Permanent buffs

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### Permanent debuffs

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A survivor attribute listed on the survivor record sheet. Weapon proficiency represents a survivor's skill with a weapon type.

## Rules

When a survivor reaches the first Hunt XP milestone, the Age story event grants them **weapon proficiency**. They player may select a weapon type and start gaining weapon proficiency levels with this weapon. A weapon's type is a keyword on the gear card below the name. The following weapons may be selected as a weapon proficiency: axe, bow, club, dagger, fist & tooth, grand weapon, katana, katar, scythe, shield, spear, sword, and whip.

### Earning Weapon Proficiency Levels

During a showdown, a survivor must wound a monster at least once with their chosen weapon type to become eligible to gain 1 level of weapon proficiency. During the Aftermath, if they are victorious, eligible survivors gain 1 weapon proficiency level. Fill in the next unfilled box on the survivor's record sheet to indicate this.

A survivor cannot gain weapon proficiency if they do not have a weapon type stated (unless stated otherwise). They have not yet dedicated themselves to training and thus, cannot learn.

### Changing Weapon Types

A survivor may change their selected weapon types when they depart for a hunt. If they do, lose all accrued levels of weapon proficiency, including weapon specializations. Erase any filled boxes and start over with a new weapon type.

### Weapon Specialist

When a survivor reaches the specialization milestone, they gain the benefits of the specialization card for their selected weapon type. Specializations are advanced abilities that can be used with that weapon. They keep these benefits while their milestones remain filled.
After reaching the first Hunt XP milestone, survivors can declare a weapon type to gain weapon proficiency in. A survivor must first declare a weapon type before departing on a hunt (write it in the space on the record sheet) and then wound a monster at least once during a showdown with that weapon type in order to gain levels of weapon proficiency.

When a survivor's proficiency level reaches specialization and they have at least 3 courage, they may instead select a novel weapon proficiency that matches their weapon type, instead of continuing with the normal weapon proficiency.

Alternatively, if a survivor has a piece of Sealed gear, a survivor can unseal the gear by declaring it as their weapon proficiency, forsaking the normal bonuses of selecting a weapon type. When the survivor reaches the specialization rank, they earn the effect listed after the Sealed special rule on the gear card. A survivor may only gain a gear's Sealed bonus once per lifetime.

A survivor who gains 8 levels of weapon proficiency becomes a weapon master. When a survivor with novel weapon proficiency reaches mastery, it becomes an innovation and all survivors gain the benefit of its specialization rules. A campaign can have both a weapon mastery and its novel mastery.

## List of Weapon Proficiencies

* Axe Proficiency
* Bow Proficiency
* Club Proficiency
* Dagger Proficiency
* Fan Proficiency
* Fist & Tooth Proficiency
* Grand Weapon Proficiency
* Katana Proficiency
* Katar Proficiency
* Novel Sword Proficiency
* Scythe Proficiency
* Shield Proficiency
* Sword Proficiency
* Spear Proficiency
* Twilight Sword Proficiency
* Whip Proficiency

## See Also

* Age
* Novel Proficiency
* Weapon Mastery

## Note

* The Sunstalker Expansion gave players the option to gain levels of weapon proficiency with the katana weapon type.
* The Dragon King Expansion gave players the option to gain levels of weapon proficiency with the scythe weapon type.