Changes: Lockpicking

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Lockpicking is the skill of unlocking special chests. These locked chests can be found all over Celador and contain a variety of goodies inside. Players may find chests in towns, dungeons, and in treasure hunts. A master lockpick can open any locked chest and obtain the valuables inside.

To pick locks, a player must first obtain lockpicks. Lockpicks can be bought from Tinkerer shops in most towns. Lockpicks may also be crafted by (or obtained from) blacksmiths. As long as the locked chests are not part of a player's plot, any chest marked as "Locked" in red text can be unlocked.

Once a player has obtained some lockpicks, players can begin lockpicking by activating the lockpicks item in their inventory and then clicking on a locked chest. The player character will then perform an interruptible lockpicking animation with an accompanying timer. At the end of the timer, a check to see if the character successfully picked the lock will be made. If the character succeeded, the chest will open and can be freely looted. If the character fails, the player must attempt to pick the lock again. If the player character is not skilled enough for the chest, the game will notify the player with a message saying "No chance to pick this lock."

A bag of lockpicks in the player's inventory
An example of a locked chest

Lockpicking skill points are earned whenever the player attempts to pick a lock. "Skill ups" occur regardless of whether the player character was successful in picking the lock.

List of pickable chests


Chest	Lockpicking level
	Beginner (Tattered SOS) (Tattered Map) 1 - 40.1
	Novice (Soaked SOS) (Frayed Map) 10.1 - 54+
	Apprentice (Weathered SOS) (Fancy Map) 30.1 - 70.1
	Journeyman (Rum-Stained SOS) (Ornate Map) 50.1 - 90.1
	Master (Shell-Encrusted SOS) (Devious Map) 70.1+

additional testing is needed to confirm the skill required for each tier chest. Novice chests can yield skill gains to at least 54.4 skill in Early Access v0.8.5

Exceptions

Small Bandit camps

Treasure chests at small bandit camps cannot be picked. Attempting to pick the lock results in a "Cannot pick that lock" message.

Player Crafted Lockboxes

It is currently not confirmed if the carpentry crafted "Lockbox" will be part of lockpicking. Players may lock them but when attempting to pick them from within the backpack a player receives a message "cannot reach that." When placed on the ground or locked down in a house they still do not work "you can't pick that."

Chest Locations in Towns

Below is a list of locked chests found within or on the outskirts of towns. These chests are in safe locations and allow for skill training opportunities which will not put a character in danger.

Note: Keep in mind that locked chests will "respawn" every 10 - 30 minutes. These chests can, however, get stuck and stop "respawning". With this respawn timer and the possibility of breaking a chest in mind, it's better to travel around town and from town to town than to stick to one chest.

Pyros' Landing

Beginner

In the house between the cotton field and the gate

Novice

On the dock by the fish trader
2 chests in the Inn
South West of the Guild Master's House, near some crates
House in the cotton field

Apprentice

Near the house that sells fishing poles
In the house behind the trader house
In the Guild Master's house

Journeyman

In Guild Masters House
Behind the Banker

Master

Only Spawns behind the Banker

Valus

Beginner

2 chests in the Inn

Novice

2 chests in the Inn

Apprentice

In the Inn

Journeyman

None found thus far

Master

The Roof behind the Banker

Eldeir Village

Unfinished

Helm

Beginner

In the Inn
Edwin, Tinkerer's House
Jeremy, Guildleader's House (near bank)

Novice

Michael, Chef's Cart
Jeremy, Guildleader's House (near bank)
Jeremy, Guildleader's House (near carpenter)

Apprentice

In the Inn
Adam, Metalsmith's Tent
House near Tannick, Priest of Tethys

Journeyman

None found thus far

Master

House near Tannick, Priest of Tethys

Compiled List

Town	Chest Level	Notes
Pyros' Landing	(1) Beginner	In the house between the cotton field and the gate
Pyros' Landing	(2) Novice	On the dock by the fish trader
Pyros' Landing	(2)Novice	2 chests in the Inn
Pyros' Landing	(2)Novice	South West of the Guild Master's House, near some crates
Pyros' Landing	(2) Novice	House in the cotton field
Pyros' Landing	(3) Apprentice	Near the house that sells fishing poles
Pyros' Landing	(3) Apprentice	In the house behind the trader house
Pyros' Landing	(3) Apprentice	In the Guild Master's house
Pyros' Landing	(4) Journeyman	In Guild Masters House
Pyros' Landing	(4) Journeyman	Behind the Banker
Pyros' Landing	(5) Master	The Roof behind the Banker
Valus	(1) Beginner	2 chests in the inn
Valus	(2) Novice	2 chests in the inn
Valus	(3) Apprentice	in the inn
Valus	(3) Apprentice	Beside the forge
Valus	(5) Master	The Roof behind the Banker
Eldeir Village	(1) Beginner	Behind a pile near Wallace (rogue trainer)
Eldeir Village	(1) Beginner	In the house with Zigmund (mage trainer)
Eldeir Village	(2) Novice	Near the hired merchants
Eldeir Village	(1) Beginner	Inside the metalsmith's house
Eldeir Village	(2) Novice	Outside the metalsmith's house, behind the forge.
Eldeir Village	(2) Novice	In the house beside the cotton field
Eldeir Village	(2) Novice	2 in the inn
Eldeir Village	(2) Novice	In the house with Zigmund (mage trainer)
Eldeir Village	(3) Apprentice	Behind Colt (Scribe)
Helm	(1) Beginner	In the Inn
Helm	(1) Beginner	Edwin, Tinkerer's House
Helm	(1) Beginner	Jeremy, Guildleader's House (near bank)
Helm	(2) Novice	Michael, near the chef's cart
Helm	(2) Novice	Jeremy, Guildleader's House (near bank)
Helm	(2) Novice	Jeremy, Guildleader's House (near carpenter)
Helm	(3) Apprentice	In the Inn
Helm	(3) Apprentice	Adam, Metalsmith's Tent
Helm	(3) Apprentice	House near Tannick, Priest of Tethys
Helm	(5) Master	House near Tannick, Priest of Tethys

Tips

(This section might be remade in the future.)

Keep in mind you can also skill up off the appropriate level Sunken Treasure Chest from fishing maps. This is particularly useful at 60-70 range.
If you pick a chest that you "barely have a chance of picking" (only having a few decimal skill points above the skill guidelines, i.e. 50.1 for a Journeyman chest) then you can get multiple skill gains from a single chest. This is due to the fact that skill points are awarded by action and not just by success.
If you can gain from a chest while treasure hunting, attempt to lure the spawn away and come back to pick the chest before killing the spawn. When the last guardian dies, the chest automatically unlocks and you can no longer attempt to pick it.

NPC Trainers

The following NPCs can train your lockpicking skill to 30 for 3 :

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 * Keep in mind you can also skill up off the appropriate level Sunken Treasure Chest from fishing maps.  This is particularly useful at 60-70 range.
 * If you pick a chest that you "barely have a chance of picking" (only having a few decimal skill points above the skill guidelines, i.e. 50.1 for a Journeyman chest) then you can get multiple skill gains from a single chest. This is due to the fact that skill points are awarded by action and not just by success.
+* If you can gain from a chest while treasure hunting, attempt to lure the spawn away and come back to pick the chest before killing the spawn.  When the last guardian dies, the chest automatically unlocks and you can no longer attempt to pick it.
 == NPC Trainers ==