Garrett's Tools--The Lockpicks

jtr7 on 28/11/2007 at 01:23

Garrett purchases more than two lockpicks (the square-toothed and the triangle-toothed) from Farkus Functionals with the money he got from selling the Horn of Quintus. Thank the Builder(s) we didn't have all these items to deal with!:D

Just for fun (and probably the Encyclopaedia of the Thief Universe), can anybody speculate on the uses of the other items that are not obviously lockpicks?

And there's this:
(http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/j/p/jpa117/webfiles/thieftools.htm) http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/j/p/jpa117/webfiles/thieftools.htm

From the Intro.avi:

Inline Image:

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i106/jtr7/Tools.gif

From the briefing for Assassins!:

Inline Image:

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i106/jtr7/Tools2.gif

Whee!

Solabusca on 28/11/2007 at 04:18

Let's see. Various lockpicks, files, etc.

The dagger looking thing is probably a spike. The coil may be waxed string or a coil of wire. There's probably a dropper filled with oil somewhere in there, too. I'm surprised he had to go to the casting room to get the wax for the key in EAVESDROPPING.

In the pouch could be various small objects, of course.

.j.

jtr7 on 28/11/2007 at 04:20

Thanks!

I was wondering if the spike was maybe used to wedge in between a door and doorframe to expose the latch, or something.

Solabusca on 28/11/2007 at 08:16

Quote Posted by jtr7

Thanks!

I was wondering if the spike was maybe used to wedge in between a door and door frame to expose the latch, or something.

Definitely possible. Also, it could be used to jam a door to prevent pursuit.

If you note, in the second picture you also see a few skeleton keys, or key-forms that may be ground into functional keys. Also note that the three primary lockpicks shown in the 'briefing' screencap for Assassins are the familiar triangle and square lockpick, as well as a tensor bar to slide in with it.

.j.

clearing on 28/11/2007 at 08:54

Old site (http://web.archive.org/web/20040306170150/http://www.moon-shine.net/personal/thief.html) MoonShin Graffx with taffer's tools.

jtr7 on 28/11/2007 at 09:14

Very nice, Sola'! Perfect. Thanks again!

Thank you, too, clearing! The mention of a chokewire makes me wonder if the wire in both pix above is meant to be something like that, although it seems an odd addition to a lockpicking kit. By the way, is that site run by any taffer we know?

Solabusca on 28/11/2007 at 09:22

Quote Posted by clearing

Old site (http://web.archive.org/web/20040306170150/http://www.moon-shine.net/personal/thief.html) MoonShin Graffx with taffer's tools.

I remember when he posted that (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=77299&highlight=costume) here. Wow. Too bad I can't see the lockpick set anymore (although I don't recall being more than passing interested at the time)!

.j.

nickie on 28/11/2007 at 09:37

Quote Posted by jtr7

I was wondering if the spike was maybe used to wedge in between a door and doorframe to expose the latch, or something.

Nowadays we use a credit card, don't we? But I've never managed to make it work. :D

I can't see the pics either - apart from the thief three. Might try IE instead. Nope that doesn't show them either.

jtr7 on 28/11/2007 at 09:37

Found him!
The (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77299&highlight=moon-shine) Artful Dodger.

Solabusca on 28/11/2007 at 09:52

Quote Posted by jtr7

Found him!
The (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77299&highlight=moon-shine) Artful Dodger.

Is it weird that I just did the same thing? And if memory serves, the thieves' tools he shows are actually drawn from Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue.

.j.