Dwarven Forces

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Dwarves have long military traditions, and thre troops tend to be highly trained and heavily armoured. The dwarves have many enemies to cope with, both above ground and below.

On the surface, their armies are often hampered by a lack of mobility. Still, they try to compensate for this through stoic endurance and very large war machines!

With their small numbers and slow breeding rate, dwarves try to avoid large scale conflict these days, but it isn't always possible. The dwarven armies of southern hosk last mobilised to oppose the minotaur invasion.

Contents 1 Shield Wall 2 Crossbowmen 3 Breakers 4 Vetrans 5 Tunnel Fighters

[edit] Shield Wall

The bulk of dwarven armies seen on the surface are composed of the shield wall - well trained warriors that are employed to hold a solid battle line against their foes. Although undramatic, these warriors are reliable and will take a lot of effort to shift.

Shield Wall
Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
13	10	15	10	11	8
Hit Dice		Initiative	Fortitude	Reflexes	Will
1d10+5		+0	+4	+0	+0
Feats
Weapon Focus - Battle axe, Toughness
Skills
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Special
+4 Ac vs giants.
Equipment
Battle axe, chainmail, Tower shield
AC	Attack			Damage
19	Battle axe +1 melee			Battle axe 1d8+1

Shield wall
Race		Class and Level	Troop Type	Unit Size
Dwarf		Fighter 1	Regular	100
Attack	Armour Roll	Hits	Move	Morale
1AD6	7	1	March 3", Charge 6"	12
Equipment
Battle axes, Chainmail, Tower Shields
Equipment Costs			Maintence Cost
13,500 gp			4000 gp per year
Notes
AR6 against giants

[edit] Crossbowmen

With a severe lack of fast moving units, dwarven armies relly on long ranged missile attacks to counter swifter opposition. Dwarven crossbow men typically carry heavy crossbows to maximise the range at which they can strike back against the enemy.

Crossbow man
Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
13	12	12	10	11	8
Hit Dice		Initiative	Fortitude	Reflexes	Will
1d10+1		+1	+3	+1	+0
Feats
Point blank Shit, Far shot
Skills
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Special
+4 Ac vs giants.
Equipment
Battle axe, chainmail, Heavy crossbows
AC	Attack			Damage
16	Battle axe +2 melee Heavy crossbow +2 ranged			Battle axe 1d8+1, heavy crossbow 1d10

Crossbowmen
Race		Class and Level	Troop Type	Unit Size
Dwarf		Fighter 1	Regular	100
Attack	Armour Roll	Hits	Move	Morale
1AD6	8	1	March 3", Charge 6"	12
Equipment
Battle axes, Chainmail, Heavy crossbows
Equipment Costs			Maintence Cost
15,850 gp			4250 gp per year
Notes
AR7 against giants. Ranged - 1AD6 up 18", 1AD4 up to 36", 1/2AD4 up to 54"

[edit] Breakers

While the shieldwall is there to maintain the dwarven lines, the Breakers are used to smash the enemies ranks and destroy their formation. To help them in this role they carry greate axes.

Most Breakers like to use a war cry of some sort before closing with the enemy. Different holds and sometimes even units have their own. To further add to the effect, these dwarves often wear stylised helmets to make them more intimidating.

Breakers
Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
15	10	13	10	11	8
Hit Dice		Initiative	Fortitude	Reflexes	Will
1d10+1		+0	+3	+0	+0
Feats
Power attack, Cleave
Skills
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Special
+4 Ac vs giants.
Equipment
Greate axe, chainmail.
AC	Attack			Damage
15	Greate axe +3 melee			Greate axe 1d12+3 melee

Breaker
Race		Class and Level	Troop Type	Unit Size
Dwarf		Fighter 1	Superior	100
Attack	Armour Roll	Hits	Move	Morale
1AD8	8	1	March 3", Charge 6"	13
Equipment
Greate axes, Chainmail.
Equipment Costs			Maintence Cost
12,750 gp			5000 gp per year
Notes
AR7 against giants.

[edit] Vetrans

Dwarves live a long time, ans some of them see a lot of combat. These vetrans have been around for awhile and have seen most things the battle field has to throw at them. THey form the elite fighting arm of a stronghold.

Vetrans
Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
15	12	17	10	11	8
Hit Dice		Initiative	Fortitude	Reflexes	Will
3d10+9		+1	+6	+2	+1
Feats
Exotic weapon pro - Dwarven Waraxe, Wepon focus - Dwarven war axe, power attack, Cleave
Skills
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Special
+4 Ac vs giants.
Equipment
Dwarven War axe, Banded Mail, Large Wooden Shield
AC	Attack			Damage
19	Dwarven Waraxe +6 melee			Dwarven waraxe 1d10+2 melee

Vetrns
Race		Class and Level	Troop Type	Unit Size
Dwarf		Fighter 3	Elite	100
Attack	Armour Roll	Hits	Move	Morale
1AD8	7	2	March 3", Charge 6"	14
Equipment
Dwarven War axe, Banded Mail, Large Wooden Shield.
Equipment Costs			Maintence Cost
21,525 gp			10,000 gp per year
Notes
AR6 against giants.

[edit] Tunnel Fighters

As well as enemies above ground, the dwarves also have many below, some of which are far more dangerous. Tunnel fighters are trained to deal with these threats when they 'surface'.

Tunnel Fighter
Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
13	13	13	10	10	8
Hit Dice		Initiative	Fortitude	Reflexes	Will
d10+1		+1	+3	+1	+0
Feats
Weapon Focus - short Sword, Point Blank Shot
Skills
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Special
+4 Ac vs giants.
Equipment
Short sword, Knives, Chainmail Shirts, Bucklers
AC	Attack			Damage
16	Short sword +3 melee, Knives +2 ranged			Short sword 1d6+1, Knives 1d4+1

Tunnel Fighters
Race		Class and Level	Troop Type	Unit Size
Dwarf		Fighter 1	Regular	100
Attack	Armour Roll	Hits	Move	Morale
1AD6	8	1	March 4", Charge 8"	12
Equipment
Short sword, Knives, Chainmail Shirts, Bucklers
Equipment Costs			Maintence Cost
9375 gp			5,000 gp per year
Notes
AR7 against giants.