Metz · 7791
Therefore, I had some questions about different sorts of non-lethal weapons, and how a knock-out is handled.
MeleeHands: Doesn't apply to many of mine, but if a character was big enough or trained in a certain way this would be applicable. Mechanical advantage holds, say, a choke-hold, or a choke in general (magical tendril, whathaveyou). What sort of turn-count would you have before someone was choked out, if the proper technique was being used to cut off circulation at their carotids? It wouldn't last long as a knock-out, of course, and character's skin thickness and such would come into account. But, average humanoid, what would it be like in posting?
Baton/Club: This, I imagine would be harder to determine, and would go entirely off character body type. Is there a set 'standard' for average sized humanoids? Hard to knock out a dragon or an oni.
RangedBolts/Arrows: This is really why I'm asking this. I'd like to have Emma use some crossbow bolts that had their pointed tips removed and the shafts flattened, perhaps replaced with some sort of softer tip, and thickly lacquered. Against magical enemies and such, this downgrade might border on the suicidal. But against regular humanoids, could it be a 'safe' alternative? Surely it would still hurt and bad, crack bone at close range, but would it be a viable alternative to launching a lawn dart into someone's skull?
"Poison"Smoke Bombs: Some sort of CS/Tear gas possible? Not crazy purple knockout gas, but you guys probably get where I'm going. Smoke/Gas to make ranged attacks more difficult, to make magic focus more difficult, that sort of thing. Emma could possibly make these for the guard, but I don't know, I don't want to do anything people would think was too OP.
I think we're all missing the obvious answer:visitors can't see pics , please register or loginI think if you want to incapacitate someone with a ranged weapon you'd be better off going for magical nonsense (taser arrow?) or doing some kind of knock-out gas in a breakable tip that you just fire near your target. Otherwise just do the Disney thing and pin people to stuff by their clothing.