Skull castle question

[Nutman]

Gidday, I am in Skull castle – Cet has taken the Lich and I found in a room behind where you talk to the Lich a lock – a level 12 lock. I got the Lichs key off Adriana but doesn’t work on this lock – should it?? (please no spoilers as to whats behind this locked door).

Cheers
Nutman

[Bungleau]

I think that's the key that's supposed to work... by this time in the game, I've usually got someone with a high-enough lockpick skill that the key is not really needed. Have you tried picking it?

[Radek]

That's weird. The key sould work.

If you want to pick the lock then you will need:
either a thief class (thief, assassin, barbarian, etc.) lockpicker with high Traps and Locks skill. Level 5 lockpicks can also help. A non-thief class lockpicker will fail even with Traps and Locks 12.
or a spellcaster which can cast Disarm Traps spell and has high Sorcery skill (at least 10, I think)
or a zenmaster with Traps and Locks 14.

[Wyvern]

There are reports of Adrianna's key working and it not working. I think it is a toss up as to what happens in any particular game.

Try the other suggestions and see if you can't get it opened.

Wyv

[harleyquinn]

Here's what I did that worked for me. I believe the lock is level 12. I had a rouge with lockpick level 10, and he used a level 3 pick on the lock and it opened. I believe the key to this working is having someone use a pick where the level of the pick plus the character's lockpick skill is greater than 12. Hope this helps.

[Nutman]

Gidday,

hey harleyquinn, your brilliant idea worked, never knew that a lock pick added to your lock picking level. Thought there might of been this certain book in the chest, must be elsewhere.

cheers
Nutman

[Radek]

Yes, the lock is a five-star level 12 lock. There are only two such locks in the game: this one and the lock on the chest with the Monk's Ward. Other locks are far simpler than these two locks. A non-thief lockpicker can open all locks in the game except these two. A thief class or a zenmaster with Traps and Locks 14 can open all locks. A spellcaster with Disarm Traps spell and enough high Sorcery skill can also open all locks in the game.