______ | ___ \ | |_/ / _ _ __ ___ ___ ___ __ _ _ __ ___ | / | | | '_ \ / _ \/ __|/ __/ _` | '_ \ / _ \ | |\ \ |_| | | | | __/\__ \ (_| (_| | |_) | __/ \_| \_\__,_|_| |_|\___||___/\___\__,_| .__/ \___| | | |_| Runescape (Personal Computer) FAQ/Walkthrough Version 1.0 By: Fess GameFAQ Screen Name: Fess_ Website: planetjuno.shorturl.com E-mail: frankli1@cox.net (Check Out My Other FAQS at: planetjuno.shorturl.com) ================================================================================================= I. TABLE OF CONTENTS ================================================================================================= I. Table of Contents [!] II. Version History [!] III. Contacting Information [!] IV. Legal Information [!] A. Where I Gave My Permission [!] V. Introduction [!] VI. Runescape Overview [!] A. Runescape Features [!] VII. Online Manual (Runescape.com) [!] A. Quick Guide [!] B. Main Controls [!] C. Camera [!] D. Trading [!] E. Shops [!] F. Banks [!] G. Inventory [!] H. Map View [!] I. Stats [!] J. Quests [!] K. Magic Spells [!] L. Prayers [!] M. Friend List [!] N. Options Menu [!] O. Fighting Monsters [!] P. Player Killing [!] Q. Cooking & Fishing [!] R. Mining [!] S. Smithing [!] T. Crafting [!] VIII. Quests/Walkthrough [!] A. Black Knight's Fortress [!] B. Cook's Assistant [!] C. Demon Slayer [!] D. Doric's Quest [!] E. The Restless Ghost [!] F. Goblin Diplomacy [*][^] G. Ernest the Chicken [*][^] H. Imp Catcher [*][^] I. Pirate's Treasure [*][^] J. Prince Ali Rescue [*][^] K. Romeo & Juliet [*][^] L. Sheep Shearer [*][^] M. Shield of Arrav [*][^] N. The Knight's Sword [*][^] O. Vampire Slayer [*][^] P. Witch's Potion [*][^] R. Dragon Quest [*][^] IX. Fighting Skills [*][^] A. Attack [*][^] B. Defense [*][^] C. Strength [*][^] D. Hits [*][^] E. Ranged [*][^] X. Magic [*][^] XI. Prayer [*][^] XII. Cooking [*][^] XIII. Woodcut [*][^] XIV. Fishing [*][^] XV. Firemaking [*][^] XVI. Crafting [*][^] XVII. Smithing [*][^] XVIII. Mining [*][^] XIX. Tricks [*][^] A. Color Change [*][^][?] XX. Contributions [!] [*] Not Complete [^] Not Even Posted Yet [!] Updated [?] Not Fully Tested ================================================================================================= II. VERSION HISTORY ================================================================================================= Version 1.0 Created: October 29, 2002 Updated: Look Up ^ ================================================================================================= III. CONTACTING INFORMATION ================================================================================================= Website: planetjuno.shorturl.com E-mail: frankli1@cox.net AIM Screen Name: Planet Juno3 E-mail Me with: Contributions Spelling and Grammatical errors on my FAQ Praise Letters Suggestions Asking if you can use this FAQ on your site If I find your information useful I will place your nick name/name at the bottom for contributing to this Guide/FAQ. ================================================================================================= IV. LEGAL INFORMATION ================================================================================================= Copyright 2001 This Guide/FAQ has been written for it to appear at sites at the bottom of this list permission. This script may not be copied in any way and/or published in any way. Any commercial usage of this Guide/FAQ is strictly forbidden and can only be used for personal use. Any necessary legal action will take place if any of these rules are violated. Penalty for plagiarism will be convicted. NOTE: You may use this on your site as long as I say you can. To reach me e-mail me at frankli1@cox.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. Where I Gave my Permission ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Planetjuno.shorturl.com Gamefaqs.com Check my website for my current list of "Where I Gave my Permission" ================================================================================================= V. INTRODUCTION ================================================================================================= This FAQ/Walkthrough is based on a free online game by Jagex Software. You can download the free version at their site "runescape.com" Their is also a member version which will cost you $5 a month. You will of course get more items, quest, etc. This FAQ/Walkthrough will be info ONLY on the free version. ================================================================================================= VI. RUNESCAPE OVERVIEW ================================================================================================= Runescape is a massive multiplayer adventure, with monsters to kill, quests to complete, and treasure to win. You control your own character who will improve and become more powerful the more you play. This isn't a game where everything that happens is pre-determined. What you do in the world is up to you! You can go exploring, or earn a living practicing a craft such as cooking or crafting. Many of the characters in the game can give you quests to go on, each with different rewards. If you are brave you can search for riches in the dungeons or sewers but make sure you are well armed! Try your hand at archery, or learn some magic spells to give yourself an extra advantage. The game is multiplayer which means you will meet many other people in the world who you communicate and trade with. Make new friends and go adventuring together to stand a better chance against the stronger monsters. Perhaps you want to make your money trading valuable goods with others. Or if you like taking risks, you can choose to fight with like-minded people to try and steal their treasure. There are many more things you can do! RuneScape isn't a game you can just finish in a week, and we will be adding many more features and quests over the coming weeks to ensure there is always something new for you to try! