Death Attack
At 1st level, an Assassin may use a death attack, which functions similarly to a sneak attack in that if the target is not in combat they become victim to the death attack. The successful attack forces the target to make a Fortitude save or become paralyzed. Even if they succeed with the saving throw they still suffer +1d6 points of damage in addition to the normal damage the attack caused. This damage increases to 2d6 at level 3, 3d6 at level 5, 4d6 at level 7, and 5d6 at level 9.
| Type of feat | Class |
| Use | Automatic. |
| Prerequisites | they differ between the variants listed below |
Variants
20 rows in the tables, one page here.
| Feat | Prerequisites |
|---|---|
| Death Attack (+1d6) | none |
| Death Attack (+2d6) | Death Attack (+1d6) |
| Death Attack (+3d6) | Death Attack (+2d6) |
| Death Attack (+4d6) | Death Attack (+3d6) |
| Death Attack (+5d6) | Death Attack (+4d6) |
| Death Attack (+6d6) | an epic character (level 21 or above) |
| Death Attack (+7d6) | an epic character (level 21 or above) |
| Death Attack (+8d6) | an epic character (level 21 or above) |
| Death Attack (+9d6) | an epic character (level 21 or above) |
| Death Attack (+10d6) | an epic character (level 21 or above) |
| Death Attack (+11d6) | an epic character (level 21 or above) |
| Death Attack (+12d6) | an epic character (level 21 or above) |
| Death Attack (+13d6) | an epic character (level 21 or above) |
| Death Attack (+14d6) | an epic character (level 21 or above) |
| Death Attack (+15d6) | an epic character (level 21 or above) |
| Death Attack (+16d6) | an epic character (level 21 or above) |
| Death Attack (+17d6) | an epic character (level 21 or above) |
| Death Attack (+18d6) | an epic character (level 21 or above) |
| Death Attack (+19d6) | an epic character (level 21 or above) |
| Death Attack (+20d6) | an epic character (level 21 or above) |
Who gets it
Granted automatically: Assassin (levels 1 to 39, every 2 levels).
Required for
Feats: Improved Critical, Improved Sneak Attack, Weapon Focus.