Discussion of apartment re-keying

[My 2 sids]

Obvously every key is still different (and would look different for your PC) because only one key works with only one lock.    Further, keyrings -- PCs who have have more than one key can get keyring.


The only annoying thing is that the player can't tell the difference.  To which, why does the player need to see how the keys are different? 

[Lakota]

Why making every apartment key identical to every other apartment key is annoying

It's not realistic.
  A) In real life, though keys may look similar, the number of teeth on the keys aren't.  With an observant and watchful eye, you can tell which keys go to which lock.
  B) Every single apartment complex I've lived at had a different brand a key that worked on the lock, making the whole shape of the key different.
  C) I can't tell if my key to the upstairs room, which has the same description as my key to the downstairs room, when we the players cannot physically change or mark items in the game, for our own reminders, whereas in Real Life I can draw / mark / sticker / tie a ribbon / use a different ring around the key that I use the most.

If all apartment complexes in the known world had different key short-descriptions, but the apartments inside had similar ones, it would lessen some of our discomfort.
If keyrings were sold in Kadius shops instead of from Kadius-Only PCs, that would also lessen some of our discomfort.

Thank you mansa. I concur.

[Zoan]

By reading this thread you can tell who the shadies are.

[Lakota]

By reading this thread you can tell who the shadies are.

Incorrect.

[Angela Christine]

Every furred ox looks the same, every spiral carved jasper incense burner looks the same, every key looks the same.  Somewhat unrealistic, occasionally inconvenient, but not a deal breaker.  Wait, will every key look the same, or just every Nenyeuk apartment key look the same?  There are some pretty fancy and unique clan keys out there, and you wouldn't really expect a huge gate to take the same kind of key as an apartment door.  On the other hand, it isn't that unusual for a management company to use the same kind of lock/key in all of their properties.  (The place where I live now does this, when you move out your lock is removed, bagged, and sent to head office, and replaced with another previously used lock from one of their other recently vacated properties.  That way the locks get changed every time the tenant changes, but they don't actually have to buy new locks all the time.)  It would be a shame to lose some of the special and unique clan keys.


On a related note, will all locks be periodically replaced now, or just Nenyuek apartments?   Obtaining a key to a clan compound, or to something inside the compound, is hard to do.  On the other hand, if a door inside a clan compound is locked it is usually to a room where valuable stuff, or valuable people, is kept safe.  So a wealthy clan might be pretty likely to replace/rekey a lock to an important room if a key becomes unaccounted for.


It would be nice if key rings were easier to get.  It isn't like they need to be fancy or complicated, a loop of cord or a lanyard could work just fine for a ghetto key ring.

[The7DeadlyVenomz]

Only keys to rentable rooms will be identical. Keys for clan compounds and other private holdings will remain the same.