Daggerfall:Lockpicking

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Your Lockpicking skill is checked whenever you attempt to pick the lock on a door or a chest.

Lockpicking's governing attribute is Intelligence.

  • The chance to pick a lock on a dungeon / interior door is (5 ≤ security + (pc_levellock_level)*5 ≤ 95)%. Locks of level 20 or higher cannot be picked.
  • The chance to pick a lock on an exterior door is (5 ≤ lockpicking - (lock_level * 5) ≤ 95)%. Locks of level 20 or higher cannot be picked. The lock level of exterior locks is estimated to be roughly equal to half the building quality level.
  • If you have not been seen, lockpicking attempts have a 33*(1 – stealth%)% to alert the guards.
  • Both successful and failed lockpicking attempts contribute towards levelling up the skill.
  • Bashing: Each time you strike a door with your weapon, you must roll less than (20 - lock strength)% on a 1-100 roll. This will wear your weapon and does not increase your lockpicking skill.

Description[edit]

"Lockpicking is a skill automatically checked whenever one attempts to pick the lock on a door or a chest."

Captions[edit]

Whenever you try to pick a lock, at the bottom of the screen there will be a caption describing your chances. The possible captions are as follows (the percent probabilites listed below in parentheses are from Arena, and may differ in Daggerfall; however, Arena uses the same captions as Daggerfall):

  • "This lock is an insult to your abilities" (95 - 100%)
  • "You see a pathetic excuse of a lock" (90 - 94%)
  • "You laugh at the amateur quality of'this lock" (85 - 89%)
  • "You are amused by this lock" (80% - 84%)
  • "This lock seems relatively easy" (75 - 79%)
  • "You think should be able to pick this lock" (70 - 74%)
  • "This lock would prove a good challenge" (65 - 69%)
  • "You would be challenged by this lock" (60 - 64%)
  • "This lock looks difficult" (55 - 59%)
  • "You doubt your ability to open this lock" (50 - 54%)
  • "This lock looks to be beyond your skills" (40 - 49%)
  • "lt'd be a miracle if you picked this lock" (30 - 39%)
  • "This lock has nothing to fear from you" (0 - 29%)
  • "This is a magically held lock" (Door is level 20+)

Bug: Despite the formulas being different for interior and exterior locks, the captions are based on your chance as though the lock were an exterior lock.

Classes[edit]

The following classes have Lockpicking as a skill:

Factions[edit]

The following factions have Lockpicking as a required skill:

Training[edit]

Lockpicking training is offered by the following factions: