This isn't at all what you are wanting to do from what I can see, but I thought I'd throw it in anyway. Play a support or debuff class like a bard or a witch. My witch technically has the least amount of blood on her hands (technically) than any other character I've played so far and has lead to the most amount of disarmed/non-killed enemies ever for me, and I wasn't even trying to pull that off. How? Well, you see, she rarely if ever (depending on how technical you get*) uses direct attack spells. What does she use? Evil eye (debuff, no blood spilled), Misfortune (debuff, no blood spilled), Fortune (buff, no blood spilled), Slumber (wonderful hex, sends enemies to sleep so you can take them prisoner!), and spells like Glitterdust (blinds enemies, makes them more visible). So I guess a lot of it depends on what you mean by non-violent. Do you mean, "Takes no action in battle?" Do you mean, "Actively attempts to stop battle in any way necessary once it starts?" Do you mean, "Doesn't personally cause harm to anyone in battle?" *She did vomit a swarm once, and the swarm did attack people. My witch isn't meant to be a pacifist.
Thanks for the support, everyone! It really makes me feel better. So maybe I will out myself. But does anyone have advice on how to start that conversation? I mean, it feels weird to just go up to someone's table and be all, "Hi! So I'll be playing at your table today and I have some memory issues and note-taking issues that mean it will be difficult for me to process and write down what our mission is, but I will do my best . . ." although I suppose I could do just that.
Just as an aside, I do my best to take notes in pathfinder, but I have IRL learning issues that cause me trouble with note taking. Like, in school, I have note-taker (when one is available) because I have "disabilities:" I have trouble paying attention to what someone is saying if I am also trying to pay attention to what I am writing at the same time (I can usually only do one or the other, and if I try to do both, I do both poorly), and I have trouble moving things from my short-term memory to my long term memory. It's . . . sub-optimal on every level. I haven't told anyone in PFS yet because it's embarrassing and time consuming to do so, and I generally just do the best I can, but maybe I should just out myself? I dunno. I feel bad getting to the end of the mission and admitting that I don't remember what we're doing anymore and the sketchy notes I wrote don't cover it ^_^; |