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. Runescape Features ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Full 3d engine renders the high detail world -Efficient network routines allow game to run using minimal bandwidth -Detailed 3-dimensional map with multi-level buildings, rivers, hills etc.. -Automatic route finding makes exploring the map easy. -Your game is automatically saved on the server when you quit -Characters and monsters which inhabit different areas, and can interact with you -Objects which you can take, manipulate, and use. -Interactive scenary (e.g trees can be chopped down, doors opened etc..) -Close range combat system, with different fighting styles -Long range projectile combat system -Interplayer combat in the wilderness area -Magic system allows you to use runes to cast a variety of spells -Prayer system allows a variety of enhancements to your character -Inventory screen -Automatic map view with compass -Full interplayer trading system -Shops where you can buy and sell equipment and weapons -Dungeon areas full of monsters to fight and treasure to collect -Character design system allows everyone to look different -Players can use weapons and armour changing their appearance & stats -Information on what you have done is stored and used to influence your game -Multiple choice conversation system for talking to game characters -Player chat system to talk to other players. -Friend system informs you when another player you know is playing. -Adjustable privacy settings -State of the art compression routines, make the game load as quickly as possible ================================================================================================= VII. ONLING MANUAL (Runescape.com) ================================================================================================= ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. Quick Guide ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Below is an extremely quick summary of how to play RuneScape, it is recommended that you read the full instructions, but if you don't want to do that, then at least read the very brief guide below: -To explore the world, click where you would like to go. Your player will move to stand with his/her feet at the point where you click. -When you point at any item in the game, a list of available actions be displayed at the top left of the screen. Click on the item with the left-mouse button to perform the default action. Click with the right mouse-button to display a menu which lets you select from all the available actions. -To talk to the other players just type text with your keyboard. Your message will appear above your characters head for nearby players to see. -To view or use items in your inventory point your mouse at the backpack icon at the top right of the screen. You may then click on an item you are holding to use it. -Talk to the guide near the starting point for some useful hints on how to get started in Runescape. -When you have finished playing you should always use the options menu to logout. This will ensure your character is saved properly for next time you play. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B. Main Controls ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In order to do anything in the game, you will first need to learn how to get around the world. Fortunately movement is quite simple, and is just a case of pointing the mouse-cursor at the point on the ground where you would like to go, and clicking with the left mouse button. A small yellow cross will briefly appear to indicate that the request was recevied, then a few moments later your characater will start to move. If the yellow cross appears, but your character doesn't s tart walking immediately, then just wait a few seconds, as it may take a few moments before anything happens. Your character will walk until his/her feet are at the point where you clicked on the ground, and will automatically work out how to walk around any trees or obstacles which may be in the way. To interact with an item in the world first point your mouse at it. Look at the top left of the screen and you will see a list of things you can do with that item. For instance if you point at an object you will see that you can 'Take' the object, To choose the first option listed click with the LEFT mouse button. To choose from one of the other available options click with the RIGHT mouse button, and choose the option you want from the menu which appears. When you request the action a red cross will briefly appear to indicate it was received. You may have to wait a few seconds for your character to perform the requested action. For instance in the example on the right, the player is pointing at one of the characters in the game, and in this case is given the default choice of "Talk-to Lowe". By LEFT clicking on the character the player could start a conversation and perhaps buy some arrows. By RIGHT clicking, the player could instead access a menu with other available actions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C. Camera ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The camera in the game can be rotated by pressing the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard. Regularly rotating the camera to get the best view of the action is a good idea, and is sometimes essential to see objects which you would otherwise miss. The camera defaults to running in 'automatic mode'. In this mode the game will attempt to automatically detect if a building is blocking your view, and will rotate the camera to a better angle. However if you want more control you can use the options menu to switch the camera to 'manual mode'. In manual mode you will sometimes find that tall buildings obscure your view. If this happens just press either the left or right arrow key on your keyboard to move the camera around the building. