Assassin (Legends)

Level	Feats Known	Class Features and Powers
1	1	Class features; 3 at-will powers; 1 encounter power
2	+1	+1 encounter power
3	+1	Gain an additional poison formula
4	+1	+1 at-will power
5	+1	Gain an additional poison formula
6	+1	+1 encounter power
7	+1	+1 at-will power
8	+1	Gain an additional poison formula
9	+1	+1 encounter power
10	+1	Gain an additional poison formula; +1 encounter power

Armor Proficiencies: Cloth, leather
Weapon Proficiencies: Assassin weapons, light blades, light ranged
Bonus to Defense: +1 Reflex, +1 Will

Hit Points at 1st Level: 20 + Resolve
Hit Points per Level Gained: 5
Healing Surges per Day: 7 + Resolve

Skills: Stealth. Choose three more trained skills at 1st level.

Class Features

Fleeting Shadow

You find it easier to dodge and parry when your movements aren't restricted. While you are wearing light armor and aren't using a shield, you gain a +2 bonus to AC.

Guild Training

Assassins gain their abilities by following a training regimen developed by a particular guild. Even an assassin taught by an individual master studies a set of teachings that were once developed by a guild.

Hidden Palm: When you hit an unbloodied target, you gain 5 temporary hit points.

Twilight Society: You gain a +5 bonus to damage rolls against any target that is adjacent to none of your enemies.

Viper House: You gain an extra assassin poison formula of your level or lower at 1st, 3rd, 5th, 8th, and 10th level.

Poisoner

You learn the formulas for two 1st-level assassin poisons of your choice. During an extended rest, you can prepare one vial of a poison of your level or lower. You must know the poison's formula and have an apothecary's kit. The vial contains a single use of the poison.

You are immune to all poisons you know the formula to.

At 3rd, 5th, 8th, and 10th level, you learn an additional formula for an assassin poison of your level or lower.

Sneak Attack

When you make a melee or ranged attack and hit an enemy granting combat advantage to you, that enemy takes 2d6 extra damage. You can deal this extra damage only once per turn.

Powers

At-Will

Choking Strangle		Assassin Attack
You slip out of the shadows and surprise your enemy, cutting off their cries for assistance.
At-Will   ✦   Martial, Weapon
Standard Action		Melee weapon
Target: One creature you are hidden from
Attack: Finesse vs. Reflex
Hit: 2[W] + Finesse damage, and the target is grabbed until the end of your next turn. While the grab persists, the target takes a -2 penalty to attack rolls against you and cannot speak, and you cannot make other attacks.
Sustain Standard: The grab persists, and the target takes 2[W] + Finesse damage.
Special: If you are wielding a garrotte, you deal an additional 1[W] damage.

 

Dodge Lure			Assassin Utility
You narrowly sidestep an attack, causing your enemy to try and move into a better position to hit you.
At-Will
Immediate Reaction		Melee 1
Trigger: An enemy misses you with a melee attack
Effect: Slide the triggering enemy 1 square.

Double Shot		Assassin Attack
You take aim and shoot with lethal accuracy and speed.
At-Will   ✦   Martial, Weapon
Standard Action		Ranged weapon
Target: Two creatures
Attack: Finesse vs. AC, one attack per target
Hit: 1[W] damage.

Misdirecting Surprise		Assassin Attack
You creep up behind your enemy and startle them into making a mistake.
At-Will
Standard Action		Melee touch
Target: One creature you are hidden from
Attack: Presence vs. Will
Hit: The target makes a basic attack against the nearest creature it can see, not including you. Any pick pocket attempts made against the target before the end of their next turn get a +10 bonus.

Pinning Shot		Assassin Attack
You trap your target with a bolt or arrow that pins them to the wall.
At-Will   ✦   Martial, Weapon
Standard Action		Ranged weapon
Requirement: You must be wielding a crossbow or bow.
Target: One creature adjacent to a wall
Attack: Finesse vs. Reflex
Hit: The target is restrained until the start of your next turn.

Silencing Strike		Assassin Attack
A precision blow to the throat will stop a guard from calling out in alarm, allowing you to finish the job.
At-Will   ✦   Martial, Weapon
Standard Action		Melee or Ranged weapon
Target: One creature
Attack: Finesse vs. Reflex
Hit: 1[W] + Finesse damage, and the target cannot speak until the end of your next turn.

