Backstab math doesn't make the cut

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Someone please explain to me about the math of backstabbing...

My 15th level assasin has quintuple backstab, 18 strength, and is using celetial fury +3.

I successfully backstabbed Reynaud de Chatillion with a critical hit for 9, yes *9* points of damage! How does that work?

Let's assume lowest possible damage roll of "1"

1 (to damage) x 5 (quintuple backstab) x 2 (critical hit) = 10

+3 (celestial fury) + 2 (strength damage bonus) = *15* grand total if you add the pluses in after the multipliers. At least a fifteen if I got the lowest possible roll.

The way I'm used to calculating is:

1 (to damage) + 3 (celestial fury) +2 (strength bonus) = 6

Then 6 x 5 (quintuple backstab) x 2 (critical hit) = 60

So assuming I rolled a "1" for damage... I should get either "15" or "60" damage total. How did I get a "9"?

Thanks for the math tutorial.

 

Imunity to backstabbing?

Damage reduction?

backstab failed?

And if you're in chapter 6 when he is your ally he might get less damage if you have on reduced difficulty.

 

The dialogue box said it was a succesful quintuple damage backstab... on a critical hit.

I have the difficulty set on "hard" but not "insanely hard". And I didn't realize that made a difference on anything but the damage my opponents are able to inflict. It makes a difference on my damage too?

And.. are there items that protect vs. backstabbing? I didn't know that either.

One last interesting tidbit you gave me...Reynaud de Chatillion makes a reappearance if you let him live? I've only encountered him in Chapter 2. (I keep replaying the early part of the game to get missed quests).

 

I think the weapon/strength damage is added after:

"1" roll x 4 = 4

Weapon (+3) Strength (+2) = +5

4 + 5 = 9

 

One word, Tayja -- glitch! I love BG2, but it is quite buggy in a lot of ways.

 

Aces... thanks for trying to help, but remember its a x5 backstab, with a x2 critical hit....

Therefore... 1 (damage roll) x2 (critical hit)x5 (backstab) +3 (weapon) +2 (strength)= 15 at very minimum.

Depaara... I think you have the answer, it must be a plain old bug. The opponents always seem to get 90's on their backstab rolls. Its a little annoying.

 

aha. I see a dilema has arisen. whatever. the problem is, is that you need to stand behind him in order to backstab him. In my early days, I did that all the freakin' time with Yoshimo.

 

Maybe Reynald is a barbarian pretending to be a smuggler pretending to be a paladin.

 

Thanks Arkanis,

But the dialogue box said "quintuple backstab" and "critical hit". I assume this means I successfully backstabbed.

I have noticed though, that the opponents thieves can backstab from anywhere they want. Not really fair is it?

 

Are you sure you have to be behind them? I'm quite certain that you can backstab them from any direction when you are invisible/hiding in shadows.

Anyway, the extra damage from a backstab is not multiplied in a critical, so the minimum damage should be something like this:

1(damage)x2(critical) + 5x1(backstab multiplier X damage) + 3(Celestial Fury) + 2(Strength)=12

Still not 9 but closer...