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Is "Passive" (for Passive Perception) really the right term??
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<blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 8701231" data-attributes="member: 6987520"><p>First, thanks for the responses... I really wasn't expecting much on this as it was just something bugging me. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>To be clear, I am quoting certain posts to make my points, not necessarily challenge the posts themselves.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It isn't <em>passive</em>, it is routine, something you are doing over and over, or something you are doing where the DM doesn't want you to know the result. So, it is, in fact, "active", just a short-hand way of not having to roll several repeated checks or when the DM wants to use the typical result:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]254719[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>When people say passive they think more something "in the background", as in the quotes below:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Then there is the "floor" issue. The following doesn't surprise me:</p><p></p><p></p><p>Does anyone realize that passive scores are sort of Reliable Talent in half the cases?</p><p></p><p>"Standard" Scores (or formerly "passive") should be 10 + total modifier to represent repeated tasks or DM secret rolls.</p><p>"Passive" Scores (with the intent of being not active) should be 5 + total modifier. The same as their rule for adding disadvantage, since the effort is basically in the background.</p><p></p><p>That's all I go for now. Off to work! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DND_Reborn, post: 8701231, member: 6987520"] First, thanks for the responses... I really wasn't expecting much on this as it was just something bugging me. ;) To be clear, I am quoting certain posts to make my points, not necessarily challenge the posts themselves. It isn't [I]passive[/I], it is routine, something you are doing over and over, or something you are doing where the DM doesn't want you to know the result. So, it is, in fact, "active", just a short-hand way of not having to roll several repeated checks or when the DM wants to use the typical result: [ATTACH type="full" width="405px"]254719[/ATTACH] When people say passive they think more something "in the background", as in the quotes below: Then there is the "floor" issue. The following doesn't surprise me: Does anyone realize that passive scores are sort of Reliable Talent in half the cases? "Standard" Scores (or formerly "passive") should be 10 + total modifier to represent repeated tasks or DM secret rolls. "Passive" Scores (with the intent of being not active) should be 5 + total modifier. The same as their rule for adding disadvantage, since the effort is basically in the background. That's all I go for now. Off to work! :) [/QUOTE]
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