Barbarian Training

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Barbarian Training is a set of adventures (or Miniquest) that offer expansions to Firemaking, Herblore, Fishing and Smithing. This activity also provides access to the Ancient Cavern and the numerous monsters within, such as the Mithril dragon, which drops the fabled dragon full helmet.

[edit] Requirements

[edit] Skills

Though Otto will teach anyone skills, only those with the certain skill level will be able to use the techniques with success. The lowest levels to participate in the different activities are: 5 Smithing, 4 Herblore, 35 Firemaking, 48 Fishing and 15 Agility. After completing a number of the Barbarian skills training, players gain access to the Ancient Cavern with its abundance of 115+ combat level monsters.

[edit] Equipment

Certain activities will require the following items:

Woodcutting Hatchet
Hammer
2 metal bars (low grade ones are better such as bronze to steel)
Some fishing bait
A normal attack potion (2 doses)
Bow
Knife
Some teleport runes or jewellery is advised.
The games necklace's teleport to barbarian outpost is fairly useful. The mini-game is south-west of the teleport location.

[edit] Quests

Tai Bwo Wannai Trio (If you want to make hastas and spears)

[edit] The Activities

[edit] Barbarian Firemaking

This part of the Barbarian training starts by talking to Otto Godblessed. A player must have a Firemaking level of at least 35 in order to burn the oak log that is required for the Barbarian training. Barbarian firemaking works by using any type of bow in the inventory on a log. There is an oak tree down the slope north of Otto.

There are two types of activities that fall under Barbarian Firemaking: Lighting fires with a bow and lighting pyre ships.

[edit] Bow Fires

A player lighting logs with a bow.

As mentioned above the player must have finished learning the path from Otto, have at least 35 Firemaking and you will need a bow and logs. However, you can not use a Crystal, Ogre, Ogre Comp or Dark Bow. Once these criteria are met all the player has to do is click on the bow, then click on whichever logs they want to burn. However the greater the log the higher the player's Firemaking level must be to light it with the bow.

There are no inherent advantages to using a bow instead of a tinderbox, other than perhaps convenience. If you're in a bank and you use a bow on a unstrung bow it'll say "You can't light a fire here" but if you leave the bank and try it again then it'll say "nothing interesting happens".

Logs	Firemaking lvl needed	Experience gained
Normal	21	40
Achey	21	40
Oak	35	60
Willow	50	90
Teak	55	105
Arctic pine	62	125
Maple	65	135
Mahogany	70	157.5
Eucalyptus	78	193.5
Yew	80	202.5
Magic	95	303.8

[edit] Pyre ships

WARNING: This section has been rated as Dangerous; you can die and lose items.

Items needed:

Logs
Tinderbox or bow
Woodcutting Hatchet to carve the pyre ship
Chewed bones (mangled bones will not progress your Barbarian training)
- If mangled bones, bring armour, weapons, food, prayer as level 166 Barbarian Spirit will attack. This spirit uses only Melee, and can hit a max of 18.

Talk to Otto after using a bow to burn an oak log. Otto will explain Pyre ship burning. Many Barbarian heroes, adventuring in the Ancient Cavern, fell while fighting the monsters within and, due to the evil nature of the Cavern, their spirits have not been able to obtain rest. This activity requires Firemaking and Crafting levels of at least 11 to begin. When fighting the monsters or rummaging barbarian skeleton found on the ground within the cavern, some will drop either chewed or mangled bones which, in conjunction with any type of log, can be used on the burnt space (pyre site) just north of Otto's house, also 2 on north side of lake, to make a pyre ship. Burning a pyre ship will grant the player a bonus of up to 300%, depending on the logs used, the next time they bury bones.

The spirits released from chewed bones will reward the player, possibly with the dragon full helmet while those from the mangled bones, due to their imprisonment-induced madness, will attack the player immediately with a high hit for up to 18 damage, and can easily kill a player if they are on low health from obtaining the bones.

See Ancient Cavern for more details about obtaining drops.

Note that it is NOT possible to use the Req-Assist feature to burn pyre ships you don't have the levels for.

Logs	Firemaking/Crafting Level Required	Crafting experience gained	Firemaking experience gained	Number of bones with enhanced XP rewards
Normal	11	10	40	1
Achey	11	10	40	1
Oak	25	15	60	2
Willow	40	22.5	90	2
Teak	45	26.2	105	3
Arctic pine	52	31.2	125	3
Maple	55	33.7	135	3
Mahogany	60	39.3	157.5	4
Yew	70	50.6	202.5	4
Magic	85	75.9	303.8	5

Regular trees, a willow, and a yew tree are close by Otto's house; an oak tree is North-west of the lake.

[edit] Barbarian Fishing

Once the player has finished learning this path from Otto Godblessed, the player must have a Fishing level of at least 48, Agility and Strength levels of at least 15 and any form of bait.

There are two types of activities that fall under Barbarian Fishing: Heavy rod fishing and bare hand fishing.

[edit] Heavy Rod Fishing

One of the first tasks Otto Godblessed will set the player is to use a heavy rod to catch one of the fish in the lake to the east of his hut. The heavy rod can be obtained from underneath the bed in Otto's cabin. These fish are more difficult to catch than normal fish as they leap around in the water, and fight against the pull of the fishing rod. Catching a single fish is sufficient for the Training, but continue fishing to obtain roe, which is needed for the herblore part of the training.

Once caught, players can gut the fish with a knife, receiving 10 or 15 Cooking experience. Players may also receive fish offcuts, roe and caviar; the latter two are used in the Barbarian version of Herblore.

