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Chapter 7: Occupation
The counterpart of a Memorable Murder,
however, is a Memorable Mistake. The likelihood
of making a Memorable Mistake while an assassin
employs their specialized murderous technique decreases
as the assassin increases in occupational level;
the higher the level of the assassin, the lower the
likelihood of a Memorable Mistake. A Memorable
Mistake is distinctly different from a Fumble (see
Chap. 10: Combat). A Memorable Mistake may not
have the physical consequences of a Fumble, though
at higher levels they both only occur together. A
Memorable Mistake is literally a mistake made when
attempting to employ the specialized murderous
technique. This mistake may not have combat consequences,
but it certainly affects the assassin, since
the assassin specializes in the chosen technique and
therefore invests so much in it. For every attack roll
made after the player declares that their assassin will
attempt their murderous technique, results that constitute
a Memorable Mistake are listed below:
Level
Memorable
Mistake
of Assassin Unmodified Attack Roll
2-5
9
6-8
6
9 4
> 9
3
Needed
For every Memorable Mistake that occurs,
the assassin must pass a Common Sense check at
TH 10 or acquire a Random Mental Illness (see Chap.
5: Mind).
Upon attaining 3 rd level as an assassin, and
assuming all assassinations have happened within the
same town, the average character bumped into on
the street will have heard (20% of the time) of the
style of murder becoming problematic. This chance
increases by 5% per level gained beyond 3 rd , though
no higher than 90% may be obtained.
Ability Requirements: Physical Fitness 105,
Hand-Eye Coordination 110, Agility 110, Reaction
Speed 105, Intelligence 85, Drive 105, and Intuition
105.
Gender: Female assassins are rare, though
female courtesans have been known to work as assassins.
Race: The most common are human; ogres
are too stupid to plan an assassination.
Disposition: Assassins tend to be ethical
and are most often immoral.
Temperament: Assassins tend to be melancholic.
Sociality: Serf or noble. Noble assassins
are paid more for their services than serf assassins.
Religion: Any immoral god, though some
assassins are irreligious.
Skills: Aim + 3, Disguise + 3, Haggling + 3,
Hide + 3, Silence + 3, Toxicology + 5, and 1 Weapon
(Specific).
Equipment: Assassins always restrict themselves
to light armor, such as leather. Favored weapons
of assassins tend to be the garrote, dagger, stiletto,
and any bow.
Magic Points: Inapplicable.
Advancement Points: Assassins gain AP by
successfully killing a character whom they have been
hired to kill. Points gained equal the target’s LP multiplied
by the equivalent of the agreed-upon wages
in s.p. An assassin must train to advance a level.
Training: 3 weeks. To train, an assassin must
learn better killing techniques and better methods
to get close to a victim unnoticed. An assassin must
train with an assassin higher in occupational level.
Guild: None.
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May conspirators assasinate you in the hall.
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