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{{flavour|A scroll that calls on the powers of darkness to inflict great pain on any nearby creature -- including the reader! This halves the resilience of all living creatures, although it is never directly fatal.}}

Reading a [[scroll of torment]] inflicts [[torment]] on yourself and all monsters in your [[line of sight]], cutting their HP in half. Monsters that are [[demonic]], [[undead]], [[nonliving]], or [[holy]] are immune. For players, only undead are immune. Each rank of rN+ offers 10% damage reduction (-5% max HP lost). Only undead players are immune to torment.

This scroll is considered [[evil]], so the [[good god]]s forbid its intentional use.

==Strategy==
Flat out using a scroll of torment without immunity is inherently dubious, as it halves your HP, then monsters get a turn to act. However, it ''does'' have uses:
*[[Torment Immunity|Immunity]] or resistance to torment will negate the downside.
**The [[undead]] ([[Poltergeist]], [[Revenant]], [[Mummy]]) are naturally immune, and [[Gargoyle]]s/[[Statue Form]] players have protection.
**Any non-undead species can gain torment immunity through a [[potion of lignification]] (at the cost of not moving).
**Worshippers of [[Kikubaaqudgha]] with sufficiently high [[piety]] have a chance to receive some protection from torment effects, sometimes preventing the damage altogether.
*If you have ranged attacks and a monster doesn't, you can pelt the monster and potentially kill it before it reaches you, allowing you to possibly kill [[out of depth]] monsters. Ideally, you should be standing on an upstair or have another way to retreat from the monster.
*Healing after using torment can let you win fights you wouldn't have, namely in the early game when you have few other options.

Torment is especially good for taking out [[the Royal Jelly]]. Tormenting TRJ still creates high-level jellies, but you can follow up with a [[scroll of immolation]], [[Ignition]], or a number of strategies mentioned in [[The Royal Jelly#Strategy|TRJ's page]]. A second torment may be necessary. Having torment immunity is helpful.

Without a means of healing and/or escape, you'll want some form of heavy torment resistance ([[Gargoyle]]s, [[Statue Form]], [[Kiku]] protection...) before using this scroll. Usually, there are better last resorts than torment.

Once you reach [[Zot:5]] and [[extended]], almost all monsters are immune to torment, making this scroll nearly pointless.

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