On Swords, Blades and the Song of Swords

[Ze'Manel Cunha]

Originally Posted by Icelander

I didn't write the stats for the Katana in GURPS. Nor did I write the explanatory note in MA that clearly states that these stats do not represent a typical historical katana, but instead a blade closer to a two-handed nodachi.

You made me go back into the playtest notes, the Basic Set Katana is listed at 5 lbs, which is clearly an odachi.

MA decided to go with nodachi because that's become a common term, but the clarification which said "Also called an "odachi," in the Nodachi description got dropped during the weight revision which gave us the "Late Katana" and then made the katana in the Basic Set into an Odachi instead of the clarification that the Basic Set 5 lbs katana weight included a 2 lbs wooden sheath.

Revising what I said earlier, the cut-off for 1,2 should be at 2 yards from tip of weapon to wielder's rear hip.