Leaping trout and Leaping salmon will provide roe when gutted; Leaping sturgeons provide caviar.

Heavy rod fishing is notable for providing the fastest fishing experience in the game at higher levels, as well as giving small amounts of strength and agility experience as a bonus. In addition, once started, players will never need bait, as they can use the roe, caviar, and fish offcuts to continue fishing indefinitely. (Feathers can also be used for bait for all the leaping fish, so that players without roe, caviar, or offcuts can still fish.) Unlike other fishing methods, heavy rod fishing does not produce a profit, nor does it provide a good source of cooking experience through raw fish, although cutting the fish will provide some cooking experience.

Fish	Fishing Level Required	Strength/Agility Level Required	Fishing experience gained	Strength/Agility experience gained	Cooking Experience from successful cutting/gutting
Leaping trout	48	15	50	5	10
Leaping salmon	58	30	70	6	10
Leaping sturgeon	70	45	80	7	15

[edit] Bare Hand Fishing

A player catches a tuna with his bare hands.

The "glide" glitch

A player gaining the ability to catch sharks bare-handed

Another Barbarian ability is the ability to fish using their bare hands, as opposed to using a harpoon. For this activity the player needs at least 55 Fishing and 35 Strength. After completing the heavy rod fishing, talk to Otto to learn about the bare hand fishing technique. Then go to a harpoon fishing spot - free spot (Karamja or Wilderness lvl 35-38) or member spot (Catherby, Rellekka, Fishing Guild, Burgh de Rott, or Elf Camp). Do not bring a harpoon unless you drop it. Catch a fish to complete the Barbarian fishing training.

Fishing barehanded is just as fast as fishing normally with a harpoon, but it provides small amounts of bonus strength experience. However, it takes a significantly higher level to fish this way. There are a few known glitches, like the Slide and Stretch, Shown below

Fish	Fishing Level Required	Strength Level Required	Fishing experience gained	Strength experience gained
Tuna	55	35	80	8
Swordfish	70	50	100	10
Shark	96	76	110	11

[edit] Barbarian Smithing

To begin to learn the Barbarian smithing path the player must have finished the Heavy Rod Fishing and Bare Hand Fishing skills above. They must also have completed the Tai Bwo Wannai Trio quest and have a Smithing level of at least 5.

There are two types of activities that fall under Barbarian Smithing: Spear smithing and Hasta smithing.

[edit] Spear And Hasta Smithing

The first of the two is Spear Smithing. Once the player has finished training with Otto they need at least 5 Smithing, a hammer and the corresponding metal bar and logs. To make a spear the player just needs to use the bar on the special Barbarian anvil near Otto's house; another Barbarian anvil is in Barbarian Village.

Forging Hastas is exactly the same, however the player must first prove to Otto that they can smith a spear. Regular trees, a willow, and a yew tree are close by Otto's house; an oak tree is North-west of the lake.

Spear/Hasta	Wood Required	Smithing Level Required	Smithing experience gained
Bronze Spear/Hasta	Wood	5	25
Iron Spear/Hasta	Oak	20	50
Steel Spear/Hasta	Willow	35	75
Mithril Spear/Hasta	Maple	55	100
Adamant Spear/Hasta	Yew	75	125
Rune Spear/Hasta	Magic	90	150

[edit] Barbarian Herblore

Before learning this path, the player has to have a Herblore of at least 5 to enhance a normal attack potion. Talk to Otto to learn about potion making and to receive the request for an enhanced normal attack potion with only 2 doses. Add a roe to the normal attack potion and hand it back to Otto. After finishing this training stage, all other potions can be enhanced by adding a roe or a caviar to a 2 dose potion. The Barbarian Herblore skill, through the creation of 'mixes', allows ordinary potions to not only heal 3-6 Hitpoints but also to provide the regular benefits. The only activity in this type of Herblore is potion enhancing.

[edit] Enhancing Potions

First the player must have a two dose vial of a particular potion. Note: To make 2 two dose potions from a four dose potion the player can just use the four dose potion on an empty vial. The player must then add either some roe or caviar to the two dose potion, which will create a mix. Note that roe cannot be used on mixes higher level than the Stat Restore mix--any higher level mix requires caviar. When the mix is consumed it will not only grant the regular benefits but it will also heal 3-6 hitpoints of the player, depending on whether roe or caviar was used.

Potion	Herblore Level Required	Experience gained	Eggs used
Attack mix	4	8	Roe
Anti-poison mix	6	12	Roe
Relicym's mix	9	14	Roe
Strength mix	14	17	Roe
Stat restore mix	24	21	Roe
Energy mix	29	23	Caviar
Defence mix	33	25	Caviar
Agility mix	37	27	Caviar
Combat mix	40	28	Caviar
Prayer mix	42	29	Caviar
Super attack mix	47	33	Caviar
Super anti-poison mix	51	35	Caviar
Fishing mix	53	38	Caviar
Super energy mix	56	39	Caviar
Hunter mix	58	40	Caviar
Super strength mix	59	42	Caviar
Magic essence potion	61	43	Caviar
Super restore mix	67	48	Caviar
Super defence mix	71	50	Caviar
Extra strong anti-poison mix	74	52	Caviar
Antifire mix	75	53	Caviar
Ranging mix	80	54	Caviar
Magic mix	83	57	Caviar
Zamorak mix	85	58	Caviar

[edit] References

RuneScape Game Guide
- Barbarian Training

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