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D&D 5E - Advantage - Disadvantage

When to use Advantage/Disadvantage in D&D 5E. Advantage allows rolling 2d20 and taking the higher roll, while disadvantage means taking the lower of 2d20. Multiple advantage/disadvantage conditions cancel out. The DM determines if a situation warrants advantage or disadvantage based on factors listed in the Player's Handbook like visibility, restraint, prone targets, inspiration, assistance from others, weapon specialization, and environmental conditions. Specific examples that confer advantage include attacking helpless, restrained, blinded or invisible targets. Disadvantage examples include wearing armor without proficiency, attacking beyond normal range, being blinded, poisoned or exhausted.

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D&D 5E - Advantage - Disadvantage

When to use Advantage/Disadvantage in D&D 5E. Advantage allows rolling 2d20 and taking the higher roll, while disadvantage means taking the lower of 2d20. Multiple advantage/disadvantage conditions cancel out. The DM determines if a situation warrants advantage or disadvantage based on factors listed in the Player's Handbook like visibility, restraint, prone targets, inspiration, assistance from others, weapon specialization, and environmental conditions. Specific examples that confer advantage include attacking helpless, restrained, blinded or invisible targets. Disadvantage examples include wearing armor without proficiency, attacking beyond normal range, being blinded, poisoned or exhausted.

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D&D5EAdvantage/Disadvantage

PostedbyRonnyonAugust30,2015

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WhentouseAdvantage/Disadvantage
Essentially,anadvantageallowsyoutoroll2d20,takingthehigherrollresult,whilstadisadvantagerequiresyoutoroll2d20,
takingthelowerresult.Youneverrollmorethantwodicebecausemultipleadvantage/disadvantageconditionsdontstack.If
youhaveconditionsthatgiveyoubothadvantageanddisadvantage,theycanceleachotheroutandyougetneither.
ItisuptotheDMdodecideifyougetadvantageordisadvantageonaroll.Whentryingtodetermineifasituationwarrantsan
advantageordisadvantage,itmaybehelpfultoreviewthespecificsituationlistedinthePHB.Thislistdoesnotincludespecial
abilitiesormagicspellsormagicitems.

Advantage
Ifyouhaveinspiration,youcanexpenditwhenyoumakeanattackroll,savingthrow,orabilitycheck.Spendingyour
inspirationgivesyouadvantageonthatroll.
UsingacrowbargrantsadvantagetoStrengthcheckswherethecrowbarsleveragecanbeapplied.
Amagnifyingglassgrantsadvantageonanyabilitycheckmadetoappraiseorinspectanitemthatissmallorhighly
detailed.
Amilitarysaddlegivesyouadvantageonanycheckyoumaketoremainmounted.
WhenmountedYouhaveadvantageonmeleeattackrollsagainstanyunmountedcreaturethatissmallerthanyour
mount.
Helpinganotherwithatask(whereyourassistancecouldactuallybeofhelp)addsadvantagetotheircheck.
IfyouarehidingtheDungeonMastermightallowyoutostayhiddenasyouapproachacreaturethatisdistracted,
allowingyoutogainadvantageonanattackbeforeyouareseen.
Whenacreaturecantseeyou,youhaveadvantageonattackrollsagainstit.
Attackrollsagainstablindedcreaturehaveadvantage.
Invisiblecreaturesattackrollshaveadvantage.
Attackrollsagainstparalyzedandpetrifiedcreatureshaveadvantage.
Anattackrollagainstapronecreaturehasadvantageiftheattackeriswithin5feetofthecreature.
Attackrollsagainstrestrainedorstunnedorunconsciouscreatureshaveadvantage.

Disadvantage
Ifyouweararmorthatyoulackproficiencywith,youhavedisadvantageonanyabilitycheck,savingthrow,orattackroll
thatinvolvesStrengthorDexterity.
IftheArmortableshowsDisadvantageintheStealthcolumn,thewearerhasdisadvantageonDexterity(Stealth)
checks.
Smallcreatureshavedisadvantageonattackrollswithheavyweapons.
InlightlyobscuredareascreatureshavedisadvantageonWisdom(Perception)checksthatrelyonsight.

Whenattackingatargetbeyondnormalrange,youhavedisadvantageontheattackroll.
Youhavedisadvantagewhenyouusealancetoattackatargetwithin5feetofyou.
Whenyouattackatargetthatyoucantsee,youhavedisadvantageontheattackroll.
Youhavedisadvantageonarangedattackrollifyouarewithin5feetofahostilecreaturethatcanseeyouandthatisnt
incapacitated
Blindedcreaturesattackrollshavedisadvantage.
AttackrollsagainstInvisiblecreatureshavedisadvantage.
Anylevelofexhaustiongivesyouadisadvantageonabilitychecks
Apoisonedcreaturehasdisadvantageonattackrollsandabilitychecks.
Apronecreaturehasdisadvantageonattackrolls.
Anattackrollagainstapronecreaturehasdisadvantageiftheattackerismorethan5feetfromthecreature.
RestrainedcreatureshavedisadvantageonDexteritysavingthrowsandattackrolls.

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