Hill Dwarf

Obsolete: This article refers to an aspect of the game which has been removed. It is retained for historical reference only.

Hill dwarves are extremely robust but poor at using magic. They are excellent at melee combat, especially with axes or bludgeoning weapons, and are good at using armour and shields, but are poor at missile combat or at using polearms (which are usually too big for them to wield comfortably). The only forms of magic which they can use with even a minimal degree of aptitude are earth, fire, and conjurations. They advance in levels at a similar rate to common elves.

Available Classes

Hill dwarves can be Fighters, Priests, Thieves, Gladiators, Berserkers, Hunters, Conjurers, Enchanters, Fire Elementalists, Earth Elementalists and Healers.

Level Bonuses

• +1 HP every 2 out of 3 levels.
• -1 MP every 2 levels.
• +1 strength every 4th level.

Skill aptitudes

The lower the value, the better the aptitude.

Skill	Aptitude	Skill	Aptitude	Skill	Aptitude
Attack		Miscellaneous		Magic
Fighting	70	Armour	70	Spellcasting	160
Short Blades	80	Dodging	120	Conjurations	120
Long Blades	80	Stealth	150	Enchantments	150
Axes	60	Stabbing	140	Summonings	150
Maces & Flails	70	Shields	70	Necromancy	160
Polearms	110	Traps & Doors	100	Translocations	150
Staves	130			Transmutation	120
Unarmed Combat	100	Invocations	100	Divinations	130
		Evocations	60
Throwing	120			Fire Magic	70
Slings	130			Ice Magic	130
Bows	150			Air Magic	150
Crossbows	120			Earth Magic	70
Darts	120	Experience	120	Poison Magic	130

History

Hill dwarves were removed in 0.3 due to their similarity to mountain dwarves. Their aptitudes were nearly identical. MD were slightly better at magic, while HD were slightly better at melee, but the difference was quite marginal: never more than +/-10 in the old aptitude system, so less than a difference of +/-1 in the new system. When HD were removed, some of MD's aptitudes (notably Axes and M&F) were changed to compensate.

One notable difference between the species was that, back when "non-recommended" race/class combos were actually forbidden, HD could be berserkers while MD could not.