RuneScape - The Official Handbook

"Welcome to the magical world of RuneScape - the online adventure game that has become a worldwide sensation!"

- Blurb

RuneScape: The Official Handbook is a book written by Tracey West. This, along with Betrayal at Falador, are currently the only printed RuneScape sources endorsed by Jagex. The book covers most of the free-to-play parts of RuneScape, and also gives tips for newer players.

Since the book was printed in 2006, it does not cover the updates that have happened since then. It shows many monsters with un-updated graphics, places being in now incorrect locations (For example, the Party Room is present in Seer's Village, and the Grand Exchange is non-existent), and other older information. Oddly, the majority of the book contains information solely for free players, even though some of the pictures have Dragon items.

Trivia and errors

 * On the cover, there is a Dragon Spear leaning against the skeleton's chair, this item is a members item but this book is free-to-play.
 * On the cover, a yellow Halloween mask can be seen to the right of the skeleton's skull. Halloween masks only came in red, blue, and green.
 * On the cover, the globe seen on the desk depicts Europe with bits of Asia and northern Africa, rather than Gielinor.
 * On page 29, next to where it says "Hatchet", a Bronze halberd is incorrectly shown.
 * On page 39, next to where it says "Hatchet", a Rune hatchet is shown, whereas all the other items on the page are bronze.
 * On page 54, where it shows a profile of a Bandit, it says "level 21", but actually it is level 22.
 * On page 60, at the part where it describes a Giant spider, it said "you'll find them hanging out in the Lumbridge Castle basement, and in sewers and houses." There are none down in the basement.
 * On page 67, the scorpion's level is 12, but in-game it is 14.
 * On page 67, the book states that a rat is 5 feet long and weighs 70 pounds. This is possibly a reference to the Giant rat.
 * On page 78, there is no furnace in Varrock.
 * While the book is free-to-play, there are several odd exceptions. For example, during the Black Knight's Fortress quest, there is a picture of a player wearing white armour and a dragon mace. The white armour is member's only, and its quest requires completion of Black Knight's Fortress. The dragon mace is also member's only, and its quest also requires completion of Black Knight's Fortress. So, it seems nonsensical that a player like that would be doing Black Knight's Fortress.
 * On page 52, the book says to have a pair of shears for the Vampire Slayer quest, which was repeated from the Sheep Shearer quest. Shears are not needed in the quest.
 * On page 45, the player in the picture doing the Romeo & Juliet quest has a Legends' Cape.
 * On page 47, the player in the picture doing The Restless Ghost quest is wearing robes only obtainable in members worlds.
 * On page 50, the player in the picture doing the Pirate's Treasure quest is wearing a pirate hat.
 * Also on the front page, there is a pumpkin holiday item on the shelf, along with what appears to be Karamjan rum, along with a unreleased potion set.
 * On page 33, the book says that level 13 Runecrafting is needed to craft fire runes. 14 Runecrafting is actually needed.
 * On page 81, the path ends when it enters Falador and starts back again in Kingdom of Asgarnia.