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Is there a way to toggle on or off lethal damage?

okini55okini55 Member Posts: 80
in Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
I always hated chapter 7 so much in BG1 because of the fact that I can not kill any guards without losing rep. Is there any way to toggle on or off lethal damage instead of removing equiped weapons. It always takes time to remove and then arm my characters because I have several weapons in each of the characters slots. I could not find any answer to this on the internet.

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  • atcDaveatcDave Member Posts: 2,411
    I can’t answer your question, I suspect the answer is no.
    But I would suggest the trick is to simply not engage them. There is absolutely no gain in fighting it out with guards. I go invisible on entering BG in Chapter 7 and stay that way unless I’m in the sewer or Ducal Palace.
  • jmerryjmerry Member Posts: 3,899
    The only way for a PC to deal nonlethal damage in these games is to unequip all weapons and punch the enemies. Monks need not apply. Also, enemy melee gets +4 to hit and damage against you while you're unarmed.

    It's a whole lot easier to just completely avoid fights. Have a scout - either a thief/ranger under stealth or anyone under spell-based invisibility - go ahead and spot the patrols so you can go around. Slip through the sewers. And you just don't get caught.

    The trickiest spot is the entrance to the Flaming Fist castle, if you're rescuing the duke. If you enter or exit the castle as a group while visible, you will be spotted by a patrol northeast of that entrance.
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