[Striiker]

Hey! Welcome to the server. You'll find that people are generally very helpful to those who are new to the server. You did the right thing by posting here as I am sure you'll get some offers of help with some starting gear. I'd say an important thing to do is to get a weapon which can hit magic only mobs (and shield for bash if you use 1H weapons).
I'm always torn about giving too much to new players because for some, it ruins the challenge of starting out new on the server. When I help folks out, for melee I try to help with a weapon as I had said and for casters, some plat for spells. I base this upon what frustrated me more than added to the fun. No magic weapon always limited me significantly in terms of where I could go (when I was starting out completely from scratch) and not having my spells was a constant source of frustration as a casting type (to this day).
As a Paladin, you should do well getting cheap paladin only items for sale cheap by players as there has generally been a lower population of paladins on the server.
So, welcome to the server! If I see you I think I have a Bone Bladed Claymore on my mule in EC which has your name on it (assuming you still need one)