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[[Category:Skills]]
{{quote|Observe your environment. Spot hidden details.}}
{{quote|Observe your environment. Spot hidden details.}}


'''Perception''' is a [[Wisdom]] [[Skills|Skill]].
'''Perception''' is a [[Wisdom]] Skill.


The higher your Wisdom Score, the more likely you will succeed on Perception [[Checks]].
The higher your Wisdom Score, the more likely you will succeed on Perception [[Checks]].


==Proficiency==
== Passive Perception ==
Characters who are '''proficient''' in {{PAGENAME}} can add their [[Proficiency Bonus]] when making {{Ability Check}}s.
'''Passive Perception''' is a special form of Perception that allows a creature to passively detect things in its line of sight without rolling a [[Skill Check]].
 
The following [[backgrounds]] grant proficiency in '''{{PAGENAME}}''':
* No background grants proficiency in Perception
 
The following classes can choose to select '''{{PAGENAME}}''' as a proficient skill at Level 1:
* {{Class|Barbarian}}
* {{Class|Bard}}
* {{Class|Druid}}
* {{Class|Fighter}}
* {{Class|Ranger}}
* {{Class|Rogue}}
 
The following [[races]] are proficient in '''{{PAGENAME}}''':
* [[Elf]]
* [[Drow]]
 
==Uses==
* Used to detect hidden containers, mechanisms and [[Traps]].
** Characters with the {{SAI|Dungeon Delver: Perception|Dungeon Delver}} [[Feats#Dungeon_Delver|Feat]] have {{Advantage}} on these checks.
* 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]].


Passive Perception is most commonly applied against [[Stealth]] checks: when a [[Hide|hidden]] creature enters another creature's line of sight, the hidden creature rolls a [[Stealth]] check against a [[Difficulty Class]] (DC) equal to the opposing creature's Passive Perception.
Passive Perception is most commonly applied against [[Stealth]] checks: when a [[Hide|hidden]] creature enters another creature's line of sight, the hidden creature rolls a [[Stealth]] check against a [[Difficulty Class]] (DC) equal to the opposing creature's Passive Perception.
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A creature's Passive Perception value is determined by this formula:
A creature's Passive Perception value is determined by this formula:
  Passive Perception = 10 + [[Wisdom]] Modifier + [[Proficiency Bonus]] (if Proficient in Perception)
  Passive Perception = 10 + [[Wisdom]] Modifier + [[Proficiency Bonus]] (if Proficient in Perception)
==Related Items==
===+2 to Skill Checks===
:{{RarityItem|Mask of Soul Perception|40}}
===+1d4 to All Skill Checks===
:{{RarityItem|Shapeshifter's Boon Ring|40}} ''while Shapeshifted or Disguised''
===Advantage on Skill Checks===
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*{{RarityItem|Hellrider Longbow|40}}
*{{RarityItem|Watcher's Shield|40}}
*{{RarityItem|Ambusher|40}}
*{{RarityItem|Justiciar's Greatshield|40}}
*{{RarityItem|Sentinel Shield|40}}
*{{RarityItem|Halberd of Vigilance|40}}
*{{RarityItem|Selûne's Spear of Night|40}}
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==Related Spells==
* {{SAI|Astral Knowledge|w=40}} - Grants Proficiency in all Skills of a chosen Ability.
* {{SAI|Knowledge of the Ages: Wisdom|w=40}} - Grants Proficiency in all Wisdom Skills.
* {{SAI|Guidance|w=40}} - Grants a {{DieIcon|d4|Physical}} '''+1d4''' bonus on all Skill Checks.
* {{SAI|Owl's Wisdom|w=40}} - Grants Advantage on all Wisdom Checks.
* {{SAI|Hex (Wisdom)|w=40}} - Grants Disadvantage on all Wisdom Checks.
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