Core rule · Rules Tome 2.0.8 § 105.2

Advantage and disadvantage

Advantage keeps the higher of two d20s; disadvantage keeps the lower.

Core rules reference

How it works

Full rule

Multiple instances do not add more dice. Any amount of advantage and disadvantage cancel each other, producing one normal roll. Planar changes which eligible die is retained for affected strikes.

At the table

Example

Two sources of advantage still roll two dice. One source of disadvantage then cancels all of that advantage and only one die is rolled.

Watch for this

Common mistake

The player does not freely choose either die: advantage keeps the higher and disadvantage keeps the lower, subject to Planar’s special rule.

Rules source Comprehensive Rules Tome 2.0.8 · § 105.2