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| Usage: pick lock on <object|direction> with <tool> | Usage: pick lock on <object|direction> with <tool> | ||
| - | Used for picking locks, most typically on doors and chests, though | + | Used for picking locks, most typically on doors and chests, though |
| sometimes locks are found on other items, such as books. Doors and similar | sometimes locks are found on other items, such as books. Doors and similar | ||
| portals can be targeted by the direction they lead. You will need some sort | portals can be targeted by the direction they lead. You will need some sort | ||
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| crude locks can be picked with devices as large as daggers. | crude locks can be picked with devices as large as daggers. | ||
| - | Your lockpicking skill and the dexterity it is based on are, of course, | + | Your lockpicking skill and the dexterity it is based on are, of course, |
| the main factors determining your success, though those with training in | the main factors determining your success, though those with training in | ||
| locksmithing have a definite added advantage. Also having a significant | locksmithing have a definite added advantage. Also having a significant | ||
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| uses. | uses. | ||
| - | If you fail to pick a particular lock, you will need to either wait at | + | If you fail to pick a particular lock, you will need to either wait at |
| least thirty minutes or find some way of significantly improving your chances | least thirty minutes or find some way of significantly improving your chances | ||
| before trying again. On the other hand, if you are successful, you will have | before trying again. On the other hand, if you are successful, you will have | ||
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| the consequences of success are in effect. | the consequences of success are in effect. | ||
| - | Practicing lockpicking will, of course, improve one's abilities at it, | + | Practicing lockpicking will, of course, improve one's abilities at it, |
| though simply picking the same lock over and over is not going to be very | though simply picking the same lock over and over is not going to be very | ||
| educational. The aspiring cracksman would do best to practice on a variety of | educational. The aspiring cracksman would do best to practice on a variety of | ||
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| pick lock on n with knife | pick lock on n with knife | ||
| - | Development Information: The pick command was created by Chaos and is | + | Development Information: The pick command was created by Chaos and is |
| maintained by Lost Souls; the source code was last updated Tue Aug 23 00:30:22 | maintained by Lost Souls; the source code was last updated Tue Aug 23 00:30:22 | ||
| 2011. | 2011. | ||
| - | See Also: lockpicking, locksmithing, open, close, lock, unlock | + | See Also: lockpicking, locksmithing, open, close, lock, unlock |
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Command: Pick
General-Use Command Usage: pick lock on <object|direction> with <tool>
Used for picking locks, most typically on doors and chests, though sometimes locks are found on other items, such as books. Doors and similar portals can be targeted by the direction they lead. You will need some sort of tool to use, most preferably a proper lockpick or set of lockpicks. Needles and pins can often serve in a pinch, however, and some particularly crude locks can be picked with devices as large as daggers.
Your lockpicking skill and the dexterity it is based on are, of course, the main factors determining your success, though those with training in locksmithing have a definite added advantage. Also having a significant impact are the keenness of one's perception and the quality of the tools one uses.
If you fail to pick a particular lock, you will need to either wait at least thirty minutes or find some way of significantly improving your chances before trying again. On the other hand, if you are successful, you will have a much easier time repeating the process with the same tools any time within the next two hours. The consequences of failure don't apply during the time the consequences of success are in effect.
Practicing lockpicking will, of course, improve one's abilities at it, though simply picking the same lock over and over is not going to be very educational. The aspiring cracksman would do best to practice on a variety of locks using a variety of tools if he wants to improve his skills.
Examples: pick lock on chest with lockpick
pick lock on oak door with wire
pick lock on north with lockpick set
pick lock on n with knife
Development Information: The pick command was created by Chaos and is maintained by Lost Souls; the source code was last updated Tue Aug 23 00:30:22 2011.
See Also: lockpicking, locksmithing, open, close, lock, unlock
