>>I'm looking for suggestions on what to drop...

IMO I would drop LB, 2HB (can get similar use from staves, but it's not a bad weapon skill to keep), Slings, and Bows (because of the shield penalty). If you were to pick between a thrown then drop LT, but I wouldn't drop it personally. I would also drop LE, but you said you aren't going to.


>>...or compelling reasons to keep training them all (not sure if TDPs is compelling enough).

Combat and Crafting are evolving, and not even finished, systems that can change what weapons are useful at times, and better templates/materials/enchants can come later that might make one that you dropped more useful. I'm guessing this is your TF character, if so, then I would just stick with everything.

I personally train: SE, LE, 2HE, SB, LB, 2HB, Staves, Polearms, Brawling and Heavy Thrown. All of which are at 250+.

Being Weapons secondary and having to deal with armor and survival tertiary, I find that I have no trouble maxing all of those weapons in a hunting area before my defenses max. Depending on the ranges of the critter of course, but it hasn't failed me yet.

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