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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 7789483" data-attributes="member: 2629">In my games, if there is no rush, your floor for any wisdom, charisma or intelligence check is your &quot;passive&quot; score: 10 + modifier.&nbsp; If you take specific effort at using the skill, you get a roll to improve on that floor (which often requires an action, but not always - DM's call).&nbsp; If you are flustered or distracted, you don't get that &quot;passive&quot; floor.&nbsp; This works very well, and is very easy.&nbsp; Chatting with a guard and you don't tell me ou're trying to influence him, but y context you are?&nbsp; Passive score.Two PCs are talking and one is lying to the other?&nbsp; Neither says they're trying to spot a lie or detect a lie?&nbsp; Who has the higher modifier.&nbsp; If the liar has a higher deception, then nothing is detected.&nbsp; If the listener has a higher insight thn that bluff, then they pick up that something is not ringing true in the statement.&nbsp; However, if one of them lets me know they're trying something, that passive score may be improved by a good die roll.The PCs hear the name of a dragon and don't ask to perform a history check?&nbsp; I give them their passive check&nbsp; to see if they know about the dragon.When you factor in the +5/-5 to passive checks for advantage/disadvantage you get even better results.And if there is a dragon coming at them when they try anything above - well, they're distracted and need to do a roll rather than get the passive score.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 7789483, member: 2629"] In my games, if there is no rush, your floor for any wisdom, charisma or intelligence check is your "passive" score: 10 + modifier. If you take specific effort at using the skill, you get a roll to improve on that floor (which often requires an action, but not always - DM's call). If you are flustered or distracted, you don't get that "passive" floor. This works very well, and is very easy. Chatting with a guard and you don't tell me ou're trying to influence him, but y context you are? Passive score. Two PCs are talking and one is lying to the other? Neither says they're trying to spot a lie or detect a lie? Who has the higher modifier. If the liar has a higher deception, then nothing is detected. If the listener has a higher insight thn that bluff, then they pick up that something is not ringing true in the statement. However, if one of them lets me know they're trying something, that passive score may be improved by a good die roll. The PCs hear the name of a dragon and don't ask to perform a history check? I give them their passive check to see if they know about the dragon. When you factor in the +5/-5 to passive checks for advantage/disadvantage you get even better results. And if there is a dragon coming at them when they try anything above - well, they're distracted and need to do a roll rather than get the passive score. [/QUOTE]

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