//Here's a simple little script I like to called "b****slapped." Basically it allows an NPC to make a single attack on a player during a pause in a //conversation without the player automatically attacking back. I am using this script on a crotchety old man who, when the player talks back, gives said //player a whallup, and then the conversation continues without ever really ending.
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//Put this script in the actions tab of the line of conversation you want your NPC to dish out a B****slap:
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void main()
{
object oPC = GetPCSpeaker();
DelayCommand(2.0, SurrenderToEnemies());
// this delay ends the combat round after a single "slap"
ActionPauseConversation();
ActionAttack(oPC, TRUE); //TRUE keeps NPC passive
}




Now place this line in the OnCombatRoundEnd of your NPC:




ActionResumeConversation();




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//I probably wouldn't use this script with an NPC that was meant for killing, but for "strictly-conversation" NPCs with a bad attitude it can be fun.