RuneScape: Skills
In RuneScape you can spend your day chopping down trees, killing cows, chickens ect and collecting ores. These tasks may seem mundane but are an essential part of the game as they each increase your skills so you become better equipped to fight stronger enemies and complete quests.
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There are two different skill sets, the Free Members set and the Paid members set. There are 25 skills in total 16 of which are available to free players. These 25 skills are divided into 4 sets. Combat Skills, Gathering Skills, Artisan Skills and Support Skills.
Free Members Skills
Combat Skills
Attack
Defence
Magic
Ranged
Strength
Gathering Skills
Fishing
Mining
Woodcutting
Artisan Skills
Cooking
Crafting
Firemaking
Runecrafting
Smithing
Support Skills
Constitution
Dungeoneering
Prayer
Paid Members Skills
Paid members have access to all the above skills plus 9 others
Combat Skills
Summoning
Gathering Skills
Farming
Hunter
Artisan Skills
Construction
Fletching
Herblore
Support Skills
Agility
Slayer
Thieving
You will find that some skills complement others
Woodcutting for example:
With each skill as you progress through the levels more options become available to you.
