New player needing help : IV

» Tue May 17, 2011 5:23 am

I am a new player to the elder scrolls series and have a question about were the best location is to aquire lockpicks. Being a new player and old and terrible I burnt through the 25 or so you start with learning how to pick locks on my first door and now only seem to aquire them very sparatically. Any advice would be appreciated.

» Tue May 17, 2011 1:51 am

You could join the thieves guild and buy them for 6 gold each, but it probably isnt very practical as you are a new player and won't have much gold.

» Tue May 17, 2011 1:07 pm

Shady Sam also sells lockpicks, no need to join the thieves guild. Other then that, looting is your best bet.

» Tue May 17, 2011 1:11 am

I am a new player to the elder scrolls series and have a question about were the best location is to aquire lockpicks. Being a new player and old and terrible I burnt through the 25 or so you start with learning how to pick locks on my first door and now only seem to aquire them very sparatically. Any advice would be appreciated.

I usually find them on goblins. But seeing as how you are just starting out... there is a guy, his name is Shady Sam. He is stationed just outside the Imperial City, near the stables. He stands to the inside of one of the battlements there. Go out the door, stables on your right, bridge in front of you. Turn right, and check along the wall. He is about three or four down. He sells them. He does not have the "Persuade" option in his speech menu. Just click on the left one, and that will bring up his barter menu.

ninja'd I see.

» Tue May 17, 2011 3:02 am

Once your character achieves level 10, there is a quest you can do that will net you an unbreakable lockpick.

If you want more info on that quest, the details are here: http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Nocturnal

» Tue May 17, 2011 1:57 pm

Shady Sam
Ongar (Although you'll have to join the Thieves guild)
M'raaj-Dar (Although you'll have to join the Dark Brotherhood)

Shady Sam is the easiest to get lockpicks from and he's open 24 hours a day.

» Tue May 17, 2011 4:16 am

I always hunt in goblin lairs. They have heaps of lockpicks.
The Grummites in Shivering Isles also have quite a few.

» Tue May 17, 2011 2:37 am

yes once you achieve level 10, complete the quest for the Shrine of the Nocturnal, and you will recieve the Skeleton Key, an unbreakable lock pick. Up unitl that point, there are a couple of npc's that will sell you them, like other users have mentioned

» Tue May 17, 2011 12:39 pm

Thank you all for your responses they are much appreciated.

» Tue May 17, 2011 1:02 pm

Get some gold, Join the Dark Brotherhood or The Thieves guild

» Tue May 17, 2011 7:23 am

once you get to a high enough level look for the skeleton key. its at nocturnals shrine near leyawiin. its basically infinite lock picks because it never breaks :wink_smile:

» Tue May 17, 2011 7:41 am

Once you get to Level 10 there's a "lockpick" you can acquire that never breaks...

Edit: Just saw the post above me!

» Tue May 17, 2011 12:56 am

Another way that may be of use to you depending on what class it is that you play may well be Alteration magic. However the only down fall with this is that you may not be able to open Average/Hard/Very Hard locks early on, but it will also give you some useful supportive spells that may be of use to a new player such as Shield & Feather.

I play a pure Magicka character however so my view may be a little more biased towards a magic school.

» Tue May 17, 2011 3:45 pm

Another way that may be of use to you depending on what class it is that you play may well be Alteration magic. However the only down fall with this is that you may not be able to open Average/Hard/Very Hard locks early on, but it will also give you some useful supportive spells that may be of use to a new player such as Shield & Feather.

Yes, and at level 10 you can still get that "special" lockpick.

» Tue May 17, 2011 5:48 am

Yes, and at level 10 you can still get that "special" lockpick.

You mean the boring one. Never used it. Not once

» Tue May 17, 2011 4:24 pm

Yes, and at level 10 you can still get that "special" lockpick.

Yes this I know. However I find it more interesting to use Alteration Magic. I have it in my inventory and use it when I come to locks that I cannot break with Alteration while leveling my Alteration Magic up.

» Tue May 17, 2011 1:11 am

Yes this I know. However I find it more interesting to use Alteration Magic. I have it in my inventory and use it when I come to locks that I cannot break with Alteration while leveling my Alteration Magic up.

I like Alteration for opening locks too, but the one problem with it is that Open spells don't work underwater. You still need lock picking for that situation.

» Tue May 17, 2011 5:28 am

When you get your merchantile to level 50 some merchants sell things they normally wouldn't, I notice lock picks on sell lists fairly often because of it but can't remember any specific merchants off the top of my head that have a decent quantity for sale at a time.

» Tue May 17, 2011 4:13 pm

I am a new player to the elder scrolls series and have a question about were the best location is to aquire lockpicks. Being a new player and old and terrible I burnt through the 25 or so you start with learning how to pick locks on my first door and now only seem to aquire them very sparatically. Any advice would be appreciated.

Spoiler

Skeleton Key

Or, you can always just save before you pick. But join the thieves guild, you can buy the from

Spoiler

Armand and other fences for decently cheap (5 septims)

» Tue May 17, 2011 12:06 pm

I like Alteration for opening locks too, but the one problem with it is that Open spells don't work underwater. You still need lock picking for that situation.

Heh, you got that right. Buffy has never touched a lock pick, and donated the skellie key to the Mystic Archives, like she does with most artifacts. She's an unlock by spell girl only. Yet, she can't resist the urge to know what's inside a locked chest, even if it is underwater. So what does she do? Silly thing sits down underwater and expectantly waits for poor Acadian to open the lock with his command console. Argh! :tongue:

» Tue May 17, 2011 1:25 pm

Well the DB and Thieves guild sell them. Or travel to the stable at the IC and follow the city walls right and you find a drug dealer who sells Skoma and lockpicks

» Tue May 17, 2011 3:29 pm

I usually find them on goblins. But seeing as how you are just starting out... there is a guy, his name is Shady Sam. He is stationed just outside the Imperial City, near the stables. He stands to the inside of one of the battlements there. Go out the door, stables on your right, bridge in front of you. Turn right, and check along the wall. He is about three or four down. He sells them. He does not have the "Persuade" option in his speech menu. Just click on the left one, and that will bring up his barter menu.

ninja'd I see.

Shady Sam is in the Vanilla game? If so, man it's amazing how long I've been playing this game and there's still some surprises right under my character's noses.