Ambush Assassin
Level 8Attacks
Abilities
The assassin can move their full speed when Sneaking.
The assassin isn't Off-Guard to creatures of 8th level or lower that are Hidden, Undetected, flanking or using Surprise Attack.
Trigger A creature targets you with an attack and you can see the attacker.
Requirements You are not encumbered
You deftly dodge out of the way, gaining a +2 circumstance bonus to AC against the triggering attack.
Requirements The assassin is wielding a piercing or slashing weapon and has a free hand.
Effect The assassin applied a poison to the weapon.
The assassin Interacts to draw a weapon, then Strikes with that weapon.
The assassin deals an extra 2d6 precision damage to Off-Guard creatures.
On the first round of combat, creatures that haven't acted yet are Off-Guard to the assassin.
Assassins commit murder, either for pay or due to their belief in a cause, such as a religion or a political movement. Some assassins work alone and choose their own victims. Others are members of assassins' guilds, organizations that accept contracts to kill in return for money, favors, or both.
Some criminals are the desperate who have no option but to break the law to survive, while others choose a life of crime for thrills, forming gangs or underworld guilds that specialize in certain illegal ventures.