"A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself. " - Robert Burton

I like how you went into more detail as to why dwarves dislike elves and the fact that elves are one of the most destructive races. Yet they behave as if they are infallible.

Here wuz Seamus! Seamus forgot his phone charger today...Seamus watches anyway.

5:55 Terry Pratchett always jokes about weaponized dwarf bread, but this actually makes sense

I just realized that the channel hasn’t actually been called “The Mighty Gluestick” for a long time, but it’s always in the intro.

"Dwarves make excellent sausages and salami" Grummsh Approves!

6:40 "Drinking contests with humans are unbearable. They drink, they collapse, and we have to drag them back to their homes. The next day they don't even remember losing." - Overheard at the Stonefire Tavern, Ironforge.

Blunt the knives, bend the forks Smash the bottles and burn the corks Chip the glasses and crack the plaaaaaaates THAT'S what Bilbo Baggens hates!

*crashes through wall* DID SOMEONE SAY DWARF!

Very dangerous over short distances!

Until today, I never considered it much; but a dwarf at the forge, pounding away at a lump of steel is most likely praying. Human friend: "Whatcha making?" Dwarf: "I don't know, yet." Epic.

I mainly think of Dwarves as craftsmen. They may be good at warfare, brewing and survival in general, but they excel at stone/metalwork. I remember seeing Moria in LoTR and thinking "Yup, they got that perfect". Massive caverns carved by hand and magic. Giant stone-slab doors, filigreed with gold and other precious metals. Forges that never go cold as masterwork weapons and armor are constantly being produced. I always liked the idea of odd character classes for Dwarves too, like Druids and Rogues. Not every Dwarf needs to be a Fighter or Barbarian. I recall some Dragon Magazine issue that talked about Dwarf Rogues called "Mountain Ghosts".

The thought of finding a dwarf with rocklike bread, neatly packaged away, and asking him... "You just going to eat that rock?" -It's not a rock, this is baked bread. "You just smashed it with a hammer. That's a rock, you didn't make it..."

In a lot of ways dwarfs are like ants, small, industries, and fierce protectors of home.

Playing two dwarves clerics in separate campaigns. Cousins , one a mountain dwarf and the other raised as a hill dwarf due to a feud between their fathers. Investigation into the separate lores for the story lines , back story. Thank you for the video, helpful information here.

The bit about dwarven bread being mistaken for a weapon is a Discworld reference. GNU PTerry

I loved playing Sundered Dwarves, the looks on peoples faces when they had to drag him into the Underdark or a dungeon because he had a Claustrophobic attack

Oh my god this is such a coincidence! I just got done killing a dwarf player character last night! He was a good character...unfortunately he forgot to check for traps in a hallway. And then again in the next room they went into...and then...ran headfirst into combat against a couple trolls...

Dwarves: hey guys what's going on... Elves:( killing everything) Dwarves: Nope. I'm staying away from that mess.

By Reorx's beard!

They're basically short, underground Vikings. Great topic.

I thought a video on dwarves would be shorter.... Thanks for another one AJ.

I find something ironic about mentioning a service related to shaving in a video about dwarves.

Hammertime

You missed one of the dwarf subraces where all of them tend to lose a lot of their beards other than the Dueregar, the Seacliff Dwarves where the females are less likely to have any at all and the males tend to start sparce and the most facial hair you tend to see with them are some goatees... Of course, they heavily diverge from the normal dwarven culture to the point where they aren't dealing with forges as much, and tend to be lighter than the average dwarf taking to the seas and boat work...and have an alcohol resistance that, well, dwarfs the other subraces because that tends to be the on thing that unifies the sailor and dwarf parts, so they tend to brew things that most races have to make checks from the fumes...because dwarves...

That elf history you gave made me think "huh, just like vulcans"

played a Dwarf modeled after a Warhammer Slayer. Was hardcore alcoholic and horribly racist, was a riot to play

Fantastic introduction to the surly half men! I always get derro and duergar mixed up.

I really like this. I’m excited to see the next part.

