So there's a feat, I forget the name, but it's entire purpose is to let an assassin put a shroud on the target without the target being aware of it.
This brings up all sorts of questions.
There's nothing in the shroud description to indicate it's an attack, so why would the target be aware of it? But then targets are 'aware' of marks as well.
So if they're aware of it, what does that entail for a stealthed, hidden or invisible assassin? Does that constitute an attack and therefore start the initiative? Does it make the assassin lose their invisibility or hidden status? Does it negate the possibility for a surprise round?
This brings up all sorts of questions.
There's nothing in the shroud description to indicate it's an attack, so why would the target be aware of it? But then targets are 'aware' of marks as well.
So if they're aware of it, what does that entail for a stealthed, hidden or invisible assassin? Does that constitute an attack and therefore start the initiative? Does it make the assassin lose their invisibility or hidden status? Does it negate the possibility for a surprise round?