Horse build

[Digglez]

so why is that my diggled friend?

Because they have very low leg armor for their weight.

Compare Kuyak's 10 leg armor to Surcoat over mail with 18. 

[Iymore]

My current build (Level 29):

18/18
3 IF
6 PS
5 Shield
6 ATH
6 Riding
0 WM

100 polearm
50 1 hand

I am a bit unsure if I should stick the 3 WPF from level 30 into IF or WM.

Are 20 more WPF in polearm that much difference?

u need more wm, like 5

[dodnet]

u need more wm, like 5

Too late 

[Kophka]

Level 30 :

21/15
2 Skill Points converted to 1 Attribute Point
6 IF (68 hp)
7 PS
4 Shield (Heavy Kite has good coverage/4 skill Knightly shields are fast)
3 Athletics
5 Riding (the bonus for ride over requirement is negligible at most, requirement for horse of choice is all you need)
4 WM

104 Polearm wpf
105 1-handed wpf

Armor : Mail shirt is good for stopping a couple of non-bodkin arrows, use whatever you like though. Splinted Greaves with Spurs (you see any other foot gear with spurs? ) Helmet of choice.

Weapons : Heavy Lance is for newbies, it's good to start with if you have no idea what you are doing. Light Lance is for professionals only. Personally, I like regular Lance (I'm an experienced Cavalryman that is NOT very good at being a Cavalryman ). 1 hander of choice (at least 80 length, though I've had good results with Iberian Mace). Shield of choice.

Rambo cavalry is often dead cavalry, it's always good to ride in formation. See ya on the battlefield, we'll laugh at the walking peasants some time!

[KaMiKaZe_JoE]

When picking a cav build, you'll want to consider whether you're going to go balls-to-the-walls pure cav, or have a variety of skills, with a pure cav build being one without any athletics.

My current build--still a work in progress--will be 18/21.

6 PS
5 Shield
7 Riding
5 WM

146 polearm wpf.

My reasoning:
After many months of playing lancer cav, I've decided that I'm so fucking amazing at it that I might as well put all my points towards making me an even more lethal lancer. Fuck 1h wpf, I fight with a lance. Fuck athletics, I fight on horseback.

If I'm dismounted, I'll probably just die. The 5 shield skill may, however, allow me to hoplite it up. That 146 wpf and 6 PS will allow for, at the least, some decent polearm fighting.

[Torben]

Because they have very low leg armor for their weight.

Compare Kuyak's 10 leg armor to Surcoat over mail with 18.

yeah you are right,  they aint optimal.  still have found memories of using the lam vest witout shield,  15 str and no if for many generations.  i still like it probably cause of that..