>>>>>[Sodium-pentathol and phenobarbital? My my, someone's a fan of the classics. Didn't think people still used that combo except in places where they couldn't get modern alternatives or Magic to do the job. Back in my army days, my squad's "Information Specialist" preferred a cocktail of concentrated doses of Bliss and Zen, combined with some simple illusion spells. After she got the information she needed, she would sometimes allow the person to walk free, and arrange for a government controlled supplier to cater to their new addictions, flipping the asset more permanently.
And that's a lesson to you younger kids. Pain is quicker, but you run into problems when people tell you whatever they can think of to end the pain, whether it is true or not. And there's the problem of people who, through stubbornness, devotion, or training, dig in their heels under duress, and refuse to say anything in the face of the most horrible tortures you can think of. Pleasure is slower, but it is much harder for people to lie when they are high as a kite and an illusion makes you look like their best friend in the world. Of course, there are people who are trained to resist interrogation under such circumstances as well, but they are far rarer.]<<<<<
--Iceblade (14:05:23/07-15-74)