Comments on: Nerd Watching: It Took a Whole Year to Get Undead Assassins!

By: Nerd Watching: Playing in the Dark with Knives | Dungeon Mastering

Nerd Watching: Playing in the Dark with Knives | Dungeon Mastering — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:22:00 +0000

[...] few months back when the class was first announced, I posted about my worries. I was afraid that assassins would just be rogues with a darker cloak. Now that the classes have [...]

By: Nicholas

Nicholas — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:51:09 +0000

@Expy: Their use of BBQ sauce as fake blood for feigning death will truly be their undoing.

By: Expy the red dragon

Expy the red dragon — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 07:34:26 +0000

I hope assassins taste better than other classes.

By: Andy Collins

Andy Collins — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:25:28 +0000

“Whatever assassin turns out to be, I hope there is some true distinction from the other classes.”

I think you’ll be quite happy with the direction the designers have chosen for this class.

By: andro101010

andro101010 — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:38:51 +0000

AFAIR. The revenant was in Fiend Folio, following its first sighting in White Dwarf magazine by Games Workshop, who later went on to write err, Warhammer (There’s very little new under the sun). The Gith* were the other memorable addition of that era.
It wasn’t exactly a player character race but was definitely a way for a player to continue their roleplaying opportunities. The revenant was an undead that was not animated by evil but by some ‘unfinished business’ that meant it wasn’t necessarily evil, or turnable. Players got the chance to become one if they were unfortunate to get toasted.
I’ll head off and find a life now…(pun intended)