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1) Depends on your class.
Fighter: Proficiency with all simple and martial weapons.
Ranger: Proficiency with all simple and martial weapons.
Paladin: Proficiency with all simple and martial weapons.
Barbarian: Proficiency with all simple and martial weapons.
Bard: Proficiency with all simple weapons and either longbow, composite longbow, longsword, rapier, sap, short composite bow, short sword, or whip.
Cleric: Proficiency with all simple weapons.
Sorcerer: Proficiency with all simple weapons.
Monk: Proficiency with club, crossbow (light or heavy), dagger, handaxe, javelin, kama, nunchaku, quarterstaff, shuriken, singham and sling.
Druid: Proficiency with club, dagger, dart, halfspear, longspear, quarterstaff, scimitar, sickle, shortspear and sling.
Rogue: Proficiency with crossbow (light or heavy), dagger (any type), dart, light mace, sap, shortbow (normal and composite) and shortbow.
Wizard: Proficiency with club, dagger, heavy crossbow, light crossbow and quarterstaff.
Simple Weapons-Melee
Unarmed Attacks
Gauntlet
Strike, unarmed (Medium-size)
Strike, unarmed (Small)
Tiny
Dagger
Dagger, punching
Gauntlet, spiked
Small
Mace, light
Sickle
Medium-size
Club
Halfspearlb.
Mace, heavy
Morningstar
Large
Quarterstaff
Shortspear
Simple Weapons-Ranged
Small
Crossbow, light
Dart
Sling
Medium-size
Crossbow, heavy
Javelin
Martial Weapons-Melee
Small
Axe, throwing
Hammer, light
Handaxe
Lance, light
Pick, light
Sap
Sword, short
Medium-size
Battleaxe
Flail, light
Lance, heavy
Longsword
Pick, heavy
Rapier
Scimitar
Trident
Warhammer
Large
Falchion
Flail, heavy
Glaive
Greataxe
Greatclub
Greatsword
Guisarme
Halberd
Longspear
Ranseur
Scythe
Martial Weapons-Ranged
Medium-size
Shortbow
Shortbow, composite
Large
Longbow
Longbow, composite
Exotic Weapons-Melee
Tiny
Kama,halfling
Kukri
Nunchaku,halfling
Siangham,halfling
Small
Kama
Nunchaku
Siangham
Medium-size
Hammer, gnome hooked
Sword, bastard
Waraxe, dwarven
Large
Axe, orc double
Chain, spiked
Flail, dire
Sword,two-bladed
Urgrosh,dwarven
Exotic Weapons-Ranged
Tiny
Crossbow, hand
Shuriken
Small
Whip
Medium-size
Crossbow, repeating
Net
There are also feats to allow you to become proficient/specialised with weapons.
2) Two-handed weapons will add more of your strenght bonus (1.5 times), while Two-weapons fighting will give you more attacks.
Also, you need three feats (Two-weapon fighting, Improved Two weapon fighting and ambidexterity) and a light weapon in the off hand to use Two-weapons fighting at its fullest.
3) Player handbook, everywhere
[ 01-21-2002: Message edited by: Pebz ]