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<blockquote data-quote="Zardnaar" data-source="post: 6704068" data-attributes="member: 6716779"><p>Tips, Tricks & Combos</p><p></p><p>Always try to gain advantage, even if your target already has an adjacent ally. Increasing your odds to hit will increase your damage output.</p><p>Sneak Attack doesn't necessarily require an ally to be adjacent to the target, only an "enemy" of the target. This can be handy in a 3-way fight (berserking monsters, released prisoners, Gated fiends, etc) or with dominated enemies compelled to fight against their former allies.</p><p>You can safely move through an enemy's space if it is two sizes larger or smaller than you, treating it as difficult terrain. ie Halflings can move through a Dire Wolf's space but not a Rat's, and vice versa for Humans.</p><p>Your damage will spike upwards if you manage to get reaction attacks with Sneak Attack. See "Ways to attack with your Reaction" in the Handy links section.</p><p>Have your allies force monster movement with Turn Undead, Dissonant Whispers, Confusion, etc to trigger Opportunity Attacks. Pushes and pulls don't work.</p><p>An owl familiar, yours or not, can do a flyby Help action to set up Sneak Attack.</p><p>Thieves: Use healing kits in conjunction with your Fast Hands feature and the Healer feat to heal 1d6+4+level as a bonus action.</p><p>Assassins: Hidden intentions and sudden betrayal can be just as surprising as a hidden position and sudden ambush. Et tu, Brute?</p><p>Arcane Tricksters: You can see through your own, and possibly your allies', illusions. Use this to establish Sneak Attack conditions from behind or even inside an illusion.</p><p></p><p>Gaining Advantage</p><p></p><p>Hide</p><p>Attacking while hidden from your target, ie with a successful stealth check</p><p>Attacking while unseen from your target, ie while invisible or behind/within Total Cover or a Heavily Obscured area</p><p>Target is blinded, paralyzed, petrified, prone (within 5'), restrained, stunned, unconscious</p><p>Target is under the effect of Faerie Fire, Guiding Bolt, Otto's Irresistible Dance</p><p>Target is squeezing through a space one size smaller than itself</p><p>You are under the effect of Foresight, True Strike</p><p>You have inspiration from your DM</p><p>You have the Assassinate or Versatile Trickster class feature</p><p>Ally uses the Help action on your target</p><p></p><p>Attacking from long range with a ranged weapon</p><p>Attacking with a ranged weapon within 5' of an enemy</p><p>Attacking while underwater without a swim speed, except with a dagger or shortsword</p><p>Target uses the Dodge action (and you are visible)</p><p>Target is unseen, ie invisible, etc.</p><p>Target is prone (>5' away)</p><p>Target is under the effect of Blur, Foresight, Holy Aura</p><p>You are blinded, poisoned, prone, restrained</p><p>You are under the effect of Otto's Irresistible Dance,</p><p>You are wearing armor/shields you are not proficient in</p><p>You are under the effect of level 3 exhaustion</p><p>You are encumbered</p><p>You are squeezing through a space one size smaller than yourself</p><p>You have been raised with Resurrection after being dead for more than a year</p><p>Remember that it only takes one source of advantage or disadvantage to cancel both out, no matter how many sources of each there are.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zardnaar, post: 6704068, member: 6716779"] Tips, Tricks & Combos Always try to gain advantage, even if your target already has an adjacent ally. Increasing your odds to hit will increase your damage output. Sneak Attack doesn't necessarily require an ally to be adjacent to the target, only an "enemy" of the target. This can be handy in a 3-way fight (berserking monsters, released prisoners, Gated fiends, etc) or with dominated enemies compelled to fight against their former allies. You can safely move through an enemy's space if it is two sizes larger or smaller than you, treating it as difficult terrain. ie Halflings can move through a Dire Wolf's space but not a Rat's, and vice versa for Humans. Your damage will spike upwards if you manage to get reaction attacks with Sneak Attack. See "Ways to attack with your Reaction" in the Handy links section. Have your allies force monster movement with Turn Undead, Dissonant Whispers, Confusion, etc to trigger Opportunity Attacks. Pushes and pulls don't work. An owl familiar, yours or not, can do a flyby Help action to set up Sneak Attack. Thieves: Use healing kits in conjunction with your Fast Hands feature and the Healer feat to heal 1d6+4+level as a bonus action. Assassins: Hidden intentions and sudden betrayal can be just as surprising as a hidden position and sudden ambush. Et tu, Brute? Arcane Tricksters: You can see through your own, and possibly your allies', illusions. Use this to establish Sneak Attack conditions from behind or even inside an illusion. Gaining Advantage Hide Attacking while hidden from your target, ie with a successful stealth check Attacking while unseen from your target, ie while invisible or behind/within Total Cover or a Heavily Obscured area Target is blinded, paralyzed, petrified, prone (within 5'), restrained, stunned, unconscious Target is under the effect of Faerie Fire, Guiding Bolt, Otto's Irresistible Dance Target is squeezing through a space one size smaller than itself You are under the effect of Foresight, True Strike You have inspiration from your DM You have the Assassinate or Versatile Trickster class feature Ally uses the Help action on your target Attacking from long range with a ranged weapon Attacking with a ranged weapon within 5' of an enemy Attacking while underwater without a swim speed, except with a dagger or shortsword Target uses the Dodge action (and you are visible) Target is unseen, ie invisible, etc. Target is prone (>5' away) Target is under the effect of Blur, Foresight, Holy Aura You are blinded, poisoned, prone, restrained You are under the effect of Otto's Irresistible Dance, You are wearing armor/shields you are not proficient in You are under the effect of level 3 exhaustion You are encumbered You are squeezing through a space one size smaller than yourself You have been raised with Resurrection after being dead for more than a year Remember that it only takes one source of advantage or disadvantage to cancel both out, no matter how many sources of each there are. [/QUOTE]
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