Sup guys, relatively new to this mod.
Would it be a viable tactic to use a large shield + short stabbing sword, sort of Roman tactics, in this?
Or would I just end up overwhelmed by longer ranged 2h weapons most of the time?
Can my characters speed be boosted enough to get within range and cause damage?
I use something similar, shortsword with light shields. Back then it was a bit easier, but since more and more 2handers have discovered the usefulness of the stab, times have become harder.
Stabs with 1hand weapons are a bit tricky, if you are too close, then they bounce off and leave you exposed. One of the main reasons of my deaths.
Well shortswords itself, the short broad sword is quite nice, but the upgrades are crap.
The cheaper short arming sword gets the same masterwork values as the short broad sword, but it is a bit faster.
Speed is the other problem. Your equipment slows you down and if you want to keep your shield for a longer time, you have to invest in shield skill, which means 2handers have quite often a higher athletics skill, because they have more points to convert.
You can counter this a bit with lighter armour, but you will never fast enough to dance in and out of their weapon reach.