I was sitting here drowning my sorrows in cordial when I came up with an idea. Thieves can backstab with edged weapons - why can't they blackjack people with blunt weapons? I mean think about it; a thief equips a club or mace, hides in the shadows, runs up behind a mercenary band's mage and clubs him over the head, doing normal damage and knocking him unconcious for 1d(thief's level) rounds. The mage is effectively out of the fight and the thief's companions move in for the kill, confident they won't have some bastard stunning them or making them run around like headless chickens. Comments?
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