Katana one handed only.
Maxxximus
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I'm suggesting, to make katanas one handed only, without possibility to equip shield, another weapon, or anything else in "free hand", it will be a unique wielding style for such powerful sword as katana, and it will decrease "dual wielding power combinations" (no more Celestial Fury + Dak'kon's Zerth Blade for fighter\mage) 
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It's no contest really. Munchkin wins every time.
Can any1 tell me mod name? That's not about my playstyle and i don't want nerf something because it's op, I like katanas, my statement is pretty clear
katana is definitely 2h weapon but devs don't want to make it 2h or reduce dmg ( use mods and...) ok let's find compromise, we left everything 1h 1-10 etc.. and make katana unique weapon(not an obvious mistake and without significant nerfs) by creating unique one hand wield style for it.
but again who cares after @Dee post thread can be closed. Thanks every1 for sharing your thoughts
Also, I think you may have your oriental weapons slightly mixed up. I'm no expert so feel free to correct here people! A katana is a weapon that can be comfortably wielded in one hand, however the grip of the sword had room for two hands. When paired with a "companion" sword (I.e. Wakizashi) it was referred to as a daishō (dai meaning long, shō meaning short and therefore using a long and short short at the same time).
Maybe you are thinking of an ōdachi (essentially a great sword).
Again, I'm no expert on swords so take this with a grain of salt. Maybe we could ask some modders for some more exotic items like ōdachi, sai etc...
Just because a character is able to dual wield two 1d10 weapons at once doesn't mean that the weapons are over powered. There are plenty of other dual wielding combos that would give more damage per round than two katanas.
Again, what you are arguing for is a personal preference. If you want to limit characters to only wielding katanas with one hand then simply don't wear a shield, dual wield a second weapon or do anything else with the "free hand".
Most fighting styles involving 1hded katana do so as a single opening strike before resuming with 2hded style.
Musashi did create a school based around dual-wielding, but it was a mostly defensive school that attacked with one hand and defended with the other, alternating depending on which side he needed to attack from.
and as far as I recall, the katana and bastard swords in BG are using their 2hd damage instead of their 1hd damage (unlike most weapons Katana and Bastard swords, and a few others, can actually gain benefit from being used as a 2hd handed weapon in the form of slightly increased damage as a built-in feature of the weapon).
They deal damage just like a longsword when wielded one handed, but have different characteristics (speed, weight, strength requirement), but they deal different damages when used with 2hds. the Katana has a higher top damage when used with 2hds while the Bastard Sword has a higher minimum damage (relative to a longsword).