Basically, can you use the luck point or steady aim to give myself advantage for sneak attack?
Yes. That's what both of those things do: give you advantage. If you're a Rogue, having advantage on an attack roll allows you to use Sneak Attack (provided you are using an appropriate weapon and haven't already used it that turn).
You can use them to give yourself Advantage to get the Sneak Attack damage as long as something else is not giving you Disadvantage.
Advantage and Disadvantage cancel each other out, but they don't do it on any sort of 'one to one' basis. What I mean by this is that you could have half a dozen things giving you Advantage and if you have a single thing giving you Disadvantage then you roll normally.
If a rogue is within 5ft of both an enemy and party member, and the for whatever reason the rogue has disadvantage on an attack roll. Could the rogue use steady aim or lucky to negate that disadvantage and still have Sneak Attack? Does just having disadvantage to begin with negate the ability to sneak attack?
If a rogue is within 5ft of both an enemy and party member, and the for whatever reason the rogue has disadvantage on an attack roll. Could the rogue use steady aim or lucky to negate that disadvantage and still have Sneak Attack? Does just having disadvantage to begin with negate the ability to sneak attack?
If a rogue is within 5ft of both an enemy and party member, and the for whatever reason the rogue has disadvantage on an attack roll. Could the rogue use steady aim or lucky to negate that disadvantage and still have Sneak Attack? Does just having disadvantage to begin with negate the ability to sneak attack?
No, this does not work. In this case, you have both advantage and disadvantage on the roll, so the roll is made as if you have neither, but you can not use Sneak Attack because the wording on Sneak Attack says that you can't have disadvantage on the roll (which you still do, you just aren't rolling at disadvantage due to also having advantage).
I think the OP was really trying to ask if he could still get Sneak Attack if an ally is next to his target in an instance where his advantage/disadvantage cancel themselves out.
The answer is YES. The wording on Sneak Attack says:
"You don’t need Advantage on the attack roll if at least one of your allies is within 5 feet of the target, the ally doesn’t have the Incapacitated condition, and you don’t have Disadvantage on the attack roll."
If you roll is a flat roll, regardless of competing advantage and disadvantage, and you have an ally near your target, you can get Sneak Attack.
If a rogue is within 5ft of both an enemy and party member, and the for whatever reason the rogue has disadvantage on an attack roll. Could the rogue use steady aim or lucky to negate that disadvantage and still have Sneak Attack? Does just having disadvantage to begin with negate the ability to sneak attack?
No, this does not work. In this case, you have both advantage and disadvantage on the roll, so the roll is made as if you have neither, but you can not use Sneak Attack because the wording on Sneak Attack says that you can't have disadvantage on the roll (which you still do, you just aren't rolling at disadvantage due to also having advantage).
I find it hard to argue that it is considered to have advantage and disadvantage when the rule you quoted specifically says that "the roll has neither".
If a rogue is within 5ft of both an enemy and party member, and the for whatever reason the rogue has disadvantage on an attack roll. Could the rogue use steady aim or lucky to negate that disadvantage and still have Sneak Attack? Does just having disadvantage to begin with negate the ability to sneak attack?
No, this does not work. In this case, you have both advantage and disadvantage on the roll, so the roll is made as if you have neither, but you can not use Sneak Attack because the wording on Sneak Attack says that you can't have disadvantage on the roll (which you still do, you just aren't rolling at disadvantage due to also having advantage).
"In such a situation, you have neither Advantage nor Disadvantage."
You need to read the rules before posting misinformation like this.
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Basically, can you use the luck point or steady aim to give myself advantage for sneak attack?
Yes. That's what both of those things do: give you advantage. If you're a Rogue, having advantage on an attack roll allows you to use Sneak Attack (provided you are using an appropriate weapon and haven't already used it that turn).
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Thank you for settling this.
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A slightly longer answer, just for precision;
You can use them to give yourself Advantage to get the Sneak Attack damage as long as something else is not giving you Disadvantage.
Advantage and Disadvantage cancel each other out, but they don't do it on any sort of 'one to one' basis. What I mean by this is that you could have half a dozen things giving you Advantage and if you have a single thing giving you Disadvantage then you roll normally.
Thank you for this clarification. It’s been the topic of discussion at the table.
If a rogue is within 5ft of both an enemy and party member, and the for whatever reason the rogue has disadvantage on an attack roll. Could the rogue use steady aim or lucky to negate that disadvantage and still have Sneak Attack? Does just having disadvantage to begin with negate the ability to sneak attack?
Yes you could use Sneak Attack in this case
If circumstances cause a roll to have both Advantage and Disadvantage, the roll has neither of them, and you roll one d20.
No, this does not work. In this case, you have both advantage and disadvantage on the roll, so the roll is made as if you have neither, but you can not use Sneak Attack because the wording on Sneak Attack says that you can't have disadvantage on the roll (which you still do, you just aren't rolling at disadvantage due to also having advantage).
Mmm...
I find it hard to argue that it is considered to have advantage and disadvantage when the rule you quoted specifically says that "the roll has neither".
"In such a situation, you have neither Advantage nor Disadvantage."
You need to read the rules before posting misinformation like this.