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Originally Posted by lonnarin  Excellent Post!
On Mechanical Limitations:
Just to chip in on one minor issue of the guard's weapons, there is a huge difference between bludgeoning and nonlethal. The guards weild warhammers that do 1d8 x3 dmg, which while less bloody than a sword, is still physical damage. When players asked if they could do subdual damage with a bludgeroning weapon, they were told no. And now when we ask why the guards killed Balthazar, we're told, no he didn't die, he was just knocked out. Warhammers are lethal. Please somebody tell Bjorn that they aren't lethal should we want to see a demonstration. |
Well I thought I explained this the other night, but apparently not, so let me try again.
It is the
practice of the Silverguard to carry blunt weapons for the purpose of using
subdual force. It's not a matter of whether the weapons
can do lethal damage. Someone's bare hands can do lethal damage. It's all a matter of where you stop.
In practice, the Silverguard aims to subdue, not kill.
Mechanics, however, can get away from a GM just as easily. And it is that little clarification that prompted me to talk to you guys the other night.