Skilled Assassin (3.5e Class)

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"I prefer the term killing enabled."-Kairos Dormeś

For This Assassin is not so much a hired killer as he is someone who studies how to kill. If Killing is an art, then you are its painter, and your weapons are the brushes 20 1 Moderate Good Good Poor Sneak Attack Spontaneous Arcane Spellcasting Full

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Assassin

“

Blood will always be on our hands, yes ours, both yours and mine, i just change the degree.

”

Being an assassin is not about being a hired killer or belong to a covenant,its about the study of killing and the many beings it applies to. It is about learning the art and beauty of death, and his resolve to use his art at any given situation. Perfecting this art in hand to hand combat,ranged combat, and many other cunning ways are the staple of the assassin.

Often Studying the anatomy of the various creatures of wildly different anatomies and forms of existence, and he uses this knowledge to place his blows in areas vital for biological or mystical reasons.

Assassins are generally trained in secret by one already knowledgeable of the trade. They can live and grow with their masters, or they may move out after learning the basics; very few evil assassins live long with one another, however, due to the lack of trust between each other.

Stealth and sudden violence are his hallmarks, and various exotic tools and killing methods become his tools.

Making an Assassin

Abilities: Intelligence and Dexterity.

Races: Any

Alignment: Any

Starting Gold: 6d4 x 10 gp (150 gp)

Starting Age: As Rogue

Table: The Assassin

Hit Die: d8

Level	Base Attack Bonus	Saving Throws			Special	Spells per Day
		Fort	Ref	Will		0	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
1st	+0	+2	+2	+0	Poison Use, Lethal Strike +3d6, Personal Immunity, Improved Unarmed Strike, Contacts	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
2nd	+1	+3	+3	+0	Uncanny Dodge, Paralyzing Strike, Lethal Strike +4d6	3	0	—	—	—	—	—
3rd	+2	+3	+3	+1	Hide in Plain Sight, Combat Style, Lethal Strike +5d6	3	1	—	—	—	—	—
4th	+3	+4	+4	+1	Cloak of Discretion, Fading Strike, Lethal Strike +6d6	3	2	0	—	—	—	—
5th	+3	+4	+4	+1	Trapfinding, Trapmaking, Lethal Strike +7d6	3	3	1	—	—	—	—
6th	+4	+5	+5	+2	Palm Weapon, Shadow Step, Lethal Strike +8d6	3	3	2	—	—	—	—
7th	+5	+5	+5	+2	Cone of Daggers, Lethal Strike +9d6	3	3	2	0	—	—	—
8th	+6/+1	+6	+6	+2	Nerve of the Killer, Blend In, Lethal Strike +10d6	3	3	3	1	—	—	—
9th	+6/+1	+6	+6	+3	Improved Uncanny Dodge, Lethal Strike +11d6	3	3	3	2	—	—	—
10th	+7/+2	+7	+7	+3	Skill Mastery, Quickened Strike, Lethal Strike +12d6	3	3	3	2	0	—	—
11th	+8/+3	+7	+7	+3	Poisonmaster, Lethal Strike +13d6	3	3	3	3	1	—	—
12th	+9/+4	+8	+8	+4	Personal Immunity, Lethal Strike +14d6	3	3	3	3	2	—	—
13th	+9/+4	+8	+8	+4	Exotic Method, Lethal Strike +15d6	3	3	3	3	2	0	—
14th	+10/+5	+9	+9	+4	Personal Immunity, Lethal Strike +16d6	3	3	3	3	3	1	—
15th	+11/+6/+6	+9	+9	+5	Killer's Proof, Lethal Strike +17d6	3	3	3	3	3	2	—
16th	+12/+7/+7	+10	+10	+5	Exotic Method, Lethal Strike +18d6	3	3	3	3	3	2	0
17th	+12/+7/+7	+10	+10	+5	Death by a Thousand Cuts, Lethal Strike +19d6	3	3	3	3	3	3	1
18th	+13/+8/+8	+11	+11	+6	Mind Blank, Lethal Strike +20d6	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
19th	+14/+9/+9	+11	+11	+6	Exotic Method, Lethal Strike +21d6	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
20th	+15/+10/+10	+12	+12	+6	Killing Strike, Lethal Strike +22d6	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Class Skills (6 + Int modifier per level, ×4 at 1st level) Balance (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Disable Device (Int), Disguise (Cha), Gather Information (Cha), Hide (Dex), Intimidate (Cha), Jump (Str), Knowledge (all skills, taken individually) (Int), Listen (Wis) Move Silently (Dex), Perform (Cha), Profession (Wis), Search (Int), Sense Motive (Wis), Sleight of Hand (Dex), Spellcraft (Int), Spot (Wis), Survival (Wis), Swim (Str), Tumble (Dex), Use Magic Device (Cha).

