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<blockquote data-quote="Malin Genie" data-source="post: 170905" data-attributes="member: 1058">Has some benefits that you might be overlooking...Well, it's a projectile weapon, so you use Dex.&nbsp; Also IIRC you don't have a Strength penalty to damage.&nbsp; Good for elves and halflings.It can be used with the Point Blank Shot and Rapid Shot feats.&nbsp; A melee weapon can't get the PBS bonus nor can you get an extra attack with it. Even a normal whip can deal decent damage with enhancements like Flaming/Shocking/Frost/Holy and/or Sneak Attack damage.&nbsp; A whip dagger is just nasty.It can be used to disarm at range which no other weapon can.&nbsp; Which is great for a halfling rogue; opposed Attack rolls, so his Size and Dex bonuses count, and he gets the +2 bonus from the whip itself (although the whip being Small is admittedly a disadvantage.)&nbsp; Also, the fact that the disarm is ranged means no AoOs unless the opponent has 15ft reach...If you have a strong character, a mighty whip dagger can deal serious damage and ranged Trip becomes a powerful option.&nbsp; A whip dagger specialist with PBS, Rapid Shot and Improved Trip can Trip and follow up on two opponents - and Trip is only a touch attack!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Malin Genie, post: 170905, member: 1058"] [b]Has some benefits that you might be overlooking...[/b] Well, it's a projectile weapon, so you use Dex. Also IIRC you don't have a Strength penalty to damage. Good for elves and halflings. It can be used with the Point Blank Shot and Rapid Shot feats. A melee weapon can't get the PBS bonus nor can you get an extra attack with it. Even a normal whip can deal decent damage with enhancements like Flaming/Shocking/Frost/Holy and/or Sneak Attack damage. A whip dagger is just [i]nasty[/i]. It can be used to disarm [i]at range[/i] which no other weapon can. Which is great for a halfling rogue; opposed Attack rolls, so his Size and Dex bonuses count, and he gets the +2 bonus from the whip itself (although the whip being Small is admittedly a disadvantage.) Also, the fact that the disarm is ranged means no AoOs unless the opponent has 15ft reach... If you have a strong character, a mighty whip dagger can deal [i]serious[/i] damage and ranged Trip becomes a powerful option. A whip dagger specialist with PBS, Rapid Shot and Improved Trip can Trip and follow up on two opponents - and Trip is only a touch attack! [/QUOTE]

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