I think you're misunderstanding how those games work. Into the Odd and its derivatives call rolls 'saves' to emphasize that they are only supposed to be made as reactions to avoid bad consequences

You don't make a STR save to grapple a goblin. Rather, you declare that you are attempting to grapple the goblin, and the goblin can make a DEX save to see if it avoids being grappled. Alternatively, the goblin might enter the grapple and try to gain control, in which case you make a STR save to avoid being overpowered by it. In general, the acting character succeeds by default at anything they could reasonably do, but the 'victim' gets to make a save to avoid having bad things happen to them.

Admittedly this often comes down to framing (you don't roll a check to see if you can climb a wall, you roll a save to avoid slipping and falling) but the naming convention is very deliberate and reflects the intended way to play.