Sneaking up on a sleeping PC. Are Listen checks allowed?

[dead]

If an NPC is sneaking up on a sleeping PC, or vice versa, is the sleeping person allowed a Listen check? If so, is there a penalty applied because they are sleeping?

 

[Camarath]

From SRD under Listen skill

"A sleeping character may make Listen checks at a -10 penalty. A successful check awakens the sleeper."

 

[dead]

From SRD under Listen skill

"A sleeping character may make Listen checks at a -10 penalty. A successful check awakens the sleeper."

Thanks Camarath! That helps heaps.

I was actually giving them -5 penalties. Now they're in trouble!

 

[Thanee]

That's what guards are for...

Bye
Thanee

 

[Darklone]

Or trancing elves ?

 

[Pax]

Or the simple first-level spell alarm. Or a nocturnal familiar (a sorceror or wizarc can get an owl, let it sleep by day, and keep watch by night - keep it well-fed, and it won't need to hunt for itself ...), or even animal companion.

At higher levels, there's always Leomund's Secure Shelter -an alarm spell AND securely-locked door and windows set into supernaturally-strong walls ...