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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pukunui" data-source="post: 8390544" data-attributes="member: 54629">According to the rules for passive checks (PHB, p 175), having advantage on a check translates to a +5 bonus to the corresponding passive score.Lots of monsters have Keen Senses, which grant them advantage on Perception checks under certain circumstances. Something I've done ever since the early days of 5e is make a note of this in monster statblocks. For instance, a wolf has Keen Hearing and Smell, granting them advantage on Perception checks that rely on hearing or smell. By default, a wolf's passive Perception score is 13. Using the above noted rule, their passive Perception score would increase to 18 for the purposes of hearing or smelling. I make it so the Senses line in their statblock reads "passive Perception 13 (18 w/ sounds and scents)". I do this for all monsters / NPCs with a variation on the Keen Senses trait.I'm just curious to know if anyone else does this, or am I the only one?</blockquote>