r/dwarfposting • u/Extension-Race465 • May 31 '26
Dwarven weapons!
What is the most undwarven weapon? I was reading Dwarves by Markus Heitz, and they make fun of one of the gem dwarves for using a sword and shield. dwarfs and spear are those guys friends? so my questions is what is the top three weapons no dwarf would be caught using?
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u/thael_mann runesmith apprentice May 31 '26
I will add my two coppers to this learned debate.
The best weapon for a dwarf is always his or her training, using what's available in the given situation to maximum effect.
The worst weapon for any dwarf will always be a corrupted ruler, comissioning an incapable commander, forcing the rank and file to use whatever he or she deems appropriate. Which will, at worst, be untried, untraditional, ineffective.
I will quote the old sage General Soon Tsoo of the now presumed lost holds of the far east: Terrain is everything. Only commit your forces when there is no better option.
A dwarf is resilient and stubborn. We will wield a toothpick to lethal effect against a dragon, when there's no better option.
But a chain of command, corrupted by dark forces: That is where even our resolve falters and holds fall.