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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TanithT" data-source="post: 5792750" data-attributes="member: 87695">A bullwhip in the for-real world can cut metal.  A pretty standard show demo is slicing a soda can neatly in half with a relatively small whip (4' to 6' throws).  If done correctly, the whip cut looks like it was made by a knife, and you can drink the remaining liquid in what is now a standing open cup.I've also seen heavy steel cans get hard-used for larger bullwhip target practice.  I don't recall if they ended up with slashes or just substantial dents and abuse, but remember that we're talking about show whips constructed with the intent NOT to cause fatal injury in case someone is accidentally struck.We know that thin metal cutting and substantial damage to thicker metal can easily be inflicted with a bullwhip made of soft materials (leather and a synthetic nylon cracker, usually) in a world where there is no magic, and where nobody puts metal blades in their crackers because they're for fun and show rather than combat.  Add metal to the cracker and the assumption of perpetual magical sharpness, and I have absolutely no problem believing in enough slashing power to open armor plates like a tin can.  I'm not sure you'd even need magic for a blade moving at the speed of sound to have insane cutting power.  If you haven't seen what a bullwhip can do in real life and you want to stat them up more realistically for RPG combat, check out some of the performance artist bullwhip videos on YouTube.  I also recommend having your Safe Search filter on.  What you want to see are the serious performance artist demos, not the, um, other stuff that is amusing but not particularly relevant to statistics for bullwhip combat.</blockquote>

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