Editing Katanas are Underpowered in d20 (section)

==Claymores are Underpowered in D20==

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

I should know what I'm talking about. I myself commissioned a genuine Claymore in Scotland for 325 pounds(that's about $500) and have been practicing with it for almost 5 years now. I can even cut slabs of solid steel with my Claymore.

Scottish smiths spend years practicing on thousands of inferior blades so that when they forge a claymore for the first time it is nothing less than the most magnificent blade they could produce.

Claymores are thrice as sharp as Greatswords and thrice as hard for that matter too. Anything a greatsword can cut through, a Claymore can cut through better. I'm pretty sure a Claymore could easily behead a dozen enemies wearing neckguards with a single horizontal slash.

Ever wonder why medieval England never bothered reclaiming Scotland after Robert the Bruce took over? That's right, they were too scared to fight the ultra-manly Scotsmen and their Claymores of Decapitation. Even in World War II, German soldiers targeted the men with the Claymores first because their killing power was feared and respected.

So what am I saying? Claymores 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 Claymores:

(Two-Handed Exotic Weapon)
2d12 Damage
17-20 x4 Crit
+5 to hit and damage
Counts as Masterwork
A Claymore has reach, so you can strike opponents 10 feet away with it. In addition, unlike most other weapons with reach, it can be used against an adjacent foe. 

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

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