Pandemonium Quest Guide (OSRS)

Pandemonium is a Novice quest in Old School RuneScape and the quest that unlocks the Sailing skill. It’s your first hands-on experience at sea, introducing the basics through a story rather than combat. You’ll learn to steer a ship, dock at ports, and transport cargo. As the gateway to Sailing, it’s a must-do for anyone wanting to train the skill or progress further quests like Current Affairs.

• Official difficulty: Novice
• Official length: Short
• Quest points: 1
• Start point: Speak to Will or Anne on the Port Sarim docks
• Members: Yes
• Combat: None required

• A hammer
• A saw

Both items can be acquired during the quest, so there are no other requirements to begin.

• 1 Quest point
• 300 Sailing experience
• Access to the Sailing skill
• Access to The Pandemonium
• A raft
• 25 sawmill coupons (wood plank)
• 2 repair kits
• A spyglass

• Start: Port Sarim docks (Will & Anne)
• Focus: Learn Sailing basics — steering, docking, cargo
• Main tasks: Sail to the wreck → get stranded at Pandemonium → obtain a raft → build a cargo hold → deliver cargo
• Combat: None required
• Mechanics learned: Ship movement, port docking, and cargo storage

Getting Started

Talk to Will or Anne on the Port Sarim docks, just east of the Food Store, and accept their salvaging job. Board their ship, take control of the helm, and sail south through the Bay of Sarim to the pirate wreck located east of the Karamja Shipyard.

At the wreck, lower the salvaging hook when Anne tells you to. It pulls up a mysterious medallion and an old cup — Will keeps the medallion, you’re left with the cup, and Anne promptly shoves you overboard.

Pandemonium

You wash up at the Pandemonium and speak to Squawking Steve Beanie, who reveals Will and Anne stole a map to the wreck and sends you to Ribs. Ribs tells you about the pirate Barnacle Barnaby and a curse tied to the medallion, then points you back to Steve, who suggests finding Old Grog — but first, you’ll need your own boat.

Get Your Raft

Trade the old cup to Junior Jim for a raft, then head to the shipyard to grab a hammer and saw and build a cargo hold on your raft. Sail to Port Sarim and dock, then pick up cargo from the ledger and store it in your hold.

Important: you cannot be holding anything when you pick up the cargo.

Return to the Pandemonium to deliver the cargo and report back. Afterward, speak with Steve Beanie in the pub, who introduces you to Old Grog to help track down Will and Anne.

Quest Complete!

With Sailing now unlocked, the natural next step is Current Affairs, which unlocks the current duck and sea charting.

Do I need the Sailing skill to start Pandemonium?

Pandemonium is the quest that unlocks Sailing, so you don’t need any Sailing level to begin. It’s designed as your introduction to the skill.

Is Pandemonium free-to-play?

No. Pandemonium is a members-only quest, as is the Sailing skill it unlocks.

Is there any combat in Pandemonium?

No. The quest is entirely combat-free and focuses on learning to steer, dock, and carry cargo by ship.

What does Pandemonium unlock?

Completing it unlocks the Sailing skill, access to the Pandemonium island, and gives you a raft, a spyglass, repair kits, sawmill coupons, and 300 Sailing experience to start the skill with.