Weapon and Armor Proficiencies

Weapon and Armor Proficiencies scale by tier and include all previous tiers. A person poficient with Martial Weapons is also proficient with Simple Weapons. A person that can wear Heavy Armor can also wear Medium and Light Armor. Shields scale in the same way.

Weapon Scaling
Simple Weapons > Martial Weapons > Exotic Weapons (by Type)

Armor Scaling
Light Armor > Medium > Heavy Armor > Exotic Armor (by Type)

Shield Scaling
Light Shields > Heavy Shields > Tower Shields

Bard Weapons
Bow, rapier, sap, longsword, and whip.

Druid Weapons
Club, dagger, dart, halfspear, longspear, quarterstaff, scimitar, sickle, shortspear, and sling.

Monk Weapons
Club, crossbow, dagger, handaxe, javelin, kama, nunchaku, quarterstaff, shuriken, siangham, and sling.