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<blockquote data-quote="Warskull" data-source="post: 6293400" data-attributes="member: 6775133">Really, it is a lot simpler than sneaking.1) Choose assassin archetype, at level 3 you get an ability that gives you advantage in the first round against any creature who has not yet taken an action.&nbsp; Basically, you get advantage against anyone you beat in initiative.2) You may sneak attack anything you have advantage against3) This ability also gives you a free crit and you take 6 on ally your sneak attack dice if you attack a &quot;surprised&quot; enemy.4) Acquire the &quot;Alert&quot; feat to gain +5 to initiative and immunity to surprise (while conscious.)&nbsp; This means a vast majority of the time you will trigger your &quot;assassinate&quot; feature.So let's take a level 10 rogue with 18 dex and alertness using a rapier.&nbsp; He has +9 to initiative.&nbsp; He will probably act first.&nbsp; The rapier deals 1d8 and can be finessed.&nbsp; So if he hits he deals 2d8+4+18 if he hits in the first round.&nbsp; You could spec into dual wielding to hedge your bets too.&nbsp; You could reasonably have 18 dex, alert, and dual wielder at level 10.&nbsp; This would give you 2d8+4(rapier)+2d6(short sword)+18(sneak attack), with two chances to hit with advantage the sneak attack damage is almost guaranteed.The icing on the cake, at level 16 the assassin path gets the death strike ability.&nbsp; The target must make a Con save of DC10+[Dex Mod] or take double damage.Surprise is a lot easier to achieve than sneaking up on someone.&nbsp; It could be you sneak up through the shadows and jump a guy.&nbsp; It could be you pose as a barmaid, walk right up to him in plain sight, then drop your serving tray, draw your weapons, and stab him.&nbsp; Surprise is a little vague in D&amp;D next and DM determined.&nbsp; The general rule is the target was caught off guard and actually surprised.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Warskull, post: 6293400, member: 6775133"] Really, it is a lot simpler than sneaking. 1) Choose assassin archetype, at level 3 you get an ability that gives you advantage in the first round against any creature who has not yet taken an action. Basically, you get advantage against anyone you beat in initiative. 2) You may sneak attack anything you have advantage against 3) This ability also gives you a free crit and you take 6 on ally your sneak attack dice if you attack a "surprised" enemy. 4) Acquire the "Alert" feat to gain +5 to initiative and immunity to surprise (while conscious.) This means a vast majority of the time you will trigger your "assassinate" feature. So let's take a level 10 rogue with 18 dex and alertness using a rapier. He has +9 to initiative. He will probably act first. The rapier deals 1d8 and can be finessed. So if he hits he deals 2d8+4+18 if he hits in the first round. You could spec into dual wielding to hedge your bets too. You could reasonably have 18 dex, alert, and dual wielder at level 10. This would give you 2d8+4(rapier)+2d6(short sword)+18(sneak attack), with two chances to hit with advantage the sneak attack damage is almost guaranteed. The icing on the cake, at level 16 the assassin path gets the death strike ability. The target must make a Con save of DC10+[Dex Mod] or take double damage. Surprise is a lot easier to achieve than sneaking up on someone. It could be you sneak up through the shadows and jump a guy. It could be you pose as a barmaid, walk right up to him in plain sight, then drop your serving tray, draw your weapons, and stab him. Surprise is a little vague in D&D next and DM determined. The general rule is the target was caught off guard and actually surprised. [/QUOTE]

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