This question has floated around a few times, but now my player is considering taking it, and of course assumed a +6 to passive perception right off the bat, so I could use the designer's intention.
There are two interpretations currently:
So which one did the designers intend?
There are two interpretations currently:
- +6 passive perception (+3 to passive directly from the stance, another +3 because an expertise die to perception checks also adds to passive perception). This is the RAW interpretation.
- +3 passive perception (the stance really just grants an expertise die to perception checks, and the designers wanted to remind the user that this also gives you a passive perception bonus). This interpretation is more the fact that a +3 "feels" more in line with the power level of a 1st level stance, at least from my perspective.
So which one did the designers intend?