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<blockquote data-quote="Salthorae" data-source="post: 7843004" data-attributes="member: 1095"><p>Well... good job with fidelity then, since it was so recognizable <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>My favorite part of him has always been that he's such a conflicted villain. The public sees him one way, but readers get to see his conflict in his POV. </p><p></p><p>From a 5e assassin build perspective, I would actually do something like a Warlock (Hexblade) Pact of the Blade build with some custom Acolyte/Criminal background, because nothing says bonded Shard/Honorblade like summoned Pact weapon! </p><p></p><p>I'd also do some or all of these depending on the level of encounter: </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Armor of Shadows</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ascendant Step (levitate at will)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eldritch Smite</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fiendish Vigor</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Improved Pact Weapon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Otherworldly Leap</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Thirsting Blade</li> </ul><p>Warlock can also cast Spider Climb, Fly, & Investiture of the Wind to mimic his flight/gravity adjustment powers with their Warlock spell slots if you don't have the item around.</p><p></p><p>Eldritch Blast with Repelling Blast, Grasp of Hadar are also options to mimic some of the gravity powers of Szeth against opponents.</p><p></p><p>Banishment could also be flavored to look like he sends people soaring into the sky</p><p></p><p>Maybe some multiclass with Monk just because of flavor. Maybe (Kensai) focused on your pact weapon. That would also free up one invocation (Thirsting Blade) for use elsewhere. </p><p></p><p>Anyway - yeah, slippers of spider climb for lower-level encounters. </p><p></p><p>For higher-level encounter versions, I would definitely give the assassin a Sun Blade to really pull in that Szeth concept <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Salthorae, post: 7843004, member: 1095"] Well... good job with fidelity then, since it was so recognizable :) My favorite part of him has always been that he's such a conflicted villain. The public sees him one way, but readers get to see his conflict in his POV. From a 5e assassin build perspective, I would actually do something like a Warlock (Hexblade) Pact of the Blade build with some custom Acolyte/Criminal background, because nothing says bonded Shard/Honorblade like summoned Pact weapon! I'd also do some or all of these depending on the level of encounter: [LIST] [*]Armor of Shadows [*]Ascendant Step (levitate at will) [*]Eldritch Smite [*]Fiendish Vigor [*]Improved Pact Weapon [*]Otherworldly Leap [*]Thirsting Blade [/LIST] Warlock can also cast Spider Climb, Fly, & Investiture of the Wind to mimic his flight/gravity adjustment powers with their Warlock spell slots if you don't have the item around. Eldritch Blast with Repelling Blast, Grasp of Hadar are also options to mimic some of the gravity powers of Szeth against opponents. Banishment could also be flavored to look like he sends people soaring into the sky Maybe some multiclass with Monk just because of flavor. Maybe (Kensai) focused on your pact weapon. That would also free up one invocation (Thirsting Blade) for use elsewhere. Anyway - yeah, slippers of spider climb for lower-level encounters. For higher-level encounter versions, I would definitely give the assassin a Sun Blade to really pull in that Szeth concept :) [/QUOTE]
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