DM Q&A: Subdual system and Death Amnesia?

[antimatter625]

First posted in the discord, but it was suggested I post it here as well for further visibility:

Does the Subdual system still cause (or have the option to cause) 'death amnesia'? Especially relevant in the context of say, kidnapping, mostly, or "I want them taken alive" 'bounties'. 

Would 'death amnesia' apply to a nonlethal, legal duel? 

For that matter, if someone wants to subdue someone who attacked them (To properly throw them in prison, like), is there someway to like... make that happen? Like bring the KOed attacker to a militia/barracks/outpost/whatever? (And contacting a DM, of course)

Also I'm assuming nonlethal duels have all the same guidelines/laws around them as lethal ones.

Also also I'm assuming that using it on mobs is not supported (Not that there'd usually be a reason to, but i.e. a druid/ranger who kills something near a bear and is therefore attacked by the bear might want to KO it instead of kill it).

Also this is awesome and fantastic for stuff like sparring without needing to worry about tossing out raise scrolls. Excellent work.

[Southpaw]

This may bear discussion among the DM team, but for a first, immediate answer, death amnesia has a very specific purpose of stopping revenge cycles of PVP killings that are both a cause of bad blood between players and also implausible to any sense of death having any permanence or importance. In the case of subdual, I would hope people can accept a less than deadly defeat more graciously OOC as a player, and if someone beats you up in the real world, retaliation is a possibility. Since neither of the reasons for death amnesia applies, there should be no subdual amnesia, unless the subdued player wants to play that way.

That being said, if someone knocks the stuffing out of you, you're probably not going to pop right up and try to beat them down in return when you wake up, because you're not in much condition to do that, and if they've subdued you to bring your character to the authorities for a bounty or something, there's probably RP about restraining your character to be respected. Just because there isn't amnesia, that doesn't mean there aren't other aspects to respect. If someone shows you the respect to use non-lethal force on your character, it's probably best not to make them regret that decision in how you play when your character wakes up.