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D. Trading ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trading items with other players is an important aspect of RuneScape and will often allow you to buy and sell your items at a better price than the shops offer. Many rare items cannot be purchased in the shops at all and can only be obtained by finding them yourself, or by purchase from another player. Before you start trading you need to find a buyer (or seller). For instance if you have mined some coal and you want to sell it, you could try standing in a busy area and saying "Coal for sale!" Once you have found someone to trade with, click on their character with the right mouse button, and select the "trade-with" option. The other player will be informed of your request, and to accept your trade they must click on your character and also select the "trade-with" option. At this point a screen similar to the one shown above will appear. All the items in your inventory are shown to the right, and the items being traded are shown to the left. To add an item to your offer click on it in the inventory box. If you wish to add multiple items (e.g a stack of coins), then hold down the mouse button over the stack until the desired number has been added. To remove an item from your offer, just click on it in the offer window and it will be removed. The items your opponent has offered are shown in the bottom left hand window. Once you are happy with the proposed exchanged. Press the green "accept" button. A final confirmation like the one shown above will appear. This clearly lists everything which is being swapped and gives you one last chance to check you are getting the trade you expected. You should read this information carefully, and then once you are sure you are happy with the trade, press the green "accept" button. Rememember that there is no way to reverse a trade if you later change your mind. So be careful! Giving items in return for information, or with the promise of getting them back is very risky. Not all RuneScape players are honest, and you could end up losing your items for nothing if you do this. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E. Shops ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scattered throughout RuneScape there are many shops where you can buy and sell items. Most the shops will specialise in a certain type of item. For instance the sword shop will only buy and sell swords. In addition to the specialist shops there are several "General stores" which will buy and sell almost anything. However items in the general stores normally cost sligtly more, and they will pay less for items you sell them. If you take the trouble to find the right shop you can often get a better deal. To access the shop you must talk to the shop-keeper in the store and choose the conversation option to indicate you wish to buy or sell. A screen like the one shown below will appear. This window shows all the items you can buy and sell at the current shop. In the example here the player is using a general store which means there is a variety of different items shown. Next to each item there are two numbers. The green number indicates the number the shop has in stock and available for purchase. The blue number indicates the number you are holding, which you could sell back to the shop. Click on an item with the left mouse button. The item will be highlighted, and the purchase and sale prices will be indicated at the bottom of the screen. These two prices will not be the same since the shop buys at a lower price than it sells out (the shopkeeper is making a hefty profit!). You can then choose to buy or sell the item by clicking on the relevant buttons. The price of items in the shop also depends on the current stock. If a shop has 500 swords in store it will sell them at a reduced rate to try and clear stock, however it will also pay less for them if you are selling. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F. Banks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can only hold 30 items at once in RuneScape and carrying around all your money is risky, because when you die you drop what you are holding. Therefore you need to somewhere to store your extra items and to stash your treasure. For this purpose the bank of Varrock has opened branches all over RuneScape. Branches of this bank can be found in Varrock, Falador, Edgeville, and Draynor village. When you wish to access your in-game bank account just walk to the nearest bank and speak with one of the banker characters inside. The bank screen shown above will appear, and you can now choose to deposit and withdraw items. All the items in your account, as well as the items in your inventory will be shown. The bankers aren't fussy and will safely store anything from runes to big piles of coal! Each item has 2 numbers next to it. The green number indicates the number in your bank account, and the blue number indicates the number you are holding. Click on an item to select it. You can then use the deposit and withdraw buttons at the bottom of the screen to move it in and out of your bank account. To deposit a single item press the button labelled "One", to deposit a large stack of items just use the larger numbers. (E.g in the example above pressing the "100" button would deposit 100 coins into the bank account) The banks are free to use, so making use of them to safely store your extra items is a very good idea! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G. Inventory ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Whenever you pick-up or purchase an item it will be added to your inventory. To view the items in your inventory, just point your mouse at the backpack icon in the top right corner of the screen. Your inventory has 30 slots available. Large items will take up one inventory slot each. Small items such as money can all be stored in just one slot, in which case a yellow number at the top left of the slot indicates how many of that item you are currently holding. To use an item you are holding, open your inventory, and then click on the item you wish to use. You can then click on another item or person to use the two together. To drop an item you are holding, select the "drop" option, and then click on an empty spot on the ground, and your character will attempt to place it where you indicated. Armour and weapons are an important aspect of the game. The weaponary you are wielding can often make the difference between winning and losing a battle. To wield a weapon you must first be holding it, then just open your inventory and click on the item you wish to wear or hold. The background will turn red to indicate the item is being worn. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H. Map View ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To aid your exploration of the world we have also included a map of the surrounding area which will show you what is nearby. To view the map - point your mouse at the 'map icon' at the top-right hand corner of the screen. A map of the surrounding area will appear. Clicking on the map will make your character attempt to walk to the place you have selected. If the route is blocked, for example by a closed door then your character won't move and you will need to go a different way or remove the blockage (e.g by opening/unlocking the door). The map shows nearby items of interest as coloured dots -Objects are shown as red dots -Monsters and game-characters are shown as yellow dots -Fixed locations such as trees & tables as light-blue dots -And other nearby players are shown as white dots ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Stats ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To view the stats menu point your mouse at the graph icon and select the 'stat's tab. The stats menu shows your skills and equipment status. Your skills will increase depending on how you play the game. For instance if you fight a lot of monsters your attack, defense, strength and hits will increase. If you cook food your cooking will increase, cutting down trees increases your woodcutting etc... To determine how close you are to advancing a level, point your mouse at the skill you are interested in. The number of experienced point you have earnt so far, and the number you need for the next level will be shown at the bottom of the panel. Your equipment status indicates the power of the items you are currently wearing/wielding in your inventory. The armour value is the total of all the defensive items you are currently wearing, and modifies your defense in battle. Weapon aim indicates how easy the weapon you are holding is to aim and modifies your attack skills, wheras weapon power shows how much damage the weapon you are holding can do and modifies your strength skill. You should try to wear the items which give the largest values in the equipment status section. A fully equipped fighter is able to wear a helmet, body-armour, leg-armour and cape, as well as wielding a weapon and shield. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J. Quests ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There are many quests to do in runescape They have a variety of rewards such as objects and xp towards skills. Also on completion of a quest you will gain quest points which are useful for things such as gaining access to the champions guild. Each quest can only be done once. To view which quests you have completed point at the bar graph at the top of the screen and select the quests tab. The quests you have completed well be shown in green and those you still need to do will be shown in red. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K. Magic Spells ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pointing at the spell book item brings up the magic menu. From here you can select spells to cast. If it's not already selected click on the 'magic' tab to show your magic spells. Below this there is a list of all the spells available. The colour of the spell name indicates if you can cast or not. If the name appears in black your magic level is not yet high enough, and you need to practice with the lower level spells before you can cast it. If the name appears in white your player is sufficiently good at magic, but you are not holding the required runes to cast the spell. If the name appears in yellow then you have everything you need, and the spell is ready for casting. To cast the spell just click on the spell name, and then click on your desired target in the main game window. Some spells can only be cast on hostile monsters, other spells can only be cast on yourself, experiment to see what valid targets are for each spell. For more information on a spell move your mouse cursor over the spell. A description of the spell and a list of which are runes are required is shown at the bottom of the window. Each required rune has 2 numbers shown above it, the 1st number indicates how many of that rune you