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the Assassin.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Assassins are proficient with all Light Weapons, as well as simple weapons, shortbow and composite shortbow, repeating crossbows, and hand crossbows. At first level, an Assassin gains proficiency with one Exotic Weapon of her choice. Assassins are proficient with Light Armor but not with shields.

Spells:

Table: Assassin Spells Known

Level	Spells Known
	0	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
1st	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
2nd	5	2	—	—	—	—	—
3rd	6	3	—	—	—	—	—
4th	6	3	2	—	—	—	—
5th	6	4	3	—	—	—	—
6th	6	4	3	—	—	—	—
7th	6	4	4	2	—	—	—
8th	6	4	4	3	—	—	—
9th	6	4	4	3	—	—	—
10th	6	4	4	4	2	—	—
11th	6	4	4	4	3	—	—
12th	6	4	4	4	3	—	—
13th	6	4	4	4	4	2	—
14th	6	4	4	4	4	3	—
15th	6	4	4	4	4	3	—
16th	6	4	4	4	4	4	2
17th	6	4	4	4	4	4	3
18th	6	4	4	4	4	4	3
19th	6	4	4	4	4	4	4
20th	6	4	4	4	4	4	4

Spellcasting: The Assassin is an Arcane Spellcaster with the same spells per day and spells known progression as a Bard, except that he gains no more than three spell slots per level. An Assassin’s spells known may be chosen from the Sorcerer/Wizard list, and must be from the schools of Divination, Illusion, or Necromancy. To cast an Assassin spell, she must have an Intelligence at least equal to 10 + the Spell level. The DC of the Assassin's spells is Intelligence based and the bonus spells are Intelligence based.

Poison Use (Ex): An Assassin may prepare, apply, and use poison without any chance of poisoning herself.

Lethal Strike (Ex): An Assassin may spend a full-round action to study an opponent who hasn't Noticed the Assassin or unable to defend himself effectively from her attack. If she does so, her next attack is a Lethal Strike if she makes it within 2 rounds. A Lethal Strike inflicts a number of extra dice of damage equal to her Assassin level plus two dice. Special attacks such as a coup de grace may be a Lethal Strike. Assassins are well trained in eliminating magical or distant opponents, and do not have to meet the stringent requirements of a sneak attack, though if a character has both sneak attack and death attack, they stack if the character meets the requirements of both. As long as the victim is denied their dexterity against attacks from the assassin during the study action and the attack itself, it counts as a Lethal Strike. An Assassin may load a crossbow simultaneously with his action to study his target if he has a Base Attack Bonus of +1 or more. At 7th level, if the Assassin studies an opponent to perform a Lethal Strike, she can make a full attack during the next round where every attack inflicts Lethal Strike damage as long as the target was denied their Dexterity bonus to AC against the first attack in the full attack action.

Personal Immunity (Ex): Choose four poisons, an Assassin is immune to all four of those poisons, even if they are made available in a stronger strength. At levels 5, 7, and 12 the Assassin may choose one more type of poison to become immune to. At level 14, an Assassin becomes immune to all poisons.

Improved Unarmed Strike (Ex): The Assassin shows his Talent for the art of combat, even so far as to prove his hands as deadly weapons.

