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Originally posted by alexwc4:
Hayashi and Simon
Backstabbing Clinic 101
There are 3 components to the Backstab, everyone knows one, but the other two are most likely to be preventing your success.
1. Be Hidden/Invisible
2. Have a weapon which is able to backstab (blades up to longsword, shortsword is the classic)
3. (This is the most often Missed) Be BEHIND the victim. His facing is not trivial. They don't call it "attack from shadows" they call it BACK-stab.
Remember some opponents cannot be backstabbed. They may not have a back (jellies, oozes) or may be too big for you to reach it (dragons)
Hope that helps
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There is an important point or two missing here. just being invisible/in shadows does not guarantee your thief will succesfully backstab his opponent.
You need points assigned to both Hide in Shadows and Move Silently. If you check back and see that your backstab attempt reads "Thief X attacks enemy X" then chances are that your backstabbing action has been heard/detected at the last second and your backstab has failed and has now become a standard attack, albeit from behind the intended victim. The more points you assign to Hide in Shadows and Move Silently the more chance you have of succesfully carrying out the backstab.
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It's bleedin dark down here, slippery too.
Man, that's a pisser.
