Syntax: backstab <victim>
Initiates combat with greater damage than an ordinary blow would
cause. You can't backstab someone who is already fighting or is too
alert. You must know the skill and be wielding a PIERCING or STABBING
weapon. Note that the effectiveness of backstab is VERY dependent on your
stats.. Not all PIERCING or STABBING weapons can backstab.
Backstabs to hit is based on perception and positioning. NOT Dexterity
Backstabs damage is based on perception, maxdam of the weapon or the quality of the weapon, depending on some additional magical formulas and dam roll.
Rufus "The idiots who keep trying to make backstab work on 100 perc targets with 80 perc are starting to wear on me."