Locks

In BC, not all locks are created equal. Whether you’re playing with friends, lovers, or your dominant, the lock system offers a deep and hierarchy of control and restriction. This guide give an overview of the various lock types, who can interact with them, and how different game systems like BCX settings and relationship roles affect them.

User Roles Overview

Before looking at the locks themselves, it’s important to understand the hierachy that determine who can interact with a lock:

Public: Everyone else.
Friends: People you know and have friendlisted.
Dominants: Recognized authority figures approved by the BC management.
Lovers: Players you have a romantic or intimate relationship with.
Owner: Your primary dominant. Has top-level authority and access.
You: Yourself.

Lock Types

Each lock offers different levels of control and behaves differently. Generally locks can be simply opened, picked or removed by your lovers or owner. Remember that you may need to buy locks and the respective keys from the club shop, or you wont be able to unlock or use the lock at all. Here’s a quick guide to each

🛑 Exclusive Lock

What it does: Everyone except you can unlock it.
Pickable? No.
Who can open it? Anyone other than you.
Use case: Great for surrender or when you want to give a friend full control, but ensure you can’t back out yourself. You will need to find someone to unlock you. Good for beginners.

🔢 Combination Lock

What it does: Requires a code to open.
Pickable? No.
Who can open it? Anyone with the code, plus your lovers and owner.
Use case: Useful for shared secrets or controlled access—only people with the code such as friends.

⏱️ Five Minute Lock

What it does: Automatically unlocks after 5 minutes.
Pickable? No.
Who can open it? Lovers and owner, person who placed it.
Use case: Short-term restriction with emergency override by close contacts. Good for quick challenges or play scenes.

🧵 Intricate Lock

What it does: Only the person who placed it can remove it.
Pickable? Yes, very easy.
Who can open it? whoever placed it, lovers, owner.
Use case: Self-imposed control with flexibility for partners to help if needed.

🧠 High Security Lock

What it does: You assign specific people who can open it. Can be picked unless settings say otherwise.
Pickable? Yes (unless disabled via settings/BCX), very hard.
Who can open it? Assigned people, lovers, owner.
Use case: Highly customizable. Great for power exchanges and hard to escape.

🛠️ Metal Padlock

What it does: Like the intricate lock, but cant be picked. Can be opened by anyone with the key.
Pickable? No.
Who can open it? Whoever placed it, lovers, owner, anyone with the key.
Use case: A tougher version for longer-term control.

❤️ Lover Padlock

What it does: Only lovers (and optionally owner) can unlock.
Pickable? No.
Who can open it? Lovers, owner (if enabled).
Use case: Strong long term trust lock. Only intimate connections can remove it.

💞 Lover Timer

What it does: Unlocks after a timer expires or via lover (and optionally owner).
Pickable? No.
Who can open it? Lovers, owner (if enabled).
Use case: Set duration. Time-bound intimacy lock. Can be incremented by fairly large chunks of time, Days.

👠 Mistress Lock

What it does: Like an exclusive lock, but keys are distributed only to recognized dominants.
Pickable? No.
Who can open it? Recognized dominants, lovers, owner.
Use case: For formal submission to dominants. Requires club recognized dominants to open.

⌛ Mistress Timer

What it does: Like the five-minute lock, but only certain people can override.
Pickable? No.
Who can open it? Dominants, lovers, owner.
Use case: Temporary submission with a clear power hierarchy. Time can be incremented with relatively short increments, Hours.

🕵️ Pandora Lock

What it does: Secretive, single player storyline lock.
Pickable? No.
Who can open it? Only those who’ve completed specific infiltration quests in single player (infiltarion level 6).
Use case: Hard lock to get out of due to few members with keys. A thrill to find someone to unlock it.

🔐 Password Lock

What it does: Requires a password. Also removable by lovers or owner.
Pickable? No.
Who can open it? Anyone with the password, lovers, owner.
Use case: Secure sharing.

🛡️ Safeword Lock

What it does: Like a password lock, but the wearer can ALWAYS see the password.
Pickable? No.
Who can open it? wearer, password holder, lovers, owner.
Use case: Safety-first lock. The wearer can see the password but others cant. Use it to lock on things you want to keep.

⏳ Timer Password

What it does: Combines timer and password locks.
Pickable? No.
Who can open it? Lovers, owner, or anyone with the password.
Use case: short-duration or delayed unlock with password backup. Short duration, for public use.

Owner Lock

What it does: Your owners set of locks.
Pickable? No.
Who can open it? Owner. No other.
Use case: To lock things to you, such as chastity devices or your collar.

Owner Timer

What it does: Your owners set of timed locks.
Pickable? No.
Who can open it? Owner. No other.
Use case: To lock things to you, such as chastity devices or your collar. Very long increments possible - Days/Weeks.

D/s Family Lock

What it does: Your D/s family set of locks. You can lock these on your owner’s other submissives or your owner can lock them on you.
Pickable? No.
Who can open it? Owner, other submissives belonging to your owner.
Use case: To fascilitate play with your owner and the other submissives your owner cares for.

Advanced: The BCX Rule & Pickproofing User Setting

A powerful modifier exists:
“Locks on you can’t be picked” – when enabled, no one can pick your locks. This makes any pickable lock into a truly secure one.

This setting can be toggled:

By you in the game settings menu.
By people with access to your BCX rule - often your dominants or owner.

When combined with High Security Locks, this setting enables very interesting dynamics. You can assign specific individuals who are allowed to unlock, while completely denying lockpicking attempts from others. It’s a potent tool for establishing firm, nuanced control without ownership. This is a great way to ‘lend’ subs to another dominant for example.

Tips

Exclusive locks are beginner friendly with high security and pandora locks being the more ‘extreme’ side.
Use password locks for roleplay puzzles or coded challenges.
BCX settings add a meta layer** of control. Be mindful who has access!

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can I pick my own locks?
A: Only pickable ones, and only if your BCX setting allows it.

Q: Can I stop someone from picking locks on me?
A: Enable “locks on you can’t be picked.” This disables the pick option for everyone unless they’re explicitly authorized (like in High Security Locks).

Q: What’s the strongest lock in the game?
A: Probably the Pandora Lock or High Security when used with BCX settings.

Q: Can I make locks stronger?
A: Yes, check out the DOGS addon, it adds a lock that is unpickable and unremoveable.

Q: I am stuck!
A: Come to The Slave Helpline Room, we may be able to help. Satisfaction not guaranteed.

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