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Is "Pass without Trace" overpowered?
(lemmy.nz)
Is it just me, or is the "Pass without Trace" spell widely overpowered?
I mean, D&D 5E is generally constructed in a way that even small bonuses to rolls make a huge difference. Proficiency bonuses start with +2 and rise to a maximum of +6, while magical weapons give a maximum of +3.
So what in Avernus possessed the designers to allow a second-level spell to give a whooping +10 to Dexterity (Stealth) checks? For a group, no less (as long as they stick close to each other)? This is going to be extremely hard for guards and lookouts to match.
@juergen_hubert I don't think it's OP. With a roll for each party member, some of whom often have shit dex, and potentially a new room in the next corridor there's a good chance of revealing there's an incursion. And it doesn't prevent guards from noticing opening doors, disappearing crown jewels, or any interaction where a stealth check wouldn't be appropriate. So once discovered an action like hide is required to go back into stealth mode, just as if you didn't have the spell on you. And in a world where it exists, guards for something truly important should set up some choke point where there's just open ground and enough guards having clear line of sight to all of it.
yeah came to say stealth is not invisibility.