have, and the 2nd number indicates how many you require. The numbers will be drawn in red for runes which you do not have a sufficient number of to cast the spell. Runes can be found in many places, the easiest way to obtain the low level runes is to buy them from the magic shop in Varrock. The high level runes can only be obtained by killing the correct monsters. To cast spells in the game you need the correct runes. Each of the runes has a different power, and is used for a different category of spell. Information about each of the runes is below: Earth rune - One of the 4 elemental runes. Can be replaced by a staff of earth. Air rune - One of the 4 elemental runes. Can be replaced by a staff of air. Water rune - One of the 4 elemental runes. Can be replaced by a staff of water. Fire rune - One of the 4 elemental runes. Can be replaced by a staff of fire. Body rune - Required for curse spells. Mind rune - Required for strike spells. Cosmic rune - Required for amulet enchant spells. Chaos rune - Required for bolt spells. Nature rune - Required for object conversion spells. Death rune - Required for blast spells. Law rune - Required for teleport spells. Notes about magic: -After casting magic, your opponent will normally attack you. Therefore magic is a good way to start combat as it can give you a good head start. -Sometimes spells will fail to work. If a spell fails you keep your runes, but you can't perform magic for another 20 seconds. The higher level spells are more likely to fail, but as your magic ability improves you will cast spells successfully more of the time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L. Prayers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As well as using magic spells you can also pray to the gods of RuneScape to give you an advantage. To view the available prayers point at the spell book item at the top of the screen, and click on the 'prayers' tab to show the list. The list of spells available is colour coded to indicate which prayers you can use. If the name appears in black your prayer level is not yet high enough. If the name appears in white the prayer is available to use. Each of the prayers can be turned on or off individually. Whilst a prayer is in use, your player will be given an advantage depending on the prayer. To activate a prayer just left click on it. The name will turn green to indicate the prayer is active. Click on the prayer again to deactivate it. Whilst you have prayers active your prayer-points will slowly drain down to zero. The more prayers you use at once, and the more powerful they are, the faster your points will drain. When you run out of prayer-points all the effects will be deactivated, and can't be used again until you recharge your prayer-points. To recharge your prayer-points you must find a church in the game, and left click on the altar to recharge. You are then ready to use the different prayers again. To use the prayers for longer, and to use the higher-level prayers in the game you need to increase your total prayer-points. You do this by burying bones from monsters you kill. Take the bones, and then left click on them in your inventory to bury them. You need to bury quite a lot of bones to advance a level, but luckily they are quite easy to come by. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M. Friend's List ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This menu allows you to setup your friend and ignore lists. The friends list allows you to keep in contact with the friends you make in RuneScape. To add a friend to your list click on the button marked "click here to add a friend", and enter the name of the person you want to add. You will now be informed whenever your friend logs in or out of runescape. (unless their privacy settings block this - see 'runescape options' below). Players on your list who are currently playing are shown in green, and players who are not currently playing are shown in red. You can also send a private message to a person on your list who is playing. Just click on the players name and when prompted, type in the message you want to send. The ignore list is a privacy feature which can be used to block unwanted messages from players. If there is a particular player who you do not wish to receive messages from then first click on the button marked "Ignore", to access the ignore list. Then click on the button at the bottom marked "click here to add a name" and enter the name of the person you wish to block. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N. Option Menu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The options menu allows you to change the settings on your account, and optionally activate various privacy settings. You should also always use the options menu to logout after playing. The 1st option allows you to toggle the camera between 'auto' and 'manual' mode. In auto mode the camera will attempt to automatically rotate such that your character is always visible. The 2nd option allows you to toggle between using two mouse buttons to control the game, or just one. In single button mode the menu will always appear when you click on more than one item, some people find this easier, and it's also handy if your mouse only has one button! The 3rd option allows you to change your password. It is a good idea to choose a long password which other people will not be able to guess. You should also NEVER tell other players your password for any reason, the Runescape staff will never ask you for your password, so if someone asks don't give it to them. It is also not a good idea to use the same password in more than one place, in case someone manages to guess one of your other passwords. The next 3 options are privacy settings. They are applied to all people who are not on your friends list. You can use these to block chat and/or trade messages from all people who you haven't listed as friends. The privacy options can be used to prevent you from being shown as online on other peoples friends list when you login. Once activated only people you have listed as friends will be notifed that you have entered or left RuneScape. The final option logs you out of the game. You can't log out whilst fighting, or just after combat, but at all other times you are allowed to leave. When quitting runescape you should always use the logout feature here to ensure your player is saved properly ready for next time you play. