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

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months ago (1 children)

Did you play before 5th edition?

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 2 months 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 2 months ago

I guess the rules as written is cheating nowโ€ฆ

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

In a d&d fashion, you are correct.