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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 8380082" data-attributes="member: 177">So, everyone's aware, and nobody is really surprised.&nbsp; When someone finally declares a combat action, you roll initiative.&nbsp; This can mean the person who announced the attack may not actually be the first one to act.&nbsp; Some GM's will put the initial attacker in the top of the initiative order for the first round, and slip them back down to their initiative spot for second and succeeding rounds.You have some Stealth and Thieves' tools checks before you get to combat.&nbsp; If the assassin doesn't alert the target, they may get a surprise round.&nbsp; Otherwise, initiative as normal when they can actually interact.Kind of non-specific.&nbsp; The best way may be to open the door.&nbsp; They may lose initiative, but they probably won't be surprised, given the expectation.Hold actions are probably a good way to achieve this.Lots of variables - is the PC a known threat?&nbsp; Is it legal to carry weapons?&nbsp; Is the politician aware that someone wants them dead?&nbsp; In broad daylight? Bodyguards in general probably won't allow people to get within melee range, and likely have something like the Protection fighting style.&nbsp; The PC really shouldn't expect to be able to do this and get away clean unless they are rather high level.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 8380082, member: 177"] So, everyone's aware, and nobody is really surprised. When someone finally declares a combat action, you roll initiative. This can mean the person who announced the attack may not actually be the first one to act. Some GM's will put the initial attacker in the top of the initiative order for the first round, and slip them back down to their initiative spot for second and succeeding rounds. You have some Stealth and Thieves' tools checks before you get to combat. If the assassin doesn't alert the target, they may get a surprise round. Otherwise, initiative as normal when they can actually interact. Kind of non-specific. The best way may be to open the door. They may lose initiative, but they probably won't be surprised, given the expectation. Hold actions are probably a good way to achieve this. Lots of variables - is the PC a known threat? Is it legal to carry weapons? Is the politician aware that someone wants them dead? In broad daylight? Bodyguards in general probably won't allow people to get within melee range, and likely have something like the Protection fighting style. The PC really shouldn't expect to be able to do this and get away clean unless they are rather high level. [/QUOTE]

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