Assassinate skill

Skill 'assassinate'.

• Groups: 'fightmaster', 'suddendeath'.
• Execution delay: 4 seconds.
• Costs: mana 20, moves 100.
• Available to classes: ninja 65

Format: assassinate victim

Only highly skilled ninjas can learn to kill with a single blow. Sneaking up from behind, the ninja grabs the enemy's head and, with a quick motion, snaps it, breaking the unsuspecting victim's neck.

Success depends on the ninja's strength against the victim's constitution, the size of the victim and other factors. A sleeping victim is the easiest prey, an awake one under backguard is much harder to catch. Both hands must be free to use this skill. It won't be possible to kill a wounded and wary victim in this way.

A boss's or a legend's neck holds: the blow only wounds (see mob ranks).