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<blockquote data-quote="AuraSeer" data-source="post: 3028427" data-attributes="member: 1331">Yeah, in the real world it takes more rounds, but that's because real people are NPCs with average ability scores.The OP mentions a 10th-level barbarian with Str 22. That's more than just a really strong guy. This is a person who can survive being stabbed, burnt, poisoned, and shot full of arrows, and still singlehandedly kick the butts of any two dozen normal people. He's basically a superhero. You'd expect him to hack through a door quicker than some random mortal.Check again, under the Ineffective Weapons heading. &quot;Certain weapons just can’t effectively deal damage to certain objects.&quot; The rules don't bother laying out the precise details of what can harm every material, because that would use up a ton of space for little benefit. Instead, they assume your DM is a live human who is capable of making decisions. If your DM rules that it's reasonable for you to chop through wooden planks with an oversized knitting needle, it isn't the fault of the rulebook.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AuraSeer, post: 3028427, member: 1331"] Yeah, in the real world it takes more rounds, but that's because real people are NPCs with average ability scores. The OP mentions a 10th-level barbarian with Str 22. That's more than just a really strong guy. This is a person who can survive being stabbed, burnt, poisoned, and shot full of arrows, and still singlehandedly kick the butts of any two dozen normal people. He's basically a superhero. You'd expect him to hack through a door quicker than some random mortal. Check again, under the [i]Ineffective Weapons[/i] heading. "Certain weapons just can’t effectively deal damage to certain objects." The rules don't bother laying out the precise details of what can harm every material, because that would use up a ton of space for little benefit. Instead, they assume your DM is a live human who is capable of making decisions. If your DM rules that it's reasonable for you to chop through wooden planks with an oversized knitting needle, it isn't the fault of the rulebook. [/QUOTE]

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