The assassin class appears exclusively on D&D Insider (www.dndinsider.com). This class is the first to use the shadow power source, the energy of the Shadowfell. An assassin bonds with a shadowy reflection of himself or herself and uses this connection as a conduit for the brooding power of the realm of the dead.
Tieflings might find the shadow power source and the assassin class attractive for a number of reasons. A tielfing concerned about the bargain made by the tieflings of old for their souls might worship the Raven Queen to earn her protection through service. Other tieflings might like the shadow power source because it has no true master. The plane provides its magic for good or ill and does not place any demands upon its users ... except perhaps some loss of se'lf to one's shadow. But who can say what is self and what is shad'ow once the exchange is made?
Assassins rely on Dexterity for most of their powers and other class features, but Charisma is a key secondary ability score. With their racial bonus to Charisma, tief??ling assassins should strongly consider the Night Stalker class feature, which adds the tiefling's Charisma bonus to damage whenever no enemy Is adjacent to a target. In addi??tion, the tieflings' racial bonus to Stealth fits weill with the assassin's motif.
Mechanical options for assassins, including feats, powers, and paragon paths, appear in issues #379, #381, and #385 of Draaon magazine.
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