Merciful (Combat command)

merciful
merciful <name>
merciful <guildname>
merciful -clear

The merciful command used by itself will list the names of players and guilds that you are currently showing mercy to.

If your merciful setting is on, you will not inflict any fatal wounds on players with whom you are in combat, i.e. you cannot kill another player in regular combat with this setting on. Instead, you will only knock them unconscious and will be able to take some of their equipment and gold. Since incapacitating a player is not a murder, you cannot be charged with murder for that act in the courthouse. However, you will still be responsible for an attempted murder and may have to pay a fine for that.

You can turn on or off merciful either by player name, or for all members of a given guild. For the list of Guilds, use 'who guilds'. You can clear the list of people and guilds you are merciful to with the 'merciful -clear' command.

After your victim is knocked unconscious, there is a 45 second delay before you can attack them again or before they can attack you in retaliation. However, they can enter combat with any other player.

Any victim of a 'merciful' attack apart from being knocked unconscious for some time will also lose some items they carry. When the victim falls on the ground, they can release items from their hands, their helmet or shield may drop on the ground and things may fall out of any container they carry, such as a pack or a baldric. Finally, gold coins may fall out from their money pouch. The only thing 'safe' from a merciful attack is worn armour (except for shield and helm).