Sure in their place of origin, outside they are not. Do more research and come back to me.

I like what you called all of them. Great weapons, too mainstream. All because of Japan's influence through out the world, with their Animes and Video games.

Samurai are katana wielding swordsmen, while Ninja or Shinobi(proper Japanese term) are those trained in espionage, Strategy, Martial arts, and unconventional warfare tactics.The fact is, they use what ever is in their arsonal wether it be a Katana or a throwing star some ninja clans specialize in one or more weapons.

I would think finding a cutless in skyrim would be a bit of a problem since it seems to me that nords prefer viking crafts over east asia ones but I think the maybe a few that make it up north.^_^

But remember the Pirate Ship in Oblivion? Im pretty sure they came from somewhere else o.o; Maybe we'll have some pirates visiting Skyrim too :] ? Unless in 200 years they all died xD

Acutally, someone that has strong interest in Japan or its culture is also be called a weboo or otaku.....Sorry for the unessasary correction, japanophiles kinda buged me. :sweat:

Kinotsu, I'm new to the EL so no I didn't play oblvion and as for pirates, either dead or alive, it hasn't been anounced and I don't think there will be any. Anyway, like I said, we could see some but not alot of cutlasses and/or katanas.

im a weboo/otaku then :biggrin: (i really want to vsit japan, i heard it looks beautiful, i wanna know for myself :nod: )

and, on topic, i would also like to see claws in the game (not fighitng claws, i want climbing claws the kind that sticks out of your palm, sounds like another good thief/assasin weapon)

That sounds like something from Tenchu Z xD But I doubt they would add that,thats WAY too japanese eqsue for Skyrim,and I dont think of anyone in the world of Tamriel or lore have used that.

And off-topic but I was playing Morrowind and saw some Samurai looking armor,pretty sweet. I like how Elder Scrolls borrows a little bit of influence from different parts of the world in one game. Western,American,Viking,Asian,European,etc.

It brings alot of variety to the game and people from all over parts of the world can enjoy the game.

We've seen a Scimitar-like weapon that the first Orc screen had

OH MAN,I was just thinking of that screenshot,it looks so freakin epic. It makes me wonder if we can create Orcish style weapons now,not just Orcish armor.
Serrated and barbaric looking swords,do want!

I'm sick and tired of people answering questions with "Yes, but this is nirn, not earth."

"THE FALLING MECHANICS MAKE THE PHYSICS LOOK [censored], SO UNREALISTIC" "This is nirn, not earth"
"PEOPLE'S HANDS LOOK UNREALISTIC CAUSE THE JOINTS AREN'T PERFECT" "This is nirn, not earth"
"KATANAS ARE ACTUALLY REALLY [censored] SWORDS AND I HOPE THEY AREN'T IN GAME." .... "Yeah.... but in Nirn they somehow have different qualities because it's not earth so they can be awesome pwnzor lazerszz"

I'm sick of people using this statement as an excuse for the game's/engine's shortcomings.

I'd like Katanas...realistic Katanas, not the flimsy ones you see, or the ones so sharp they can shave a Nord's Face from ten feet away. IRL, Katanas were good at really only one thing-slashing. However, they were very, very good at what they did. They would be near useless against any heavily armored foe, but in Japan, due to the lack of metal, they didn't have better armor than steel-re-enforced bamboo. In short, a good Katana would be a quick, flexible monster against lightly-or unarmored enemies, but unless you get a precise shot at one of the joints of heavier armor, you're likely not getting through. If they could reflect that ingame, maybe a bonus against light armor, and a penalty against heavy, I'd be happy. However, considering the Akavari-Oriental link, I think it would be quite cool to have them in the game. Although, it was annoying having two out of the three Daedric (top-tier) quest reward blades in oblivion be Katanas.

the akavir nations (namely tassaic and ka'po'tun, the other 2 are not as advanced i think) seem to be based off of japaness culture (but it might just be their armour/swords), and climbing claws would make a lot of sense in skyrim (with its big moutains, and other things just waiting to be climbed)

also, climbing claws dont really seem so japanese to me, they seem like they could be used any and everywhere by thieves of all calibers :shrug: of course thieves could use a grappling hook, but that seems like it could give them away if someone saw the hook (but the claws are on yoru hands, noone would be able to tell unless they seen you)

Agreed 100%

I think something that would more likely be used though are those pickaxe looking climbing tools that mountain climbers use on snowy terrain. Rope exists in Tamriel,and Im sure they could smith the tool.

But your right. Anything is possible.

Well Katanas were relatively around the same weight as a medieval longsword. Katans weighing anywhere between 2.0 and 4.5 pounds and longswords being between 2.5 and 5.0 pounds. Not going to write a wall of text on the differences for the two but to keep it simple katana > light/cloth armor and longsword > metal/steel (its more blunt so you can wack away). This reflects the type of combatants each warrior of each region face on the battlefield.

As far as Katanas being in the game well...they are part of the lore althought cutlasses would be more common since their are ports north of Skyrim I assume and sailors would dock their for their usual buisness. Both better have their weapons tiered out like in Morrowind/Daggerfall unlike in Oblivion where you only had one varient of each.

idk about anyone else but i have no interest in using a cutless







maybe a a cutlass

an ice pick would be useful on a snowy landscape, but i would think claws would be more useful on a vertical stone wall (it would be simpler to get the spikes in cracks on the rock face sicne you can feel with your hand, you dont actually have to be able to see it wich would be a plus at night)

back on the easter weapons topic, we should also have a bo (yes, that just an escuse for me to have a melee staff :sweat: )

My bad,I thought you meant something like this http://www.asymonte.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/kama.jpg

But you meant this instead right? http://www.tuffstuff.us/f/2801.jpg

lol those were really bad weapons in the game. If they put them in i hope they stay underpowered.

i would like both, but in the instance i was talking with you, i did mean the second one

btw, the kama (first one) has a solid wood handle (at least the older ones) and, usually, was not a weapon used for fighting (it was employed by assasins aka ninjas aka samurai who lost thier honor) they were used to cut wheat. the more you know :teehee:

*Spots Jauffre and Baurus sneaking up from behind*

Akaviri'd.

You're comparing a Katana to a gun, why would you even do such a thing.

Ninja's did use katana's however in that time peroid they were very expenesive and thus usually only samuari's could afford them. when you see a katana cut another sowrd in half that is not hollywood that is real true life chemistry and physics. katanas were expensive because of the superior forging required to make them. this forging made them 10x denser than the average sword and is the reason why they are able to cut through less dense and far less expensive swords. think of samurai's as the rich knight or royalty figure and ninja's as poor thiefs and assasins.

Bullets are made of lead and copper or brass because lead is one of the softest metals known to man and it is used because it expands after impacting your organs and bones making the damage much more sever than any other bullet that is just solid metal.