Water
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- This article is about liquid water. For other uses, see Water (disambiguation).
Water in RuneScape is a very versatile fluid that is used in a number of skills, including Cooking, Crafting, Construction and Herblore.
Note that for almost everything that requires water to be used (e.g. to be added to clay to make soft clay, to be added to flour to make different types of dough, etc.), the player must use the water in a vessel. Possible vessels include buckets, vials, waterskins, bowls, and jugs. For example, using clay on a fountain will not make soft clay. The player must use a jug (for example) on the fountain, then use the jug of water with the clay.
Water is also essential to surviving in the Kharidian Desert, though players cannot drink water from anything but a waterskin. This is the only way that players can drink water directly, though it is also an ingredient in a number of drinks (for example, a cup of tea) and some foods (for example, stew).
Players can find water sources in many locations, in the forms of sinks, water barrels, waterpumps, fountains and wells. Members can build their own plumbed-in water source in the kitchen of their house. In RuneScape, players cannot obtain water from lakes, rivers, etc.
Interestingly, issue 14 of the God Letters (dated the 5 August 2003[1]) addressed this particular issue. A player wrote to Saradomin to ask: "Why dost thou serve only acholic [sic] beverages in your world? ... I thirst and thirst for water but can not drink any. Why..?"
The reply said that the council outlawed the sale of water in bars, and further stated: "I would suggest to anyone visiting RuneScape for a holiday this year NOT try drinking the water - as many a fisherman will attest, you find all sorts in it... and a nice cold ale is far less hazardous to your health."[2]
This is a reference to the popular medieval belief that pure water was unsafe to drink and could cause sickness - this belief was propagated by the fact that poorly maintained wells and unclean rivers provided a contaminated source of water. However, there must be some purification method by which water can be rendered harmless.
One example is to make Construction Tea with the Kettle, Teapot and cups from your Player Owned House. This uses tap water from your kitchen sink or added to the kettle from another vessel as described above, boiling it on the range, then mixing with tea leaves in the teapot. However, once boiled, the kettle remains hot until it is poured into the teapot. The kettle may not be taken outside of the player owned house. It is removed from your inventory as you exit the house (via exit portal or by any teleport methods).
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Fountain • Large Geyser • Sink • Water barrel • Waterpump • Well |
