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Do attack rolls against a blinded character with the Alert feat have advantage?
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A character with the Alert feat has been blinded and is being attacked.
One of the benefits of Alert is:
Other creatures don’t gain advantage on attack rolls against you
as a result of being unseen by you
One of the effects of the blinded condition is:
Attack rolls against the creature have advantage, and the creature's attack rolls have disadvantage.
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Are attack rolls against the character made with advantage?
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Premise
A character with the Alert feat has been blinded and is being attacked.
One of the benefits of Alert is:
Other creatures don’t gain advantage on attack rolls against you
as a result of being unseen by you
One of the effects of the blinded condition is:
Attack rolls against the creature have advantage, and the creature's attack rolls have disadvantage.
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Are attack rolls against the character made with advantage?
dnd-5e feats conditions advantage blind
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Premise
A character with the Alert feat has been blinded and is being attacked.
One of the benefits of Alert is:
Other creatures don’t gain advantage on attack rolls against you
as a result of being unseen by you
One of the effects of the blinded condition is:
Attack rolls against the creature have advantage, and the creature's attack rolls have disadvantage.
Question
Are attack rolls against the character made with advantage?
dnd-5e feats conditions advantage blind
edited 8 mins ago
SevenSidedDie♦
201k26641921
asked 46 mins ago
Grosscol
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Premise
A character with the Alert feat has been blinded and is being attacked.
One of the benefits of Alert is:
Other creatures don’t gain advantage on attack rolls against you
as a result of being unseen by you
One of the effects of the blinded condition is:
Attack rolls against the creature have advantage, and the creature's attack rolls have disadvantage.
Question
Are attack rolls against the character made with advantage?
dnd-5e feats conditions advantage blind
dnd-5e feats conditions advantage blind
edited 8 mins ago
SevenSidedDie♦
201k26641921
asked 46 mins ago
Grosscol
6,0381450
edited 8 mins ago
SevenSidedDie♦
201k26641921
asked 46 mins ago
Grosscol
6,0381450
edited 8 mins ago
SevenSidedDie♦
201k26641921
edited 8 mins ago
SevenSidedDie♦
201k26641921
edited 8 mins ago
SevenSidedDie♦
201k26641921
201k26641921
asked 46 mins ago
Grosscol
6,0381450
asked 46 mins ago
Grosscol
6,0381450
asked 46 mins ago
Grosscol
6,0381450
6,0381450
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No
This is an instance of specific beats general. The feat grants you immunity to granting advantage when you can't see the target; it doesn't have any additional criteria for that.
For the purposes of abstracting the matter, consider that Perception isn't just a measure of visually seeing something. It also includes hearing someone moving or using other senses to detect the presence of something. From the PHB:
Perception Your Wisdom (Perception) check lets you spot, hear, or otherwise detect the presence of something. It measures your general awareness of your surroundings and the keenness of your senses...
So a creature that's unusually alert enough to the point that they've the Alertness feat is someone whom isn't just seeing you. They're hearing you before they see you. Or smelling you before they see you. Or feeling vibrations in the wind before they see you. Or whatever else, to the point that you don't get Advantage to attack them unseen.
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No, being unseen does not create an issue for someone with Alert
While the Blinded condition does not reference Unseen Attacker rules, that is in effect what's going on when you're blinded. You are blinded, you can not see, therefore the attacker gets advantage on their attack.
The Alert Feat says that unseen attackers do not get advantage for being unseen. You are blinded, but not being able to see the attacker does not affect you so the attacker does not get advantage.
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2 Answers
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No
This is an instance of specific beats general. The feat grants you immunity to granting advantage when you can't see the target; it doesn't have any additional criteria for that.
For the purposes of abstracting the matter, consider that Perception isn't just a measure of visually seeing something. It also includes hearing someone moving or using other senses to detect the presence of something. From the PHB:
Perception Your Wisdom (Perception) check lets you spot, hear, or otherwise detect the presence of something. It measures your general awareness of your surroundings and the keenness of your senses...
So a creature that's unusually alert enough to the point that they've the Alertness feat is someone whom isn't just seeing you. They're hearing you before they see you. Or smelling you before they see you. Or feeling vibrations in the wind before they see you. Or whatever else, to the point that you don't get Advantage to attack them unseen.
