New SK Tips/Info

[Caleban]

Hey guys,

A returning EQ player, played live from Kunark until PoP and have been nostalgic ever since. Needless to say, discovering the existence of this server has rocked my world.

I am about to roll my first char and am looking at trying a troll SK. Back in live my two main chars were good race casters (druid and shammy). I had some evil lowbies, never even rolled an SK. This, combined with the fact I haven't played in about 12 years, means I have quite a steep learning curve ahead of me and it's a little intimidating so I would appreciate any starting tips you would have for me.

I have three main questions really, I have looked on the project wiki and on classic EQ websites, and have not really found much to help answer these so I turn to you guys.

First off, as a lowbie newbie with no twinking potential, what are my most efficient money-making options while levelling? As I said I have never really played an evil so previous preferred areas like Crushbone seem to be out of the question.

Secondly, any half-decent quests/items I can camp, solo or grouping from an early stage as an SK?

Thirdly, the aspect of EQ I enjoy the most is grouping. I know that by picking a hybrid with a harsh xp penalty I may have made myself slightly undesirable. I am also likely to be playing off peak most of the time. As such I've probably made it tougher for myself but I am quite stubborn in trying to get into groups so there's always that. When and where can I group on from an early stage as an evil? Any tips on the kind of group-based levelling path I could be taking would be much appreciated. Any help on how to work efficiently in a group would also be ace!

Apologies for the rather long-winded post, just excited to be back in EQ after all that time.

Thanks,

Caleban