I honestly was pretty surprised when I figured out that breaking a chest does not destroy the contents. I went into the game with that mindset, especially with the very stron Ultima 7 vibes it gave off from the start. I'm more for the damage items if you bash then the make chests and doors invulnerable. Doesn't make sense. But if you do that, then for the love of all that's holy in Rivellon, give us a source of lockpicks.. during our 24 hour romp I found exactly 1 set of lockpicks.. the mandatory ones in the tutorial dungeon. Nobody sells them, the rng gives eveyrthing but those.. same with trap disarm sets btw. If you want us to be rouges, give us the tools, too.
