I was just doing some reading, and it says I must have a hand free in order to perform a trip or disarm combat manuever. Does this mean I can't use a spiked chain to disarm? :(
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No, spiked chain has the 'disarm' trait so it works.
You can use this weapon to Disarm with the Athletics skill even if you don’t have a free hand. This uses the weapon’s reach (if different from your own) and adds the weapon’s item bonus to attack rolls (if any) as a bonus to the Athletics check. If you critically fail a check to Disarm using the weapon, you can drop the weapon to treat it as a normal failure. On a critical success, you still need a free hand if you want to take the item.
It also has the very similar 'trip' trait.