Dwarfurious
Adventuring Hero
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posted August 21, 2014 10:28 PM |
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Fortress > Tree Forts
This will probably get more eyes than on the 'official' forums. Since the poll has begun it has been my quest to give my fellow Dwarves of fortress a fighting chance even if it looks hopeless, im a god damn dwarf and i'll be stubborn if i want too.
There is a very important distinction to be made between these two factions when decisions are made. The most important of which is this; Dwarves love themselves some fighting. They relish combat, they are passionate for wrecking. Thats a pretty big deal, people always say that the winner "wanted it more."
Another is tactics.. Elves use gorilla tactics, and the thing about that is... It doesnt work well when you're playing with others. They'll be fighting alongside Orcs, Wizards, Haven, and Necromancers. I assume these factions will be working together, but gorilla tactics dont mesh well with how these other factions handle warfare, this is a faction that really works better 'alone'. Dwarves on the other hand bring more than just a solid army and an array of siege weapons, they bring a strong economy and prosperous industry. If anything, the Elves should just stay home and defend their forests, and maybe clean up the swath of destruction later, let them re-plant some forests or something. Their other advantage of Speed means little when marching alongside other armies, you're all tied to the slowest units. Dwarves, Haven, and Stronghold will likely get along very well on the battlefield. Disciplined, solid, fierce.
Speaking of forests, a lot of what elves do kind of rely on being in a forest. Forest creatures are their allies, probably hard to come by in a desert or the steppes. Can you imagine unicorns and treants marching through the snow? Dwarves have no such limitations, and in fact their entire army is all-terrain, day and night. Even their siege weapons, mighty cannons, could be fitted on the backs of tamed Basilisks. The elves bring magic, but so what? Academy has that covered. The Dwarves bring Runes, something nobody else has, imagine how powerful a Titan embedded with Runes could be? What wall of stone can hold back a people that burrow through solid rock by talking too it?
Then you have logistics... Dwarves already have a decent trade empire, but the elves RARELY trade, all of their resources come naturally and evenly, their animal friends take care of themselves, they have a rather small standing army. Dwarves are already keen on logistics, and could be quick to build roads and fortifications for an army on the move. Dwarves could carry an army through any terrain ! Murky swamps? Bottomless chasm? Solid cliff face? No problem! Runic Priests can simply manipulate stone, creating land bridges over pits, tunnels through mountain, dry roads rising out of the swamps.
Not to mention you'd have access to an underground network of tunnels for marching troops unseen by your enemies, an invaluable tactical asset.
Here is a Longbeard Dwarf, he gives no ****s. The great thing about being short but strong is you can wear armor with much less strain and have far better balance, this is why dwarves are often in heavy armor for it slows them down much less than anyone else. An armored dwarf can simply throw himself at his enemies.
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