Huh? Didn't I buy a large shield when I migrated here?
Okay, here's our current lineup (without anybody taking weaponry):
Adwarf: Crossbow
Cheddarius: Shield
Cog: None
Eral: Well-worn battleaxe, ravaged wooden shield
Garul: Copper spear
Nanothnir: Bow
Nirur Torir: None
Ochita: Pick
Revist: Crossbow, copper axe
Urist: None
Now, we've found 5 main melee weapons - the greatsword and maces. We also have 5 people lacking proper weapons - Cog, Nirur Torir, Urist, Ochita, and I don't have real weapons (some of us have picks, etc.). Nirur Torir and Ochita are the strongest, so one of them should get the greatsword. Ochita is a miner, and Nirur is sometimes a guard, so I propose that he gets the greatsword and everyone else gets maces.
We also have a wicker shield. I propose that Nirur Torir gets this, because again, he has taken the time to watch for enemies, and also he is one of the few people active.
I think that spears should go to ranged dwarves who don't have melee weapons, in case they have to melee. So they'd go to Adwarf and Nanothnir.
Garul wants a knife, so he should have one. Cog only has a mace, and he's active, so I think he should also have a knife.
Finally, we have javelins. I propose that they go to active melee fighters. Thus, Cog, Garul, Nirur Torir, and I.
This is my final proposed lineup. What do you guys think?
Adwarf: Crossbow, obsidian spear
Cheddarius: Mace, shield, javelin
Cog: Mace, knife, javelin
Eral: Well-worn battleaxe, ravaged wooden shield
Garul: Copper spear, knife, javelin
Nanothnir: Bow, obsidian spear
Nirur Torir: Greatsword, wicker shield, javelin
Ochita: Mace
Revist: Crossbow, copper axe
Urist: Mace
EDIT: I forgot about our weapons stockpile. I recommend that the wicker shield go to Garul, we give 20 units of ammunition to adwarf and Nanothnir, I take the glass dagger, I switch out my mace for a copper axe, Nirur Torir gets the copper greatsword, and Cog switches his mace for the obsidian greatsword. This would be our setup. Does anyone have any suggestions or changes or whatnot?
Adwarf: Crossbow, 20 bone bolts, obsidian spear
Cheddarius: Copper axe, glass dagger, large shield, wooden javelin
Cog: Obsidian greatsword, stone knife, wooden javelin
Eral: Well-worn battleaxe, ravaged wooden shield
Garul: Copper spear, stone knife, wooden javelin
Nanothnir: Bow, 20 shoddy arrows, obsidian spear
Nirur Torir: Copper greatsword, wicker shield, wooden javelin
Ochita: Stone mace
Revist: Crossbow, copper axe
Urist: Stone mace