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Message: <blockquote data-quote="77IM" data-source="post: 7597542" data-attributes="member: 12377">Problem: A locked, iron-banded wooden door. (Aside: I honestly hate when locked doors have a DC, but no consequence for failure...)Strength: Bash the door down. Failure: 1d6 bludgeoning damage, plus a fairly loud noise.Dexterity (thieves' tools): Pick the lock. Failure: The first attempt takes 1 action; the next takes 1d4 minutes; each additional takes 2d4 hours. Yes, hours. Locks are tricky. Everybody get a cup of coffee.Constitution (carpenter's tools): Using a hatchet, pry bar, or similar improvised tool, you gradually wear the door down over the course of 10 minutes. Failure: If you spend another 10 minutes, you succeed automatically, but you get a level of exhaustion. (Aside: I don't know why this contest disallows Con checks, that seems like a weird restriction.)Intelligence (alchemist's tools): You pour acid on the lock. Failure: You use up the vial of acid.Wisdom (Survival): You set a small fire beneath the door, burning it down in about 1 minute. Failure: You make a lot of smoke. I mean a lot. Really, quite a bit. If you let it keep burning, it will burn down in another 2d4 minutes, but with even more smoke. You probably ought to do something about all that smoke.Charisma (Intimidation): The door is a mimic, and you threaten it into opening. Failure: Roll initiative!</blockquote>