How to Conduct an Interrogation
Most of you might be asking "Why would anyone make a thread on something like this?" I will give you three reasons: One, I was bored, Two, NS style interrogations stink, and Three, interrogations are a cool subject. Interrogations are rarely seen on NS, and they are usually in the higher quality RPs. The most common use is when special forces come into play. Most of the time, people just say they 'found the information from someone they captured', but never tell how they got it out of them. If someone is really devoted to their cause, they aren't going to just 'spill the beans'. You have to coax it out of them. Interrogation.
First off, start by telling them exactly how it's going to end. If the person just assassinated your nation's leader, they know they aren't going to live, so don't tell them they will. Simply, tell them that they'll die a better death. That way, they have something to 'work towards'. Who wants to die with the most pain, physical and psychological, possible?
Know the situation. If you have to, do a little OOC tging so that you know what to work towards. This isn't RL, you can't tell if someone's lying by looking at them, because you can't look at them. Make sure you've analyzed the whole thread regarding why the person is being interrogated before you start.
Punching someone doesn't coax information out of them. This isn't a 90's cop show. Mere physical abuse alone will not get someone to talk. You have to get into their mind, and beating them senseless won't do that.
Search before you begin. So many 'interrogations' on NS end when the person being interrogated "breaks a cap of cyanide disguised as a tooth", or some other suicide technique. Avoid this by simply saying that you have checked them over, and preferably "stripped them".
Do not be afraid to get a little dirty. Black Ops aren't the FBI. They're more like Jack Baur when he REALLY needs information. Do not be afraid to go to extremes, or at least imply them. In this post done be me through my puppet, you will find an interrogation halfway down. If you notice, it gets a little... over the top at the end. Just so we don't have people castrated left and right, if it's getting really bad, don't be afraid to skip it. Remember, this sight has rules. That post may be the upper limit of where you should go (in fact, it may even be a little past it).
Interrogations are a tricky thing, but one thing specific to NS is that you need to agree beforehand if you will get the information from the other person. If they are a good rper, they will likely say yes. If not, then so be it. If they don't want to submit, that's their own decision. You don't have to RP with them if they don't want to do it well.
Notes: The primary source for this is here: http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/fbi ... ations.pdf
