LE magic for lockpicking, new method

[dirksoccer]

Hey guys,

Not sure if this exists, but thought I'd toss it out there as an idea.

 

Im playing a mage character on master with some major difficulty mods, and as a compulsive looter I of course have been picking every lock/chest. The problem is that this has been raising my lock picking pretty fast, which is bad for roleplaying purposes and because I level too quickly (and enemies are leveling with me cuz of some mods). Anyway, that's not the important part, on to the idea...

A lot of mods add unlock spells, but most require your level of a particular school to match that of the lock for them to work. This would make sense, except with enough lock picks/time I can pick any lock no matter how difficult. So what if someone could make a mod that would make the unlock spell just take more time depending on the lock difficulty/your skill? That way with enough time/magicka a mage could pick any lock, and as your skill leveled the process would slowly speed up, eventually becoming almost instant (which makes sense lore-wise too, since a mage who can directly alter the insides of the lock should be able to unlock anything given enough time, and a stronger mage should be able to do it faster/easier).

 

Not sure how easy/possible this would be, just thought it sounded sweet! If a mod like this already exists then point the way!

 

Thanks in advance

[Oracleofmoons]

I have no input, but I do have one question.

 

Would opening a chest in this way level your magic, or your lock picking?

 

I don't think the original post is very clear....

[dirksoccer]

Magic, whatever school the spell was in. The intent is to allow mages to remain mages (why would a mage need lock picking as far as roleplay or leveling goes?) while still being able to loot.

[Kagenoyol]

there is already something that allow you lockpick with destruction spell. And it also increases your class bar