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Old 02-04-2019, 07:14 AM   #6
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Default Re: Dwarves and Axes

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Originally Posted by The Colonel View Post
I've always found swinging weapons a strange idea for fighting underground - logically I'd expect dwarves to go armed like Roman legionaries: shields to block the passage and some kind of stabbing weapon to thrust around them.

Yep. narrow passages call for long thrusting weapons, not short chopping ones. You can use a polearm with an appropriate head if you really want to keep the "axe" element.



I also thing that dwarf-tunnel fighters should carry around portable fortifications they can fight behind.
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