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<blockquote data-quote="UngeheuerLich" data-source="post: 5693012" data-attributes="member: 59057"><p>Yes, for most part... but it has to be applied correctly with appropriate taking 10, taking 20 and DM´s best friend...</p><p></p><p>now I actually use passive perception as an indicator, when you are allowed to make an active perception check... which translates into: if you are trained to a certain level, you not only find it usually, but you don´t have to worry about when to search...</p><p>And if you had to use your brain, your chances are still low... except when the DM gives out the little bonus or allows taking 20...</p><p></p><p>The advantage of having skill levels is, that you may have items and stats that give a bonus to your check, increasing your chances, IF you had the chance to throw the dice at all. So if you are untrained, you may have a perception modifier of +20, you see everything, but you still don´t notice that what you see is actually a trap!</p><p></p><p>Which in the end more or less bings us back to the 3.0 skill system with some modifications...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UngeheuerLich, post: 5693012, member: 59057"] Yes, for most part... but it has to be applied correctly with appropriate taking 10, taking 20 and DM´s best friend... now I actually use passive perception as an indicator, when you are allowed to make an active perception check... which translates into: if you are trained to a certain level, you not only find it usually, but you don´t have to worry about when to search... And if you had to use your brain, your chances are still low... except when the DM gives out the little bonus or allows taking 20... The advantage of having skill levels is, that you may have items and stats that give a bonus to your check, increasing your chances, IF you had the chance to throw the dice at all. So if you are untrained, you may have a perception modifier of +20, you see everything, but you still don´t notice that what you see is actually a trap! Which in the end more or less bings us back to the 3.0 skill system with some modifications... [/QUOTE]
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