Assassin

Assassin (Prestige Class)

Hit Die: d6

Base Attack Bonus: +3/4 levels

Proficiencies: Light Armor Simple Weapons

Skill Points: 4 + INT modifier

Class Skills: Appraise Bluff Craft Armor Craft Trap Craft Weapon Disable Trap Heal Hide Intimidate Listen Lore Move Silently Open Lock Parry Persuade Pick Pocket Search Set Trap Spot Tumble Use Magic Device

Primary Saving Throw(s): Reflex

Alignment Restriction: Any Evil

Description

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

Requirements

Alignment: Any evil

Skills: Hide 8, Move Silently 8

Level Progression

Lvl	BAB	Saves			Feats	Spell-like Abilities   (automatically Silenced)		Poison   Save	Death   Attack
		Fort	Ref	Will
1st	+0	+0	+2	+0	Use Poison			-	1d6
2nd	+1	+0	+3	+0	Uncanny Dodge I	Combined 3/day:    Ghostly Visage    Silence    Ultravision		+1	1d6
3rd	+2	+1	+3	+1				+1	2d6
4th	+3	+1	+4	+1				+2	2d6
5th	+3	+1	+4	+1	Uncanny Dodge II	Combined 3/day:    Darkness    Haste (self only)    Rogue's Cunning		+2	3d6
6th	+4	+2	+5	+2				+3	3d6
7th	+5	+2	+5	+2		Combined 3/day:    Invisibility    Freedom of Movement    Poison		+3	4d6
8th	+6	+2	+6	+2		Hide in Plain Sight		+4	4d6
9th	+6	+3	+6	+3		Combined 3/day:    Improved Invisibility    Dimension Door (self only)      Assassin's Awareness		+4	5d6
10th	+7	+3	+7	+3	Uncanny Dodge III			+5	5d6

* It is not possible to combine these abilities with any other metamagic power. Silent is automatic and exclusive.

Epic Progression

Lvl	Feats		Poison save	Death attack
11th			+5	6d6
12th			+6	6d6
13th			+6	7d6
14th	bonus feat		+7	7d6
15th			+7	8d6
16th			+8	8d6
17th			+8	9d6
18th	bonus feat		+9	9d6
19th			+9	10d6
20th			+10	10d6
21st			+10	11d6
22nd	bonus feat		+11	11d6
23rd			+11	12d6
24th			+12	12d6
25th			+12	13d6
26th	bonus feat		+13	13d6
27th			+13	14d6
28th			+14	14d6
29th			+14	15d6
30th	bonus feat		+15	15d6

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 Selectable Class Feats: Blinding Speed

Notes

• The Improved Sneak Attack epic feat is currently bugged as of NWN update 1.66 because the additional damage is not applied unless you have at least one Rogue Sneak Attack feat or one Blackguard Sneak Attack feat. So Assassins may take the feat but without at least one Rogue level or four Blackguard levels it is useless.
• The Avlis version of the Use Magic Device skill gives a bonus to NON-ARTIFICED casting items. These include amulets, unique items, rings, etc. Bonus is +1 to caster level/Spell DC per 5 base ranks (not including modifiers, skill focuses, etc.) in the Use Magic Device skill.
• The Assassin's Death Attack is also a subject to Avlis-specific modifications.

Avlis Assassins of reknown

• Basically no Assassins on Avlis are known by identity although rumor has it that... aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhh...

External resources

• Assassin Guide by syarul at GameFAQs NWN page