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As per a discussion in this thread regarding the new Living Grimoire archetype for Inquisitors, I felt getting some sort of official stance regarding the book from the class, and other improvised weapons, in combination with various feats, including Weapon Focus and Craft Magic Arms and Armor.
The following questions are framed from the point of view that the book as part of the Living Grimoire archetype is an improvised weapon, although one the Inquisitor takes no penalties for.
1) How do improvised weapons interact with Weapon Focus, Weapon Specialization, and similar feats? Are you considered proficient with the improvised weapon if you have an effect that causes you not to take penalties for wielding it, such as the Rough and Ready trait, or the Catch Off-guard feat?
2) Is there any point at which an improvised weapon stops being improvised and starts simply being a weapon, based on how the character is using it, for the purposes of feats such as Catch Off-guard?
3) Is it possible for an improvised weapon to be made masterwork? If so, can it be enchanted through use of the Craft Magic Arms and Armor feat?
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I'm kind of interested to see if it's possible to improve the damage my Fighter's bear-trap covered table, or bear-trap fishing pole, or cauldron with bear trap on the inside, or chair with swords strapped to its legs. And if those are even technically improvised anymore. Marked.
Just based on my understanding of the rules I'll do my best here.
1. They don't those require you to take a type of weapon and chair and such aren't weapons. If a feat is simply active when wielding for instance a 1-h Bludgeoning weapon then your GM might allow it. (I would)
2. Not unless a character has a specific ability saying so which I don't think exist. If for instance you had a feat that said you treat a crowbar as a light club that would but otherwise no.
3. At current no and no.