#dwarfblr

[mrfrunky]

Something I noticed is that in the age of fantasy, the mainstream tabletop and CRPG enjoyers love elves more than dwarfs at the moment. around the 2000s-2010s this was not the case, as RPGs like arcanum and Dragon Age Inquisition had SO MUCH neat dwarf stuff in it.

in the present day, dwarf stuff isn’t many, such as how Baldurs gate 3 has a distinct lack of dwarf companions but 5 (FIVE (V (

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ELF COMPANIONS. WHAT AM I TO DO WITH ALL THESE ELVES???

Of course it’s fine but then the kicker is when mountain dwarfs are as useful as glasses without their fucking frames AND AN UNCOMFORTABLE AMOUNT OF THE DWARVES YOU FIND DONT HAVE BEARDS! WHAT?? I think it’s outrageous.

There’s also of course the amount of players that (seriously) play dwarf. Luckily the group im in are dwarf-aligned so we have encountered a fair amount of dorf. But in other groups I noticed that they are quite uncommon. Which I think is interesting.

Besides the point, while elves are more popular in CRPG and Tabletop games (most likely due to them being very much akin to a human in aesthetic, plus the fact that there are just so many cool options and clear differences between elves) I have noticed an influx of dwarf related games and media. There’s Wind Rose (a really good dwarf metal band) LOTR return to Moira which is a co-op dwarf game, and deep rock galactic, which is an awesome four person co op game too. Lastly I'd like to mention that there should be more elf games besides Elder Scrolls, PLEASE.

[mrfrunky]

DWARF ART!!!!!

Detritus and Cheery Littlebottom

[edennill]

Re: my First Age Dashboard Simulators (Part one, part two, part three)... thinking of general characteristics Beleriand social media would have as compared to irl:

A lot more debate on the morality of "separating art from the artist" given that the second most famous musician they have is a mass murderer.

Way fewer posts informing people about atrocities and war crimes. The orcs engage in those aplenty but no one needs convincing morgoth is bad (possibly any new arrivals, but only them). After all, Tolkien's orcs have become what we compare real life armies that commit atrocities to (see: the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian conflict)

Copious use of a Destiel meme analogue between the Bragollach and the end of the Age when all the disasters are happening in quick succession.

Vicious politics, but since when is that not a thing irl?

Probably a lot of ??? attitudes towards men and dwarves (and dark elves). Was gonna say racist but that's not the right word to be honest. Speciesist? But the differences are often more metaphysical than physical.

Anon hate, yes, but likely with fewer messages of the "kill yourself" variety; I think elves hold life more sacred than we do.

Deep running divides into Doriathblr, Edainblr, Dwarfblr, Gondolinblr etc.

A lot of debate on whether Quenya should be banned on the internet.

I'm assuming orcs don't have internet access because otherwise it becomes a hellscape I don't want to think about.

The most wholesome thing on orc-internet would be videos with the very mean kind of slapstick comedy/practical jokes (the "Hur, hur, he stepped on a nail" type). Apart from that it's mostly a mix of darknet, anon hate and - nomen omen - trolling.

[anathemaegg]

Dwarfblr: What do you do with your caged goblins/cavern invaders? My last for had a “kill box” surrounded by arrow slits that I’d use for training my archers. Haven’t set up anything yet in my current place and I could use some inspiration!

[nek-ros]

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[underleveledjosh]

Dwarves always get the short end of the stick istg.

Something I noticed is that in the age of fantasy, the mainstream tabletop and CRPG enjoyers love elves more than dwarfs at the moment. around the 2000s-2010s this was not the case, as RPGs like arcanum and Dragon Age Inquisition had SO MUCH neat dwarf stuff in it.

in the present day, dwarf stuff isn’t many, such as how Baldurs gate 3 has a distinct lack of dwarf companions but 5 (FIVE (V (

)))

ELF COMPANIONS. WHAT AM I TO DO WITH ALL THESE ELVES???

Of course it’s fine but then the kicker is when mountain dwarfs are as useful as glasses without their fucking frames AND AN UNCOMFORTABLE AMOUNT OF THE DWARVES YOU FIND DONT HAVE BEARDS! WHAT?? I think it’s outrageous.

There’s also of course the amount of players that (seriously) play dwarf. Luckily the group im in are dwarf-aligned so we have encountered a fair amount of dorf. But in other groups I noticed that they are quite uncommon. Which I think is interesting.

Besides the point, while elves are more popular in CRPG and Tabletop games (most likely due to them being very much akin to a human in aesthetic, plus the fact that there are just so many cool options and clear differences between elves) I have noticed an influx of dwarf related games and media. There’s Wind Rose (a really good dwarf metal band) LOTR return to Moira which is a co-op dwarf game, and deep rock galactic, which is an awesome four person co op game too. Lastly I'd like to mention that there should be more elf games besides Elder Scrolls, PLEASE.