Suppose I am using a set of master quality lockpicks (720sp) and I critically fail my check to pick a lock. So let's look at the equipment section and the skills section.
Replacement picks are necessary when your tools break as a result of a critical failure on a Thievery check.
Ok, looking up the cost of replacement picks I see 6sp though you could argue that they should be replacements picks of the same quality.
Critical Failure You either undo one success you have already gained, or, if you have no successes, you break your tools. The tools can be used while broken, but are treated as poor quality tools. Repairing them requires replacing the tools (costing 6 sp, or 50 sp for expert-quality thieves’ tools).
Here they explicitly mention quality, but going by RAW, since my master quality lockpicks are not expert-quality, they should only cost 6sp to place which seems weird.
That being said, paying 720sp just because you rolled a 1 feels pretty bad.
Suppose I am using a set of master quality lockpicks (720sp) and I critically fail my check to pick a lock. So let's look at the equipment section and the skills section.
Replacement picks are necessary when your tools break as a result of a critical failure on a Thievery check.Ok, looking up the cost of replacement picks I see 6sp though you could argue that they should be replacements picks of the same quality.
Critical Failure You either undo one success you have already gained, or, if you have no successes, you break your tools. The tools can be used while broken, but are treated as poor quality tools. Repairing them requires replacing the tools (costing 6 sp, or 50 sp for expert-quality thieves’ tools).Here they explicitly mention quality, but going by RAW, since my master quality lockpicks are not expert-quality, they should only cost 6sp to place which seems weird.
That being said, paying 720sp just because you rolled a 1 feels pretty bad.
Its 50 GP to replace a set of broken picks of expert quality? Are they trying to bankrupt Rogues and force them to rob every NPC they encounter blind just to pay for normal dungeon expenses?