D&D 5E Dwarves: too good as fighters?

Quartz

Hero

• Aug 9, 2014

• #1

I've just been re-reading the section on dwarves in the Basic Rules. Not only do they get +2 Con, but also an extra +1 HP per level. Coupled with the ability to move better in armour this seems a huge boost in fighting power.If you're going for a strength-based fighter, why would you choose another race?

 

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variant

Adventurer

• Aug 9, 2014

• #2

They can't move better in armor, their already poor movement just doesn't get worse when wearing armor.

 

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(Psi)SeveredHead

Adventurer

• Aug 9, 2014

• #3

They may have made the best fighters in 3e too. They lost a feat compared to humans, but got +2 to saving throws against spells, and the speed penalty was meaningless if wearing heavy armor.

D&DN is similar to 3e with less technical language. This doesn't really surprise me.

 

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Syntallah

First Post

• Aug 9, 2014

• #4

Oh, for cryin' out loud. They already make the best wizards. Now, they make the best fighters too?!?!?

 

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Olgar Shiverstone

Legend

• Aug 9, 2014

• #5

Hardly too good, but certainly good. But then that's the point -- the D&D trope and history is that dwarves make good fighters, elves make good wizards, halflings make good rogues, half-orcs make good barbarians, and gnomes make good pies.

 

variant

Adventurer

• Aug 9, 2014

• #6

Syntallah said:

Oh, for cryin' out loud. They already make the best wizards. Now, they make the best fighters too?!?!?

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Built Dwarf tough.

 

Juriel

First Post

• Aug 9, 2014

• #7

Syntallah said:

Oh, for cryin' out loud. They already make the best wizards. Now, they make the best fighters too?!?!?

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Unlike elves, dwarves have been BUSY over their long lives!

 

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(Psi)SeveredHead

Adventurer

• Aug 9, 2014

• #8

Syntallah said:

Oh, for cryin' out loud. They already make the best wizards. Now, they make the best fighters too?!?!?

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Is that trope ever going to go away? A slow wizard is a dead wizard, at least until they can cast Fly.

 

Mistwell

Crusty Old Meatwad (he/him)

• Aug 9, 2014

• #9

Syntallah said:

Oh, for cryin' out loud. They already make the best wizards. Now, they make the best fighters too?!?!?

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They don't really make the best wizards, that was pretty well debunked. However they do make a decent wizard of a particular type.

 

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Stalker0

Legend

• Aug 9, 2014

• #10

Syntallah said:

Oh, for cryin' out loud. They already make the best wizards. Now, they make the best fighters too?!?!?

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But there is one thing they aren't good at....being elves.

Elves I hear are pretty good at being elves...so they will continue to show up far more often at people's gaming table.



Quipes aside, there is a strong "elf bias" in DND, people like playing pretty races, as stats in WOW found. I don't know if WOTC intentionally try to make dwarves more attractive, but it is a possibility.