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I am trying to figure out the reach of a Scorpion Whip in Pathfinder Society. I'm being told it's only got a 10 foot reach (2 squares away), but Ultimate Combat just says it can be wielded like a whip, which has 15 foot reach (3 squares I assume.)
So does it hit targets three squares away or just two? If it's just two, it just doesn't sound very good compared to other reach weapons with the exception it hits adjacent foes.
It's a whip. 15 feet
The only clarification I've read was that "wielded as a whip" just meant that whip proficiency = scorpion whip proficiency, not that it got any of the extra features of the whip (15' nonthreatening reach provoking aoo like a ranged attack).
Either that's right, making it a pathetic excuse for a weapon (based on latest printing in UC where it doesn't even have regular reach, just a 1d4 20x2 1hand exotic performance weapon), or "wielded as a whip" means it does get those extra features so it instead obsoletes the normal whip.
There are two weapons that are both called Scorpion Whip.
Scorpion Whip from the Adventurer's Armory is awesome. It's a whip that deals lethal damage even to creatures with armor bonuses, has a better die, and shares proficiency with the whip.
Sean K Reynolds (Developer) says about it: "A scorpion whip uses the same rules as the whip in the PFRPG Core Rulebook, except (1) it deals lethal damage, even to creatures with armor bonuses, and (2) the stats in the table."
The Scorpion Whip Gladiator Weapon from Ultimate Combat is a confusing mess.
James Jacobs (Creative Director) says about it: "if you're proficient with a whip, you can use a scorpion whip. Doesn't mean you can use a scorpion whip to do all the things a whip can do, though... just what a scorpion whip can do."
Which I think means the (UC) scorpion whip doesn't have reach, trip, or disarm. It's also Light instead of One-handed.
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