Forcing Open Doors
Usually a creature can open a door simply by using a minor action (see “Action Types"). Sometimes, though, adventurers encounter doors that are stuck or locked. Forcing open a stuck or a locked door requires a standard action and a successful Strength check.
The Force Open Doors table shows some sample doors and includes the Strength check DC to force or break them open.
| Strength Check to... | DC |
|---|---|
| Break down wooden door | 13 |
| Break down reinforced door | 16 |
| Break down barred door | 20 |
| Break down iron door | 23 |
| Break down adamantine door | 27 |
| Break through force portal | 30 |
| Force open wooden portcullis | 21 |
| Force open iron portcullis | 28 |
| Force open adamantine portcullis | 35 |
Published in Dungeon Master's Guide, page(s) 64, Rules Compendium, page(s) 175.