An adventurer is nothing without a fistful of edged steel, but the true weapon of the fantasy baadasssss is the whip, a weapon as exotic as it is versatile. But what if you could combine the undeniable lethality of the sword with the esoteric subtlety of the whip?

An adventurer is nothing without a fistful of edged steel, but the true weapon of the fantasy baadasssss is the whip, a weapon as exotic as it is versatile. But what if you could combine the undeniable lethality of the sword with the esoteric subtlety of the whip? With whip-sword you can!

WHIP-SWORD

School transmutation; Level bard 3, cleric 3, sorcerer/wizard 2, magus 2, anti-paladin 2

Casting Time 1 standard action

Components V, S

Range touch

Target sword touched

Duration 1 min./level

Saving Throw Fortitude negates (harmless, object), Spell Resistance yes (harmless, object)

This transmutation causes a sword to extend and become a series of razor-sharp blades connected by chain links and flexible cable. The sword gains the disarm, nonlethal, reach, and trip traits of a whip, and can be used to perform combat maneuvers that require either a whip or sword. The whip-sword can inflict lethal or nonlethal damage at the wielders' option. The whip-sword is considered both a whip and a sword, and the wielder must be proficient with both or else suffer the usual penalties for using a weapon with which she is not proficient.