Assassin

The assassin is a master of dealing quick, lethal blows. Assassins often function as spies, informants, killers for hire, or agents of vengeance. Their skill in a variety of dark arts allows them to carry out missions of death with shocking, terrifying precision. Unlike the blackguard, the assassin is not evil due to devotion to an evil power, but rather due to a complete lack of morals or ethics.

Requirements

Skills: Hide 8 ranks, Move Silently 8 ranks

Hit Die: d6

Proficiencies: Armor (Light), Weapons (Simple)

Skill Points: 4 + INT

Class Skills: Appraise, Bluff, Craft (all), Decipher Script, Disable Trap, Disguise, Escape Artist, Forgery, Heal, Hide, Intimidate, Knowledge (all), Listen, Lore, Move Silently, Open Lock, Profession (all), Search, Sense Motive, Set Trap, Spot, Tumble, Use Magic Device

Level progression

Lvl	BAB	Saves			Feats	HP range		Poison save	Death Attack
		Fort	Ref	Will
1st	+0	+0	+2	+0	Use Poison, True Death Attack	3-6		-	1d6
2nd	+1	+0	+3	+0	Ghostly Visage, Uncanny Dodge I, Poison Save	6-12		+1	1d6
3rd	+2	+1	+3	+1	Evasion, True Strike 1/day	9-18		+1	2d6
4th	+3	+1	+4	+1	Ultravision 1/day	12-24		+2	2d6
5th	+3	+1	+4	+1	Darkness, Uncanny Dodge II	15-30		+2	3d6
6th	+4	+2	+5	+2	Invisibility 1/day, Cat's Grace 1/day	18-36		+3	3d6
7th	+5	+2	+5	+2	Spiderskin 1/day, Fox's Cunning 1/day	21-42		+3	4d6
8th	+6	+2	+6	+2	Freedom of Movement 1/day, Invisibility Sphere 1/day, Hide in Plain Sight	24-48		+4	4d6
9th	+6	+3	+6	+3	Improved Invisibility	27-54		+4	5d6
10th	+7	+3	+7	+3	Deeper Darkness 1/day, Uncanny Dodge III	30-60		+5	5d6

Assassins need sufficient intelligence to cast spells. This is equivalent to 10 plus the assassin's intelligence modifier. Thus, they need 14 Intelligence to cast spells of the 4th circle. Their casting level is 3 plus assassin levels.

Tip: becoming an assassin

• Rogues, monks, rangers and bards are ideal candidates to become assassins.

Epic assassin

The epic assassin is capable of sliding from shadow to shadow; lying in wait until his target is vulnerable, then striking like a cobra, leaving only a cold corpse behind.

Hit die: d6

Skill points: 4 + int modifier

Bonus feats: The epic assassin gains a bonus feat every four levels. In other words, at levels 14 and 18.

Available Epic bonus feats: epic reflexes, epic skill focus (hide, move silently only), great dexterity, improved combat casting, improved sneak attack, self concealment, superior initiative

Epic assassin level progression

Lvl	Feats	HP range		Poison save	Death attack
11th		33-66		+5	6d6
12th		36-72		+6	6d6
13th		39-78		+6	7d6
14th	bonus feat	42-84		+7	7d6
15th		45-90		+7	8d6
16th		48-96		+8	8d6
17th		51-102		+8	9d6
18th	bonus feat	54-108		+9	9d6
19th		57-114		+9	10d6
20th		60-120		+10	10d6

Poison saving throws: an additional +1, for every two class levels after 10th, on the assassin's saving throws against poison.