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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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Is it possible to gain the benefits of lying prone without incurring disadvantage on attacks...

You are describing a sound tactic (in the game and in the real world) It has been said that the goal of military action is to take a fair fight, and make it unfair. Most of martial history, from drone …
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Does the opportunity attack granted by War Caster have disadvantage?

Varies by the Spell Type, and your reach First, let's take a look at the text of War Caster: When a hostile creature’s movement provokes an opportunity attack from you, you can use your reaction …
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Does the Protection from Evil and Good spell give an undead disadvantage to attacking itself?

Rules as Written (RAW), Yes Protection From Evil and Good states: Until the spell ends, one willing creature you touch is protected against certain types of creatures: aberrations, celestials, …
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Can Opportunity Attacks by a mounted PC with the Mounted Combatant feat be made with Advantage?

Sure Unless the source of your advantage is dependent on something that doesn't apply to attacks of opportunity (like taking the "Attack Action"), you can absolutely get advantage on an attack of opp …
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What is the statistical difference, if there is one, between attacking twice (action and bon...

It depends on your situation (typically, getting Sneak Attack is key) Let's get something out of the way first: in the simple analysis, attacking twice is usually much better than attacking once with …
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