Boon of the Garou and Shaman buffs plus perhaps Avatar should fix any and all DEX needs. Lots of intermediate, planar and end-game gear gives tons of STR. Then there's STA, this might be tricky if you don't go dwarf/troll/ogre/barbarian. So what's left? AGI, which doesn't matter. INT/WIS, for trade skills, easily bumped with gear and a buff. CHA, haha, right.
So then, are you a new player? Or a vet with plenty of plat? And what race do *you* want to play? In my opinion, any dwarf/barb/ogre/troll warrior will succeed with the most basic of gear whereas the races with lower stats (human/half-dark-wood elf/halfling/gnome) will need a bit of loving. Iksar also rocks, because of the innate AC, but they're pretty low on stats as well.
A set of banded gear, +HP rings and decent weapon(s) will get you well into your 30s. Replace bits and pieces as you go and find your way into a decent guild with some raiding capacity at 40+. You'll be dependant on groups anyways unless you got the mula to get a fungi so you should encounter plenty of people.
ps - a staff of battle (31/37) goes for 500ish plat and sometimes lower. This weapon can carry you from 20 to 60 as pure dps~
http://wiki.project1999.com/Staff_of_Battle