User blog comment:The Milkman/Hearthfire Announcement: My Take/@comment-4057437-20120831031237/@comment-2086180-20120903013013

Whips sound like a pretty good idea, if done right. Armour, as least light armour, might not be that much of a problem for a bladed whip. The "snap" sound a whip makes is a sonic boom, a blade moving faster than sound should have some piercing abilities, shouldn't it? Chain whips could work too, perhaps.