Contacts (Ex): Assassin's either in groups or alone often have contacts wherever they go whether they be fences or illegal poison specialist or just plain information gatherers. An assassin can mke the contacts whenever he enters a new town, city, or village. 2 days for village, 4 days for a town, and 7 days for a city. these contacts offer slight discounts or just generally unavailable ideas or items if, something happens to his contact it takes 1 day and a money cost to replace them discreetly.

Uncanny Dodge (Ex): Starting at 2nd level, an Assassin can react to danger before his senses would normally allow him to do so. He retains her Dexterity bonus to AC (if any) even if she is caught flat-footed or struck by an invisible attacker. However, he still loses her Dexterity bonus to AC if immobilized. If an Assassin already has uncanny dodge from a different class he automatically gains improved uncanny dodge (see below) instead.

Paralyzing Strike (Ex): At 2nd Level the Assassin has memorized almost every pressure point for most beings, an assassin must declare this before using and only used on a successful attack roll, when using your an unarmed strike, your target must make a Fortitude saving throw (DC 10 + 1/2 your class level + your INT modifier). If the target fails they are paralyzed for 1 round (until after his Next turn), a Paralyzed foe can’t act, loses any Dexterity bonus to AC, and takes a –2 penalty to AC. An Assassin may use this ability once per day, one additional time every 2nd level. Paralyzing strike Works in the same regard that Death strike works on this class.

Hide in Plain Sight (Ex): A 3rd level Assassin can hide in unusual locations, and may hide in areas without cover or concealment without penalty. An Assassin may even hide while being observed. This ability does not remove the -10 penalty for moving at full speed, or the -20 penalty for running or fighting.

Combat Style (Ex): At 3rd level Assassin gains a personalized method of elimination: Any Feats Gained are gained regardless of perquisite.

Ranged: Assassin gains point blank shot. at level 7 he gains rapid shot. at level 11 he gains manyshot. at level 16 he gains Swarm of arrows

Dual Wielding: Assassin gains Two Weapon Fighting. at level 7 he gains improved two weapon fighting. at level 11, he gains Whirlwind attack. at level 16 he gains two weapon rend.

Hurler: Assassin can throw any weapon +10 feet. at level 7 +20 feet. at level 11 +30 feet and any weapon thrown can blink back to the assassins hand if its still within 100 feet. at level 16 +40 feet.

Duelist: Assassin gains +2 to hit chance if he uses a light weapon in one hand and no weapon in the other. +4 at level 7 and gains Power attack. +6 at level 11 and gains Cleave. +8 at level 16 and gains Great Cleave.

Cloak of Discretion (Su): At 4th level, an Assassin is protected by a constant Nondetection effect, with a caster level equal to his character level.

Fading Strike (Ex): Assassin can blink half his movement speed in combat only, every other turn. Can obviously not be used if unconscious or otherwise incapacitated.

Trapfinding (Ex): At 5th level, Assassins can use the Search skill to locate traps when the task has a Difficulty Class higher than 20. Finding a non-magical trap has a DC of at least 20, or higher if it is well hidden. Finding a magic trap has a DC of 25 + the level of the spell used to create it. Assassins can use the Disable Device skill to disarm magic traps. A magic trap generally has a DC of 25 + the level of the spell used to create it. An Assassin who beats a trap’s DC by 10 or more with a Disable Device check can study a trap, figure out how it works, and bypass it (with her party) without disarming it.

Trapmaking (Ex): At 5th level, the Assassin learns to build simple mechanical traps in out of common materials. As long as has access to ropes, flexible material like green wood, and weapon-grade materials like sharpened wooden sticks or steel weapons, he can build an improvised trap in 10 minutes. He can build any non-magical trap on the “CR 1” trap list that doesn’t involve a pit. These traps have a Search DC equal to 20 + the Assassin’s level, have a BAB equal to his own, and are always single-use traps. He may add poison to these traps, if he has access to it, but it will dry out in an hour.

Palm Weapon (Ex): At 6th level, the Assassin learns to conceal weapons with supernatural skill. Any weapon successfully concealed with Sleight of Hand cannot be found with divination magic.

