So we encountered this in my group on Monday. The wizard was split from the party and found 8 goblins. They chased him until he found a door and shut the door.
I didn't know of any mechanic to grapple or challenge holding the door shut while the goblins piled up on the other side trying to break through.
So I opted for
Wizard: D20 + Str bonus
VS
Goblins: D20 + 2 goblins Str bonus.
He lost and they broke through.
I'm just wondering if you would have used something different, maybe something already exists for this kind of thing. What are your thoughts?
Thanks for sharing :)
Edit: formatting
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I consider a 'held' door to equate to stuck or locked and force the goblins to overcome the break DC to overpower or chop through the door.
A door that opens inward, blocked by dead weight is an order of magnitude more difficult to open than to hold shut. In this case a medium sized character vs a small sized character should have an even more disproportionate advantage.
conversely, you could make the interaction a 'drag' maneuver and give the wizard a +10 to his CMD for the door.
Those are great ideas!!
You're right I should have given him a bonus for being medium vs the small goblins.
And he was "dead weight" on the other side. He wasn't pulling on the handle, he was pushing against the door to keep it shut. The door also didn't lock. If it did, then it would have been obvious that the goblins would have to disable the lock.
I could have attacked the doors with the goblins until it broke.
Thanks for the suggestions!
Just wait until your players discover the joys of iron spikes, stone shape, mahogany bookcases, ropes and pulleys, etc...
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In 1st and 2nd edition, we carried spikes and would spike the door shut behind us.
Picture a wedge driven inbetween the door and the frame jamming it.
Or a spike driven into the floor in front of the closed door.
It counted as a locked door to break open, or rather, there was an open doors line on the strength chart.
Just wait until your players discover the joys of iron spikes, stone shape, mahogany bookcases, ropes and pulleys, etc...
lol yeah. A bookcase would have helped for sure at blocking the door.
In 1st and 2nd edition, we carried spikes and would spike the door shut behind us.
Picture a wedge driven inbetween the door and the frame jamming it.
Or a spike driven into the floor in front of the closed door.It counted as a locked door to break open, or rather, there was an open doors line on the strength chart.
That's a great idea! Thanks!