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Passive perception in 2024 #dnd
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Apr 9, 2025
I believe you do still use passive perception, but it’s not explicitly explained. #dnd #dnd5e #2024dnd #ttrpg #dungeonsanddragons
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i posted a previous video discussing how
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the stealth mechanics work in the 2024 D
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and D rules and in the comments of that
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video a lot of people were saying that
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passive perception no longer exists and
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there were people asking how passive
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perception works in the new rules so for
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people saying it doesn't exist it's
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still there this is page 272 of the
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players handbook right at the top left
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corner now let's talk about how it
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actually works because it is clear as
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mud on page 368 in the rules glossery
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you'll find the description for the hide
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action with the hide action you try to
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conceal yourself make a DC-15 dexterity
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stealth check you have to have cover or
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be heavily obscured if you can see
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creature you can discern whether it can
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see you on a successful check you have
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the invisible condition uh make note of
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your checks total which is the DC for a
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creature to find you and then on the
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next column so it's very easy to miss
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this bit the condition ends on you
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immediately if any of the following
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occurs you make a sound louder than a
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whisper an enemy finds you you make an
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attack roll or you cast a spell with a
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verbal component now there's several
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ways that a creature could find you by
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default it's going to be passive
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perception so if a creature's passive
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perception is higher than what you
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rolled for your stealth check that is
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how they're going to find you if their
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passive perception is lower than your
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stealth check they can still take the
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search action make an active perception
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check and roll against the DC that you
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set with your stealth check and then
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they will find you
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alternatively if your cover or
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concealment are removed such as if
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you're hiding behind a wall if creature
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walks around that wall and you no longer
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have cover you are no longer hidden
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because the creature has found you so in
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some ways it works like you think it
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would it is terribly explained and the
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fact that the general rules for hiding
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and stealth don't reference passive
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perception in any way or how it
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interacts with your stealth check does
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make it very difficult to understand how
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passive perception is intended to work
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