Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
White Dwarf Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Nest
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
EN Publishing
Twitter
BlueSky
Facebook
Instagram
EN World
BlueSky
YouTube
Facebook
Twitter
Twitch
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.
Community
Playing the Game
Story Hour
Forrester's Against the Elves Campaign
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Forrester" data-source="post: 722135" data-attributes="member: 1279"><p><strong>Without further adieu, the Books of Torture . . .</strong></p><p></p><p><em><strong>From the back of “Pressure Points: Life Energy Management through Mechanical Manipulations”, by Ilvana</strong></em></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: silver">The long-term maintenance of clients, especially with minimal magical interference, has long been a challenge to both hobbyists and trained professionals. The prolonged torture of the naturally weak and vulnerable is especially difficult. In this book Ilvana (Author of “Evisceration Without Death” and “Taking Their Time”) takes the reader on an exciting journey through the torture of a pregnant female giant, an elderly male drow elf, and a goblin girl. You’ll learn: </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: silver">· Nine easy steps to prepare your client for disembowelment</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: silver">· Seven ways to control your subject’s blood loss with exact precision</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: silver">· The ten most common mistakes Inquisitors make when their client starts to slip away</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: silver"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: silver">“I never believed that story about how Ilvana kept Garcius alive for seventeen months without so much as a healing cantrip. I do now.” – Sygark Vardonblade</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: silver"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: silver">“Helpful tips for inquisitors of all skill levels. My client loss level has dropped to below 20% after studying Ilvana’s case histories.” – Lorelei Draeziil of the House Despana</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: silver"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: silver">“Not bad.” – Archduke Baalzebulb, Servant of Perfect Evil, Lord of the Flies, Absolute Ruler of the seventh plane of Hell</span></strong></p><p></p><p>(Notes: Atarax's bardic knowledge revealed that Ilvana is a freelance Erinyes Inquisitor of no small fame, and that Garcius was a Great Silver Wyrm captured by a group of particularly nasty pit fiends). </p><p> </p><p>----</p><p><em><strong>From the foreword of “The Book of Dead Smiles”, by Zocala Baska</strong></em></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><strong><span style="color: sandybrown">It is through the pain that they find out who they are. It strips them of their defenses. They are made innocent again, like children. We are here to help them find that innocence. In the end they don’t feel guilt. Or regret. Or remorse. In the end, they are pure. </span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><strong><span style="color: sandybrown"></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><strong><span style="color: sandybrown">We set them free. </span></strong></span></p><p></p><p>(Notes: Zocola Baska is a male drow torturer of the House Killsaek. Insane, of course, but not untalented.) </p><p></p><p>----</p><p><em><strong>From the introduction of “A Beginner’s Guide to Water Torture”, by Hsssith and Csssoth Ursssliss</strong></em></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><strong><span style="color: skyblue">It has long been understood that the introduction of high-pressure water to client orifices is an excellent way to extract information. However, many novices are blind to the intricacies of the method. How much water should be used? What devices should be used to introduce it? What are the dangers of using boiling water, or using a different liquid entirely? </span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><strong><span style="color: skyblue"></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><strong><span style="color: skyblue">Excellent questions all – lucky for you, you’ve come to the right place. We’ll talk about the right way, and the wrong way, to triple-surge water into your victim. We’ll talk about temperatures – what reaction can you expect from your victim when ice-cold water turns boiling hot? And if you can’t buy your own equipment, we’ll teach you how to make it yourself. </span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><strong><span style="color: skyblue"></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><strong><span style="color: skyblue">Prepare yourself to see this little harmless little liquid in an entirely new light!</span></strong></span></p><p></p><p>(Notes: Hsssith and Csssoth Ursssliss are, charmingly, husband and wife -- a pair of half-fiendish lizardmen. They work for one of the many Slavers groups in Sivenni (a huge drow-controlled slaver town)).</p><p></p><p>----------- </p><p><em><strong>From the foreword of “Where To Stick It,” Volume 5, by Grutious the Grim</strong></em></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: red">Hey, torture fans! GTG (author of Where To Stick It, Volumes 1-4) is back with the sequel you’ve been waiting for! And you know the drill -- no dry text here. No rambling about anatomy or where this nerve connects to that tendon or how hard you need to hit an elf’s skull to break it without damaging its brain. No, we’re all about fun here at GTG’s, bay-bee! So throw some black rock into the fire, and throw the pokers in after it, because we’re going to get messy. We’re going to get bloody. We’re going to get brutal. </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: red"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: red">We’re going to get GRIM! </span></strong></p><p></p><p>(Notes: Grutious is a bugbear torturer of Clan Baragg. Clan Baragg rules much of the nearby Underdark area, including most of the "tollbooths")</p><p></p><p>---- </p><p><em><strong>From the introduction of Librum In Dolore Veritas, by Gremian Graybody</strong></em></p><p></p><p><strong>There are many books about the inquisitor technique, but few about inquisitor psychology – many on how to learn the truth from our clients, but none on how to use our clients to discover the truth about ourselves. Yet exploration of this type is a must for any good inquisitor. Few inquisitors recognize the dangers of counter-transference, spontaneous sympathy, or pain fatigue; fewer still know how to conduct an active investigation of how their client’s reactions may be subtly affecting their psyche. