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<blockquote data-quote="ForgedAnvil" data-source="post: 6684626" data-attributes="member: 6791775"><p>For the request, there is no starting equipment implement for any backgrounds. For custom races, I like the idea to add it to the last feature description - it works very nicely.</p><p></p><p>Agree that passive Perception is unique for passive skills and you are always listening and seeing and hence important enough to show on the character sheet as there is no roll required for this unless the character says specifically "I'm going to keep a look out for..." or "Can I see or hear...". It is used very often in the game. (I reference the same pages in my previous post on in reply to flwad)</p><p></p><p>I would say every other skill check require a character to prompt the DM e.g. for investigation a character may say "I'd like to examine the chest". If you have the time then use passive investigation to examine in detail over a long period of time (maybe with advantage, +5, if someone with proficiency in Investigation helps the character to investigate and if the character has the Observant feat then an additional +5 - this is shown in the feats section).</p><p></p><p>If anyone has further details on it I'm happy to read through the material but for now I think having passive investigation is not needed as passive ability score.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ForgedAnvil, post: 6684626, member: 6791775"] For the request, there is no starting equipment implement for any backgrounds. For custom races, I like the idea to add it to the last feature description - it works very nicely. Agree that passive Perception is unique for passive skills and you are always listening and seeing and hence important enough to show on the character sheet as there is no roll required for this unless the character says specifically "I'm going to keep a look out for..." or "Can I see or hear...". It is used very often in the game. (I reference the same pages in my previous post on in reply to flwad) I would say every other skill check require a character to prompt the DM e.g. for investigation a character may say "I'd like to examine the chest". If you have the time then use passive investigation to examine in detail over a long period of time (maybe with advantage, +5, if someone with proficiency in Investigation helps the character to investigate and if the character has the Observant feat then an additional +5 - this is shown in the feats section). If anyone has further details on it I'm happy to read through the material but for now I think having passive investigation is not needed as passive ability score. [/QUOTE]
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