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<blockquote data-quote="Doc_Klueless" data-source="post: 7424758" data-attributes="member: 261"><p>Um, you do have disadvantage to PP for dim light conditions. For vision, at least.</p><p></p><p>Also from DnDBeyond:</p><p></p><p><em><strong>Passive Checks</strong></em></p><p><em>A passive check is a special kind of ability check that doesn't involve any die rolls. Such a check can represent the average result for a task done repeatedly, such as searching for secret doors over and over again, or can be used when the DM wants to secretly determine whether the characters succeed at something without rolling dice, <u>such as noticing a hidden monster.</u></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Here's how to determine a character's total for a passive check:</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><strong>10 + all modifiers that normally apply to the check</strong></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>If the character has advantage on the check, add 5. <em><u>For disadvantage, subtract 5.</u></em> The game refers to a passive check total as a score.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>For example, if a 1st-level character has a Wisdom of 15 and proficiency in Perception, he or she has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14. </em></p><p></p><p>So, yes, you do have disadvantage to passive checks. It's just calculated as a -5 to the passive skill. My mistake was applying it to all perception, not just sight.</p><p></p><p>As I said in an earlier post, the rule is written to follow this flow:</p><p></p><p>IF the character has <em>Darkvision</em> in the dark, THEN they see as if in <em>Dim Light</em>.</p><p>IF it's <em>Dim Light</em>, THEN the target is <em>Lightly Obscured</em>.</p><p>IF the target is <em>Lightly Obscured</em>, THEN character is at <em>Disadvantage on Vision Perception</em> tests.</p><p></p><p>Passive Perception falls neatly into the rules in the corebook (it's actually one of the examples!).</p><p></p><p>Edit: the underlines are me, not dndbeyond.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doc_Klueless, post: 7424758, member: 261"] Um, you do have disadvantage to PP for dim light conditions. For vision, at least. Also from DnDBeyond: [I][B]Passive Checks[/B] A passive check is a special kind of ability check that doesn't involve any die rolls. Such a check can represent the average result for a task done repeatedly, such as searching for secret doors over and over again, or can be used when the DM wants to secretly determine whether the characters succeed at something without rolling dice, [U]such as noticing a hidden monster.[/U] Here's how to determine a character's total for a passive check: [B]10 + all modifiers that normally apply to the check[/B] If the character has advantage on the check, add 5. [I][U]For disadvantage, subtract 5.[/U][/I] The game refers to a passive check total as a score. For example, if a 1st-level character has a Wisdom of 15 and proficiency in Perception, he or she has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14. [/I] So, yes, you do have disadvantage to passive checks. It's just calculated as a -5 to the passive skill. My mistake was applying it to all perception, not just sight. As I said in an earlier post, the rule is written to follow this flow: IF the character has [I]Darkvision[/I] in the dark, THEN they see as if in [I]Dim Light[/I]. IF it's [I]Dim Light[/I], THEN the target is [I]Lightly Obscured[/I]. IF the target is [I]Lightly Obscured[/I], THEN character is at [I]Disadvantage on Vision Perception[/I] tests. Passive Perception falls neatly into the rules in the corebook (it's actually one of the examples!). Edit: the underlines are me, not dndbeyond. [/QUOTE]
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