Intelligence Division

Operational Dossier // 001

Operation Bond Run

Objective: Generate sufficient GP to independently purchase a RuneScape Bond.

This is not a Field File. Field Files answer "how can a player accomplish this task?" This dossier answers "how is XP Department actually attempting to solve this problem?" It documents Project 001's own attempt as it happens - intelligence gathered, restrictions in force, the strategy selected, and eventually the outcome.

Status: Active Route: Pending Outcome: Pending
ClassificationPublic / Declassified
Doc RefXPD-INT-001-BR
Issued2026-09-04
Revision01
Parent CaseProject 001
Target CompletionRedacted - pending declassification

Exhibit A · Operation Brief

Primary Objective Acquire a BondUsing only resources generated by Project 001.
Funding Source Self-Generated Wealth
External Assistance Prohibited
Operation Status ActiveUntil the Bond objective is completed.

Case File

Exhibits

Exhibit A Operation Objective Verified

Project 001 ("OSRS: From Nothing") is built on a stated rule: the account funds itself, or it doesn't get funded. The first proof point of that rule is the account's first RuneScape Bond - earned, not given.

Operation Bond Run is the record of that attempt: what was considered, what restrictions apply, what was deployed, and what happened.

Exhibit B Intelligence Assessment Field Verified

Five F2P money-making methods were researched and published as the Intelligence Division's standing Field File before this operation began. Ranges below come from that published research, not from this specific run - which of them are actually deployed for Operation Bond Run is tracked separately, per method, until confirmed.

MethodRequirementsEst. GP/hrResearchDeployed
Cowhide harvesting None ~100k–150k Field Verified Pending
Crafting sapphire rings Crafting 20 ~361k Field Verified Pending
Wine of Zamorak (Telekinetic Grab) Magic 33 (37 ideal) ~150k–400k Field Verified Pending
F2P iron ore mining None (scales with level) ~150k–300k+ Field Verified Pending
Scaled Wine run / High Alch flipping Magic 37+ (55 for flipping) ~300k–600k Field Verified Pending

Full breakdown, banking loops and travel notes: Open Field File (PDF)

Exhibit C Route Analysis Awaiting Field Data

Reserved for a graphical route map of the strategy Project 001 actually deploys - starting location, waypoints, teleports, banking loop, and the sell point, with GP/XP checkpoints annotated. Built once a route is selected and run, not invented ahead of it.

Route Map — Awaiting Deployment

Exhibit D Rules of Engagement Verified

Sourced directly from Project 001's own case file: the account is built from zero, using only normal, legitimate game systems.

  1. No transferred wealth.
  2. No assistance from other accounts.
  3. No accepted gifts.
  4. The Grand Exchange, the Wiki, and ordinary game knowledge are permitted resources.
  5. Everything else must be earned by the account itself.

A breach of any rule above invalidates the operation's result.

Additional operation-specific constraints, if any are formally added, will appear here as Under Review until ratified.

Exhibit E Operational Timeline Pending
Awaiting Field Data
Milestones (account established, GP thresholds, Bond acquisition) will be filed here as they actually occur, with completed entries archived and dated.
Exhibit F After-Action Report Pending
Awaiting Field Data

Reserved for the operation's conclusion: strategy deployed, GP generated, time invested, final Bond cost, what worked, what failed, and lessons learned. Filed only once the operation actually ends.

System

Verification Status

Experience · Verify · Archive. Every claim in this dossier - and future Field Files that adopt this system - carries one of four states.

Verified

Confirmed through reliable evidence or actual Project 001 experience.

Under Review

Currently being assessed - not yet ready to file as fact.

Pending

Not yet established. The correct state for a future result - never filled in early.

Declassified

Was previously withheld because the operation hadn't reached that stage yet.

Project 001 Reference

Has this intelligence been used on the actual run?
Consulted Route Deployed Results Recorded

No Project 001 episodes are published yet, so none of the above are checked. Once footage exists, this dossier will link directly to it - the point of this record is that the intelligence was actually used, not just published.