I did the following:
- 1-12ish: FoB
- 12ish-24: Kurn's. I preserved my Burynai faction, but I still did the tunnels -- there are some icebones / charbones that give good XP until 24. Once you're above 20, you should be able to do a circuit from top to bottom of Kurn's, killing everything that gives XP, and then by the time you hit the bottom, zone out, and zone back in, the top should have repopped.
- 24-30: WW
- 30-40: FM
- 40-45ish: CoM (this was exclusively grouping)
- 45ish-51ish: SolB Kobolds (this was exclusively grouping)
- 51-55: SolB Bugs and Bats (you can solo again because you can bind wound to 70%). Also, groups for LDCs or Efreeti are great.
At 55, BnB XP is trash because level 38-41 mobs are XP green, so only 1/5 of the bugs and bats give full XP. LDCs would be viable grouping, but that would require substantially better equipment than I have currently. I'm still figuring out whether or not there are any good solo places left for a monk with my gear.
From 1-50, my equipment was Wu's Quivering Staff, 2 Trance Sticks (I only used them to keep up my 1hb), a couple medicine bags for bandages and shurikens, cured silk armor that I tailored myself, and random drops (eg, Crescent Armor from Dalnir, Droga rings, Forest Loops, Targishin's Bone Mask). After that, I gradually upgraded to what I currently have (
http://wiki.project1999.com/Magelo_Blue:Meviin) in roughly this priority:
- Haste item (SCHW or FBSS)
- IFS for 2HB, Jade Mace / SoS for 1HBs
- Weight reduction bags. Large Soiled Bag is great for bandages / shurikens (if you spend some time in SolB around BnB / LDCs, you'll likely get one for free). There are a bunch of cheap weight reduction bags that have 8 slots, 0.4 weight, and have between 20-35% WR (
http://wiki.project1999.com/Weight-reducing_Bags). To upgrade after that, you need to shell out 5k for a Tinkerer's bag. But getting one of those is also totally worth it.
- Shackle of Steel quest (probably not worth it in terms of time investment, but I enjoy doing quests, and it's a great bracer)
- Epic quest
- Misc gear (eg, Black Panther Boots)
Next on my agenda is jboots.