Cheap Way to get Proficiency with a Single Martial Weapon?

[Secret Wizard]

Any easy ways to get proficient with a single martial weapon? For a Rogue. Don't wanna use the Swashbuckler archetype for reasons.

[Rennaivx]

10,000 gp can get you an opalescent white pyramid ioun stone, but I don't know if that qualifies as "cheap" for you. (The flawed version gets you proficiency as well for 3000, but it comes with a penalty to Dexterity, which I'm assuming is not something you'd want on a rogue.)

[Renegadeshepherd]

Be a half elf

[Kudaku]

The Heirloom Weapon trait?

[Archpaladin Zousha]

Renegadeshepherd wrote:

Be a half elf

More specifically a half-elf with the Ancestral Arms racial trait.

Alternatively, see if you can locate a trait that grants proficiency in a martial weapon. I think there's at least one.

[Secret Wizard]

Renegadeshepherd wrote:

Be a half elf

Eh, you end up investing as much resources as a Human who uses his bonus feat for the Martial Wep Proficiency feat.

[Rennaivx]

Secret Wizard wrote:

Renegadeshepherd wrote:

Be a half elf

Eh, you end up investing as much resources as a Human who uses his bonus feat for the Martial Wep Proficiency feat.

The half elf still gets +2 to Perception, immunity to sleep, etc. out of the deal, so it's actually a net positive, I think.

[Idle Champion]

Rogue? Be a Hobgoblin, take the FCB to reduce non-proficiency penalty, become fully proficient at level 4.

[Secret Wizard]

Idle Champion wrote:

Rogue? Be a Hobgoblin, take the FCB to reduce non-proficiency penalty, become fully proficient at level 4.

I wish, if I could play Hobbo I would enjoy a sweet +2 DEX/CON, darkvision and the Unfit trait for martial weapon proficiency.

[Ventnor]

Kudaku wrote:

The Heirloom Weapon trait?

This seems like what you want, really.

[avr]

If the martial weapon is a bow, bracers of archery do the trick.

[Secret Wizard]

Ventnor wrote:

Kudaku wrote:

The Heirloom Weapon trait?

This seems like what you want, really.

It's for TWF, so that would not allow me to have martial weapon proficiency with the two weapons.

[Atarlost]

The unchained rogue may be much improved, but I'm pretty sure TWF is still a horrible trap.

[Imbicatus]

Be a half Orc, elf, or dwarf as well. All get proficency in useful weapons, as well as darkvision or immunites.

[Imbicatus]

Atarlost wrote:

The unchained rogue may be much improved, but I'm pretty sure TWF is still a horrible trap.

Its really not a trap, its actually one of the best rogue fighting styles with two weapon feint. You can even do it with no net penalty if you worship Pharasma.

[Secret Wizard]

I used to think it was a trap until I realized how important it was to net at LEAST one attack for Debilitating Injury.

Not using Feint though. there should be enough martials for me to get flanking.

[Idle Champion]

Not half-orc for TWF - falchion and greataxe proficiency are just too big.

The dwarf and the elf would work, though admittedly only for particular weapons.

[Ferious Thune]

Tengu are proficient in all (edit: swordlike) blades, if you're looking for a sword or knife. Kukris are included. They get a bonus to Dex to help qualify for the TWF chain. The penalty to Con hurts, though.

[Snorb]

The obvious answer would have been Martial Weapon Proficiency (pick one). =p

[Qaianna]

Well, as a rogue, you already get four martial weapons: rapier, shortsword, shortbow, sap. So I'd suggest ... um ... being a rogue?

[Dafydd]

Kensai Magus, Int to AC, Weapon Focus as well as proficiency, and some spells (Hello Vanish and a few pearls of power 1)

Warpriest works too, if the weapon is a favored weapon of a diety.

What is the weapon, that may help us find a specific class or race.

[Helcack]

If you told us what weapon it was then we would have a better idea of how to get it for you.

[Secret Wizard]

Oh it's the Light Pick.

It's no matter though, I've decided for daggers to exploit Deific Obidience for Pharasma.