Highlander Katanas

By Tim Layne (tazz@ramlink.net)

Author's Note

I origially created these weapons for Immortals in the WoD. These weapons were forged by Nakano the Sorcerer (Highlander 3, the Final Dimension) All are Katanas, and the relevant ability is (duh!) melee.

Lion Soul

Appearance: Katana with lion head on pommel

Powers: Lion Soul is the most well rounded weapon of the group. It reduces the difficulty of all attack rolls by 2, but increases all parry rolls difficulty by 2. It also allows the user an extra dice to determine the hit, damage, and soak.

Falcon Wing

Appearance: Katana with a falcon head pommel

Powers: Falcon wing is a potent weapon, granting the wielder a Dexterity bonus of 2, and lowering all relevant to melee rolls difficulty to 4.

Dark Magic

Appearance: Daemon headed pommel, handle is etched with Japaneese runes of death, disease, pestillence, etc. Used by Kain in Highlander 3.

Powers: Dark Magic lives up to it's name; it's an evil blade. For every wound level of damage it does to the opponent, the wielder gets one wound level back.

Dragon's Fire

Appearance: The katana used by Conner MacLeod. To get it, you must kill him first.

Powers: Dragon's Fire is the strongest of the katana's enchanted by Nakano. All of the powers of the immortals are increased in power, as are disciplines, gifts, etc. Treat as double effect for everything.

Sabba

Notes: Those are all of Nakano's blades. A friend of mine once had a Malkavian who thought himself Tommy, the White Ranger, from power ranger fame. He owned a katana, and spoke to it, like Tommy spoke to Sabba, his sabre. He believed it spoke back to him. Appearance: Looks like an ordinary katana.

Powers: In the hands of any other being except a Malkavian, this is just your basic katana (diff 6, strength +5) But in the hands of a Malkavian, it's true power shines through. Sabba will speak to the Malk, offering sage and true advice. It lowers the difficulty to 5, and increases the damage to strength +6.