Advantage
Advantage noun - The more favorable condition or position in a competition.
Usage example: your experience volunteering at the hospital will put you at an advantage when you're applying for a job there
Disadvantage
Disadvantage noun - A feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success.
Usage example: their lack of height was a disadvantage on the basketball court
Nearby Word: disadvantageous
How words are described
| physical | physical advantage | physical disadvantage |
| clear | clear advantage | clear disadvantage |
| particular | particular advantage | particular disadvantage |
| considerable | considerable advantage | considerable disadvantage |
| Other adjectives: obvious, distinct, real, massive, big, great, serious, huge, slight, unfair, main, major, psychological, possible, significant, tremendous, primary, greatest, added, strategic, numerical, technological, tactical, biggest. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Stacking modifiers have been replaced with a simple advantage/disadvantage system where the character with the advantage/disadvantage rolls two dice for the action and picks the higher/lower die.
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The exception is bows for the weapon triangle which have no inherent advantage or disadvantage over the other weapons.
Source: Non-Elemental -
In the earlier games, weapons had no inherent advantage or disadvantage against each other.
Source: Video Game / Fire Emblem
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