Who is the Strongnest sword in DND?I think he is Great sword... I saw him SLICE a Goblin with 1 hit! No other sword can do that...
>>97986358Katana is so strong, stronger than Great sword.
>>97986358This is an 18+ site.
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>>97986555>>97986740Grow some fucking whimsy you beniggled faglets>>97986821And you're just pathetic.>>97986358>>97986504Guns are swords.
>>97986358That'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.
>>97987050excellent pasta
>>97987050Nice post, but throughout history, bastard swords have kicked katanas' asses on almost every battlefield.
>>97987050A nostalgic dish... old but well-made. Thank you anon for making me smile today.
>>97987050The only true answer
>>97986358Probly one of them gay ass Elfblades of Cormanthyr.>>97987050RIP 1d4chan.
While I still call them "greatswords", D&Ds greatswords are actually just two-handed swords, as seen in the infinity engine gamesactual "greatswords" were renaissance weapons and much longer and used differently
>>97986358Everyone point and laugh. OP can't solve the riddle of steel!
>>97987050Pasta-sama . . .
>>97989347In actual battle, would a greatsword actually be anywhere near as useful as a longsword or even a bastard sword?
>>97990771Go check a historical source, you might find an answer.
>>97990771supposedly they were crowd-control weapons, pasically polearmsthey were a lot lighter than you'd think; didnt need much strength to use, and therefor fastyou wouldnt want to use one in tight conditions of any kind, I'd thinkid rather carry a longsword personally
>>97990960If I read right, longswords were meant to be by your side in case of an unlikely fight, while spears were a warrior's weapon when going into real battle. I'm assuming the great sword wasn't very good at staying out of the way in a crowd.
>>97990969real battle as in a battlefield, yesbut swords were kinda like a pistol in a way; great for self-defense while out and abouteasy to carry, quick to draw, plenty effective against un/lightly-armored enemiesyou can't sheath a longspear
>>97990771The massive reach difference alone gives it an enormous advantage.
>>97986358>>97988988I'm pretty sure it's this thing. The sword of the elf queen of Evermeet that can cast any high-magic spell at will.
>>97990730That gif has always bothered me. In what possible situation would a katana-wielder need to strike a sword fixed and locked in place, and a perpendicular angle? It's a slashing weapon meant to cut through the bodies of soldiers, not something that is meant to break swords.>Screwdrivers are better than hammers.>To prove this we tried to drive a screw into a wall by throwing it into the air and swinging at it with a hammer to try and knock the screw into a wall 50 feet away>the hammer failed spectacularly
>>97987050Trvth
>>97992289I bet a calvery saber could one up a katana in every metric
>>97992556Post made by British and American military advisors during The Boshin War.
>>97990771way better against horses that's for sure
>>97992289>In what possible situation would a katana-wielder need to strike a sword fixed and locked in place, and a perpendicular angle
>>97992289Japanese abandoned katanas very quickly after encountering sabers. If you cannot get into a bind with your weapon because it'll break, it's a useless obsolete weapon.
>>97993173Katana were a sidearm on the battlefield and a glorified status symbol during the shogunate anyway.
