Can a sorcerer use a sword?

Anyone can use any weapon. Sorcerors aren’t proficient with swords, but that just means that you don’t add your proficiency bonus to attacks made with swords. You can still attack with them, they still do the same damage when they hit.

What classes are proficient in martial weapons 5e?

Martial Weapons Anybody but a druid, monk, rogue, or wizard is proficient with all simple weapons. Barbarians, fighters, paladins, and rangers are proficient with all simple and all martial weapons.

Is the double-bladed scimitar worth it?

It turns out the double-bladed scimitar is a wise selection for just about any class as well. Though the weapon requires two hands to use, it doesn’t count as a heavy weapon. That’s pretty good, but part of what makes this weapon so great is that you can do another 1D4 damage with a bonus action.

Are Scimitar finesse weapons?

(which requires a 13 DEX, Weapon Finesse, 2 ranks in Dance, and proficiency in the scimitar) lets you count a scimitar as a finesse weapon (and add DEX instead of STR to damage)…as long as it’s sized for you, used one-handed, and you aren’t “carrying a weapon or shield in your off hand.”

Are scimitars martial weapons?

Bards are also proficient with the scimitar….Scimitar.

Attack bonus if proficient	+2
Handedness	one-handed
Proficiency category	military
Weapon group	heavy blade
Weapon property	high crit

Do silvered weapons count as magical?

Similar to trolls being weak to fire. Silver weapons can be either mundane or magical the same as fire damage can be applied through either mundane sources or magical ones (torch vs fireball). They are not magic, and their properties probably depend on which edition of the game you’re playing.