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Your [[:Category:Player Character Races|race]], [[:Category:Player Character Classes|class]], and [[:Category:Player Character Feats|feats]] can grant you proficiency with certain weapons or categories of weapons. The two categories are [[:Category:Simple Weapons|simple weapons]] and [[:Category:Martial Weapons|martial weapons]]. Most people can use [[:Category:Simple Weapons|simple weapons]] with proficiency. These weapons include clubs, maces, and other weapons often found in the hands of commoners. Martial weapons, including [[:Category:Swords|swords]], [[:Category:Axes|axes]], and [[:Category:Polearms|polearms]], require more specialized training to use effectively. Most warriors use [[:Category:Martial Weapons|martial weapons]] because these weapons put their fighting style and training to best use.[https://archive.org/stream/dnd5srd/SRD-OGL_V1.1_djvu.txt]

Proficiency with a weapon allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the d20 attack roll for any attack you make with that weapon. If you make a d20 attack roll using a weapon with which you lack proficiency, you do not add your proficiency bonus to the d20 attack roll.[https://archive.org/stream/dnd5srd/SRD-OGL_V1.1_djvu.txt]