Weapon Proficiency: Whips/Flails

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Whips

Whips are a very unique weapon to use in that it's not straight -- it flows like liquid. It takes a lot of concentration and focus to use it, and if you can crack it just that right way, it makes the hair on the back of anyone's neck stand up. A talented whip user can grab things with it -- including things that don't belong to them (and in a museum) -- along with the people that they're attached to. While typically iconified as a tool of the dominant, it's surprising to know that the whip is used by the typically quiet... who expect to be listened the first time -- if not the first time they speak, the first time that whip cracks.
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COIL SKILLS
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Whip Coil
Cost: 15 SP
Skill Level Required: 2
Untrained: No.
Type: Action
Effect: Make a single strike. If successful, the enemy is grappled and suffers a -5 to dodging or acting other than to untangle themselves.

Improved Whip Coil
Cost: 90 SP
Skill Level Required: 5, 'Whip Coil' Advanced skill
Untrained: No.
Type: Action
Effect: Make a single strike at +5. If successful, the enemy is grappled and suffers a -10 to dodging or acting other than to untangle themselves.

Advanced Whip Coil
Cost: 350 SP
Skill Level Required: 9, 'Improved Whip Coil' Advanced skill
Untrained: No.
Type: Action
Effect: Make a single strike at +10. If successful, the enemy is grappled and suffers a -15 to dodging or acting other than to untangle themselves.

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CLEAVE SKILLS
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Cleave
Cost: 15 SP
Skill Level Required: 2
Untrained: No.
Type: Action
Effect: Allows for a cleaving strike which strikes three enemies grouped together.

Improved Cleave
Cost: 90 SP
Skill Level Required: 5, 'Cleave' Advanced skill
Untrained: No.
Type: Action
Effect: Allows for a cleaving strike which strikes five enemies grouped together.

Advanced Cleave
Cost: 300 SP
Skill Level Required: 9, 'Cleave,' 'Improved Cleave' Advanced Skills
Untrained: No.
Type: Bonus
Effect: Allows for a massive cleaving strike which strikes eight enemies grouped together.

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POWER STRIKES
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Power Strike
Cost: 30 SP
Skill Level Required: 3
Untrained: No.
Type: Action
Effect: Allows for a single strike at a -5 penalty that deals 1.5x damage.

Improved Power Strike
Cost: 80 SP
Skill Level Required: 5, 'Power Strike' Advanced Skill
Untrained: No.
Type: Bonus
Effect: Allows for a single strike at a -5 penalty that deals 2x damage.

Advanced Power Strike
Cost: 325 SP
Skill Level Required: 9, 'Power Strike, 'Improved Power Strike' Advanced Skills
Untrained: No.
Type: Bonus
Effect: Allows for a single strike at a -5 penalty that deals 2.5x damage.

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ACCURACY SKILLS
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Straight Shot
Cost: 30 SP
Skill Level Required: 3
Untrained: No.
Type: Bonus
Effect: Makes your whip crack straighter, giving you an additional +5 to hit

Improved Straight Shot
Cost: 160 SP
Skill Level Required: 7, 'Straight Shot' Advanced skill
Untrained: No.
Type: Bonus
Effect: Makes your whip crack straighter, giving you an additional +10 to hit

Advanced Straight Shot
Cost: 400 SP
Skill Level Required: 10, 'Improved Straight Shot' Advanced skill
Untrained: No.
Type: Bonus
Effect: Makes your whip crack straighter, giving you an additional +15 to hit

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