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Yet an investigation of this type can blunt or even completely negate its negative effects. In this book I discuss the importance of self-monitoring, reconstruction, adherence to Quality, true and simulated subject-object dichotomization, and inverted authoritarianism and how each ties in with a unified Theory of Suffering. A metaphysics of torment is outlined and logically connected to the metaphysics of relief and hope. The subtle yet well-established differences between pain, anguish, torment, and agony are examined from seven different perspectives; specifically, that of client, inquisitor, observer, employer, . . . </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>(Notes: Atarax has never heard of Gremian)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Forrester, post: 722135, member: 1279"] [b]Without further adieu, the Books of Torture . . .[/b] [I][B]From the back of “Pressure Points: Life Energy Management through Mechanical Manipulations”, by Ilvana[/B][/I][B][/B] [B][color=silver]The long-term maintenance of clients, especially with minimal magical interference, has long been a challenge to both hobbyists and trained professionals. The prolonged torture of the naturally weak and vulnerable is especially difficult. In this book Ilvana (Author of “Evisceration Without Death” and “Taking Their Time”) takes the reader on an exciting journey through the torture of a pregnant female giant, an elderly male drow elf, and a goblin girl. You’ll learn: · Nine easy steps to prepare your client for disembowelment · Seven ways to control your subject’s blood loss with exact precision · The ten most common mistakes Inquisitors make when their client starts to slip away “I never believed that story about how Ilvana kept Garcius alive for seventeen months without so much as a healing cantrip. I do now.” – Sygark Vardonblade “Helpful tips for inquisitors of all skill levels. My client loss level has dropped to below 20% after studying Ilvana’s case histories.” – Lorelei Draeziil of the House Despana “Not bad.” – Archduke Baalzebulb, Servant of Perfect Evil, Lord of the Flies, Absolute Ruler of the seventh plane of Hell[/color][/B][color=silver][/color] (Notes: Atarax's bardic knowledge revealed that Ilvana is a freelance Erinyes Inquisitor of no small fame, and that Garcius was a Great Silver Wyrm captured by a group of particularly nasty pit fiends). ---- [I][B]From the foreword of “The Book of Dead Smiles”, by Zocala Baska[/B][/I][B][/B] [FONT=arial][B][color=sandybrown]It is through the pain that they find out who they are. It strips them of their defenses. They are made innocent again, like children. We are here to help them find that innocence. In the end they don’t feel guilt. Or regret. Or remorse. In the end, they are pure. We set them free. [/color][/B][color=sandybrown][/color][/FONT][color=sandybrown][/color] (Notes: Zocola Baska is a male drow torturer of the House Killsaek. Insane, of course, but not untalented.) ---- [I][B]From the introduction of “A Beginner’s Guide to Water Torture”, by Hsssith and Csssoth Ursssliss[/B][/I][B][/B] [FONT=arial][B][color=skyblue]It has long been understood that the introduction of high-pressure water to client orifices is an excellent way to extract information. However, many novices are blind to the intricacies of the method. How much water should be used? What devices should be used to introduce it? What are the dangers of using boiling water, or using a different liquid entirely? Excellent questions all – lucky for you, you’ve come to the right place. We’ll talk about the right way, and the wrong way, to triple-surge water into your victim. We’ll talk about temperatures – what reaction can you expect from your victim when ice-cold water turns boiling hot? And if you can’t buy your own equipment, we’ll teach you how to make it yourself. Prepare yourself to see this little harmless little liquid in an entirely new light![/color][/B][color=skyblue][/color][/FONT][color=skyblue][/color] (Notes: Hsssith and Csssoth Ursssliss are, charmingly, husband and wife -- a pair of half-fiendish lizardmen. They work for one of the many Slavers groups in Sivenni (a huge drow-controlled slaver town)). ----------- [I][B]From the foreword of “Where To Stick It,” Volume 5, by Grutious the Grim[/B][/I][B][/B] [B][color=red]Hey, torture fans! GTG (author of Where To Stick It, Volumes 1-4) is back with the sequel you’ve been waiting for! And you know the drill -- no dry text here. No rambling about anatomy or where this nerve connects to that tendon or how hard you need to hit an elf’s skull to break it without damaging its brain. No, we’re all about fun here at GTG’s, bay-bee! So throw some black rock into the fire, and throw the pokers in after it, because we’re going to get messy. We’re going to get bloody. We’re going to get brutal. We’re going to get GRIM! [/color][/B][color=red][/color] (Notes: Grutious is a bugbear torturer of Clan Baragg. Clan Baragg rules much of the nearby Underdark area, including most of the "tollbooths") ---- [I][B]From the introduction of Librum In Dolore Veritas, by Gremian Graybody[/B][/I][B][/B] [B]There are many books about the inquisitor technique, but few about inquisitor psychology – many on how to learn the truth from our clients, but none on how to use our clients to discover the truth about ourselves. Yet exploration of this type is a must for any good inquisitor. Few inquisitors recognize the dangers of counter-transference, spontaneous sympathy, or pain fatigue; fewer still know how to conduct an active investigation of how their client’s reactions may be subtly affecting their psyche. Yet an investigation of this type can blunt or even completely negate its negative effects. In this book I discuss the importance of self-monitoring, reconstruction, adherence to Quality, true and simulated subject-object dichotomization, and inverted authoritarianism and how each ties in with a unified Theory of Suffering. A metaphysics of torment is outlined and logically connected to the metaphysics of relief and hope. The subtle yet well-established differences between pain, anguish, torment, and agony are examined from seven different perspectives; specifically, that of client, inquisitor, observer, employer, . . . [/B] (Notes: Atarax has never heard of Gremian) [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
Playing the Game
Story Hour
Forrester's Against the Elves Campaign
Top