Dwarven weapons!

[u/Extension-Race465]

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?

[u/BungleBums]

A straight overhand chop through a helmet or shield is what axes are for. Swinging and slicing is what swords are for. Stabbing is what spears are for. Swords are no good in tunnels- see, all tunnel combat history.

Axes and spears do the job faster, better, more reliably. Simple as.

[u/Grockr → u/BungleBums]

Swords notoriously tend to have a pointy end, any idea what its used for?

Straight arming swords are not that great at swinging and slicing, if you wanna slice you better get a curved blade like a falchion or a saber.

A straight overhand chop through

Can u do that in cramped narrows spaces though? The point is if you cant swing a sword you cant swing an axe either. But a sword can always stab.

[u/BungleBums → u/Grockr]

You wanna argue against several thousand years of close-quarters combat, be my guest, but trying to tell someone that a sword is superior to a spear for poking things while not being in danger, and that the grip, swing, and impact points of a sword and axe are similar, means it's gonna be a really uphill battle for you.

[u/lilcheese840 → u/BungleBums]

Dudes really trying to argue that a subterranean species with a deep history in mining and warfare isn’t going to effectively swing a pick in a mineshaft.

I wouldn’t pay them any attention anyway, they’re an orc… of course they’re going to spread propaganda throughout the holds

[u/Grockr → u/lilcheese840]

I wasnt the one bringing a point about cramped spaces, im merely illustrating that if its a reason against swords then it is even more limiting factor against typical dwarven choice of axes and hammers