Can i two hand finesse a katana?

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StrykerMontgomery
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Can i two hand finesse a katana?

Post by StrykerMontgomery » Wed Jun 20, 2018 12:56 am

I mean two hands on a single katana while still using dex to hit.
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Re: Can i two hand finesse a katana?

Post by PinataPlethora » Wed Jun 20, 2018 1:12 am

Nope. You can't two hand a katana at all, anymore. It's considered a small weapon, now.

Sounds like a prime candidate for -twohand, though. Maybe suggest it.

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Re: Can i two hand finesse a katana?

Post by Tarkus the dog » Wed Jun 20, 2018 7:50 pm

It's like that for a mechanical reason:

Bastard sword:

Medium weapon, harder to disarm, duel-wielding debuff is larger, can't be finessed, can be two-handed

Katana:

Small weapon, easier to disarm, duel-wielding debuff is small, can be finessed, can't be two-handed

It roughly evens it out balance-wise, but I personally don't think that giving -twohand feature to the katana would make it that stronger.

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Re: Can i two hand finesse a katana?

Post by Hunter548 » Wed Jun 20, 2018 7:59 pm

Two handed weapons can't be finessed anyways, so even if you could two hand them you wouldn't be able to finesse them.
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Re: Can i two hand finesse a katana?

Post by StrykerMontgomery » Wed Jun 20, 2018 9:55 pm

Hunter548 wrote:
Wed Jun 20, 2018 7:59 pm
Two handed weapons can't be finessed anyways, so even if you could two hand them you wouldn't be able to finesse them.
I guess it's hardcoded eh?
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