OSRS Beginner Guide: Your First 10 Hours

By Expos.GG Team · 2026-01-29

Start your Old School RuneScape journey right. Our beginner guide covers the essential first 10 hours of gameplay.

Welcome to Gielinor!

Old School RuneScape is a massive game with endless possibilities. This guide helps you make the most of your first 10 hours.

Hour 1-2: Tutorial & Lumbridge

Tutorial Island - Learn basic controls - Try each skill - Talk to instructors - Get starting items

Arriving in Lumbridge After the tutorial: 1. Explore the castle 2. Find the bank 3. Talk to NPCs 4. Get oriented

Hour 2-4: Essential Quests

Cook's Assistant - Start in Lumbridge Castle - Collect egg, flour, milk - Easy XP rewards - 300 Cooking XP

Sheep Shearer - North of Lumbridge - Collect 20 wool - Spin into balls - 150 Crafting XP

The Restless Ghost - Talk to Father Aereck - Ghost's skull recovery - 1,125 Prayer XP - Ghostspeak amulet

Hour 4-6: Combat Training

Where to Train - Chickens (1-10) - Cows (10-20) - Al Kharid warriors (20-30)

Combat Basics - Attack: Accuracy - Strength: Max hit - Defence: Damage reduction

Getting Gear - Bronze → Iron → Steel - Buy from shops - Or loot from enemies

Hour 6-8: Making Money

Early Money Methods 1. Cowhides: Kill cows, bank hides 2. Spinning flax: 50+ Crafting helpful 3. Collecting items: Steel platebodies spawn

Grand Exchange - Located in Varrock - Buy and sell items - Check prices - Essential for trading

Hour 8-10: More Quests

Recommended Quests 1. Dragon Slayer I - Best F2P quest 2. Vampire Slayer - Easy combat XP 3. Witch's Potion - Magic XP 4. Romeo & Juliet - Quest points

Why Quest? - Best early XP - Unlock content - Learn the game - Quest points matter

Skills to Try

Combat - Attack, Strength, Defence - Ranged, Magic, Prayer - Foundation of the game

Gathering - Fishing, Mining, Woodcutting - AFK and relaxing - Make some GP

Artisan - Cooking, Smithing, Crafting - Process gathered items - Useful products

Tips for New Players

1. Set small goals - 30 Attack, finish a quest 2. Use the wiki - Best resource ever 3. Join a clan - Community helps 4. Don't rush - Enjoy the journey 5. F2P is fine - Lots of content

Common Mistakes

Avoid These - Training one skill only - Ignoring quests - Not exploring - Buying membership too early

When to Get Membership?

Ready Signs - Finished F2P quests - Base 40 stats - Understand basics - Want more content

What Members Get - 8 more skills - Hundreds of quests - Better money making - More areas

Next Steps

After 10 hours: 1. Finish F2P quests 2. Get base 30-40 stats 3. Consider membership 4. Set long-term goals

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