Assassin

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Source of Power

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Origin

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Creating an Assassin

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Quick Build

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Class Features

As an Assassin, you gain the following class features:

Health

Health Pool: 2

You add your Health Pool to your Health at level 1.

Vitality

Vitality Dice: 1d6 per Assassin level

Vitality at 1st Level: 6 + your Agility and Endurance

Vitality at Higher Levels: 1d6 (or 4) + your Endurance per Assassin level after 1st

Combat Skills

Weapons: Assassins start with simple weapon aptitude

Armor: Trained in the Light armor skill

Defense: Trained in the Mobility skill

Skill Ranks at 1st Level: 2 combat skill ranks

Skill Ranks at Higher Levels: 1 combat skill rank per 2 Assassin levels after 1st

Skill Boosts at Higher Levels: 1 combat skill boost per Assassin level after 1st

Action Points: An Assassin uses Dexterity when rolling Action Points

Vital Strike

At first level, you learn how to strike at your enemies' weak points. Once per round, when you deal damage to a creature, you can bypass their vitality, dealing damage directly to their health. The target must be Surprised, you must be Unseen, and you must be wielding a swift, light, or ranged weapon.

Swift Response

At second level, when a creature within your movement range takes the move action, you can spend 2 Action Points as a reaction to move half your movement.

Syndicate

At 3rd level, you choose a Syndicate that you emulate in the exercise of your abilities from the list of available Syndicates. Your choice grants you features at 3rd level and then again at 6th, 9th, 13th, and 17th level.

Exploit Weakness

At 3rd level, once per round, you can add 2d6 to your attack with at least 2 damage being dealt to Health directly. You must have advantage on the attack or be flanking the target, and cannot be use in conjuncture with Vital Strike.

Talent

When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you gain a Talent.

Uncanny Dodge

Starting at level 5, the cost of improving your dodge attempt is only 1 Action Point instead of double.

Evasion

At 7th level, your instinctive agility lets you dodge out of the way of certain area effects. When you make a Mobility defense, you automatically lower the effect by one step.

Combat Talent

When you reach 10th level, you can select a Combat Talent from the list of Talents.

Improved Exploit Weakness

When you use the exploit weakness feature, the damage is 5d8 and at least 5 damage is done directly to Health.

Blindsense

Starting at 14th level, if you are able to hear, you are aware of the location of any hidden or invisible creature within 10 feet of you.

Slippery Mind

By 15th level, you have acquired greater mental strength. You have advantage on Mental and Magic defense rolls.

Elusive

Beginning at 18th level, you are so evasive that attackers rarely gain the upper hand against you. No attack roll has advantage against you while you aren’t incapacitated.

Execute

At level 20 you learn to get the most out of your weapon attacks when striking at weak spots. When you use the exploit weakness feature, the damage is 10d10 and at least 10 damage is done directly to Health. This ability recharges after a short rest.