Equiptment:
Spears: Awl Pike / War spear / Red Tassle / Short spear / Fork
Sword: Broad short sword (or any short sword alternative).
Shields: Heavy round / Cav / Huscarl
Throwing: Jarids, spears, Pilums.
Shortened spear, round steel buckler and an agility build turn you into a portable sewingmachine.
Something like this build:(click to show/hide)
I only chose 5 shieldskill and 3 more IF, since the steel buckler is allready sturdy enough as it is vs normal weapons and even with 8 skill it will still break in 3-4 hits from a shieldbreaker.
Never tried one of these looks interesting, how does it perform vs tincans? +1 Spawny's build
I'm currently using a 12/27 build with a shortened spear without a shield and it's so fast you can continuously stab people. The shortened spear has 26 pierce damage, which isn't bad and will hurt.
Strength builds will take a few stabs to take down, especially in heavy armour. You make up for that in speed and when you put away your buckler for a 1v1 fight you can easily stun someone with a sideswing and then poke them to death.
It's tricky vs skilled blockers though, cuz you have to get a hit in first.
Best part imo about this build is the shortness of the spear. Allows for much easier close range stabs. Combined with the speed of the shield/build/weapon and proper footwork you can stab twice and hit with the second one as the enemy tries to hit back.
It's good for teamwork, because the 8 athletics let's you dance in and out of range when the enemy is fighting your teammate. Also, you can easily surprise an enemy by lunging forward and stabbing them in the face.