I didn't learn anything new about dwarves from this video....I learned *everything* new about dwarves from this video. time to fire up part 2! :D

That was a very useful video for me, thanks! The proud dwarves of Elayria (my homebrewed campaign setting) have been trapped underground for four centuries by orc and goblinoid migration from the plains into the mountains. My players have yet to go to those mountains, so this helps a lot. I'm gonna go rewrite some things, now. Great video, as always, AJ. 👍👍👍

OUTSTANDING A.J.! thanks a bunch... i hope you'll be putting in ALL the differing types of dwarves in future videos,it'll really help with other peeps that watch your videos and want to add them to their own adventures! Jungle Dwarves,Arctic Dwarves and Ore Cutter Dwarves as well.....thanks for letting everyone know about their penchant for alcohol,they actually use booze as their "Holy Water" lol 🍻🍻🍻 As for Wyrm Skull Throne my Warlock Philosopher had it in his possession but hated it due to the fact it radiated a Lawful Good alignment so he got rid of it in exchange of other treasure.....its a really neat relic for a dwarf though! Keep up the kickass work kiwi😀

Will you be covering the dwarves of Zakhara and Kara-Tur in this series as well? The Korobokuru are especially interesting.

Power Word Hair is an ancient dwarven binding spell which incapacitates an opponent by causing them to produce epic and unwieldy hair with a growth rate of 1' per level of spell caster per round. A spell first perfected dwarven dragonmaids who tend the dragons bound to dwarven kingdom forges. The hair growth tangles the limbs of the target and imobilizes them.

I always think it’s funny that although Dwarves are a short race, all of the architecture on their underground kingdoms is always shown to be massive.

I LOVED the detail you went into about their food and eating habits! I've never seen that elsewhere

Dwarf Fortress released on Steam recently and I wanna get to know the dwarven race better so I can build better homes for them.

Hey AJ, I dont know what to even say! Epic video & pic's! I will have to re-watch this one a few times just to catch everything you said. @4.38 love that pic, she is smoking a pipe with her foot on a orc with a knot on top of his head. You find the most amazing pictures & the wealth of information. You truly blow my mind AJ. Thanks AJ & have a great day.

Humm... The dwarves are a lot more interesting than I thought. Anxious to the next part.

Dwarves are one of my favorite races, and i was unaware how much history and culture they had

Was the stone like bread that the Dwarves make introduced before or after the works of Sir Terry Pratchett & his idea of Dwarven Battle Bread, a bread so hard it could be used as a semi-improvised weapon? Who can forget his anti-personnel crumpets, or anti-carvery baguettes. I remember Pratchett's female Dwarves are often so bearded that many other races are ignorant of the fact that there ARE females, it doesn't help that most on Discworld see gender as something that you don't share with someone until after the first date. God I miss that brilliant author.

One of my favorite fantasy races 😁

"We're on! Let's give these bastards a good hammering!" -Dain Ironfoot, Battle Of The Five Armies

Hey man flawless victory. Great video. I cant wait to see the next o e on dwarves. I wanted to say I've been thinking about them recently. I was thinking about dwarves religiously at the furnace making things. It's such a staple of their culture through there family and religion. If working together is a paramount virtue. I imagine they would fall into a rhythm of working to gather and there family forge would sound like a drumline with different percussion. Songs for different days or holidays or even different weapons. Each family or clan or city would have different forge songs and beats like different temple styles of kungfu. Thanks again man

“Where your Greek with pride.” I would but my toga’s at the cleaners and that place weirds me out. There’s these eerily realistic statues of what look like past customers in the lobby; swear I’ve heard the sounds of hissing and shifting from under the hat of the person normally at the counter; and I think there might be a permanently drunken employee in the back having sexual relations with a goat based off some the sounds I occasionally hear.

Greetings from Draugin son of Jahli of clan Mountain Twig by Moradins beard may you prosper

I am a dwarf and I'm digging a hole 🎶 Diggy diggy hole🎵 Diggy diggy hole!🎵 😂❤ Great video man! 🫡👍

I’ve added Nugs from Dragon Age into my games because I love those damn pig-rabbits and all the lore the Dragon Age team decided to put into what is essentially a common rodent.

