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'''Lockpicking'''

''The art of defeating locks through patience, finesse, and a steady supply of picks.''
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<span style="color:#FFD700; font-size:1.8em;">'''Lockpicking'''</span>
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<span style="color:#AAAAAA; font-size:1.1em;">''The art of defeating locks through patience, finesse, and a steady supply of picks.''</span>
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! colspan="2" style="background-color:#2a2a3e; color:#FFD700;" | Skill Overview
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| '''Skill Type''' || Rogue
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| '''Difficulty''' || Moderate
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| '''Primary Stat''' || Dexterity
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| '''Complementary Skills''' || Tinkering, Detecting Hidden, Remove Trap
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== How Lockpicking Works ==

Lockpicking allows you to open locked containers and doors without a key. To pick a lock, simply double-click a '''lockpick''' from your backpack and target the locked object.

Every lockable object has three hidden values that determine how hard it is to pick:

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| <span style="color:#FF6666;">'''Required Skill'''</span> || The '''minimum''' Lockpicking skill needed to even attempt the lock. If your skill is below this value, you'll receive the message: <span style="color:#CCCCCC;">''"You don't see how that lock can be manipulated."''</span> — and no skill check is made.
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| <span style="color:#FFCC00;">'''Lock Level'''</span> || The lower bound of the skill check. This, combined with Max Lock Level, defines the difficulty window for the attempt.
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| <span style="color:#66FF66;">'''Max Lock Level'''</span> || The upper bound of the skill check. You will gain skill from a lock as long as your Lockpicking is somewhere between the Lock Level and Max Lock Level.
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<span style="color:#AAAAAA;">'''In other words:''' You need at least the Required Skill to try. Once you can attempt it, your chance of success depends on where your skill falls between the Lock Level and Max Lock Level. You stop gaining skill from a lock once your Lockpicking exceeds the Max Lock Level.</span>
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== Success and Failure ==

When you attempt to pick a lock, one of the following happens:

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<span style="color:#66FF66;">'''Success'''</span><br/>
<span style="color:#CCCCCC;">''"The lock quickly yields to your skill."'' — The lock opens and you may gain skill if the lock is within your training range.</span>
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<span style="color:#FF6666;">'''Failure'''</span><br/>
<span style="color:#CCCCCC;">''"You are unable to pick the lock."'' — The lock remains closed. There is a '''25% chance''' your lockpick will break on each failed attempt. You'll hear a snap and see the message: ''"You broke the lockpick."''</span>
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<span style="color:#FFCC00;">'''Cannot Pick'''</span><br/>
<span style="color:#CCCCCC;">Some locks cannot be picked at all. A Lock Level of '''0''' means the lock is unpickable by design, and a Lock Level of '''-255''' means it has been '''magically locked''' (via the Magic Lock spell). Both will display: ''"This lock cannot be picked by normal means."''</span>
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== Skeleton Keys ==

'''Skeleton Keys''' are special lockpicks that provide a '''skill bonus''' when picking locks. This bonus is subtracted from both the Lock Level and Max Lock Level of the target, effectively making the lock easier to pick. This means a skeleton key can let you open locks that would otherwise be beyond your ability.

A '''Master Skeleton Key''' bypasses the skill check entirely — any lock that is normally pickable will open automatically.

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<span style="color:#AAAAAA;">'''Note:''' Neither skeleton keys nor master skeleton keys can open magically locked or unpickable locks (Lock Level 0 or -255).</span>
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== Treasure Map Chests ==

Treasure map chests follow the same lockpicking rules, with a few special considerations:

* You must '''defeat all guardians''' before you can attempt to pick the lock. If guardians remain, you will see: <span style="color:#CCCCCC;">''"You must destroy all the guardians before you can unlock the chest."''</span>

* On a '''failed''' pick attempt, there is a '''25% chance''' that a random item inside the chest will be destroyed by a trap. You'll hear a hiss and receive the message: <span style="color:#CC0000;">''"The sound of gas escaping is heard from the chest."''</span>

This makes high-level treasure chests risky — repeated failures can eat into your loot before you ever open the lid.

== Training Lockpicking ==

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| 0 – 75 || '''Britain Library / Craft Training Books'''
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| 75 – 120 || Pick progressively harder locked chests
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=== Training with Crafted Chests ===

The most efficient way to train Lockpicking from 75 onward is with '''tinker-crafted lockable chests'''. Have a tinker character (or a friend) craft wooden or metal chests — the lock difficulty scales directly with the tinker's '''Tinkering''' skill at the time of crafting.

