Interrogators are truth seekers who will extract information from an individual through the lash of their tongue or the edge or thier blade. Interrogators are emplyed by all elements, lawful or not. They tend to hold status in the organizations that they serve due to the secrets they've learned during the course of their work, or by the fear that they instill in those who know what they are and what they do to people. They become masters of the human mind, but they are the tool of their masters.
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose two from Deception, Insight, Investigation, intimidation, Persuasion and Perception.
- Tool Proficiencies: Torturer's Tools
- Languages: One of your choice.
- Equipment: Torturer's tools, set of common clothes, manacles, rope, a souvenir from someone you "questioned", and a small belt pouch with 10 gold.
You have an excellent memory for facts extracted from conversations, and a knack for putting them together with disparate facts spoken by someone you are questioning. You can always recall statements and facts that someone has told you, under duress or otherwise.
Suggested Characteristics
An interrogator has a deeply-rooted desire to find the truth in those they interrogate. It a fundamental part of their being to find the truth. Why is this?
| d6 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | No one really knows me. I enjoy my secrecy. |
| 2 | Once I have an opinion of someone, it cannot be changed. |
| 3 | The end always justifies the means. It has to. |
| 4 | I must know everything about everyone. |
| 5 | I am detail orientated to the point of obsession. |
| 6 | No one is really innocent. Not even me. |
| d5 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | I follow the rules set before me. (Lawful) |
| 2 | Torture is a necessary tool when discovering the truth. (Evil) |
| 3 | I do what is necessary to find answers. (Neutral) |
| 4 | Even those most guilty deserve a fair trial, and a chance to prove themselves. (Good) |
| 5 | Common laws are irrelevant - I will do whatever it takes to find the truth. (Chaotic) |
| 6 | Truth is paramount, it comes before anything and it always comes out. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | A man I deemed guilty was in fact innocent - I will forever work harder to ensure this never happens again. |
| 2 | My mentor is my world. I long to be exactly like them. |
| 3 | People can rely on me to do jobs they do not wish, or are too afraid, to do. |
| 4 | Someone close to me was wronged by the justice system. I work to ensure this happens to no one else. |
| 5 | Those in charge are always breathing down my neck, and I feel pressure to appease them more so than to find the truth. |
| 6 | The family of a man I interrogated desire revenge for the irreversible condition he was left in. I struggle with this guilt daily. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I go too far in interrogations, to the point of causing physical pain. |
| 2 | Those who are not loyal to my organisation are, in my eyes, as guilty as those I interrogate. |
| 3 | I cannot work with those who do not believe that Good and Evil are black and white. |
| 4 | I am easily emotional, far too much so for an interrogator. |
| 5 | I enjoy the power that my status provides more than anything else. |
| 6 | I am plagued by nightmares of those whom I interrogated. |
-
View User Profile
-
Send Message
Posted Jun 30, 2019I created this using these two as templates, since neither one quite met my needs.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/homebrew/backgrounds?filter-name=interrogator&filter-author=&filter-author-previous=&filter-author-symbol=&filter-rating=-14
https://www.dndbeyond.com/homebrew/backgrounds?filter-name=torturer&filter-author=&filter-author-previous=&filter-author-symbol=&filter-rating=-14