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Offline Braininthejar

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Looking for an assassin build
« on: July 07, 2014, 08:59:59 AM »
D&D 3.5  human, character level 12.

I need a build that works with daggers and preferrably poisons.  I was thinking of mixing some swordsage levels in, but don't know if I can fit it in.

DOes anyone have any suggestions?  :flutter

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Re: Looking for an assassin build
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2014, 10:42:23 AM »
Preliminary thoughts ...

Sleeping Tiger (UA) Monk 2
  1ACF: - Weapon Finesse, +2 Hide
  2ACF: -Evasion, Bonus Feat; Invisible Fist, Improved Initiative
Rogue 3
  3ACF: -Trap Sense; Penetrating Strike
Assassin 7 or Assassin 5 Swordsage 2

For working with poisons ... Master of Poisons (DotU), Deep Poisoning (DR# 322) ... Sickening Strike (DotU) ... Terrifying Strike (DotU)
... Aleval School (DotU).

Atramen Oil for further reducing fort saves (Planar Handbook); malefics from dragon 301 to enhance poisons (some even seem plant-based if you can mix in minor creation by some item).

Daggers are cool and you could have an invisible blade with them but they work fine for just about anyone, though if you go into swordsage might not quite measure up to shortswords in melee if you're not invisible blade / daggerspell mage / so forth. Still handy.

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Re: Looking for an assassin build
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2014, 12:49:21 PM »
I didn't even think of unearther arcana. Thank you.  :D

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Re: Looking for an assassin build
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2014, 11:18:19 PM »
Check this out:

http://community.wizards.com/content/forum-topic/3420726

This build gives you quite a bit more versatility VS your standard skillmonkey-->assassin build, as you're still practically a full wizard as well.

Not my idea, but something I'd love to try some time, and something worth looking at...

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