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Revision as of 03:50, 23 November 2024
Perception is a Wisdom-based Skill.
The higher a creature's Wisdom Score, the more likely they will succeed on Perception Checks to spot hidden objects or creatures.
Proficiency
Characters who are proficient in Perception can add their Proficiency Bonus when making Ability checks.
The following classes can choose to select Perception as a proficient skill at Level 1:
The following races are proficient in Perception:
Uses
- Used to detect hidden containers, mechanisms and Traps.
- Used to spot hiding creatures.
Passive Perception
Passive Perception is a special form of Perception that allows a creature to detect things in its line of sight without rolling a Skill Check. As with other passive skill checks (for example an Acrobatics check to avoid being shoved), passive Perception value is given by:
10 + Wisdom modifier + proficiency bonus (if proficient) + other bonuses.
Since passive Perception does not involve a d20 roll, Advantage on Wisdom or Perception skill checks instead adds a flat +5 to the value. Similarly, Disadvantage subtracts 5 from this score.
Passive Perception is most commonly used when sneaking. A hidden creature must make Stealth checks to avoid being detected when entering the cone of vision of another creature and every subsequent round (or 6 seconds) while remaining there. The Difficulty Class (DC) of these checks are equal to the opposing creature's passive Perception.
Many creatures have unlisted flat bonuses to their perception. For example, owlbears have a +5 bonus and worgs have a +4 bonus. Since skills are not shown when inspecting an enemy, this information is not readily available in game.
Related Items
+2 to Skill Checks
+10 to Stealth Skill Checks
+1d4 to All Skill Checks
- Shapeshifter's Boon Ring while Shapeshifted or Disguised
Advantage on Skill Checks
Related Spells
- - Grants Proficiency in all Skills of a chosen Ability.
- - Grants Proficiency in all Wisdom Skills.
- - Grants a +1d4 bonus on all Skill Checks.
- - Grants Advantage on all Wisdom Checks.
- - Grants Disadvantage on all Wisdom Checks.