Skyrim:Advances in Lockpicking

Book Information Advances in Lockpicking
ID	0001B01C
See Also	Lore version
	75		1
Skill	Lockpicking
Locations
Found in the following locations: 390 ft ENE of Angarvunde (The Rift), next to a dead Redguard (map) Bannermist Tower, on a table just below the top (map) Chillwind Depths (Hjaalmarch), over a table in the innermost room The Ragged Flagon - Cistern (Riften), on a barrel in the training room Sewer (Riften), on a barrel behind a grille ApocryphaDB, Untold Legends, Chapter IV

Advances in Lockpicking

An experienced thief summarizes the intricacies of lockpicking

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I am not a writer. I am a thief. I am a good thief. I am not such a good writer. Anyway, I want to write about picking locks. I read a book about designing locks once. It was good. It gave me lots of ideas.

Some guys make locks with angled keyholes. Always carry a bent lockpick. They will work good in these locks. I do, and I open lots of locks. Sometimes I carry copper lockpicks. Copper bends easy. That way I can bend it right there. Copper lockpicks break easy too. Be careful.

Sometimes the locks have weird spings [sic]. They all spring differently, which makes picking it hard. I hold my torch close to the lock. This makes it hot. When it's hot, the springs are all the same. They don't bounce so differently any more. Be careful not to burn yourself.

Some thieves can't read. If you can't read, get someone to read this book to you. It will make more sense then.