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Here's another tangential but related question. Is advantage in 5e so powerful that getting it becomes more important in the mechanics than most anything else? I do feel like advantage IS that powerful. It's a hefty bonus, and usually if you can get it for one attack in a turn you'll get it for any...

I've found in my games that flanking in 5e is too easy, largely due to the fact that creatures can freely run in circles around each other. I only allow flanking if the group agrees to change the rules about reach and opportunity attacks to be more like previous editions. But generally I find that I...