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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Storyteller01" data-source="post: 2412810" data-attributes="member: 20931">Nope. The RAW has been quoted stating that a whip does no damage to an armored opponent. A flaming whip, while a type of whip, has another set of rules that do not apply to the standard whip. If the two weapons were the same, we wouldn't be wasting bandwidth. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> For reference:The RAW has been quoted saying that there is a difference between a 0 attribute and a -- attribute. No such statement has been made that it also pertains to weapons. This has been assumed as fact without proof.The text of the whip states that it does no damage to an armored target. This has not been defined as 0 or -- damage by the RAW.The enhancement states that it adds +1d6 damage to the weapon. It does not state that this damage is subject to the special rules of that weapon, only that a strike must be made. One can surmise that there is a distinction between weapon damage (damage dealt by the weapon as a whole) and whip damage (damage inflicted only by the whip itself, due to its peculiar nature).The flaming enchantment states that the additional 1d6 fire damage is applied on a successful strike, not damage. So it depends on your interpretation:If a whip does 0 damage to an armored target on a successful strike, then the fire damage adds 1d6 given that, while it is 'weapon damage' (ie damage inflicted by the weapon), it isn't whip damage (that whole fire thingy).If a whip does -- damage (as yet to be proven) then it doesn't matter what else you add to the mix.If a critter is immune to slashing damage, and attacked with a flaming sword, is it immune to all damage (including fire)?If I'm wrong, then please show the quote. I'm officially out, but that doesn't mean I won't watch. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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