Assassin
The Assassin is a stealthy combatant that specializes in covert assassination, infiltration, and interrogation. You may select this class as your base class by selecting a Tier One Assassin class feature as your first feature, doing so grants you the abilities, proficiencies, equipment, and features listed under Base Class Features for no AXP cost. These cannot be gained from multiclassing. To multiclass to the Assassin class select any feature of your current Tier + 1 or lower and pay the appropriate multiclassing fee found in Character Creation.
A lightly armored woman steps out from within an alleyway blades drawn, in a few quick darts she skirts through the crowd gathered to watch the passing parade. Perfectly timed and executed the woman leaps onto the mayor's float and slices clean across the corrupt woman's throat. The assassin is halfway across a nearby rooftop before the first scream from the crowd alerts the guards.
A suave human has played his part perfectly, quickly rising through the ranks in a criminal organization. He now stands next to his target, as his bodyguard. His target won't be coming home from their next deal with the local weapons manufacturer. And no one will have any idea it was him.
A shiny android steps out from behind the ranks of his nation's army. Towering above the enemy line she quickly identifies the weakest links. Vanishing suddenly he teleports through the enemy rank disabling 5 men before they even make their first step.
A young man appears suddenly in your window, a cold look in his eye. Although he couldn't be more than 10, you know he's come for you. You reach for your weapon and are struck from behind. The world fades as you see him place the bloodied hammer in a cloth. You wake to see an array of tools meant only to cause pain, and the child smiling as he cleans them.
As different as these Assassins may be, they are defined by their speed, accuracy, planning, and skill with a weapon. Whether for justice, money, country, or pleasure the assassin is a formidable hunter. While the weapon of choice is often close-ranged, many assassins are skilled marksmen, able to take out a target from a distance. The assassin has no issue with death and welcomes it as the natural force it is.
Activist Assassins
Assassins have been a part of human civilization since the first grudge was held. Whether acting on their initiative or as the punishment given by an organization they have shaped the way history unfolds. There is no exception to this in the modern world, vigilante types, cybercriminals, hitmen, and even spies and covert ops soldiers are all assassins in their own right. Striving to take out a target for a gain of self and society.
Activism in the early 2020s spawned the rise of a new breed of vigilantism not seen in the modern world. With assassin types on all sides of the political spectrum. Using newfound exploitation of social media and cyber activism, these heroes/villains made a significant dent in the structure of the American government. They would have gone further if the following Second Cold War hadn't provided a common enemy, and the discovery of Element 133 hadn't upturned the world in ways no one had anticipated.
Assassins in Pop Culture
Jaqen H'ghar and Arya Stark from Game of Throwns, Jason Bourne from The Bourne Identity, Deadpool, Black Widow, The Winter Soldier, Hawkeye, Baron Zemo, and Gamora from the MCU, John Wick, and anyone from the Assasin's Creed video games.
Creating an Assassin
Assassins provide a party with the skills and stealth to locate and disable targets without a full-frontal attack. Their criminal ways may often get themselves or others in trouble. But rest assured you'll be able to quickly dispatch these incursions. Additionally, in group combat, the Assassin makes great use of their opponent's distractions while fighting their allies. Multiclassing into the Fast Hero and Scout or Specialist classes will increase your effectiveness and the range of your abilities.
Assassin Quick Build
You can make an Assassin quickly by following these suggestions. First, put your highest ability score in Strength, followed by Dexterity. Second, choose the Vigilante or Criminal occupation.
Base Class Features
The following abilities are granted by selecting this class as your base class
Ability Score Increase
+2 DEX, +1 STR.
Saving Throw Proficiency
Gain proficiency in Dexterity and Intelligence saving throws.
Wealth, Reputation and Supply
WEA +2, SUP +2
Speed Modifier
+10
Skill Proficiencies
Gain proficiency in three of the following; Acrobatics, Athletics, Investigation, Perception, Intimidation, Sleight of Hand, Stealth, or Survival.
Weapon & Armor Proficiencies
All Personal Weapons, Archaic Martial Melee Weapons
Tool Proficiencies
Disguise Kit, Thieves' Tools, or Hacker's Tools, and 1 more of your choice
Languages
1 of your choice
Equipment
You may select 6 items of value 12 or lower from the following tables in the Equipment article, Bags and Boxes, Clothing, Computers and, Consumer Electronics, Surveillance Gear, Professional Equipment, Survival Gear, and/or Weapon Accessories
You may also select two simple, martial, or personal weapons that you have proficiency in from the tables in the Weapons article. And 3 bundles/boxes of the requisite ammunition for those weapons.
