Prying Times

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Prying Times (#175)
Released		19 November 2025 (Update)
Members		Yes
Quest series		None
Lead developer(s)		Unknown (edit)

Prying Times is the second quest released with the Sailing skill. In it, players help Steve Beanie recover some "pirate treasure," and learn how to pry open sealed crates using a crowbar.

Start point	Talk to 'Squawking' Steve Beanie at The Pandemonium pub. Show on map
Official difficulty	Intermediate
Official length	Short
Description	Help Steve Beanie recover some 'pirate treasure' and unlock the crowbar, a useful Sailing tool.
Requirements	30 Smithing [not boostable] [required to start] 12 Sailing [not boostable] [required to start] Completion of the following quests: Pandemonium The Knight's Sword One open port task slot
Items required	Hammer or Imcando hammer (obtainable during quest) Steel bar Redberry pie Captain's log
Recommended	10 Combat level 120 coins or ring of charos(a) for four trips via charter ship between The Pandemonium and Port Sarim Leave your boat docked at Port Sarim if using charter ships
Enemies to defeat	Drink troll (level 14) - can be skipped
Ironman concerns	A method to obtain a redberry pie: 10 Cooking to cook one. A pie dish can be found in the Varrock Palace kitchen, and redberries can be picked just west of the South-east Varrock mine Purchased from Romily Weaklax in the Cooks' Guild with 32 Cooking and a chef's hat Partial completion of Perilous Moons to purchase a Redberry pie from Yarnio
League notes	Not accessible in the Demonic Pacts League

Make sure you have at least one task slot open and the captain's log in your inventory, then make your way to The Pandemonium. You can save some time in this section by leaving your boat docked at Port Sarim, taking a charter ship to The Pandemonium, then returning to Port Sarim via charter ship after Steve gives you the task. Speak to 'Squawking' Steve Beanie in The Pandemonium Pub and ask if he has heard any word from Old Grog. Old Grog hasn't returned yet, but in the meantime Steve wants you to collect some precious pirate looty from Port Sarim. Steve will add a Port Task to your captain's log.

Travel to the Port Sarim dock and take the crate of looty from the ledger table, then board your vessel and deposit the crate into the cargo hold. Sail south, back to The Pandemonium, dock your boat, withdraw the crate of looty from the cargo hold, and disembark the vessel. Deposit the crate at the ledger table on The Pandemonium docks. Return to Steve, and tell him you delivered the cargo, and he'll encourage you to find a "special key" to open the crate. Pick up a hammer from the crate next to Junior Jim if you didn't bring one.

Travel to Thurgo, in his hut with the anvil south of Port Sarim. Ask for help with the key; he'll say he needs a steel bar, a hammer, and a redberry pie, which he'll use to make a crowbar. Give him the items, then return to The Pandemonium.

Return to the pub and talk to Steve about the "special key," and he'll ask you to test it out on another crate before using it on his precious pirate looty. Return to the docks to board your vessel, then sail to the north-west island off of The Pandemonium to find a sealed crate. From your vessel, pry open the sealed crate to find a bottle of fish bladder stout. If you want to skip the following fight, return to the buoys before drinking it. Drink the stout and either defeat the drink troll that spawns or disembark to despawn it, then return to The Pandemonium and talk to Steve for the final time. Open the crate behind Steve to finish the quest.

Congratulations, quest complete!

• 1 Quest point
• 1,000 Smithing experience
• 800 Sailing experience
• Ability to chart forgotten drinks
• 25 sawmill coupon (oak plank)
• Unlimited crowbars from the crate of crowbars

• During the March 2025 Sailing Alpha, Prying Times was classified as a miniquest, and required level 10 Sailing to start. However, during the June 2025 Sailing Beta, it was classified as a quest instead, and required level 14.
• The drink troll's examine text and dialogue when it appears ("Drinkies be mine! Leave dem drinkies!") are references to the discontinued river troll random event, where they would say "Fishies be mine, leave dem fishies!" when appearing.
• During a dialogue sequence, Squawking Steve will exclaim "Blistering Barnacles!", Likely a reference to the iconic catchphrase of Captain Haddock from the The Adventures of Tintin books.