Re: nitpick

From: Sandy Petersen <sandyp_at_idgecko.idsoftware.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 96 16:28:58 -0500

Martin Crim said:
>Killing people for pay is not assassination by any definition I
can >think of. Doing it covertly _is_

        You have not thought very hard then, martin. Killing people for pay is, in fact, a fundamental aspect of assassination, even if the "pay" received is a political or religious payoff.

        Killing covertly is not an important part of assassination.

WHY HUMAKT DISLIKES ASSASSINATION

1. Because it is not done in a fair fight.
2. Because it often involves the use of potentially dishonorable tools such as poison, seduction, treachery, traps, non-sword magic, and spirits.
3. It is usually done from ambush or surprise.

Technically, a Humakti who seeks out individuals to kill for pay, and does so by forcing them into a duel-like environment, making sure their target is armed (or at least has easy access to a weapon), is not an assassin by cult rules. However, most Sartarites would agree that such a man was no better than a common murderer. Which doesn't mean they'd try to do anything about him unless he killed someone they personally liked.

Sandy P.

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