Now, my essential followers just take a knee and heal when they are in a fight and getting their butts kicked. I would like them to go unconscious until after combat is over, like in Dragon's Age.

I have been reading tutorials on Papyrus, and in my head, it sounds like and easy mod to make. I just need to find the NPC combat script so I can edit it! Or would it just be easier to write a new script?

Could someone point me in the right direction so I can get started? Right now, I am just stumbling around in the dark here! LOL

It may be better to post your inquiry in the http://www.gamesas.com/forum/184-the-creation-kit/ part of the forum, you'll probably have better luck, so I would maybe request a mod to move your thread. If you made such a mod I would download it immediately as I think the idea is awesome.

Apply an alias script that hooks to "OnDying" check if the actor stored in the alias is "essential" or "protected" and have the script "wait" until the time it takes for the "dying" to end and apply damage to them if your player "IsInCombat" I don't think its possible to vary the length of the "wounded" duration so the solution would be to just continuously wound them until your out of combat.

Thanks! Good idea about moving the post, and thanks for a direction to go! It's two steps forward and one step back, but I'm learning!

Man, I can't even get this simple script to work! It compiles ok.

Scriptname zzzunconscious extends ActorEvent OnDying(Actor akKiller)    If (akKiller.IsEssential())	   Debug.MessageBox("Hello, World!")    endIfEndEvent

Don't laugh! I'm learning!