Sickening Whip and Trip


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Sovereign Court

Hello.

On one of my chronicle sheets, I have access to a +1 whip that sickens the target unless they make a DC 15 Fort save.

My question is this... If I use the whip to trip an opponent, are they sickened?

Thanks in advance for any insight....

Shadow Lodge

What is the exact description of the whip's ability? The closest I can find is the Cruel quality:

Cruel wrote:
When the wielder strikes a creature that is frightened, shaken, or panicked with a cruel weapon, that creature becomes sickened for 1 round. When the wielder uses the weapon to knock unconscious or kill a creature, he gains 5 temporary hit points that last for 10 minutes.

Since this says "when the wielder strikes a creature" it should apply on any successful attack roll, including combat maneuvers.

However, if the ability were to say "when the wielder damages a creature with this weapon" it would not work on a successful trip because the trip does not deal damage.


Atherton Risq wrote:

Hello.

On one of my chronicle sheets, I have access to a +1 whip that sickens the target unless they make a DC 15 Fort save.

My question is this... If I use the whip to trip an opponent, are they sickened?

Thanks in advance for any insight....

Read the following threads, I can't say for PFS Ask the DM for his ruling

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