Mountain Dwarf - Revision history

Patrick2011b: -CBA

2025-05-06T22:40:47Z

-CBA

Pinkbeast: /* History */ typo

2025-03-21T15:54:23Z

‎History: typo

Regret-index: Expand a little on the return of Mountain Dwarves and CBA their Summoning / Forgecraft apts

2024-12-18T09:58:40Z

Expand a little on the return of Mountain Dwarves and CBA their Summoning / Forgecraft apts

Mystic Sailboat: /* History */ Welcome back, MD!

2024-09-14T16:33:43Z

‎History: Welcome back, MD!

NormalPerson7: Update history

2024-08-29T21:52:15Z

Update history

Patrick2011b: adapt comparison to Mi from HO, since MD has similar apts

2024-08-26T00:32:25Z

adapt comparison to Mi from HO, since MD has similar apts

Pinkbeast: /* Difficulty of Play */

2024-06-30T14:13:36Z

‎Difficulty of Play

Pisaster at 23:03, 15 February 2024

2024-02-15T23:03:35Z

Ge0ff: /* Innate Abilities */ +cursed artefacts

2024-02-15T21:35:20Z

‎Innate Abilities: +cursed artefacts

Hordes at 15:31, 15 February 2024

2024-02-15T15:31:46Z

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 {{flavour|Mountain Dwarves are stout and hardy folk, adept at fighting with axes and blugeoning weapons, though lacking the dexterity to excel at other forms of combat. Their reserves of magic are somewhat poor, though they still make passable spellcasters, and their connection with the blood of the earth gives them a particular talent at fire and earth magics. Their spell success is significantly less encumbered by armour than other species.
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 *'''Zealots''': [[Berserker]], [[Cinder Acolyte]]
 *'''Warrior-Mages''': [[Reaver]]
-*'''Mages''': [[Fire Elementalist]]
+*'''Mages''': [[Fire Elementalist]], [[Forgewright]]
 ==Level Bonuses==
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 ==History==
-{{CBA|0.33|Mountain Dwarves will get -2 to Summoning and +2 to the newly introduced [[Forgecraft]].}}
+*Prior to [[0.33]], Mountain Dwarves had a +0 aptitude in [[Summonings]].
 *Mountain Dwarves returned in [[0.32]], replacing [[Hill Orc]]s. This had no particular explicit connection to the prior flavour desires for a Tolkien dwarf (and multiple devs didn't care for the flavour of dwarves in the first place), so much as a pressing need to revise Hill Orcs in the face of massive flavour changes to [[Beogh]] being made available to all species.
 *Mountain Dwarves were removed in version [[0.10]], which was met with protest from quite a few ''Crawl'' players. They were removed as MD, [[Minotaur]], and [[Hill Orc]] were all very similar melee/armour species. Most discussion happened in the #crawl-dev IRC channel; a lack of transparent communication meant that players who liked roleplaying as a Tolkien dwarf were upset at the sudden removal. Ultimately, the decision to axe MD and not Minotaur was [http://crawl.develz.org/wordpress/whisper-farewell-when-you-leave-gimli somewhat arbitrary]. For more context, see the aforementioned announcement and the [https://crawl.develz.org/tavern/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2938 Tavern discussion] about it.

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 ==History==
 {{CBA|0.33|Mountain Dwarves will get -2 to Summoning and +2 to the newly introduced [[Forgecraft]].}}
-*Mountain Dwarves returned in [[0.32]], replacing [[Hill Orc]]s. This had no particular explicit connection to the prior flavour desires for a Tolkein dwarf (and multiple devs didn't care for the flavour of dwarves in the first place), so much as a pressing need to revise Hill Orcs in the face of massive flavour changes to [[Beogh]] being made available to all species.
+*Mountain Dwarves returned in [[0.32]], replacing [[Hill Orc]]s. This had no particular explicit connection to the prior flavour desires for a Tolkien dwarf (and multiple devs didn't care for the flavour of dwarves in the first place), so much as a pressing need to revise Hill Orcs in the face of massive flavour changes to [[Beogh]] being made available to all species.
 *Mountain Dwarves were removed in version [[0.10]], which was met with protest from quite a few ''Crawl'' players. They were removed as MD, [[Minotaur]], and [[Hill Orc]] were all very similar melee/armour species. Most discussion happened in the #crawl-dev IRC channel; a lack of transparent communication meant that players who liked roleplaying as a Tolkien dwarf were upset at the sudden removal. Ultimately, the decision to axe MD and not Minotaur was [http://crawl.develz.org/wordpress/whisper-farewell-when-you-leave-gimli somewhat arbitrary]. For more context, see the aforementioned announcement and the [https://crawl.develz.org/tavern/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2938 Tavern discussion] about it.
 *Prior to [[0.8]], Mountain Dwarves received only +2 [[MR]] per level.

