syntax: backstab <victim> level: Thi 3 Backstab is a way to sneak up on a person and attempt to place your dagger in his back, at exactly the point where it does most damage. A successful backstab gives a damage multiplier, depending on level. The chance of successfully backstabbing a person depends on how well you have practiced backstab at your guild. You can almost always backstab sleeping people. Remember that backstab is a base skill of Assassins ! They have really high bonuses on this skill. Backstab is a lot stronger when used against humanoid beings. Damage of the backstab highly depends on the weapon which you are using. Backstab works best when the victim doesn\'t expect it. This is expressed by a surprise factor. Surprise factor depends, among other things, on character\'s race. It comes from racial bonuses for evasion, dexterity and charisma, equal part of each. Additionally, dryads have huge bonus in forest, as do elves but not so big.

See also: in-mud help for doublebackstabtriplebackstab