The Realms are a very large and complex place. You will most likely need maps to navigate the more obscure areas of the Realms. If you don't care about your alignment then this guide is only of help so that you know vaguely what levels should hunt where. Word of Warning right now...many people who know the areas well will go to higher level places sooner (like Level 0 or so!). I just made these lists to show some places that have mostly good or evil npcs. You can determine what area you can take. Levels have changed and one must take into account your abilities/spells/skills/etc. so you might be able to do higher areas sooner. *shrugs* Go where you are getting good xps without dying. :)

Because the Realms are so expansive, you should most likely use maps. A favorite of many other mudders (not myself) is Minas's Map Page. Talis's Unofficial RoD Page was the first one I visited and thus is my favorite :)