Biggest Backstab

Heyward DeMonquis · Post by **Heyward DeMonquis** » Tue Jan 02, 2001 8:05 pm

Alright, for all you thieves out there...

What's the biggest backstab you've ever done...BG1 or 2?

Mine's 101...by my main char...
Coran did 100 with the Titan strength potion in BG1...

hey

Elenias Nal'nair · Post by **Elenias Nal'nair** » Tue Jan 02, 2001 8:26 pm

this topic is alread existing (thanx to Bordin Steelaxe IIRC) but anyway:
with a critical or without?
100 in BG1 would be much for a non-critical, but with a potion it's easy, for the potion itself dealt out 70. Once did 80 without potion or critical in BG1, must have been a Lucky Strike(TM).
101 in BG2 is not that much because of the awesome equipment available...check former topic for valid records...

Heyward DeMonquis · Post by **Heyward DeMonquis** » Tue Jan 02, 2001 8:32 pm

Sorry 'bout the redundancy...
long-time listener, first-time caller...
hey

Siike · Post by **Siike** » Wed Jan 03, 2001 7:09 am

Str bonus is applied after backstabb multiplier, so even 25 str would give "only" 14 to damage.

Elenias Nal'nair · Post by **Elenias Nal'nair** » Wed Jan 03, 2001 7:24 am

yes, in theory. BG2 was said (in the promo-time) to apply the STR-bonus after multipliing but these high backstabs wouldn't be possible with the STR excluded. Without any potions or criticals I never had backstabs under 60, mostly 75-90, some times more.

In BG1 the STR-bonus was multiplied, I'm sure about that. Bioware wanted to alter this but didn't touched it for some reason.

btw. a funny thing: The whole German version of D&D 2nd edition is buggy, because according to the rulebook (which I have right before me), STR-boni are applied before multipliing. Played this many years, even on Game conventions.

Mikko · Post by **Mikko** » Wed Jan 03, 2001 11:20 am

158 damage, assassin with 6x backstab multiplier and girdle of hill giant strength.

Genesis · Post by **Genesis** » Wed Jan 03, 2001 12:01 pm

158 damage. Multiclass thief/mage with girdle of frost giant str and Celestial fury

Elenias Nal'nair · Post by **Elenias Nal'nair** » Wed Jan 03, 2001 3:34 pm

Mikko, Genesis: critical or non-critical?

Genesis · Post by **Genesis** » Wed Jan 03, 2001 3:36 pm

Critical Hit!!! can't see how you could do that without a critical hit

Mikko · Post by **Mikko** » Wed Jan 03, 2001 3:43 pm

yup, critical hit
btw is 158 damage the limit for backstabs?
it's a bit strange that genesiss and me did the exact same amount of damage.

Genesis · Post by **Genesis** » Wed Jan 03, 2001 3:49 pm

Don't know if thats the limit...never got one that high again...got a few 90's and lower 100's but mostly 50's to 70's

Elenias Nal'nair · Post by **Elenias Nal'nair** » Wed Jan 03, 2001 4:35 pm

...strange indeed but possible. AFAIK there's no such thing as a limit on that, maybe theoretically. My best was 194 WITH a critical (blood and gibs all around like Quake3:Arena) but that's far from the record. IIRC highest without critical was about 108 or 110, highest with critical was beyond 200, like 212 or so.

Genesis · Post by **Genesis** » Wed Jan 03, 2001 4:39 pm

I'd guess that fighter/thief's would be able to do that high...my mage/thief just didn't quite pull it together i guess

Elenias Nal'nair · Post by **Elenias Nal'nair** » Wed Jan 03, 2001 4:57 pm

158...mage/thief...then I AM impressed! Had an elven mage/thief once, but he never crushed like that, maybe I was too soft with him...
nevertheless this one is sneaky. I loved this combo for sheer variety of possibilities...maybe I should search for the savegame...

Ron · Post by **Ron** » Wed Jan 03, 2001 9:19 pm

Damnit how did you Backstab with a Katana, I was trying it and got that my weapon was too unstable or some crap like that.

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Maurice · Post by **Maurice** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 6:54 am

In BG 1 my fighter/thief (dualed to thief at 6) made 108 as max (not sure if that was a critical but I think it was).

Funny enough, in BG 2 his max is ... also at 158! This one was a critical hit, no potions used.

renyu · Post by **renyu** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 8:42 am

Originally posted by Genesis:
158 damage. Multiclass thief/mage with girdle of frost giant str and Celestial fury

how do u backstab with celestial fury when it is slashing

how do u backstab anyway never get it done

what - invisible then take a stabbing weapon then attack izzit?

Mikko · Post by **Mikko** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 9:12 am

Originally posted by renyu:
how do u backstab with celestial fury when it is slashing

how do u backstab anyway never get it done

what - invisible then take a stabbing weapon then attack izzit?

Just go hide in the shadows and stand behind someone (backstab you know, stab in the back not in his head)..then attack him with a shortsword/katana/longsword/dagger/other backstab weapons i forgot.

Gruntboy · Post by **Gruntboy** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 9:13 am

Just 'cos its slashing don't mean it can't backstab (longswords can too).

Genesis · Post by **Genesis** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 10:52 am

BTW my Mage/Thief did realy sweet backstabs only when his STR was enhanced by using a belt...ogre gauntlets or some potion or spell...otherwise with his original 18 str he could only muster around 50-60 on critical hits