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Skills

Training methods, experience, progression and level unlocks.

22 current articles

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Athletics

Travel on foot and complete climbing, crawling and jumping routes for Athletics XP.

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Cooking

Cook raw fish and meat at a cooking station. Completed attempts grant Cooking XP.

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Crafting

Open geodes, cut gems, recover Engineering parts from scraps, and craft equipment and wool capes. Turn beetles into dyes: basic colours at Crafting 1, special patterns at 25. Dye capes or Masterwork armour at a Crafting table.

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Defence

Choose Balanced or Defensive to train through attacks. Enemy hits and Guard also grant XP on victory.

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Dexterity

Use daggers or bows. XP follows your damage when the enemy falls.

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Divination

Find hidden, temporary scroll fragments with an equipped Tindle. Activate raw crystals into essence and enchant gem-set jewellery at an Arcane source. Original fragment discoveries, completed Concord expeditions and binding a Hollowed pendant grant Divination XP; higher levels sense farther and reveal rarer scrolls.

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Engineering

Build equipment at an Engineering bench. Install, repair and dismantle enhancements using recovered parts. Its skill tree supports bench work, components and enhancements.

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Firemaking

Feed Firewood into your placed fire to train Firemaking. Invest in its skill tree to improve field preparation, feeding and fuel use.

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Fishing

Catch daytime fish at Fishing 1, 10 and 25. Night fishing with Firefly bait starts at 25, with further catches at 30 and 40. Successful catches grant Fishing XP.

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Fletching

Fletch bows and Arrows, or turn Logs into Firewood and Wooden sticks.

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Herblore

Gather useful wild plants for herbs, Seeds and Plant fibre; brew healing draughts.

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Hunting

Catch wild beetles with your bug net from Hunting 1 to 70; rarer species grant more XP and yield special dyes. Catch fireflies at night for bait, butterflies by day for dust, and glowing night moths for coloured lanterns. Follow deer tracks or use bird traps for other Hunting rewards.

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Magic

Deal direct spell damage to train Magic when the enemy falls. Casts consume Arcane essence; basic lessons and learned scrolls have their own Magic requirements.

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Mining

Mine Iron ore, Sandstone, Granite walls, Arcane crystal and Gold ore from Mining 30. Stone deposits may also yield geodes. Arcane crystal rarely yields Soul Gems; higher Mining improves their quality.

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Slayer

Take assignments from Kael Ashward at the Gloamwood watch fire. Defeat assigned Gloamthorns, Firewolves (Slayer 15) or Whispers (Slayer 25) for Slayer XP, then return for gold, bonus XP and Slayer points.

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Smithing

Smelt metal and forge metal equipment.

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Strength

Use swords or heavy crossbows. XP follows damage when the enemy falls.

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Summoning

Capture the souls of defeated combat creatures in Soul Gems. Command one companion, assist your own work, carry more, or manifest bound weapons and tools. Open Summoning to study lessons and manage your collection.

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Survival

Purify water, discover new places and resource sites, gather new resources, and recover at campfires after meaningful victories. Discoveries are recorded in Quests & Lore. Prepare simple meals at a burning fire from Survival 5, Rope and Bowstring from 15, selected draughts at a burning fire from 25, and selected Engineering recipes on site from 35. No carried mortar or tool roll is required; each recipe retains its own skill and ingredient requirements. Its skill tree supports water purification, field work and packed supplies.

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Thieving

Pick chests in Traders Camp with a Lockpick. Failed attempts give a little Thieving XP; opening it gives more. A pick can break, and the chest has a shared cooldown.

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Vitality

Defeat enemies: actual damage contribution.

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Woodcutting

Cut timber and gather logs.