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if it's for a fighter, then definitely go with the shield. the only reason i can think of to ever use 2 weapons (for a fighter) is to take advantage of both of their abilities (i.e. crom + fury = brutal goodness). the measly extra attack you gain is just not worth giving up a potential 5 points in armor class, otherwise.
for non-fighters, especially thieves, two weapons is a little better as they don't get the extra attacks fighters do as the gain levels, and thieves rarely get much benefit from bucklers (and their typically high dex means they've prolly got a bow/xbow equipped anyway).
i like to have my front 2 chars with shields as they attract most of the attention, then bring in my 2-handed sword wielder and dual-weapon wielder in the fight just after them. works out quite well.
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