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For other uses, see God book (disambiguation).
Illuminated Book of Law detail

Illuminated god books are the upgraded version of completed god books from the quest Horror from the Deep.

Creating an illuminated god book changes the appearance of the book, and also preserves the original book. If lost, the illuminated book can be re-obtained from bookcase in a player-owned house at a cost of 120,000 coins. Players cannot own more than one copy of the same illuminated god book at once.

God books and illuminated god books have a passive effect that activates in combat, with the effect dependent on the book. This effect needs to be charged and is done by using the corresponding torn page on an illuminated god book - each page adds 45 minutes charge and can be activated and deactivated like scrimshaw. The effects are identical to the non-illuminated version of the book. However, if the player loses the book, it will lose all its remaining charges, requiring the player to add additional pages in order to activate the passive effect. A newly created illuminated god book will have no charges, regardless of the status of the book used to create it.

Creating an illuminated god book[]

Book-making table location

Making an illuminated god book requires the completion of One Piercing Note as well as 60 Crafting and Prayer. To make an illuminated god book, go to the Abbey of St. Elspeth Citharede and use a completed god book on the Book-making table in the room most south of Abbess Benita. Completing each illuminated god book for the first time awards 10,000 Crafting and Prayer experience.

Each of the four steps in copying the book requires 200–250 Prayer points, with each successive step requiring fewer Prayer points. Therefore, having 80 Prayer makes the process of creating illuminated god books faster and easier.

These steps must be done in order, otherwise you will have to start over.

  1. Copy text
  2. Embellish initial capitals
  3. Add colour
  4. Add gold leaf

If player runs out of Prayer points required to finish a step, there is an altar in the oratory at the east end of the abbey to recharge Prayer. This allows the player to make multiple books without having to leave the abbey. It is possible to do the last step without having 200 Prayer points remaining. Overall, if a Prayer renewal potion is used, you can keep creating "sections" of the book each time your Prayer points reach 210.

Cosmetic overrides[]

Since 21 August 2017 completing illuminated god books unlock cosmetic overrides for them. Each completed god book unlocks the respective recolour option, and once all have been unlocked, ten further recolours become available along with the optional use of prismatic dyes.

There are two override variants for illuminated god books: Illuminated God Book (Magic Off-hand) and Illuminated God Book (Shield).

Bonuses[]

 Item Type Main-hand Off-hand Attributes Style bonus
Style Dmg Acc Style Dmg Acc Defence Constitution Prayer Attack-icon Ranged-icon Magic-icon
Illuminated Book of Wisdom Illuminated Book of Wisdom Zero weakness icon Nothing - - - - - - 0 0 4 7 7 7
Illuminated Book of Chaos Illuminated Book of Chaos Zero weakness icon Nothing - - - - - - 0 0 4 7 7 7
Illuminated Book of Balance Illuminated Book of Balance Zero weakness icon Nothing - - - - - - 0 0 4 7 7 7
Illuminated Book of Law Illuminated Book of Law Zero weakness icon Nothing - - - - - - 0 0 4 7 7 7
Illuminated Book of War Illuminated Book of War Zero weakness icon Nothing - - - - - - 0 0 4 7 7 7
Illuminated Ancient Book Illuminated Ancient Book Zero weakness icon Nothing - - - - - - 0 0 4 7 7 7

Trivia[]

  • The god books are written by the followers of the gods, and are not official dictates by the gods themselves.[1]
  • The Crafting and Prayer experience received is considered reward experience and is therefore unaffected by experience-boosting sets.

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References[]

  1. ^ Jagex. Mod Osborne's Twitter account. 9 October 2013. Mod Osborne: "They were transcribed by followers based on the gods as they were ages ago. I'd say that makes them inaccurate with some truth."
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