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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sparta Kerleon" data-source="post: 2124888" data-attributes="member: 30210">Well, the Valentine was a (named) magic weapon anyway; Google says the proper name for the weapon class is 'snake sword'. If you wanted to remake it in D&D... well, hmm. How about a +1 extending shocking burst longsword?Extending:An extending weapon is actually divided into several pieces, connected by a flexible woven steel cable. It may be used either as a standard weapon of that type or as a whip, and the wielder may cause the weapon to switch between the two states by mental command as a free action. Proficiency with an extending weapon in extended form requires whip proficiency.A weapon in extended form deals damage as though it were one size category smaller; critical ranges, multipliers, and damage type are not affected. Ranged weapons, reach weapons, and double weapons may not be made extending.Caster Level: 5th; Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, alter self, mage hand; Market Price: +1 bonus.That would make an extended longsword equivalent to the whip-dagger (from Sword and Fist, since that's all I've got with me). A free action to switch may seem a little much for +1, but comparing a +2 whip-dagger to a +1 extending longsword, all you're doing is trading 1 point of distance damage for not drawing AoOs on nearby attacks.Consider also: if you're trying to rebuild Ivy in D&D, you'll probably take something like Lasher -- which has as a class feature that whip attacks no longer draw AoOs anyway.  <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=":)" />Edit: for the record, I'm rather fond of the balisong. (See avatar.  <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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