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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 6847643" data-attributes="member: 7006">Everything in moderation.Granting Advantage to someone can be so simple if you just expect to do it like once or twice.  Most PCs can find themselves in situations on the battlefield that could allow you to plausibly say "Okay, you have advantage on this roll because you're on higher ground" for example... or the PC has a BIFT (Bond, Ideal, Flaw, Trait) that you could plausibly say comes up for a particular roll.  If you can do it once or twice in the session just to get the player off the shnide... most often than not the players won't even notice it (especially if you tend to grant advantage and disadvantage liberally anyway.)  And if it helps the player to get at least that one positive amongst a sea of negative, then I myself believe it's all good.The one thing that wouldn't help would be just granting advantage on roll after roll after roll with no plausible justification, just to get that player several hits.  Going overboard would certainly grant that player a positive... but it'd be so obvious of a pity gift that that person (plus everyone at the table) would probably not see it as a positive overall.Do your best to keep the game light and fun if that's what helps make your table go... but don't do it at the expense of everything else.</blockquote>