Reply With QuoteLove the "healing potion." But paperclips? Maybe Garrett could use some Post It Notes too.
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My brother came up with a rather original idea for my birthday gift. He gave me a hand-made thieving set in a huge box. Here's the content:
The address is:
Garrett, South Quarter District, The City
Inside, there is a chest with a scroll on it.
It reads:
The chest itself has a title:Garrett,
Here are the lockpicks that you ordered from the Farkus Store. Old taffer even put some tools used to manufacture them, for a fair bargain of 100 pieces of loot, they oughta serve you well. Just keep yourself out of sight of them Hammerites or City watch patrols, untill you can break a lock with enough speed. They've been after you since you pulled that job at Bafford's.
And happy birthday,
you taffer!!
FARKUS FUNCTIONALS
weapons & thievery tools
The contents of the chest itself:
- a "healing potion" (actually a 35% liquor)
- lock-picking instructions (good God, what are they doing out there in Medicine university?)
-some paperclips
-some more picking tools and an old credit card for opening unlocked doors
- pliers, three keys and a lock
All I can say is,
thanks, you original taffer!
Love the "healing potion." But paperclips? Maybe Garrett could use some Post It Notes too.
That's a great gift and very original.
Lucky you!
Tsk! Have you never tried to pick a lock with a paper clip?Originally Posted by Brethren
Love the "healing potion." But paperclips? Maybe Garrett could use some Post It Notes too.
Nice present, nice brother.
This.
Well I can't think that anyone in my family would have the imagination to come up with something so relevant to my life. As it is, my daughter's the only one who doesn't think I'm some kind of freak. But then she's marvellous and takes after her mother.
Taffin' cool!
That has to be the most original gift I've ever seen! Very neat idea.
Agreed!That has to be the most original gift I've ever seen! Very neat idea.
+1That has to be the most original gift I've ever seen! Very neat idea.
Way cool! Lucky you!
And happy belated birthday, btw.
Are they real lockpicks or are they paper clips that have been bent to resemble lockpicks? I'm not sure about the box of paperclips or the credit card but the rest of it is really cool. I like how the lockpick instructions have been made to look like they were written on an old parchment.
I'd love it if someone gave me something like this for my birthday
Cool! The handmade presents are of the best kind. And this looks very cute.
Paperclips can be used to pick small locks, like padlocks or latches or diaries, or locks that don't need much pressure to rotate. The television and movie industry has created countless and rarely believable scenes depicting the use of a paperclip or hairpin to escape a locked room.
The credit card as a locked-door opener is also based on real life and has been exaggerated in entertainment. Doors with exposed or smooth catches can almost be swiped open with a credit card. In some buildings here on campus, we've had metal plates bolted over doors to prevent just that.
I think these are just bent paperclips too. They're awesome nevertheless.
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