Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="tetrasodium" data-source="post: 8659291" data-attributes="member: 93670">I went to <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/simulockrum-tabletop-rpg-lockpicking-supplement/coming_soon" target="_blank">look it up</a> &amp; see how it works.&nbsp; Apparently there are &quot;four magnetic locking pins for a total of sixteen possible combinations&quot; &amp; &quot;eight double ended lockpicks to deduce the correct combination using tactile/auditory&nbsp; cues&quot;. From a purely technical standpoint it might not be bad as a pseudo lockpicking simulator that doesn't require learning how to quickly pick a lock with skill or bore everyone waiting for someone to pick a lock with blind luck &amp; persistence.&nbsp; What is not clear is how much the gm can repin the magnetic lock &amp; how or if it's going to be using the same key so players can just start ruling them in/out based on wear&nbsp; of the keys .From a GM standpoint&nbsp; there are a few possibilities.<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Normally keys are cut from a blank which is the uncut key shaped to fit the &quot;keyway&quot; with numerical bitting &amp; those are the numbers you often see on keys so they can be reordered easily &amp; possibly in bulk.&nbsp; <ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">If the gm has enough ability to repin the lock trivially &amp; do so in a way that can be conveyed then a thieve's tool check could grant some of that information&nbsp; to narrow down the selection</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>I'm skeptical about the utility at the table though even if mechanically it's stellar.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tetrasodium, post: 8659291, member: 93670"] I went to [URL='https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/simulockrum-tabletop-rpg-lockpicking-supplement/coming_soon']look it up[/URL] & see how it works. Apparently there are "four magnetic locking pins for a total of sixteen possible combinations" & "eight double ended lockpicks to deduce the correct combination using tactile/auditory cues". From a purely technical standpoint it might not be bad as a pseudo lockpicking simulator that doesn't require learning how to quickly pick a lock with skill or bore everyone waiting for someone to pick a lock with blind luck & persistence. What is not clear is how much the gm can repin the magnetic lock & how or if it's going to be using the same key so players can just start ruling them in/out based on wear of the keys . From a GM standpoint there are a few possibilities. [LIST] [*]Normally keys are cut from a blank which is the uncut key shaped to fit the "keyway" with numerical bitting & those are the numbers you often see on keys so they can be reordered easily & possibly in bulk. [LIST] [*]If the gm has enough ability to repin the lock trivially & do so in a way that can be conveyed then a thieve's tool check could grant some of that information to narrow down the selection [/LIST] [/LIST] I'm skeptical about the utility at the table though even if mechanically it's stellar. [/QUOTE]

Verification