Fueling complaint threads.
Fear the cinnamon sugar swirl. By the Gods, fear it, Laurence.
Uniocular
Also they give us short people someone to relate to.
"It's so hard to be humble, knowing how great I am."
"Just as planned."
They're physically powerful and can overwhelm anybody.
"Did you expect somebody else?"
Stonecunning, man.
They work with all kind of stones and minerals. That's what they do. The alcoholism is just for fun, but it's pretty common among more than one race in similar stuff to D&D. Orcs, Ogres, just about any race can be drunk.
It's not a complaint thread. I sought to spark legitimate discussion of dwarves.
Bloody Fossil
Dwarves can dig.
Like, really really well.
A different shape every step I take A different mind every step of the line
They are the foil to elves.
Elves are all about nature and the good old days whereas Dwarves are about machinery and progress.
Elves are gaudy and fanciful whereas Dwarves are practical and pragmatic.
Elves are tall and frail, Dwarves are short and tough.
Humans are kind of the middle ground to the two.
Also, Dwarves live hundreds of years.
what do you mean I didn't win, I ate more wet t-shirts than anyone else
Dwarves are the element of industrialisation in most modern fantasy scenarios. If anything, you should question the point of humans, who are usually little more than a constant centre of conflict.
edited 1st Jan '14 3:33:57 PM by TAPETRVE
Fear the cinnamon sugar swirl. By the Gods, fear it, Laurence.
Still just awesome like that
Absolutely nothing! (Say it again!)
Insert witty 'n clever quip here.
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Ahr river
Dwarves were written by Tolkien to be...sorta kinda jewish...so...yeah.
But from what I can tell, they're the Engineers and Architects of the world.
Now, halflings. What the fuck are the point of halflings.
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Great Things Come In Small Packages.
what do you mean I didn't win, I ate more wet t-shirts than anyone else
The point of dwarves are usually their spear or sword points. 
They use axes mostly.
what do you mean I didn't win, I ate more wet t-shirts than anyone else
Exists for some reason
Dwarves may not be the coolest fantasy species, but they can be pretty interesting.
Speaking of short fantasy species, what about halflings/hobbits?
http://h0useb0und.tumblr.com/
Why, to dig holes in the ground, then sit around and do nothing except drink alcohol all day while the nobles bitch about someone else having a better room than them and you just wish they'd stop because you just drove off a kobold ambush and what the hell is with them thinking that not having a fancy enough room is justifiable grounds for murdering somebody and... I'm getting off topic.
To diggy diggy hole
It's fantasy. They don't need to have a point.
Their pickaxe.
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That's a serious cop out. Everything should have a reason for creation. A narrative or otherwise reason.
Also, guys, please don't make fake potholes. We have to cutlist them because of it. It's not fun and extra work for people for no reason.
edited 1st Jan '14 5:22:43 PM by Irene
I've never seen a fantasy work that justified the existence of any of its species.
What's a pothole?
what do you mean I didn't win, I ate more wet t-shirts than anyone else
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Linking to a page that's on the site.
What is the point in dwarves? Elves have magic, plus they're immortal or very long lived. Humans are ordinary default. But what makes a dwarf a dwarf? Any fantasy element filled by a dwarf is just as easily done with an elf. Any mundane element is filled by a human. I mean, what are dwarves besides being hairy, alcoholic Scotsmen?