This game doesn't know the meaning of "Non-Lethal"

[Platostotle]

Got into a fight with Mayrina's brothers and didn't want to kill them over a misunderstanding, so I turned on non-lethal attacks. Knocked them both out. Got to Mayrina and informed her that we fought her brothers, but they're only unconscious.

"What dead? They're all dead!"

Why even give the option to tell specifically tell her they're not dead?

During the fight that follows the boss pulls a trick, and you could end up killing Mayrina if you're not careful, so we turn on non-lethal again and knock her out. She shows the unconscious condition, but the quest log says she is dead.

Does non-lethal even do anything, other than putting spinning stars over the heads of the corpses you're actually leaving in your wake? It feels like my character is a child who doesn't know what death is and think everyone is just really tired after fighting and needs a nap.

[Wabbits]

this quest tho atmospheric and written well was horrible mechanically. You need to do such specific things to fully save Mayrina that me and my friend just said ♥♥♥♥ it and we killed her too

[BigJ]

There is no reactivity to non-lethal
..even enemies you are suposed to capture will yield.

Larian dropped the ball hard there.

[Drake]

Yeah non lethal need so serious love. It's like someone wasn't notified it was in the game and didn't add dialog reactions for it.

[mutexin]

Does it even work against bosses? I'm trying to knock out the hag, but she just dies every time.

[Ivas]

My quest log says that "you knocked her out"

Edit: Talking about Mayrina

[mutexin]

I'm fighting the hag in the teahouse. Non-lethal damage enabled. My log:
Auntie Ethel was hit for 18 Slashing damage.
Karlach killed Auntie Ethel.
Auntie Ethel fell to a lethal blow.

[zpc]

It's also some kind of bugged - non-lethal takedowns might lead to enemies which aren't removed and can be "slain" again and again for an EXP exploit.

Also good to know: non-lethal doesn't give you the same loot as lethal (some part of the inventory is held back).

[Puggly the Grey]

Yesh, I knocked out Halsin and the game was all “The bear vanishes and a DEAD elf appears at your feet.”
As he lays there, full health but unconscious.

Also, how does one switch on non-lethal damage?

[Veg]

I've experienced a lot of the same, but I cant really fault the game for it. They try to accomindate a lot of player agency but some stuff makes it through the cracks. I was thanking for clearing out the goblins when I never did that at one point

[Madjar]

Originally posted by Puggly the Grey:

Yesh, I knocked out Halsin and the game was all “The bear vanishes and a DEAD elf appears at your feet.”
As he lays there, full health but unconscious. :winter2019neutralyul:

Also, how does one switch on non-lethal damage? :winter2019surprisedyul:

Passives, is a toggle, only works on melee, no blunted crossbow bolts I found out

[Puggly the Grey]

Originally posted by A lie will remain a lie:

Originally posted by Puggly the Grey:

Yesh, I knocked out Halsin and the game was all “The bear vanishes and a DEAD elf appears at your feet.”
As he lays there, full health but unconscious.

Also, how does one switch on non-lethal damage?

Passives, is a toggle, only works on melee, no blunted crossbow bolts I found out

Tanks chu fur answerin’ meh question.

[Dre G Writer]

I tried knocking out the masked people the hag had under her spell, and when I took the mask off them, thinking I was going to save them, they immediately died after the mask came off.

Bruh, I was struggling in that fight by using non lethal melee with my ranged characters and not using spells for no reason!?

I could have just shot a fireball at them and called it a day.

Thats what the F I get for trying to save someone instead of just waking up and choosing violence like i usually do.

[Settings]

Non-lethal doesn't work for story stuff. Its almost like it was implemented more for Paladins to be like "See? Not a murderer!"

[Isseus]

I made this exact post during Early Access. Nonlethal is considered killing and that hag quest can only end up with either you killing the farmers or the hag, which is stupid AF.

[Mathias Giovanni]

Non-lethal is melee only.