Welcome back to our blog section, where we cover different quests and make detailed guides for you. Today’s blog is about As a First Resort RS3, an experienced quest in the Ogre quest series where you will help the ogresses of Oo’glog expand their hot springs into a resort. Part of your job is to assist in the area preparation and eliminate a pest problem. Prepare yourself to help open a new Spa and Resort!
As A First Resort RS3 Requirements
Before thinking of diving into the hot springs, you will need to know this is a Member-only quest of long duration, so you will spend roughly 30 to 45 minutes completing all the steps and endeavors. With this clarification on the table, here’s what you will need to go through RS3 As a First Resort quest:
- 51 Firemaking
- 48 Hunter
- 58 Woodcutting
- Box Trap
- Bird Snare
- Teasing Stick (Unless you are buying the 8 larupia furs from the grand exchange)
- 4 Spears of the same type (Bone Spears work; Poisoned Spears and Leaf-bladed Spears won’t work)
Available just outside Oo'glog:
- 8 Achey Tree Logs
- 15-26 Eucalyptus Logs (20 will be enough If you don't make any mistakes in the logic section)
- 2 Raw Chompy (available to be caught in the Ogre Chompy Hunting Area)
- 8 Stripy Feathers (available from the Tropical Wagtails in the hunting area to the north of Oo'glog)
- 4 Wolf Bones (available from killing the wolves outside Oo'glog)
- 8 Larupia Furs (tatty or perfect, available from pit-fall hunting Larupia in the hunting area to the north of Oo'glog)
- At least ten each of the following plants found near Oo'glog, suggested around 15 or so of each:
- Fever grass
- Lavender
- Primweed
- Stinkbloom
- Tansymum
- Some Logs of any kind for traps
- Teleport via Oo'glog lodestone
- Archaeology Teleport to Chief Tess
- Runes for South Feldip Hills Teleport (or Ring of Duelling), which is a short run from Oo'glog
- Fairy Ring (code: AKS) is north of Oo'glog
- Spirit Tree at South Feldip Hills Teleport
As A First Resort Quest Guide
To begin with the quest, you must travel to the center of the Oo’glog city and directly south of Yanille to find Chief Tess. Talk to her, and she will explain she can’t open her business unless the “Bossy Lady” at the bank of Oo’glog allows her to do so. After this short conversation, offer her your help, and the Chief will tell you to speak with Balnea, the “Human Lady” located in the ogre village’s bank. During the start of As a First Resort RS3, you will discover Balnea promised the ogres ‘shiny pretties’ in exchange for letting her establish her spa in the city.
Once you find the bank, enter and talk to Balnea. You will go through an extended dialogue with her, which is filled with business talk before she asks you to help turn Oo’glog into a spa. Agree to help, and she will send you to help the village’s Chief set up a spit and cooking fire.
What Do You Need?
Head to the ogre cook, Chargurr, north of the bank and speak with her. She will tell you she needs to make a big fire that requires several logs to cook chompy food. You must agree to help her and give her 8 Achey Logs and 10 Eucalyptus Logs. This has to be done in one go, so you must have 18 free spaces in your inventory to carry all the logs.
Once you have the logs, you must lay them in the pit to set up an Unlit Stove. Speak with Chargurr one more time, and she will ask you to find big, long spears to cook chompies on. You have to give her four spears to use as spits. To do so in this section of As a First Resort RS3, you must talk to Chargurr again and tell her you would like to give her the four spears. You will hang them in the trees, over the logs. Return and talk to Chargurr, who will ask you for 2 Chompy Birds this time. Find the Raw Chompy Birds and stick them on the Spears.
You must talk with Chargurr again. She will request that you light the fire; do so and inform her that everything is ready to complete this first task and set up catering services for the Resort.
Raw Meat Pillows in As a First Resort RS3
Return to the bank and speak with Balnea. She will ask you to help Snurgh, the hotel manager. She’s in the building on the southeast corner of the village She will inform you that the pillows in the hotel are made with Raw Meat, the softest thing she could find. Explain to her that Feathers would work better than meat, and she will agree and ask you if you can get her some Stripy Feathers. You must give her 8 Stripy Feather from Tropical Wagtails. Give them to her so she can make the pillows and return to Balnea to continue with the quest.
