Assassin
Assassins are specialized in quick killing of enemy. They usually fight such,
that enemy didn't notice them before they are dead. Assassins are experts in
stealth and hiding. If assassin doesn't want to be seen, he is not ...
They are also experts in finding and destroying of traps. They are famous
mercenaries used for killing for money or other attendance. They are quite
weak, but their when they use their shadow-fighting attacks known as backstabs
they could do damage even more than mages. They have no magic defence,
but they could stand physical damage much better than mages. They can also
use enemy's concentration on fight, so they can attack enemy from shadows,
unseen and unnoticed, hitting weak spot. The difference between assassins and
rogues is often misunderstood. Rogues just love the fight, of course they fight
to kill but their focus is the fight itself. On the other hand, assassins have
no interest in fight, they just want to kill the enemy and have the job done,
and most of their skills are based on this philosophy.
Stat Bonuses
| Strength | Above average (+1) |
| Inteligence | Below average (-1) |
| Wisdom | Low (-2) |
| Dexterity | Ultimate (+4) |
| Constitution | Average (+0) |
| Charisma | Below average (-1) |
Base Skills
Rank Skills
Rank 1
avoid destruction of dagger
climbing
critical strike
depart
find secret doors
phantom regeneration
triplebackstab
Rank 2
enhanced quickness
find exposed place
hidden movement
pickpocketing mastery
poisonous dart
powerstab
quick camouflage
rapidity
revealing powder
Rank 3
fast backstabing
forging dagger
gouge
immune poison
retreat base
slit
triple damage
wait for a chance
Rank 4
advanced fleeing
arterial attack
coward fighting
evade shield
find sense center
goldsteal
metabolic control
precise backstab
precision
stabing info
Rank 5
alertness
assassination
catching chance
combat covering
enhanced foresight
gracious retreat
lethal strike
stabing mastery
Legendary Skills
Some assassins take great pride in their ability to handle their daggers.
Some even consider it poetic how they can use such a tiny implement to enact
such a great changes in the fate of empires, just a single precise movement
and a dynasty ends. While this sounds deceptively simple, there is in fact
great deal of practice and knowledge about handling of their iconic weapon.
Masters of dagger poetry can even imbue their dagger with powerful effects
that border on magic.
Assassins are generally limited in their powers that they can really only
fight effectively against humanoids. But some assassins decided to simply
ignore the rest of the world and really focus on the most efficient and
powerful ways to assassinate humanoids. They can charm and flirt with their
enemies before they strike. They can even persuade their victims to lower
their guard and temporarily undress to make themselves even more vulnerable.
And then they strike when it is most unexpected. Clearly this only works once
but the initial attack counts for a lot.
Assassins come, strike, and then disappear. Or at least appear to disappear,
even though they may be still there, biding their time to strike again.
At least that\'s what they would like to do but there are some enemies who
are too alert for this disappearing act to work properly. Even in such
situations the assassin can still survive if she studied the right arts.
She can avoid most attacks and effects that would make her an easy target.
Ultimately, she learns to anticipate a lethal strike and avoid it just in time,
surviving to fight on.