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No
This is an instance of specific beats general. The feat grants you immunity to granting advantage when you can't see the target; it doesn't have any additional criteria for that.
For the purposes of abstracting the matter, consider that Perception isn't just a measure of visually seeing something. It also includes hearing someone moving or using other senses to detect the presence of something. From the PHB:
Perception Your Wisdom (Perception) check lets you spot, hear, or otherwise detect the presence of something. It measures your general awareness of your surroundings and the keenness of your senses...
So a creature that's unusually alert enough to the point that they've the Alertness feat is someone whom isn't just seeing you. They're hearing you before they see you. Or smelling you before they see you. Or feeling vibrations in the wind before they see you. Or whatever else, to the point that you don't get Advantage to attack them unseen.
answered 28 mins ago
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up vote
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No
This is an instance of specific beats general. The feat grants you immunity to granting advantage when you can't see the target; it doesn't have any additional criteria for that.
For the purposes of abstracting the matter, consider that Perception isn't just a measure of visually seeing something. It also includes hearing someone moving or using other senses to detect the presence of something. From the PHB:
Perception Your Wisdom (Perception) check lets you spot, hear, or otherwise detect the presence of something. It measures your general awareness of your surroundings and the keenness of your senses...
So a creature that's unusually alert enough to the point that they've the Alertness feat is someone whom isn't just seeing you. They're hearing you before they see you. Or smelling you before they see you. Or feeling vibrations in the wind before they see you. Or whatever else, to the point that you don't get Advantage to attack them unseen.
answered 28 mins ago
Pyrotechnical
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No
This is an instance of specific beats general. The feat grants you immunity to granting advantage when you can't see the target; it doesn't have any additional criteria for that.
For the purposes of abstracting the matter, consider that Perception isn't just a measure of visually seeing something. It also includes hearing someone moving or using other senses to detect the presence of something. From the PHB:
Perception Your Wisdom (Perception) check lets you spot, hear, or otherwise detect the presence of something. It measures your general awareness of your surroundings and the keenness of your senses...
So a creature that's unusually alert enough to the point that they've the Alertness feat is someone whom isn't just seeing you. They're hearing you before they see you. Or smelling you before they see you. Or feeling vibrations in the wind before they see you. Or whatever else, to the point that you don't get Advantage to attack them unseen.
answered 28 mins ago
Pyrotechnical
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answered 28 mins ago
Pyrotechnical
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answered 28 mins ago
Pyrotechnical
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Pyrotechnical
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No, being unseen does not create an issue for someone with Alert
While the Blinded condition does not reference Unseen Attacker rules, that is in effect what's going on when you're blinded. You are blinded, you can not see, therefore the attacker gets advantage on their attack.
The Alert Feat says that unseen attackers do not get advantage for being unseen. You are blinded, but not being able to see the attacker does not affect you so the attacker does not get advantage.
answered 26 mins ago
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No, being unseen does not create an issue for someone with Alert
While the Blinded condition does not reference Unseen Attacker rules, that is in effect what's going on when you're blinded. You are blinded, you can not see, therefore the attacker gets advantage on their attack.
The Alert Feat says that unseen attackers do not get advantage for being unseen. You are blinded, but not being able to see the attacker does not affect you so the attacker does not get advantage.
answered 26 mins ago
NautArch
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up vote
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up vote
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No, being unseen does not create an issue for someone with Alert
While the Blinded condition does not reference Unseen Attacker rules, that is in effect what's going on when you're blinded. You are blinded, you can not see, therefore the attacker gets advantage on their attack.
The Alert Feat says that unseen attackers do not get advantage for being unseen. You are blinded, but not being able to see the attacker does not affect you so the attacker does not get advantage.
answered 26 mins ago
NautArch
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No, being unseen does not create an issue for someone with Alert
While the Blinded condition does not reference Unseen Attacker rules, that is in effect what's going on when you're blinded. You are blinded, you can not see, therefore the attacker gets advantage on their attack.
The Alert Feat says that unseen attackers do not get advantage for being unseen. You are blinded, but not being able to see the attacker does not affect you so the attacker does not get advantage.
answered 26 mins ago
NautArch
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answered 26 mins ago
NautArch
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answered 26 mins ago
NautArch
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answered 26 mins ago
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