Assassin

Medium humanoid (any race), any non-good alignment

Armor Class

15 (studded leather)

Hit Points

78 (12d8+24)

Speed

30 ft.

STR

11 (0)

DEX

16 (+3)

CON

14 (+2)

INT

13 (+1)

WIS

11 (0)

CHA

10 (0)

Damage Resistances

poison

Saving Throws

Dex +6, Int +4

Skills

Acrobatics +6, Deception +3, Perception +3, Stealth +9

Languages

Thieves' cant plus any two languages

Challenge

8 (3,900 XP)

Assassinate. During its first turn, the assassin has advantage on attack rolls against any creature that hasn’t taken a turn. Any hit the assassin scores against a surprised creature is a critical hit.

Evasion. If the assassin is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, the assassin instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if it fails.

Sneak Attack (1/Turn). The assassin deals an extra 13 (4d6) damage when it hits a target with a weapon attack and has advantage on the attack roll, or when the target is within 5 ft. of an ally of the assassin that isn’t incapacitated and the assassin doesn’t have disadvantage on the attack roll.

Actions

Multiattack. The assassin makes two shortsword attacks.

Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 24 (7d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Light Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, range 80/320 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 24 (7d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

medium
humanoid
cr8
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