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<blockquote data-quote="Swarmkeeper" data-source="post: 8426805" data-attributes="member: 6921763">Maybe a bit generous but that certainly can work.I'd need you to point me to where the PHB/DMG say the roll &quot;rides&quot;.&nbsp; To me, that leads to the absurd where the PC is potentially sneaking for over an hour (or some other long-ish period of time) between guards but using their same initial&nbsp; Dex(Stealth) roll.&nbsp; Let's say that initial roll was a 20.&nbsp; Do they really get to sneak through the whole large castle complex (which has dozens of guards with low Passive WIS(Perception) scores) for as long as they wish because of that one initial roll?&nbsp; I mean, maybe, if the DM wants to make a ruling as such.&nbsp; But I'm doubtful that's the RAW or even RAI on Dex(Stealth).Certainly not &quot;always on while awake&quot;.&nbsp; Passive here is referring to the lack of roll not that the PC is being passive about their ability.&nbsp; Passive WIS(Perception) comes into play when the player states the PC is continuously searching for something, such as a secret door, or watching for monsters.&nbsp; That means not doing anything else is a prerequisite to maintain this continuous activity (excepting a Ranger in their Favored Terrain who gets an auto-success on Wisdom (Perception)).&nbsp; This creates tradeoffs during exploration - mapping vs foraging vs navigating vs searching for traps vs whatever.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Swarmkeeper, post: 8426805, member: 6921763"] Maybe a bit generous but that certainly can work. I'd need you to point me to where the PHB/DMG say the roll "rides". To me, that leads to the absurd where the PC is potentially sneaking for over an hour (or some other long-ish period of time) between guards but using their same initial Dex(Stealth) roll. Let's say that initial roll was a 20. Do they really get to sneak through the whole large castle complex (which has dozens of guards with low Passive WIS(Perception) scores) for as long as they wish because of that one initial roll? I mean, maybe, if the DM wants to make a ruling as such. But I'm doubtful that's the RAW or even RAI on Dex(Stealth). Certainly not "always on while awake". Passive here is referring to the lack of roll [I]not [/I]that the PC is being passive about their ability. Passive WIS(Perception) comes into play when the player states the PC is continuously searching for something, such as a secret door, or watching for monsters. That means not doing anything else is a prerequisite to maintain this continuous activity (excepting a Ranger in their Favored Terrain who gets an auto-success on Wisdom (Perception)). This creates tradeoffs during exploration - mapping vs foraging vs navigating vs searching for traps vs whatever. [/QUOTE]

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