Quick Pick Locks
Playtest 3.2 / 4th Ed Build Cost: 5
Purchase: Multi
Tagged: Yes
Duration: Instant
Skill Type: Dexterity
Prerequisites: Rogue Basic Career Skill List, Pick Locks, Trap Dodge Superseded: every Skill List this skill is on uses its own row in the table below.
Skill List: Master Thief
Cost & Prerequisites by Skill List
The career list tables price or gate this skill differently from its entry above.
| Skill List | Build | Prerequisites | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Thief | 5 | Master Thief, Trap Dodge | Playtest 3.2, p. 12 |
Skill Rules & Full Description
The character with this skill is able to pick any one non-magical lock the character can see and reach. The player must declare they are using this skill on something they suspect might be locked. Then the door, box or item is opened and if it is indeed locked, it is automatically unlocked. If the lock is not locked, then the skill is not used. The character must have in-game lock picks to use this skill. The character must spend 10 seconds working on the suspected object to unlock it.
Canonical Source: Base Rulebook (Page 176)
Prerequisite & Progression Tree: Quick Pick Locks
Current Skill Skill Node General Requirement
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n_quick_pick_locks["Quick Pick Locks"]
class n_quick_pick_locks target;
click n_quick_pick_locks "/rules/skills/quick-pick-locks" "View Quick Pick Locks"
n_rogue_basic_career_skill_list(["Rogue Basic Career Skill List"])
class n_rogue_basic_career_skill_list reqNode;
n_pick_lock["Pick Locks"]
class n_pick_lock skillNode;
click n_pick_lock "/rules/skills/pick-lock" "View Pick Locks"
n_trap_dodge["Trap Dodge"]
class n_trap_dodge skillNode;
click n_trap_dodge "/rules/skills/trap-dodge" "View Trap Dodge"
n_set_trap_rank_3["Set Trap Rank 3"]
class n_set_trap_rank_3 skillNode;
click n_set_trap_rank_3 "/rules/skills/set-trap-rank-3" "View Set Trap Rank 3"
n_set_trap_rank_2["Set Trap Rank 2"]
class n_set_trap_rank_2 skillNode;
click n_set_trap_rank_2 "/rules/skills/set-trap-rank-2" "View Set Trap Rank 2"
n_set_trap_rank_1["Set Trap Rank 1"]
class n_set_trap_rank_1 skillNode;
click n_set_trap_rank_1 "/rules/skills/set-trap-rank-1" "View Set Trap Rank 1"
n_disarm_trap["Disarm Trap"]
class n_disarm_trap skillNode;
click n_disarm_trap "/rules/skills/disarm-trap" "View Disarm Trap"
n_rogue_basic_career_skill_list --> n_quick_pick_locks
n_pick_lock --> n_quick_pick_locks
n_trap_dodge --> n_quick_pick_locks
n_rogue_basic_career_skill_list --> n_trap_dodge
n_set_trap_rank_3 --> n_trap_dodge
n_set_trap_rank_2 --> n_set_trap_rank_3
n_set_trap_rank_1 --> n_set_trap_rank_2
n_disarm_trap --> n_set_trap_rank_1
Tip: Click any skill node in the tree to navigate directly to its rules page.