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Returning 35 results for 'assassins'.
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
assassins and spies for the Athar.Defier’s Whim. The null takes the Dash, Disengage, or Use an Object action.
Magic Items
Storm King's Thunder
A robe of serpents is a stylish silk garment that is popular among wealthy nobles and retired assassins. The robe is emblazoned with 1d4 + 3 stylized serpents, all brightly colored.
As a bonus
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
refer to the house’s descendants as dubh sith—“darklings.” Darklings dwell in secluded caverns and chambers beneath the towns of other species. From such enclaves, they quietly ply their trade as thieves and assassins.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
paralytic venom of their saliva to coat their weapons, making them formidable assassins as well. Their wings allow them to turn a fall into a rough glide. When draconian infiltrators die, their bodies
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
action.Expert assassins and infiltrators, black abishais can weave shadows to mask their presence, allowing them to reach a location where they can deliver a fatal strike to their targets.
Abishais
Each
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
a successful one.Trained in the use of poison, assassins are remorseless killers who work for nobles, guildmasters, sovereigns, and anyone else who can afford them.Poison
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
, making them formidable assassins as well. Their small wings don’t allow kapaks to fly, but they do help the draconians turn a fall into a rough glide. When they die, kapaks dissolve into acid
Monsters
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
weapons with their paralytic saliva, making them formidable assassins as well. Their small wings don’t allow kapaks to fly, but they do help the draconians turn a fall into a rough glide. When they
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
from an attack that hits it, provided it can see the attacker.Cuprilachs infiltrate places of power throughout the multiverse, serving as spies and assassins. They strike surgically, following the
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Crossbow","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Trained in the use of poison, assassins are remorseless killers who work for nobles, guildmasters, sovereigns, and anyone else who can afford them.Poison
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
":"Claws"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Claws","rollDamageType":"slashing"} slashing damage.Trained in the use of poison, assassins
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. Hit: 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Chromatic Orb"} damage of a type chosen by the assassin: acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, or thunder.Tarkanan assassins are the
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, triton shorestalkers seek vengeance. Using speed and poison harvested from deadly sea beasts, these triton assassins slip into shallow waters and strike when least expected. Often, surface dwellers don't
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
, scouts, and assassins. They spy to ferret out treachery, rebellion, and betrayal and deal with it ruthlessly. Iron shadows possess agility and stamina matched only by their ironclad commitment to the
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
summon these creatures to serve as guards and assassins, two roles at which they excel.
Star Spawn
The Material Plane represents only one small part of the multiverse. Beyond the best-known planes
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Basic Rules (2014)
","rollAction":"Light Crossbow","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.Trained in the use of poison, assassins are remorseless killers who work for nobles, guildmasters, sovereigns, and anyone else who can afford them.Poison
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. Cultists of Bhaal sometimes form cabals of assassins or mercenaries, but they perform their brutal slaughter for the perverse love of bloodshed and honor to their sinister god rather than for
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draconic-humanoid hybrids. Most werewyverns possess a draconic greed and ferocity and thus often find work as bandits, mercenaries, or assassins. They are opportunistic warriors and prefer ambushes when
Sahuagin Priestess
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Monster Manual (2014)
a result of the wars between the sahuagin and the aquatic elves — or whether it preceded or even began the conflict — none can say.
The sahuagin put the malenti to good use as spies and assassins in
Darkling Elder
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
, in Common, "darklings." Darklings most often settle in secluded caverns and chambers beneath the towns of other species. From such enclaves, they quietly ply their trade as thieves and assassins
Sahuagin Baron
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Monster Manual (2014)
— none can say.
The sahuagin put the malenti to good use as spies and assassins in aquatic elf cities and the societies of other creatures that pose a threat to sahuagin. The mere shadow of the
Darkling
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
chambers beneath the towns of other species. From such enclaves, they quietly ply their trade as thieves and assassins.
The Killing Light. The Summer Queen's curse causes a darkling's body to absorb light
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Eberron: Rising from the Last War
assassins within House Phiarlan. Only special clients—nobles, merchant lords, and the like—have access to these spies.
Toward the end of the Last War, a bitter feud broke out between the
espionage in the lands west of the Mournland, while Thuranni operates in the eastern lands. As a rule, Phiarlan elves are the better spies and Thuranni agents are superior assassins. Thuranni and Phiarlan
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
No Room at the Inn (p. 36) The assassins are now veterans.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
A Sordid Past Neither Skalanthas nor the monks know that until recently, Ronnom led an assassins’ guild that carried out political killings for profit. Rival factions banded together to destroy the
guild, killing most of the guild’s assassins, but Ronnom and his bodyguards escaped and fled to Najkir. Under Ronnom’s influence, Skalanthas has grown territorial, threatening ships that get too close
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
arrived through a gate and successfully bribed Gorglak, they might come here looking for his contact, Werz Saltbaron. Assassins Interrupted The characters spot a male duergar merchant at the end of a
pier. Suddenly, two invisible duergar appear next to him and stab him viciously with glowing swords. The assassins’ faces are masked and hooded. The characters have 2 rounds to distract the two
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
less than the assassination of a Sharn Watch captain in Skyway. What differentiates the assassins of House Tarkanan from those of House Phiarlan and Thuranni is their accessibility. The dragonmarked
houses sell their services only to a select list of wealthy and powerful clients, and they can pursue contracts anywhere in Khorvaire. Conversely, anyone with enough gold can hire House Tarkanan’s assassins, but they take jobs only within Sharn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
bear carvings of centipedes. The room is otherwise empty. 28b. Empty Room This 10-foot-high room is vacant. 28c. Shadow Assassins Three shadow assassins (see appendix A) lurk in the far corners of this 10-foot-high room. When the door opens, they attack the first character to enter.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
the only known heir to the crown of Neverwinter. If Dagult Neverember, the city’s lord-regent, learns that I’m alive, he’ll send assassins to kill me.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
an elite force of spies and assassins within the house. Common folk know nothing of this. Only special clients — powerful nobles, merchant lords, and the like — have access to these shadow-marked
rule, Phiarlan elves are the better spies and Thuranni agents are superior assassins. On the surface Thuranni and Phiarlan maintain a peaceful relationship, but rivalries run deep.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
House Tarkanan … is a small, elite force of thieves-for-hire and assassins. … is comprised of people with aberrant dragonmarks. … has a rivalry with the dragonmarked houses. … remains neutral in the
skilled thieves and assassins whose natural talents are enhanced by their aberrant marks. The organization takes its name from Halas Tarkanan, an aberrant-marked leader who fought against the
Bugbear
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
natural state. Thanks to Grankhul, they can use their size and strength to work as stealthy assassins rather than blundering around like ogres.
Bullying, murder, and engaging in battle are all holy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Szass Tam Szass Tam (ZASS TAM) is a powerful lich and necromancer in the Forgotten Realms setting. As leader of the Red Wizards of Thay, he has countless spies, assassins, and other agents at his service, and his schemes span centuries and reach to the ends of the world.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
, duergar, and other killers. To make matters worse, the renegade’s former house offers a bounty that entices drow assassins to take up the chase. Of those who run, only a small fraction get to the surface
sunlight either live as recluses or find a community where their heritage and upbringing give them an advantage, such as an assassins’ guild or a company of adventurers. Even in such cases, these
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
still operates out of Amn). There are still thieves and even assassins in Waterdeep, but they are broken into innumerable small groups or operate alone. The most common respite for such robbers is what
better-known thieves and assassins. Such rogues blend more easily into civilized society, more often acting as grease in the wheels than a wrench in the works.






