# Assassin

*Medium* *Humanoid* *any non-good alignment*

- **Armor Class:** 15 (studded leather)
- **Hit Points:** 78 (12d8+24)
- **Speed:** walk 30 ft.
- **Challenge Rating:** 8 (3,900 XP)
- **Source:** 5.1 SRD (2015 MM), page 396

| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11 (+0) | 16 (+3) | 14 (+2) | 13 (+1) | 11 (+0) | 10 (+0) |

- **Saving Throws**: Dex +6, Int +4
- **Skills:** acrobatics +6, deception +3, perception +3, stealth +9
- **Damage Resistances:** poison
- **Senses:** passive Perception 13
- **Languages:** Thieves' cant plus any two languages

### Special Abilities

- **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.