Originally posted by Zathabar:

I assume the OP hasn't made a carapace spear yet.

You assume correctly.

Originally posted by Soma:

:edit: sorry I forgot to answer your question. Knives. Try a knife build, you will love it. Work on sneak from the start and have fun backstabbing!

That does sound fun, but also like a a decent amount of grind/work without enough synergy to other things.