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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ferratus" data-source="post: 5794364" data-attributes="member: 55966">Which is why time away from the party should be distilled down to a single roll for scouting.   A stealth check should be able to tell you who or what is in the rooms or passages ahead.If there must be a possibility to be caught in a scouting roll, then how about a natural 1?   That happens a lot less rarely than failing an opposed stealth/perception check, especially if the DM makes you roll a stealth check every time you move.    A failed stealth check meant you were almost discovered and didn't press your luck, while a successful stealth check gives you a hint of what you can expect ahead.   For example a scouting roll can tell you if there is a trap, or a guard, or 20 orcs around a campfire.</blockquote>