Provided that ground is made of rock, that is.
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The other thing that dwarfs are known for is being tough as nails.
What Are Dwarfs?
Made in the image of the mountains, dwarfs were born long ago by a god of the forge.
Dwarf entry from the 2024 Player’s Handbook by Mike Pape
Dwarfs typicallylive up to 350 yearsand arebetween four and five feet tall.
Despite their relatively short stature, dwarfs have amovement speed of 30 feet.
Dwarf Traits
Dwarfs havefour traits that reflect their toughness and underground origins.
Dwarf entry from the 2024 Player’s Handbook by Mike Pape
Trait
Description
Darkvision
You have Darkvision out to 120 feet.
Dwarven Resilience
You have advantage against poison saving throws and resistance to poison damage.
Dwarven Toughness
Increase your hit point maximum by one and gain one additional hit point at each level.
Dwarfhold Champion by Miguel Mercado
Darkvision is always an incredibly useful ability.
Only orcs can see as far in the dark as dwarfs can.
It’s less usefulif you’re blindand want to fire your longbow at someone across a giant cavern.
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Which Class Should You Consider?
These classes usually charge straight into battle and are usually the ones most debilitated by blindness.
The increase in hit pointsgiven by Dwarven Toughnesscan beparticularly useful for Monk characters.
Warrior of Shadow Monks will find Stonecunning’s Tremorsense particularly helpful.
The second biggest change is speed.
TLDR: Difference Between 2014 And 2024 Dwarf Traits
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