General Rules: Feats - Improvised Weapon Proficiency

Improvised Weapon Proficiency [Fighter, General] (adapted from the Player's Guide to Fighters and Barbarians)
You are skilled at using any object as a weapon.

   Prerequisite: Dexterity 15+, Wisdom 13+, BAB +3.
   Benefit: You do not suffer the standard -4 nonproficiency penalty for using an improvised weapon; instead you suffer a -2 nonproficiency penalty. You can use virtually any mundane object you can lift as a weapon. You can improvise and fight with all manner of things - chairs, manacles, belts, bottles, plates, or just about anything that can inflict damage. Damage for an improvised weapon depends on its size. Consult the following table:

Common Improvised Weapons
Size	Damage	Critical	Range Increment
Tiny	1d3	x2	10 feet
Small	1d4	x2	10 feet
Medium	1d6	x2	10 feet
Large	1d8	x2	10 feet

Some makeshift weapons have special bonuses and effects. lighter items do a degree less of damage, while heavy items do more. Criticals are often poor, even for items that resemble weapons with a broad critical threat range and critical multipliers.

Odd Improvised Weapons
Common Item	Similar Weapon	Size	Damage	Critical	Range	Type	Special
Belt with Heavy Buckle	Rope and Weight	Small	1d4	x2	5 feet	Bludgeoning	-
Broken Bottle	Dagger	Tiny	1d3	x1	-	Slashing	-
Heavy Manacles	Chain and Weight	Medium	1d6	x2	5 feet	Bludgeoning	-
Heavy Wooden Chair	Unique	Large	1d8	x2	-	Bludgeoning	-
Light Manacles	Spiked Chain	Medium	1d4	x1	10 feet	Bludgeoning	-
Light Wooden Chair	Unique	Medium	1d4	x1	-	Bludgeoning	+2 to trip and disarm checks
Long Leather Belt	Whip	Small	1d2	x2	10 feet	Slashing	-
Pint Bottle/Plate	Dart	Small	1d4	x2	15 feet	Bludgeoning	Shards on floor act as caltrops

   Special: If you have this feat, you may elect to take Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Improvised Weapons) to eliminate the penalty from using any ad hoc weapon.

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