Quests as previously mentioned are RS gold missions given by non-player character (NPC) to play the game. They typically require visiting certain locations performing various tasks, and sometimes, defeating story antagonist.

In RuneScape the quests aren't linear which means that every single mission differs from the other. This is why they're not like the tedious tasks many other games. Instead, they are interesting adventures which solved alone provide a feeling of accomplishment. There are quests to complete in Old School RuneScape are often "gates" which prevent players from accessing certain areas, NPCs , or objects. If you are able to complete these, you could gain access to an amazing hunting terrain with your favorite mobs, the ability to wear more powerful armors , or even help you learn how to use specific spells.

The starting locations of quests are marked by blue stars within the miniature map. Also, players can look up the basic information about quest locations and how to complete them in the Quest Journal which is implemented into the interface. Finishing a quest, aside from the rewards mentioned earlier, typically, players receive quest points, experience in certain skills and sometimes things. There are currently around 150 quests in Old School RuneScape but only 20 of them are available to adventurers who want to play.

After opening Quest Journal, in the game, you'll gain access to the list of missions that are available and ones that have already been completed. It's an easy method to track which remain to be completed. After selecting one you will see a window open with details of how you can get to the next step, which can help you complete the task.

While browsing through Journal it will be apparent the following difficulties of quests : Novice Intermediate Expert, Master and Grandmaster. The quests such as Cook's Assistant, Rune Mysteries, Ernest the Chicken, Dwarf Cannon, Vampire Slayer, Restless Ghost or Recruitment Drive are classified as Novice since they don't meet any requirements to be completed.

For those who love to finish their quests don't need to develop many new skills and are generally not challenged by demanding tasks. In contrast, side quests that are of higher difficulty such as Enlightened Journey (Intermediate), Lost City (Experienced), Dream Mentor (Master) or Recipe for Disaster (Grandmaster) will require the players to have certain levels in buy OSRS gold certain capabilities, in addition to a small number of unique items and an enough levels of combat to deal with threats.