Assassin

D&D 2024 monster: Assassin. Source: Monster Manual (2025). challenge rating 8, creature type Humanoid, Small or Medium size, speed 30 ft. Assassin Contract Killer Habitat: Any Treasure: Random Magic Items - Implements, Individual Assassins are professional killers skilled at stealthily approaching their victims and striking unseen. Most assassins kill for a reason, perhaps hiring themselves out to wealthy patrons or slaying for an unscrupulous cause. They use poisons and other deadly tools, and they might carry equipment to help them break into secure areas or avoid capture. Many assassins adhere to a professional code or exhibit some signature quirk. Roll on or choose a result from the Assassin Modus Operandi table to inspire an assassin's distinctive habits. 1 Arranging their victims in artful tableaux. 2 Hiding within large objects, such as suits of armor or hollow furnishings. 3 Leaving behind a signature item, such as a calling card, flower, seashell, or tooth. 4 Posing as celebrities, holy people, or servants. 5 Taking trophies from their victims. 6 Using poison with a distinctive color or smell. Assassin Modus Operandi Humanoid Small or Medium 30 ft.