Why is ghost whip not pfs legal?

[Thirdhorseman]

Like the title says, what about this spell makes it banned? maybe im missing something. (not much pfs experience here)

[The Fox]

I'm not sure. My only guess is that they might be saving the spell to open up as a boon for a chronicle.

The spell is certainly not overly powerful for a 2nd-level spell.

[RealAlchemy]

The Paracountess keeps it to herself so she can "discipline" her ghostly companions?

[Muser]

It's a pretty badly written spell all things considered:

* If you fail to trip somene, can you drop the whip as normal?
* You cannot be disarmed but if the whip ever leaves your hand then what?

Maybe it'll be reconsidered after erratum.

[Nohwear]

I thought it had to due with the fact that you can attack through walls and such.

[Nefreet]

I considered it incredibly overpowered when I first read it, assumed it was legal, typed up a build, found out it was banned, and said to myself, "okay, good, that makes sense".

[Jessex]

Nohwear wrote:

I thought it had to due with the fact that you can attack through walls and such.

I assume this is why.

[Mahtobedis]

It is pretty dope for a second level spell. If it were third level I would have been ok with it.

[nosig]

Sorry, but I keep reading the title of this thread as "ghost ship"....

[Imbicatus]

It ignores all cover. You can attack though allies, doors, walls, and so on. It can be very good if you are focused on the whip. Not so much otherwise.

I don't know why the line about drag and reposition is in the spell though, as a whip can already drag and reposition.

[BigNorseWolf]

Imbicatus wrote:

It ignores all cover. You can attack though allies, doors, walls, and so on. It can be very good if you are focused on the whip. Not so much otherwise.

I don't know why the line about drag and reposition is in the spell though, as a whip can already drag and reposition.

Presumably the whip could not drag and reposition corporeal foes, as it has no substance and merely passes through solid objects.

[nosig]

I got a theory on this now...

Access will be given on a Chronicle - one for playing

#9-11 Whips and Midgets... an adventure dealing with the Chalaixian comedic opera of the same name, set in the Oppara/Talden court of Stephan the III...

...though access will only be for a SMALL whip...

[kinevon]

nosig wrote:

I got a theory on this now...

Access will be given on a Chronicle - one for playing

#9-11 Whips and Midgets... an adventure dealing with the Chalaixian comedic opera of the same name, set in the Oppara/Talden court of Stephan the III...

...though access will only be for a SMALL whip...

I thought it was going to be a Season 69 Dark Archive boon, for fulfilling a certain (ah-hem) set (ah-hem) of Darkive goals during that season. Foremost among them, of course, is grappling a succubus with a naked PC. ... Ooops .... wrong thread?

[Katisha]

kinevon wrote:

nosig wrote:

I got a theory on this now...

Access will be given on a Chronicle - one for playing

#9-11 Whips and Midgets... an adventure dealing with the Chalaixian comedic opera of the same name, set in the Oppara/Talden court of Stephan the III...

...though access will only be for a SMALL whip...

I thought it was going to be a Season 69 Dark Archive boon, for fulfilling a certain (ah-hem) set (ah-hem) of Darkive goals during that season. Foremost among them, of course, is grappling a succubus with a naked PC. ... Ooops .... wrong thread?

If the Paracountess is involved, it wouldn't be a SMALL whip...