Force Open
Single Athletics check to break open doors, windows, containers, or gates; critical success avoids damage, success applies Broken condition, critical failure imposes –2 penalty on...
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. If it's especially sturdy, the GM might have it take damage but not be broken. 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 or barricade Master sturdy wooden door or basic plastic, iron gate, metal bar Legendary airlock or reinforced metal door