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==== Advantage and disadvantage ====
==== Advantage and disadvantage ====
A creature may have [[advantage]] or [[disadvantage]] on a d20 roll. A creature with advantage rolls twice (depicted in the game as two dice rolled simultaneously) and uses the higher result, whereas a creature with disadvantage rolls twice and uses the lower result.
A creature may have [[advantage]] or [[disadvantage]] on a d20 roll. A creature with either rolls twice (depicted in the game as two dice rolled simultaneously) and uses the higher result if they have advantage, or the lower result for disadvantage.


Advantage and disadvantage do not stack. If multiple instances of advantage or disadvantage apply to a roll, a creature still only rolls two dice.
Advantage and disadvantage do not stack. If multiple instances of advantage or disadvantage apply to a roll, a creature still only rolls twice.


A creature with both advantage and disadvantage on a roll only rolls a single die, even if it has multiple instances of either.
A creature with both advantage and disadvantage on a roll only rolls a single die, even if it has multiple instances of either.