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. 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. 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. 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 could easily bisect a knight wearing full plate with a simple vertical slash. 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 War II, American soldiers targeted the men with the katanas first because their killing power was feared and respected. 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:(One-Handed Exotic Weapon)1d12 Damage19-20 x4 Crit+2 to hit and damageCounts as Masterwork(Two-Handed Exotic Weapon)2d10 Damage17-20 x4 Crit+5 to hit and damageCounts as MasterworkNow that seems a lot more representative of the cutting power of Katanas in real life, don't you think?tl;dr = Katanas need to do more damage in d20, see my new stat block.
>>94817219Boring old pasta. Get something new.
>>94817219Stale and unfunny copypasta is stale and unfunny. Gb2reddit
>>94817219A good pasta is a credible one. One that looks like it was genuinely written by an obsessed guy. It must possess real fake urban legends and bullshit facts. Also it should be new.But I do agree fantasy katanas should be more impressive. Like weapons that shouldn't work but can actually exist if crafted flawlessly. Like one flaw would make it completely shatter on impact, but a true master bladesmith can produce an absolutely perfect blade.
>>94817219do Weebs like this even exist anymore?
I like monokatanas from Cyberpunk but all my players are gun nerds so they'll never ever give a shit about melee. One day I'll finally run a game where they can learn the dangers of the busted martial arts system firsthand.
>>94817219>braided cable as a beltlmao
That's it. I'm sick of all this "Stale Copypasta" bullshit that's going on in the traditional games board right now. Masterwork-Bastard-Swords deserves much better than that. Much, much better than that. I should know what I'm talking about. I myself templated the copypasta in /tg/ almost 30 D&D 4e turns ago (that's about 20 Earth years) and have been practicing with it for almost 2 4chan admins now. I can even replace slabs of solid text with my copypastas. Japanese smiths spend years working on a single shitpost and fold it up to a million times to produce the finest textposts known to mankind. Copypastas are thrice as nostalgic as original posts and make my pp thrice as hard for that matter too. Anything an effortpost can cut through, a shitpost can cut through better. I'm pretty sure the masterwork-bastard-swords copypasta could easily bisect a knight wearing full plate with a simple ctrl+v. Ever wonder why medieval Europe never bothered conquering Japan? That's right, they were too scared to fight the disciplined Samurai and their copypastas of destruction. Even in World War II, American soldiers targeted the men with the keyboards first because their trolling power was feared and respected. So what am I saying? Masterwork-Bastard-Swords is simply the best copypasta that the world has ever seen, and thus, requires better stats in the 4chan system. Here is the stat block I propose for Masterwork-Bastard-Swords:(One-Handed Posting Style)1d12 psychic damage10-20 x4 Crit+2 to own and seetheCounts as Antique(Two-Handed Lotionless Style)2d10 Damage2-20 x4 Crit+5 to sneed and feedCounts as VintageNow that seems a lot more representative of the cutting power of copypasta trolls in real life, don't you think?tl;dr = This copypasta template needs to do more damage to newfags, see my new stat block.
This old copypasta reminds me of something I have been wondering. How often does exotic weapons get used by players? When playing a non caster I rarely use those kind of weapons and I don't recall seeing anyone else use them.
>>94820525They were very common for optimizers in the 3.x days because splats had busted ones. It even made it into video games. For NWN, the best fighter builds you could have were all exotic weapons users.
>>94820539I tended to not bother with exotic weapon feat because you could go a long time without seeing anything that used that feat.
>>94820525Behold the most retarded and beautiful weapon of all time.
>>94821096But has any players try to use it?