Smokebomb			Assassin Utility
You throw a sealed bottle at the ground, and disappear into the thick black smoke it produces.
At-Will   ✦   Zone
Minor Action		Close burst 1
Effect: The burst creates a zone that lasts until the start of your next turn. To creatures other than you, the zone is totally obscured and blocks line of sight.
Special: You can use this power only once per round.

Encounter

Breaking Through			Assassin Attack
Slipping in and around the throng of enemies, you push through to your intended target.
Encounter
Standard Action		Personal
Effect: You shift up to your speed, and can enter enemies' spaces. You must end in an unoccupied space. After each square you shift, you can make a melee basic attack against an adjacent enemy. You get a +5 power bonus to the next attack roll you make.

Caltrop Scatter			Assassin Attack
You scatter a small handful of spikes over the floor, causing chaos.
Encounter   ✦   Zone
Standard Action		Close blast 3
Effect: The burst creates a zone of caltrops that fills the area until the end of the encounter. The zone is considered difficult terrain. Any creature that ends its move in the zone takes a secondary attack.
Secondary Target: The triggering creature.
Secondary Attack: +8 vs. Reflex.
Hit: The target is slowed until the end of its next turn.

 

Cat's Eyes			Assassin Utility
Your eyes pierce the gloom, straining to see the important details.
Encounter
Minor Action		Personal
Effect: You gain darkvision until the end of your next turn.
Sustain Minor: The effect persists.

 

Disappearing Act			Assassin Utility
When the fighting starts, you're nowhere to be found - not yet.
Encounter
Immediate Reaction		Personal
Trigger: You roll initiative.
Effect: You make a Stealth check with a +3 bonus to hide from every creature that can see you, regardless of cover or concealment.

Grim Determination			Assassin Utility
The completion of your goal gives you a rush of adrenaline and vigor.
Encounter   ✦   Healing
Free Action		Personal
Effect: The first time you reduce a non-minion enemy to 0 hit points in an encounter, you can spend a healing surge.

Inescapable Shadow			Assassin Utility
Your deft speed and skill allow you to move around combat effortlessly.
Encounter   ✦   Stance
Minor Action		Personal
Effect: You enter the inescapable shadow stance. Until the stance ends, you can shift 1 square as a minor action.

Lurking Shadow			Assassin Utility
You retreat into the shadows, allowing you to spy on your enemies without fear of discovery.
Encounter
Standard Action		Personal
Requirement: You must be in dim light or darkness.
Effect: You become invisible and silent until the end of your next turn, until you move more than 2 squares on your turn, or until you enter a square of bright light. If a creature tries to enter your space before the effect ends, you can either shift 1 square as a free action or remain where you are. If you remain where you are, the effect ends.
Sustain Standard: The effect persists.

Poisons

Level 1

Hornet Juice		Level 1
This silvery liquid burns in the veins.
Assassin Poison
Power (Consumable ✦ Poison): Minor Action. You apply the poison to your melee weapon or one piece of your ammunition. During this encounter, the next creature you hit with a weapon attack using the poisoned item takes ongoing 3 poison damage (save ends).
Power (Consumable ✦ Poison): Minor Action. You pour the poison into a drink or onto a plate of food. The first creature to consume the food or drink takes 30 poison damage.

 

Lizard Bile		Level 1
This ugly black oil nauseates the body.
Assassin Poison
Power (Consumable ✦ Poison): Minor Action. You apply the poison to your melee weapon or one piece of your ammunition. During this encounter, the next creature you hit with a weapon attack using the poisoned item takes 8 extra poison damage, and it is dazed (save ends).
Power (Consumable ✦ Poison): Minor Action. You pour the poison into a drink or onto a plate of food. The first creature to consume the food or drink is dazed until the end of its next extended rest.

 

Lotus Oil		Level 1
This peach-colored liquid causes sluggish actions.
Assassin Poison
Power (Consumable ✦ Poison): Minor Action. You apply the poison to your melee weapon or one piece of your ammunition. During this encounter, the next creature you hit with a weapon attack using the poisoned item is slowed (save ends).
Power (Consumable ✦ Poison): Minor Action. You pour the poison into a drink or onto a plate of food. The first creature to consume the food or drink is slowed until the end of its next extended rest.

