Name:Assassin
Category:Profession
Description:Assassins are people who kill people for money. Assassins almost always act by stealth. When possible, the victim should never find out he's a target, and the assassin should be gone before the legal authorities arrive.
Assassins may sound similar to Bounty Hunters in that they both kill people for money, but they are very different. A bounty hunter works with the law while an assassin works against it. Moreover, a bounty hunter is often required to take her quarry alive or at least bring proof that her quarry was killed. An assassin is typically sent on his mission and not supposed to go back to his employer.
The more law-abiding an area is, the fewer assassins there will be in it.
Combat Technique:Stealth techniques.
Preferred Skills:Combat and stealth skills. In particularly, alertness, disguise, following, gathering intelligence, hiding, identifying poisons, moving silently, poisoning, and tracking are useful.
Benefit:None.
Disadvantage:Assassination is almost always illegal, so the authorities will be searching for assassins. Even in places where assassination is legal (perhaps only for the assassins' guild), assassins are generally shunned when people are aware that they are assassins.
Fictional Examples:Vlad Taltos
Real World Examples:Appropriate For:Anyone, but usually not players or allies. There are "good" assassins, but they are the exception, not the rule.
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