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So, a medium PC, proficient with Whips, wielding a Large Scorpion Whip.
1) Is it a one-handed, or two-handed weapon?
2) Do you apply x1.5 strength to damage?
3) Can the classification of one-handed, or two-handed, be switched, if wielded as Whip, or Scorpion Whip, or is it static?
4) If enchanted with the Agile enchantment, does the weapon still allow you to use your dexterity for attack and damage?
lolz this is cool question somthing i would like to know its a reason to buy a large scorpion whip instead!!
@BBT Honest question, no sarcasm here...but do you sit around and just look for crazy things to ask? or is it something that comes up in general convo with you and some friends or what?
Granted I personally find some of your question pointless, but sometimes (like in this case) its quite interesting.
Again no meanness or sarcasm here...just interested in what drives your questions
Well I meant more in general terms, as in out of every question you have asked on here about what percent were just crazy things you personally thought of and what percent were pertinent to a game you had going :)
So, a medium PC, proficient with Whips, wielding a Large Scorpion Whip.
1) Is it a one-handed, or two-handed weapon?
Normal size is light, so it goes to one-handed.
2) Do you apply x1.5 strength to damage?
You can if you wield it in two hands. But one-handed you still only get 1x str.
3) Can the classification of one-handed, or two-handed, be switched, if wielded as Whip, or Scorpion Whip, or is it static?
Whips are normally one-handed, so a large whip would be two-handed. If you wanted to use the large scorpion whip as a large whip, it would have to be two-handed.
4) If enchanted with the Agile enchantment, does the weapon still allow you to use your dexterity for attack and damage?
Pre-req for agile is weapon finesse. Weapon finesse states:
"Benefit: With a light weapon, rapier, whip, or spiked chain made for a creature of your size category, you may use your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier on attack rolls. If you carry a shield, its armor check penalty applies to your attack rolls."So, due to not meeting the pre-reqs the agile property does not function for you.
If you want to use it as a whip, you must be wielding it in two hands. If you are using it as a scorpion whip, you can use it in one hand.
The time changes when you want to use the reach, nonlethal, disarm, or trip properties of the whip instead of the performance and 1d4 lethal properties of the scorpion whip.
I would say it has to be declared, but since letting go and re-gripping a two-handed weapon has been stated to be a free action, its not exactly a huge issue.
I think bbt we should just wait till "Ultimate Weapons No One Uses"
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Simply holding it with one, or two hands, does not change it's classification from one-handed, to two-handed, for the purposes of feats and abilities.
Wielding a Longsword with two hands does not make it a two handed weapon.
The concerns of the changes of classification apply to normal sized Scorpion Whip, from One-handed to Light.
I think the Scorpion Whip was originally just a feat tax added to the regular Whip to allow lethal damage.
That tax was totally worth paying.
You lost 5' of reach though.
@BBT.
The idea of a 2 handed whip dealing 1.5 damage hurts my head. I was pretty good with bull whip tricks as a kid.
There is no real world advantage to using 2 hands. The additional length for a large whip would make it snag constantly.
Whips are like spears in that weapon size is kinda meaningless if you think about it.
It's never come up but I'd houserule whips to not be usable with Power Attack. And to take a to hit penalty for 2 handed use. I'd just kill the strength bonus on damage all together.
Given equal skill; a whip wielded by a 9 year old girl would do the same damage as Arnold Schwarzenegger in his prime. It's about speed and precision not strength.
Yes I know, I'm of no help to you here. 8)
So, this could be used in Spell Combat, then with the Overhand Chop ability?
No, Spell Combat is a full-round action. Overhand Chop uses an attack action or charge. You can't take a full-round action and an "attack action" in the same round. Same reason you can't charge and vital strike in the same round.
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So, this could be used in Spell Combat, then with the Overhand Chop ability?No, Spell Combat is a full-round action. Overhand Chop uses an attack action or charge. You can't take a full-round action and an "attack action" in the same round. Same reason you can't charge and vital strike in the same round.
I meant one after the other. Not on the same turn.
I meant one after the other. Not on the same turn.So, this could be used in Spell Combat, then with the Overhand Chop ability?No, Spell Combat is a full-round action. Overhand Chop uses an attack action or charge. You can't take a full-round action and an "attack action" in the same round. Same reason you can't charge and vital strike in the same round.
Sure. The same way you could spell combat with a 1-handed weapon on one turn, and the next turn hold it in 2 hands to get 150% str bonus on the damage.