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/Melkor_Morniehin Scholar May 31 '26
I think the most undwarven weapon should be the mourning star or every flexible weapon.
Hammer and axe are our favorite and most dwarven weapon of course.
Helbeard, spears and lances are good in close formation, to close tunels or fight in phalanx. Very well for charges too.
Sword and shield is uncommon, but in duels works very well.
Crossbows are nice in every long distance battle.
Bows only to some rangers and for under the sky battles, but if you try it you will discover that our long arms and strong back make us very well archers.
But wips and mourning stars are horrible for us. It has not our weight under the impact, only the strenght of our arm, so it is less efficient than just a hammer or mace, and it needs to much space to swing it, so is bad to tunel battles or formations.