Assassin

Classes:

Prestige Classes: Arcane Archer | Assassin | Dwarven Defender | Pale Master | Shadowdancer | Shifter | Weapon Master

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Assassin

Assassin

Description: (Prestige Class) 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.

Hit Dice: d6

Proficiencies: Armor (Light, Robes), Weapons (Simple)

Skill Points: 4 + Int mod

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

Selectable Class Feats: Ambidexterity, Two Weapon Fighting, Weapon Proficiency (Exotic), Weapon Proficiency (Martial)

Primary Saving Throw(s): Reflex

Requirements

Alignment: Any evil

Skills: Hide 8, Move Silently 8

Level Progression

Level	Feats	Spell-like Abilities* All Are Automatically Silenced	Poison Save	Death Attack
1st	Use Poison		+0	+1d6
2nd	Uncanny Dodge I	Combined 3/day:    Ghostly Visage    Silence    Ultravision	+1	+1d6
3rd			+1	+2d6
4th			+2	+2d6
5th	Uncanny Dodge II	Combined 3/day:    Darkness    Haste (self only)    Rogue's Cunning	+2	+3d6
6th			+3	+3d6
7th		Combined 3/day:    Invisibility    Freedom of Movement    Poison	+3	+4d6
8th			+4	+4d6
9th		Combined 3/day:    Improved Invisibility    Dimension Door (self only)    Assassin's Awareness	+4	+5d6
10th	Uncanny Dodge III		+5	+5d6

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

Epic Assassin

Epic Assassin

Hit Die: d6

Skill Points: 4 + Int mod

Bonus Feats: 14, 18, 22, 26, 30

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

Epic Level Progression

Level	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

Notes

• Requires Shadow of Undrentide.
• The Improved Sneak Attack epic feat is currently bugged as of 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's useless.
• Avlis UMD 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.

External resources

• Assassin Guide by syarul at GameFAQs NWN page