How to Add New Weapon Proficiencies?

[existence123]

Hello,

I'm coming back to Pathfinder after a hiatus, so I've been reading the core book to reacquaint myself.

One thing I find myself wondering - say you're a wizard, and you'd like to become proficient with a long sword to avoid the -4 penalty. Is there a skill or feat that lets you do this? Or would you have to take a level in a different class to gain that proficiency?

Thanks!

[Lost Ohioian]

You take the martial weapon proficiency feat of longsword. You could also choose to be an elf and just get the proficiency of longsword for free.

[kinevon]

Half-elves can take the alternate racial trait Ancestral Arms to gain proficiency with a single Martial or Exotic weapon, IIRC.

Tengu get the racial ability that they are proficient with all swords.

If your game supports Traits, there is Valashmai Veteran, which gives a weaponb proficiency, IIRC; or Heirloom Weapon which allows you to be proficient with a single specific weapon, not even a type of weapon, just the one specific weapon.

[existence123]

Lost Ohioian wrote:

You take the martial weapon proficiency feat of longsword. You could also choose to be an elf and just get the proficiency of longsword for free.

Ah - I'd missed that when flipping through the book. Thanks. I thought there was such a feat, but I wasn't seeing it and it was really bugging me. Thanks!

[Xethik]

I believe there is a somewhat expensive Ioun Stone that gives you weapon proficiency in a weapon type. Good for saving that feat.