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<blockquote data-quote="Throwaway22" data-source="post: 9578582" data-attributes="member: 7049327">Thanks for the response.&nbsp; I'm a new GM, so I probably overlooked an obvious bit of text.&nbsp; Where do you see that I should use the passive perception score as the skill DC against Sleight of Hand checks?&nbsp; Since this is in combat, I would think it would be more like a dexterity saving throw or targeting the enemy's AC.&nbsp; What about Deception checks?&nbsp; I see some suggestions that Insight is used as an opposed check (so not passive if my reading is right), but that you'd want to use an Insight (Dexterity) instead of Insight (Wisdom)?I notice that some of the maneuvers define the DC, such as Armor LockWhich makes me think there's a general rule for this, but I can't find anything under the general skills heading, Passive Checks, or the specifics for how to handle this.I really appreciate the help, since I basically don't have any knowledge of 5E or D&amp;D other than the A5E rules and a bit of Baldur's Gate 2 modding back in the day (which used a modified version of the 2nd edition system and pretty much didn't have skill checks other than flat ability score checks when they were rarely used to open up additional dialogue options).Also, I really like the Esper as a more fantasy take on a psionic character.&nbsp; It was a perfect fit for how to handle psionics in my group's homebrew setting and consistent with the little bits and pieces of psionics adjacent content we already had (psionics is rare and mostly unknown, but certain species are able to make use of it).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Throwaway22, post: 9578582, member: 7049327"] Thanks for the response. I'm a new GM, so I probably overlooked an obvious bit of text. Where do you see that I should use the passive perception score as the skill DC against Sleight of Hand checks? Since this is in combat, I would think it would be more like a dexterity saving throw or targeting the enemy's AC. What about Deception checks? I see some suggestions that Insight is used as an opposed check (so not passive if my reading is right), but that you'd want to use an Insight (Dexterity) instead of Insight (Wisdom)? I notice that some of the maneuvers define the DC, such as Armor Lock Which makes me think there's a general rule for this, but I can't find anything under the general skills heading, Passive Checks, or the specifics for how to handle this. I really appreciate the help, since I basically don't have any knowledge of 5E or D&D other than the A5E rules and a bit of Baldur's Gate 2 modding back in the day (which used a modified version of the 2nd edition system and pretty much didn't have skill checks other than flat ability score checks when they were rarely used to open up additional dialogue options). Also, I really like the Esper as a more fantasy take on a psionic character. It was a perfect fit for how to handle psionics in my group's homebrew setting and consistent with the little bits and pieces of psionics adjacent content we already had (psionics is rare and mostly unknown, but certain species are able to make use of it). [/QUOTE]

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