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starslayer · 04-06-2013, 02:07 PM

I have to post the relevant XKCD link.

http://xkcd.com/538/

If the victim in any situation is trying to keep a 'petty' secret, torture is going to be extremely effective, wrench+drugs, water torture, whatever; the victim is going to spill it unless they are of damned near superhuman will. If they resist the first few times, they try the password, confirm that was not it, and resume the torture.

Up the anty, there is a password, and putting in the 'wrong' password will destroy the data, AND that data has peoples lives at stake AND there is no guarantee that the victim actually knows the password- well, now you have a problem... (and likely a +6 or more bonus to resist interrogation)

04-06-2013, 02:07 PM	#23
starslayer Join Date: Dec 2006	Re: How to manage water torture? I have to post the relevant XKCD link. http://xkcd.com/538/ If the victim in any situation is trying to keep a 'petty' secret, torture is going to be extremely effective, wrench+drugs, water torture, whatever; the victim is going to spill it unless they are of damned near superhuman will. If they resist the first few times, they try the password, confirm that was not it, and resume the torture. Up the anty, there is a password, and putting in the 'wrong' password will destroy the data, AND that data has peoples lives at stake AND there is no guarantee that the victim actually knows the password- well, now you have a problem... (and likely a +6 or more bonus to resist interrogation)