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SixOfSpades · 09-17-2003, 02:22 AM

And, actually, you DON'T automatically become visible upon a failed Backstab. Attacking an enemy merely causes you to come out of Stealth: Depending on how many points you have in Move Silently, you may have time to attack, miss, silently curse yourself, run back behind a rock and Hide in Shadows again, without ever having been visible.

If you roll a Critical Miss, however, then you DO instantly become visible, no matter your Move Silently score. Think of it as missing so badly that you knock yourself off balance, try to catch yourself but stub your toe instead, and crash to earth with a loud thud, causing the room full of Orogs to turn and stare at you.

One more thing about Backstabs: You have to be behind your target. Your enemies do not. You're going to be taking most of your Backstabs from people who are right in front of you.

09-17-2003, 02:22 AM	#7
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	And, actually, you DON'T automatically become visible upon a failed Backstab. Attacking an enemy merely causes you to come out of Stealth: Depending on how many points you have in Move Silently, you may have time to attack, miss, silently curse yourself, run back behind a rock and Hide in Shadows again, without ever having been visible. If you roll a Critical Miss, however, then you DO instantly become visible, no matter your Move Silently score. Think of it as missing so badly that you knock yourself off balance, try to catch yourself but stub your toe instead, and crash to earth with a loud thud, causing the room full of Orogs to turn and stare at you. One more thing about Backstabs: You have to be behind your target. Your enemies do not. You're going to be taking most of your Backstabs from people who are right in front of you. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.