A 10 level Prestige Class that gets 1d6 Sneak Attack damage every level: Unbalanced?

[Technik4]

As for repentance, you'd be surprised at how merciful deities of mercy can be.

I would guess there would still be a heavy penance, not to mention learning the rites of the faith, etc. And, regardless, if I (as the DM-Deity) believed it was done in a premeditated manner to gain some numerical advantage...let's just say it would be easier to continue to be evil and they would have to work hard to truly repent. [/Bastard DM]

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[Rystil Arden]

I would guess there would still be a heavy penance, not to mention learning the rites of the faith, etc. And, regardless, if I (as the DM-Deity) believed it was done in a premeditated manner to gain some numerical advantage...let's just say it would be easier to continue to be evil and they would have to work hard to truly repent. [/Bastard DM]

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Oh, as a DM, I completely agree that I would be angry if a player tried to pull this. But as for a good character / deity, they are supposed to view any non-evil-outsider, no matter how evil, as a possible subject for redemption.

 

[Crothian]

If you kill someone with the intention to repent afterwards, how much weight do you think such repentance would have with a Deity?

I would say it doesn't matter. The assassin class does need need a diety or do any of the requirements. A character can also change alignment without need of diety interference.

 

[Rystil Arden]

I would say it doesn't matter. The assassin class does need need a diety or do any of the requirements. A character can also change alignment without need of diety interference.

'strue, could be a good-aligned atheist.

 

[Crothian]

'strue, could be a good-aligned atheist.

not even that. It calles into question how active are the dieties. If a character has no divine spells or powers, then there is little the diety can take away. So, the character could kill and redeem himself while still paying respect to certain gods.

Now if he worshiped an evil good and switched to a rival good god, there may be some other penalities. But it is role playing stuff and not mechanical mostly.

 

[Technik4]

A character can also change alignment without need of diety interference.

True. In this case the DM (who is a god-like force in the game) would have to determine whether or not the character had truly changed. Evil characters do good things, its the motives that make them evil. If a character who had remorselessly killed someone to join an assasins guild and then later wanted to repent, it would still be a while before they could attain even Neutral status, IMC. Actions speak louder than words in life and in campaigns.

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[Crothian]

True. In this case the DM (who is a god-like force in the game) would have to determine whether or not the character had truly changed. Evil characters do good things, its the motives that make them evil. If a character who had remorselessly killed someone to join an assasins guild and then later wanted to repent, it would still be a while before they could attain even Neutral status, IMC. Actions speak louder than words in life and in campaigns.

I agree, but again that can easily vary from game to game. If you want to have mechanics blanced by role playing in your own games where you are ther law, it is doible,. But in general it just doesn't work.

 

[Viktyr Gehrig]

Taken by a character with no other Sneak Attack progression, such as Fighter, it might be acceptable-- but it's a stretch.

Rogue 9/Assassin 1/Wack PrC 10 would have 16d6 Sneak Attack dice at 20th level, though-- seven more than a straight rogue and six more than the Rogue 10/Assassin 10, which, in my opinion, should be the character build with the greatest Sneak Attack potential.

 

[Rystil Arden]

Taken by a character with no other Sneak Attack progression, such as Fighter, it might be acceptable-- but it's a stretch.

Rogue 9/Assassin 1/Wack PrC 10 would have 16d6 Sneak Attack dice at 20th level, though-- seven more than a straight rogue and six more than the Rogue 10/Assassin 10, which, in my opinion, should be the character build with the greatest Sneak Attack potential.

Wack Prc is actually a suggested replacement for Assassin.

 

[Viktyr Gehrig]

Wack Prc is actually a suggested replacement for Assassin.

Yeah. I posted before I noticed the connection to the other thread.

There's still no way in Hell I would allow this-- 10d6 at 20th level is already more than sufficient.