When looking for a Force Open DC, GM Core pg. 93 has this to say:
"The DC to Force Open a structure uses the Thievery DC of its lock but adjusts it to be very hard (increasing the DC by 5)."
and
"when lifting a portcullis, use the lock DC or the DC from the table, whichever is higher."
GM Core's Force Open DC table shows:
- Lift wooden portcullis: 20
- Lift iron portcullis: 30
The Remastered GM Screen's Force Open table shows these DCs, and footnote:
- Lift wooden portcullis: 20*
- Lift iron portcullis: 30*
* Use the Thievery DC of the locking mechanism +5 if it’s higher.
It looks like the Screen potentially makes the Force Open DC of locked portcullises 5 higher than GM Core does. The last statement from GM Core seems to make an exception to the general Thievery DC +5 it just stated, specifically in the case of lifting portcullises.
I'd guess the "exception" I'm reading from the last statement in GM Core is not the intent. But if not, why would that statement be there at all? Which makes me think the GM Screen just mixed the two statements together by mistake. But then why would that footnote only be on the portcullis rows?
So, if there's a locked iron portcullis with a Thievery DC of 27, is the Force Open DC 30 or 32?
