Gleason's Gielinor Guide

This quest has an in-depth guide.

It contains a more detailed description of dialogue, cutscenes, and storyline.

Details

Start point	Talk to Burntmeat in the Troll Stronghold kitchen. Show on map
Official difficulty	Experienced
Official length	Medium
Description	Trolls love goutweed. They love it so much that they've picked it all, and now they can't get any more. However, in his smelly kitchen in the Troll Stronghold, Burntmeat the cook has heard a rumour that goutweed is growing once again, for anyone who's got the skill to farm it. Can you teach his young assistant - a simple troll known as My Arm - to grow the precious goutweed? Will you overcome My Arm's stubbornness and ignorance to earn yourself Burntmeat's reward? Dare you accompany My Arm on this uniquely trollish expedition?
Requirements	29 Farming ^[boostable] 10 Woodcutting ^{[not boostable]} ^[1] Completion of the following quests: Eadgar's Ruse Druidic Ritual Troll Stronghold Death Plateau The Feud Jungle Potion At least 60% favour in the Tai Bwo Wannai Cleanup minigame before starting this quest - this will be subtracted from the total favour Acquiring 100% Tai Bwo Favour rating is a requirement for the Medium Karamja Diary. If completion of the medium diary is desired, it is recommended to get 100% prior to starting this quest
Items required	Bucket (can be obtained during the quest, south of the cooking pot on Death Plateau) 3 Ugthanki dung, or the following materials to gather it: Red hot sauce (obtainable in Pollnivneach) or the Camulet (from Enakhra's Lament quest) Spade 3 additional buckets Several farming supplies, which can be stored by any Tool Leprechaun and withdrawn from the Trollheim Tool Leprechaun. He sells all of these except for supercompost: 7 Supercompost (must be supercompost; one extra can be used instead of plant cure, making 8 total) Note: Bottomless compost bucket will not work, even one that is containing supercompost. Spade (To give to My Arm temporarily; he will return it near the end of the quest) Rake (To give to My Arm temporarily; he will return it near the end of the quest) Seed dibber (To give to My Arm temporarily; he will return it near the end of the quest. This is still needed even if Barbarian Training is completed) Plant cure (disease can be avoided with an additional supercompost but the plant can get diseased during a cutscene right after planting so plant cure is still recommended) Climbing boots (can be bought from Tenzing for 12 coins)
Recommended	55 Combat level 43 Prayer ^{[not boostable]} for Protection prayers 61 Magic ^[boostable] for Trollheim Teleport Fast travel to Al Kharid (ring of dueling or amulet of glory) or Pollnivneach (Pollnivneach Teleport or coins to use the magic carpet system) to obtain Ugthanki Dung Fast travel to Death Plateau (games necklace to Burthorpe or combat bracelet to the Warriors' Guild) Stamina or energy potions Food, armour, and a weapon A Machete if you have less than 60% favour in the Tai Bwo Wannai Cleanup minigame
Enemies to defeat	Baby Roc (level 75) Giant Roc (level 172)

Walkthrough

The adventurer

Items needed: Climbing boots or 12 coins

Go to the Troll Stronghold, head south then downstairs into the kitchen (fairycode AJR and enter from the back through the secret door where you freed the prisoners, or utilise a slayer ring and enter the mountain through the secret entrance, or Trollheim teleport and go west).
Speak to Burntmeat. ( 1•2)…
1 What do you want now?
2 Alright, I'll lend him a hand.
Talk to My Arm, east of Burntmeat.

Getting the goutweed

Items needed: Three buckets of Ugthanki dung, seven buckets of supercompost (or 7 supercompost stored in the Tool Leprechaun), a spade, climbing boots, empty bucket (no need to bring one, there is one south of the Death Plateau cooking pot), at least one free inventory slot.

Reach the Death Plateau. (Games necklace or minigame teleport to Burthorpe). There will be thrower trolls on the way there and on the plateau itself; protect from ranged.
Use a bucket on the cooking pot in the middle of the plateau with 1 free inventory space to get the goutweedy lump.
- A bucket spawns south of the cooking pot, if you forgot to bring one.
Go back to the Troll Stronghold and talk to My Arm.
After he brings you to a new area, talk to him again.
After reading the book he gave you, talk to him again.
Use three buckets of Ugthanki dung and seven buckets of supercompost on the soil patch.
Talk to My Arm.
Talk to Captain Barnaby. ( 1)…
1 This is My Arm. We'd like to go to Karamja.

Getting the tubers

Items needed: None if you already have 60% favour in Tai Bwo Wannai Cleanup. If not, you'll need a machete, or at least 60 coins to buy one from the store north-west of the village.

Note: If you plan on completing Karamja medium task diary, you may want to consider getting 100% favour first as you will lose the 60% here.

Meet up with My Arm at Tai Bwo Wannai, east of the general store. Talk to him.
Talk to Murcaily near the hardwood grove. Make sure you have at least 1 free inventory space. ( 1)…
1 A troll called My Arm wants a favour...
- If Murcaily cannot be found, log out and log back in.
- If you don't have 60% favour, raise it to 60% at least and talk to him again (you can't start the quest if you don't have 60% favour).
After the cutscene speak to My Arm, you will take the boat back to Ardougne where you can access the bank.

Teaching a troll to farm

Items needed: Hardy gout tubers, 17 coins or a rake, seed dibber, plant cure, spade, climbing boots and optionally, supercompost or ultracompost (Bottomless Compost Bucket will not work). Remember to bring food for the boss fight to save time.

Prepare yourself for a level 75 fight and a level 172 fight.
Go back to the roof of the Troll Stronghold by using ladder in the west room on the upper level where the Troll Generals are.
- Note: Obtain a spade from the Tool leprechaun if you do not already have one.
Talk to My Arm.
Give My Arm the tools he needs for farming in this order:
- Rake (if My Arm breaks the rake, pick up the pieces, reassemble it, and give it back to him)
- Supercompost/Ultracompost (Optional. If ultracompost/supercompost is not used, the patch may become diseased and will need to be cured. Regular compost has no effect.)
- Hardy gout tubers
- Seed dibber
- Plant cure (if patch becomes diseased)

This fight takes place in an instance.

On death, all unprotected items will be moved to a grave outside the instance. Any items left on the ground will be lost.

Talk to My Arm.
Defeat the two monsters.
- Note: It is possible to dodge the Giant Roc's attacks by moving back and forth between tiles, but it is not possible to dodge its stun attack.

The end

Talk to My Arm.
Give him a spade (if you don't have one, you can go back down and up the ladder to get the leprechaun to reappear).
Go back to Burntmeat in the kitchen.
Talk to My Arm on the roof.
Congratulations, quest complete!

Rewards

1 Quest point
10,000 Herblore experience
5,000 Farming experience
- 45×7 (315 total) additional Farming experience while My Arm harvests his crop.
Access to a disease-free herb patch on top of the Troll Stronghold. This patch does not allow growing of regular Goutweed.
Ability to use the rocks Agility shortcut outside the Troll Stronghold.
29 Burnt meat

Unlocks:

Giant Roc accessible in the Nightmare Zone.

Required for completing

Making Friends with My Arm

^ Needed to cut thatches and repair the fence for Tai Bwo Wannai favour, otherwise you will have to kill monsters spawned by other players (or nearby jungle spiders)

My Arm's Big Adventure/Quick guide