Force Open

Using your body, a lever, or some other tool, you attempt to forcefully open a door, window, container or heavy gate. With a high enough result, you can even smash through walls. Without a crowbar, prying something open takes a -2 item penalty to the Athletics check to Force Open.

Critical Success You open the door, window, container, or gate and can avoid damaging it in the process.

Success You break the door, window, container, or gate open, and it gains the Broken condition.

Critical Failure Your attempt jams the door, window, container, or gate shut, imposing a -2 circumstance penalty on future attempts to Force it Open.

Sample Force Open Tasks

• Untrained fabric, flimsy glass
• Trained ice, sturdy glass
• Expert flimsy wooden door, wooden portcullis
• Master sturdy wooden door, iron portcullis, metal bar
• Legendary stone or iron door