No kit for Viconia in 084

[Buck Naked]

Battleguards can't put proficiencies in missile weapons, but they can still use them. Just not very well. That's intentional.

Even cavaliers and kensai still get to use axes and daggers. Battleguards lose all possibility of missile combat (are you telling me I can still equip a Battleguard with a sling, she just takes a penalty to hit because she can't put the first star there, or do you mean she can't even equip a sling any more than she could a bow or crossbow) in exchange for two stars in cleric melee weapons, and IMHO it's just not a fair exchange. Now, I'm not arguing to balance it out by letting her put three or more stars in melee weapons -- heck, if you want a cleric with weapon specialization, then multi-class with fighter -- but there must be a better way to give Battleguards a more unique combat enhancement.

[NiGHTMARE]

Yes they can still use slings, just with no proficiency. They simply lose one possible proficiency slot in exchange for nearly a dozen, which seems more than fair to me....

[Buck Naked]

Well, I'm glad that Battleguards aren't totally shut out on slings, at least. But it would have been grossly unfair to totally strip them of their only missile weapon.