Whip...

[tweenprinc3ss]

A weapon, would do little to no real damage but would add to the reeling effect. Also make it easier to take down KO'able animals.

[MagicManICT]

Whips don't make it easier to KO anything. They just cut like a knife and sting like a branding iron. Besides,why would I want to ruin my pelts that way?

Oh, and whips of all sorts do a great deal of damage to the skin (thus my point about ruining pelts).

[Wournos]

Isn't whips a little too cowboy-y? (or severe flashback to RuneScape for those who have played that)

[tweenprinc3ss]

Oh, and whips of all sorts do a great deal of damage to the skin (thus my point about ruining pelts).

But a lot less than say, a sword...

[Dallane]

Oh, and whips of all sorts do a great deal of damage to the skin (thus my point about ruining pelts).

But a lot less than say, a sword...

Not really

[thearosen]

Eh...mixed views. That sounds a lot like a mid-ranged musket, only real use for be for tagging people. Whips wouldn't really KO an animal, just "reel" them into submission which would be very nice is they added a pasture feature to the game with cows and such, but for now little to no real use for it and the devs could put better use of the time coding that to fixing some of the bugs we have IMHO. Nice idea, just not proper time for it.

[MagicManICT]

Well, a whip won't split a guy in half like a skilled swordsman with a claymore. It won't decapitate a person, either, though if not careful, you can split a person's jugular or carotid.

[tweenprinc3ss]

Not really

There is quite a precedent for people surviving 10 lashes with a whip. I think not so much with a sword...

[Niding2]

Maybe instead of Blood, whips could deal Black Bile damage when using whip-skill attacks? Would be an appropriate tool to chase raiders out of your claims with, since their BB will be getting drained by braizers / claim stomping anyhow. It'd basically be the "get off my lawn!" home-defense weapon.

Oh, and while having the whip equipped, you should be able to right-click any player character and do a "Motivate" action. This would drain some blood from the target, but restore some phlegm. It'd also cost Black Bile for the whipper to use.

[Dallane]

Not really

There is quite a precedent for people surviving 10 lashes with a whip. I think not so much with a sword...

yes and you were talking about ruining skin not killing.