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I imagine he's planning to eventually get the EWP feat, otherwise he'd just be using the Nodachi: 1d10 damage, two-handed, martial, with 18-20 threat range, S or P damage, and brace (so actually better than the katana, when the katana's being used two-handed).
What he's doing is just creating a good two-handed fighter. This isn't excessive or cheesy; it's completely in line with the sort of damage a two-handed fighter should be able to do for his level.
When wielded in two hands, the katana is a martial weapon with all the qualities listed, and he's proficient with it. So, yes, he gets the 18-20 threat range and the deadly special weapon quality. This isn't excessive considering that a 1d8 is pretty low base damage for a two-handed weapon.
I don't really see how this could be considered "munchkining". It is entirely legal for him to do and it doesn't require any rule bending or anything.
A katana is a high-crit weapon, meaning it's kinda designed to be a weapon you score critical hits often with. These kinds of weapons don't deal a whole lot of critical hit damage, as there's a whole slew of feats designed to give enemies status ailments whenever you score a critical hit.
Anyway, I would think the crit range stays the same, as it's not a special trick or quality of the weapon, as Special "tricks" and "qualities" have their own column on weapon lists.
Katana: (...) Characters can use a katana two-handed as a martial weapon, but must take the Exotic Weapon Proficiency (katana) feat to use it one-handed.
It works like bastard sword/dwarven waraxe - it is one handed exotic weapon but when wielded with two hands it can be treated as martial weapon, thus gaining all the benefits this way.
The special trick is being able to use it one-handed. That's it.
Thanks for replying.
I'm sure that my friend hasn't see the nodachi. Sure. ^_^
He's a munchkin (but in the good meaning), believe me... I think I don't use "munchkin" as a bad word. It's a joke for my players because we aren't english-speaking.
However, I'm still not sure that the special quality can be used without the feat. Otherwise, why it is written in the rules that only with the EWP feat the character "...can utilize any special tricks or qualities that exotic weapon might allow".
I understand if you don't have the feat, you can't use "any special tricks or qualities" of the weapon.
Look at it this way:
The katana, when used 2-handed, is a martial weapon that requires martial weapon proficiency for proper use.The katana, when used 1-handed, is an exotic weapon that requires EWP for proper use.
Don't look at it as just an exotic weapon. It can be either exotic or martial, depending on the way it's wielded.
16 str and a sub optimal weapon for a 2 handed fighter build? I don't think this guy has hit "normal" yet, much less (in ascending order) optimizer, min maxer, munchkin, plaid, or ravingdork :)
Actually I think the player qualifies for normal tier.
I would also like to note that at the moment we don't know if he aims for two-handed build or perhaps wishes to branch into two-weapon fighting in the future.
While my players don't have the EWP feat, he can't use the "deadly" quality of the weapon. It is what I understand of the EWP description.
Well, RAW is that he can use every quality of the weapon, "deadly" included, as long as he has martial weapon proficiency and uses two hands. But if you want to limit his coup de gras ability with the weapon until he invests in EWP, I doubt it will matter too much.
I'm sure he is going to finish bringing two katanas with 15-20 :D
Probably. But by then, he'll have EWP. ;-)
