| lucien pyrus |
I was playing a game yesterday and we were on the rooftops of a city in combat. We had already been in combat for 3 turns and all the enemies were revealed.
He then said that two of the enemies were studying a player character. I knew immediatly that he was trying to do a death attack.
The problem was that we could see the assassins and we knew they were there. Even he said that our characters could see them.
I knew that he was going to try to kill a character who had a low fortitude and so I tried to mention that he couldn't do it because the book stated that it only works if the target is unaware of you. I said it was an add-on to a sneak attack and that it would only be usable in situations.
He tried to state that the death attack was allowed because we didn't know that he was going to do a death attack and that it was okay to do when it was their first attack.
Instead of arguing further, i had my character (who could see them herself) shout out to the character targeted to take cover. That character dropped off the roof and broke the line of sight so all the studying was gone to waste.
So my questions are, can you do a death attack when you wouldn't get a sneak attack? Even if you are discovered, if the target is flanked or otherwise denied his dexterity can you do it?
The person who was the target wasn't flanked or denied their dexterity so i am positive that she shouldn't have had to hide
| lucien pyrus |
Death attack: If an assassin studies his victim for 3 rounds and then makes a sneak attack with a melee weapon that successfully deals damage...
...the death attack fails if the target detects the assassin...
You were right, although, not sure how your character knew that ;-)
They had just been hunted by another assassin the day before, so they knew enough that when being studied by a shadowy figure to hide.