Fighting Style: Assassination

Req. Stealth 3

Rank 1	Sap	Your character may attempt to incapacitate a flat-footed enemy by striking them with a non-lethal blow. This attack gains +50% (round down) dice in addition to ignoring dodge bonuses. Martial weapons count as 1 dice non-lethal weapons for this attack, but do not apply any Armor Piercing bonuses. Instead of applying damage, this effect requires a number of successes equal to the target’s Constitution + current Vigor. If successful the target is incapacitated for 10 minutes, if unsuccessful they take 1 point of non-lethal damage.
Rank 2	Sneak Attack	When attacking a flat-footed enemy with a Light weapon gain +50% (round down) dice to the attack in addition to ignoring dodge bonuses. Small weapons such as daggers gain an additional +1 Armor Piercing on this attack. This maneuver may not be combined with any other maneuvers such as those granted by other Fighting Styles.
Rank 3	Find Weakness	Gain +1 Armor Piercing when using light weapons. Sap attacks now benefit from Armor Piercing.
Rank 4	Ambush	Roll 9-again on sneak attacks with light melee weapons. Additionally your character may now perform Sneak Attacks with Ranged Physical Attacks. (Ex. bows, crossbows, or the Shadow Knives spell) To perform a ranged sneak attack you must first study the target for 3 rounds.
Rank 5	Arcane Piercing	Assassination attacks with a magical weapon penetrate Rank magic armor.