Category: Prayer
It had to happen 99 Prayer, I got my wings (not a Red Bull in site).
By Steve on Dec 18, 2007 | In Prayer, The News as it happens | 2 feedbacks »
It is indeed true, Dragon Bones give you wings.
I had 98 Prayer I had enough bones for 99, its quick and easy so my break from Prayer only lasted 2 slayer tasks, I couldn't just go around mindlessly slaughtering poor dragons and Nechs when there is cape to be got.
So I got my bone kit and went for it, after 2 short days (only short sessions I have been busy at work) of work I finally got my wings for 99 prayer this morning.
I apologise to all my friends if I have ignored you but I was a man on a mission.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED


The 98 Prayer Challenge, 126 Combat is in sight
By Steve on Dec 3, 2007 | In Prayer, The News as it happens | 1 feedback »
Thanks to the Grand Exchange I now have enough dragon bones to reach 98 prayer, my combat stats are currently 99, strength, attack, defence, Range and 98 magic, I was 90 prayer.
The Grand Exchange is a great update, it is having a few problems finding a steady price for many items and I anticipate this problem remaining for a few months yet, this is mainly due to people who have stock piled items (myself included) putting them all on the GE at the lowest price to get rid of them, when everyone who want to sell sells their excess stock the prices will start to creep up again.
The cost for me to get 98 prayer was 60m, although I could afford it I had better things to spend my cash on, when the GE was first mentioned on the Runescape website I had a feeling the price of most things would drop over night, because of this I held back and waited for it to be introduced.
The days leading up to the GE the price of D bones was 1.7k, immediately after the GE was introduced they went up to 1.9k, I was a little disappointed and carried on as normal, I checked back later and they had dropped to 1.55k, I put in an offer of the lower price for 25k d bones (enough for 98 prayer) after about an hour there was no bones bought so I revised my bid to the asking price again requesting the 25k bones, and woot immediately bought 25k d bones. this is how cheap the bones were before the piety prayers were brought out.
I built an extra gilded alter in my house right next to the entry portal when I went for 90 prayer and already had 2k marentils ready for the incense burners so was all set to go.
I decide my previous method of tele Castle Wars grab stuff tele house offer and repeat was the quickest method so that what I did.

I travel light just needing the runes for home teleport and a tinderbox, I carry the mud staff to save an inventory space by not needing earth runes.
I set my button to one button mouse this makes clicking easier and reduces the chance of miss clicking and burying the bones.
My gilded alter is the basic alter no carpets or decorations to minimise any extra options when offering my bones.

I grab an inventory as listed above tele to house and offer my bones, I use the dueling ring on my finger to teleport to Castle Wars and repeat (not forgetting to replace the ring when it crumbles) this involves little walking and is as quick as it can get.
I have done this over a few days and have reached 94 prayer already, I keep taking breaks to give my hand a break, I know Jagex will introduce offer x when Ive got 99 prayer but I'm not waiting.

I anticipate the next 4 levels will take a couple of weeks, I'm not going to do it non stop but will want 126 before Christmas.
My conclusion is that prayer is quick and easy to train it is just monotonous and very expensive.
Just out of interest I have 4k bones ordered on GE at bottom price, if they haven't been bought when Ive done these I will ask the going rate for them for 99 prayer.
Offering bones at a Guilded altar
By Steve on Apr 27, 2007 | In Prayer, The News as it happens | Send feedback »
Well I learnt something today when I was getting 81 prayer, you can still get a random when offering bones.
First of all I got 81 Prayer.

On one of the trips as I offered my bones I had a random, the zombie random, I didn't know you could get bone randoms offering bones this was the first I have had.
I was in my house so couldn't die, but I tried to run away to get rid of him but he wasn't budging so I came back and beat his skinny little body to the ground.

I used prayer because I had no armour and he hits often and hard and I was next to the altar so could top up easily after his death.
But what a surprise when he was dead he dropped 2 dragon bones and about 10 big and 10 normal bones, it broke up the day a bit and got me some more prayer xp, the only problem is my burners went out so had to go back to the bank for marentils.
Another Level - Prayer
By Steve on Apr 26, 2007 | In Prayer, The News as it happens | Send feedback »
Today I have gained another level I am now 80 prayer.

This level was gained using my guilded altar in my house situated at Yanille.
I started yesterday and offered some dragon bones to the gods and got part way there running backwards and forwards from the bank to my house.
Today I was doing the same and I had another player just following me forwards and backwards from my house, not sure why but he just did, I normally dont care about nubs wasting their time but for some reason I didnt want him following me, so with my next load of bones I popped a home tele tab, goodbye one nub, I did my bones and would you believe it he was waiting for me outside my house (Woot I have a stalker).
After using that tele tab I though hang on that was quick, so I had an idea, I grabbed my mystic mud battle staff and 40 air and law runes and teled home again, I offered my bones and ran back to the bank.
I have relatively high agility so can recharge energy quite quickly but still run out when boneing a lot, using the tele to home and walk back I lost 2 inventory spaces but it was so much quicker because I had run energy all the time that I leveled in no time.
I can see my next level coming a lot quicker, you can use home tele tabs and save a space for an extra dragon bone but I dont think the extra time making them is worth it, they should be used for more critical uses like KQ barrows and daggy kings.