It takes a hell of a lot of research to produce videos like this

Dwarves potters made the finest vases in the realms. Hold on, hear me out. Dwarves are men of fire and earth. Digging clay, one of the most overlooked materials in the world, then turning it into precious works of art is the domain of a dwarf. Clay is dug out of the ground. Additives are carefully added to get the colors and consistency the dwarf wants for that particular piece. Then the dwarves craftsman adds or subtracts water and shapes it on the spinning wheel. When he has it in the shape he desires, he adds details with specialized tools. He then ages it until it is dry and ready, and places it in a kiln to bake with a fine glaze. Dwarves should be famous for their magnificent pottery, just as much as their steel and their stone. Don't leave Mithral Hall without one of Daren Spadehand's brew mugs, crafted with skill and attention in the brewer's halls, it forever carries the heady, earthy scent of brewing dwarven ale.

With a look thank you for this I've been wanting dwarven lore for so long to help better role play my dwarf this is been overly amazing

Ah, the Dwarfnomicon, quite a good video. Looking forward to part 2.

No holy water but Holy Mead, water is just an ingredient, all drinks need some alcohol, Right ? Can I apply as a dwarf, I am 169cm?

FINALLY, I know enough to get excited about playing a dwarf, as a player or a DM,all I used to know was tiny bits of info here and there and a lot of other people's stereotypes now I can move past that and enjoy that lower goodness, but I still can't wait to see what else you've uncovered for us, that you AJ

I've been waiting for this for ages, thank you

1.) Did Moradin use soles from the soul forge as raw material to make dwarf souls or dose he make them whole cloth? 2.) Why do more gods/goddesses not do this? 3.) Where did Moradin come from before the dwarves? 4.) Is the ability to capture moonlight a special thing from Moradin or can a true master do other physics defying things? 5.) Dose that mean that they were not enslaved by giants, or the duergar by mind flayers? 6.) Do we know what life the first duergar made, or how they became a race (as opposed to the one guy)?

Aj Picketti lok dal dawongrar ar (in khazalid : (The) Aj Pickett is an old and eternal most excellent friend of the dwarven race ;).

Rock and Stone Brother!

Man, it must have been a difficult time searching the internet for the art used in this video.

Augh, so many stunties ta kill. This Dwarf video is great thus far.

please continue to point out where something is 5th edition specific i know you focus on 5th ed now, but a lot of us still go be the older lore and it can be hard to distinguish sometime

Love the video

Dwarven priests bless alcohol? By the holy spirit!

Just as an observation, I will point out one small difference between D&D dwarves and Tolkien dwarves. As far as I know Tolkien’s version did not farm of grow any food, but rather buying food from Men and some times Elves if they had to. On the other hand it seems like D&D dwarves do farm livestock and crops. From a narrative standpoint does make the able to be more independent and less dependent on outside trade.

Excellent presentation of one of my favourite D&D races!

Dwarves are some of my favorite dnd races, they may not seem like much, but when you look into them, they are awsome.

When it comes down to dwarven steel, there is not comparisons, none I cal tell you, sure the elves have their enchanted forges and the fire giants have their great magmatic furnaces, but dwarven steel my friends forged by the hands of a master runesmiths on their elemental, primal forges and anvils, is nothing short of miracles made flesh, or in this case metal, Dwarves do not use magic, they have no use for it, but they can channel the raw primal power of the elements and arcane into the metals weaving them during the forging and hammering them in place on their anvils, all done by master runesmith, but the metal at its core is were things get interesting, while not all dwarven metal works have a natural magical infused alloyed, the metals used in their weapons and armor are the result of an amalgamation of volcanic mineral being fused together, this is the reason why dwarven-steel never seem to rust, nor lose its edge, but things get even better when actual enchanted alloyed is used along with their runes, I have seen runic axes cut down a giant, a shield taking a spell blast from soccer or armor that can withstand illusions and temptations of demons,

Fascinating video, can't wait for pt 2.

Amazing like usual. Thanks for your hard work!

Excellent Video. Very Happy you factored in crowd opinions in some way

This was Incredibly good, thank you AJ appreciate it!