Hair Salon
You will have another conversation with Balnea, and she will assign you to help Kringk in the hair salon. The salon is east of the bank, and once you are there, Kringk will ask how she can do hair without tools. Tell her you can help with that and fetch her 4 Wolf Bones and 8 Larupia Furs. Once you have the items, talk to her again and give them the 4 “Wolsie Bone” and the 8 “Lup-Lup Furses” to complete this section.
Flying Bugs
Head to the bank for the fourth time and speak with Balnea. This time, she will ask you to help Seegud, who is in the hut (northeast of the bank). Once there, talk to Seegud, and she will tell you she needs to eliminate the Flying Bugs from the five Spa Pools. You must light fires in the fire pits next to each pool to do so. For each bug, you must use Eucalyptus Logs and a specific plant to keep the swarms away. You will see Seegud stones next to each fire pit to help her remember what to burn. Although each combination is different for each player, you can use this list as a reference to complete this section of As a First Resort RS3 quest:
- Long Brown: Eucalyptus Log
- Green Lump-Shaped: Fever Grass
- Red Round: Primweed
- Yellow Egg-Shaped: Tansymum
- Orange Squarish: Stinkbloom
- Purple Tall: Lavender
Head outside Oo’glog to collect the plants and then combine each with the Eucalyptus Logs to light the fire. The first location you must go to is northwest of Seegud and examine the pile of stones between the Saltwater Spring and the fire pit. A message will appear in your chat section describing which type of stones they are. Once you know this information, place the logs with the right plants and light the fire pit. After you do so, you will notice the bugs are still flying over the pool, and you will hear a mischievous ogre child laughing.
With your failed attempt to kill the bugs, return to Seegud and speak with her. She will tell you that the ogre child must have mixed up the stones, so you now need to discover which plants the mixed-up stones represent to continue with this task of RS3 As a First Resort quest.
Run west of Seegud, and by the saltwater spring, you will find an ogre child called Snarrl. She recommends you start with a thermal bath, so you must go to the north of Seegud to see it. In this section of As a First Resort, you must discover the relationship between the stones and the plants, which will be done through elimination. Once you know which stone represents each plant, make a note of the match so you won’t need to go through the whole process since you can’t check what plant you used after you lit the fire. Each combination you will do requires two plants and one Eucalyptus Log, except for the Bandos Pool.
You must examine the pile of stones next to each pool, and place the logs with one of the plants in the fire pit, then light them. If you see the following message, “The fire has pungent aroma, but it doesn’t seem to have any effect on the insect”, it means it’s not the correct combination. So, place another log, use a different plant and try again. Remember, you must use a new log each time you intend to light the fire pit. Once you have the right combination, you will see this message: “The pungent smell makes the insects disperse”.
You can follow this route to complete and light all the fire pits in order for As a First Resort RS3.
- Start right off the Thermal Bath north of Seegud (the green bath). You will see long brownstones that refer to Eucalyptus logs, so place one and figure out which plant will disperse the insects.
- Move to the east to the Mud Bath as your second location and find the right plant which will disperse the insects.
- Your next move is to the Saltwater Spring, west of the Thermal Bath. Here, you will need to use the second plant you used in the Mud Bath and find the correct plant.
- Head to the Sulphur Spring, where you will find the next pile of stone. There, you need to place the second plant used in the Mud Bath and find the other one to light the fire.
- Finally, head to the west, directly to the Bandos Pool, and use three different plants plus the Eucalyptus Log. Once you find the right combination, move to the next stage of RS3 As a First Resort.
- If you need some help, talk to the ogre child (other than the one who laughed at you) to not mess up the patterns.
Once you have dispersed all the bugs, talk to Seegud, then return to the bank and meet Balnea again. You must keep the herbs after completing this section because you will need them in your next task.
Creatures in As a First Resort RS3
When you talk with Balnea again, she will tell you about the “one last outstanding matter”. She will ask you to trap creatures who are wandering around the village. Moreover, she will mention it won’t be an easy task and recommends you talk to Chief Tess to learn how to catch these creatures. Run toward Chief Tess and speak to her. She will explain to you that the animals in the area are clever, and you need to be sneaky to capture them. Likewise, she will mention you must burn “stuffs” to lure the animals to the traps.
Kebbits
In this phase, you will need to catch the Diseased Kebbits. To do so, you must set a Deadfall Trap on the boulders to the east and west of the Saltwater Spring. There are 4 Diseased Kebbits to catch, so you must catch two in every trap.
