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<blockquote data-quote="Garresh" data-source="post: 7070257" data-attributes="member: 6836323">I really hate the &quot;your tool breaks&quot; approach. It's immersion breaking for me, personally. Most lockpicks I've seen are made of high quality metal. To break them you'd need to <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> up *really* badly. Like, so badly that anyone with training wouldn't be able to fail that hard. I mean what did they do jam the lockpicks in and hammer them like a nail?If anything would break, make it one of the lock components got bent slightly and now the lock itself is broken, preventing it from working with the key and leaving signs of forced entry. I've seen that happen IRL actually, and I had to replace the lock. Anyways, make the failures realistic. Metal tools just snapping like twigs doesn't happen. Even rapiers don't break easily, and high quality tools or weapons that are designed for hard use or impact don't just shatter because someone was a bit careless with them.Slightly amusing note though. I have actually seen a fencing foil snap, as it was a close bout and I went in pretty hard on a last ditch thrust with my whole body. The broken off blade, which is normally dull because its for fencing, was jagged and sharp and it kept going and hit the guy in the neck. Luckily the fencing protection stopped it, but there was damage to the throat guard on the mask. Moral of the story? Always wear protection. Also winning is more important than safety. I won that bout.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Garresh, post: 7070257, member: 6836323"] I really hate the "your tool breaks" approach. It's immersion breaking for me, personally. Most lockpicks I've seen are made of high quality metal. To break them you'd need to :):):):) up *really* badly. Like, so badly that anyone with training wouldn't be able to fail that hard. I mean what did they do jam the lockpicks in and hammer them like a nail? If anything would break, make it one of the lock components got bent slightly and now the lock itself is broken, preventing it from working with the key and leaving signs of forced entry. I've seen that happen IRL actually, and I had to replace the lock. Anyways, make the failures realistic. Metal tools just snapping like twigs doesn't happen. Even rapiers don't break easily, and high quality tools or weapons that are designed for hard use or impact don't just shatter because someone was a bit careless with them. Slightly amusing note though. I have actually seen a fencing foil snap, as it was a close bout and I went in pretty hard on a last ditch thrust with my whole body. The broken off blade, which is normally dull because its for fencing, was jagged and sharp and it kept going and hit the guy in the neck. Luckily the fencing protection stopped it, but there was damage to the throat guard on the mask. Moral of the story? Always wear protection. Also winning is more important than safety. I won that bout. [/QUOTE]

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