Quote Originally Posted by slarden View Post
The bottom line is that I won't lose anything I actually use. I get all the skills I need with either a dex or an int build. Skill checks are a non-issue. All that will change is the margin by which I am no "no fail".

It isn't like the dex vs. int decision is a debate-worthy subject. Dex wins hands down and this was known to be the case before this change was made. It's a proxy buff to assassins since dex builds are better than int builds.
Agreed Dex on balance wins for overall survivbeability when dex modifier to assassinate is brought in. My point is that Int still has some value in skills, and synergy with mech. tree, and shadow dancer. It would be balanced in my opinion if the assassinate dc. was calculated to be including either the straight int, modifier. Or the dexterity modifier-x . I would suggest dexterity mod.-5 as I posted before.