Red Monk

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Starting area suggestions?
Assuming iksar, tell the merchant across the street from the monk guild, "I will perform a small service." He'll hand you an 8-slot bag. Fill it with curskin pelts, combine, turn in, and get armor. Grind out spiderlings in the little underground area till 6 or 7. Grind out spiders in the pit till 10 or 11. Have those silks ready for when someone enters the zone looking for silks, you should get enough money to afford some weapons from the many higher-level monks you'll cross paths with in Cab. Alternatively you can turn those spider silks into raw/cured silk, but I'd rather just save the cash for decent weapons and eventually a haste item.


Leveling path?
FOB - Kurns - WW - HHK. I can't answer after HHK because my monk is still leveling. You can also go to Faydwer after Kurns and do dungeons there, but those are the dungeons where you are almost guaranteed to run into twinks trying to kill you.

Items to save for?
Haste and hp rings. The FBSS is coming down in price, but I recommend silver chitin handwraps, which are better and are also being farmed a lot more these days. I got a pair for 4k. I don't know what the price will level out at yet, but 4K seems like a steal to me given what you're getting.

Bad idea?
Not really. Monks are fun

Other suggestions?
Join Thunderdome, roll a druid, get guild groups to fly through the levels. Late 40s or 50, grind up cash through ports, farming, camping, etc, and gear up your monk. This is totally not necessary, but if you want an easier path, this is it.