I recently scored a Critical Backstab of 336dmg. Cool, I thought at first; then it occured to me. Wait a minute, that should not be possible. Or is it?
After some testing( which involved the repeated backstabbing of dear beloved Minsc), I came to realise something. Jim was wrong on one detail. You do not gain a +4dmg bonus from unarmed targets. It is actually
+5dmg.
Furthermore, and this is what I wanted to share, you
also gain this +5dmg bonus from targets that are holding ranged weapons. That 336dmg backstab I did? It was on an archer, using the Celestial Fury +5.
Finally, Jim, Alson, and I were
WRONG on what was the most damaging backstabbable weapon in the game.
SOOOO wrong. It ain't a 2-Handed weapon even, which means we can exploit Equaliser's damage bonuses from the off-hand.
Good news for those who love using backstabbing Thieves like me.
Now you know which targets are more likely to be gibbed by your Thief. [img]smile.gif[/img]
How do you calculate your backstab damage anyway, you ask? The formula is as follows.
[(Weapon Damage + Bonus Damage) * Backstab Modifier] + STR Damage Bonuses = Backstab Damage
In the 336dmg example,
Assassin Bonus: +1
Gauntlet Bonus: +2
Weapon Damage: 1d10 + 5
Unarmed/Non-Melee_Equipped Bonus Damage: +5
19 STR: +7dmg
Therefore,
[(1 + 2 + 10 + 5 + 5) * 7] + 7 = 168
x2 on a Critical Hit, and viola! We get 336dmg. [img]smile.gif[/img]
The greater implication of course, is that we need to redefine the 'Most Damaging Legitimate Single Physical Strike'.
Hmm... using ONLY the default game + patch + fixpack(
NO GM mod).
EDIT] Calculations redone. See below for more details.
Quote:
Dualclassed Assassin->Fighter(24->27):
---- ----
Assassin Bonus: +1
BBoDisaster: +29
GoESpecialisation: +2
TTransformation: +2
Unarmed Bonus: +5
Grandmastery: +3
Max Total = 42
25 STR: +14
Equalizer: +6
Max Backstab Damage = [(42 * 7) + (14 + 6)] * 2 = 628dmg
Not as impressive as before, but it still beats the previous record. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Kensai->Thief(24->28):
---- ----
Kensai Bonus: +8
BBoDisaster: +29
GoESpecialisation: +2
TTransformation: +2
Unarmed Bonus: +5
Grandmastery: +3
Max Total = 49
25 STR: +14
Equalizer: +6
Max Backstab Damage = [(49 * 5) + (14 + 6)] * 2 = 530dmg
Cheers.
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[ 06-13-2006, 10:09 PM: Message edited by: Dundee Slaytern ]