Help me find Dwarven Warcries!

[Mindseye]

I'm building a dwarf warlord for a new campaign my group is about to kick off. Seems like I remember an article or list of dwarven warcries in Dragon magazine a few years ago......Anyone remember this or point me to the right issue?

As an alternative, anyone have any favorites? I like to have a list of 10-15 so I can work in a little variety.

 

[Nyaricus]

"Axes of the Dwarves!" (said by Gimli in LOTR)
"Let us quench our thirsty blades in the blood of our foes!"
"For XinsertdwarvengodX!"
"For Axes and Ale!" (I quite like this one )

etc

cheers,
--N

 

[Nightchilde-2]

Leeeeeeeeerrrrooooyyyy jenkins!

 

[Mindseye]

Leeeeeeeeerrrrooooyyyy jenkins!

I'll work Leroy into my background as my friend whose death I've sworn to avenge.

 

[Ydars]

Gimli did indeed shout what someone said earlier but in Khuzdul (Dwarvish) and this is;

"Barak Khazud! Khazud armeni" (The axes of the Dwarves! The Dwarves are upon you!")

 

[Blackrat]

For my Father!
For my Father's Father!
For my Father's Father's Father!
For my Father's Father's Father's Father!
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You get the drift . Repeated as long as the dwarf in question can keep record in his mind .

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

"Kiss my axe!"

"Beardless abominations, DIE!"

"For Gold and Blood!"

"Join your ancestors!"

"My axe is hungry...FEEDING TIME!"

"Let my hammer sound upon thy skull!"

"A worthy opponent!- I gift you with my steel and blood!"

"For Pony!" (Richard the Sorcerer from Looking for Group)

 

[No Name]

And just a few days ago I was looking through an old Dragon magazine and it had randomly generated dwarven warcries. Of course, I forgot the issue number.

It should still be in the $1 bin in the FLGS though.

"By Moradin's Beard!"

 

[SWBaxter]

In Dennis McKiernan's Mithgar books, the dwarves chant "Dwarven axes! Dwarven might!" in their own language. I always liked that bit.

 

[DM_Jeff]

Was there an article on Dwarven Battle Cries? That could be why my wife never got her article up in Dragon back when she was doing that.

Pre-made Battle Cries
01 I usually charge a fee for dance lessons!
02 By my (chosen weapon)!
03 Lay down, you’re already dead!
04 To the death!
05 By my might!
06 Take this!
07 Enemies, to me!
08 By my father’s honor!
09 Excellent!
10 By the Light!
11 By the Gods!
12 By all that is Light!
13 By all that is Good!
14 By all that is Holy!
15 For Faith and Light!
16 Good will always triumph!
17 For Good’s sake, you must die!
18 I’ve got a grave ready for you!
19 I’ve got a grave dug for you!
20 No grave for you!
21 A cold grave waits!
22 I am the instrument of your death!
23 I am the instrument of your doom!
24 I am your bane!
25 I am your death!
26 I am your doom!
27 I am your destruction!
28 To the Gods with you!
29 The Gods take you!
30 Gods above!
31 Gods below!
32 Thank the Gods, a battle!
33 To the Hells with you!
34 The gates of Hell are open and ready for you!
35 Take your place in Hell!
36 Hell waits!
37 Your doom calls!
38 Hell beckons!
39 May Hell take you!
40 Death has chosen you!
41 Death has claimed you today!
42 Death awaits you!
43 Death before surrender!
44 Death stands before you!
45 The sleep of Death calls!
46 The Eternal sleep is yours!
47 I am the servant of Death!
48 I am the hand of Death!
49 I’ll make this quick!
50 Make it quick, there’s a line!
51 You get to die first!
52 Next!
53 You’re next!
54 You’re so next!
55 Fear me!
56 I smell fear!
57 I smell your fear!
58 Victory is mine!
59 Victory shall be mine!
60 Time’s up!
61 Your time is up!
62 Your time is through!
63 Time to die!
64 Flee, if you can!
65 Flee, or die!
66 Enemies! Flee or die!
67 Flee before my wrath!
68 Die!
69 You die!
70 Care to die?
71 By my hand!
72 No quarter!
73 By my mother’s blood!
74 Bring it on!
75 On guard!
76 Come and get some!
77 Taste my steel!
78 Have at you!
79 By my bones!
80 Looks like you need some weapons practice!
81 By the souls of my ancestors!
82 The scavengers will feast!
83 You’re worm fodder!
84 By my steel!
85 Feel my judgment!
86 Feel my wrath!
87 I am the judge and executioner! Guilty!
88 Does this hurt?
89 Hold still, I’ll make it painless!
90 Care to dance?
91 May I have this dance?
92 You do have two left feet!
93 Sorry, my dance card is full!
94 By my honor!
95 Good night!
96 Nighty night!
97 Sleep well!
98 Sleep forever!
99 Roll once on Table 2a and once on 2b.
00 Re-roll on Table 1 and then once on 2a and 2b.

