Advantage

Editing Character Sheet: You can find and edit your Advantage die near the top of the first page next to the box for Initiative.

Sometimes a Character will find themselves in a situation that makes preforming a task easier or harder. For example aiming at a target that is Entangled gives the person aiming an advantage to there accuracy check. However trying to hit a target that has an ultra-bright flood light behind them would give the shooter a disadvantage. Usually advantage or disadvantage is associated with an action too attack an opponent but they can also apply to skill checks and saving throws. The most common use of Advantage is when a Player rolls an accuracy check with a weapon the Character has proficiency with.

Table: Advantage Die Levels

Advantage Die	Die Level
1d2	Level 1
1d4	Level 2
1d6	Level 3
1d8	Level 4
1d10	Level 5
1d12	Level 6
2d8	Level 7
2d10	Level 8
2d12	Level 9

All Characters have an Advantage Die they can roll in these situations that represents a boost or detractor from there chances of success. As Characters level up so does the Advantage Die. The die levels are shown on a per Core Class biases here. At level one all Characters start out with no Advantage Die. They are too inexperienced yet to take advantage of the opportunities that may arise. However if the GM wishes to show how the level 1 Character has a clear advantage or disadvantage they can grant a +/- 1. At second level they get the first level die which is 1d2. Advantage Die has levels as shown in the table to the right. Advantage Die can be even be two actual dice at higher levels. IE: 2d8.

An Advantage or Disadvantage is shown by adding or subtracting from a d20 roll. The +/- is determined by rolling an Advantage die. So whenever a Character has an Advantage or Disadvantage the Player rolls 1d20 + Advantage Die(For Advantage) + (Other normal modifiers).

The 'short hand' for Advantage Die is XAd. Example: 1d20 + 1Ad + Modifiers. A Level 8 Strong Hero would roll a 1d20 + 1d8 + Modifiers for an accuracy check with a weapon that the Character has Proficiency with.

Advantages and Disadvantages stack so if a Character gains more then one Advantage then they gain more Advantage dice. The maximum amount of additional dice sets besides a d20 for any given action is 3. This includes any and all additional die no matter there source including Skill Rank Die, equipment bonuses, Technique Bonus and any other possible source of additional dice. An Advantage Die of 2dX is considered 1 Die or single set of dice and thus only counts against the maximum 3 dice once. The same goes for Skill Rank Die.

Advantages and Disadvantages cancel each other out. So if a Character has both an Advantage due to flanking and a Disadvantage due to being Shaken then she doesn't roll any Advantage Dice.

A Character can have certain Feats or Talents that effect the Advantage Dice. Certain classes like the Ambassador and Field Officer can also effect other Character’s Advantage Dice.

Anything that provides and Advantage or Disadvantage too a Character will state that it does. For example most Conditions provide disadvantages. And in the Combat section there are lots of situations that a Character can be in that provide Advantages such as Flanking or High Ground.

There are all sorts of times an Advantage or Disadvantage may apply. The Combat rules is one place. Many different conditions can effect a Characters Advantage. Also many items in the General Equipment page provide bonuses or negate Disadvantages. Lastly some Talents or Feats can effect a Character Advantage.