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<blockquote data-quote="Jack Simth" data-source="post: 3026481" data-attributes="member: 29252">The barbarian at the door has two basic options:He can damage the door until it's out of hit points, and is thus breached, and no longer in the way (attack an object - will work eventually if he can penetrate it's hardness).He can brute-force through the door with a strength check (burst item rules - roll vs. a set DC until it breaks - not guarenteed to ever roll enough).An Adamantine weapon bypasses hardness less than 20 - a wooden door has hardness 5, and thus the hardness goes away.&nbsp; With an adamantine dagger, getting one point of damage every time, anybody will get through a wooden door eventually (if they can lift the dagger).&nbsp; Using a full-round action to line up a single attack vs. an inanimate object is an option in the rules, and lets him hit without a roll (still must roll for damage, but attack modifiers are meaningless).&nbsp; Power attack applies to attacking objects, so the strength 22 barbarian-10 with a greatsword can Power Attack the object for full, taking a full-round to line up the shot.&nbsp; If he does so, he gets: 20 damage from Power Attack (2 for 1 with a two-handed weapon), 9 damage from Strength (strength bonus * 1.5 for a two-handed weapon), and an absoulte minimum of 2 from the greatsword (deals 2d6 base damage - roll two 1's, and you get a 2 there).&nbsp; The minimum damage he can apply to the door with his Greatsword, if he Power Attacks for full with a two-handed weapon, is 31.&nbsp; Hardness of the wood subtracts 5, to 26.&nbsp; Door has 20 HP - it is guarenteed dead, by 6 points... unless the DM rules that a Greatsword isn't an ideal weapon for sundering a door, and thus only deals half damage.&nbsp; As 29 points of the damage are coming from Strength and Power Attack, he really just needs a two-handed weapon; if he's got a two-handed hammer, he's good to go.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jack Simth, post: 3026481, member: 29252"] The barbarian at the door has two basic options: He can damage the door until it's out of hit points, and is thus breached, and no longer in the way (attack an object - will work eventually if he can penetrate it's hardness). He can brute-force through the door with a strength check (burst item rules - roll vs. a set DC until it breaks - not guarenteed to ever roll enough). An Adamantine weapon bypasses hardness less than 20 - a wooden door has hardness 5, and thus the hardness goes away. With an adamantine dagger, getting one point of damage every time, anybody will get through a wooden door eventually (if they can lift the dagger). Using a full-round action to line up a single attack vs. an inanimate object is an option in the rules, and lets him hit without a roll (still must roll for damage, but attack modifiers are meaningless). Power attack applies to attacking objects, so the strength 22 barbarian-10 with a greatsword can Power Attack the object for full, taking a full-round to line up the shot. If he does so, he gets: 20 damage from Power Attack (2 for 1 with a two-handed weapon), 9 damage from Strength (strength bonus * 1.5 for a two-handed weapon), and an absoulte minimum of 2 from the greatsword (deals 2d6 base damage - roll two 1's, and you get a 2 there). The minimum damage he can apply to the door with his Greatsword, if he Power Attacks for full with a two-handed weapon, is 31. Hardness of the wood subtracts 5, to 26. Door has 20 HP - it is guarenteed dead, by 6 points... unless the DM rules that a Greatsword isn't an ideal weapon for sundering a door, and thus only deals half damage. As 29 points of the damage are coming from Strength and Power Attack, he really just needs a two-handed weapon; if he's got a two-handed hammer, he's good to go. [/QUOTE]

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