if you want something kinda unique too: start in the Qeynos area. Barbarian Shaman, Human Monk, Half Elf Bard, DPS: erudite caster or take advantage of the starting spot for human rangers and druids. You will find the Qeynos side of P99 are bit more empty than EC/WC, Gfay, and even the iksar area.

I have enjoyed leveling 2 characters in the iksar newbie area and kurns tower. I started a iksar warrior that I kinda gave up on and an iksar SK. The class composition for iskar are enough that necro's and shamans can heal and monks are the dps.

So either go all iskar route or take advantage of qeynos and enjoy blackborrow

I've leveled up my bard and cleric in Qeynos and sadly, Blackburrow is anything but empty. Most of the time there will be a lvl15+ farming fangs or a high-level powerleveling a friend or twink. Blackburrow is great xp and way more fun than Crushbone.

With the halflings I hope to get to do Runnyeye and the Gorge :)

What are your inflame names? It would be fun to roll with you guys sometime.

runnyeye and the gorge are not bad for small groups. I leveled the my druid from 14-19 in east karana charming and snare/panic animal the variety of dogs, cats, snakes, and griffawns

War/Enc/Cleric/Mnk <-Prob the most perfect group set up.

warrior, rogue/monk, enchanter, druid.

with mind buff and slowed mobs a druid has much more to offer a group than a cleric. no revive, but have aoe stuns + evacuate. in the right zones you can get 4 dps with the enchanter charming a pet and the druid charming an animal. as a dru, best 6 man group i've been in was sk rog rog rog ench dru in chardok. 6 melee dps is op.

The [Misty Thicket Hooligans] are now online :D if you got a halfling alt who's looking for a home, /t Aussi or Jeroen or pm me here.

A big thank you goes out to Bregan D'Aerth for helping us out with getting some wisdom maces in Kithikor! <3

Any luck at a yak scimmy for the warrior?

Haha, no :) just wisdom weaponry!

What would be fun for EQ newbs, it's hard telling. I always enjoyed having everyone from the same race when starting up with friends. So with that being said, pick a race and then pick 4 that can be viable. Examples below:

Erudite - Paladin, Cleric, Magician, Enchanter
Human - Monk, Cleric, Enchanter, Rogue
Half Elf - Warrior, Druid, Bard, Rogue
Barbarian - Warrior, Shaman, Rogue, Rogue
Halfling - Warrior, Cleric, Rogue, Druid
Dark Elf - Warrior, Cleric, Enchanter, Rogue
Troll - SK, Shaman, Warrior, Warrior
Ogre - SK, Shaman, Warrior, Warrior
Dwarf - Warrior, Cleric, Rogue, Rogue
Wood Elf - Warrior, Druid, Bard, Rogue
High Elf - Paladin, Cleric, Enchanter, Magician
Gnome - Warrior, Cleric, Enchanter, Rogue
Iksar - Monk, Shaman, Necromancer, SK