Thank you so much for this vid!!! I love dwarves!! Can't wait for the next one!!!

I am legit excited to see going back and elaborating more on some classic D&D characters AJ

Love this race! Looking forward to the next installment

1:00 - Origins :: Moradin created dwarves, placed very deep in the Underdark below Yahamal Mountains (Himalayans - Olympus Mons meets Everest) 1:30 - Scripture/Instructions :: from Moradin how to kill Ork (Allied Gods: Bahamut - Kill Evil Dragons, Pelor - Kill Fiends) 2:00 - Grudges :: Gods Grompsh and Muglipied, and Arch Devil Asmodeus 2:15 - Outcasts :: Dero banished by Moradin, now the Dreuger ("Evil") Dwarves for attempting to create life itself rivaling Moradins Skill 2:30 - Crusaders :: Hammers of Moradin a Holy Band of Dwarves ('Knights Templars' fight drow, goblins, orks, giants, dragons, fiends, and devils) 3:07 - Worship :: Moradin on days of the Cresent Moon with hearths, fires, and forge the moonlight itself to engrave/enchant Mithril 3:34 - Kara-Tur dwarven migration from peaks (15k ft 10:40 Elven civil war displaces many races and scar a landscape that was not fully theirs to exploit. As such dwarves have a deep hatred of elves as they descend from mass murderers. 11:20 Dwarven conquest over next 1000 years, Shield Dwarves create Shanatar to the west (Hill Dwarves) 12:00 The 8 sons take each god as a patron 13:50 Wild Dwarves 14:20 7600 Huge cavern of Barendin collapses, creating giant chasm 14:20 Gold Dwarves chase out drow 16:16 Stats: General Dwarf: - +2 Constitution - Longer lifespan - Resistant to poision Mountain Dwarf: - +2 Bonus to strength - Taller - Pale - Inhabit Rugged lands of Northern Faerune Southern Hill Dwarves: - +1 Wis & Dwarven Toughness (+1 HP/Cmb. level) - Darker Skin - Descendents of the mighty Southern Kingdoms - Deep intuition, keen sense of their surroundings and a remarkable resilience House Kundarek: - +1 Dex & int - Master of locks and wards, seals, trait - well respected traders - Rich legacy of Nobility - Wealthy - pension for arcane magicks Gold Dwarves: - Even darker

I could have sworn that at some point dwarves were subjugated by the giants. Am I confusing them with another race?

DWARF GANG

Great lecture, thank you, lad!

Lifelong question answered. They ARE born with beard!

15:00 Forgot Dwarven women (in most Canon) grow facial hair. . . Unfortunate

Remember Koom Valley

good video AJ looking forward to part 2

This gonna be good!

I foolishly commented on your second video question before I had seen it and for that I apologize. I would like to see dwarven opinions and relationships with other races particularly the Goliaths as I had a Goliath PC that was raised by Dwarves.

The part about dwarvish history is very interesting. Especialy about their involment (or lack their of) in the crown wars.

Luv this video - my first toon in D&D was dwarf and fell in luv with them. Any video game after that had dwarf i was in. The stout grind it out attitude never give in - hard working idea i admired deeply. Luv anything dwarf

Dwarves, the best fantasy race!

Enjoyed this!

... My Actual name is Charon... I wear my Greek and my Geek with pride

Let it known, as true as their craft, that they are a prideful race but it is not founded on false pride. Nothing stands taller than the might of the Dwarves! With axe or hammer at hand, when the battle rages, let your beards flow!

Jeez, it sounds like making a dwarf a half-dragon would just be overkill then, in terms of survivability. I can't remember your exact opinion on wether or not all half-dragons have that elemental ability to digest even inorganic substances, but I figured that would just be nuts if combined with the dwarves natural ability to handle rougher foodstuffs. Edit: Then there's the additional offensive abilities that they would garner, which would just be gravy.

Awsome thanks again man :)

If dwarves eat rocks, do they shit bricks?? Is that what they make their holds from?!?!

Wouldn't this be more aptly titled Forgotten Realms Lore: Dwarves?

