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Prying Times/Quick guide

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Details

Start pointMap icon Talk to 'Squawking' Steve Beanie at The Pandemonium pub. Show on map
Official difficultyIntermediate
Official lengthShort
DescriptionHelp Steve Beanie recover some 'pirate treasure' and unlock the crowbar, a useful Sailing tool.
Requirements
Items required
Recommended
Enemies to defeat
Ironman concerns

Walkthrough

Crate of looty

Items needed: Captain's log
  • With your Captain's log in your inventory and an open task slot, talk to 'Squawking' Steve Beanie in the Pandemonium Pub to accept the courier task. (Chat 3•1)…
    3Got any work that needs doing here?
    1Yes.
  • Sail to Port Sarim, dock, and disembark.
  • Board your vessel and deposit the crate into the cargo hold.
  • Sail back south to The Pandemonium.
    • Dock your vessel, withdraw the crate from the cargo hold, and disembark.
    • Deposit the crate at the ledger table on the docks.
  • Return to 'Squawking' Steve Beanie. (Chat 3)…
    3I delivered that cargo for you.
    • If needed, take a hammer from the crate next to Junior Jim before leaving The Pandemonium.

Crowbar

Items needed: Steel bar, hammer, redberry pie
  • Talk to Thurgo at Mudskipper Point, south of Port Sarim. (Chat 3•1)…
    3I need some help with a 'special key'.
    1Yes.
    • If Below Ice Mountain has been completed, select option 4 instead of 3.
    • The fairy ring AIQ is closest to Thurgo.
    • With the hammer in your inventory, give him the steel bar and redberry pie to receive a crowbar.
  • Return to 'Squawking' Steve Beanie in the Pandemonium Pub. (Chat 3)…
    3I made that 'special key' you needed.
    • Captain Tobias can take you from Port Sarim to The Pandemonium for 30 coins.
  • Sail to the small island north-west of The Pandemonium and find the floating sealed crate.
    • Withdraw the crowbar from your cargo hold and pry open the crate while aboard your vessel.
  • Drink the bottle of fish bladder stout. (Chat 1)…
    1Yes.
    • Defeat the drink troll that spawns, or disembark from your vessel to avoid the fight.
  • Sail back to The Pandemonium and talk to 'Squawking' Steve Beanie. (Chat 3)…
    3About that crate...
  • Open the sealed crate behind Steve with the crowbar.
  • Congratulations, quest complete!

Rewards

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