Choose to do nonlethal damage...

[Wippit Guud]

Can you choose for enhancements such as flaming to deal nonlethal damage?

 

[shilsen]

I don't think the rules explicitly prohibit it, but I would say "No".

 

[Wippit Guud]

Well, it being the rules forum, I looking for the rule... personally, I'd be hard-pressed to allow it, but certain character who gain benefits from it (Justicar, Vow of Peace), I might allow it.

But, letter-of-the-rule is a good starting spot.

 

[Ottergame]

No, I don't think so. The added damage is NOT a weapon, so you can't take a penalty with them to do non-lethal damage.

 

[Wippit Guud]

Well, I'm apparantly gonna answer my own question... the exalted feat Holy Subdual will convert holy bonus damage into nonlethal damage, implying it couldn't be chosen voluntarily without the feat.

 

[SylverFlame]

In the case of a Merciful weapon I think it could. If I remember the wording right, it says the enchantment will convert all damage to subdual.

However, without a special feat (or maybe the Merciful enchantment) I'd say it is all lethal.

 

[Scion]

You could do nonlethal damage with the weapon and the extra damage from energy would do regular damage. This might be perferable sometimes

There is also a subdual enhancement that turns all of the weapons damage into subdual. That would definately change all of it to subdual. Although I have heard some people say it is too strong..lol

 

[Wippit Guud]

I was basically looking it it, applying towards Vow of Nonviolence.