[SIZE="6"]Karma[/SIZE]
[SIZE="3"]HC Ed the Undying[/SIZE]
Easiest path for karma if you have low perms is probably HC Ed the Undying. You can use cc_ascend, made by the lovely shiny robot Cheesecookie to do that! The script says it requires a lot of shinies, but it really doesn't, as my no-shiny multi can attest to.

http://alliancefromhell.com/viewtopic.php?t=6363

[SIZE="3"]HC Community Service[/SIZE]
If you have some perms/shinies, you might be better off running it in HC Community Service, since that can get down to 2 days fairly quickly as well.

I think some good combat perms for CS so you don't get Beaten Up are Cannelloni Cocoon (hp recovery)/Saucestorm (combat spell)/Soul Saucery/Inner Sauce(mp regen)/Simmer (spell dmg for test). cc_ascend also works fine for CS, although it can abort if you don't have enough adventures or get Beaten Up.

[SIZE="6"]Meat[/SIZE]
[SIZE="3"]Volcano Farming[/SIZE]
Probably the most well known and a historically popular farming method for those without lots of perms or shinies.

You'll want to buy:
-high-temperature mining mask (hot res)
-lava-proof pants (hot res)
-heat-resistant gloves (hot res)
-heat-resistant necktie (hot res)
-Misty Cloak (hp regen)
-broken high-temperature mining drill
-heat-resistant sheet metal