A cat-o’-nine-tails, also known as the “captain’s daughter,” is a short whip made of nine knotted thongs about 3 feet in length, designed to lacerate and inflict great pain without doing serious permanent damage.
A cat-o’-nine-tails deals no damage to any creature with an armor bonus of +1 or higher or a natural armor bonus of +3 or higher.
Weapon Feature(s): Disarm, Non-Lethal, Weapon Finesse
Enhancements
These are the prices for this item when made with specific materials or enhancements.
Whip Material Enhancements
Material | Cost | Hardness | Hit Points | Special |
---|---|---|---|---|
Leather | $301 | 2 | * | - |
1: The given costs include the masterwork component. The armor check penalties for masterwork armor and shields are lessened by 1.
Weapon Enhancements
Bonus Value | Additional Cost | Hardness Increase | Additional HP |
---|---|---|---|
+1 | $+2,000 | +2 | +10 |
+2 | $+8,000 | +4 | +20 |
+3 | $+18,000 | +6 | +30 |
+4 | $+32,000 | +8 | +40 |
+5 | $+50,000 | +10 | +50 |
+6* | $+72,000 | +12 | +60 |
+7* | $+98,000 | +14 | +70 |
+8* | $+128,000 | +16 | +80 |
+9* | $+162,000 | +18 | +90 |
+10* | $+200,000 | +20 | +100 |
Increase total cost for magical enhancement by 2,000 gp for cold iron weapons.
Unlike the additional cost, the increase the weapon's hardness and hit points are only gained from its enhancement bonus, not its special abilities.