Assassin/Neverwinter Nights

NWN · NWN: EE · NWN2
Assassin
Basic Information
Type	Class
Featured in...
Neverwinter Nights

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 Die: d6.

• Proficiencies: Simple Weapons and Light Armor Proficiency.

• Skills Points: 4 + Int Modifier.

Requirements

• Alignment: Any evil.
• Skills: Hide 8 ranks, Move Silently 8 ranks.

Abilities

• 1: Death Attack +1d6 - Special sneak attack that has a chance of paralyzing opponent.
  • Use Poison - Automatic success when coating a weapon with poison.
• 2: Uncanny Dodge 1 - Retain dexterity bonus to armor class, even if flat-footed.
  • Ghostly Visage - As spell.
  • +1 Fortitude save vs. poison.
• 3: Death Attack +2d6 - Death attack improves.
• 4: +2 Fortitude save vs. poison.
• 5: Death Attack +3d6 - Death attack improves.
  • Uncanny Dodge 2 - +1 reflex saving throws.
  • Darkness - As spell.
• 6: +3 Fortitude save vs. poison.
• 7: Death Attack +4d6 - Death attack improves.
• 8: +4 Fortitude save vs. poison.
• 9: Death Attack +5d6 - Death attack improves.
  • Improved Invisibility - As spell.
• 10: Uncanny Dodge 3 - +2 reflex saving throws
  • +5 Fortitude save vs. poison.