Lockpicking is the skill used when picking locks with a [[lockpick]], such as [[large padlock|large]] and [[small padlock|small padlocks]] on [[large chest|chests]], [[door lock|door locks]] and [[gate lock|gate locks]].
When you pick open a chest, you will receive the lock in your inventory (not the key) and the chest will be unlocked. When you pick open a house [[door lock]] or [[gate lock]], the lock stays attached. And the The door or gate will remain open unlocked for 10 minutes [[Time of Wurm|Wurm time]].
On each attempt of lockpicking, you can break or damage the lockpick, even when you're successful in picking the lock.