Old school Assassins (Rant but short)

Ever since their appearance in Blackmoor,Assassins have been problematical. Their all-or-nothing instant kill is anathema  good role playing, and fits poorly with the rest of the rules. Second edition was right to remove them. In my opinion "Blackmoor" was the rules supplement which revealed that just because it was "Official" didn't mean it was either fun or a good idea.