OK -- Have done a bit of levelling up (and re-levelling -- thanks for the re-leveller!) over the weekend.
Have found that:
1. Cannot join Old Order if your Intelligence score is <10.
2. The Crimson Gloves that you can pick up at Level 41 (including 20 monk levels) DO NOT get upgraded as you level up to 60. So the Gloves at Lvl 60 are the same as those at Lvl 41, for a base 20-level monk.
3. The Crimson Gloves that an Old Order monk gets if they have base 30-levels of monk are the same as those for a base-20 level monk, and they also do not change when you go back to the girl and ask her to "evaluate your standing" in the Order
This means to me that something is not working as intended.
The result is that an Old Order fist-fighter monk will be unable to land more than the occasional punch in the tougher dungeons, as the AB on the Crimson gloves never increases from +12. And when they DO connect, the damage is minimal, as it doesn't increase from 2d4 in each of a few damage types.
DarkSky -- I'm happy if you don't feel it's your place to try and change this.
And I'm not sure whether Sarah is actively bug-fixing anything on this mod.
So I'm just pointing these things out as a heads-up to anyone (else) who might think an Old Order fist fighter monk might be fun.