Free Features
TIER ONE FEATURE: Sneak Attack
- AXP: 0
- Pre-Requisites: Selected Assassin as base class
- Grants Access To: None
Beginning at 1st tier, you know how to strike subtly and exploit a foe’s distraction. Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must have a light, finesse, or a ranged weapon property.
You don’t need advantage on the attack roll if another enemy of the target is within 5 feet of it, that enemy isn’t incapacitated, and you don’t have disadvantage on the attack roll.
The amount of the extra damage increases as you gain tiers, as shown here.
Sneak Attack Damage
| Tier | Damage |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1d6 |
| 2 | 1d6 |
| 3 | 2d6 |
| 4 | 2d6 |
| 5 | 3d6 |
| 6 | 4d6 |
| 7 | 5d6 |
| 8 | 6d6 |
| 9 | 7d6 |
| 10 | 8d6 |
TIER ONE FEATURE: Roguish Expertise
- AXP: 0
- Pre-Requisites: Selected Assassin as Base Class
- Grants Access To: None
At 1st tier, choose two of your skill proficiencies, or one of your skill proficiencies and your proficiency with thieves' tools. Gain expertise on ability check you make that uses either of the chosen proficiencies.
At 3rd tier, you can choose two more of your proficiencies (in skills or with thieves' tools) to gain this benefit.
Class Features
Tier OneTIER THREE FEATURE: Ability Score Increase
- AXP: 4200
- Pre-Requisites: None
- Grants Access To: None
You may choose to either;
- Boost One Ability Score By Two: This option lets you increase a stat to a new modifier immediately, to a max of 30. This is great for boosting your class’s primary ability score.
- Boost Two Ability Scores By One: If you have two odd ability scores, this option lets you round those two stats to an even number and max of 20, increasing the modifier of those stats.
You may only take this feature once at each tier it appears, including multiclasses. For example, you may not take this feature at Tier 3 for both your base class and your multiclass. You may take this feature in addition to the Ability Score Improvements feature granted by the General Class base class features.
TIER FIVE FEATURE: Ability Score Increase
- AXP: 10200
- Pre-Requisites: None
- Grants Access To: None
You may choose to either;
- Boost One Ability Score By Two: This option lets you increase a stat to a new modifier immediately, to a max of 30. This is great for boosting your class’s primary ability score.
- Boost Two Ability Scores By One: If you have two odd ability scores, this option lets you round those two stats to an even number and max of 20, increasing the modifier of those stats.
You may only take this feature once at each tier it appears, including multiclasses. For example, you may not take this feature at Tier 5 for both your base class and your multiclass. You may take this feature in addition to the Ability Score Improvements feature granted by the General Class base class features.
TIER SEVEN FEATURE: Ability Score Increase
- AXP: 17600
- Pre-Requisites: None
- Grants Access To: None
You may choose to either;
- Boost One Ability Score By Two: This option lets you increase a stat to a new modifier immediately, to a max of 30. This is great for boosting your class’s primary ability score.
- Boost Two Ability Scores By One: If you have two odd ability scores, this option lets you round those two stats to an even number and max of 20, increasing the modifier of those stats.
You may only take this feature once at each tier it appears, including multiclasses. For example, you may not take this feature at Tier 7 for both your base class and your multiclass. You may take this feature in addition to the Ability Score Improvements feature granted by the General Class base class features.
TIER NINE FEATURE: Ability Score Increase
- AXP: 25400
- Pre-Requisites: None
- Grants Access To: None
You may choose to either;
- Boost One Ability Score By Two: This option lets you increase a stat to a new modifier immediately, to a max of 30. This is great for boosting your class’s primary ability score.
- Boost Two Ability Scores By One: If you have two odd ability scores, this option lets you round those two stats to an even number and max of 20, increasing the modifier of those stats.
You may only take this feature once at each tier it appears, including multiclasses. For example, you may not take this feature at Tier 9 for both your base class and your multiclass. You may take this feature in addition to the Ability Score Improvements feature granted by the General Class base class features.
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