Money making guide/Archive/Strongholds

Stronghold of Player Safety
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Players of any level can easily negotiate the Stronghold of Player Safety between Gunnarsgrunn and Edgeville in the Misthalin Training Centre of Excellence, all of the monsters en route to the end are non-aggressive. Upon the completion of the miniquest, players are rewarded with two skill lamps (each lamp is worth 500xp and can be applied to any skill regardless of level), 10,000 coins, Safety gloves and the Safety first emote.

It is tricky to navigate through the Stronghold of Player Safety, but the rewards are great. The high level monsters drop large numbers of runes and ore including mithril ore (noted) 3, and adamantite ore (noted) 1.

The reward may only be received once per player, however, if a player loses/drops their Safety gloves they can come back to the chest for a new pair.

Once completed, the Cockroach soldiers (level 83) drop Rune scimitars, Rune sq shields, dragon spears, and level 2 Clue scrolls. They frequently drop crimson charms, which are used in summoning. They also offer decent training for higher levelled players.

Stronghold of Security
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If players are brave enough, they can attempt the Stronghold of Security in Gunnarsgrunn. Food is recommended for players at all levels and even more for low-level players. (Note: For players with 380-500 lifepoints, Lobsters or higher are recommended). Raw trout and salmon are usually dropped by powerfishers near Gunnarsgrunn on most worlds.

After players proceed through all four levels in the Stronghold, they will be awarded 10,000 coins and either; the Fancy boots, which are rainbow coloured, or the Fighting boots which have spikes on the end. Both of these boots have the same stats, so either pair is fine and based solely on preference. A good idea is to go to a busy Free to Play world, go to the trout/salmon area as many people will want to give the fish for free. If this is done correctly, a level 3 skiller can get the reward without dying once. Low level players are recommended to eat a food that heals 80+ lifepoints on the last floor because the monsters there can hit a maximum of 80 there accurately.


 * This reward cannot be collected if you already have a pair of boots. The boots may also be swapped at any time.
 * The monsters in the dungeon get stronger as players descend from level to level, and are aggressive beginning with the second level. There are some "safe" spots on all levels where players can wait to recover their run energy and eat to restore their life points before they proceed further.
 * Some lower levelled monsters that are good to train on in the Security Stronghold include Zombies and Minotaurs. The zombies constantly drop steel arrows, body runes, and gems. The minotaurs drop iron arrows and noted rune essence and level 1 treasure trails clue scrolls(m) or pure essence (members only) which can add up in time.
 * There were reports that the random event occurrences tended to be increased in the stronghold, so training there for a long time would increase the chances of getting gems and other Random Event items. However Jagex fixed this problem such that players would not get an advantage from training there anymore.
 * Players may bank all their items and just sprint through each level to get the rewards easily.
 * For members, the level 35 Flesh crawlers often have very good drops. Among these are the herbs ranarr, lantadyme, and dwarf weed which all sell for around 8-9k on the G.E. Other good drops from these monsters are fire runes (dropped 42 at time), nature runes (dropped 5 at a time), and noted iron ore. Done right this method can allow a player to make 250k in one trip.
 * Another popular monster is the level 82 Ankous found in the lowest level. These commonly drop death and blood runes along with adamant arrows. Additionally members sometimes will receive a level 3 treasure trails clue scroll as a drop.