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Grand Lodge

I am playing a Whip Master and have two whips that do different things. One is better with damage, the other causes sickening when it hits but has no bonus damage. I do not have Two Weapon Fighting, but I do get 2 attacks per round from my BAB and when I trip things it causes whoever I tripped to provoke an Attack of Opportunity.

1. Can I trip some one with one of my whips, then take the AoO to attack with the other whip without incurring TWF penalties?

2. Can I attack with one whip in my first attack of a full attack, and with the other one on my iterative attack without TWF Penalties?

3. Would I take TWF penalties if I attack with one whip but take all my AoOs throughout the round with the other one? (I have 5 AoOs a round.)

4. Can I switch which whip I use for AoOs throughout the round without penalty?

Please note, in all instances I am NOT taking any extra attacks by virtue of having two weapons in my hands, just changing which whip I am using for each attack I would normally get.

You only take the TWF penalties if you take the "extra" attack. In any other case, you can switch between your weapons if you are entitled to more than one attack.
Paizo Employee Design Manager

You can do everything you have listed there without needing to take TWF penalties. There's a FAQ listed under the CRB that covers this as well.
Grand Lodge

You only take two weapon fighting penalties, during a full attack, when using two weapons to gain an extra attack, and those penalties are only for that full attack.

In all the situations you have described you would not take TWF penalties.
Sczarni
blackbloodtroll wrote:
You only take two weapon fighting penalties, during a full attack, when using two weapons to gain an extra attack, and those penalties are only for that full attack.

this. And to elaborate, the penalties do not persist the way Power Attacks penalties do. So even if you make the extra attack (and incur the TWF penalties) you do not get those penalties on any subsequent AoO's. You can make an AoO with any weapon you threaten with (I believe).

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