Skill pure

A skill pure or skiller is a player that develops non-combat skills rather than combat skills. The amount of time spent developing non-combat skills rather than combat skills can vary.

How skillers are regarded
Skillers are often criticized for being "pointless" as compared to building up the same level of supporting skills on a combat character, although the choice of a skill pure is a self-imposed challenge. Most skillers are aware that not training combat does significantly limit the amount of quests they can do in the game, as well as the places they can explore, and to aid this some skiller accounts are side-accounts and not main ones.

It is often assumed by players that skill pures are not a player's first account, therefore they are commonly asked "What is your main account's level?" or similar questions. Certain skillers only attain one or two high levelled skill(s), while other skillers have higher overall levelled skills that have no relation to combat. For example, one skill pure may have level 80 Fishing and do nothing but that to make money, while another skill pure will have level 80 Fishing, Woodcutting, Firemaking, and Cooking. There are some cases where some skill pures are mistaken as a bot collecting resources using a macroing program, but as long as players do not infringe the Rules of Runescape, their accounts are safe.

Free-to-play or pay-to-play
When an account is made, it is usually in the free-to-play state. There are many free-to-play skillers that decide to stay in this state rather than pay money to become a member. Free-to-play skillers are considered more difficult to train because of limited resources and the restraint to train certain skills.

A member skiller has many more opportunities to train their non-combat skills. New activities, locations, quests, and clothing allows them to have access to more resources. Subscribing skill pures have more ways to make money through training profitable skills such as Hunter and Farming.

Quests
These quests are possible to complete while being and remaining level 3 combat. Food and Ring of Recoils may be necessary to complete several of these quests.

Maximum Quest Points (Free-Play): 36

Maximum Quest Points (Member): 107

See Notes section below for information on numerically specified quests.

The skills required to complete the above quests are the following:

Quest Notes
1. Only the first 3 parts of Recipe for Disaster are possible for skill pures to complete because of the combat, quest, and quest point requirements. It is good to note that during Pirate Pete's part, you will need to go into combat, but is possible with ring of recoils.

2. Shilo Village has now been updated and your friend must have a bone key to enter the tomb with you.

3. Demon Slayer is possible, but it is also possible to gain combat experience from attacking Delrith (because he is a non-aggressive monster) if you do not hit a 0 with your Silverlight. There is some speculation on whether or not skillers can complete Demon Slayer, however it is possible. You do gain some experience in combat, and you can die in the quest, but the quest can be completed without any combat levels gained.

4. In the quest Cold War, you will gain 40 attack experience when you kill the Icelord near the end of the quest even with rings of recoil.(as of 5 December 2010)

5. It is currently near impossible for a level 3 to beat Ratcatchers/A Tail of Two Cats because of the pre-requisite quest Icthlarin's Little Helper, which involves fighting a level 75 and 91 boss. Some skillers have reporting taking up to 8 hours to complete this quest. In the quest Ratcatchers, you may gain Constitution experience when your cat fights with the king rodent, mind your life points remainder.

6. The Restless Ghost is possible to complete, as it only levels prayer to level two, keeping a player's combat level at three. However, the Ancient Bones received as a reward for completion of this quest must be destroyed. Althought if you have done the quest and have not yet got your ancient bone reward (because you completed it prior to the update) you dont have to collect the reward.

7. One Small Favour is also possible to complete at level 3, however it is very hard considering the monster they have to fight in the quest.

8. You can only complete Shield of Arrav if you choose Phoenix Gang for Free-to-Play. For Members, you can kill the level 23 Weaponmaster with Ring of Recoils, or have a friend kill it for you if you choose the Black Arm Gang.


 * Tai Bwo Wannai Trio is possible, but you will gain combat experience if you speak to the brothers after the quest.

9. Lost City has been changed back so combaters can now recoil the tree spirit. Vengance is also a good idea to help get the spirits lifepoints down faster before it disappears.
 * To achieve 108 quest points, players must complete both The Restless Ghost and Wolf Whistle quest. However doing both would result in 4 combat, so 107 is the max you could get as a level 3.

Activities
There a certain activities that Skillers can do. The ones listed are those that are available to skillers AND do not require any form of combat, or give any form of combat experience. The following activities are SAFE for skillers.

A - It goes only if you let the opponents win or if he let you win to get the tokens. You need to wait and you musn't attack because it will get combat experience and with it level up. As the one to be hunted you have to let the oponent to kill you (but if your oponents want to let you win you have to get most out of the charge) and as the hunter just to stand and watch (moving and talking is usefull because it can log you out to lobby for being away). By losing you get still one token. It's not easy to get someone to let you win. Getting tokens with losing takes very long. Most of the skillers do it for the Air runecrafting gloves or Water runecrafting gloves.

Challenges

 * Certain quests are impossible as some carry combat skill rewards or involve killing a monster (which can be challenging).
 * Large quantities of ring of recoil are often used to kill some monsters without gaining combat experience. At one point, the word spread that an update by Jagex started giving users Attack experience. But, this was merely a rumour that had circulated the skiller community. It is believed the rumour began when someone attempted to kill the Icelord during the Cold War quest with rings of recoil, and assumed the glitched bonus attack exp from completing the quest came from the rings of recoil. It has since been proven that recoils do not give attack experience. Another method for using rings of recoil is to have the skiller damage a quest monster and then have a high level friend wear the ring of recoil or use vengeance and take the damage. The strategy behind this is that, to kill a monster and receive the reward, one must do the majority of the damage to the monster. Damaging a monster with a ring of recoil does not classify as dealing it damage. So, if the only "real" damage dealt to the monster is 1 damage by the skiller, then they will have killed the monster. This method can be used to complete Lost City and Shilo Village.
 * Skillers are unable to wield any weapons or armour requiring a combat-related skill of a level higher than one.
 * Skillers with 85+ Mining are not able to effectively mine Runite ore, making the skill less useful. Although, since the new Resource Dungeon release, those who have a sufficient Dungeoneering level can access new and safe Runite rocks.
 * To avoid gaining combat levels accidentally, it is recommended for skillers to equip a ranged weapon that they can currently wield, such as a standard shortbow or training bow with no ammunition to prevent accidental combat experience. Simply turning Auto Retaliate "Off" doesn't prevent accidental attacks, so wielding a ranged weapon without ammo is highly suggested.
 * Slayer is very difficult to level efficiently. Although slayer tasks can be completed using rings of recoil, methods such as using experience lamps and the rewards from penguin hide and seek and soul wars can be used to get experience without actually completing any slayer tasks.
 * It is hard for skillers to level agility because many of the courses have quest requirements. However, when failing (most) obstacles, a lower number of damage is dealt because of the naturally lower constitution level.
 * Another challenge for skillers is the fact that a lot of people don't like the idea of them. Many skillers have to put up with a lot of insulting and negativity from other players. However, this is not always the case, as many skillers become what they are due to popularity of creating a skiller