Assassin

Assassins excel in suddenly and swiftly ending lives.

Legends speak of ancient scrolls written by a man known only as “the Assassin,” who lived in the Desert Rose. Very little is known of the Assassin, except that he had silver hair, and was well-known by a small band of heroes during the 2^nd Chaos War. No one knows where the Assassin developed his skills.

What is known is that his devotees, led many years later by Scorn, developed a dojo in Leonic. The scrolls originally written by the Assassin are said to reside in the dojo, detailing the hidden arts of the Assassin, available to any who can devote themselves to unravelling the mysteries contained therein. Without proper instruction, the scrolls are said to be confounding to the point of madness.

Those who have been formally trained as Assassin in Scorn's dojo never speak of the truth contained in these scrolls. The scrolls seem to be sacred to those who have trained in the arts.

Assassin Class Stats

Note that these stats are not specifically used in Eternity TTRPG. Instead, these representative stats are meant to provide an overall idea of how the class plays. Definitions are provided below which do directly align with the Eternity TTRPG system.

Attack: the overall ability of the class to deal damage and set the tempo in a battle.

Defense: the innate ability of the class to reduce damage and negative effects taken, both from physical and magical attacks.

Intuition: represents skills such as perception, stealth, or sixth-sense abilities to help them avoid otherwise unforeseeable harm.

Magic: the innate ability of the class to manipulate the very fabric of Altius and The Dream, turning those powers to their will.

Special: not all unique "powers" are magical in nature, and some classes have magic-like, "special" abilities.

Quickness: the overall speed, mobility, and initiative of the class.

Utility: the ability of the class to bolster allies, debilitate enemies, or provide useful effects in various out-of-combat situations.

Versatility: the class' ability to adapt to any situation or environment, both in and out of combat.

Assassin Traits

Assassin Playstyle

When it comes to combat, the assassin class functions as an all-or-nothing damage dealer. It's a fun experience to use "Unassuming" to initially avoid combat, letting your allies run into the fray.

While your enemies are distracted, you can constantly use "Premeditate" to bolster your impending attack(s), while passively letting "Cold Blood" provide the same effect for you.

Once you've accumulated enough "Lethality," it's time to "Sprint" in and "Assassinate," making use of your dual-wield effect from "Assassin's Blades." Alternatively, you can use "Rupture" for a near-guaranteed hit, with the chance to apply "Assassin's Poisons" to your target for debilitation effects.

Finally, if you're attacked or under too much pressure, you can use "Feint" to more or less reset the battle, gaining distance from your enemies to again amass "Lethality" and otherwise let your poisons do their work of weakening your foes.

Assassin Lore

Scorn’s Sword: a small shack nestled between two waterfalls. Very few people know of its existence.

Not all Assassins are trained in this location, but some of the greatest masters are found within. The shack contains only a single room. A series of complex clues points to a secret door, and beyond the door is a series of training rooms built into one of the rocky cliffs behind a waterfall.

If one can survive the training rooms, they are accepted as a pupil.

Training usually takes 7 years, but the results are indisputable. Trainees are taught from scrolls written by a man known as, “the Assassin.” The scrolls have been kept and passed down through “the Assassin’s” protégé, Scorn. Scorn’s soul, kept in a katana, lies unsheathed on a wood floor within the dojo. Occasionally, if he deems a person or student particularly interesting, he may take time to engage with them in a mentoring conversation.