Unconventional locks

[MrMuscleHead]

In Baldur's Gate attempting to pick some locks results in the message "unconventional lock - may be warded against simple spells."

My every effort to pick, bash, or knock these locks have failed. What's the secret?

[Angelus]

For these locks you either need a special key or somewhere is a switch/lever that needs to be pulled to open the lock.

[MrMuscleHead]

Originally posted by Angelus:
<STRONG>For these locks you either need a special key or somewhere is a switch/lever that needs to be pulled to open the lock.</STRONG>

Thanks! Hopefully I will be able to figure it out when I reach Chapter 7.

[Denethorn]

......Or you have to talk to someone.

such as the owner of the Merchants League to enter the Merchants Hall

[Laurelei]

Many of these kinds of locks in BG1 seem to serve no other purpose than to mystify you, particularly if they are on chests. I have used up tons of super-strength potions to break into some of the chests and such which are locked by "unconventional" locks only to find minor treasures or a couple of gold pieces. In BGII it does appear that most of them serve the purpose of keeping you out of an area or away from a certain item until you complete a quest, but in BGI they seem to very often be there for no reason.