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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Emerikol" data-source="post: 8224498" data-attributes="member: 6698278">Actually the time for a potential swingy bad result is of course when under pressure.  I thought of that and considered rolling 2d10 and 1d20 and taking the worst if under duress.  Kind of a disadvantage of sorts.I don't agree though with one of your premises.  I think there are millions of locks out there and some will baffle one set of people and others will baffle another set.  It's why you get one try at a lock in my book.  The question being answered is...can you master this lock.  Now if the lock is ridiculously easy then don't roll.  If you prefer a take 10 kind of attitude then by all means that works too.  It all depends on how you classify locks and how you view them in general.  I don't think even the best thief though is as reliable as a modern day locksmith with all his tools.</blockquote>