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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Seramus" data-source="post: 8543874" data-attributes="member: 6812658">I do not believe he is reading the rules wrong. The rules do seem to suggest (by stating directly) that turning your attention to other tasks means they don't get their passive checks to notice hidden threats. I do not believe that is completely different. While many adventurer's do very questionable things, and staying generally vigilant is a good way to stay alive, the other listed adventuring activities (such as navigating, drawing a map, etc) are also conducive to staying alive in the long term. Yes, alternating periods of vigilance until an area is secure (if possible) and then performing adventuring activities is a good way to do things, but it can also be time intensive. I think this is an intentional trade-off made by the game designers, and every group will make their own choice on that spectrum.I believe the Adventuring Activity game mechanics are intended to be used. I have no issue with groups that don't use them, don't use rules concerning Marching Order limiting what can and cannot be detected, or allow many activities to be done by a single individual. I make choices about what's fun and what's annoying in my games all the time. But they are there, I personally do use the majority of them, and I think not using them can create game balance issues that are very similar to the ones you describe.And that's okay! It's your game. Maybe it's even the OP's game. But, I implore you to be more flexible when it comes to determining which rule interpretation is the One True Way.</blockquote>

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