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mad=dog · 05-26-2005, 06:34 PM

Actually it was called backstab in (2ed) D&D as well. From the Rules Encyclopedia page 23
"Backstabbing: If a thief can sneak up on a victim, completely unnoticed, the thief may backstab - if he is using a one-handed melee weapon, he may strike at particularly vulnerable points of his target's body. (Though the ability is called backstabbing, the weapon doesn't have to be a stabbing weapon. A thief can use this ability with a club, for example.)"
Rules Encyclopedia is a condensed format of the old boxed sets. Remarkably the 2ed AD&D uses 4 times more space to say less. In fact there is a special club just for "backstabbing" called a blackjack with its own seperate mastery table. In many ways 2ed D&D is more advanced than 2ed AD&D.

05-26-2005, 06:34 PM	#10
mad=dog Avatar Join Date: April 18, 2004 Location: Copenhagen Age: 49 Posts: 549	Actually it was called backstab in (2ed) D&D as well. From the Rules Encyclopedia page 23 "Backstabbing: If a thief can sneak up on a victim, completely unnoticed, the thief may backstab - if he is using a one-handed melee weapon, he may strike at particularly vulnerable points of his target's body. (Though the ability is called backstabbing, the weapon doesn't have to be a stabbing weapon. A thief can use this ability with a club, for example.)" Rules Encyclopedia is a condensed format of the old boxed sets. Remarkably the 2ed AD&D uses 4 times more space to say less. In fact there is a special club just for "backstabbing" called a blackjack with its own seperate mastery table. In many ways 2ed D&D is more advanced than 2ed AD&D. __________________ [url]\"http://www.dsr.kvl.dk/~maddog/isur.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Ooooookay. I surrender.</a><br />Sometimes I get the eerie feeling that my computer is operating me and not the other way around.