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Old 02-05-2019, 12:44 PM   #10
DouglasCole
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Default Re: Dwarves and Axes

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Originally Posted by ericthered View Post
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.
You can do a very nasty thrust with a typical dane axe. That's definitely best modeled as a dueling halberd or pollaxe, though.
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