Notes for finding Concealed/Secret doors

Concealed doors

• All characters automatically find a concealed door when actively searching for it. (DMG p. 176)
• Elves and Half-elves have a 3 in 6 chance of finding a concealed door when merely passing with in 10 feet of it.
  • This is a departure from the PHB p. 29-31. Since the DMG states that all character automatically finds a concealed door when actively searching, the Elf and Half-elf 3 in 6 of actively finding a concealed door has been moved from the active search to passive.

Secret doors

• Non-elven characters have a 1 in 6 chance of finding a secret door when actively searching for it. (Sage Advice #152 p. 14 + Sage Advice #273 p. 114)
• Elves and Half-elves have a 2 in 6 chance of finding a secret door when actively searching for it. (PHB p. 29-31)

DM information on doors is found in the DMG p. 176