Well, you could go to lineage2.com library and start reading for istance :D there are very much information he might need. In your place I would let him play, gain experience himself, learn stuff :D
:DD made me laugh. It's like a dissease and it's spreading fast!! Soon noobs will rule internet like the yvil sig bunny did once!!!!
BTW: rofl'ed :D funny
Well..in l2x reccomendations help with crafting. E.G. a dwarf with blue nick has betten change of succeding like 75% item creating. Of course you can't test it normaly, but still. I preffer blue dwarves :)