OSRS has 23 distinct skills, ranging from RuneScape gold combat stats like Attack and Magic to gathering and crafting skills like Fishing and Smithing. Every skill serves a purpose-unlocking resources, quests, gear, or bosses.

Don't burn yourself out by grinding one skill endlessly. Instead:

Try different activities early to see what you enjoy.

Use quests to level up faster-many offer skill XP rewards.

Mix AFK training (like chopping trees or fishing) with more active methods (like Slayer or bossing) to keep things fresh.

Remember, progression is about long-term goals. Focus on skills that support what you want to do, whether that's PvM, questing, or making RuneScape gold.

Use the Wiki (Seriously)

The OSRS Wiki is one of the best game resources ever made. It contains everything-from XP rates and quest guides to drop tables and obscure mechanics.

Pair it with RuneLite's Quest Helper plugin, which walks you step by step through quests. A task that might take hours blind can be done in minutes with the helper. Unless you're specifically doing a "guideless" challenge, don't hesitate to use these tools-they save time and frustration.

Quests: More Than Just Story

Quests in OSRS are legendary, both for their quirky writing and their rewards. Many unlock:

New areas

Key items (like the ability to wield dragon weapons)

Huge XP boosts in early levels

For example, Cook's Assistant gives cooking experience right away. Others unlock essential transportation or bosses. Completing quests early helps propel your account into the mid-game much faster.

Minigames to Try Early

Minigames in OSRS are not just fun-they're often incredibly rewarding:

Tempoross - great Fishing and Cooking XP, plus useful supplies.

Guardians of the Rift - excellent Runecrafting XP and early runes.

Wintertodt - Firemaking XP plus loot like logs, herbs, and coins.

Whether you're an Ironman gathering supplies or a main account looking for profit, these minigames are worth your time.

Travel and Agility

The world of Gielinor is massive. Walking across the map can take 30 minutes-so efficient travel is crucial.

Agility - raises run energy regeneration so you can sprint longer.

Magic Teleports - unlock through training Magic or buying teleport tablets from the Grand Exchange.

Transportation Methods - unlock fairy rings, spirit trees, and amulets of glory as you progress.

Travel efficiency is a game-changer, saving hours over time.

Setting Your Own Goals

Unlike many MMOs, OSRS doesn't funnel you down one set path. You choose your goals:

Train combat for powerful weapons and bosses.

Master skills to unlock new money-making methods.

Chase pets, rare drops, or achievement diaries.

The game is most rewarding when you decide what excites you, then build your progression around that.

Final Thoughts

Starting OSRS can feel overwhelming, but it's also one of the most rewarding MMO experiences out there. With RuneLite plugins, smart settings, quests, and the help of the wiki, you can quickly move past the learning curve and start enjoying the endless freedom the game offers. Having enough OSRS gold can help you increase your freedom.

Experiment, set goals, and most importantly-have fun. Old School RuneScape is a marathon, not a sprint.

The Free-to-Play Ultimate Ironman journey has always been about chasing long-term goals with patience and consistency. In the previous milestone, You wrapped up a staggering 1,500-hour runecrafting grind, reaching the halfway point toward 99. With your inventory cleared and a fresh focus, set out on a new mission that would ultimately lead you to one of the most iconic weapons in Old School RuneScape: the rune scimitar. 

Stocking Up at Ogres

The adventure began once again with ogre warriors. This spot has always been a reliable source of law and nature runes while offering passive prayer and crafting experience. Prayer, in particular, is my weakest skill in F2P, and every bit helps. Along the way, you hit some impressive milestones-level 105 Ranged and a massive 25 million Ranged XP. Rune stacks grew steadily, and the OSRS GP pile crossed 10 million, a welcome recovery after spending 40 million on arrows in the last episode.

But after hours of grinding, You realized ogres weren't the most efficient source of prayer XP, nor would you ever need hundreds of thousands of runes. It was time to switch gears.

A Risky Wilderness Grind

With stock of law runes, deep into level 42 Wilderness, where two nature rune spawns promised big returns. The method was simple: every two law runes spent telegrabbing natures would yield about seven nature runes. These runes are critical in F2P since they enable superheating, one of the fastest ways to train smithing.

Preparation was essential. You can pack swordfish for food-ditching my old pizza-making routine-and geared up as best I could. Wilderness trips are always dangerous, but the payoff made the risk worthwhile. 

PKing Bots for Profit

While world-hopping between rune spawns, something unexpected: bot farms. Dozens of suspicious accounts lingered around caves and lava dragons. Out of curiosity, I began attacking them-and to my surprise, many went down easily, dropping loot ranging from RuneScape gold for sale rune platebodies to stacks worth 80k-130k.