I much prefer the dwarves in the LOTR . Not the way Gimli was destroyed in the films, and turned into the walking joke they are in the R A Salvatore books. A dwarves love of gold in any of my games. Is based on the fact you can rework it many many times and it will still remain intact. The gold you have in your ring say, could well have been worked into many things before it ever reached you. A lb of gold will always be a lb of gold no matter how many times you smelt it. This is not that common among metals, and would appeal to a Dwarves sense of permanence .

PIERCER & ROPER (Continued from Scarecrow Video) _Theme Music Starts_ _Piercer & Roper logo pops on screen_ Announcer: “Last time on Piercer & Roper!” _Flashback montage starts_ “Our boy’s in blue listened as the Derro Dust Dealer divulged the location and identity of his supplier, a Svirfneblin Alchemist, named Snipdik, who runs an apothecary in Downtown Menzo. With this information, our duo was ready to set off across town so Piercer called called in a squad car to pick up their perp...” _Screen goes black_ _Scene starts with a large and imposing but young looking Bugbear in an MZPD uniform holding a familiar handcuffed Derro 5 feet of the ground as he walks to his squad car and gingerly throws him in the back seat them slams the door before turning around._ Officer Khurguuhul: “Hope you two didn’t rough up the little guy too bad.” _Grins knowingly at Roper_ Roper: “YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES!!! NO ONE EVER WANTS TO TALK UNTIL YOU SCARE 50 SHADES OF SHIT OUTA THEM!!! ANYWAYS, I OWE YOU A ROUND AT LIISHUH’S FOR THE PICK UP!!!” Officer Khurguuhul: “You owe me a couple Roper. If my uncle knew that you were out here shaking down Derro without running your operation by him first...well let’s just say I’m gunna need more than a drink if he finds out that I’m covering for you again. Good luck guys. Go get that son of a bitch.” Roper: “SARGE IS ALL BARK, DON’T WORRY. HE WON’T BE MAD AT ANYONE ONCE WE BRING DOWN THIS DUST RING.” _The two shake hands and Khurguuhul gets in his car and leaves. Piercer & Roper make their way to where they have their car stashed and get in._ Roper: “OK PIERCER!!! A QUICK RIDE ACROSS TOWN THEN WE CAN SCOPE OUT THE PLACE!!!” _The engine roars as Roper floors the petal, sending dust and debris flying as the tires smoke and the car takes off at high speed._ _The screen goes black and big white letters pop on spelling “TWO HOURS LATER”. The scene fades back in to a shot of Piercer & Roper setting in the car, then slowly pans back to reveal that the car is in the middle lane of a 5 land freeway that is currently bumper to bumper packed with cars._ Roper: “I HATE TRAFFIC JAMS!!!!!!!” Piercer: “ _Stares blankly at Roper_ “ Roper: “YOU’RE RIGHT PIERCER!!! AT LEAST THIS GIVES US TIME TO FIGURE OUT HOW WERE GUNNA DO THIS!!! I’M THINK.....A STAKE OUT!!!!” Piercer: “ _Stares blankly at Roper, then smiles, revealing a maw of serrated, razor edged teeth._ “ Roper: _Jumps out of shock from the sight of Piercer’s teeth_ “DAMNIT PIERCER!!!! THAT IS NOT WHAT I MEANT WHEN I SAID YOU SHOULD GET VENEERS!!!” _Screen goes black_ Announcer: “Now trapped in a traffic jam, Piercer & Roper have plenty of time to plan their stake out of Snipdik’s Apothecary. Will the traffic jam ever end? Will their stake out yield useful information? Will someone explain just what the fuck is going on with Piercer’s teeth? Find out next time on...” _Theme Music Starts_ “Piercer & Roper!!!!” _Credits Roll_

Really interesting.

Gives me an idea for a Dwarf wearing the beard-braid of what is supposed to be a lost clan.

my friend you sir are a godsend as a dyslexic DM i have to sometimes ask people for help reading some of the source material (this message has been dictated) i have no problem with stat blocks but you have given me and im sure a lot of other people i good basis on lore and ecologies that has without a doubt helped me improve as a DM

My favorite race! Thank you sir!