Item question weapon 3?

[Runhide]

Where does the Weapon:3 modifier come from in the warden swords or Amoracchius?  Is Weapon:3 the best you can get?  What is the math for figuring it out or from what stat does it derive.


Warden Sword
The symbol of the authority of a Warden of the
White Council, Warden Swords were enchanted
by Captain Luccio to cut through both spells
and matter. They are very limited in supply!
A Warden Sword counts as a Weapon:3
sword at minimum in nearly all circumstances.
Spell provided: A Warden Sword uses two
enchanted item slots. Built by Luccio’s
formerly impressive crafting, the Sword can
produce one of the following magical effects
3 times per session:
Š. The Sword casts a counterspell of
Fantastic (+6) strength, provided the effect
being countered can be physically attacked
or touched by a sword (ethereal chains,
good; a mental binding, not so much).
Š. The Sword may be treated as a Weapon:6
item for one attack.

[MijRai]

The Warden swords and Swords of the Cross are magical, and very well made. They have enough quality an power to be weapon 3s, despite being a possibly lighter sword (like Luccio's rapier).

Weapon 3 is the best non-explosive/not anti-tank weapon rating you can get. Weapon 4s are grenades and 20mms, for example.

[Raiden333]

The Weapon number system is described on page 202, with examples of weapons for each damage number.

[Tsunami]

(For those who are curious, yes, a Warden Sword slightly bends the rules in that we allow it two different spell effects to be selected from when making use of the 3 daily uses instead of just one spell effect. But Luccio had a special talent in her first body, after all, and that's gone now; consider the uniqueness and limited supply of the items to play into that. Also, the Weapon:3 thing with the sword, that's just because they're really well made swords, ala the result of a lot of time investment and a killer Craftsmanship roll.)