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The advantage/disadvantage mechanic is a mechanic in 5th edition D&D that replaces most numerical bonuses and penalties with rolling twice and taking the higher or lower value.
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Adding Precision Strike to an attack with advantage
Just to break it down, here's how attack rolls work:
When
you
make
an
attack,
your
attack
roll
determines
whether
the
attack
hits
or
misses.
To
make
an
attack
…
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When can I grant advantage/impose disadvantage?
As far as the rules are concerned, you can give advantage or disadvantage whenever you deem it appropriate.
The DM can
also decide that circumstances influence a roll in one
direction or the o …
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Does the Ready action give advantage if I attack while not seen?
From the section on Unseen Attackers and Targets:
When a creature can't see you, you have advantage on attack rolls against it.
It doesn't matter what kind of action gives you the attack, if you …
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How else can I get Advantage on Death Saving Throws?
The easiest way to gain advantage on a death saving throw is to use inspiration.
If
you
have
inspiration,
you
can
expend
it
when
you
make
an
attack
roll,
saving
throw …
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Does using an inspiration point give you automatic advantage, overriding even disadvantage?
Inspiration gives you advantage(PHB, 125):
If you have inspiration, you can expend it when you make
an attack roll, saving throw, or ability check. Spending
your inspiration gives you advantag …
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Are there any abilities for a Spellcaster to attack with ranged spells in melee distance, wi...
While it's from Unearthed Arcana, the Close Quarters Shooter Fighting Style does this.
Close Quarters Shooter
You are trained in making ranged attacks at close quarters. When making a ranged at …
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Do you get disadvantage attacking a creature two sizes smaller than you?
No, size does not affect attacks.
It's possible that the restriction that you're thinking of is that you cannot grapple or shove a creature 2 sizes larger than yourself. There are a number of other e …
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Is giving one side advantage always equivalent to giving disadvantage to the opponent?
Yes, all other things being equal, giving disadvantage to one side is mathematically equivalent to giving advantage to the other side.
Anydice link.
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Does the Faerie Fire spell give advantage on attacks against invisible creatures?
According to lead rules designer Jeremy Crawford's unofficial ruling, attacks have advantage against invisible creatures affected by Faerie Fire. So your first interpretation aligns best with the inte …
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Does a Wizard's Familiar grant advantage on every roll?
Not exactly. The rules on Working Together in order to give advantage are as follows:
A character can only provide help if the task is one that
he or she could attempt alone. For example, trying …
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How does the Divination wizard's Portent feature interact with Advantage and Disadvantage?
You've quoted the applicable rules, but I'm going to repeat the quote of the Portent feature here with bold added for emphasis:
You can replace any attack roll, saving throw, or ability check made by …
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