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Question: Is it possible to kill an eternal (like DE, AN, or FF) that is in your custody. And, if so, how do you do it? Do you need an agent with a weapon to do the dastardly deed, or is the kill emmy order able to do that? And if you did it with an agent with a weapon, is success 100%? And does an agent having like Demon Death dagger able to do it as well? I know that I tried to kill an AN consul once with said device, and it didn't let me do it, even though I would have succeeded.
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I believe you need a WEAPON class artifact to be able to kill an immortal, kind of like needing one for a lich or nazgul. The Demon Death dagger is a COVERT artifact and does not mention helping kill an undead and the like. The COVERT artifacts that kill seem to be aimed more specifically.
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I believe Windstar is asking how (if?) you can execute an immortal you have captured as a prisoner. Reading the rules it appears the answer is you cannot execute an immortal prisoner. Assign a high level guard!
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I wonder about that. There is some evidence #430 would not work on an Immortal, so probably not. But an agent with a WEAPON class artifact should be able to do an assassination. The problem is the guard will likely interfere and may die in the process, so the dillema. Assign a low-level guard and try the assassination, risking an escape, or assign a high-level guard, likely thwarting any assassination attempts while he is your prisoner.
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I don't think that my security forces would stop me from using an agent on assasinating a prisoner. If they did, then you wouldn't be able to recon your PC with an agent, as they could be caught otherwise. I just want to know if that is what is necessary--to use an agent with a weapon artifact.
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It kind of depends on programming for whether or not a guard on a prisoner counts, under order #940. In HW, I have had an agent killed trying to assassinate in my own prison, so it is a problem there.
So a guard for the prisoner may interfere with the assassination try, but the agent with a Weapon class artifact would seem the best bet.
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From last update:
An agent with a weapon-classed artifact that successfully assassinates an Immortal will kill the Immortal. This will be similar to how an agent with a weapon-classed artifact can kill an immortal lich/wraith/nazgul figure. If the agent’s assassination attempt is successful against the Immortal, there is a 50% chance that the artifact is destroyed in the process.
The escape order for an Immortal hostage is no longer automatic, but has a +50% chance of success.
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While artifacts such as Ancient Annihilator and Demon Bane increase your chance to assassinate an Immortal, you still need a weapon artifact to succeed in the task.
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Demon Bane and the like are very specific as to which type of immortal they affect. So IMO they do not work on the others. A weapon artifact is needed for general success.
My question for this is still if a guard on your prisoners detracts from the assassination attempt, and if it does, does it have a chance for either the assassin or guard to die?
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