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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mort" data-source="post: 8649440" data-attributes="member: 762">No, the mechanism for passive checks is different than for active checks (as you outline) but the SKILLS are the same.This is important because if you take the skill perception then your proficiency bonus applies regardless of whether it is passive or not. There is no Passive Perception skill - it's just a shortcut for the DM to quickly adjudicate without rolling dice.Edit: That said, it is confusing, because the feat bonus (+5) only applies to passive checks, which means the PC is often better off not requesting an active one (and he's better off if the DM often uses passive checks to detect stealth and the like, so the feat can be a bit campaign dependent)! Likely the intent was to negate disadvantage on passive checks and/or provide a free level of advantage (though as written it also STACKS with advantage).</blockquote>