Pathfinder 1E Wait, the katana only does d8?

[Starfox]

One thing worth remembering is that Pathfinder is not a historical simulation. While I love details like those in [MENTION=6787933]Leowen[/MENTION] s post, I think that Pathfinder's treatment of these weapons is fair considering that it is a magical world and weapon abilities can be based on legend as well as fact. Something I think we all agree on.

 

[3catcircus]

I don't know whether or not they should have 1d8 or 1d10. What I do know is, my samurai character with the sword saint archetype and the right feats, is able to crit on a 15 or better and in the best possible case (4 attacks, all of them crits), can do 441 points of damage each round. When you put that into perspective, does it really matter if the mean on your die roll is 4.5 out of 8 or 5.5 out of 10?