I kicked off a brand new Hardcore Ironman run on Big Hard Jay, because honestly… PvP’s been feeling a bit grim lately. Every day it’s the same high-riskers on different accounts, and if you want a proper scrap you’re either camping world 304 or hopping Rev Caves praying you don’t get stream sniped. So yeah—fresh start, classic layout, iconic Tutorial Island music, and I’m manifesting blessed RNG from day one. From there I just blasted early-game efficiency like a man possessed: Cook’s Assistant into some quick questing, grabbed a bit of starter drip, sorted my “totally normal” gamer F-keys, and started stacking the safe HP with Witch’s House (straight to 24 HP—nothing’s killing me now, mate). I knocked out a bunch of early staples—Waterfall for the big combat jump, Druidic Ritual, Plague City, Rune Mysteries, and even snagged the Ardougne easy diary cloak. I got a kitten, sold it like a villain, and ended the session with The Lost Tribe for a Ring of Life that’s staying on permanently. Day one ends nine hours deep—still alive, somehow—McChicken pending, and the grind continues.