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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Storme" data-source="post: 4047979" data-attributes="member: 56172">Each prestige class pretty much talks about this, unless in cases of pure logic.  Assassins are evil because (irregardless of justification), killing for profit is an inherently evil act.  If you kill for purposes other than profit, you are functioning outside the confines of the class, and are no longer an assassin.as·sas·sin/əˈsæsɪn.  Spelled Pronunciation[uh-sas-in] –noun 1. a murderer, esp. one who kills a politically prominent person for fanatical or monetary reasons.  If an Ur Priest becomes good...they are NO LONGER an Ur Priest by any stretch of the imagination.  A Vassal of Bahamut who becomes evil, can no longer progress as a Lawful Good Icon of a Lawful Evil diety, nor would he retain most class features!Where logic doesn't enter, the description does...such as where it states the consequences of alignment changes as a Kensai.Bottom line...ask your DM.  He will decide what's what.If you're a DM, read the class description in detail...including the "Becoming An..." sections and the rest of the class descripton starting in "Playing An..." section all the way to the end.  Most classes I've seen that says the effects of changing requirements or even changing the class is discussed here.  Also (as good DMs do), talk to the player.  His input is appropriate here.  Finally, make your decision based on the needs and tenor of the campaign (i.e. in AD&D I had an assassin who completely stopped functioning as a paid assassin and operated soley as a bodyguard for a lawful neutral cleric...my DM and everyone in the group...agreed that he should continue as an assassin and his abilities, despite the fact that he no longer functioned as an "evil" character, living soley to protect his charge).  As I've said a million times, the Play is the Thing.  Ignore or discard any rule that hinders the story.  A well run campaign would be no less enjoyable if using hastily scribbled rules on a napkin if the storyline is good.I personally have an Assassin character in 3.5 that SHOULD be lawful neutral (per a discussion with the DM) and he decided that he would be unable to progress in the prestige class if his alignment officially changes considering the nature of the class, but retain his existing class features.  Somewhat disappointed, I am forced to agree.Any class that required an alignment as a requirement should (possibly invariably) disallow continuing in the class if the alignment changes, or such as in the case of a druid or a paladin, prohibit the use of most class features gained by that class.  Logically again I would seriously consider as a DM disallowing progression in a class that loses Skill Rank (not sure how that could happen), or Ability Score requirements for much the same reasons.  How can you progress if you can't technically do it?Storme</blockquote>

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