Weapon Types

Each class has different weapon type proficiency, so you want to be using a weapon your class is good at.

For example, Thieves are 95% proficient at short-blades, so you want to find one of those, but how do you know if a sword is short or long bladed?

	Bludgeons	Flexible arms	Long blades	Pugilism	Short blades	Talonous arms	Missile weapons	Polearms
Augurer	75	95	45	60	85	40	-	-
Barbarian	95	25	95	-	40	80	-	-
Bladesinger	40	40	95	75	95	40	-	-
Cleric	95	60	30	50	30	50	80	-
Druid	95	30	50	90	30	70	-	-
Fathomer	40	70	95	70	95	80	-	-
Mage	50	60	50	30	95	60	-	-
Nephandi	50	90	60	85	90	60	-	-
Paladin	95	35	95	60	60	50	-	95
Ranger	80	40	85	90	40	95	95	-
Thief	40	95	80	85	95	80	-	-
Vampire	50	40	85	95	95	95	-	-
Warrior	95	40	95	95	60	80	-	95

You can "exam <weapon>" and after the flavor text it will tell you what type of damage it does. For example:

This seems to be a piercing weapon.

Those description lines are tied to weapon type's as follows:

Attack
Bludgeons	Crushing or Pounding
Long Blades	Slashing or Slicing
Short Blades	Piercing of Stabbing
Talonous Arms	Clawing
Flexible Arms	Whipping or Flailing
Pugilism	Blasting, Hitting, Suction, Biting
Polearms	Hacking, Thrusting, Raking

And here is what each class's proficiency is in each type, best in bold:

So, for example, Aug's are best at Flexible Arms, which means looking for a Whipping or Flailing weapon.