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Gothic 1 Remake lockpicking can get annoying fast if you are trying to save ore, lockpicks and LP.
Short English guide for lockpicks, training, quest chests and when to spend learning points:
https://gothic1remakegame.com/guides/gothic-1-remake-lockpicking/
Useful before Scatty's chest or the swamp camp recipe chest.
If you are choosing between combat LP and lockpicking LP, I would check the chest route first. Early ore is tight, so Scatty's chest and the swamp camp recipe chest are where the skill starts to matter.