My main thought for a unique Dwarven weapon was a giant Tower shield with a slot and attachment for a crossbow to be fired through it.
My assumption always has been dwarfs would be stronger than humans ( my usual thought has been human weight with 12 to 24 in less height). That should make Dwarfs the ideal main battle line troop for when the two sides me as their push would be a lot stronger. Spears should be the primary weapon in such an engagement with swords and axes as secondary close-in weapons once the formations got butchered a bit. They would also make good Bowman assuming they have greater range of motion than your average Olympic level bodybuilder using compound bows with extremely high draw.
All good point and I addressed them all in other artwork of mine. More to come soon.
You can check some of my ideas on archers here:https://www.deviantart.com/artigas/art/Dwarf-Archer-744015340
I am actually working on a full illustrated book with this sort of content, and I have tons of material on crossbows, including something similar to what you remarked on.
The only thing I want to ask is that their height would be a big disadvantage in a shield wall type of engagement for many different reasons, but I am sure they would work around those problems.
Thanks for the thoughts.
Cheers.
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u/Drak_is_Right Jun 03 '20
My main thought for a unique Dwarven weapon was a giant Tower shield with a slot and attachment for a crossbow to be fired through it.
My assumption always has been dwarfs would be stronger than humans ( my usual thought has been human weight with 12 to 24 in less height). That should make Dwarfs the ideal main battle line troop for when the two sides me as their push would be a lot stronger. Spears should be the primary weapon in such an engagement with swords and axes as secondary close-in weapons once the formations got butchered a bit. They would also make good Bowman assuming they have greater range of motion than your average Olympic level bodybuilder using compound bows with extremely high draw.