As it appears to be more of a speak your mind kind of thing if you want to discuss:- Why the Katana should not be considered a sword. or how Lawful Good works in the real/unreal/fantasy world. Lets do it here.
First an apology :- I thought the whole 'it's not a sword' was just a little bit of humour. It has gotten seriously out of hand (one handed or two handed...
). It is just a game, forum, etc.
Secondly :- As those who frequent here well know Lawful Good - Good - Paladin has been beaten around the boards so many times that if anyone actually said anything new it would be a miracle.
The Katana is not a sword because (as modelled in BG2) a sword doesn't do as much damage. There is no justification for this in the game or in reality. In fact sword 'experts' claim that in the real world the finest blades made anywhere at any time (before the Industrial Revolution) were made in Damascus around the time of the Crusades. These were mainly long swords, broad swords and Scimitars (can anyone say 1d8?).
Speaking his tiny mind - Curdis