Shadow Step (Ex): At 6th level, A shadow step is similar to a teleport; however, it only affects the assassin and any gear on his person. Whenever the assassin shadow steps, he disappears from his current location, travels through the Shadow Plane, and reappears in the new location. Bursts of shadow appear in both squares affected. Unless otherwise specified, shadow steps have unlimited range, but must begin and end on the same plane. If the assassin shadow steps to an occupied square, he is shoved towards the nearest space large enough to hold his body mass (which may or may not be within the same square, depending on what now occupies it). Shadow Step can only be used as part of a movement action.

Cone of Daggers (Ex): At 7th level an assassin can summon up to three illusionary daggers and throw them at one target or a 15 foot cone. The assassin can only use this he owns a dagger, it inherits its damage,and can only be used if its on him. At Level 8 and every 2 levels after the dagger used gains +1 to damage. At level 14 he can summon up to six.

Blend-In (Ex): At 8th level, Assassins can disappear into crowds of people almost instantly , assassins gain a +10 to hiding in groups of people more than 3.

Nerve of the Killer (Su): At 8th level, an Assassin gains immunity to compulsion and charm effects. While studying a target for a Death Attack, and for one round afterward, he counts as if he were within a protection from evil effect. This does not confer a deflection bonus to AC.

Improved Uncanny Dodge (Ex): An Assassin of 9th level or higher can no longer be flanked. This defense denies another character the ability to sneak attack the character by flanking him, unless the attacker has at least four more levels in a class that provides sneak attack than the target. If a character already has uncanny dodge (see above) from a second class, the character automatically gains improved uncanny dodge instead, and the levels from the classes that grant uncanny dodge stack to determine the minimum level required to flank the character.

Skill Mastery (Ex): At 10th level, an Assassin becomes so certain in the use of certain skills that she can use them reliably even under adverse conditions. When making a skill check with Climb, Disable Device, Hide, Move Silently, Search, Spellcraft, Use Magic Device, Use Rope, or Swim, she may take 10 even if stress and distractions would normally prevent her from doing so.

Quickened Strike (Sp): At level 10, The Assassin has learned that some enemies require a quicker blow or may not have the time to study an enemy in battle. He may make a quicker Lethal Strike for half the normal damage. The assassin may not use this on an enemy he has failed a Lethal Strike on.

Poisonmaster (Ex): At 11th level, the Assassin learns alchemic secrets for creating short-term poisons. By expending an entire healer’s kit worth of materials and an hour of time, he can synthesize one dose of any poison in the DMG. This poison degrades to uselessness in one week.

Exotic Method: At 13th, 16th, and 19th level the Assassin learns an exotic form of killing from the list below. Once chosen, this ability does not change:

• Carrier (Sp): Three times per day, the Assassin can cast contagion as a swift action spell-like ability.
• Poison of the Cockatrice (Sp): Twice per day, the Assassin can cast flesh to stone as a swift action spell-like ability.
• Killer Faerie Arts (Sp): Twice per day, the Assassin can cast polymorph other as a swift action spell-like ability.
• Proxy Assassin (Sp): Twice per day, the Assassin can cast summon monster vii as a spell-like ability. This effect lasts 10 minutes.
• Death By Plane (Sp): Once per day, the Assassin can cast plane shift as a spell-like ability.
• Dimesional Rip (Sp): Once per day, the Assassin can cast implosion as a spell-like ability. The duration of this effect is three rounds.
• New School: The Assassin may now choose spells known from a new school.

Killer’s Proof (Su): At 15th level, the Assassin learns to steal the souls of those he kills. If he is holding an onyx worth at least 100 GP when he kills an enemy, he may place their soul within the gem as if he has cast soul bind on them at the moment of their death.

Death by a Thousand Cuts (Ex): At 17th level, the assassin has learned to kill even the hardiest of foes by reducing their physical form to shambles. Every successful Death Attack inflicts a cumulative -2 Dexterity penalty to the Assassin’s victim. These penalties last one day.

Mind Blank (Su): At 18th level, the Assassin is protected by a constant mind blank effect.

Killing Strike (Su): At 20th level, the Assassin’s Death Attacks bypass his victim’s DR and hardness.

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