Treasure

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Treasure chests lie scattered throughout the dungeons. Some of them hide artifacts or other objects that may be necessary to you on your quest. In addition to scattering and hiding their valuables behind traps and puzzles, many chests are booby-trapped to prevent unwanted intrusion. When you encounter a chest, you can ignore it and return to it later, or try one of three options to open it:

  • Open - Attempt to open the chest by force. If you are lucky, the chest will not be booby-trapped, and you will be able to open it without being harmed.
  • Pick Lock - Lock picking is the earliest skill learned by a thief, and because it is a skill, it does not require the use of spell points. If you have a thief in your party, use this menu option, then select a thief character from your party to pick the lock. The thief's likelihood of successfully picking a lock without setting off a trap increases as they gain levels:

Thief Level

Chance to Pick

Thief Level

Chance to Pick

1

34%

11

67%

2

38%

12

69%

3

42%

13

71%

4

46%

14

73%

5

50%

15

75%

6

53%

16

76%

7

56%

17

77%

8

59%

18

78%

9

62%

19

79%

10

65%

20

80%

  • Trap Zap - Higher level thieves learn a more effective spell based method for disarming traps. The trap zap spell actually destroys traps inside chests, disarms any harmful agents in the chest, and breaks the chest's lock. If you have a thief in your party capable of casting the trap zap spell, select this menu option, then select the thief who you wish to cast the spell. The trap zap spell has a fixed chance of safely disarming any trap of 80%. Trapzap is still not foolproof, but for most thieves, it's a safer bet than the pick lock skill.

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