Secret Master of the Hidden Blade

Everyone in the Capital knows of the wanderer, a master duelist.

He who can strike faster than lightning, and with that single strike cut through any opponent.

But in the Capital, it is rumored that the Wanderer inherited his fighting style from his father, the now deceased lord of a distant city.

This lord, himself, learned this fighting style at the feet of a simple potter living on the outskirts of the Capital.

The true master of the blade whose skill bends space-time itself. This, then, allows him to strike true from three different angles at once.

Race

Human

Class

Factotum 8/Samurai 1/Fighter 1/Iaijutsu Master 10

Ability Scores

Str 10/Dex 16/Con 10/Int 16/Wis 10/Cha 14

Skills

Iaijutsu Focus 9

Equipment

At first a rapier, then a pair of gnomish quickrazors, a Daisho, and a Chainshirt.

Goal

With ‘One Strike, Two Cuts’, Cunning Surge, and Strike with No Thought, you can attack three times with your blade as part of rolling initiative. Each applies the full might of your Iaijutsu Focus. This throws your damage so high, you can one shot most Great Wyrms.

With your pair of Quickblades, you can pretend to play Assassin’s Creed in DnD. So don’t forget to pick skills like Hide, Move Silently, Tumble, Balance, and so on.

In turn, you’ll be a stronger assassin than most builds who use the Assassin class…