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<blockquote data-quote="fearsomepirate" data-source="post: 8208895" data-attributes="member: 7021420"><p>The 9th level assassin ability allows for nigh on undetectable infiltration, and when you add the 13th level ability to it, you can infiltrate undetectably as somebody else. It can actually be really cool when used, but it is extremely campaign-dependent. If it's a typical AP-style adventure where the party rides the choo-choo train from one killing site to the next, it's a borderline useless ribbon. Or if the DM just isn't into that sort of thing. Hard to know at level 3.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I find this one particularly funny, given that the Thief subclass gets two turns on the first round, every combat, and therefore most likely gets his sneak attack twice. So the assassin's sneak attack gets 4x damage on the first round <em>if the DM allows it</em>. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is probably its biggest weakness. Some DMs just hate letting the party get the drop on monsters, which is why I have fairly clear house rules for how you can do it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fearsomepirate, post: 8208895, member: 7021420"] The 9th level assassin ability allows for nigh on undetectable infiltration, and when you add the 13th level ability to it, you can infiltrate undetectably as somebody else. It can actually be really cool when used, but it is extremely campaign-dependent. If it's a typical AP-style adventure where the party rides the choo-choo train from one killing site to the next, it's a borderline useless ribbon. Or if the DM just isn't into that sort of thing. Hard to know at level 3. I find this one particularly funny, given that the Thief subclass gets two turns on the first round, every combat, and therefore most likely gets his sneak attack twice. So the assassin's sneak attack gets 4x damage on the first round [I]if the DM allows it[/I]. This is probably its biggest weakness. Some DMs just hate letting the party get the drop on monsters, which is why I have fairly clear house rules for how you can do it. [/QUOTE]
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