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<blockquote data-quote="Xetheral" data-source="post: 7824700" data-attributes="member: 6802765"><p>The die roll for the perception check exists as a tool to resolve uncertainty. If the DM feels that there is no uncertainty as to whether the creature is seen, then I agree with you that there is no purpose in adding an unnecessary die roll.</p><p></p><p>But I can't agree that there will never be uncertainty. There isn't always some clearly-defined threshold before which the creature is certainly unseen by everyone and after that is certainly seen by everyone. If the creature is at a distance where it is not obvious to me as the DM whether or not the PCs see the creature, then under this particular style of play that uncertainty should be resolved by a die roll.</p><p></p><p>And I'd additionally argue that skill and luck are absolutely involved--Perception is literally a defined skill in the system, and there is luck in terms of when exactly each creature passes over uneven terrain that might inconsistently provide line of sight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Xetheral, post: 7824700, member: 6802765"] The die roll for the perception check exists as a tool to resolve uncertainty. If the DM feels that there is no uncertainty as to whether the creature is seen, then I agree with you that there is no purpose in adding an unnecessary die roll. But I can't agree that there will never be uncertainty. There isn't always some clearly-defined threshold before which the creature is certainly unseen by everyone and after that is certainly seen by everyone. If the creature is at a distance where it is not obvious to me as the DM whether or not the PCs see the creature, then under this particular style of play that uncertainty should be resolved by a die roll. And I'd additionally argue that skill and luck are absolutely involved--Perception is literally a defined skill in the system, and there is luck in terms of when exactly each creature passes over uneven terrain that might inconsistently provide line of sight. [/QUOTE]
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