Last generation I went 27-12, 2 shield skill, 9 ps and if, with no WM. Worked out really, really well. The low weapon weight really makes up for the 4 ath, and at 9PS you'll 1shot some people.
Used the knightly arming, military cleaver and soldier's cleaver throughout the gen. My favorite was the soldier's cleaver, but all of them were amazing. Really the shield was only for fighting more than 3 people at once and ranged.