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O. Fighting Monsters ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To fight a monster or character in the game just point your mouse at your opponent and select the 'attack' option. Not ever character in the game can be attacked, so if no attack option is visible on the menu, then the character is probably part of some quest or shop, and is not designed to be fought. When you point the mouse at your opponent their relative strength will be indicated next to their name. In the example here the rat can be seen to be a level-8 monster. This is also coloured coded to help you decide if you should fight or not. It your opponent is weaker than you the indicator is shown in green, for equal opponents it is shown in yellow, wheras for stronger opponents it is shown in red. Be wary about attacking monsters which are marked as much stronger than you. You could easily die before you get a chance to retreat. Some of the more aggresive monsters - particularly ones which dwell further away from the cities, or in the dungeon, will attack you if you just move near to them so be careful where you go to start with! Once you are fighting a monster an indicator will be displayed at the top left of the screen which you can use to select your combat style. Choosing 'accurate' will make you more likely to hit your opponent. Choosing 'aggressive' means that when you do hit your opponent you are likely to do more damage. 'defensive' makes your opponent less likely to hit you. Wheras 'controlled' simply improves all three by a smaller amount. The combat style you select also affects which stats you gain experience points in when you kill the monster. The strength of each combat participent is indicate by a horizontal bar above their head. If your bar is entirely green you are not hurt, it will turn red as you are hit. If the bar goes entirely red your character will die. A numbers will also briefly appear over you whenever you are hit by your oppoenent, indicating how many points of damage you just sustained. If you find you are losing the battle, then you can run away by clicking on the ground. You can't run away during the first few seconds of combat, but after that you are free to retreat. If you do retreat it's best to keep moving until you are some distance from your opponent as they may well pursue you. Dieing isn't much fun, so we recommend you avoid it. However most players will sooner or later get into a fight they can't win and end up losing all their hitpoints. Luckily death in RuneScape isn't permanent and after a few moments you will reappear in Lumbridge. You keep all your stats and skills, BUT you drop the items you are carrying! It is unlikely you will be able to retrieve them so we recommend you keep as many of your valuables in the bank as possible. If you haven't attacked any other players recently (see section on player killing) you will also keep your 3 most valuable items. But you won't keep stackable items like coins, runes, arrows, etc... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P. Player Killing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As well as fighting the computer controlled monsters and characters you can also choose to directly fight with other players. Fighting against other players is often a lot more dangerous because they can also use spells and prayers. Also watch out because their friends could be lurking behind a tree ready to finish you off! Killing other players can potentially give great rewards if they are holding valuable items. However attacking another player sets your alignment to 'evil', and a skull appears above your head to indicate this. As longer as your player is marked with a skull the risk is greater. If you die you will drop everything you are holding (you won't get to keep your 3 best items like you normally do!). If you play for 20 minutes without attacking anyone, the skull will disappear and the 3 item protection will work again. Not everybody likes fighting other players, so to do it you have to go to a special area of the map known as 'the wilderness'. Reaching the wilderness is easy, just keep on walking north and eventually you will get there. The wilderness is a desolate area full of death and danger. As well as the extra risk of attack from other players there are also many nasty monsters. However the rewards are also greater, and there is more treasure to be found if you dare to enter this area. When you enter the wilderness an icon at the bottom right of the screen will appear to remind you. This also indicates how far into the wilderness you have gone. The further north you go the more dangerous the wilderness becomes. At the south edge of the wilderness you can only fight with players who are a very similar level to yourself, wheras as you go north you the range allowed increases, and by the north edge players of vastly different abilities can engage in combat and the danger is great! