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What options exist to remove (not just cancel out) disadvantage on ranged attacks at short range?
Spelljammer is out, and with it, the long awaited rerelease of my favorite hippo-homies, the Giff! The Giff racial abilities give them most of the advantages of the Gunner feat, as well as some great ...
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If I make a ranged attack at a paralyzed creature within 5 feet of me, do I have advantage on the roll?
If I cast guiding bolt at a paralyzed creature while standing within 5 feet of it (so it counts as a critical hit), do I have advantage on the roll?
The rule on "Ranged Attacks in Close Combat&...
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Invisible target at long range
Scenario: An archer has two targets, both of which are at long range (i.e more than 80 feet and less than 320 feet for a shortbow). One of these targets is invisible. Is it correct that the archer has ...
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Can a Familiar use "help" action to give advantage on ranged attacks? [duplicate]
According to this question, it appears a Familiar can take the Help action and grant advantage to an ally -- but can the same thing be said if I'm trying to hit with a ranged attack, such as eldritch ...
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Is the UA Revived rogue's Bolts from the Grave ranged spell attack made at disadvantage if used after Cunning Action is used to Disengage?
In D&D 5e, if a Rogue playing the Unearthed Arcana The Revived subclass does a melee attack (without using sneak attack), and then uses Cunning Action to Disengage and get away to trigger Bolts ...
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Can the Fog Cloud spell effectively increase archer range by canceling disadvantage at long range?
Longbow archers can attack targets (that are not in fog cloud) up to 600 feet away, but would do so at disadvantage for targets greater than 150 feet away.
However, if the archer first walks into a ...
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Does a Gloom Stalker making ranged attacks while in darkness have advantage on every attack?
I am trying a Gloom Stalker ranger for the first time. The Umbral Sight feature (XGtE, p. 42) states:
While in darkness, you are invisible to any creature that relies on darkvision to see you in that ...
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Do ranged weapon attacks against creatures restrained in a Watery Sphere have advantage?
Creatures engulfed by a Watery Sphere are restrained, which grants advantage on all attacks against them. However, they may also be considered underwater, which would impose disadvantage on most ...
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Is the attack roll to splash holy water or oil on a target within 5 feet of you made with disadvantage?
The description of holy water (flask) states:
As an action, you can splash the contents of this flask onto a
creature within 5 feet of you or throw it up to 20 feet, shattering it
on impact. In ...
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Does a warlock using the Darkness/Devil's Sight combo still have advantage on ranged attacks against a target outside the Darkness?
I've seen a number of sources cite Darkness/Devil's Sight as a combo for Warlocks in which the Warlock's attacks get advantage and attacks on them have disadvantage, due to the heavily obscured effect ...
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Does the kobold player race feature, Pack Tactics, give ranged attacks advantage?
On page 119 of VGtM, the description of the Kobold playable race's trait, Pack Tactics, reads:
Pack Tactics. You have advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of your allies ...
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Does an invisible enemy within 5 feet of you still impose disadvantage on ranged attacks?
PHB, p. 195 says, under "Ranged Attacks in Close Combat":
Aiming a ranged attack is more difficult when a foe is next to you. When you make a ranged attack with a weapon, a spell, or some other ...
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If you are grappled by a creature with 10'+ reach, can you make a ranged attack without disadvantage?
The rules for grappling require:
The target of your grapple must be no more than one size larger than
you, and it must be within your reach. (PHB, p. 195, italics added)
Normally, this would ...
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Does a ranged attack against an adjacent enemy still have disadvantage even if you have the Crossbow Expert feat?
Part of the Crossbow Expert feat (PHB, p. 165) says:
Being within 5 feet of a hostile creature doesn't impose disadvantage on your ranged attack rolls.
This is relevant because of the rule on ...
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Instantaneous multi-hit spell and advantages
I know that attacking an enemy with multiple attacks and advantage only gives the advantage to the first attack since it hits consecutively.
But, since Scorching Ray is an instantaneous spell with ...
