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<blockquote data-quote="Nareau" data-source="post: 3653528" data-attributes="member: 969">I would turn this into a scenario where the PCs exceptional abilities give them the upper hand.&nbsp; When bad guys are going to assassinate good guys, there are a million things that can go wrong (no matter how smart they are).&nbsp; Here are some clues you can drop to give the PCs the upper hand:-&nbsp; The bad guys pay off the tavern keeper.&nbsp; But he's kind of an idiot.&nbsp; So he goes out and buys some expensive bling that very day.&nbsp; A quick spot/sense motive check later, and the PCs notice his new duds, his fidgeting, and his inability to maintain his poker face when they're around.&nbsp; Make it obvious enough that they decide to question him.-&nbsp; The bad guys don't plan for something to go horribly wrong.&nbsp; Maybe a drunkard is walking down the street just outside the inn, singing a drinking song, moments before the assassins enter the room.&nbsp; Maybe (as has been suggested) a PC gets up to use the outdoor facilities in the middle of the night, and they see the assassins sneaking in the back.There are many plausible ways the PCs could be alerted to the attack, no matter how brilliant and skilled the assassins are.&nbsp; For some inspiration on how badly an assassination can go, I heartily recommend <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086979/plotsummary" target="_blank">Blood Simple</a>.Nareau</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nareau, post: 3653528, member: 969"] I would turn this into a scenario where the PCs exceptional abilities give them the upper hand. When bad guys are going to assassinate good guys, there are a million things that can go wrong (no matter how smart they are). Here are some clues you can drop to give the PCs the upper hand: - The bad guys pay off the tavern keeper. But he's kind of an idiot. So he goes out and buys some expensive bling that very day. A quick spot/sense motive check later, and the PCs notice his new duds, his fidgeting, and his inability to maintain his poker face when they're around. Make it obvious enough that they decide to question him. - The bad guys don't plan for something to go horribly wrong. Maybe a drunkard is walking down the street just outside the inn, singing a drinking song, moments before the assassins enter the room. Maybe (as has been suggested) a PC gets up to use the outdoor facilities in the middle of the night, and they see the assassins sneaking in the back. There are many plausible ways the PCs could be alerted to the attack, no matter how brilliant and skilled the assassins are. For some inspiration on how badly an assassination can go, I heartily recommend [URL=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086979/plotsummary]Blood Simple[/URL]. Nareau [/QUOTE]

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