User blog comment:Jonesy95/Possibilities for Dishonored DLC/@comment-99.231.75.151-20121022065832/@comment-95.196.136.179-20121023205813

This i s in response to the response, not the original commenter.

The game is NOT set in 17th century England. It is set in Dunwall, a Lovecraftian world heavily inspired by the British Isles and British Imperialism. The game features various means of technology and electricity provided by the highly combustible processed whale oil/fat.

There ARE weapons that stun and kill by electrical means, such as the arc pylons and the walls of light. If it did take place in 17th century England the pistols wouldn't use Trans batteries to propel projectiles.

That being said, then stun baton is an excellent suggestion as I missed a non-lethal combat option.

There is no shame in basing ideas of existing ideas. Dishonored is, as I mentioned, influenced either directly or indirectly by games such as Elder Scrolls and Assassins Creed, and even more so it is HEAVILY influenced ( as admitted by the creators of the game ) by books and art. Such as the Lovecraftian books.