Once crafted, you can '''pick it, relock it, and pick it again''' indefinitely. There's no need to craft a new chest each time, making this an extremely efficient training method. These chests are also sometimes sold by players.

To use a crafted chest for training, your Lockpicking must be at or above the chest's '''Required Skill''' value, and you'll continue to gain skill until you exceed the '''Max Lock Level'''. Work your way up through progressively harder chests to reach GM and beyond.

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<span style="color:#AAAAAA;">'''Tip:''' The tinkering check to make a chest lockable only requires '''15.0 Tinkering''' to guarantee success — but the ''quality'' of the lock is what scales with skill. A tinker at 20 skill makes a very easy lock; a tinker at 120 makes an extremely hard one.</span>
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=== Crafted Chest Lock Difficulty Reference ===

The formulas used when a tinker crafts a lockable chest:

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<span style="color:#66CCFF;">Base Level</span> <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">= (int)(Tinkering Skill × 0.8)</span><br/>
<span style="color:#FF6666;">Required Skill</span> <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">= Base Level − 4</span><br/>
<span style="color:#FFCC00;">Lock Level</span> <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">= Base Level − 14   (set to −1 if result is 0)</span><br/>
<span style="color:#66FF66;">Max Lock Level</span> <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">= Base Level + 35</span>
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! Tinkering Skill !! <span style="color:#FFCC00;">Lock Level</span> !! <span style="color:#FF6666;">Required Skill</span> !! <span style="color:#66FF66;">Max Lock Level</span> !! Suggested Lockpicking Range
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| 0 || -14 || -4 || 35 || 0 – 35
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| 10 || -6 || 4 || 43 || 4 – 43
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| 20 || 2 || 12 || 51 || 12 – 51
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| 30 || 10 || 20 || 59 || 20 – 59
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| 40 || 18 || 28 || 67 || 28 – 67
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| 50 || 26 || 36 || 75 || 36 – 75
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| 60 || 34 || 44 || 83 || 44 – 83
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| 70 || 42 || 52 || 91 || 52 – 91
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| 80 || 50 || 60 || 99 || 60 – 99
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| 90 || 58 || 68 || 107 || 68 – 107
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| 100 || 66 || 76 || 115 || 76 – 115
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| 110 || 74 || 84 || 123 || 84 – 120
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| 120 || 82 || 92 || 131 || 92 – 120
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<span style="color:#AAAAAA;">'''Note:''' On Banes World, the vanilla lock level caps of 95 have been removed, allowing locks to scale all the way up with GM+ tinkering. The "Suggested Lockpicking Range" column shows the effective training window — your skill must be at or above the Required Skill to attempt the lock, and you'll gain skill until you exceed the Max Lock Level (or hit the 120 skill cap).</span>
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=== Recommended Training Progression ===

A practical path to GM+ Lockpicking using crafted chests:

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! Your Lockpicking !! Use Chest Made With Tinkering
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| 0 – 75 || '''Britain Library / Craft Training Books'''
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| 75 – 83 || 100 Tinkering <span style="color:#AAAAAA;">(Required: 76, Max: 115)</span>
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| 83 – 91 || 110 Tinkering <span style="color:#AAAAAA;">(Required: 84, Max: 123)</span>
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| 91 – 120 || 120 Tinkering <span style="color:#AAAAAA;">(Required: 92, Max: 131)</span>
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<span style="color:#AAAAAA;">'''Tip:''' Stock up on lockpicks before training — at difficult locks, the 25% break chance on failures means you'll go through them quickly. A tinker can craft lockpicks cheaply, so make a few hundred before you start a training session.</span>
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== Quick Reference ==

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| '''Lockpick Break Chance''' || 25% on each failed attempt
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| '''Magic Locked''' || Cannot be picked by normal means
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| '''Skeleton Key''' || Reduces lock difficulty by its bonus value
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| '''Master Skeleton Key''' || Opens any pickable lock automatically
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| '''Treasure Chests''' || Must kill guardians first; failed picks can destroy loot
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| '''Tinkering Check''' || 15.0 Tinkering guarantees making a chest lockable
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| '''Lock Level Caps''' || Removed on Banes World (vanilla caps were 95)
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