Can the any class take a weapon focus for improvised weapons ?
Are the NPCs proficient with rock?
Can you link to that NPC ? Is he a giant ?
I remember a post of James Jacob where he stated that rocks (or something similar) are martial or exotic (probably exotic) weapons used by rock giants.
Giants have "rock throwing", which is a special attack and not an attack with an improvised weapon (they don't take nonproficiency penalties, and the damage is not consistent with improvised weapons).
(As a side note, I just noticed that none of the Bestiary giants use the "generally twice the creature's base slam damage" part of the rock throwing rules).
It's a Hill Giant in Curse of the Riven Sky.Can you link to that NPC ? Is he a giant ?
I remember a post of James Jacob where he stated that rocks (or something similar) are martial or exotic (probably exotic) weapons used by rock giants.
Never use monsters as precedence for PC abilities. Monsters cheat.
well, I guess that kiboshes the idea of a warpriest that uses anything that comes to hand. :(
Thank you.
I was looking at dwarven tankards, but I guess I will have to work something else out.
As for the shuriken, I don't know if that works with the RAW. :(
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While it would need errata/FAQ to make properly RAW, an argument could be made that the Catch Off Guard or Throw Anything feats make you proficient with improvised (melee/ranged, respectively) weapons, since it eliminates the -4 non-proficient penalty for melee or ranged (respectively) improvised weapons.
If your GM takes that interpretation, Weapon Focus should be legal for a specific improvised weapon, provided you have the Catch Off Guard or Throw Anything feat.
The Rough and Ready trait does that too, but only with tools of your 'trade' (you need a point in the appropriate craft or profession).
I kind of want to see a warpriest chef going around filleting and flambe-ing all who stand before his hearth. I mean, the tools of the kitchen are made to separate meat from bone anyway....
But if you're looking for something cool and unusual, try Weapon Focus (shuriken) with your warpriest. Shred some faces. :D
Blowgun would be cooler.
still looks like the idea of a warpriest just using whatever comes to hand, doesn't work.
been reading blackbloodtroll's clubber, and trying to take inspiration from that. :)
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Another interesting option, is the Quarterstaff, if nothing, but for the Quarterstaff Master feat.
Runs similar to my Clubber idea, with the whole cheap weapon deal, but runs much more strictly melee.
But if you're looking for something cool and unusual, try Weapon Focus (shuriken) with your warpriest. Shred some faces. :D
So many ways to break that class. Now I am contemplating doing just that... take two levels of ninja take flurry of stars, and take two weapon fighting and/or rapid shot.
The Surprise Weapon trait gives you +2 to strike with improvised weapons. The attack bonus is superior to weapon focus however you wouldn't qualify you for any feats with weapon focus as a pre-req if that's what you are looking to do.
By RAW no, you can't as you have to proficient in weapon you wish to take weapon focus for. Catch off Guard eliminates the non proficient penalty but doesn't not make you proficient.
As GM if Player wanted to do this this is how I'd do it.
Weapon focus is specific and improvised weapons are broad category. So I could see taking weapon focus broken bottle but it wouldn't apply to the entire field of improvised weapons. If you have the human feat Martial Mastery you can apply feats that apply to single weapon to all the weapons of the same group. So that would then apply to all improvised weapons. This is how I'd rule and it seems reasonable, you wouldn't get the benefit until you were a 16th level fighter.