Manual:Skills (2001 Beta)

Learning skills and professions
As well as killing monsters, finding treasure, going on quests, etc.. there are several professions you can try. These are often a good way of giving yourself an extra advantage or making some extra cash. We are planning on adding more skills to the game over the coming weeks.

To build a fire

 * Buy an axe, and use it on a tree to get some logs.
 * It may take a few attempts to chop the tree down.
 * Drop the logs on the ground, and use a tinderbox on the logs to light the fire.
 * The fire will last several minutes and can be used to cook meat (see below).

Cooking meat

 * Meat can be obtained by killing certain animals and monsters.
 * Use the meat with a fire or a stove to cook it.
 * Right click on the meat to eat it, and restore some lost hitpoints.
 * You may accidently [sic] burn the meat, but your cooking will improve with practice.

Cooking bread

 * First you need some grain which can be picked from one of the wheat fields.
 * Take the grain to the windmill where you can grind it into flour.
 * You will need to use a pot to pick up the flour you have made.
 * Buy a bucket or jug, and fill it with water from a sink or fountain.
 * Mix the flour and water to make some dough.
 * Cook the dough by using it with a stove.
 * You may accidently [sic] burn the bread, but your cooking will improve with practice.

Mining ore

 * First locate a rocky outcrop, these are scattered at various points in the world.
 * Prospect the rock to determine what ore it contains by right clicking on it.
 * You will sometimes fail to find any ore in the rock, so examine it a few times.
 * If the rock contains no ore you will always fail to find anything.
 * Once you have located an ore, use a pickaxe with the rock to extract it.

Refining ore

 * Take your ore to the furnace to smelt it into a bar of metal.
 * There is a furnace in Lumbridge near the starting point.
 * Use copper and tin ore in the furnace to make a bar of bronze.
 * Use iron ore in the furnace to make a bar of iron.
 * As your smithing skill advances you will be able to smelt several other metals.

Forging weapons and armour

 * First you need at least 1 bar of metal and a hammer.
 * Go to the forge in Varrock, where there are 2 anvils.
 * Use the bar of metal with the anvil to make an item.
 * Large items require more than 1 bar of metal.
 * To start with you will only be able to make simple items like daggers.
 * With practice your ability will advance so you can make more expensive items