Clever Improviser

(Complete Scoundrel, page 85, DnD 3.5)

[Manipulation, Skill Trick]

Tools? Why would you need tools? It's just a combination lock with a poison needle trap, after all.

Prerequisite

Disable Device 5 ranks, Open Lock 5 ranks

Benefit

When making a Disable Device or Open Lock check without using thieves' tools, you ignore the normal --2 penalty. You can use this trick any number of times per day until you fail a Disable Device or Open Lock check made without using thieves' tools. After a failure, you can't use Clever Improviser again until after you have rested for 8 hours.