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 When attacking with a Martial Weapon without proficiency:
-* You can not add your [[Proficiency Bonus]] (Strength for Melee Weapons, Dexterity for Ranged Weapons)
-* You suffer a -4 penalty to your [[Attack]] rolls.
+* You can not add your [[Proficiency Bonus]] (Strength for Melee Weapons, Dexterity for Ranged Weapons) to your [[Attack]] rolls. Resulting in lower chances to successfully hit enemies.
+** For example:
+*** When a 16 [[Strength]] character that has ''no'' Proficiency with [[Martial Weapons]] makes an attack to an enemy with a [[Greatsword]], their Attack Roll would be: ''1d8 + 3 (Strength Modifier)''.
+*** When a 16 [[Strength]] character that ''has'' Proficiency with [[Martial Weapons]] makes an attack to an enemy with a [[Greatsword]], their Attack Roll would be: ''1d8 + 2 ([[Proficiency Bonus]]) + 3 (Strength Modifier)''
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 Only martial classes such as [[Barbarian]], [[Fighter]], [[Paladin]], [[Ranger]], have proficiency with ''all'' martial weapons at level 1.