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Make sure that the weapon you attempt the backstab with is suitable. If it isn't you will get the "weapon unsuitable for backstab" message in the dialogue box.
On another forum we were recently discussing what determines the success of a beckstab. A poster had asked if the chance of making a successful attack was the same as the hide-in-shadows percentage. Someone responded that beyond simply being invisible at the time of the attack, the attack roll itself with +4 added would appear to be the only determining factor. However, it does seem that a visible frontal attack, eg, a fighter-thief meleeing with a sword, might very well succeed more often than a backstab. I've always wondered if there are some modifiers at work under the surface that make it a little harder to succeed with a backstab than a visible attack. I posted the question on an AD&D forum, and so may have a follow-up to this post before too long. I would like to know how it is determined in D&D at least--although whether the folks at Bioware actually implemented such rules into BG I still wouldn't know.
[This message has been edited by Lemernis (edited 09-10-2001).]
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