Description
The assassin, almost purely a martial class, 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. The assassin is not evil due to devotion to an evil power, but rather due to a complete lack of morals or ethics.*Denotes modification from vanilla NWN.
Alignment Restriction: Any Evil
Hit Die: d8
Proficiencies: Simple weapons, light armor
Skill Points: 7 + INT Modifier
Class Skills: All Knowledge, Barter, Bluff, Craft Trap, Decipher Script, Diplomacy, Handle Trap, Heal, Intimidate, Open Lock, Perception, Perform, Search, Sense Motive, Sleight of Hand, Stealth, Taunt, Tumble, Use Magic Device
Primary Saving Throws: Reflex
Base Attack Bonus: + 3/4 Levels
Requirements
Alignment Restriction: Any Evil
Skills: Hide 8 Ranks, Move Silently 8 Ranks
Special: At least 3 levels of Rogue or Monk
Level Progression
| Level | BAB | Fort | Reflex | Will | Feats | Death Attack | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | +0 | +0 | +2 | +0 | Death Attack, Poison Mastery | 1d6 | |
| 2nd | +1 | +0 | +3 | +0 | Uncanny Dodge I, Poison Save I, Smokescreen | 1d6 | |
| 3rd | +2 | +1 | +3 | +1 | Superior Initiative | 1d6 | |
| 4th | +3 | +1 | +4 | +1 | Smoke Bomb 1/day, Poison Save II | 1d6 | |
| 5th | +3 | +1 | +4 | +1 | Smoke Bomb 2/day, Uncanny Dodge II | 2d6 | |
| 6th | +4 | +2 | +5 | +2 | Poison Save III, Deadly Focus 1/day | 2d6 | |
| 7th | +5 | +2 | +5 | +2 | Dust of Tracelessness | 2d6 | |
| 8th | +6 | +2 | +6 | +2 | Grappling Hook, Poison Save IV | 2d6 | |
| 9th | +6 | +3 | +6 | +3 | Improved Dust of Tracelessness | 3d6 | |
| 10th | +7 | +3 | +7 | +3 | Hide in Plain Sight, Uncanny Dodge III, Poison Save IV, Deadly Focus 2/day, | 3d6 |
- Death Attack: The *Death Attack* overhead text has been modified to show as *Sneak Attack* for everyone except for the assassin themselves.
- Deadly Focus: Functions as True Strike spell with a duration of 6 seconds. Instant-activated.
- Poison Mastery: An Assassin adds +1 to the DC of any poisons they use.
- Smokescreen: Functions as Entropic Shield spell. Instant-activated.
- Ghostly Visage has been replaced by Smokescreen.
- Smoke Bomb: Functions as Darkness spell. Instant-activated.
- Dust of Tracelessness: Functions as the Invisibility spell. Instant-activated.
- Improved Dust of Tracelessness: Functions as the Improved Invisibility spell. Instant-activated.
- Grappling Hook: Short-range jump/teleport. Functionality is as the dimension door spell.
Assassins are no longer casters. Their spell-kit is instead modified to gadgets that function in-game the same as the spells. In terms of RP, Assassins should roleplay that their abilities are gadgets/tools, and not spells.