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I'm sure there are a few families that still make swords by traditional methods. I'm equally sure it will cost an arm and a leg.

This thread is an awe-inspiring moment of self parody.

Yes. 10,000 and up. TBH Howard Clark etc. make swords that are as good or better then what the Japanese will ass rape you for.

SAGE

>>451700

Thread over.

Antiquities can cost up to 250,000, masterworks are priceless.

A commissioned katana from a licensed sword smith can cost 20,000 to 30,000.

I HAS MADE AN ART!

http://bugei.com/product_344_detailed.htm

I've seen some for a few thousand, hand made etc.

>>451727

You can find quality pieces for about a thousand, a grand and a half.

That's it. I'm sick of all this "Masterwork Bastard Sword" bullshit 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

>medieval Europe never bothered conquering Japan

>>451749
why you keep doing this.

>>451749
GB2/tg/

>>451749

God, I fall for every troll, and I just can't believe you. I'm trying to, but... nope. You're trying too hard.

wow /jp/, falling for copypasta older than the Ancient Ones? I'm disappointed

>>451800

Fuck, it's older than the Vorlons.

>>451800
Well, that copypasta is as old as /tg/ itself, /jp/ is barely some months old, not to mention /tg/ hates japan, not many anons visit both boards

>>451814

/tg/ likes touhou

>>451814
That was posted in most samurai x knight threads.

>>451698
It probably tells you something that the 'master swordsmith' in KILL BILL is from OKINAWA.

BTW for all those britfags out there, it is now illegal to import, make, sell or buy any kind of katana/ japanese swords. not sure about others.

>>451709 masterworks
I'M SICK OF ALL THIS MASTERWORK KATANA BULLSHIT THAT'S GOING AROUND

>>451856
>make, sell or buy any kind of katana/ japanese swords
Cuz you have smith's making and selling katanas in Britain.

>>451856
So longswords and rapiers only?

>>451923

Rapier is credit to team. The later smallswords were almost purely decorative affairs. The rapier has no peer in the hands of a trained swordsman.

This one cost about $10 in Indonesia about 10 years ago
Might not meet /jp/s high standards but you could certainly slice and dice somebody with it

Want a melee weapon that's easy to use and cheap, without sacrificing an enormous amount of money for it?

Get a solid-steel mace. Shatter everything in your path.

>>451856

I thought authentic swords were allowed.

>>451814

Try older than /tg/. By one year, even.

The cane sword is the only blade worth owning.

>>452091
I don't know, I'm still partial to a billhooked cleaver. Though a clawed mace is a lot of fun.

>>452113
>bill-hooked cleaver

Also an acceptable choice.

>>452113
>clawed

Did you mean "flanged"?

>>451749
God damn it anon...

No, they all buy cheap knockoffs from China and sell them to gaijins. Everyone knows this.

And the only Japanese people who want swords already have a sword which has been in their family for generations. However, they have to pay a pretty heavy tax to keep it. Thats why quality swords are pretty rare.

>>451814
>Well, that copypasta is as old as /tg/ itself,

That copypasta is older than all of 4chan.

>>452138
no, that would be to add a ring or collar to it.
A pick would be a better choice than claw.

All of 4chan, _combined_.

The Polish Armor-breaker is my favorite weapon. I'm even named after it.

>>451856
It's illegal to even think about a butter knife in England.

>>452091
I want a two handed swod for the heck of it. Just hang it around, maybe attempt to clumsily use one, but then become tired really fast in the process because of my weak /jp/sy arms.

Hey OP, I think this thread belongs more to /k/
Katanas are weapons right? The people there are really experts on these stuff

>>452092
This anon is correct. The new law in the UK means that buying a 20 pound katana from a China town market stall is illegal, but buying an authentic pre-1947 or a well-crafted Paul Chen blade for display or martial arts purposes is allowed. I'm not sure where exactly they draw the line with what defines authenticity or "katana" though.

>>454076
no no, knives are ok. It's any kind of projectile weapon that we don't like. If I wanted a knife, a really fucking big australian-style - THAT'S NOT A KNIFE, THIS IS A KNIFE - I could easily buy one in a load of shops. Anyone here who has been to "Great Yarmouth" will know how easy it is to buy a big sharp weapon.

>>454085
Listen to this man. He knows how 4chan works.

>>454100
At about 3000 UKP value it seems, if you are a rich collector you can have one. otherwise you can't.

>>454100 20 pound katana
For a second there, I thought you were talking about weight! That'd be one huge-ass sword! (Or possibly forged from depleted uranium.)

>>454116
This is a cruel joke to play on anybody.

>>454105
I don't know much about british law but every time I hear about england it's banning something.

i like rapiers more

>>454151
Yeah I know. I don't see why we won't just make murder illegal.

Oh wait...

>>454151
Oh and by the way, purchasing those huge knives is not illegal, but carrying them around is. lol stupid laws

>>451698
One Million Dollars.
Those made by respected Masters cost Ten Million Dollars and up.

>>454234

Are you high? Even period masterworks don't often sell for that sum.

>>454234
Maybe if you're some crazy faggot who has money to blow out his ass.

>>454252

you're right period masterworks go for 100 million.

>>454288
If you're a retarded Japan wanking wapanese.

OH WAIT, LOL, YOU ARE