Quote Originally Posted by Jasdoif View Post
Yes, we should.
The wiki page for the katana you linked pulls from the 3.0 SRD, though it doesn't mention the "Except as indicated, same as masterwork bastard sword" note from the table there. (The little section on alternate settings in the 3.5 DMG has a largely similar table and text, but the note there says "Except as indicated, treat a katana as a masterwork bastard sword.")
Fair enough - was trying to find the stats of the scimitar Nale got, found out he actually got a katana and went down the rabbit hole not noticing that I was looking at a 3.0 katana.