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Old 10-02-2012, 09:58 AM   #50
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Default Re: On Swords, Blades and the Song of Swords

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Originally Posted by Icelander View Post
If it's large enough so that one-handed use is clumsy and only possible for very strong men, it can use 'Odachi' stats. There's even room for a 10.5 lbs.* version that is +1 to swing damage relative to the 'Odachi', has ST 13† and is Parry 0U. But these would be exceptionally big and heavy, even for dadao.

*Which means that the sword alone, without a sheeth, would weigh 7 lbs.
Yeah, I'm sure any that big were made for showing off, long after sword fights were serious business.
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