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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.

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.

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.

Thanks folks. I love all the ideas, so I have some decisions to make :)

The party is neutral, and some of the characters are oblivious. The elven wizard does know about it, but has done nothing so far. Convenient, but maybe the elven wizard is corruptable. Besides I'm not going to bully my players into turning each other in... I'll let them do that on their own accord.

...going around with someone who could betray you..or worst kill you..isn't definitely the best option.

try to deisgn the assassin guild as one who has main interest of letting go PC around everywhere.. sometimes fame and notoriety are the best veil an assassin colud have.
besides your assassin could works best in a pc party if he is lawful evil, in order to be honor or pact bound to have limits. maybe he or his guild have some indirect debt with pc, pr better is more profitable if the guild don't kill pc outiright...

...the target of an assassination shouldn't be so much obvious, bit instead should be an excuse to frame or to get in trouble someone else...

..for example the perfect target for an assassin is Kaye tesarani, Hemlock's fiancee, in order to get the excalation to relations among Sczarni and sheriff Hemlock (--> maybe Korvosa Guild would finally stop sczarny expansion and get in trouble Jubrail Vishki..) or Vana Deverin, mayor Kendra brother wife, in order to put in disgrace deverin family and change Sandpoint leadership....

maybe the assassin isn't required to kill someome, but just let someone else be killed:create a near-completion assassination attempt and then bring and hide the evidence of crime in someone residence...
ideal target for the failed assassination is Kendra Deverin, and the person to be killed is Belven Valdemar (a bold move of Scarnetti family to acquire Valdemar shipyards through Sczarni contacts)

or..maybe... the rising of Runelord slumber is preceded by someone who will eradicate every possibility of interfering... madame Kvashti is then the perfect target, and the patron is an agent of a distant Runelord, one that will rise up after someone else demise...

possibilities are infinite...