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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hardvice" data-source="post: 6444178" data-attributes="member: 6777838">I think the idea is that, if you're relying on passive perception, you auto succeed or auto fail, but a character actively searching for the traps has a chance to roll better than a 10 and thus beat their passive result. So there's value to both using the skill passively (it sets a bottom threshold) and actively (a chance to see harder-to-spot traps). And of course there are spells and effects that can raise or lower your Wisdom and thus your perception.Still, it kind of makes you wonder why a DM would bother putting in a trap he knows the party is for sure going to spot — but I guess disabling/avoiding it is still fun even if there's almost no chance of stumbling into it.Also, IIRC, you can't make passive checks if you're moving too fast, so there's always the option of chasing the PCs into a trap.</blockquote>