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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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'''Mountain Dwarves''' are a player [[species]] that was removed in version [[0.10]].  This change was met with protest from quite a few ''Crawl'' players.
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They are superlative artisans and smiths, employed in ancient times by even the gods themselves, and this spiritual history makes them exceptional at invoking divine aid. They can even use enchantment scrolls to improve artefacts that would be beyond the understanding of any other species.}}
  
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Mountain Dwarves come from the larger, more civilized communities of the mountains, and are renowned for the quality of their craftsmanship. By [[Human]] standards, they are very tough and highly skilled at axe/mace fighting, but poor spellcasters.
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==Innate Abilities==
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*'''Runic Magic''': The [[encumbrance rating]] of all armour you wear is reduced by 1/2 for purposes of [[spell success]].
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Mountain Dwarves make worthy adventurers. [[Dodging]] and [[Stealth]] are not their style, but with their superior aptitudes with [[Fighting]], [[Armour]], [[Shields]], [[Axes]], and [[Maces & Flails]], they can both dish it out and take it in melee. They advance in level relatively quickly, handle [[Evocations|evokable items]] and [[Traps & Doors|traps]] more easily than most species, and can choose their god with relative freedom. They also receive bonuses with using dwarven equipment, even on top of the bonus that equipment provides to all users from its superior construction. They can be skilled with [[Fire Magic]] or [[Earth Magic]], but magic is a harder path for them, due to their poor aptitude for [[Spellcasting]] (and other magical skills in general). Ranged weapons are also difficult for them to learn, with the exception of [[Crossbows|crossbows]].
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*'''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.
  
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==Innate Abilities==
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Mountain Dwarves have a base [[Strength]] of 10, [[Intelligence]] of 8, and [[Dexterity]] of 5 (before [[background]] modifiers).
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*Bonus when using dwarven equipment. Dwarven armour grants a bonus to their [[Armour]] skill while worn (even moreso than with other species) and impedes their spellcasting less. They do slightly more damage with dwarven weapons.
 
  
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==Preferred backgrounds==
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==Preferred Backgrounds==
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Mountain Dwarves are best suited as [[Fighter]]s, [[Gladiator]]s, [[Berserker]]s, [[Paladin]]s, [[Priest]]s, [[Healer]]s, [[Chaos Knight]]s, [[Reaver]]s, [[Conjurer]]s, [[Fire Elementalist]]s, [[Earth Elementalist]]s and [[Hunter]]s.
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*'''Warriors''': [[Fighter]], [[Monk]]
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*'''Zealots''': [[Berserker]], [[Cinder Acolyte]]
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*'''Warrior-Mages''': [[Reaver]]
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*'''Mages''': [[Fire Elementalist]]
  
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==Level bonuses==  
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==Level Bonuses==
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*+1 [[strength]] every 4th level.
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*+1 [[strength]] or [[intelligence]] (equal chance) every 4th level.
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*You gain the base max [[HP]] every level, plus 1 on every even level.
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*10% more [[HP]] than average.
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*You gain 1 max [[MP]] on every level except on every 3rd level.
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*+4 [[willpower]] per level.
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*+2 [[magic resistance]] per level.
 
  
 
==Starting Skills and Equipment==
 
==Starting Skills and Equipment==
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Mountain Dwarves begin with the skills and equipment listed for their background, with these exceptions.
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Mountain Dwarves start with the skills and equipment listed for their background.
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*Mountain Dwarves start with [[crossbow]]s (and [[bolt]]s) instead of [[bow]]s (and [[arrow]]s).
 
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*Mountain Dwarves start with Crossbows skill instead of Bows.
 
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*All weapons and armor are of "dwarven" quality, when such variants exist.
 
  
 
==Difficulty of Play==
 
==Difficulty of Play==
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Mountain Dwarves are an easy race to play thanks to their melee combat style that removes the complexities of spellcasting. They deal great damage with their high STR and aptitudes for combat-related skills, and have high durability with their high HP and affinity for Armor. They also receive bonuses for using dwarven gear. 
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== Strategy ==
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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 passible spellcasters.
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Mountain Dwarves are recommended for players who want something tougher than a [[Human]], but don't want the slower leveling and other penalties that most monstrous species come with.  
 
  
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The dwarven equipment bonus is nice, but bear in mind that Dwarves do not appear as common monsters in this game, so easy access to enchanted/ego dwarven gear (via looting it off their corpses) won't be an option as it is with [[Hill Orc]]s and the various species of Elves.
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{{species_aptitudes|Mountain Dwarf}}
  
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[[Nemelex Xobeh]] is a good god for them, since they have a good [[Evocations]] aptitude to make most of the decks, and the magical tricks of items are very useful to make up for the lack of magic.
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==History==
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{{CBA|0.32|Mountain Dwarves will return, replacing [[Hill Orc]]s.}}
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*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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*Prior to [[0.8]], Mountain Dwarves received only +2 [[MR]] per level.
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*Prior to [[0.6]], Mountain Dwarves received +4 [[magic resistance]] points per level.
  
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Latest revision as of 01:03, 16 February 2024

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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.

They are superlative artisans and smiths, employed in ancient times by even the gods themselves, and this spiritual history makes them exceptional at invoking divine aid. They can even use enchantment scrolls to improve artefacts that would be beyond the understanding of any other species.

Innate Abilities

Mountain Dwarves have a base Strength of 10, Intelligence of 8, and Dexterity of 5 (before background modifiers).

Preferred Backgrounds

Level Bonuses

Starting Skills and Equipment

Mountain Dwarves start with the skills and equipment listed for their background.

Difficulty of Play

Simple • Intermediate • Advanced

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 passible spellcasters.

Skill aptitudes

The higher the value, the better the aptitude.

Skill Aptitude Skill Aptitude Skill Aptitude
Attack Miscellaneous Magic
Fighting 1 Armour 1 Spellcasting -2
Dodging -3
Maces & Flails 2 Shields 1 Conjurations -1
Axes 2 Stealth -2 Hexes 0
Polearms 0 Summonings 0
Staves 1 Invocations 3 Necromancy 1
Unarmed Combat 0 Evocations 1 Translocations -2
Throwing -2 Shapeshifting -2 Alchemy -2
Fire Magic 2
Short Blades -2 Ice Magic -1
Long Blades -1 Air Magic -3
Ranged Weapons -2 Experience -1 Earth Magic 1

History

  • In 0.32, Mountain Dwarves will return, replacing Hill Orcs.
  • 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 somewhat arbitrary. For more context, see the aforementioned announcement and the Tavern discussion about it.
  • 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.
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