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 ==History==
-*Mountain Dwarves returned in [[0.32]], replacing [[Hill Orc]]s.
+{{CBA|0.33|Mountain Dwarves will get -2 to Summoning and +2 to the newly introduced [[Forgecraft]].}}
 *Mountain Dwarves were removed in version [[0.10]], which was met with protest from quite a few ''Crawl'' players. They were removed as MD, [[Minotaur]], and [[Hill Orc]] were all very similar melee/armour species. Most discussion happened in the #crawl-dev IRC channel; a lack of transparent communication meant that players who liked roleplaying as a Tolkien dwarf were upset at the sudden removal. Ultimately, the decision to axe MD and not Minotaur was [http://crawl.develz.org/wordpress/whisper-farewell-when-you-leave-gimli somewhat arbitrary]. For more context, see the aforementioned announcement and the [https://crawl.develz.org/tavern/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2938 Tavern discussion] about it.
 *Prior to [[0.8]], Mountain Dwarves received only +2 [[MR]] per level.

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 *Prior to [[0.8]], Mountain Dwarves received only +2 [[MR]] per level.
 *Prior to [[0.6]], Mountain Dwarves received +4 [[magic resistance]] points per level.
 [[Category:Dwarf]]

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 {{flavour|Mountain Dwarves are stout and hardy folk, adept at fighting with axes and blugeoning weapons, though lacking the dexterity to excel at other forms of combat. Their reserves of magic are somewhat poor, though they still make passable spellcasters, and their connection with the blood of the earth gives them a particular talent at fire and earth magics. Their spell success is significantly less encumbered by armour than other species.
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 ==History==
-{{CBA|0.32|Mountain Dwarves will return, replacing [[Hill Orc]]s.}}
+*Mountain Dwarves returned in [[0.32]], replacing [[Hill Orc]]s.
 *Mountain Dwarves were removed in version [[0.10]], which was met with protest from quite a few ''Crawl'' players. They were removed as MD, [[Minotaur]], and [[Hill Orc]] were all very similar melee/armour species. Most discussion happened in the #crawl-dev IRC channel; a lack of transparent communication meant that players who liked roleplaying as a Tolkien dwarf were upset at the sudden removal. Ultimately, the decision to axe MD and not Minotaur was [http://crawl.develz.org/wordpress/whisper-farewell-when-you-leave-gimli somewhat arbitrary]. For more context, see the aforementioned announcement and the [https://crawl.develz.org/tavern/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2938 Tavern discussion] about it.
 *Prior to [[0.8]], Mountain Dwarves received only +2 [[MR]] per level.

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 {{Beginner}}
-Mountain Dwarves are an easy species to play, as they have high HP and good aptitudes for melee combat. They also have excellent skill in Invocations. In addition, they can make passable spellcasters.
+Mountain Dwarves are an easy species to play, as they have high HP and good aptitudes for melee combat. They also have excellent skill in [[Invocations]], making them better at using certain [[gods]]' abilities. In addition, they can make passable and durable spellcasters.
 {{species_aptitudes|Mountain Dwarf}}

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 ==Innate Abilities==
 *'''Runic Magic''': The [[encumbrance rating]] of all armour you wear is reduced by 1/2 for purposes of [[spell success]].
-*'''Artefact Enchanting''': You can use [[scrolls of enchant weapon]] and [[scroll of enchant armour|armour]] upon random [[artefact]]s. This includes artefacts cursed by [[Ashenzari]]. Note that you cannot enchant [[unrand]]s, only "randarts".
+*'''Artefact Enchanting''': You can use [[scrolls of enchant weapon]] and [[scroll of enchant armour|armour]] upon random [[artefact]]s. This includes artefacts cursed by [[Ashenzari]]. Note that you cannot enchant [[unrand]]s, only [[randart]]s.
 Mountain Dwarves have a base [[Strength]] of 10, [[Intelligence]] of 8, and [[Dexterity]] of 5 (before [[background]] modifiers).