Nodachi, Variant (3.5e Equipment)

Nodachi

Exotic Two-Handed Critical: 18-20 x2 Range Increment: — Type: Slashing Hardness: 16
Size	Cost1	Damage	Weight1	hp
Fine	*	1d4	*	1
Diminutive	*	1d6	*	1
Tiny	*	1d8	*	3
Small	500	1d10	5	7
Medium	500	1d12	10	15
Large	750	3d6	15	30
Huge	*	4d6	*	60
Gargantuan	*	7d6	*	120
Colossal	*	9d6	*	240
The SRD only gives a means to determine costs and weights of weapons for Large and Small versions based on the Medium weapons. Any other supplied values are the author's best determination.

A Nodachi is a very sharp two-handed curved sword. Nodachi only have one edge, they are basically two-handed version of Katana. Nodachi are devastating against unarmored opponents but they lose potency against heavily armored opponents. Nodachi take a penalty to Attack and Damage against enemy with Medium or Heavy Armor (Mithral (or similar effect) armor count as they original category to determine if the Nodachi take a penalty or not.). Against Medium Armor Nodachi have -1 to Attack and Damages, against Heavy Armor the penalty rise to -2.

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