Technically you could do a "pacifist" run if you want, even without mercs.
Leave quests involving shooting, then slowly gather money by assembly plant/teaching/hunting/gambling/crafting.
Read books, invest, buy slaves, train/corrupt/pimp them.
It will take a LOT of time but its doable (and boring IMO)
Assembly plant dec stats, so it's not a good job.
i try to "craft on the side" (this run) but *COST* is too high [$/stamina/materials] to do it as an exclusive job.
Maybe later, but not early on.
Gambling is like Ass plant---you *LOOSE*! [yes, I know some win, ---but takes *VERY* long time to get very hi gambling stats, how do u make $ in 1st place? & 1st ~ ? 200 days]
Hunting---related to combat [R skill] Never know anyone to do this as "full-time job"---possible?
--->>> Has anyone ever done this? [recent ver] [ W/O combat!]
you'd need to really know/understand/use, the "famine" & price fluctuations....
*Teaching* is *ONLY* "pacifist" [lol!] job I know of can do from start, that's reliable & pays decent. [still need 2 upgrade house, pay expenses, etc]
I keep hoping for a Doctor/medical job [surely place this size has Dr offices, & hospital(s) ?] ---but nothing yet.
In short, every "non-Acad" (& no/min combat) run I've tried was *DISASTER*! [yes, that includes LOOSING $ gambling! ugh (to *WIN* enough/regularly, to make a living---80? 90? Gambling??? I know it's really hi (hello, if u win 1x, & then LOOSE 2x, that's LOOSING!]
An "Acad" [teaching] run has to be planned @ start, otherwise, even w books, your stats R too low.
Maybe I'll feel better when "Bounty hunting" changes to "live capture" [HOPEFULLY!]
---->>> Call me crazy, but just doesn't feel right to kill someone, for "
INSULTING A NOBLEMAN"
[OMG Could've been ME!]
One would *HOPE*, that the future could be better, less barbaric cruel & sadistic evil, the the *PAST*. [eg, Romans, etc]
Or, am I dreaming? Maybe people haven't really changed at all in thousands of years---after all, tech doesn't make *MORALS* any better.... [for many, better tech = better ways to KILL...]
I'd need to start from scratch & check---but, how many Q s do *NOT* involve combat/killing? [can't be very many, + u have to *ASSUME* charm/manip fails ] 1-2?
I know investments R essential later on---
BUT IS IT EVEN POSSIBLE to do a run W/O killing/murder?!?
Anybody ever done a run, [recent start] SOLE INCOME = CRAFTING???
[crafting *Books* R recent addition too!]