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<blockquote data-quote="Serendipity" data-source="post: 5815485" data-attributes="member: 18216">Assassins had disguise ability, a greater facility with weapons (including shields), the capability to work as spies, and the aforementioned assassination mechanic, as well as the (reduced) ability to function as thieves.&nbsp; Thieves, on the other hand, were restricted to a handful of weapons, had no shields, no disguise, and no spying ability,&nbsp;&nbsp; Both had the same thief skills, with assassins getting them two levels later.&nbsp; It still remains my favorite version of the class, though that's only in comparison to the 3e PrC (spellcasting) and the 4e version, neither of which I'm overly fond of.&nbsp; Ideally, assassin would work better as a theme on top of another class (fighters and thieves/rogues would be the first to spring to mind, though an assassin themed illusionist could be frightening).&nbsp;&nbsp; To be clear, I don't have an issue with individual assassins having spellcasting or whatever, but when it's a class feature, there tends to be an assumption that every member of that profession has those exact abilities. Not an opinion I share, but there it is.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Serendipity, post: 5815485, member: 18216"] Assassins had disguise ability, a greater facility with weapons (including shields), the capability to work as spies, and the aforementioned assassination mechanic, as well as the (reduced) ability to function as thieves. Thieves, on the other hand, were restricted to a handful of weapons, had no shields, no disguise, and no spying ability, Both had the same thief skills, with assassins getting them two levels later. It still remains my favorite version of the class, though that's only in comparison to the 3e PrC (spellcasting) and the 4e version, neither of which I'm overly fond of. Ideally, assassin would work better as a theme on top of another class (fighters and thieves/rogues would be the first to spring to mind, though an assassin themed illusionist could be frightening). To be clear, I don't have an issue with individual assassins having spellcasting or whatever, but when it's a class feature, there tends to be an assumption that every member of that profession has those exact abilities. Not an opinion I share, but there it is. [/QUOTE]

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