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Originally posted by Jan:
Is backstab = death all the time?
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backstab is a multiplier on your base damage due to a thief's knowledge of where to hit someone, at low levels it's only a x2 modifier, at higher levels it can reach as high as x5 (x7 with a bg2 thief kit)
backstabable thief weapons include the staff and club, and magical variants that count as either such as the staff/mace SoS mentioned.
Scimitars were added by the TotSC expansion as buyable items, similar to hide armor, however by the time you can get them you will undoubtedly have better, mainly added to give druids a their melee sword, but usable by thieves (with some leeway from the players handbook)