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Level of conflict
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Not all combat is Dwarf Fortress is lethal, to-the-death fighting. Several different levels of confict exist and are used in different circumstances.
In adventurer mode, you can view the level of combat with any particular enemy with the look command.
Levels
The levels revealed in the object testing arena are as follows:
- No quarter
- Lethal
- Non-lethal
- Brawl
- Training
- Horseplay
- Encounter
One other is commonly found in adventurer mode, despite that strictly speaking, it is not a level of conflict:
- Ally
No Quarter
Someone who is in no-quarter mode will not accept surrender—that is, it's truly a fight to the death, although it is still possible to retreat. No-quarter mode is caused by either required kill ethics, fighting with a non-sapient animal, or faking surrender.
Lethal
Lethal combat is a fight to the death, but surrender may still be accepted to end the combat.