Diplomacy and Mercy

=== Diplomacy and Mercy === NOTE: This is the last non-OBSE version! Versions 1. 2 and later are located here: http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=20381 version 1. 1 BETA September 12, 2008 by Picador ---- = Overview = This mod allows PCs to bring combat to a non-violent resolution in two ways: Diplomacy: a diplomatic PC can negotiate a truce with his opponents. Through Speechcraft, bribery, Charm spells, or other avenues of raising disposition (provided by mods like Companion Share and Recruit), a diplomatic PC can convince his opponents to cease combat. Mercy: a merciful PC can demand yield from his opponents. Those whose health is low will surrender and become non-aggressive. = Mechanics = Two Lesser Powers are added to the PC: \"Demand Surrender\" and \"Truce\". Both are vulnerable to Silence (you have to be able to talk to call for truce or surrender), but immune to spell resistances. Demand Surrender is a Touch spell that affects everyone in a radius of 100 feet (no target needs to be in Touch spell range). Truce is a ranged spell that opens a 5-second window in which the affected NPC will become nonaggressive and initiate conversation. During this window, the PC will be Silenced, preventing re-casting Truce or any other spell. When the target begins conversation, it is up to the PC to raise the NPC\'s disposition above his or her Aggression (which is 100 in the case of most \"enemies\": bandits, marauders etc). Since Charm spells can\'t be used while in conversation, it\'s a good idea to cast them BEFORE calling a Truce. The NPC will display \"Truce\" as a topic of conversation: the response to this topic will indicate whether the PC has raised disposition high enough to end the NPC\'s attacks. Demand Surrender opens a 60-second window in which the NPC will be open to surrender. If the NPC\'s health drops below a certain threshold (equal to the PC\'s highest offensive skill -- Blade, Blunt, Hand to Hand, Marksman or Destruction -- plus 1/3 of the NPC\'s Disposition toward the PC), he or she will stop fighting and adopt a submissive posture (cowering or begging on their knees for mercy). The PC will be able to speak to the NPC, who will indicate surrender and beg for mercy. After this, the NPC\'s Aggression will be lowered to 5 and Disposition toward the player will be 20 points higher (of course, it usually starts pretty low if the PC has been beating them up.) Note that if the NPC\'s starting health is lower than the PC\'s combat skill, he or she will surrender if affected by this spell even without being injured: weak NPCs know better than to try to tangle with highly-skilled warriors, and will yield if given the option. Neither of these spells works on anyone with Personality less than 15 (creatures, perhaps some particularly barbaric NPCs) or aggression over 100 (some Dremora or other particularly nasty and evil NPCs). * To call a Truce, you need to have your wea