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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 8847247" data-attributes="member: 2209">I don't know that there is consensus on much. The books say you need proficiency to attempt to pick a lock. Beyond that I don't remember 5e baseline guidelines for DCs and attempt/reattempt times like there were in prior editions so it is generally up to the individual DM, although there are things like the fast hands class ability to pick a lock as a bonus action for thief subclass rogues.DMG page 103:&quot;Locked Doors. Characters who don't have the key to a locked door can pick the lock with a successful Dexterity check (doing so requires thieves' tools and proficiency in their use). They can also force the door with a successful Strength check, smash the door to pieces by dealing enough damage to it, or use a knock spell or similar magic. Chapter 8 provides guidelines for setting the DCs and assigning statistics to doors and other objects.&quot;So probably the DC would use the typical DC chart and be based on the DM's call of how tough it is for a trained lockpicker to pick a lock or how tough the particular lock is judged to be.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 8847247, member: 2209"] I don't know that there is consensus on much. The books say you need proficiency to attempt to pick a lock. Beyond that I don't remember 5e baseline guidelines for DCs and attempt/reattempt times like there were in prior editions so it is generally up to the individual DM, although there are things like the fast hands class ability to pick a lock as a bonus action for thief subclass rogues. DMG page 103: "Locked Doors. Characters who don't have the key to a locked door can pick the lock with a successful Dexterity check (doing so requires thieves' tools and proficiency in their use). They can also force the door with a successful Strength check, smash the door to pieces by dealing enough damage to it, or use a knock spell or similar magic. Chapter 8 provides guidelines for setting the DCs and assigning statistics to doors and other objects." So probably the DC would use the typical DC chart and be based on the DM's call of how tough it is for a trained lockpicker to pick a lock or how tough the particular lock is judged to be. [/QUOTE]

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