cosmosparda@lemmy.world to DnD MemesEnglish · 1 year agoGotta love a dm crit faillemmy.worldimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1323arrow-down12
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minus-squareRufusLoacker@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoJust to continue this reasoning, why can the character be less perceptive when actively searching than when he is not?
minus-squareAdmiralRob@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoWhy do I accidentally find my wife’s keys in plain sight when she’s tearing the house apart panicking to find them?
minus-squaresbvlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI dislike that rule. But you could justify it as the character getting distracted by a red herring. Such as a dog treat in the middle of the room. I take the highest of the passive perception and the roll, because I’m a benevolent DM.
Not if the character is actively searching.
Just to continue this reasoning, why can the character be less perceptive when actively searching than when he is not?
Why do I accidentally find my wife’s keys in plain sight when she’s tearing the house apart panicking to find them?
I dislike that rule. But you could justify it as the character getting distracted by a red herring. Such as a dog treat in the middle of the room.
I take the highest of the passive perception and the roll, because I’m a benevolent DM.