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- She later smashes a locked door open with The Warrior's head after he insults her lock picking skills.
Source: Tabletop Game / DragonStrike -
The chests are always locked, and require the NPC thief to open it (and his lock-picking can be interrupted if he's attacked).
Source: Inexplicable Treasure Chests -
Cutting the Knot: The crew find a locked chest where Ray attempts to open it by picking the lock with a hairpin.
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Picking and Open. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/picking
Open & Picking. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/picking>.
Picking or Open. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/picking.
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