| To answer your question VoBo, yes you can get a critical hit on a backstab.
Just for fun, I did a little test with a 7th Level Figher/8th Level Thief (161,000 XP). He was equipped with a Staff of Striking (two proficiency points in quarterstaff) and he drank a Potion of Storm Giant Strength (STR 24). Out of a total of 14 hits, 2 were critical hits that did 120-126 points of damage; the rest ranged from 48 to 63 points of damage. At that rate, it would have taken at least three critical hits to kill Sarevok (who has about 285 hit points). |