Well, I don't know much about melee myself either but I can say that
you can DS (Damage Shield) your hubby to power level him as well as
give him Skin Like Rock. Also, buff him up with strength so he can
deal more damage. I'm really not sure if fearing is very effective
to PL because when I tried doing that, they didn't seem to get much
xp out of it. Well, I can definitely help your hubby get to your
level if you're on Vazaelle. I doubt it though. Not many poeple
I've seen online post that they're on vazaelle. Cuz I can definitely
help him level. I'm a level 51 druid and I can use my 49 DS and
he'll kill mobs like they were nothing. It deals 24 points of damage
each time the mob hits the person with the DS.

--- In EverQuest@y..., "Laura Buskirk" <wolffe@m...> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I was wondering if some of you could help me. I got my hubby
involved in EQ
> so he'd stop bugging me to get off the computer. He's got a 10th
lvl
> halfling fighter, and I know next to nothing about the melee
classes.
> Assuming he's got about 1000pp to spend, what are his best choices
for armor
> and a decent weapon. He's got a fine steel longsword right now,
which seems
> to suck, and leather armor. Should he go to bronze or fine steel
armor?
> What does a full suit of either of these cost? And what's the best
weapon
> for him at this point?
>
> Also, I'm trying to powerlevel him just a little so we can go
adventuring
> together, though I'm not generally a fan of leveling people that
don't know
> what they're doing. They should die plenty and learn like the rest
of us
> did :P I have a 16 druid and he just needs a couple of levels so
we can
> hang out. Is there a good place to do this quickly? All I can
think of at
> the moment is to fear kite lions and bears, oh my, and let him hack
them up.
> There's so darn many people in EC these days, though.
>
> Thanks for any help!!
>
> Laura