Runescape Quest Guide :: Getting Started Questing

The game of Runescape has over 120 quests! This newcomers guide has an introduction and detailed walkthroughs of a couple of the easier quests that are great to get started with. Once you've done those quests you might want to check out this massive Runescape quest guide from Killer Guides which packs in over 100 pages of walkthroughs.

In this Runescape quest guide I’ll show you how to access quest information in game, how to find quests to do and explain concepts like the quest difficulty and pre-requisites. You will first be introduced to the world of questing within Runescape while you are on the tutorial. This is a mandatory part of the game for new players and it gently introduces you to all of the game basics.

Accessing Quest Information In Game

Once you have gone through the tutorial you will have several icons in your Toolbar and you’ll have a small mini map of the game containing lots of icons. In the image below I have circled in yellow the quest icon, it looks a bit like a snow flake.

Clicking this icon will bring up a list of quests divided into “Free Quests” that can be played by anybody, and “Member’s Quests” that can only be paid by players who have a paid subscription. Clicking on the name of the quest will bring up some information about it in the main screen, such as who to speak to in order to get started. Try clicking on the quest “Dragon Slayer” in the free area, this will show the following:

Notice that after it tells you who to speak to, it also says that you need to be able to defeat a level 83 Dragon, and have 32 Quest Points. These are known as pre-requisites and they vary among the quests.

Quest Rewards

One of the pre-requisites for the Dragon Slayer quest (which is the most difficult of the Free quests by the way, so don’t think you can jump into it if you have only recently started playing!) is that you must have 32 Quest Points. Every quest that you complete will give you various rewards, including between 1 and 5 quest points.

This forces you to complete some of the easier quests before being able to start the more challenging ones which makes sense. Quests also give you other types of rewards such as gold coins (money!), items and skills. In all of the Runescape quest quides published here I’ll point out exactly what the rewards are for each one.

Quest Difficulty & Length

First of all, some quests are made more difficult simply by having pre-requisites. For example, the ability to defeat a level 83 dragon does not come easily or quickly so that makes the Dragon Slayer quest very difficult.

Some quests also take longer than others however one of the great things about Runescape is that you can log out at any time and come back to a quest later.

The Next Step...

Now that I've shown you the basic I'll post guides for some of the easier quests that are great for newcomers to get started on. Keep scrolling down for those. Also, don't forget that these guides are just two of over 120 available. For the definitive Runescape quest guide head on over to Killer Guides.