Inside the trap, you must bait with Fever Grass. You must light another Fever Grass and run around to lure a Kebbit to the trap. We recommend you walk instead of running to avoid any problems with attracting the Kebbits. The Fever Grass you lit will last only 30 seconds, so we also recommend you have a few in your inventory before starting this task. You must use the main hand weapon slot for the smoldering grass, so make sure to account for that.
Beware, since the Diseased Kebbits will turn aggressive if you burn Tansymum Flowers nearby them. Moreover, you must set one trap at a time because an ogre child will tell you, "Hey, you, human! You no allowed to clutter up Oo'glog wiv traps. You only set one at a time here."
Wimpy Birds
For these creatures, you will need to set a Bird Snare west of the bank. Here, you must light a Tansymun Flower and run around to attract the birds to your trap. You will need to catch 5 of these Wimpy Birds. During this stage, you must be careful since if you burn Fever Grass, you will repel the birds, and if you burn Lavender, they will peck you.
The final bird can be challenging to catch and may refuse to follow you and unrelated Wimpy Birds may appear in the Bird Snare. If you find this problem, return and ask Chief Tess how to catch Wimpy Birds, and make sure you go through the dialogue and finish with this sentence: "Nothing else to ask." option instead of walking away.
Platypodes in As a First Resort RS3
For these animals, you will need to lay a Box Trap and burn Lavender near Sulphur Sring and west of Chief Tess. Beware of the spurs of these Platypodes because they are poisonous. Don’t try to burn Fever Grass; if you do so, they will attack you with their “webbed feet of doom.”
Once you catch one Platypus, you must check the shaking box to put the animal in your inventory. You must catch a whole family (Patrick, Peanut, Penelope and Peter), head to the northeast corner of the village, and by the coast still in Oo’glog, release the platypodes near the bulrushes. You will find this location easily by seeing the Baby Platypus on the mini map. For every Platypus you release, you will obtain a Casket or an Oyster.
Grand Opening
After you catch all the animals in As a First Resort RS3, it’s time to return to Balnea for the last time, and after you dismiss any active follower, you will trigger a cutscene of the grand opening of the spa. Moreover, the Wise Old Man will be taking water there. This will mark the end of the quest!
As A First Resort RS3 Rewards
Congratulations! You’ve completed As a First Resort, and after a long task list, it’s time to take a relaxing bath inside the resort. Let’s see what you’ll get from completing the quest:
- 1 quest point
- 15,000 Firemaking XP
- 15,000 Hunter XP
- 15,000 Woodcutting XP
- A mixture of 4 items, either Caskets or Oysters
- Access to the Spa facilities
- Access to the Oo'glog Bank
- Access to the Oo'glog Hunter area
- Access to the Platypus Summoning Pet (level 10 Summoning Summoning). If you release your pet in the spot you released the others during the quest, you will receive another casket or oyster.
- Access to the Fresh Meat shop
- Access to the Gift Shop
- Ability to travel to Oo'glog using the Charter ships
- Ability to create Robust glass and Crystal glass
- Access to decanting five and six dose flasks into other flasks or vials (speak to Teplin Macagan)
- 2 Treasure Hunter keys (Not available for Ironman mode)
RS3 As A First Resort FAQ
With the resort finally open and with rewards in your hands, you should be proud of yourself. However, we know you could have some extra questions you want answered. That’s why we will cover your back and help solve any doubt you have about As a First Resort RS3 quest. So, let’s begin!
What are the achievements unlocked after completing As a First Resort Runescape?
You will unlock three achievements when you complete this quest:
- As a First Resort: to complete the quest
- Elite - I’m sugar (part of the Desert Achievements): In Nardah, make a super antifire flask - making both the flask and potion from scratch.
- Elite - The Expensive Range (part of the Tirannwn Achievements): Create a grand ranging potion in a crystal flask from nothing but raw ingredients.
Is there any extra reward for completing this quest?
Yes, you will also unlock some music tracks related to RS3 As a First Resort. The tracks you unlock after completing the quest are Bish Bash Bosh, Hot ‘n’ Bothered, Shaping Up, and Spa Bizarre.
As A First Resort Guide RS3 Summary
After a long adventure repelling insects, helping ogres and more. However, that doesn’t mean your work is over; you can still make your way and find more quests to complete. If you need help, you can check our blog section to find more guides like this. Moreover, if you want to level up faster, you can buy RS3 gold on our web page to get the best gear without much effort. That’s all for now. See you in the next blog!
