Backstabbing is one of the coolest things in the game. Your thief must be in stealth mode, i.e., 'hiding in shadows' and he must be behind the target (with ToSC installed, that is). You can only use weapons that are suitable for a backstab. For a thief those include dagger, short sword, and longsword. A cleric-thief can backstab with a club, quarterstaff (including the staff mace), or magical weapon such as Shillelagh and Spiritual Hammer (Shillelagh is better).
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