Astarion doesn't even need those items. At 20-22 DEX with feline blessing and guidance he should have more than enough chance to open lockpicks, and these would be overkill.

There's also the Knock spell you can get on Gale or from scrolls which has a 100% unlock rate for any non-magically protected lock for a measly level 2 spell slot use. As far as I'm aware, the only Arcane Lock doors in the game which Knock does not work on is some door in the Shar Gauntlet and the vault doors in the counting house in Act 3, which have a DC 30 but you can get the keys to them through various NPC's and quests, and the Bhaal Temple door which requires specific quest progression. The rest all can be opened with Knock.

Last edited by Zenith; 05/09/23 04:21 PM.