Well, I suppose my remaining concerns are these:

1) Sometimes breaking things takes forever and feels like "cheating."
2) Is pickpocketing viable then, or does it require too many Scoundrel talents to make it viable for my Wizard?
3) I don't mind going down a sub-optimal path if it's reasonable. Will I be too underleveled if I pursue pickpocketing and sneaking, ignoring lockpicking?

Simply grabbing a Scoundrel companion sounds fun, though. Glad to hear that's an option. Is there anything tricky related to that, e.g. dismissing existing companions?

Last edited by digitallimit; 05/01/15 11:09 PM.