Crop (3.5e Equipment)

Known as a riding crop or a hunting crop, it is a short whip designed typically to use on horses as a training or reprimand method for horses and similar mounts. Like a whip, it deals no damage to any creature with an armor bonus of +1 or higher or a natural armor bonus of +3 or higher. The damage it deals is nonlethal.

If you miss the creature's AC, but hit the touch AC it hits with a loud snap. Creatures hit by the crop (touch AC or greater) take a -1 penalty on attack rolls, saves, and AC for 1 round due to pain. This effect occurs even if they are immune to the weapon damage. The penalty overlaps, it does not stack.

Some fill the end with lead or another metal to make a loaded crop. Such crops cost an additional +2 gp, deal lethal damage, and do not have the restriction on being unable to damage creatures with sufficient armor or natural armor.