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Hayashi · 10-09-2001, 01:01 AM

Mannukio
Welcome to the board!

AFAIK the only magical katana Celestial Fury which is a +3 weapon and has some neat effects. You have to fight a fairly tough battle to get it though.

Later on in ToB you get another one called Hindo's Doom which when upgraded is a +4. But that's much, much later in the game.

So for SoA CF is about the only one worth having. I think there may be one or two other magical katanas (+1, +2, etc) but these are just straight bonuses to THACO with no other magical benefit.

IMO make sure your fighters can use the following weapons effectively:

Missile weapons:
Crossbows
Long & short bows
Sling

Melee weapons:
2H Sword (if you have a paladin, make sure he gets this skill!)
Long Sword
Flail
Mace
Axe
Halberd
Quarterstaff

Long sword, mace & axe are important as later on you'll find weapons that are especially effective vs undead - and there are a LOT of undead in the game.

10-09-2001, 01:01 AM	#2
Hayashi Silver Dragon Join Date: March 25, 2001 Location: The Lion City Age: 64 Posts: 1,699	Mannukio Welcome to the board! AFAIK the only magical katana Celestial Fury which is a +3 weapon and has some neat effects. You have to fight a fairly tough battle to get it though. Later on in ToB you get another one called Hindo's Doom which when upgraded is a +4. But that's much, much later in the game. So for SoA CF is about the only one worth having. I think there may be one or two other magical katanas (+1, +2, etc) but these are just straight bonuses to THACO with no other magical benefit. IMO make sure your fighters can use the following weapons effectively: Missile weapons: Crossbows Long & short bows Sling Melee weapons: 2H Sword (if you have a paladin, make sure he gets this skill!) Long Sword Flail Mace Axe Halberd Quarterstaff Long sword, mace & axe are important as later on you'll find weapons that are especially effective vs undead - and there are a LOT of undead in the game.