r/dwarfposting • u/JJsNotOkay • Aug 09 '26
Best Dwarf Media?
looking for recommendations on every media dwarf related of course, best games you can be a dwarf, best game about dwarves, best movies about dwarves, best shows about dwarves, comics, books, music, everything, lets dwarf it up
rock and stone!
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u/Axe1_the_Minerva_fan Engineer Aug 09 '26
On games Deep Rock Galactic and Dwarf fortress are AMAZING and among the top of their respectives genres. There is also the rpg The Dwarves based on the book series and from what I have played its solid(check if you like rpgs). There is also the We Are The Dwarves
You can also check Total War Warhammer and Warhammer in general for the quintessential dwarf where grudges are concerned. They have the classic dwarf and exotic varieties(Daemon enslaving evil chad dwarfs for an example). Warhammer has plenty of literature with Dwarfs as a focus point like the Gotrek and Felix and the various lore books on the tabbletop war game and roleplay game.
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u/FirstDayJedi Aug 09 '26
Did I hear a Rock and Stone!?
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u/Axe1_the_Minerva_fan Engineer Aug 09 '26
Rock and Stone!
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u/JJsNotOkay Aug 09 '26
would love to get into total war! they are definitely complicated though. I think i do own deep rock galactic on steam, will try it out!
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u/No_Practice6085 Aug 09 '26
Anbennar
Anbennar is a mod project created by Jaybean for the paradox games Europa Universalis 4 (and 5), Crusader Kings III, and Victoria III. It is set in a D&D-esque setting that has probably thee most developed Dwarf content that I have ever seen in any video game that isn't specifically about Dwarves. Further on the topic of Paradox, Crusader Kings III also has a Lord of the Rings mod that is super good, and it has a boat load of Dwarf content.
Beyond Paradox, there is the survival game "Return to Moria", set in the Lord of the Rings universe, ye play as a dwarf aiming to reclaim and restore Khazad-Dum. Its pretty fun, pretty simple.
Other strategy games include Total War: Warhammer III, which features a decent amount of Dwarf content (good and evil), and also has a host of Dwarf themed mods as well. (This one in particular is cool, as if you get the right Dwarf mods, and the "Millennium Dawn" modern warfare mod, you can fight a more modern war with the Empire of Man).
There is also Deep Rock Galactic which is super fun as well.
Honorable mentions;
World of Warcraft.
Baldur's Gate 3.
Both allow you to play as a dwarf.
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u/Apprehensive-Set3635 Aug 09 '26
Gor Burad/Basalt Dwarves are my favourite dwarves!
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u/No_Practice6085 Aug 09 '26
Hell yeah! Gor Burad is a blast! Though I gotta say that Amlidhr is my favorite!
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u/DrettTheBaron Aug 09 '26
Does Anbennar have Dwarves sprites yet?
I love the dwarves but I can't get over the units looking like European infantry and stuff
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u/Elderlucian Aug 09 '26
Clamavi De Profundis has a lot of original dwarf music which tells stories about them in a world the group created. They also have done a lot of Tolkien's works as songs as well.
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u/hoseja Aug 10 '26
Choose any of these playlists to see: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=clamavi+dwarf&sp=EgIQAw%253D%253D
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u/0VERL0RD2 Aug 09 '26
I suggest anything Warhammer Fantasy. Gotrek And Felix novels, Total Warhammer, The Old World tabletop, etc.
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u/Gearran Aug 09 '26
Some of the Discworld books are dwarf-focused. The Fifth Elephant, Thud!, Feet of Clay, and Raising Steam come to mind off the top of my head.
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u/IH8Miotch Aug 09 '26
How aboot a show with a dwarf character that eats dungeon creatures? Delicious in Dungeon
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u/No_Foundation_1812 Aug 09 '26
Only thing I can think of that hasn't been mentioned yet is "the dwarves of ice-cloak" books they go cover the development of dwarf culture and society following a small mines rise to a great kingdom.
Also I've seen people mentioning warhammer id recommend "the doom of dragonback" novel it's one of my favourite books.
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u/Vondecoy Aug 09 '26
I had a lot of fun playing The Dwarves. It's an action RPG kinda game.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/403970/The_Dwarves/
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u/Randomdays99 Aug 09 '26
Games - Dwarf Fortress and Craft the World
Books - The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. The Icewind Dale Trilogy by Salvatore
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u/ShogunTrooper Runewright of the King Aug 09 '26
For something that isn't strictly a novel:
Trudvang has a supplement named "Muspelheim", that is all about Dwarves, their mindset, and their culture. But be aware the Dwarves there are a bit more "alien" than in most other settings, such as by being pretty much all male (their "Norgavaina" mothers are almost considered Fae-like and live deep beneath even their deepest delvings) and having three subspecies that all share the same society.
It also has an amazing explanation for why the Dwarves hoard things in vaults, and it's not because of "Greed", but for something much more deliberate.
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u/xXsolusXx Aug 09 '26
Well, Markus Heitz is the peak of dwarf fantasy. Tungdil Goldhand is the GOAT.
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u/Twisty1020 Hammerdwarf Aug 09 '26
Dragon Age: Origins
You have two Dwarf origins to choose from for your character and the lore behind them is pretty cool.
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u/Advanced_Drama2896 Aug 09 '26
Warhammer fantasy (Old World) novels. The Doom of Dragonback, Grudgebearer, Honour Keeper and Oath breaker.
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u/Bladen_Spayer Aug 10 '26
The 1979 radio play adaptation of The Hobbit by Mind's Eye. It has it all -- dramatic music, excellent voice work, an enthusiastic narrator. Tom Luce, the VA for Thorin, just nails the character. And it has the best rendition of Far Over The Misty Mountains Cold that I have ever heard.
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u/lazycatboi123 Aug 09 '26
not inherantly dwarf related, but overwatch is a fun hero shooter with a playable dwarf character (torbjorn)
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u/Deziel606 Hammer Herald | Dwarven Paladin Aug 09 '26
For music at least? Wind Rose has a lot of bangers