well, your reputation with the other soldiers is kind of in the toilet, hon. i don't think they liked that one bit.
hmmm, i could pick a lvl 35 lock from the start, because i bought a set of Journeyman lockpicks. they are supposed to be good up to level 50, i think. i have had success with a lvl 35 lock using an Apprentice lockpick, too, but had to try a kajillion times. LOL! no really. i did. i think i went thru nearly 25 picks to do it.
i find i pick easier if i'm in sneak mode. might just be this highly overactive imagination i have, luv. dunno.
what sign did you pick, btw? i got the Tower, so that i can fall back on that in extreme cases!
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