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<blockquote data-quote="James Gasik" data-source="post: 8936110" data-attributes="member: 6877472">Some people like the emphasis on luck and caution, others want to feel &quot;heroic&quot;.&nbsp; I don't think there's a wrong way to play, as long as everyone is having fun, but one man's grail is another man's tchotchke.And yeah, playing backstab by the book is rough.&nbsp; Your opponent has to be unaware of you, you must strike from behind, it must be a melee weapon attack (no sniping for you!), you have to be able to reach a vital area (rough if you're a Halfling), and even a fully min/maxxed first level Thief has a 50% HS/MS to begin with.&nbsp; Oh and you have to be a good distance away from the party, and with all that, backstab only multiplies base weapon damage (likely around 9-10 damage), so if you do manage to fail to kill, you might have just set up a solo encounter for yourself!The last time I played a Thief when it was run &quot;by the book&quot;, I just didn't bother writing backstab on my character sheet, since I honestly couldn't see the point of trying to use it, lol.Compared to modern Rogues, who are expected to pretty much always sneak attack turn after turn, it's basically like night and day.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="James Gasik, post: 8936110, member: 6877472"] Some people like the emphasis on luck and caution, others want to feel "heroic". I don't think there's a wrong way to play, as long as everyone is having fun, but one man's grail is another man's tchotchke. And yeah, playing backstab by the book is rough. Your opponent has to be unaware of you, you must strike from behind, it must be a melee weapon attack (no sniping for you!), you have to be able to reach a vital area (rough if you're a Halfling), and even a fully min/maxxed first level Thief has a 50% HS/MS to begin with. Oh and you have to be a good distance away from the party, and with all that, backstab only multiplies base weapon damage (likely around 9-10 damage), so if you do manage to fail to kill, you might have just set up a solo encounter for yourself! The last time I played a Thief when it was run "by the book", I just didn't bother writing backstab on my character sheet, since I honestly couldn't see the point of trying to use it, lol. Compared to modern Rogues, who are expected to pretty much always sneak attack turn after turn, it's basically like night and day. [/QUOTE]

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