Assassin
Assassin
PRESTIGE CLASS: This class is not available at character creation and must be unlocked by meeting special requirements, listed below.
The Assassin is the master of dealing quick, lethal blows. Assassins often function as spies, informants, killers for hire, or agents of vengeance. Their training in anatomy, stealth, poison, and the dark arts allows them to carry out missions of death with shocking, terrifying precision. Most Rogues, Monks, and Bards who choose this class become examples of the classic assassin skulking in the shadows with a blade carrying certain death. Fighters, ex-Paladins, Rangers, Druids, and Barbarians operate as warrior-assassins, with as much ability to kill in combat as from the shadows. Sorcerers, Wizards, and Clerics may be the most terrifying assassins of all, for with their spells they can infiltrate and slay with even greater impunity.
Requirements
To qualify to become an Assassin, a character must fulfill all the following criteria.
- Alignment: Any Evil
- Skills: Hide 8 ranks, Move Silently 8 ranks, Disguise 5 ranks.
- Feats: Bloodletter
Class Skills
The class skills of the Assassin are:
- Balance
- Bluff
- Craft: Alchemy
- Craft: Jewelcrafting
- Craft: Tailoring & Leatherwork
- Craft: Trap & contraption
- Craft: Weaponsmithing
- Craft: Woodworking
- Decipher Script
- Diplomacy
- Disable Device
- Disguise
- Escape Artist
- Forgery
- Gather Information
- Hide
- Intimidate
- Jump
- Listen
- Move Silently
- Open Lock
- Parry
- Profession: Cook
- Profession: Fisher
- Search
- Sense Motive
- Set Trap
- Sleight of Hand
- Spot
- Swim
- Tumble
- Use Magic Device
Class Features
Base Attack Bonus Progression: Medium
Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier.
Hit Dice: D6
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: The Assassin is proficient in the usage of simple weapons, and light armor.
Death Attack: At 1st level, the Assassin can make a special sneak attack called a Death Attack. This ability adds to the Rogue's Sneak Attack ability, adding an extra 1d6 points of damage. This bonus rises to +2d6 at 3rd level, +3d6 at 5th level, +4d6 at 7th level, and +5d6 at 9th level. If used against an opponent not already in combat, a successful death attack forces the victim to make a fortitude save or become paralyzed. The DC for a target to become paralized is equal to 10 + Assasin Level + Intelligence modifier.
Poison Resistance: The Assassin's expertise with deadly toxins gives them an unnatural resistance to poisons of all types. The Assassin gains a +1 bonus on fortitude saves against poison at 2nd level. This bonus increases to +2 at 4th level, +3 at 6th level, +4 at 8th level, and +5 at 10th level.
Uncanny Dodge: At 2nd level, the Assassin retains their dexterity bonus to AC even when caught flat-footed.
Improved Uncanny Dodge: At 5th level, the Assassin can no longer be sneak attacked except by a character with 4 or more total levels in classes that grant sneak attack than the character levels of the Assassin.
Hide in Plain Sight:At 8th level, the Assassin may enter stealth mode even while being observed.
Spells:
- At 2nd level, the Assassin gains the ability to cast Ghostly Visage once per day.
- At 5th level, the Assassin gains the ability to cast Darkness once per day.
- At 7th level, the Assassin gains the ability to cast Invisibility once per day.
- At 9th level, the Assassin gains the ability to cast Greater Invisibility once per day.