Suggested Reading?

Nizaris

So, I've been thinking for a while about taking Nizaris' RP in an additional direction. I did a biological experiment for my Droch requirements involving vivisection and testing curatives on an illusioned Mhun slave not long ago. I've been wanting to go in a similar direction, and voiced Nizaris' desire to @Trilliana in-game to perform lobotomies. But, I'm thinking of having an over-arching goal: creating a Nietzschean Ubermensch, or super man. This would require one or more willing test subjects (at least, OOC-willing. IC-unwilling sounds interesting), and performing experiments a la Frankenstein and Josef Mengele.

So, two questions: (1) any suggested reading? and (2) Do I have any ... ahem ... volunteers?

Iocun

Volunteering for something like this sounds really intriguing - there's just the fact that I'd afterwards be pretty much forced to play out the whole traumatized victim aspect, which so often leads to excessive drama that I really don't want to go there (nor do I think I'd be any good at it). Even more so when things like lobotomies enter the equation.

Nizaris

@Iocun: A fair point. I suppose that "volunteering" fellow Mhaldorians would be a suitable way to prevent this. After all, any crying or moaning after the fact would just be weakness on their part.

Alyssea

My Mhaldorian alt would volunteer.

Iocun

@Iocun: A fair point. I suppose that "volunteering" fellow Mhaldorians would be a suitable way to prevent this. After all, any crying or moaning after the fact would just be weakness on their part.

I'm curious though how you'll explain to them that getting lobotomized is part of the process of becoming stronger :P

Nizaris

@Iocun: not entirely sure yet. Also, I'm looking at this as a series of rituals targetting different parts of the body. And now as I'm thinking of it, it only makes proper sense for Nizaris to recruit Slaves, seeing as Tronies and above are just too valuable to waste as test subjects. On an OOC level, this should drum up a little more excitement for the lower-ranked Mhaldorians, which is totally what I'm about right now. So, there will likely be several different volunteers to spread the Suffering around.

Still in need of reading suggestions, if anyone has ideas.

EDIT: Grammar. My pet peeve, and bane.

Vayne

Do you mean IG reading or OOC? If you want a good mad scientist book perhaps you could try the Island of Dr. Moreau?

Idelisa

So tempting to Volunteer Idelisa.  She's such a freaking softy, I've been trying to toughen her up, plus it would be so nice and traumatizing if her proteges got captured and had to watch.

Nizaris

@Vayne: Thanks, I'll give it a look!

@Idelisa: Intriguing. But, I think that since the goal is to create a super mortal, Nizaris wouldn't want to spread this "gift" to non-Mhaldorians. At the same time, established Mhaldorians are just too valuable a commodity to risk on something so uncertain, and bound to fail miserably. Slaves it shall be. Muahahahaha! Guess I will ask around in game for volunteers. Thanks, though.

I'm uncertain about setting, but I'm thinking either Jirken's laboratory, or someplace in Creville. Creville has the added bonus of being accessible to anyone, so I might look there, but those mobs are all aggro, I think.

Idelisa

Well shit, it would help if I learned how to read. Har.

Trilliana

@Nizaris Trilli would -so- be willing to offer that lobotomy to be done to a Slave- or even a possible recruit to Mhaldor. But for OOC reading, I don't have any suggestions. If I want to figure something out- like how I figured out how lobotomies were performed- I look it up. >.>

Tvistor

The Mhaldorian Field Medic's Manual:

1) So someone is injured.

There are several interesting nuances to the Mhaldorian medical system. Before providing a patient care, you'll want to look at this flowchart.

2) So you've decided not to harvest his internal organs.

Whoa, that's some radical new thinking. Not sure how I feel about the new medicine program, but okay. This is the point where you realize you don't have a medical degree. Stay calm -- read HELP CURELIST. I'll wait here.

...

All right, you're a certified doctor now. Begin by assessing the wound and the amount of screaming. If he's screaming too much, don't administer a painkiller, suffering is the best medicine.

3) Flesh wound?

Pour some vitality on that.

4) Disease?

Cram some minerals down his throat.

6) Isn't this malpractice?

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha-

5) Unknown cause?

All right. Here's what divides the doctors from everyone else. The ability to think outside HELP CURELIST.

"All right, I've made the first incision."

The first incision? Oh, right, right. Erm, apply pressure.

"Apply pr -- you are a doctor right?"

Huh? Yeah, yeah. You uh, should make some more incisions.

"Okay. Oh Lords he's bleeding a lot."

Blood loss builds character.

"And he's screaming! Are you sure about this?"

Definitely.

"He ah... he stopped screaming."

Well, he's either better or dead. Nice work!

"You aren't a real doctor, are you Tvistor?"

... No.

Idelisa

@Tvistor. I disagree. Cause I can. I refuse to be told by you when to laugh. I don't care if you are hilarious.

Wysteria

I would've volunteered Wyst actually. She's already covered in scars anyway so what's another few all over? :P Eh.