My rogue tries to hide with his bonus action to gain advantage on his attack. Thus the action order is move (5-10ft) behind total cover, Hide (bonus action - roll stealth check), move (5-10ft) to get LOS on target, shoot crossbow (Action) and then maybe move again.
What normally happens is: my DM rolls an active perception check versus my active stealth. Is this correct? I thought active perception checks took an action.
Another scenario is looking for hidden/invisible targets (in combat). When its my turn, do I need to spend an action to look (active perception check) for a hidden/invisible target? Could I use my passive check for free? I know the target is around (because it just attacked and went hiding/invisible).
Please confirm or let me know the RAW way to perform perception versus stealth checks in combat.
