When achieving a successful grapple maneuver with a whip, does the whip wielder suffer the grappled condition?
Does s/he need both hands to initiate or to maintain the grapple? Both hands to perform other grapple checks on the same target?
Thnx,
Serpent Violet
Normally, you cannot grapple with a Whip, as grapple is a non weapon based maneuver. However, there is a feat which allows you to do so, Greater Whip Mastery. According to the feat, the wielder does not gain the grappled condition, but you'd need to keep a hand on it.
thnx!
Just FYI: Weapons with the "grapple" quality don't actually let you perform a grapple maneuver with the weapon (like a trip or disarm weapon does). The grapple weapon quality means that if you score a critical hit with the weapon you get a free grapple attempt with no AoO.
Now, your GM might let you use a "grapple" weapon to do a normal grapple combat maneuver (I would), but that's up to your GM.