Master Assassin

Medium Humanoid

• Armor Class: 18
• Hit Points: 143 (22d8+44)
• Speed: walk 30 ft.
• Challenge Rating: 17 (18,000 XP)
• Source: A5e Monstrous Menagerie, page 469

• Saving Throws: Dex +11, Int +8, Wis +7
• Skills: acrobatics +11, deception +7, perception +7, sleight +0, stealth +11
• Senses: blindsight 20 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 17
• Languages: any three

Special Abilities

• Crossbow Expert: The master assassin ignores the loading quality of light crossbows, and being within 5 feet of a hostile creature doesnt impose disadvantage on the master assassins ranged attack rolls.
• Deadly Poison: As part of making an attack, the master assassin can apply a deadly poison to their weapons (included below). The master assassin carries 3 doses of this poison. A single dose can coat two melee weapons or up to 10 pieces of ammunition.
• Death Strike (1/Turn): When the master assassin scores a critical hit against a living creature that is surprised, that creature makes a DC 18 Constitution saving throw. On a failure, it is reduced to 0 hit points. The creature dies if it fails two death saves before it stabilizes.
• Epic Assassinate: During the first turn of combat, the master assassin has advantage on attack rolls against any creature that hasnt acted. Any hit the master assassin scores against a surprised creature is a critical hit, and every creature that can see the master assassins attack is rattled until the end of the master assassins next turn.
• Evasion: When the master assassin makes a Dexterity saving throw against an effect that deals half damage on a success, they take no damage on a success and half damage on a failure.
• Sneak Attack (1/Turn): The master assassin deals an extra 28 (8d6) damage when they hit with a weapon attack while they have advantage on the attack, or when the master assassins target is within 5 feet of an ally of the master assassin while the master assassin doesnt have disadvantage on the attack.

Actions

• Multiattack: The master assassin attacks twice.
• Shortsword: Melee Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d6 + 5) piercing damage. The target makes a DC 19 Constitution saving throw taking 17 (5d6) poison damage on a failure or half as much damage on a success.
• Light Crossbow: Ranged Weapon Attack: +11 to hit, range 80/320 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d8 + 5) piercing damage. The target makes a DC 19 Constitution saving throw taking 17 (5d6) poison damage on a failure or half as much damage on a success.

Bonus Actions

• Cunning Action: The assassin takes the Dash, Disengage, Hide, or Use an Object action.
• Rapid Attack: The assassin attacks with their shortsword.

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