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Actually, a thief can also backstab with a quarterstaff or a club - essentially it can be done with any melee weapon that a thief can use. I know because I'm running a half-orc cleric/thief (19 STR!) through Irenicus' dungeon right now, and his favorite tactic is to sneak up on those helpless little mephits and "bash dere widdle heads in" with his staff.
As a side note, here's a little trick I've discovered for fighter/thief or cleric/thief characters that I've never seen documented anywhere. Carry a suit of heavy armor with you, say plate mail. Now sneak up on your target by using the thief's stealth ability and pause the game just before you backstab. Change into the heavy armor (it's allowed as long as combat hasn't been initiated), return to the game, and backstab. You will still get the increased damage bonus!
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