Smash Something

Time Required: 3 seconds
Skill: Varies (Untrained)

You attempt to damage or destroy an object. You can attempt to Smash any item that is unattended, or that is being held by a foe.

Make an attack roll against the Smash TN of the object. If the object is unattended and you have a free hand, you may choose to roll Athletics to Smash the object instead.

†Any fantasy material that is harder than diamond.

A Smash attempt suffers slight if it is made against an item being held by a foe. If the Smash attempt is being made with both hands (such as with a two-handed weapon, or the character has both hands free when rolling Athletics), the check has favour. The Director can impose favour or slight for other conditions, or even rule an attempt to break something automatically a success or failure.

• Success: The object gains the Broken Condition. If the object already had the Broken Condition, it gains the Damaged Condition. If the object was already Damaged, it becomes Destroyed.
• Failure: No damage is inflicted to the object.

Note that a Destroyed object is still physically present; it is merely unusable for its intended purpose.

The size of an object does not affect its Smash TN. Larger objects might require more force to damage, but they also are easier to hit. Similarly, a smaller object might be easier to destroy, but they are harder to hit.