Gaining Proficencies for Improvised Weapons [PFS]

[Fist2Jaw]

Heyo, I'm working on a War Priest who's a chef. While daggers and and light hammers could be chefly weapons, a chef typically has a wider array of tools and utensils for cooking and I intend to utilize them in combat. Somehow. I imagine that their weapon damage die would be pretty bad considering they're improvised though, so I figured I could use the Focused Weapon feature of the War Priest to buff up my chosen tool of the trade. Only question is, because so far I haven't founda solid answer, is how does one gain proficiency in Improvised Weapons, or at least a specific not-weapon?

I previously used the Rough-And-Ready Trait in order to properly utilize my tools in battle, but then my GM stated that I could not use them for Weapon Focus since I don't actually have proficiency, I just don't take penalties (Wut). So logically I figured if I had Catch-Off Guard I could could be proficient in Improvised Weapons, but then I got called out by my GM again saying that I can't have Weapon Focus (Improvised Weapons), only specific weapons. And because a skillet is not an actual weapon, I can't have that as the subject of Weapon Focus.

I hope to get Weapon Specialization down the line to help bolster my combat ability while still maintaining the theme of a adventuring chef, so while conventionally I'd be more effective with an actual weapon, I'd still like to remain able to use my variety of Professional Chef equipment in battle and in business. All I'd ask is to find a way to make this possible without having to clear it with every GM I play if what I made is even legally allowed to exist.

[Dark Midian]

Since improvised weapons basically aren't real weapons, you cannot select them for proficiencies, feats like Weapon Focus, and so on. There is a pair of gloves in Adventurer's Armory 2 called gloves of improvised might which grants improvised weapons enhancement bonuses or enchantments like an amulet of mighty fists, but you'll have to wait until the PFS leaders OK that book. Naturally, there is Improvised Weapon Mastery, but I doubt you'll be high enough level to take that.

More or less, focusing on improvised weapons is kind of a trap unless you're planning on taking a flavorful archetype that supports it, like monk of the empty hand.

[Juda de Kerioth]

I give for free Improvised weapon prof to monks and brawlers.

[Dark Midian]

Juda de Kerioth wrote:

I give for free Improvised weapon prof to monks and brawlers.

Sadly, that's not how PFS works, and the OP specifically mentioned PFS.

[James Risner]

You can’t take weapon focus in improvised because improvised are non weapons.

[Cavall]

Throw anything may help a little.

But weapon focus or proficiency or enchantment with weapon qualities will be basically impossible.

[Dark Midian]

Cavall wrote:

Throw anything may help a little.

But weapon focus or proficiency or enchantment with weapon qualities will be basically impossible.

Except for what I said above. ;)

[Cavall]

Yes I can't state that current non pfs items should be looked at for pfs but that item exists.