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Dwarven Weapon Skills, Orcrist?

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Tuvo	Posted: Jan 30 2013, 11:39 PM
Group: Members Posts: 1 Member No.: 3242 Joined: 28-January 13	Apologies if this has been mentioned somewhere already. I find it fascinating that Dwarves can't use longswords or even swords. I know physically it makes sense that they can't. However, I am curious how you square this rule with Thorin's use of Orcrist? Maybe it's just me, but I always equated Orchrist with a sword rather than a short sword. Your thoughts? How did you picture Orcrist when you read The Hobbit?

Jegergryte	Posted: Jan 31 2013, 02:39 AM
Group: Members Posts: 11 Member No.: 2027 Joined: 16-October 11	Apparently dwarves can use swords, the designer has mentioned this in some thread - its cited in one of the important topics at the top of the TOR forum. As for long swords, the way I'll treat this was suggested by Glorfindel in this thread. Basically only letting dwarves wield them two-handed.

Valarian	Posted: Jan 31 2013, 03:32 AM
Group: Members Posts: 420 Member No.: 1943 Joined: 18-September 11	It's not that they can't use swords, but the typical Dwarf doesn't. The character can take Sword or Longsword as an additional weapon skill, which they can improve with XP. Characters aren't limited to just the weapon skills presented. Those are just the default starting positions. -------------------- Current EU RPG Group Games: European FG2 RPG Friday (8pm to 11pm UK time; Ultimate License) - Classic Traveller Sunday (8pm to 11pm UK time; Ultimate License) - The One Ring: Adventures over the Edge of the Wild Using Ultimate FGII and can accept unlicensed player connections on some of the games. ----------------- LOTRO - Brandywine Server Halbras - Hobbit Hunter / Jonab - Bree-folk Captain / Ardri - Dwarf Guardian / Halaberiel - Elf Hunter

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QUOTE (Valarian @ Jan 31 2013, 07:32 AM)

It's not that they can't use swords, but the typical Dwarf doesn't. The character can take Sword or Longsword as an additional weapon skill, which they can improve with XP. Characters aren't limited to just the weapon skills presented. Those are just the default starting positions.

Sorry but that's not correct as per the RAW. Page 76 of the AB quite clearly restricts weapon usage for "small-sized heroes". It's why Francesco added the errata to allow dwarves to use a sword.

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Posted: Jan 31 2013, 04:09 AM

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QUOTE (Rich H @ Jan 31 2013, 07:50 AM)

QUOTE (Valarian @ Jan 31 2013, 07:32 AM)

Sorry but that's not correct as per the RAW. Page 76 of the AB quite clearly restricts weapon usage for "small-sized heroes". It's why Francesco added the errata to allow dwarves to use a sword.

I sit corrected. They can use a great axe but not a sword. Glad the clarification came in because that just makes no sense. Hobbits I could understand restricting, but not a Dwarf.

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