As I am sure you know, LockPick making is not soley dependent on Mech. It all depends on your Lockpicking skill, Agility, reflex, Wounds, Burden, etc...

I would say to you, Yes, carve away. They are not going to be anywhere close to masters, but there is a sense of pride picking with your own picks. Just be aware, they could "out" you unintentionally. I.e. carving with a crude lockpick.

~Nakeeta

The more mech lore the less likely of breaking or bending picks while carving. It also will allow you to use tougher materials. Lockpicking is dominant in determining the quality of the pick. The softest keyblanks are pretty expensive compared to the others so I'd suggest maybe carving a few just to get the satisfaction of carving your own then wait awhile until you can use the cheaper blanks.


~Ascot, et al.

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"Whatever you need to do, you do it. There is no wrong. If somebody needs to be killed, you kill him, that's the way."

also the locksmith on ratha sells thief-carved looking picks. stout copper, slim bronze. ect.

Yamcer

Even a stopped clock gives the right time twice a day.

Ivory keyblanks are the softest and they're about 1.8 gold dokoras or something like that...can't remember the exact price though.


~Ascot, et al.

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"Whatever you need to do, you do it. There is no wrong. If somebody needs to be killed, you kill him, that's the way."

With the lockpick carving re-write, things may be harder or easier. I'm assuming carving will be harder. All common knowledge such as you need X amount of lockpicking with Y amount of mechlore to carve Z type of lockpick would need to be re-researched. So best bet is to keep on training hard.

heh, about what ranks do people start carving quality these days?



<Master of keyblank destruction in plat>



~ The eye is not satisfied with seeing,
Nor the ear filled with hearing.
That which hath been is that
which shall be,
And that which hath been done is that
which shall be done;
And there is nothing new under the sun.

keyblanks are free to us as long as you are not too greedy and ask for too many in one go or in too short a timeframe ;)

I had a go at making one out of ivory, locks 130, mech 101 and I got a common which lasted me for a while. Not sure what the best I could carve is, but that is good enough for the boxes I pick at level.

I carved a CRUDE iron lockpick <in plat> and it didn't bust.

go me!

only 200 more in locks til I can carve 'em like Schvartz. <G>

<mutters>



~ The eye is not satisfied with seeing,
Nor the ear filled with hearing.
That which hath been is that
which shall be,
And that which hath been done is that
which shall be done;
And there is nothing new under the sun.

<<Where?>
A Clasic.

Laslowe


Psychiatrists say that one out of four people are mentally ill. Check three friends. If they are okay, you're it.