Can someone please give the link to the rules where it is written that the monk only can add his starting craft vaule to his strength in battle.

Is this black industries rules or, an unofficial rule or a new one for the revised edition? I want to read it for my self...

BI FAQ clarified this. FFG R4th had that from the get-go:

"A character’s Craft can never drop below that character’s Craft
value (i.e., the number printed on the character card)." (p. 5)

thankx Dam, I knew i could count on you!

The manual explains it with a clear example at page 11
But please.. If you ever print a 5th edition of the game.. please change the wording "Craft Value" in something different..

every day, talisman players argue to death for deciding what "Craft Value" means!