Observant
Feat
sourcePHB
≈ 5e ObservantEssentially the 5e Observant feat — you gain a small Intelligence or Wisdom bump, you can read lips when you can see a speaker’s mouth, and you have advantage on your passive Perception and Investigation checks.✨
Bump Intelligence or Wisdom, read lips on any speaker you can see, and treat passive Perception and Investigation as if you had advantage.
SkillUtilityHalf-feat · +1 Intelligence / Wisdom
●●○value · half-feat, passive bonuses always on
Best fora scout or investigator who needs consistently high passive scores and intelligence-gathering tools
Skip ifyour passive Perception is already maxed or you never rely on Investigation
!The passive 'advantage' is a flat +5 to those passive scores, not a roll — verify the table ruling before assuming it doubles as rolled advantage.
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skill-masterystealth
Pairs withWisdom-primary characters · passive Perception stacking · investigation-heavy campaigns
Quick to notice details of your environment, you gain the following benefits:
- Increase your Intelligence or Wisdom score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
- If you can see a creature's mouth while it is speaking a language you understand, you can interpret what it's saying by reading its lips.
- You are considered to have advantage when determining your passive Wisdom (Perception) and passive Intelligence (Investigation) scores.