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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Advantage/disadvantage is roll 2d20 keep the highest/lowest though.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

Wow, D&D allows cheating since the last time I played. Nice!

Next you'll tell me when rolling character attributes you roll 5d6 and discard the lowest 2.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 weeks ago

What? Having "advantage" is a specific bonus for that one roll that was triggered by something, as allowed by your current ruleset (and DM, obviously), where you're supposed to take the higher dice. Why assume that it's "cheating"? Lots of people play games that allow that in specific scenarios

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 weeks ago

Next you'll tell me when rolling character attributes you roll 5d6 and discard the lowest 2.

If you found this in the rulebook for any TTRPG, then yes, it would make sense to follow the rules within that game.

Advantage/disadvantage is very explicitly defined in the rules of D&D.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Did you play before 5th edition?

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah advantage was introduced in 5th to simplify the game by replacing situational modifiers.

Disadvantage also exists which has you roll two d20 and pick the smaller one.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 weeks ago

I guess the rules as written is cheating nowโ€ฆ

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 weeks ago

In a d&d fashion, you are correct.