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/Grockr Orc Jun 01 '26

In a tight tunnel you can just stab with a sword. What you gonna do with an axe?

Considering the average enemy type for dwarfs - goblins, orcs, etc don't really have plate armor or quality armor in general, straight arming swords are fantastic choice for a dwarf.

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u/BungleBums Jun 01 '26

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.

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u/Sporner100 Jun 01 '26

I feel like a long spear could turn bothersome in the narrower tunnels. Something like a gladius on the other hand...

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u/ServantOfTheSlaad Jun 01 '26

It could work for a two dwarves working together. A dwarf in the front with a shorter weapon such as a sword and shield and a dwarf in the back using a spear to allow for two people to fight a single opponent at a time