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<blockquote data-quote="eblue562" data-source="post: 4965059" data-attributes="member: 84791">That's actually a good point, and I think there is a lot of discussion going on about it.&nbsp; From the PHB (Pg 186):&quot;In most situations, the DM uses your passive Perception check result to determine if you notice a clue or an imminent danger.&quot;To me, what &quot;passive&quot; perception appears to be is when you are walking down a hallway and not really looking for something and just &quot;happen&quot; to notice it.&nbsp; If your passive perception (PP) is 15, you would notice automatically any trap or door with a DC of 15 or less.&nbsp; If you were &quot;actively&quot; looking for traps or doors, you would roll a perception check.&nbsp; What is strange is that you can actively be looking for doors and roll a perception check that is lower than your PP. Going back to my earlier post, it would make more sense, then, to have the orc use his PP instead of a perception check.&nbsp; However, since you used your stealth ability, the rules in the stealth section say it must be a roll (check) against an opponent's perception, NOT PP.&nbsp; At least, that's how I see it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="eblue562, post: 4965059, member: 84791"] That's actually a good point, and I think there is a lot of discussion going on about it. From the PHB (Pg 186): "In most situations, the DM uses your passive Perception check result to determine if you notice a clue or an imminent danger." To me, what "passive" perception appears to be is when you are walking down a hallway and not really looking for something and just "happen" to notice it. If your passive perception (PP) is 15, you would notice automatically any trap or door with a DC of 15 or less. If you were "actively" looking for traps or doors, you would roll a perception check. What is strange is that you can actively be looking for doors and roll a perception check that is lower than your PP. Going back to my earlier post, it would make more sense, then, to have the orc use his PP instead of a perception check. However, since you used your stealth ability, the rules in the stealth section say it must be a roll (check) against an opponent's perception, NOT PP. At least, that's how I see it. [/QUOTE]

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