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Torture crowns: are a form of clothing added by the Ideology DLC. They add pain, for those who want to suffer. Despite being called "crowns", they have no relation to Royals or more traditional crowns.

Acquisition

Torture crowns can be crafted at a Fueled smithy or Electric smithy if you have the Guilty or Pain Is Virtue memes. They require 25 Stuff (Metallic/Woody, 250 for SMVs) and 1,200 ticks (20 secs) of work.

They can also occasionally be bought from bulk good traders.

Summary

Wearing a torture crown inflicts 5% pain on the wearer. It does no damage, and the pain will be removed the instant it is removed. This pain is just like pain from any other source, including its mood effects and effects on consciousness if stacked with other pain sources. The amount of pain inflicted is independent of quality or material - all torture crowns will inflict the same amount of pain.

Analysis

A torture crown will apply a 5% pain modifier. If the 'Pain: Idealized' precept is taken this translates to a +3 mood buff from zero pain. Masochists will get a +5 mood buff from minor pain.

Psycasters will also increase their rate of neural heat recharge by ?. The fact that this can be removed easily makes this more attractive than other sources of pain. If used in combat, consider pairing it with a shield belt or some cannon fodder as the crown does not provide significant armor, and will often provide none after weapon AP. Even high quality plasteel crowns are not particularly protective.

There is some merit to equipping slaves with the crown - while their mood debuff from the pain will make them rebel ever so slightly more often, they will also be slightly easier to safely down as they will be slightly closer to their pain shock threshold.

Material table

Material	Sharp	Blunt	Heat	Item HP	Insulation - Cold	Insulation - Heat	Market Value
Wooden Torture crown	8.1%	8.1%	6%	52	-0 °C (0 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	33
Bioferrite Torture crown	16.5%	7.5%	7.5%	160	-0 °C (0 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	30
Golden Torture crown	10.8%	5.4%	5.4%	48	-0 °C (0 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	2505
Plasteel Torture crown	17.1%	8.25%	9.75%	224	-0 °C (0 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	235
Silver Torture crown	10.8%	5.4%	5.4%	56	-0 °C (0 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	255
Steel Torture crown	13.5%	6.75%	9%	80	-0 °C (0 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	52
Uranium Torture crown	16.2%	8.1%	9.75%	200	-0 °C (0 °F)	+0 °C (0 °F)	158

^{Assuming Normal quality, for the effect of other qualities, see Quality.}

Version history

Ideology DLC Release - Added.
1.3.3200 - Armor multipliers increased from 0 to 0.15

Apparel

Torso | Clothing: Button-down shirt • T-shirt (Kid ) • Tribalwear (Kid )
: Corset • Eltex shirt • Eltex vest • Formal vest • Formal shirt
: Slave collar
: Sash • Kid romper
Armor: Flak vest
Legs | Clothing: Pants (Kid )
Armor: Flak pants
Shell | Clothing: Duster • Jacket • Parka (Kid ) • Robe
: Cape • Eltex robe • Prestige robe
: Burka • Slave body strap
: Heavy bandolier
: Lab coat
Armor: Flak jacket • Marine armor (Prestige , Grenadier ) • Plate armor • Recon armor (Prestige , Locust , Mechlord ) • Cataphract armor (Prestige , Phoenix )
Head | Clothing: Bowler hat • Cowboy hat • Hood • Psychic foil helmet • Tuque • Tribal headdress • Veil • War mask
: Beret • Coronet • Crown • Eltex helmet • Eltex skullcap • Ladies hat • Stellic crown • Top hat
: Authority cap • Blindfold • Broadwrap • Flophat • Headwrap • Shadecone • Slicecap • Tailcap • Torture crown • Visage mask
: Airwire headset • Array headset • Gas mask • Face mask
: Ceremonial hood • Ritual mask
Armor: Flak helmet • Marine helmet (Prestige/Samurai helmet ) • Recon helmet (Prestige , Mechlord ) • Simple helmet (Kid ) • Cataphract helmet (Prestige ) • Gunlink • Integrator headset • Mechcommander helmet

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 == Analysis ==
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-A torture crown will apply a 5% pain modifier. If the 'Pain: Idealized' precept is taken this translates to a +3 mood buff from zero pain. Masochist may receive mood buffs from pain crowns.{{Check Tag|Number?|Is it sufficient to trigger the mood buff and if so, how good is it.}}
+A torture crown will apply a 5% pain modifier. If the 'Pain: Idealized' precept is taken this translates to a +3 mood buff from zero pain. Masochists will get a +5 mood buff from minor pain.
-[[Psycast]]ers {{RoyaltyIcon}} will also increase their rate of neural heat recharge by ?. The fact that this can be removed easily makes this more attractive than other source of pain. If used in combat, consider pairing it with a [[shield belt]] or some cannon fodder as the crown does not provide significant armor, and will often provide none after weapon {{AP}}. Even high [[quality]] [[plasteel]] crowns are not particularly protective.
+[[Psycast]]ers {{RoyaltyIcon}} will also increase their rate of neural heat recharge by ?. The fact that this can be removed easily makes this more attractive than other sources of pain. If used in combat, consider pairing it with a [[shield belt]] or some cannon fodder as the crown does not provide significant armor, and will often provide none after weapon {{AP}}. Even high [[quality]] [[plasteel]] crowns are not particularly protective.
 There is some merit to equipping [[slave]]s with the crown - while their mood debuff from the pain will make them rebel ever so slightly more often, they will also be slightly easier to safely down as they will be slightly closer to their [[pain shock threshold]].