 

Scarab Beetle Powder		Level 1
This black powder, when breathed in, causes unbearable pain.
Assassin Poison
Power (Consumable ✦ Poison): Standard Action. You make the following attack.
Ranged 5
Target: One creature
Attack: +5 vs. Reflex
Hit: 2d10 + 5 poison damage, and ongoing 5 poison damage (save ends).
Miss: Half damage, and ongoing 5 poison damage (save ends).
Power (Consumable): Standard Action. You place the poison in a closed container, such as a chest or a jewelry box. Make the attack above against the first creature to open the container.

 

Level 3

Cobra Venom		Level 3
The venom of the cobra will rob its victims of sight.
Assassin Poison
Power (Consumable ✦ Poison): Minor Action. You apply the poison to your melee weapon or one piece of your ammunition. During this encounter, the next creature you hit with a weapon attack using the poisoned item takes a -6 penalty to Perception (save ends).
First Failed Saving Throw: The penalty to Perception increases to -10.
Second Failed Saving Throw: The creature instead is blinded (save ends).
Power (Consumable ✦ Poison): Minor Action. You pour the poison into a drink or onto a plate of food. The first creature to consume the food or drink is blinded until the end of its next short rest.

 

Fungus Extract		Level 3
This dull grey liquid provides torturous waking nightmares.
Assassin Poison
Power (Consumable ✦ Poison, Psychic): Minor Action. You apply the poison to your melee weapon or one piece of your ammunition. During this encounter, the next creature you hit with a weapon attack using the poisoned item takes ongoing 4 psychic damage and is dazed (save ends both).
First Failed Saving Throw: The creature is immobilised instead of dazed.
Power (Consumable ✦ Poison, Psychic): Minor Action. You pour the poison into a drink or onto a plate of food. The first creature to consume the food or drink takes 35 psychic damage and is dazed until the end of its next extended rest.

 

Maggot Juice		Level 3
This black and fetid substance works quickly on the brain.
Assassin Poison
Power (Consumable ✦ Poison): Minor Action. You apply the poison to your melee weapon or one piece of your ammunition. During this encounter, the next creature you hit with a weapon attack using the poisoned item cannot regain hit points (save ends).
Power (Consumable ✦ Poison): Minor Action. You pour the poison into a drink or onto a plate of food. The first creature to consume the food or drink cannot regain hit points until the end of its next extended rest.

 

Level 5

Treefrog Toxin		Level 5
The deadly toxin of the treefrog slows the beating of the heart.
Assassin Poison
Power (Consumable ✦ Poison): Minor Action. You apply the poison to your melee weapon or one piece of your ammunition. During this encounter, the next creature you hit with a weapon attack using the poisoned item is dazed and slowed (save ends both).
Power (Consumable ✦ Poison): Minor Action. You pour the poison into a drink or onto a plate of food. The first creature to consume the food or drink is dazed and slowed until the end of its next extended rest.

 

Scorpion Venom		Level 5
The venom of the desert's scorpions drains away strength and will.
Assassin Poison
Power (Consumable ✦ Poison): Minor Action. You apply the poison to your melee weapon or one piece of your ammunition. During this encounter, the next creature you hit with a weapon attack using the poisoned item takes 12 extra poison damage, and it is weakened (save ends).
Power (Consumable ✦ Poison): Minor Action. You pour the poison into a drink or onto a plate of food. The first creature to consume the food or drink is weakened until the end of its next extended rest.

 

Serpent Tears		Level 5
This unassuming crystal-clear fluid becomes more potent over time.
Assassin Poison
Power (Consumable ✦ Poison): Minor Action. You apply the poison to your melee weapon or one piece of your ammunition. During this encounter, the next creature you hit with a weapon attack using the poisoned item takes ongoing 5 poison damage (save ends).
First Failed Saving Throw: The ongoing damage increases to 10.
Second Failed Saving Throw: The ongoing damage increases to 15.
Third Failed Saving Throw: The ongoing damage increases to 20.
Power (Consumable ✦ Poison): Minor Action. You pour the poison into a drink or onto a plate of food. The first creature to consume the food or drink is dazed (save ends).
Each Failed Saving Throw: 15 poison damage.

