Backstab

Dead Frog · Post by **Dead Frog** » Sun Sep 30, 2001 2:09 am

Howdy.
I was thinking about backstab with "Use Any Item" and started wondering what weapon types you can backstab with:
Dagger, Short Sword - of course.
Scimitar, Katana, other sword types - ?
Spear, Halberd, Axe - doubt it.
Blunt things - would be strange...

Anyway, does anybody know what you can use? And in that regard, what would (in your opinion) be the bast backstab weapon?

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Sun Sep 30, 2001 3:05 am

Any normal thief weapon Long,Short,Basterd sword, Katana, Scimiter(and it's friends), Club, Staff and Dagger.
All in all I'd say Staff of ram

MegaToerist · Post by **MegaToerist** » Sun Sep 30, 2001 4:45 am

Staff of the Ram indeed. If you're a fighter/thief, get specialization in Staff and Two-Handed Weapon Style. You can get backstabs doing 200+ damage.

TC, Geert

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Sun Sep 30, 2001 4:50 am

i was right

MegaToerist · Post by **MegaToerist** » Sun Sep 30, 2001 6:28 am

yep! 100% right

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GrimReaper · Post by **GrimReaper** » Sun Sep 30, 2001 10:30 am

Craig...right??? There is strange and powerful forces at work when craig even makes sense.

Meerlight · Post by **Meerlight** » Sun Sep 30, 2001 11:41 am

Originally posted by craig:
Any normal thief weapon Long,Short,Basterd sword, Katana, Scimiter(and it's friends), Club, Staff and Dagger.
All in all I'd say Staff of ram

Bastard sword? I'm not sure about that one.

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Mon Oct 01, 2001 10:15 am

no not basterd

jeremiah · Post by **jeremiah** » Mon Oct 01, 2001 6:19 pm

Originally posted by MegaToerist:
Staff of the Ram indeed. If you're a fighter/thief, get specialization in Staff and Two-Handed Weapon Style. You can get backstabs doing 200+ damage.

TC, Geert

In lieu of the staff of the ram, the staff of striking is pretty potent. I had a kensai/thief (dualled at level 23) doing over 200 damage with it as well. Have to recharge the staff periodically though. You tend to go through the 25 charges very fast.

MegaToerist · Post by **MegaToerist** » Tue Oct 02, 2001 6:36 am

@Jeremiah: That's why I consider the Staff of the Ram superior.

TC, Geert

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Wed Oct 03, 2001 1:22 pm

Yes an it does do more damege(crushing an piercing)

jeremiah · Post by **jeremiah** » Wed Oct 03, 2001 5:08 pm

Originally posted by MegaToerist:
@Jeremiah: That's why I consider the Staff of the Ram superior.

TC, Geert

I am not arguing that. I was saying that if the Staff of the ram was not yet in the hands of the protagonist (considering having to wade thru level 3 of WK before even obtaining the +4 staff), staff of striking is a decent stand in (lieu) for the staff of the ram.

The fallen one · Post by **The fallen one** » Thu Oct 04, 2001 7:38 am

What about two handed swords for the back stabb. I ma trying to rember if that worked or not????

Saruman · Post by **Saruman** » Thu Oct 04, 2001 7:43 am

Two handed swords, unfortunately not, nice idea though if you were, say, trying to backstab a giant.

The fallen one · Post by **The fallen one** » Thu Oct 04, 2001 2:29 pm

I was thinking more of a goblin? Poof gone.