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For thieves and greedy adventurers alike, the Security skill inThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivionis essential for unlocking chests and doors to obtain loot or quest items. As many of these locks are extremely hard to open, even for those with good reactions, players will want to level up their Security quickly. With a higher Security skill, players will waste less time andbreak fewer lockpicks, which they would then need to find more of.
What Does Security Do In Oblivion Remastered
The Security skill affects the character’sability to use lockpicks to open locked doors and containers. Upon reaching new levels at this skill,fewer tumblers will fall upon failingand breaking a lock. Thus, mistakes while lockpicking are easier to recover from. Thetiming for setting tumblerswill also becomemore forgivingas players get better at Security inOblivion Remastered.
No tumblers fall upon failing.
How To Increase The Security Skill In Oblivion Remastered
There are a few ways toincrease Security inOblivion Remastered, but the main way is bysetting tumblerswhile lockpicking. Interestingly, this means the full lockdoes not need to be opened to gain Security XP.
Setting Tumblers & The Fastest Way To Max Out Security In Minutes
Tumblers areset at the top of the lockafter being moved up by the player. On the various platforms, this is:
Interestingly, there is aglitchwhere players canset one tumblerand then spam the set buttonon that same tumbler tolevel up Security extremely fast. Players won’t see their Security skill at the top change yet, but they should hear the audio cue for leveling up.
Uponexiting lockpicking(without needing to open the lock), players will see that it’s increased loads. It takesless than 5 minutes of spammingto max outSecurity at 100.
All Security Skill Book Locations
There are5 skill books for Security, with each of them raising the skill by a single level upon being read.
Book Location
Advances in Lock Picking
Bought or stolen at Mach-Na’s Books, Cheydinhal, or found in the Fingerbowl Cave, on an altar
Under Anvil Castle in Smuggler’s Cave, in a chest
Proper Lock Design
After becoming Guildmaster of theThieves Guild, look in Dareloth’s house, Waterfront District of the Imperial City
Found as random loot by chance
Dro’shanji’s house, Bravil
All Security Trainers In Oblivion Remastered
There are5 Security trainersinOblivion Remasteredto be found throughout Cyrodiil, so if players are willing to part with some of their precious gold, they can be taught the skill instead of leveling it up manually. Notice that as your Security passes 40 and then 70, you will need tofind more advanced trainers.
Southwest corner of Chorrol
0-40
Dro’shanji’s house, north-central Bravil
0-70
71-100
