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You have minimal input on your slayer task, the things that affect your task is your masters monster list, the quests you have completed and your slayer level.

Each master has a set amount of monsters they can give you, these are not just slayer monsters that you need a required slayer level to kill but you can get monsters that you can kill regularly like goblins , bats and dragons etc.
You will not receive a slayer task for a monster you can only access after a certain quest if you have not completed that quest.
You will not get task that are for a slayer level higher than yours.

So if you get a slayer task you can do it! you have the ability to get to the monster and you have the slayer level to kill it!

If the slayer master gives you a task you are obliged to do it, you can not ask him for another one, when you get your task you have a number of decisions to make, where should I go to complete it, what do I need to wear, how much food do I take, what method should I use to kill it, can I kill it quick enough to make the xp worth it, am I confident/competent to do it, do I have the correct items to be able to do it.

Where you should go is dependent on the monster you are killing, your combat level and other factors, There may be high and low level monsters for your task, you need to decide which is most beneficial for you, for example if you have skeletons, you can kill low level ones in a local sewer but you wont get much slayer xp, you can travel a bit further for example the hidden dungeon in Ardy accessible after staring desert treasure, they are higher level take more time to kill but the slayer xp is greater, if you can kill the higher level monsters quick it is worth the time but its a balancing act as only you know your abilities.

What should you wear is dependent on the monster and location, for mage attack monsters wear your best range gear, dragon hide, frog/snake skin, for melee based attacks wear your best melee armour bronze up to dragon or barrows if you have. If you are ranging or meleeing monsters wear your appropriate armour for the attack style.
When receiving your task you have the option to ask for advice on the task given, sometimes you need special slayer equipment and he will tell you what you need you can purchase it from him by trading with him.

How much food should you take again is different depending on your level and the monster you want to attack, some tasks you can just take a few lobbies others you may need a full inventory full of sharks and return to the bank for more, when you get to the top level of the slayer tower Guthans is a great space and food saving set of armour, it can not be used effectively against mage attacking monsters so the ground and first floor of the slayer tower it should not be used, the top floor is melee only (Except death spawn) and is great to avoid trips to the bank.

What method of attack should you use is dependent on the monster type and what you want to train, some monsters are easy to range or mage, kurask, turoths, with broad arrows or magic dart, cave horrors, black demons etc, others are not so good such as mage based attacks, infernal mages, dark beasts, aberrant specters etc, melee is quicker for most monsters but if you are training other attack methods it is worth it for xp in that method.

Can you kill it quick enough to be valuable xp for the chosen task, again this is dependent on your choices of where to train and combat level, if your level 12 combat killing a level 82 skeleton it is not going to get you good quick slayer xp however a level 22 skelly will, choose the level of monster that you can kill quickly.

Am I confident to kill the chosen monster is a decision only you can make, you may be able to kill a monster but you don't think you will be able to stay there long without dying, other players lower level may be killing them but you don't feel confident yet, only you can say.

Do you have the equipment, pots or items required to kill the monsters is dependent on the monster and your skill and cash level, you may be able to kill metal dragons but if you cant make anti fire breath pots or you cant afford to buy them then there is no point in going.

If you have considered the above points and decided that you are not ready for the task then Burthorpe it, don't feel bad for burthorping it all level players do it, even after Burthorping you will get an easy task, you then need to look at many of the above points and decide the best level monster for that task, at any level 12 skellies is not worth going to ardy for the high levels ones it is better to kill low levels and get them out of the way for a better task, however 25 monkeys you can choose between the ones in ardy zoo and have to wait for respawn, go to Karamja and kill them quickly but more traveling, or go to Ape Atol and kill the high level guard monkeys for more xp or even ninja or zombie monkeys, decisions decisions its up to you.

Next topic in the slayer saga is going to be titled Equipment