Editing Katanas are Underpowered in d20 (section)

==Energy Swords are Underpowered in d20==

That's it. I'm sick of all this "Masterwork Curveblade" bullshit that's going on in the d20 system right now. Energy Swords deserve much better than that. Much, much better than that.

I should know what I'm talking about. I myself commissioned a genuine Type-1 Energy Sword on Sanghelios for 2,400,000 gekz (that's about 20,000 credits) and have been practicing with it for almost 2 years now. I can even cut slabs of solid Titanium-A with my Energy Sword.

Sangheili smiths spend years working on a single Energy Sword and fold it up to a million times to produce the finest blades known to the Covenant.

Energy Swords are thrice as sharp as Gravity Hammers and thrice as hard for that matter too. Anything the Fist of Rukt can cut through, an Energy Sword can cut through better. I'm pretty sure an Energy Sword could easily bisect a Brute Chieftain wearing full plate and energy shields with a simple vertical slash.

Ever wonder why Doisac during the 23rd Age of Doubt never bothered conquering Sanghelios? That's right, they were too scared to fight the disciplined Kaidon and their energy blades of destruction. Even in the Human-Covenant War, UNSC soldiers targeted the Elites with the Energy Swords first because their killing power was feared and respected.

So what am I saying? Energy Swords are simply the best sword that the galaxy has ever seen, and thus, require better stats in the d20 system. Here is the stat block I propose for Energy Swords:

(One-Handed Exotic Weapon)<br>
1d12 Damage<br>
19-20 x4 Crit<br>
+2 to hit and damage<br>
Counts as Masterwork

(Two-Handed Exotic Weapon)<br>
2d10 Damage<br>
17-20 x4 Crit<br>
+5 to hit and damage<br>
Counts as Masterwork

Now that seems a lot more representative of the cutting power of Energy Swords in real life, don't you think?

tl;dr = Energy Swords need to do more damage in d20, see my new stat block.