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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 8718595" data-attributes="member: 2629">When a player says, "I make a perception check", I respond in one of threee ways.1.) "OK, roll." Sometimes, when you want to keep things moving, you don't need to fight against everything that isn't going exectly as you want it.  I'd rather they be immersed into the story and describe more specifically what their character is doing, but using this as shorthand isn't a crime, and it sometimes allows me to maintain a higher emotional state by keeping it moving through the moment.2.) "Perception checks tell you that you notice, but Investigation checks reveal details about the things you've noticed already.  What are you trying to do?" This encourages them, without reprimanding them, to go for a more 'in story' approach to explaining what they're doing.3.) "Is there something in particular you're doing?  If not, we just use your passive perception." This encourages them to be specific about what they're doing if they want to exceed that passive protection (*/- 5 for advantage / disadvantage based upon distraction)</blockquote>