You have explored and practiced the many possibilities of the versatile whip.

• When you use a whip, its damage die changes from d4 to d6.
• When using a whip you can make it crack at will. Using a bonus action you produce a loud and surprising sound, any creature within 10 feet or any beast within 20 feet of the crack must make a Wisdom saving throw with a DC equal to 8 + your Dexterity or Strength modifier, on a failure they become frightened for 1 minute. They may repeat the save at the beginning of each of their turns.
• When using a whip you can attempt to grapple or trip the target. Make an attack with your whip, on a successful hit instead of dealing damage you attempt a grapple or a shove following the normal Grappling/Shove rules. You can use Dexterity (Acrobatics) instead of Strength (Athletics) for any contested skill checks during this grapple/shove. If you succeed your shove, you can either knock the creature prone or pull the creature 5ft closer to you, instead of pushing it 5ft away from you.
• You can use your action to attempt to disarm a target of an object or weapon they are carrying. Make an weapon attack with a whip, on a successful hit instead of dealing damage you attempt to pull the object from the target's hand. Make a Strength or Dexterity check against a Strength check of the target. If you succeed the target is disarmed and the object falls within 5ft of the target. If you succeed the contested check and rolled a natural 19 or 20,  the object is immediately liberated from the target and brought to you. You may catch it from the air or allow it to drop next to you.
• You can use your bonus action to attach your whip to a object that would allow a rope to coil around it. Make a Strength (Athletics) check with a DC of 10. On a success you can climb the whip or swing from it, covering the distance of a normal Long Jump plus your Dexterity modifier, even from a standing position you can make a standing Long Jump plus your Dexterity modifier. Each foot swung cost you one foot of movement, but you may finish the swing even if you run out of movement midway.