 

Level 8

Corpse Blood		Level 8
The blood of a dead man will cause unimaginable pain.
Assassin Poison
Power (Consumable ✦ Necrotic, Poison): Minor Action. You apply the poison to your melee weapon or one piece of your ammunition. During this encounter, the next creature you hit with a weapon attack using the poisoned item takes ongoing 5 necrotic damage and cannot regain hit points (save ends both).
Power (Consumable ✦ Necrotic, Poison): Minor Action. You pour the poison into a drink or onto a plate of food. The first creature to consume the food or drink takes 50 necrotic damage and cannot regain hitpoints until the end of its next extended rest.

 

Eel Bile		Level 8
The pungent bile of deep water eels causes choking.
Assassin Poison
Power (Consumable ✦ Poison): Minor Action. You apply the poison to your melee weapon or one piece of your ammunition. During this encounter, the next creature you hit with a weapon attack using the poisoned item is dazed (save ends).
Each Failed Saving Throw: The creature takes 10 poison damage.
Power (Consumable ✦ Poison): Minor Action. You pour the poison into a drink or onto a plate of food. The first creature to consume the food or drink falls unconscious (save ends).
Each Failed Saving Throw: The creature takes 10 poison damage.
Special: Creatures get a +5 bonus to detecting this poison in food due to its distinctive smell.

 

Spiderweb Dust		Level 8
This sparkling blue powder arrests the movement of the body, slowly causes total paralysis.
Assassin Poison
Power (Consumable ✦ Poison): Standard Action. You make the following attack.
Ranged 5
Target: One creature
Attack: +5 vs. Reflex
Hit: 3d10 + 5 poison damage, and the target is slowed (save ends).
First Failed Saving Throw: The target is immobilised instead of slowed (save ends).
Second Failed Saving Throw: The target is stunned instead of immobilised (save ends).
Miss: Half damage, and the target is slowed (save ends).
Power (Consumable): Standard Action. You place the poison in a closed container, such as a chest or a jewelry box. Make the attack above against the first creature to open the container.

 

Level 10

Black Diamond Oil		Level 10
This mysterious shimmering liquid plagues the mind with soporific thoughts.
Assassin Poison
Power (Consumable ✦ Poison): Minor Action. You apply the poison to your melee weapon or one piece of your ammunition. During this encounter, the next creature you hit with a weapon attack using the poisoned item is unstable (save ends). Unstable creatures fall prone when hit by an attack.
Power (Consumable ✦ Poison): Minor Action. You pour the poison into a drink or onto a plate of food. The first creature to consume the food or drink falls unconscious (save ends). The creature can make a saving throw against this unconsciousness only at the end of an extended rest.
Special: Creatures get a -5 penalty to saving throws against this poison.

 

Funeral Mist		Level 10
This pure black smoke is nothing less than bottled death itself.
Assassin Poison
Power (Consumable ✦ Necrotic, Poison): Standard Action. You make the following attack.
Ranged 5
Target: One creature
Attack: +5 vs. Reflex
Hit: 4d8 + 5 necrotic damage, and the target is weakened (save ends).
Each Failed Saving Throw: 2d8 necrotic damage.
Miss: Half damage, and the target is weakened (save ends).
Power (Consumable): Standard Action. You place the poison in a closed container, such as a chest or a jewelry box. Make the attack above against the first creature to open the container.

 

Wyrmroot Extract		Level 10
This inky liquid breaks the mind with visions and maddening thoughts.
Assassin Poison
Power (Consumable ✦ Poison, Psychic): Minor Action. You apply the poison to your melee weapon or one piece of your ammunition. During this encounter, the next creature you hit with a weapon attack using the poisoned item takes ongoing 5 psychic damage and is blinded (save ends both).
Each Failed Saving Throw: The creature makes a basic attack against the nearest creature as a free action.
Power (Consumable ✦ Poison, Psychic): Minor Action. You pour the poison into a drink or onto a plate of food. The first creature to consume the food or drink takes 60 psychic damage and is blinded (save ends).
Each Failed Saving Throw: The creature makes a basic attack against the nearest creature.
Special: Creatures get a -5 penalty to saving throws against this poison.