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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gregor" data-source="post: 5440826" data-attributes="member: 11751">Hey all,I have question that may have come up before:  Can a character use intimidate for force an opponent to surrender in combat?As written in the <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/skills/intimidate.htm" target="_blank">SRD</a>, it basically outlines two potential actions: changing someone's behaviour and demoralizing. It positions the changing of behaviour aspect as something requiring 1 minute of conversation, and the combat usage (demoralizing) as requiring a standard action.  However, the language isn't crystal clear to me (shocker!), so I'm not sure if you can do either action in combat via a standard action.  On a related note, IF a character can force a surrender in combat, would that character need to threaten the opponent in melee in order to force a surrender? I've looked through Enworld (via google searches) and the D&D 3.5 FAQ but have not seen too many discussions.How have you handled this?  Or, please tell me I'm a fool that cannot read and then set me straight.Thanks.</blockquote>