Table 2a
01 Squalid
02 Misshapen
03 Unsightly
04 Unclean
05 Slovenly
06 Rotten
07 Ridiculous
08 Pitiful
09 Paltry
10 Half witted
11 Sorry
12 Worthless
13 No account
14 Inadequate
15 Hideous
16 Repulsive
17 Second rate
18 Inferior
19 Mediocre
20 Weak
21 Incompetent
22 Diabolical
23 Infernal
24 Vile
25 Malignant
26 Sinister
27 Insidious
28 Corrupt
29 Foul
30 Poisonous
31 Pathetic
32 Rank
33 Base
34 Wretched
35 Cursed
36 Vulgar
37 Cheap
38 Wicked
39 Ill mannered
40 Loathsome
41 Detestable
42 Sorry excuse for (a)
43 Poor excuse for (a)
44 Tawdry
45 Cowardly
46 Yellow bellied
47 Foolish
48 Mean
49 Puny
50 Inferior
51 Simple
52 Untried
53 Harmless
54 Fatherless
55 Good for nothing
56 Rude
57 Grotesque
58 Twisted
59 Crude
60 Groveling
61 Fulsome
62 Trifling
63 Faithless
64 Unworthy
65 Ignorant
66 Unnatural
67 Absurd
68 Trivial
68 Feeble
70 Deformed
71 Deranged
72 Stinking
73 Disappointing
74 Jabbering
75 Farcical
76 Spineless
77 Simpering
78 Filthy
79 Bloody
80 Mangy
81 Underhanded
82 Nightmarish
83 Miserable
84 Hellish
85 Sickening
86 Vexing
87 Hateful
88 Trying
89 Sniveling
90 Ill bred
91 Laughable
92 Insolent
93 Dishonorable
94 Contemptible
95 Despicable
96 Honorless
97 Forsaken
98 Unjust
99 Doomed
00 Damned

Table 2b
01-02 Rubbish
03-04 Filth
05-06 Slime
07-08 Muck
09-10 Creature
11-12 Oaf
13-14 Fiend
15-16 Abomination
17-18 Blight
19-20 Villain
21-22 Evil doer
23 Bane of light
24-25 Plague
26-27 Pestilence
28 Waste of life
29-30 Taint
31-32 Blemish
33-34 Lout
35-36 Vermin
37-38 Riffraff
39-40 Imbecile
41-42 Offal
43 Moron
44 Spawn
45-46 Pox
47 Joke
48 Fraud
49 Farce
50 Bungler
51 Menace
52-53 Eyesore
54-55 Monster
56-57 Knave
58-59 Miscreant
60 Criminal
61 Ingrate
62 Scoundrel
63 Cur
64-65 Sinner
66-67 Ruffian
68-69 Culprit
70-71 Murderer
72-73 Varlet
74-75 Beast
76-77 Glutton
78-79 Swine
80-81 Brute
82-83 Churl
84-85 Savage
86-87 Anathema
88-89 Worm
90-91 Thing
92-93 Dullard
94-95 Slug
96 Maggot
97-98 Runt
99-00 Deviant

-DM Jeff