slayers, studied target and assassinate


Rules Questions


greetings.I would like to ask a question.
A Slayer at 1st level gets the ability to study a target as a move action to get bonus to attacks, damage, etc.
at 10th level he could get assassinate feature to slay a target. in this case he must take a --standard-- action.
is there difference between the two kinds of studied targets ??
i think at least that a studied target as 1st lvl feature already counts a studied target for an "assassinate" feature as a 10th level ability or a assassin prestige class ability. what do you think ??
thanks in advance.


The assassinate ability specifically calls out a standard action so you can't use your the other method to activate it.


Studied Target does not allow you to bypass studying the target for a round, no.


wraithstrike wrote:
The assassinate ability specifically calls out a standard action so you can't use your the other method to activate it.

I know it, but a slayer "studies " a target in order to kill it. It is the same basic principle of an assassin. I just ask, since the assassinate feature at 10th level is taken as good as it gets from the assassin archetype, it is a sound choice made of not to unbalance gameplay, or if paizo designers didn't consider it.


Rynjin wrote:
Studied Target does not allow you to bypass studying the target for a round, no.

yeas, but the target is already "studied" for a round.


Did you study the target as a standard action? If not then no it doesn't count.


Arek wrote:
Rynjin wrote:
Studied Target does not allow you to bypass studying the target for a round, no.
yeas, but the target is already "studied" for a round.

Except he is not.

Studied Target is an ability with specific effects.

"Bypasses the need to study the target for Assassinate" is not one of these effects, regardless of the name.

The name of an ability is irrelevant to how it works.

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