Advanced Melee Weapons
Saga Edition Core Rulebook, page 89.
You are proficient with advanced melee weapons.
This feat is a bonus feat for the Noble, Scoundrel, Scout, and Soldier classes.
Benefit: You are proficient with advanced melee weapons which includes most powered melee weapons excluding lightsabers. You do not take the −5 penalty on attack rolls with those weapons.
Normal: If you wield a weapon with which you are not proficient, you take a −5 penalty to your attack rolls.
Special: You cannot use exotic weapons with this feat; instead you must select the Exotic Weapon Proficiency feat to gain proficiency with a specific exotic weapon (such as the bowcaster or flamethrower).
Heavy Weapons
Saga Edition Core Rulebook, page 89.
You are proficient with heavy weapons.
This feat is a bonus feat for the Soldier class.
Benefit: You are proficient with heavy weapons which includes most mounted weapons including vehicular and starship weapons. You do not take the −5 penalty on attack rolls with those weapons.
Normal: If you wield a weapon with which you are not proficient, you take a −5 penalty to your attack rolls.
Special: You cannot use exotic weapons with this feat; instead you must select the Exotic Weapon Proficiency feat to gain proficiency with a specific exotic weapon (such as the bowcaster or flamethrower).
Lightsabers
Saga Edition Core Rulebook, page 89.
You are proficient with lightsaber weapons.
This feat is a bonus feat for the Jedi heroic class.
Benefit: You are proficient with lightsaber weapons including all variants such as the double-bladed lightsaber or lightwhip. You do not take the −5 penalty on attack rolls with those weapons.
Normal: If you wield a weapon with which you are not proficient, you take a −5 penalty to your attack rolls.
Special: You cannot use exotic weapons with this feat; instead you must select the Exotic Weapon Proficiency feat to gain proficiency with a specific exotic weapon (such as the bowcaster or flamethrower).
Pistols
Saga Edition Core Rulebook, page 89.
You are proficient with pistol weapons.
This feat is a bonus feat for the Noble, Scoundrel, Scout, and Soldier classes.
Benefit: You are proficient with pistol weapons which includes most blasters or slug-throwers that can be wielded one-handed. You do not take the −5 penalty on attack rolls with those weapons.
Normal: If you wield a weapon with which you are not proficient, you take a −5 penalty to your attack rolls.
Special: You cannot use exotic weapons with this feat; instead you must select the Exotic Weapon Proficiency feat to gain proficiency with a specific exotic weapon (such as the bowcaster or flamethrower).
Rifles
Saga Edition Core Rulebook, page 89.
You are proficient with rifle weapons.
This feat is a bonus feat for the Noble, Scoundrel, Scout, and Soldier classes.
Benefit: You are proficient with rifle weapons which includes most blaster rifles, carbines or slug-thrower rifles that must be wielded two-handed. You do not take the −5 penalty on attack rolls with those weapons.
Normal: If you wield a weapon with which you are not proficient, you take a −5 penalty to your attack rolls.
Special: You cannot use exotic weapons with this feat; instead you must select the Exotic Weapon Proficiency feat to gain proficiency with a specific exotic weapon (such as the bowcaster or flamethrower).
Simple Weapons
Saga Edition Core Rulebook, page 89.
You are proficient with simple weapons.
This feat is a bonus feat for all heroic classes.
Benefit: You are proficient with simple weapons which includes most non-powered melee weapons, unarmed attacks, and most thrown weapons. You do not take the −5 penalty on attack rolls with those weapons.
Normal: If you wield a weapon with which you are not proficient, you take a −5 penalty to your attack rolls.
Special: You cannot use exotic weapons with this feat; instead you must select the Exotic Weapon Proficiency feat to gain proficiency with a specific exotic weapon (such as the bowcaster or flamethrower).