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Backstab

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2001 2:09 am
by Dead Frog
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?

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2001 3:05 am
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

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2001 4:45 am
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. :D

TC, Geert

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2001 4:50 am
by Craig
i was right

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2001 6:28 am
by MegaToerist
yep! 100% right :) .

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2001 10:30 am
by GrimReaper
Craig...right??? There is strange and powerful forces at work when craig even makes sense. ;)

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2001 11:41 am
by Meerlight
Originally posted by craig:
<STRONG>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</STRONG>
Bastard sword? I'm not sure about that one. :o

Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2001 10:15 am
by Craig
no not basterd

Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2001 6:19 pm
by jeremiah
Originally posted by MegaToerist:
<STRONG>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. :D

TC, Geert</STRONG>
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.

Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2001 6:36 am
by MegaToerist
@Jeremiah: That's why I consider the Staff of the Ram superior.

TC, Geert

Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2001 1:22 pm
by Craig
Yes an it does do more damege(crushing an piercing)

Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2001 5:08 pm
by jeremiah
Originally posted by MegaToerist:
<STRONG>@Jeremiah: That's why I consider the Staff of the Ram superior.

TC, Geert</STRONG>
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.

Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2001 7:38 am
by The fallen one
What about two handed swords for the back stabb. I ma trying to rember if that worked or not????

Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2001 7:43 am
by Saruman
Two handed swords, unfortunately not, nice idea though if you were, say, trying to backstab a giant.

Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2001 2:29 pm
by The fallen one
I was thinking more of a goblin? Poof gone.