Open Lock

Open Lock (DEX; Trained Only)

You can pick padlocks, finesse combination locks, and solve puzzle locks. The effort requires at least a simple tool of the appropriate sort (a pick, pry bar, blank key, wire, etc.). Attempting an Open Lock check without a set of thieves' tools (page 111) carries a -2 circumstance penalty, even if a simple tool is employed. The use of masterwork thieves' tools enables you to make the check with a +2 circumstance bonus.

Check: Opening a lock entails 1 round of work and a successful check. (It is a full-round action.)

Lock	DC
Very simple lock	20
Average lock	25
Good lock	30
Amazing lock	40

Special: Untrained characters cannot pick locks, but they might successfully force them open (see Breaking Items, page 136).