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q. Cooking & Fishing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooking skill There is a variety of different foods you can cook in RuneScape. Food is useful because eating it will heal lost hit points. As you practice your cooking, your character will get better. You will burn food less often, and you will be able to make better food which heals you more. Firemaking skill To cook food you will need to use one of the many stoves which are scattered around the map. Alternatively if there aren't any stoves nearby you can build a campfire and use that. (although not all foods can be cooked on a fire). To build a fire buy an axe, and use it on a tree to get some logs. Then drop the logs on the ground and use a tinderbox on the logs to light the fire. Fishing skill As well as cooking foods such as Meat, Bread, and Stew, you can also catch and cook your own fish. As you get better at fishing you can catch bigger and better fish. Some fish can only be be found in freshwater wheras others can only be found in saltwater. Also different fish require different fishing equipment to capture. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R. Mining ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The mining skill is used to get ores and metals from rocks. The ores can then either be sold or made into different objects using the smithing and crafting skills. To mine, the only object you will need is a pickaxe. These can be bought at the axe shop in Lumbridge for 1 gold coin. Rocks can be found at the various mining sites in the runescape world. If you right click on a rock, you will get the option to prospect it. When you successfully prospect a rock, you will be told what sort of ores you are able to mine from it. Sometimes you will fail to find the ore, so you may need to try prospecting the rock several times to make sure there really is nothing there that you can mine. If your mining level is too low to mine an ore you will not be able to successfully prospect for it either. To mine a rock select your pickaxe from your inventory then left click on the rock you wish to mine. If there is an ore in that rock there is a chance you will extract it, provided your mining is high enough to mine that particular ore. Ore is quite hard to get out of rocks it might take quite a few attempts before you meet with success. As your mining level gets higher it will become slowly easier. Once someone has taken from a rock there will be no ore available to mine from it for a short while, wait a bit and you will be able to mine ore from it again. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S. Smithing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The smithing skill is used to convert ores, obtained by mining, into weapons and armours. Many players find that making equipment and selling it to shops and other players is a good way to make money. Smithing has two stages: smelting and forging. Smelting converts your ores into bars. This is done at furnaces. To convert your ore into bars select an ore in your inventory then left click on a furnace. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T. Crafting ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The crafting skill can be used to make different things out of all sort of materials. Gems, gold bars, silver bars, leather and clay are all used in crafting. Pottery Bowls, pots and pie dishes can all be made by crafting. Clay is obtained by mining. To make the clay workable it needs to be softened first. Use a jug of water with the clay and it will be turned into soft clay. Take the clay to a potters. There is one in the barbarian village. Use the clay on the potter's wheel and select what object you would like to make. If you have the correct crafting level you will make an unfired piece of pottery. Use it on the pottery oven and as long is doesn't crack upon heating you will have made yourself a nice new piece of pottery. Leather Leather is made from cow hides, so you will need to find a cow field and kill some cows. Once you have a cow hide, take it to the tannery in Al Kharid. You can then craft your leather into leather armour, boots or gloves. You will need to get a needle and some thread from a crafting shop. Select the needle from your inventory and then as long as you have some thread you will be given a choice of leather objects to make. Gems Gems are rare objects you will occasionally find, they can be made more valuable by cutting them. Once a gem is cut it can also be used when you are making gold jewelry. You will need to buy a chisel from a general store or a crafting shop. Select the chisel from your inventory and then the gem you wish to cut. If you find your crafting level is not high enough to cut the gem you may want to make a bit more pottery or leather to raise your crafting level first. Holy symbols You need a crafting level of 16 to craft silver bars. To make silver bars see the mining and smithing guides. You will need a holy symbol mould which can be bought from a crafting shop. Then use your silver bar on a furnace and you will be able to make a holy symbol of Saradomin. You can either sell your holy symbol to the general store or you can make it into an object that makes your prayers last longer. If you want to use your holy symbol you will need some string. To make string, buy a pair of shears from a general store. Use the shears on a sheep to get some wool. Use the wool on a spinning wheel to spin it into a ball. Then you can use your ball of wool on your holy symbol to give it a string. Finally you will need to get your holy symbol blessed. This can only be done by taking it to a monk called Brother Jered. Brother