Learning the Ropes
NoviceFree-to-playVery ShortOSRS TCG Learning the Ropes — Old School RuneScape quest card mapping
Start: talk to Quest Guide.
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Learning the Ropes is a free-to-play Old School RuneScape quest rated Novice. The OSRS TCG Learning the Ropes card list is still empty — the mapping is community-curated and filling in. The quest is listed here regardless, so the gap is visible and can be reported; the OSRS Wiki remains the authority on requirements and the walkthrough itself.
Full quest guide on the OSRS Wiki →Beta: quest cards are matched to the best of our current knowledge and may include some mismatches — we're still working through the data. If something doesn't look right, please submit feedback.
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Required items & monsters
No catalogue cards are mapped to this quest yet.
Walkthrough overview
A brief summary of the quest, noting where each card is used. The OSRS Wiki has the full, authoritative walkthrough.
- 1
Customise your character and choose your familiarity with Old School RuneScape, then talk to the Gielinor Guide to learn basic movement and interface controls.
- 2
Visit the Survival Expert to fish shrimp, chop a tree and light a fire, then the Master Chef to make bread.
- 3
Speak to the Quest Guide about the quest list, then the Mining Instructor to mine tin and copper, smelt a bronze bar and smith a bronze dagger.
- 4
Learn combat and equipment from the Combat Instructor, banking and account features from the Account Guide, and prayer from Brother Brace.
- 5
Finish with the Magic Instructor by casting Wind Strike on a chicken, completing the tutorial and unlocking travel off Tutorial Island.
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OSRS TCG Learning the Ropes — frequently asked
- Which OSRS TCG cards are linked to Learning the Ropes?
- None yet. Learning the Ropes has no OSRS TCG cards mapped to it in the catalogue — the mapping is community-curated and corrections are welcome from the quest page.
- Is Learning the Ropes members only?
- No, Learning the Ropes is free-to-play. It is rated Novice.
- Does this page tell me how to complete Learning the Ropes?
- It gives a brief walkthrough overview and maps the quest to its OSRS TCG cards — the items and monsters involved, and who is trading them. For the complete requirements, detailed steps and rewards, the OSRS Wiki link on this page is the authority.
Related cards
Cards that come up around Learning the Ropes but that you don't actually need for it — NPCs mentioned in passing, scenery, or items suggested only for convenience.
Resource
Useful for catching small fish.
Given by the Survival Expert on Tutorial Island to catch shrimp; provided in the tutorial, not brought.
Resource • Weapon
A woodcutter's axe.
Handed over during the Survival Expert's woodcutting lesson, not a required item you supply.
Resource
Useful for lighting a fire.
Provided for the firemaking lesson on Tutorial Island; a tutorial handout.
Resource • Consumable
There is flour in this pot.
Given by the Master Chef to make bread; supplied during the tutorial.
Resource • Consumable
It's a bucket of water.
Given alongside the pot of flour for the cooking lesson; a tutorial handout.
Resource • Weapon
Used for mining.
Given by the Mining Instructor to mine tin and copper; provided, not brought.
Resource • Weapon
Short but pointy.
Smithed during the mining lesson as a tutorial step, not a supplied requirement.
Resource • Weapon
A razor sharp sword.
Given by the Combat Instructor along with a shield; a tutorial handout.
Resource • Clue • Barrows
Lovely money!
Twenty-five coins shown in the starter bank by the Account Guide, not an item you bring.
Resource • General
Bones are for burying!
Used in Brother Brace's prayer lesson; handled during the tutorial, not a requirement.