Lockpicking:
Each chest has a level. To pick it you need a Lockpick skill of equal or higher level (Fähigkeiten, 2nd colum from the right. You might have to scroll down)

Some chests and doors can't be picked. Then the message "Dieses Schloss kann nicht mit Schlösser knacken geöffnet werden" appears in red.
Be careful, the message that you lockpick skill is too low is also red.

All quests you have are tracked in the Tagebuch. I haven't found the key to open it directly. I simply open the Inventory and then select the Tagebuch slide.

Last edited by Ixal; 30/07/09 10:22 PM.