With a set of banded and a fast cheap weapon you'll be able to contribute just fine. The AC cap scales with level so you got plenty of time to get your basic gear up and running. The most pressing matter would be finding some decent weapons, but anything that isn't top of the line usually goes for under 100 or 200 plat and that's not too big of an investment.
Even for an untwinked newbie warrior
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