Editing Katanas are Underpowered in d20 (section)

== [[Viking]] War Axes are Underpowered in D20 ==

That's it. I'm sick of all this "Masterwork Battle Axe" bullshit that's going on in the d20 system right now. Viking War Axes deserve much better than that. Much, much better than that.

I should know what I'm talking about. I myself commissioned a genuine Viking War Axe from Denmark for 100,000 Kroner (that's about $17,397.05) and have been practicing with it for almost 2 years now. I can even cut slabs of solid steel with my Viking War Axe.

Viking smiths spend years working on a single War Axe and fold it up to a million times to produce the finest blades known to mankind.

Viking War Axes are thrice as sharp as European swords and thrice as hard for that matter too. Anything a longsword can cut through, a Viking War Axe can cut through better. I'm pretty sure a Viking War Axe could easily bisect a knight wearing full plate with a simple vertical slash.

Ever wonder why medieval Europe never bothered conquering Scandanavia? That's right, they were too scared to fight the disciplined Vikings and their Viking War Axes of destruction. Even during the Battle of Hastings, English soldiers targeted the men with the Viking War Axes first because their killing power was feared and respected.

So what am I saying? Viking War Axe are simply the best weapon that the world has ever seen, and thus, require better stats in the d20 system. Here is the stat block I propose for Viking War Axe:

(One-Handed Exotic Weapon) 1d12 Damage 19-20 x4 Crit +2 to hit and damage Counts as Masterwork

(Two-Handed Exotic Weapon) 2d10 Damage 17-20 x4 Crit +5 to hit and damage Counts as Masterwork

Now that seems a lot more representative of the cutting power of Viking War Axes in real life, don't you think?

tl;dr = Viking War Axes need to do more damage in d20, see my new stat block.