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Does a class granting you "proficiency in an exotic weapon" effectively count as having the Exotic Weapon Proficiency feat?
For example, does a Magus Kensai get to use a bastard sword one handed, even though it's never explicitly stated that he gets the Exotic Weapon feat.
I realize this would be an easy judgement call to make in regular play, but I was wondering what the verdict was for legal PFS play. Also, I figure this is probably an old subject, but forum and web searching turned up nothing of consequence. Now I'm off to practice splitting hairs with a Katana.
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Does a class granting you "proficiency in an exotic weapon" effectively count as having the Exotic Weapon Proficiency feat?
For example, does a Magus Kensai get to use a bastard sword one handed, even though it's never explicitly stated that he gets the Exotic Weapon feat.
Actually, it does.
A kensai is proficient in simple weapons and in a single martial or exotic melee weapon of his choice.
When the rules say that someone is "proficient" in a weapon, it means they have the feat for it, as that's the only way to gain proficiency. Of course, the EWP feat is always weapon-specific; you can never just take EWP, you have to talk EWP (katana). It's unlike Simple or Martial Weapon Proficiency in that way. Some classes/traits/etc give you proficiency in a single martial weapon, but that's different.
[Exotic Weapon Proficiency] is unlike Simple or Martial Weapon Proficiency in that way. Some classes/traits/etc give you proficiency in a single martial weapon, but that's different.
Actually, the Simple Weapon Proficiency feat is the only one that grants proficiency with ALL weapons in the group; Martial still required you to pick a single weapon. IMO, this is rather silly; you should at least get a weapon category, such as martial hammers, or small swords, because at is stands it's almost always better to take EWP as a feat instead of MWP. That's a different topic, though.
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Right on. I figured as much, but I'm just getting used to structured play, and the rules are sometimes very specific, other times not so much. Thanks for the replies!
@Sean H - The way weapon proficiency is handled could be better. Frankly, I wouldn't be opposed to doing away with proficiency, and just allowing Feats/Class Abilities to better distinguish between a true Samurai, and a wizard with a katana fetish.
I could go on, but it would probably come out wrong, because I need caffeine.