(Combat)

Skill Backstab

This skill is a generic term for 'critical strikes' against an opponent. The victim of a backstab is not necessarily 'stabbed in the back'-- the attack could be from any direction. If your character successfully backstabs someone, the target has been 'hit in a vital location,' and will be badly injured, the severity of the injury depending on your character's backstab skill level.

Syntax:

backstab (target)

Example:

> backstab raider

Notes:

It is possible, though difficult, to backstab fighting victims.

You must always use a 'stabbing' weapon, which is a subset of the 'piercing' category.

Backstab is an excellent method of attack if one's presence ought to be unnoticed by soldiers of city-states. (Of course, any ensuing fight can attract attention.)

Your character does not necessarily need to be hidden for him/her to attempt a backstab.

Delay:

before