Thanks for all the help and tips, all!

If anyone has other recommendations for playing an Assassin, I'd love any suggestions.

So in essence, I will need to get Invisibility to be able to do this.

Dragonscale armor is my best sneak vs. AC trade off I believe right?

This makes a lot of sense.

So a different question: If I want to play a very "assassin" style game (daggers, stabbing, sneaking), is that really viable late game, or do I need to branch out into magic and take up a higher base damage weapon?

I just started playing with a KoAs, and I am enjoying the game play (sneak up on people, run and poison when faced with a boss, etc.). However, due to the need to wear robes and such to stay stealthy, I have concerns with the late-game survivability of the Assassin. How does the Assassin work late g...