Cool little thing to do in candlekeep introduction - Page 2

Kyrvias · 05-02-2006, 08:00 PM

It's chapter 6 [img]smile.gif[/img]

Klorox · 05-03-2006, 12:23 PM

I just tested this with a dwarven thief. Maxxed out my OL, and I couldn't open the lock on the first try, but it did open for me on the second try.

Cheers!

BTW, Elvenhair reappears when you get to Beregost!

Lord · 05-03-2006, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Klorox:
I just tested this with a dwarven thief. Maxxed out my OL, and I couldn't open the lock on the first try, but it did open for me on the second try.

As a rule, try to open the lock 3 times. If it doesn't open, then you probably need more skill.

Kyrvias · 05-03-2006, 09:00 PM

Yep. I think the same applies to smashing the lock. If you fail 3 times, you'll *never* open it with your current skill/strength

ZFR · 05-04-2006, 04:38 AM

I remeber on my first game, I tried picklocking and bashing a few locks (not the one in Candlekeep)... didnt work initially, only worked after 50 or so attempts... since then I try two or three times, if it fails I come back with better skills.

timothy trotter · 05-04-2006, 06:14 AM

is that the same with bg 2? i always thought, that if you failed the first time, it would never work... all those re-loads! damn. does it apply for bashing and picking?

Klorox · 05-04-2006, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kyrvias:
Yep. I think the same applies to smashing the lock. If you fail 3 times, you'll *never* open it with your current skill/strength

That's just not true. I'll try 10 times, as a rule, and sometimes don't get it until that 10th time.

Since it's a game of percentages, maybe you could eventually open any lock with any skill amount. I dunno.

Lord · 05-04-2006, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Klorox:

quote:
Originally posted by Kyrvias:
Yep. I think the same applies to smashing the lock. If you fail 3 times, you'll *never* open it with your current skill/strength

That's just not true. I'll try 10 times, as a rule, and sometimes don't get it until that 10th time.

Since it's a game of percentages, maybe you could eventually open any lock with any skill amount. I dunno. [/QUOTE]I doubt that the chance of opening a lock is a geometric distribution - it is probably binomial, meaning that the probability of opening the lock is the same with each time you attempt to open it. So as you try more and more, there are more opportunities to get that small probability of opening the locked chest. ZFR, that is why you got it around the 50th try.

Khayne · 05-04-2006, 09:44 PM

I do it 15 times at low pick locks, sometimes i open on 14 or 15
points attempts
25-30 15 times
31-45 10 times
46-65 5 times
66+ 3 times

Kyrvias · 05-04-2006, 10:16 PM

Good rule to live by. Saves time anyway.

05-03-2006, 12:23 PM	#12
Klorox Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 21, 2004 Location: USA Age: 49 Posts: 1,168	I just tested this with a dwarven thief. Maxxed out my OL, and I couldn't open the lock on the first try, but it did open for me on the second try. Cheers! BTW, Elvenhair reappears when you get to Beregost! __________________ Baruk Khazad! Khazad ai-mênu! "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."-- Edmund Burke

05-04-2006, 04:38 AM	#15
ZFR Legion Symbol Join Date: February 14, 2002 Location: Ireland Age: 40 Posts: 7,368	I remeber on my first game, I tried picklocking and bashing a few locks (not the one in Candlekeep)... didnt work initially, only worked after 50 or so attempts... since then I try two or three times, if it fails I come back with better skills. __________________ ZFR

05-04-2006, 06:14 AM	#16
timothy trotter Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: December 29, 2004 Location: south australia Age: 43 Posts: 603	is that the same with bg 2? i always thought, that if you failed the first time, it would never work... all those re-loads! damn. does it apply for bashing and picking? __________________ Nobody expects the Spanish inquisition!<br />You will stay in the comfy chair until lunchtime, with only a cup of coffee at 11!

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05-02-2006, 08:00 PM	#11
Kyrvias Lord Ao Join Date: May 15, 2005 Posts: 2,092	It's chapter 6 [img]smile.gif[/img]

05-03-2006, 09:00 PM	#14
Kyrvias Lord Ao Join Date: May 15, 2005 Posts: 2,092	Yep. I think the same applies to smashing the lock. If you fail 3 times, you'll never open it with your current skill/strength

05-04-2006, 09:44 PM	#19
Khayne Dungeon Master Join Date: March 19, 2005 Location: USA Age: 53 Posts: 80	I do it 15 times at low pick locks, sometimes i open on 14 or 15 points attempts 25-30 15 times 31-45 10 times 46-65 5 times 66+ 3 times

05-04-2006, 10:16 PM	#20
Kyrvias Lord Ao Join Date: May 15, 2005 Posts: 2,092	Good rule to live by. Saves time anyway.

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