I have to disagree with Adam here, based on personal experience. I have both a whip
and a PGT, (and a dragoon dirk and an ashenwood spear, to make the weapon buffet even
more complicated), and I quickly decided to go with the tomahawk instead of the whip
for the weapon in my off hand. The main reason is that despite the agility loss, the
damage absorbtion is very cruicial for me.

My permanent party is a three person group, bard, magician and druid, and as a result,
I am always the tank. Even if that "magic skin" only absorbs one hit, that's 50-100
less damage, for SURE that I'm not taking. Yes, my agility drops to 90 or something,
but 90 isn't exactly a BAD agility. I would have to say that on average, the agility
drop is NOT going to be costing me more damage than the skin is saving me, if you
understand what I mean.

Your mileage, of course, may vary.

Jyzan

Adam DeMarino wrote:

> From: Adam DeMarino <psycotix@...>
>
> I've used both weapons, and I would say go with the barbed whip. I've
> used both, and I defintely prefer the whip. Why? The whip usually sells
> for 100pp compared to the PGT which sells for around 200pp. Big help
> there. You say you can afford the PGT, and you want that cool berserk
> effect though? That effect is useless. When you first get it in your
> high teens its somewhat helpful, but when you move into your mid-20s its
> useless and a detriment sometimes. Right now I gain 20 str, and lose 12
> agi(as I grow in levels I see to lose more agi; I originally lost only 8
> agi). That 12 agi loss is a BIG thing, and that magic skin you get maybe
> lasts you a round or two in battle. Stuff that I hunt at 25 can easily
> hit for over 100hp if it gets a good hit off(alligators in cazic fo
> example), and the whole proc is gone 5 secs after it went into effect.
> Sure it may have saved me from damage, but I could've avoided that hit
> without the agi loss. Get the barbed whip, its better in the long run.
>