cosmosparda@lemmy.world to DnD Memes@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year agoGotta love a dm crit faillemmy.worldimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1320arrow-down12
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minus-squareRufusLoackerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-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-squaresbv@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-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.
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.