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[Flying Dice]

Just do the Elder Scrolls excuse for dwarves being the same size as everyone else; they were named by a race of giants.

Their whole species were once slaves to a race of giants on their planet, but they revolted using technology and since then the term 'dwarf' has become one of pride and the giants have become extinct.

...

Now that I think about it, that would basically make them humans with big beards, though. Opinions may differ if that's enough of a difference from humans to motivate an entirely new race, however.

One of the biggest problems is that, IIRC, robots have already taken the ability to dig faster than the other species. So what could dwarves do uniquely?

Let them build automaton pets that could help in combat and carry some extra items?

[Niveras]

Terrasense: the ability to detect ores within a radius (kind of like a weak version of the spelunker potion in Terraria) and maybe see deeper into walls while underground (not 100% sure how that one would work without just making light sources reach rather into walls).

[Sirus]

Terrasense: the ability to detect ores within a radius (kind of like a weak version of the spelunker potion in Terraria) and maybe see deeper into walls while underground (not 100% sure how that one would work without just making light sources reach rather into walls).

That'd be pretty cool.

[Neonivek]

To me the size was never a requirement for Dwarves to be Dwarves. (Heck in one of my settings they were short but proper nutrition has actually caused them to be quite large)

In the same way that Elves don't have to be tiny and there are more then enough human sized fairies.

It is just that... well.. "Dwarf" now means small.

[nenjin]

To be fair, it meant small as early as several hundred years ago

[Seriyu]

Yeah I'd think if there's a good way to do them, it'd be terrasense. I don't think they necessarily have to be small, I doubt it'd be worth it.

[Flying Dice]

On the plus side, if they were small, part of their racial advantage could be the ability to fit through smaller vertical spaces than other races.

[choppy]

Just do the Elder Scrolls excuse for dwarves being the same size as everyone else; they were named by a race of giants.

Their whole species were once slaves to a race of giants on their planet, but they revolted using technology and since then the term 'dwarf' has become one of pride and the giants have become extinct.

...

Now that I think about it, that would basically make them humans with big beards, though. Opinions may differ if that's enough of a difference from humans to motivate an entirely new race, however.

One of the biggest problems is that, IIRC, robots have already taken the ability to dig faster than the other species. So what could dwarves do uniquely?

MAGMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

did i hear magma thrower.

[Devling]

Space dwarves, best dwarves.

(also the females HAVE to have beards.)

[Sirus]

Space dwarves, best dwarves.

(also the females HAVE to have beards.)

So much this. It'd help distinguish them from normal humans.

[rabidgam3r]

I think that in the character creator for the dwarves, it should be impossible to make one without a beard.

[Sirus]

I think that in the character creator for the dwarves, it should be impossible to make one without a beard.

The only choice will be the kind of beard, and the color of course. Other than that you will have no option!

[Devling]

The lengths will range from 5 feet to 10!

[rabidgam3r]

The lengths will range from 5 feet to 10!

Nay, 5 miles to 100!

[Robosaur]

a beard so long you can walk across the equator of a planet, tie your beard together, get in your rocket ship, fly an astronomic unit, then begin pulling the planet through space.