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How is it decided whether a creature can survive without a head?
The answer, my friend, blows in the manuals.
You already quoted the relevant rules & strategies to decide when a creature can survive without their head.
One can expect that mundane creatures (...
11
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Does an unseen creature with a burrow speed have advantage when attacking from underground?
The DM decides
Full quote from PHB-2014:
The DM can also decide that circumstances influence a roll in one direction or the other and grant advantage or impose disadvantage as a result.
There are a ...
2
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Does an unseen creature with a burrow speed have advantage when attacking from underground?
No
Assuming the creature is not hidden, they are relying on total cover in order to remain unseen. A creature behind total cover cannot attack or be attacked so a burrowing creature must leave cover ...
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