Altheus's Whip

I must admit that corporal and physical punishment I have taken a rather grand stand against. But that doesn't mean I am unable to punish my students accordingly.
- Arcane Scribe, Altheus Alvago

You conjure a mystical whip in a free hand that you can attack with. On your following turns, you may make a melee weapon attack with a 10 foot range. The spell uses your spellcasting ability to hit. On hit, you deal 2d4 force damage. You may attack as a bonus action with this weapon. The whip remains summoned for 1 minute.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d4 for each slot level above 1st.