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Vindicis
Vindicis

Oct-29-2005 04:58

Does this skill always work? Or does it have a chance of working?

And [although the answer is most likely to be yes, I might as well make sure] if the latter is the case, do my bonuses in Toughness apply to Lockpicking?

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gradbeth
gradbeth
Well-Connected

Oct-29-2005 07:18

it always works, but you don't always get anything useful from it

For me, 90% of the time i get useful info, but sometimes you pick the lock and it says you couldn't discover anything

An Zo
An Zo
Well-Connected

Oct-29-2005 08:07

I think (I'm almost sure) that when it says you couldn't discover anything, it means that the suspect has no alibi.

Makensie Brewer
Makensie Brewer
Super Steeper

Oct-29-2005 09:24

Exactly An Zo :)

reda
reda
Well-Connected

Oct-29-2005 10:41

Yes thats true. If you find the apoitment book and you didnt discover anything it means the person has no alibi.

Moonshh
Moonshh
Well-Connected

Oct-29-2005 10:41

Yes, when you "couldn't discover anything useful" when you pick the locks, the suspect has no valid alibi, so you don't need to ask the alibi question. It doesn't show up on the screen as a person with no alibi, though, so you have to write it down or remember it.

I love lock picking, perhaps primarily because it is so annoying NOT to have it. While I don't think it is as important as interviewing and evidence skills and Research, I do like to get it before other more "frilly" skills.

That said, it either gives you alibi information about the person whose house your searching or answers the motive question and gives you more suspects. This isn't always useful, as sometimes you won't need that person's alibi, and if you already have all the suspects, it's just a reiteration of what you already know.

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