Jered is upstairs in the monastery. You will need a prayer level of 31 to get in to talk to him. Jewelery and amulets To make gold bars see the mining and smithing guides. You can make amulets, necklaces and rings from gold bars. Buy the appropriate moulds from a crafting shop. Use a gold bar on a furnace and select if you want to make an amulet necklace or ring. Then you will be asked if you want to put in a gem in the jewelry you are making. Putting gems in your gold jewelry can increase the smithing level required quite a lot, it also increases the value of what you are making. All the gold jewelry can be sold for a good price, but amulets with jewels in them can also be made into useful enchanted amulets which give various bonuses. First of all your amulet will need a string, this is made in the same way as the string for the holy amulets of Saradomin. Then it can be enchanted using the magic skill. ================================================================================================= VIII. QUESTS/WALKTHROUGH ================================================================================================= ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. Black Knight's Fortress ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Requirements: Cabbage, Medium Bronze Helmet, Iron Chainmail Rewards: +3 Quest Points, 2500gp. Visit the White knights castle in Falador, and talk to Sir Amik Varze upstairs. Go to the Cabbage field at monastary and take 1 or more cabbages, then go to Black Knights Fortress (located at the ice mountain, a bit west of Monastary). You'll notice the front door is locked, and the guards won't let you in the side door. To get in you need a Guards uniform, Medium Bronze Helmet and Iron Chainmail. Go through the "odd looking wall" which is at the north Wall when you get in, go up the ladder. You will see a "Grill" and you can choose listen by left clicking it, you will see a Black Knight, a Goblin, and a witch start to speak to each other. It's an invincibility potion they're making, and it needs a cabbage from Draynor Manor to be complete. Any other cabbage will destroy the potion. Go back down the ladder, and you will see a room next to you with 3 Black Knights, go in there. When you get in there, go through the door. (beware of Black Knights). Go upstairs, climb the ladder, at the north wall is another "odd looking wall". Go through it and "use cabbage with hole" It will say "that must have ruined the secret weapon". Return to Sir Amik Varze for your reward. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B. Cook's Assistant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Requirements: Bucket, Wheat, Pot Rewards: +1 quest point, +3 cooking levels Start in Lumbridge Castle. You will need to talk to the cook in the castle. He will tell you his problem and he will asked you to get the ingredients for his cake. The egg can be found in the chicken farm. Next get a bucket and go across the path to the cows and use the bucket to get milk from the cows. Then go to the Lumbridge windmill and get wheat from next to it. Use the windmill to turn the wheat into flour. Then use a pot to hold it. Go back to the cook to finish the quest. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C. Demon Slayer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Requirements: 20 Bones Rewards: +3 Quest Points, Silverlight Sword Start by talking to the Gypsy in Varrock Square. Capt. Rovin is in the palace, in a room to the left... 1st key - go upstairs and talk to the captain of the guards who should be standing right next to you when you go upstairs. Tell him who sent you, and you will get his key.... 2nd key - go to the wizard's tower and up the ladder and talk to the wizard, Traiborn. Get 20 sets of bones, give them to him, and he will give you his key.... 3rd key - find the grate outside the kitchen in Varrock palace, and put a bucket/jug of water down it. Then go down the sewer through the manhole and the key will be on the floor of that room... Return to Rovin and he will give you the Silverlight sword... Go to the stone henge just south of Varrock and attack Delrith, wielding the Silverlight. When you are given a selection of spells, choose the one that the Gypsy told you, (the bottom one) and Delrith will die. If you look carefully, you will hit him for a 125 or some high number. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D. Doric's Quest ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Requirements: 6 Clay, 4 Copper, 2 Iron Ores Rewards: +1 quest point, +2 mining levels, Use Of Doric's Anvils Start at Doric's Home, Northwest of falador. Talk to Doric he needs 12 items. If you get the items he will let you use his anvils. Mine 6 clay, 4 copper, and 2 iron. Bring it back to Doric. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E. The Restless Ghost ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Requirements: Skull, Amulet of GhostSpeak Rewards: +1 Quest Point, +5 Prayer levels Start at Lumbridge Castle. Talk to the Priest. He will tell you about the ghost in the graveyard. He will tell you to go talk to the Hermit. The hermit is located in the swamp south of the castle. The hermit will give you the amulet of ghostspeak. Go back to the graveyard and equip the amulet. The ghost will tell you about its missing skull. The skull is located in the basement of the wizards tower south of Draynor Village. Bring the skull back to the ghost and complete the quest. ================================================================================================ XX. CONTRIBUTIONS ================================================================================================= 1. Ruenscape.com