Zao's sword

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Zao's sword is a unique Chinese officer sword weapon in Fallout 4.

BackgroundEdit

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CharacteristicsEdit

Zao's sword has a medium swing speed and weighs 3 lbs. It is useful for dealing with melee enemies with heavier weapons and can be extremely effective when used by a high strength player character. The weapon can be modified with either a serrated blade (causing bleeding damage), an electrified blade (causing energy damage), or both.

Despite being a unique weapon, Zao's sword lacks any legendary modifier, making it identical to a normal Chinese officer sword in all regards. Because of this, it also does not have a star next to it in the Pip-Boy inventory like other unique weapons.

Weapon modificationsEdit

Slot	Mod	Description				Perk needed	Components	Base ID
Upgrade	No upgrade	–	–	–	–	–	–	????????
	Serrated blade	Targets bleed. Exceptional damage.	+24 +?	–	+25	Blacksmith 2	Adhesive x3 Fiberglass x4 Oil x3 Steel x7	????????
	Electrified blade	Adds Electrical damage.	+15	–	+50	Blacksmith 2 Science! 1	Adhesive x4 Aluminum x8 Circuitry x3 Rubber x3	????????
	Electrified serrated blade	Adds Electrical damage. Targets bleed. Exceptional damage.	+24 +15 +?	–	+75	Blacksmith 3 Science! 1	Adhesive x5 Aluminum x8 Circuitry x2 Fiberglass x3 Oil x4 Rubber x4	????????

LocationsEdit

Earned as a reward from Here There Be Monsters if successful in 3 persuasion checks. Captain Zao will not give the Sole Survivor the sword if the persuasion checks at the beginning of the quest are not passed. It is not lootable from Zao's person.

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