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Message: <blockquote data-quote="e3_Jeb" data-source="post: 914511" data-attributes="member: 10974">This is simply my idea of how a Dwarven army would take on the challenge of a lang fight.If the Dwarves were more primitive, or better yet, tribal in nature I'd imagine them using their Darkvision for night raids to weaken their enemies morale before any real confrontation. I'd also assume (If they were Barbarians) they'd be able to move as fast as your average Drow, so if they engaged in small confrontations and then ran away I think it would be a safe assumption that a Dwarf with a base speed of 30ft. would outlast an elf, with a similar base speed, in a footrace of endurance.But if these Dwarves were a refined army that fought in ranks I'd imagine much different tactics. Of course the first would be to use your bonuses whenever possible, fighting at night, and in tunnels, but in a field I'd say they would move their troops slowly but surely toward the enemies position using tower shields to provide themselves with full cover (If you've seen Shaka Zulu, or probably many other things, you've seen this. The front line faces their shields forward, the left and right sides face their shields outward, respectively, and all the troops in the middle put their shields above their heads to protect from a rain of arrows.) With a slow march it would also allow the unnerving drone of kettledrums (and) or bagpipes to take effect on the enemy. Finally when they get within range (Assuming their enemies don't retreat, but if they do then your offense is still working) then either a charge to finish closing the ground between the well trained troops and the caster's/archers of the enemy, or they confront the melee units of the enemy at which point only an evil general would continue a barrage of arrows into a mixed battlefield.Oye... That's basically how I'd imagine two societies of Dwarves dealing with above ground fighting.Continue this thread please I think it’s keen seeing all of these views on how these characters would react to different situations.</blockquote>

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