Talk:Katar (5e Equipment)

Not that a katar isn't cool, but for practical purposes this is effectively a more expensive dagger with fewer useful properties. Is there a way to make a bit more unique without making it too powerful? - Guy (talk) 00:49, 16 July 2017 (MDT)

Not really, honestly I would just treat it as a shortsword. If it is "favoured by monks", then the monk martial arts feature already explains that monk weapons are simply renamed standard weapons. Marasmusine (talk)

Reading about the historical katar, I'm not sure it could even really be called a monk weapon. It was used as a status symbol.

I think we should redirect this to Weapon Alternatives (5e Other) and list it under short swords. Marasmusine (talk) 04:14, 16 July 2017 (MDT)

Makes sense to me. - Guy (talk) 23:01, 21 July 2017 (MDT)

Katar was not a status symbol till the 17th century and it was to be known in use since the 14th century. Also Rajputs and Mughals would even hunt tigers with a pair of katar. For a hunter to kill a tiger with such a short-range weapon was considered the surest sign of bravery and martial skill.