I am getting into knitting Stockings.

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like what

Not sure. I can't find the perfect name. Hmmm

[Ad Bot]

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like what

Fluttershy.

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Fluttershy.

Nah, What kind of name is that?

[DJ Dash3r]

like what

Sock, Leggings, T-Shirt.

[SpreadsPlague]

Sock, Leggings, T-Shirt.

get out

[LizzyRascal]

like what

Mothra.

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Mothra.

No no. Flip that.
Arthom. It's great!

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get out

[LizzyRascal]

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AWWW SNAP

[Thorax]

That's it. I'm sick of all this "Masterwork Bastard Sword" bullstuff 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 Damage
19-20 x4 Crit
+2 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
Now 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.

WRONG, SIR!

[Skyfrost.]

WRONG, SIR!

Why would you post a star wars dance number in a topic that is obviously about Pnies, swords, and Stocking's Body.

[aludane]

This topic is now about ponies and katanas.

[tikitai]

WRONG, SIR!

i hope you know the lightsabers are based off katanas
same for the jedi/sith combat style

[Stocking]

bulstuff

Katanas are just over-glorified razor blades that are completely ineffective against almost all types of European armor, A katana cannot stab through or cut through chainmail or plate at all. But you know what can? A bastard sword, because when it comes to armor entry, the inertia and blunt force of a weapon is just as important as important as its sharpness. Which is why against anybody but an unarmored opponent, a heavy, thick blade will always beat out a light, sharp one.

In actual combat, the Samurai carried their swords as status symbols only, and preferred to fight with either the naginata or the doushin; both weapons with adequate armor entry and much more suited to combat than the katana.


Besides, a medieval knight would totally kick a samurai's ass.

[Yosher]

ogm keep in poni thraed!!