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SixOfSpades · 03-27-2003, 04:35 PM

In BG1, Thieves and Fighter/Thieves (of any stripe) can Backstab with:

Daggers
Short Swords
Long Swords
A certain unique pair of Scimitars
Clubs
Staves
the Staff Mace (ToSC)
the Staff Spear (ToSC)

All of the following weapons will cancel the Backstab multiplier if used for a Backstab:

Any other Scimitar
Maces
Spears
In short, any weapon that a pure Thief cannot use

In BG2, Thieves CAN use Scimitars, and therefore can Backstab with them too. But there is also a certain Staff that only Mages can use, and if your character is a Thief/Mage or F/T/M, you can use the Staff, but you cannot Backwhack with it.
Flaming Fist Enforcer, I appreciate that you wrote your spoiler invisibly, but there's really no reason for it in the BG1 forum at all--the temptation to read ahead is just too great. I, personally, would post that invisible spoiler just as it is in the BG2 forum, but here, I would merely say that good Thieves in BG2 are extremely scarce, and let it go at that. Personal taste, of course. Cool sig picture, BTW. Way too big, of course, but still cool.

[ 03-27-2003, 04:37 PM: Message edited by: SixOfSpades ]

03-27-2003, 04:35 PM	#10
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	In BG1, Thieves and Fighter/Thieves (of any stripe) can Backstab with: Daggers Short Swords Long Swords A certain unique pair of Scimitars Clubs Staves the Staff Mace (ToSC) the Staff Spear (ToSC) All of the following weapons will cancel the Backstab multiplier if used for a Backstab: Any other Scimitar Maces Spears In short, any weapon that a pure Thief cannot use In BG2, Thieves CAN use Scimitars, and therefore can Backstab with them too. But there is also a certain Staff that only Mages can use, and if your character is a Thief/Mage or F/T/M, you can use the Staff, but you cannot Backwhack with it. Flaming Fist Enforcer, I appreciate that you wrote your spoiler invisibly, but there's really no reason for it in the BG1 forum at all--the temptation to read ahead is just too great. I, personally, would post that invisible spoiler just as it is in the BG2 forum, but here, I would merely say that good Thieves in BG2 are extremely scarce, and let it go at that. Personal taste, of course. Cool sig picture, BTW. Way too big, of course, but still cool. [ 03-27-2003, 04:37 PM: Message edited by: SixOfSpades ] __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.