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{{quote|''Hey, that was an unbreakable kawajiri blade! ...ok, refund on the ''unbreakable'' part, but it was still shiny and cool!''|'''[[Deadpool]]'''}} |
{{quote|''Hey, that was an unbreakable kawajiri blade! ...ok, refund on the ''unbreakable'' part, but it was still shiny and cool!''|'''[[Deadpool]]'''}} |
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{{quote|<code>'''{{color|red|TG: brought my phone and i also took my awesome katana with me in case things get too hot to handle}}</code>''' |
{{quote|<code>'''{{color|red|TG: brought my phone and i also took my awesome katana with me in case things get too hot to handle}}</code>''' |
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<code>'''{{color|red|TG: and they always do}}</code>''' |
<code>'''{{color|red|TG: and they always do}}</code>''' |
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<code>'''{{color|blue|EB: you mean that cheap piece of shit you have on your wall?}}</code>''' |
<code>'''{{color|blue|EB: you mean that cheap piece of shit you have on your wall?}}</code>''' |
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<code>'''{{color|red|TG: FU}}</code>''' |
<code>'''{{color|red|TG: FU}}</code>''' |
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<code>'''{{color|red|TG: its sharp and its awesome and its a sword}}</code>''' |
<code>'''{{color|red|TG: its sharp and its awesome and its a sword}}</code>''' |
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<code>'''{{color|red|TG: end of story}}</code>'''|''[[Homestuck]]''}} |
<code>'''{{color|red|TG: end of story}}</code>'''|''[[Homestuck]]''}} |
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{{quote|''Oh, what is it with you sword guys and talking about how cool your swords are?''|'''Brock Samson''', ''[[The Venture Bros]]''}} |
{{quote|''Oh, what is it with you sword guys and talking about how cool your swords are?''|'''Brock Samson''', ''[[The Venture Bros]]''}} |
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{{quote|That's it. I'm sick of all this "Masterwork Bastard Sword" bullshit that's going on in the d20 system right now. Katanas deserve much better than that. Much, much better than that. |
{{quote|That's it. I'm sick of all this "Masterwork Bastard Sword" bullshit that's going on in the d20 system right now. Katanas deserve much better than that. Much, much better than that. |
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I should know what I'm talking about. I myself commissioned a genuine katana in Japan for 2,400,000 Yen (that's about $20,000) and have been practicing with it for almost 2 years now. ->I can even cut slabs of solid steel with my katana. |
I should know what I'm talking about. I myself commissioned a genuine katana in Japan for 2,400,000 Yen (that's about $20,000) and have been practicing with it for almost 2 years now. ->I can even cut slabs of solid steel with my katana. |
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Japanese smiths spend years working on a single katana and fold it up to a million times to produce the finest blades known to mankind. |
Japanese smiths spend years working on a single katana and fold it up to a million times to produce the finest blades known to mankind. |
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Katanas are thrice as sharp as European swords and thrice as hard for that matter too. Anything a longsword can cut through, a katana can cut through better. I'm pretty sure a katana |
Katanas are thrice as sharp as European swords and thrice as hard for that matter too. Anything a longsword can cut through, a katana can cut through better. I'm pretty sure a katana |
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could easily bisect a knight wearing full plate with a simple vertical slash. |
could easily bisect a knight wearing full plate with a simple vertical slash. |
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Ever wonder why medieval Europe never bothered conquering Japan? That's right, they were too scared to fight the disciplined Samurai and their katanas of destruction. Even in World |
Ever wonder why medieval Europe never bothered conquering Japan? That's right, they were too scared to fight the disciplined Samurai and their katanas of destruction. Even in World |
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War II, American soldiers targeted the men with the katanas first because their killing power was feared and respected. |
War II, American soldiers targeted the men with the katanas first because their killing power was feared and respected. |
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So what am I saying? Katanas are simply the best sword that the world has ever seen, and thus, require better stats in the d20 system. Here is the stat block I propose for Katanas: |
So what am I saying? Katanas are simply the best sword that the world has ever seen, and thus, require better stats in the d20 system. Here is the stat block I propose for Katanas: |
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(One-Handed Exotic Weapon) 1d12 Damage 19-20 x4 Crit +2 to hit and damage Counts as Masterwork |
(One-Handed Exotic Weapon) 1d12 Damage 19-20 x4 Crit +2 to hit and damage Counts as Masterwork |
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(Two-Handed Exotic Weapon) 2d10 Damage 17-20 x4 Crit +5 to hit and damage Counts as Masterwork |
(Two-Handed Exotic Weapon) 2d10 Damage 17-20 x4 Crit +5 to hit and damage Counts as Masterwork |
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Now that seems a lot more representative of the cutting power of Katanas in real life, don't you think? |
Now that seems a lot more representative of the cutting power of Katanas in real life, don't you think? |
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tl;dr = Katanas need to do more damage in d20, see my new stat block.|'''4chan''' ''/tg/'' copypasta "Katanas are Underpowered in d20"}} |
tl;dr = Katanas need to do more damage in d20, see my new stat block.|'''4chan''' ''/tg/'' copypasta "Katanas are Underpowered in d20"}} |
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