Wizards, for your consideration, the Whip...

RobW · 05-12-2019, 03:39 AM

Last night our party found a magical flaming whip. Cool...
My wizard had been saving XP, and on consideration now has Whip talent and this item.

Why is a whip perfect for a wizard?

Low talent cost
Non-metal
With a wooden handle it can be enchanted as a staff (possibly?)
Range of 3, 4, or 5 hexes is perfect for a figure lurking behind the front lines
No DX penalty for intervening figures or distance
Indiana Jones/Link/Spiderman style swings (possibly??)!!

And here is what I believe to be the full variety of possible attacks:

Normal: no DX penalty, 1d-1 damage
Aimed shot to head: -6 DX, double damage, armor penetrating (ie 2d-2 armor penetrating)
Aimed shot to hand: -6 DX, 1d-1 damage and target drops weapon or shield in the hand, (penetrates shields and armor lighter than chainmail)
Neck "lasso": no DX penalty, 1d+2 damage
Arm "lasso": no DX penalty, no damage, and whatever is held by that arm is dropped
Wing "bolo lasso": -6 DX, flyer falls to ground and takes 1d damage
And of course the infamous Body "lasso": no DX penalty, knocks victim down

Thoughts welcome. I think we will go about this pragmatically, with the above as a starting point and then reduce normal whip abilities if they turn out as OP as they seem.

05-12-2019, 03:39 AM	#1
RobW Join Date: Mar 2018	Wizards, for your consideration, the Whip... Last night our party found a magical flaming whip. Cool... My wizard had been saving XP, and on consideration now has Whip talent and this item. Why is a whip perfect for a wizard? Low talent cost Non-metal With a wooden handle it can be enchanted as a staff (possibly?) Range of 3, 4, or 5 hexes is perfect for a figure lurking behind the front lines No DX penalty for intervening figures or distance Indiana Jones/Link/Spiderman style swings (possibly??)!! And here is what I believe to be the full variety of possible attacks: Normal: no DX penalty, 1d-1 damage Aimed shot to head: -6 DX, double damage, armor penetrating (ie 2d-2 armor penetrating) Aimed shot to hand: -6 DX, 1d-1 damage and target drops weapon or shield in the hand, (penetrates shields and armor lighter than chainmail) Neck "lasso": no DX penalty, 1d+2 damage Arm "lasso": no DX penalty, no damage, and whatever is held by that arm is dropped Wing "bolo lasso": -6 DX, flyer falls to ground and takes 1d damage And of course the infamous Body "lasso": no DX penalty, knocks victim down Thoughts welcome. I think we will go about this pragmatically, with the above as a starting point and then reduce normal whip abilities if they turn out as OP as they seem.