5e24:Secret Door
Description
[1] A secret door is a door made to appear as the surface it it placed in. I.e. A wall, a bookcase, the bark of a tree, etc. It is in effect hidden.
To find a secret door, a creature may use a Search action utilizing either Perception or Investigation. The DC of the search is set by the GM (Suggested DCs are on page 64 of the Dungeon Master's Guide (5e24)).
Searching for a Secret Door
[2] When your character searches for hidden things, such as a secret door or a trap, the GM typically asks you to make a Wisdom (Perception) check, provided you describe the character searching in the hidden object’s vicinity. On a success, you find the object, other important details, or both.
If you describe your character searching nowhere near a hidden object, a Wisdom (Perception) check won’t reveal the object, no matter the check’s total.
Sources and Notes
- Wizards RPG Team. Dungeon Master's Guide (5e24) (5e 2024) (2024-11-12). Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 9780786969524. p. 64. Licenced: © Wizards of the Coast (fair Use, summary). ↑
- Wizards RPG Team. SRD 5.2 (5e 2024) (2025-04-22). Wizards of the Coast. p. 12. Licensed: CC-BY. ↑
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