cmad1977
Hero
I basically do this in my games. Inspiration/advantage can be used to change the situation or allow a particular action otherwise unavailable to the character.
D&D 5E "The problem with 5e" is the best feature - advantage
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I basically do this in my games. Inspiration/advantage can be used to change the situation or allow a particular action otherwise unavailable to the character.
BigZebra
Adventurer
This is actually quite clever. Would love it WotC would play with this. Give us more options in play.
DND_Reborn
The High Aldwin
Well, since it wouldn't happen that often, we won't have to worry about even more analysis-paralysis...
DND_Reborn
The High Aldwin
Ah... shameless plugs. Gotta love 'em. 
He's got a point. People spend so much effort looking past the fact that (dis)advantage is a crude blunt instrument trying to fix it without stopping to consider how many of advantage's problems the "fix" keeps in place just because it makes a badly overapplied mechanic slightly less badAh... shameless plugs. Gotta love 'em.
DND_Reborn
The High Aldwin
I suppose it depends on if you feel it needs "fixing". Like others, I feel the advantage concept is probably the best contribution 5E has made to D&D as a whole. You call it crude and blunt, I call it simple and elegant.
It is both. It just depends what you're looking for in your game. The OP is looking for something more nuanced. That's OK. For those who feel otherwise, this probably isn't the thread for them.I suppose it depends on if you feel it needs "fixing". Like others, I feel the advantage concept is probably the best contribution 5E has made to D&D as a whole. You call it crude and blunt, I call it simple and elegant.
It's not that advantage is a bad mechamnic to include in the toolbox, 5e's problem with advantage is that ot threw out so many other tools in the toolbox & only left advantage/expertise which are crude as a result of being completely incapable of fine grained adjustments & things like supporting character growthI suppose it depends on if you feel it needs "fixing". Like others, I feel the advantage concept is probably the best contribution 5E has made to D&D as a whole. You call it crude and blunt, I call it simple and elegant.
DND_Reborn
The High Aldwin
Fair enough. I felt the only fixing it really needed is to allow it to stack. My argument about changing it so it offers a bump in terms of some die roll or another added to the d20 is it messes with bounded accuracy. If that isn't an issue for the person seeking a "fix", than have at it.It is both. It just depends what you're looking for in your game. The OP is looking for something more nuanced. That's OK. For those who feel otherwise, this probably isn't the thread for them.
Other mechanics still exist, they just accomplish different things IMO. Spells such as Bless and features such as Bardic Inspiration grant bonuses which are random, others such as the Archery Fighting Style grant a flat +2 bonus. But, your point is taken in the loss of granularity. For example: the difference in a flanking or side attack versus a rear attack where you are unseen by your target. Would attacking from behind offer a great benefit than attacking from the side? IIRC in prior editions it was a +1 bonus (side) and +2 (rear) or maybe +2 and +4, respectively. With advantage they are basically equal. Of course, I think the greater issue is the loss of the Rear AC calculation (no Dex, no Shield) which would make the difference--but that is a different issue.
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