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what weapon is more dwarfy

hammer
- 8 (27.6%)
axe
- 21 (72.4%)

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Sonlirain

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Re: what is more dwarfy?
« Reply #15 on: November 30, 2013, 03:42:10 am »

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Re: what is more dwarfy?
« Reply #16 on: November 30, 2013, 06:40:46 am »

wooden axe, made from wagon wood
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Re: what is more dwarfy?
« Reply #17 on: November 30, 2013, 10:17:17 am »

IIRC; the 13 dwarves in Tolkein's The Hobbit actually used an assortment of knives, swords, and bows.  Not a single mention of either axes or hammers
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Re: what is more dwarfy?
« Reply #18 on: November 30, 2013, 01:15:19 pm »

In old Germanic mythology (the source of our dwarf mythos'), dwarfs weren't users of weapons at all.

So, really, the most dwarfy weapon is sheer supernatural evil.  And being birthed from maggots.  Yep, maggots.
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Re: what is more dwarfy?
« Reply #19 on: December 02, 2013, 08:04:45 pm »

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Re: what is more dwarfy?
« Reply #20 on: December 02, 2013, 08:11:07 pm »

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Re: what is more dwarfy?
« Reply #21 on: December 02, 2013, 10:02:10 pm »

Hammer apparently, because dwarves use it in their justice system.

I heard that hammers are used in the justice system of the USA too.
Well they used to use guns, but you know... humane executions and what not. So now it's just needles.

The gavel is just a reasonable way to make noise over people arguing. Bells for schools, banging things on the table for courthouses.

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Re: what is more dwarfy?
« Reply #22 on: December 02, 2013, 10:29:41 pm »

IIRC; the 13 dwarves in Tolkein's The Hobbit actually used an assortment of knives, swords, and bows.  Not a single mention of either axes or hammers
Actually, they used a lot of weapons. In the movie at least, and I'm far too lazy to check the book.
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Re: what is more dwarfy?
« Reply #23 on: December 03, 2013, 01:29:38 pm »

Misc object using. Nothing more dwarfy than bashing heads with a floodgate or the enemy's torn off limb.
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Re: what is more dwarfy?
« Reply #24 on: December 03, 2013, 02:01:30 pm »

IIRC; the 13 dwarves in Tolkein's The Hobbit actually used an assortment of knives, swords, and bows.  Not a single mention of either axes or hammers
Actually, they used a lot of weapons. In the movie at least, and I'm far too lazy to check the book.

'Dwarven armies were vast and powerful, and possessed vast legions of soldiers, cavalry and siege weapons, and their soldiers were equipped with powerful weapons, armors and tools for battle. Many different weapons were utilized by their soldiers, such as swords, axes, throwing axes, throwing knives, warhammers, short-bows and crossbows. The Dwarves' armies also possessed siege weapons, such as catapults, "Demolisher" battering rams and battle wagons.'

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Keep in mind, however, that Tolkien, despite the influence of his works post-LoTR, was hardly the sole authority on Dwarf culture, legend, and mythology.

Before Tolkien (who, incidentally, described the usage of the plural 'Dwarves' as an unforgivable mistake for a philologist), Dwarfs were purely supernatural in nature, and needed no weapons, as they themselves were incarnations of death, nightmares, and... wait for it... the rape of Goddesses.

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The dwarf's true weapon is hir sheer dwarfiness.  All else is superfluous.
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Re: what is more dwarfy?
« Reply #25 on: December 04, 2013, 12:47:05 pm »

If your entire army isn't dual-wielding shields you're playing the game wrong.
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Re: what is more dwarfy?
« Reply #26 on: December 04, 2013, 01:18:51 pm »

Dual-wielding?

Don't you know beards are prehensile?
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