At the end of my last encounter, my players captured a Tiefling inquisitor who was chasing them across the rooftops to capture them for his own nefarious purposes. They knocked him out, tied him up, and healed him back to consciousness. So ended the session.
They plan on interrogating him. I'm left wondering if his judgement is still active. The rules state that it ends when an encounter ends. He was knocked unconscious but revitalized right away, after he was tied up. Should his fast healing still be active or does he have to use another judgement? And if he it isn't active, can he use another judgement? Is this a combat encounter?
The rule is actually "when combat ends." I would say being knocked out and tied up counts as combat ending, even if he was brought around shortly after.
Even if it wasn't over, his judgment would not be active.
The inquisitor must participate in the combat to gain these bonuses. If she is frightened, panicked, paralyzed, stunned, unconscious, or otherwise prevented from participating in the combat, the ability does not end, but the bonuses do not resume until she can participate in the combat again.
So, even if he uses another judgment, he doesn't get to fast heal until he can get out of the ropes and participate in a combat.
Would have been clever, though. Methinks this is exactly the sort of scenario that was being considered when these rules were being written.