Monk fists are 5/36 until 10, a cracked staff is 5/32 - same damage but slightly faster. In addition, it keeps your 1HB skill up. At 10 your fists become 6/36, which is a better ratio.

You can get a Cold Iron Morning Star for about 25pp, which is 9/35 - the same ratio as your fists at 25. Much cheaper than an EBM, and not that bad a ratio.

Is there anything better at 50 in classic than fists? I remember seeing a thread but can't find it now.

Level an agnostic HElf enchanter to 12 (you can get a lot of the way there with Crushbone belts and shoulderpads quest), do Stein of Moggok quest, sell for 250pp, rinse and repeat til you have enough cash to fund buying low and selling high in EC tunnel. I did that to fund all my gear on my shammy (which will be good enough to get him to the planes.) Since lots of peeps are twinking I don't think the Stein demand will diminish anytime soon...

In the meantime you have a nice little Chanter you can either use as your main or a nice alt to level while you wait for new content at 50...

Regards,
Mg

The only weapon better than natural fists (14/30 human 14/31 iksar) are Whitened Treant Fists which are dropped in PoSky (14/28). Both of those ratios are insane for classic though.

FYI for the OP as far as what you're getting into:

Monk is one of the hardest classes to play in EverQuest. The beginning levels are rough, and the weight limit will always be annoying. However, they have probably the single hardest skill to master in Classic (and on) in Feign Death. There's so many nuances and mechanics to learn with FD pulling that really makes it an art form that can take months if not years of playing to completely master. A great FD puller is one of the most powerful and significant allies you can have, however. Unfortunately, a lot of people on P99 are ex-EQ veterans and may expect pulling perfection from you, so you may have to put up with some disappointed group mates. Not only do you need to learn the mechanics of feign death itself, but also the layouts, spawns, and timers of dungeons you'll be pulling from.

But as stated, a level 50 monk who knows his shit is one of the most powerful chars you could possess in the game.

Edit: I forgot Wu's Tranquil Fist, which is even better than Whitened Treant Fists. I kinda forgot them because they were so hard to obtain and immediately obsoleted with Kunark, but not sure how rare they are here.

If you like variety, go with an Enchanter!

shrug, played a monk since 1999, all aspects of the game, tried a different route this time and made coin while leveling my monk. Like I said, hit me up in game:)

Peace

Or if you don't want to wait that long, an agnostic Dark Elf enchanter to 4 :-)

http://www.project1999.org/forums/at...1&d=1289994914

I use a mix. For some items, the auction tracker is useful. At times, the data isn't reliable compared to what I see happening in the tunnel.

If the tracker isn't accurate at times, I go with my gut.

It's worked out I suppose. We're geared.

I'm a level 21 Monk, have a full set of Wu's armor and +90HP combined from my rings, and still have a hard time soloing even con mobs that I don't even bother trying, too risky. They aren't supposed to be easy, in fact I would argue that you ideally would die 50% of the time on an even con.