Rope questions

[Kristen Gipson]

I am making a character that uses rope as a weapon ( whip proficiency and equipment trick-rope). My question is: can I make rope masterwork and then magical or am I stuck with not being able to ungrade it, because rope typically a weapon.

[Broven]

Just my opinion, but I don't see why not. Of course, discuss it with your GM before you commit to anything. But it seems reasonable to me.

[Kristen Gipson]

The issue is its is a society character. So I am in need of a ruling, rather then a gm discretion.

[wraithstrike]

What/where is equipment trick-rope?

[Kristen Gipson]

Located in the society field guide. It is a feat. The equipment trick gives a list of different things you can do with a rope (as long as you meet the requirements- some need feats, others need ranks in skills).

If you ae proficient with a whip you can use rope like a whip, but with only 10 ft worth of reach.

[wraithstrike]

It is not an actual weapon, just a rope that is used as one so I don't think it can be done.

It would most likely require GM fiat, and as you said PFS does not work that way.

[Kyle Baird]

As a PFS GM, I would recommend avoiding corner cases like this or expect to see a lot of table variation with GMs.

FWIW, I would argue that the rope can not be upgraded like a weapon.

[Kristen Gipson]

Kyle Baird wrote:

As a PFS GM, I would recommend avoiding corner cases like this or expect to see a lot of table variation with GMs.

FWIW, I would argue that the rope can not be upgraded like a weapon.

Yeah that's what I was thinking to began with.

[Shar Tahl]

I would also agree that it should not be enchanted as a weapon. Every item could then be upgraded, as with improvised weapon, they are weapons. No +2 Flaming Coffee Mugs.

[blackbloodtroll]

Rope of Climbing, and Rope of Entanglement, are your future friends. Perhaps you can convince a DM to enchant one of these as a weapon.