The Hero's Journey 1e: Assassin Class

 James Spahn put out a great OSR game a few years ago called The Hero's Journey, and I love the thing. The newest edition of it is great too, but far more focused on Tolkien-esque adventures than traditional D&D stuff. 

The old edition has a ton of classes, but one I thought could be included: the Assassin! This is based on the Swords and Wizardry Complete version of the class, as well as taking some cues from the White Box Heroes fan supplement for Swords and Wizardry White Box. Let me know what you think!

Assassin

Level	XP	HD	BHB	ST	Thievery
1	0	1d6	+0	14	-
2	1,500	1d6	+0	13	-
3	3,000	1d6	+0	12	1
4	6,000	+2	+1	11	1
5	12,000	+1	+1	10	2
6	24,000	+2	+2	9	2
7	48,000	+1	+2	8	3
8	96,000	+2	+3	7	3
9	192,000	+1	+4	6	4
10	384,000	+2	+5	5	4

Requirements: Dexterity 8, Strength 8, Intelligence 8, Non-lawful Alignment

Level Limits: Dwarf 4, Elf 5, Half-Elf 7, Half-Orc 10, Human 10. Halflings can not be Assassins

Weapon/Armor Restrictions: Assassins are proficient, agile fighters when things go belly up. They can wield any weapon or shield, but they can only wear leather armor. 

Thievery (3rd): Starting at 3rd level, an Assassin can use the Thievery ability as a Thief of two levels lower. 

Disguise: Assassins are extremely proficient at disguise, more so than any other class. Anyone meeting the disguised Assassin has a 1-in-20 chance of seeing through the disguise (or 2-in-20 if disguised as someone of a different gender identity). 

Back Stab: Any time an Assassin attacks an opponent who is unaware of their presence, the Assassin receives a +2 bonus to their Base Hit Bonus. If the attack is successful, the Assassin doubles the damage rolled and ignores his target’s Reduction Value. 

Poison: Assassins are knowledgeable in the use of poisons. If an Assassin has access to poison, they have no risk of accidentally poisoning themselves when applying the poison to a weapon. 

Saving Throw: Assassins gain a +2 bonus on saving throws vs. death and poison. 

Establish Guild (9th): At 9th level, the Assassin may establish (or take over) a guild of Assassins. The guild need not be located in a large city, and can even be established as a barony in the wilderness. However, if the new guild is within the territory of an existing guild, there will unquestionably be a battle to the death between them. Assassins’ Guilds do not – ever – share their territory. An existing guild of Assassins will generally not accept the leadership of a new Guildmaster who does not claim that rank by killing the former Guildmaster.

XP Bonus for Dexterity: An Assassin with a Dexterity of 15 or higher receives a 5% bonus to all experience points earned.