```metadata
title: 'NPC: Assassin'
description: The Assassin NPC from the D&D SRD 5.1, as released under CC-BY-4.0.
tags:
  - srd
  - meta:npc
systems: []
renderer: V3
theme: 5ePHB

```

```css
@media screen {
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    columns: 1;
    height: 225px;
  }
}
```

{{monster,frame
## Assassin
*Medium humanoid (any race), any non-good alignment*
___
**Armor Class** :: 15 (studded leather)
**Hit Points**  :: 78 (12d8 + 24)
**Speed**       :: 30ft.
___
|  STR  |  DEX  |  CON  |  INT  |  WIS  |  CHA  |
|:-----:|:-----:|:-----:|:-----:|:-----:|:-----:|
|11 (+0)|16 (+3)|14 (+2)|13 (+1)|11 (+0)|10 (+0)|
___
**Saving Throws** :: Dex +6, Int +4
**Skills**        :: Acrobatics +6, Deception +3, Perception +3, Stealth +9
**Damage Resistance** :: poison
**Senses**     :: passive Perception 13
**Languages**  :: Thieves' Cant plus any two languages
**Challenge**  :: 8 (3,900 XP)
___
***Assassinate.*** :: During its first turn, the assassin has advantage on attack rolls against any creature that hasn’t taken a turn. Any hit the assassin scores against a surprised creature is a critical hit.
***Evasion.*** :: If the assassin is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, the assassin instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if it fails.
***Sneak Attack.*** :: Once per turn, the assassin deals an extra 14 (4d6) damage when it hits a target with a weapon attack and has advantage on the attack roll, or when the target is within 5 feet of an ally of the assassin that isn’t incapacitated and the assassin doesn’t have disadvantage on the attack roll.

### Actions

***Multiattack.*** :: The assassin makes two shortsword attacks.
***Shortsword.*** :: *Melee Weapon Attack:* +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. *Hit:* 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 24 (7d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
***Light Crossbow.*** :: *Ranged Weapon Attack:* +6 to hit, range 80/320 ft., one target. *Hit:* 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 24 (7d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
:
Trained in the use of poison, assassins are remorseless killers who work for nobles, guildmasters, sovereigns, and anyone else who can afford them.
}}

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## Legal Information
:
This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 (“SRD 5.1”) by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.