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<blockquote data-quote="Coroc" data-source="post: 7486019" data-attributes="member: 6895991"><p>[MENTION=6880599]ClaytonCross[/MENTION] "I would actually suggest a short sword as the basis of a Katana and a dagger for a wakizashi..."</p><p></p><p>Doesn't work like this. You could use scimitar for Katana, because it is a cutting weapon mainly. 30 cm is a short wakizashi but never a katana, dunno where you got that from. </p><p></p><p>Besides the D&D Long sword is not a long sword at all. If used one handed it is rather an arming sword. If it is versatile, it is a bastard sword aka hand and half. The correct term for great sword used two handed only would be longsword. </p><p></p><p>The arming sword would have blade length around 80cm to 1m and a typical katana has about 80 cm the 1d8 mechanic for 1 handed longsword could be applied.</p><p></p><p>A Bastard sword has a bit longer blade approx. up to 1m10 to 1m20 but it is still comparable in cutting power. </p><p></p><p>If you want to differ between the damage of a katana and a wakizashi, you gotta make it 1d4 1d6 or 1d6 1d8 or if you are a fanboi 1d8 and 1d10 for mechanical reasons. But since D&D already failed completely in terms of what should be called a longsword a logic solution is rather impossible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coroc, post: 7486019, member: 6895991"] [MENTION=6880599]ClaytonCross[/MENTION] "I would actually suggest a short sword as the basis of a Katana and a dagger for a wakizashi..." Doesn't work like this. You could use scimitar for Katana, because it is a cutting weapon mainly. 30 cm is a short wakizashi but never a katana, dunno where you got that from. Besides the D&D Long sword is not a long sword at all. If used one handed it is rather an arming sword. If it is versatile, it is a bastard sword aka hand and half. The correct term for great sword used two handed only would be longsword. The arming sword would have blade length around 80cm to 1m and a typical katana has about 80 cm the 1d8 mechanic for 1 handed longsword could be applied. A Bastard sword has a bit longer blade approx. up to 1m10 to 1m20 but it is still comparable in cutting power. If you want to differ between the damage of a katana and a wakizashi, you gotta make it 1d4 1d6 or 1d6 1d8 or if you are a fanboi 1d8 and 1d10 for mechanical reasons. But since D&D already failed completely in terms of what should be called a longsword a logic solution is rather impossible. [/QUOTE]
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