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'''RuneScape''' is a massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) by [[Jagex Software]]. RuneScape involves '''building a character''', '''levelling up skills,''' and '''selling items in the RuneScape world'''.
'''RuneScape''' is a massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) by [[Jagex Software]]. RuneScape involves '''building a character''', '''levelling up skills,''' and '''selling items in the RuneScape world'''.


 
== Building a character ==
== '''Building a character''' ==
Building a character allows for customisation, with a number of hair-styles and clothes to wear. A character can have:
Building a character allows for customisation, with a number of hair-styles and clothes to wear. A character can have:
'''Permanent clothing''', which is what they wear when not wearing armour or other items such as wizard robes or priest gowns, or
'''Permanent clothing''', which is what they wear when not wearing armour or other items such as wizard robes or priest gowns, or
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Temporary clothing can be bought at a clothes store or bought from other players. It can cost from 10-100gp for cloth, and up to 30mil for armour.
Temporary clothing can be bought at a clothes store or bought from other players. It can cost from 10-100gp for cloth, and up to 30mil for armour.


 
== Levelling up skills ==
== '''Levelling up skills''' ==


Skills in RuneScape involve:
Skills in RuneScape involve:
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Examples of Combat skills:
Examples of Combat skills:
* Attack, which affects how ofter you hit, how many 0s you hit, and what weapons you can wield.
* Attack, which affects how often you hit, how many 0s you hit, and what weapons you can wield.
* Defence, which affects your efficiency at protecting yourself and which types of armour you can wear.
* Defence, which affects your efficiency at protecting yourself and which types of armour you can wear.


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Skills are leveled up by doing the activity from which they take their name. Smithing, for example, can be leveled up by smelting bars of iron and working on them at an Anvil.
Skills are leveled up by doing the activity from which they take their name. Smithing, for example, can be leveled up by smelting bars of iron and working on them at an Anvil.


== '''Selling items in the RuneScape world''' ==
== Selling items in the RuneScape world ==
RuneScape has an active economy based around tokens referred to variously as coins, gold, gold pieces (from which comes the abbreviation GP), or gp. Unfortunately, the economy is in chaos, as there is no tax system and no limit to the number of coins in circulation.
RuneScape has an active economy based around tokens referred to variously as coins, gold, gold pieces (from which comes the abbreviation GP), or gp. Unfortunately, the economy is in chaos, as there is no tax system and no limit to the number of coins in circulation.
Common abbreviations for money:
Common abbreviations for money:
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1tril = One trillion gold pieces (extremely rare)
1tril = One trillion gold pieces (extremely rare)


== '''Other facts''' ==
== Other facts ==
The most ever players recorded on RuneScape at one time is 280,000.
The most ever players recorded on RuneScape at one time is 280,000.


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[[Category:Jagex Software]]
[[Category:Jagex Software]]
[[Category:MMOG]]
[[Category:MMOG]]
[[Category:MMOBG]]
[[Category:RPG]]
[[Category:RPG]]
[[Category:Multiplayer]]
[[Category:Multiplayer]]