Blunt weapons and edged weapons using the same skills?

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Originally Posted by Varyon

Forgot about this part when I made my initial response. The whole thing about straight swords hacking and curved ones slicing isn't really realistic - see this thread for a discussion (and some options for how to handle the difference in a cinematic campaign). Of particular note in that thread was the link to this article.

I wasn't thinking about curved vs. straight; I was thinking about the mass and strength of the blade. IIRC, historical Japanese katana were typically softer than blades made elsewhere because Japan didn't have access to high-quality steel. I could be totally wrong about the mass part, though.