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<blockquote data-quote="Jay Verkuilen" data-source="post: 7758489" data-attributes="member: 6873517">From Googling, this doesn't seem to be nearly so cut and dried given how much question and debate there is. For example <a href="https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/48256/when-do-i-use-active-vs-passive-perception" target="_blank">here</a>. Even Jeremy Crawford thinks that Passive Perception is always &quot;switched on&quot; so I don't know I buy your interpretation as being what RAI is. I tend to assume that unless you declare you're clearly not watching it would apply and use it to determine an adversary's Stealth DC accordingly.&nbsp; Ah, what I would mean by &quot;roll for Athletics&quot; would be &quot;roll for Athletics, unless you want to do something else instead&quot; with the latter implied. My players know this so if they say &quot;I want to cast Water Walk instead&quot; or &quot;I'm going to dive into the water and ride the current instead&quot; my answer would be &quot;sure, go ahead.&quot; Basically, my call for a check isn't to make that particular check specifically (in general) but to make that or offer an alternative.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jay Verkuilen, post: 7758489, member: 6873517"] From Googling, this doesn't seem to be nearly so cut and dried given how much question and debate there is. For example [URL="https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/48256/when-do-i-use-active-vs-passive-perception"]here[/URL]. Even Jeremy Crawford thinks that Passive Perception is always "switched on" so I don't know I buy your interpretation as being what RAI is. I tend to assume that unless you declare you're clearly not watching it would apply and use it to determine an adversary's Stealth DC accordingly. Ah, what I would mean by "roll for Athletics" would be "roll for Athletics, unless you want to do something else instead" with the latter implied. My players know this so if they say "I want to cast Water Walk instead" or "I'm going to dive into the water and ride the current instead" my answer would be "sure, go ahead." Basically, my call for a check isn't to make that particular check specifically (in general) but to make that or offer an alternative. [/QUOTE]

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