Assassin

Source: Monster Manual (2024) p. 22. Available in the SRD and the Free Rules (2024)

Assassin

Contract Killer

Assassins are professional killers skilled at stealthily approaching their victims and striking unseen. Most assassins kill for a reason, perhaps hiring themselves out to wealthy patrons or slaying for an unscrupulous cause. They use poisons and other deadly tools, and they might carry equipment to help them break into secure areas or avoid capture.

Many assassins adhere to a professional code or exhibit some signature quirk. Roll on or choose a result from the Assassin Modus Operandi table to inspire an assassin’s distinctive habits.

Assassin Modus Operandi

dice: 1d6The Assassin Is Infamous For…
1Arranging their victims in artful tableaux.
2Hiding within large objects, such as suits of armor or hollow furnishings.
3Leaving behind a signature item, such as a calling card, flower, seashell, or tooth.
4Posing as celebrities, holy people, or servants.
5Taking trophies from their victims.
6Using poison with a distinctive color or smell.
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