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I keep seeing the Gritty Sergeant and Noble Bred for War backgrounds mentioned as ways to gain proficiency with rapier. However rapier is listed in PHB as a superior weapon, and GS/NBfW grant proficiency with a simple or military weapon, so how can they be used to gain rapier proficiency?
If rapier is in fact a military weapon, where is that listed?
The DDI lists Rapier as a Military weapon:
Rapier
Military one-handed melee weapon
Cost: 25
Damage: 1d8
And asserts that it can be found in:
Published in Player's Handbook, page(s) 218, Heroes of the Fallen Lands, page(s) 331, Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdoms, page(s) 334, Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium, page(s) 21.
Check the later books, or the errata, page 21 that asserts:
Rapier
Page 218: The weapon is longer a superior military weapon.
The PHB lists Rapier as a Superior Melee weapon. According to the DDI, it was later rereleased as a Military weapon, probably by Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium.
The Gritty SergeantDDI is compatible with this latest update, but not the original rapier:
Benefit: You gain proficiency in a simple or military weapon of your choice, and you gain a +1 bonus to initiative checks.
