Runescape Skills A player engaging in the Fishing skill.Skills in RuneScape are the abilities that enable players to perform activities in the game. Players gain experience (EXP) in a skill when they utilize the skill, e.g. mining ore trains the mining skill, thereby increasing their level in that skill. As the skill level rises, the ability to retrieve better raw materials and produce better products increases, as does the experience awarded. The total skill level of a player partly symbolizes the player's status in the game. The RuneScape highscore tables can be viewed by all players. Upon reaching the highest available level in a skill, members may buy a special cape, referred to as a "Cape of Accomplishment" or a "Skill Cape", to symbolise their achievement in that skill. Some skills, such as woodcutting and fishing, enable the player to collect raw materials that can be processed into usable items using other skills, such as fletching and cooking, respectively. The items created can be used by the player or sold to other players in game for a profit. Other skills allow players to kill certain NPCs, build their own houses, move around the map with greater ease, steal from NPCs and various stalls and chests located in-game, cook their own food, create their own potions, create runestones and weapons, grow their own plants, hunt NPC animals, and summon familiars to help in combat and training skills. Runescape Gold Guide     What is Runescape     History of Runescape     Runescape Gameplay     Runescape Skills     Runescape Combat     Runescape Quests     Runescape Economy     Terms     Privacy Policy Terms and Conditions of offer: To claim your reward you must participate in our sponsors program and meet all of their offers eligibility requirements before you can receive your Reward. Users under 18 years of age require parents permission. Eligibility requirements include signing up for at least one offer. Available offers will vary and some offers may require a purchase or charge to qualify. This site is an independent rewards program and is not affiliated with any of the listed products or retailers. Trademarks, service marks, logos, and/or domain names (including, without limitation, the individual names of products, retailers, and game developers) are the property of their respective owners, who have no association with or make any endorsement of the products or services provided by this site. RunescapeTM is a registered trademark of Jagex Limited. Copyright 2009.