Cinematic Whip Wielding?

[McAllister]

Originally Posted by Varyon

... in a cinematic setting whips that lack that poor armor divisor should certainly be available.

A whip is essentially hitting someone with the end of a flexible ropelike bit that's got a handle attached. By the time you've put something on the end of it that's got the weight to punch through armor, I'd be telling you to roll against your skill with a flail. I think that's a lot to read into "a cinematic setting."

Also, to snap a neck, I do not believe it is conceivable to accomplish this by wrapping something flexible around it and pulling with human-level strength... it is traditional to both turn the head and hold the torso so that it does not also turn, yes? Once you've Entangled a neck, I think by pulling on the whip you can either choke the target or drag them to you, but I'm not seeing neck-snapping.