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Are katanas breakable? And should they NOT be?

SharGuidesMyHandSharGuidesMyHand Member Posts: 2,582
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I was thinking of playing as a barbarian or swashbuckler in my next playthrough of BG:EE. Either one is capable of opening that super-locked chest in Winthrop's inn and obtaining that high-selling gem (the barbarian by rage, thief by lockpicking). Once I've done that, I was thinking of buying that high-priced katana - so naturally, I'm thinking of making my PC proficient in katanas.

My question is, is there a chance that the katana will break in the early portions of the game, before the iron crisis has been resolved? I don't want to spend all that money only to have the weapon shatter on the first hit - especially since katanas are rare otherwise.

If katanas are indeed breakable, I would argue that they shouldN'T be - not only due to their high price and craftsmanship, but from a storyline perspective, they are imported from another region, so their metal has not been collected from the same tainted mines.

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  • Lord_TansheronLord_Tansheron Member Posts: 4,212
    This question has come up several times. I'd suggest looking up the other threads to follow the discussion there, but I think I remember them being in fact non-breakable, for the reasons you mentioned (imported). Might be wrong, though, I only glanced over the topic briefly.
  • ShinShin Member Posts: 2,344
    This has been up before iirc, they're indeed not breakable, and the reasoning was much like what you argue. The high price in turn also has a lot to do with them not breaking in an area where most other metal objects do.
  • BanexBanex Member Posts: 127
    Katanas and the Wakizashi class swords don't break.I believe the game takes them as imported weapons.
  • ShinShin Member Posts: 2,344
    In the process of importing them they could easily have been given the effect that randomly breaks them though. Afaik it was a conscious decision to leave it out.
  • KolonKuKolonKu Member Posts: 87
    Given the rarity and price of katanas in combination with their exotic origin, it would be logical both gameplay-wise and fluffwise for them not to break.
  • SharGuidesMyHandSharGuidesMyHand Member Posts: 2,582
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but scimitars DO break, correct? At least I remember them breaking in original BG1 (with TOTSC installed).
  • CamDawgCamDawg Member, Developer Posts: 3,438
    Scimitars are common on the Sword Coast and as such are probably forged locally. Ninja-to, katanas, and wakizashis not so much.
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