Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-9601450-20131225183646/@comment-24635935-20140502025738

I still think that knocking out should only be done with quarterstaves or by choking out enemies with stealth. Its not unheard of to beat someone to death. Perhaps you could knock out an enemy with bare fists, but if brass knuckles were implimented: they would provide greater damage, but kill enemies. Maces and warhammers would still kill as well. Perhaps we could add Morningstars and Flails back; along with other old weapon types. Surrendering would be nice, but I wouldn't expect a group of bandits to give themselves up so easily. If enemies fleed from battle and exited combat, unlike in Skyrim: where enemies flee, but remain in combat, that would work much better. I don't think any enemy would flee from something that can't kill though.