While I'm sure this has been going on for ages, a fast way to gain XP for any class is the B/X method of gameplay, utilizing the beauty of the bard song UNCONSCIOUS paired with an experience seeking class armed with a dagger.
The Basics
Your bard sings UNCONSCIOUS to a mob and your xp'er triggers on the unconscious message to switch to a dagger weapon and then executes a backstab. The amount of damage that the backstab does to the mob is counted as raw XP. It is large. If you kill the mob outright, you'll also collect the mob XP. Regardless of the mob hp size, you'll get all of the backstab damage xp. Literally a one-for-one xp bonus.
Risks
There are some risks: while backstabbing an unconscious mob delivers a huge amount of damage, the BACKSTAB multiplier doesn't kick up until after level 20. If you're going to use this method, and your experience gainer isn't a healer, you might want to hold off until you get into the 4X backstab damage multiplier. Especially if you're decked out in multi-remort stat gear for level gains. There is a chance that a big mob will kill you, erasing all those sweet unc/bstab xp gains.
Daggers at mL0
For convenience, here's a table of nearly mL0 daggers for all classes and the level at which you can wield them. Be sure to make an alias that switches out your stabber for your regular level-based weapon after the initial stab. Some mobs can be repeatedly stabbed if you can PAX / CALM them.
| Class | Dagger | Mob | Zone | DAM | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleric, Mage | curved dagger | thug | Weeden | 10.0 | mL 0 !rests 4D4 10.0 avg best enchant |
| Ninja | ebony kris | Grand Master | High Tower of Sorcery | 15.0 | mL 0 tn! 4D4 10.0 avg 5 dam -3 dex |
| Thief | knife | Colin | Three of Swords | 15.0 | mL 0 t! !g 2D12 13.0 avg 2 hit 2 dam |
| Antipaladin, Bard, Jedi, Ranger, Sohei, Warrior | sacrificial bone kris | Temple High Priestess | Goblinsville | 15.0 | mL 0 !cn !g 3D7 12.0 avg 2 dam -2 dex |
| Paladin | serrated dagger | sneaky thief | Wayhouse | 14.5 | mL 5 !mc 5D4 12.5 avg 2 hit 2 dam |
For more information about daggers, post level 1, click here.