Tony Vargas
Legend
You'd be avoiding murder charges, at least. ;PSo, what you're saying is that if you never used ranged weapons, and you restrict yourself to combat spells that are non-lethal, you'll be doing great!
You'd have to be 'careful' using ranged weapon, yeah, but unless you subscribe to the theory that ranged is totally optimal, that shouldn't be too much of a hit. Afterall, most of the time, the other guys'll be facing similar issues, and, when they cross the line, you have a case of self-defense, which the OP was fine with.
You're clearly thinking of older editions, when you had to declare subdual and take a penalty. Your 5e optimized GWM can go to town on someone as hard as ever and leave them unconscious. If you think rules tweaks are necessary to let archers and fireball-tossing wizards in on the beatdown, it's not like they'd be extensive or difficult tweaks.Non-lethal combat is possible in D&D, and always optional (subduing a charmed ally or friendly NPC). It is not efficacious for the vast majority of encounters without seriously tweaking the RAW.
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