Yay, I finally got a character to level 20 warrior.
Now, I need to decide on weapon specialization,
but having no experience with any of the skills
in the helpfiles I could really use some help
making an informed decision.

The main thing I see is that sword specialization
gets the use of "florintine" style, which allows
a warrior to dual wield without as much of a
defensive skill loss. That seems like a huge
benefit to me as a player, but I have no idea
what the other cool things the other specializations
due to balance it out.

Perhaps this is because as a new player I don't know
a lot of potions or good armor and I get hit much harder
in Pk duels than more experienced players.

I did a search on warrior specializations,
and while I did learn a lot I didn't see
anything that addressed this particular question,
except for a post on unarmed combat that seemed to
conclude it was a good idea to wait until level 40
to get it because damage is level based and you need
some of the higher level specialization defensive skills.
If I missed anything, please let me know!