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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kahuna Burger" data-source="post: 1492583" data-attributes="member: 8439">To preface, I'll just throw in that I don't believe torture should be inflicted on any PC unless the group as a whole and the PC in particular has agreed to run that level of game. The players in the orriginal example may have blown it off because that was what they wanted to do: play the game they signed up for, not an interactive PTSS tutorial. If a DM in a standard (non discussed) game pulled almost anything from this thread on me I'd say "Oh, I guess that triggers my self disinigrate contingency tooth cap." If they were foolish enough to point out that such an item wasn't part of the character I'd designed, I'd tell them that what they are doing isn't part of the game I designed it for so we're even.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:"  data-smilie="5"data-shortname=":confused:" /> we would then either have an adult conversation about what kind of game was being run or I'd be looking for a new group... That all said, one adapted from the New Mutants of all places, though only good for good or nice neutral characters - pull out all the evil of a character and give it physical form. (a warped version of the mirror of opposition might work) The original and the evil version have both a mental link and a wound transferance, so any damage the evil twin takes is expereinced by the original. Evil twin goes out and exagerates or perverts every connection the orriginal had. Original always felt overshadowed by another party member? Evil twin captures and tortures them while mocking their impotence. Original liked to spar with party members or allies to see who was a better fighter? Evil Twin beats them in the sparring then keeps striking until they are almost dead. Original has a love interest or known attraction? Don't think we need to spell that out here. The original has to watch (or even expereince) all this, take any wounds received and be told over and over that deep down this is what he has always wanted.  <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious    :]" data-shortname=":]" />  Afterwards, certain wounds he took heal only with scars, no matter how great the magic used, providing constant reminders to the former friends who inflicted them in self defense. they get all the traditional torture of the wounds evil twin takes, the psychological torture of watching their friends and loved ones hurt and the life shattering aftereffects of a reputation and associations that just won't go away.Kahuna Burger</blockquote>

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