[quote=@Genkai]
 And so you'd say he's mostly fighting with his fists or anything he finds around him? Like due to his skill as a shapeshifter, he doesn't carry a weapon? I'm just clarifying my train of thought here, I'd probably prefer he not have one but I'm double checking.
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yes, I was thinking of shifting being his main combat method, why have lots of armor and weapons when you can turn into a giant spider, horse, shark etc. the answer of coarse is fighting in small spaces vs skilled opponents, which are problems he has never had to face before so those should be interesting problems if/when they happen. As for carrying weapons I was thinking he would have a knife and small  hatchet (can't have a dwarf without an ax) but that these are more tools (chopping firewood, gutting fish, etc.) and wouldn't be used in fights.