Alright, I think I've decided I would like to drop the whole thief thing and pick up PK/PvPing (Siege shard).
In your experiences, what wep skill would you say pwns the most face: swords, mace, or fencing? (If I was to go swords, I think I'd tend to use a nice axe).

Here's the temp I was thinking of:
wep skill
bushido
parry
anat
heal
tact
chiv?

On a side note... for factions and being red... is that a good template compared to, say, necromage.... and compared to something with stealth?

Thanks guys. I'm new coming back after a LONG break from UO, so any insight helps.

I think fencing is best suited for pvp

I'd say either Swords or Fencing, depending on what type weapons you can find. I prefer Swords as they have more of a variety of 2-handed weapons.

I'd say get a disarm, get a poisoning weapon.. and get a ai or conc weapon.. its all based on the weapons you have.. I have a pvp macer.. and annihiliate people with conc..