[SixOfSpades]

Forget using a Shield, except against bosses. Just take the hits and suck down some Potions, you've got the HP. Your only Weapon Style points should go into Dual-Wielding.

On-hand weapons:
- Flail of Ages (see how I listed this one first?)
- Celestial Fury
- Adjatha the Drinker

Off-hand weapons:
- Defender of Easthaven
- Sword of Arvoreen (if you're a Halfling)

"switch-to" weapons: (Don't use 'em, just keep them in your Quick Weapons for when you'll need 'em)
- Azuredge
- Ras
- Daystar
- Ilbratha
- Mace of Disruption+2
- Sword of Balduran

Later on in the game, the Crom Faeyr and the Equalizer make good offhand weapons as well.

Don't worry about putting points into your offhand weapons, or any of your "switch-to" weapons except Azuredge. So, starting out, you should look like this:

Flail: **
2-Weapon Style: ***
Long Sword or Bastard Sword: *

The point in Swords is because there are no enchanted Axes or Flails in Jon's Dungeon, and by the time you escape, you'll hit Level 9, which will give you the star you need to put into Axe.