Cape of Accomplishment

A Cape of Accomplishment (also Cape of Achievement, skill cape, or 99 cape) is a cape that symbolizes the highest level of accomplishment in a particular field. This means level 99 in any of the skills, or completion of all quests in the case of the quest point cape. Each cape can only be purchased by players who have accomplished one of these feats. Capes of Accomplishment cost 99,000 coins, and are obtained from a specific NPC master, who can be seen wearing the cape. Capes also come with matching hoods, although the hoods do not confer any bonuses. As they cannot be traded, the only way to obtain one of these is by reaching the skill level or completing the quests required.

Each cape comes with a special emote unique to that cape, which can only be performed while wearing it. The emotes are meant to "represent" the skill required to obtain the cape. In addition, wearing the cape or selecting the "operate" option on the equipment menu boosts the player's effective level in the cape's skill by one, up to 100. (This does not apply to the quest point cape; the Prayer and Hitpoints capes have a one minute "cool-down" period between uses of this effect.) Most players, however, consider the cape's ability to demonstrate that a player has a specific skill the main reason to obtain one.

Most capes have two styles, regular and trimmed. If a player only has one level 99 skill, the cape will be in the regular style, otherwise it will be trimmed; there is no way to manually choose the style, as it is entirely dependent on the number of level 99 skills one has. Trimmed capes have an additional Prayer equipment bonus over the regular capes, but other than appearance this is the only change. Regular capes will be changed into the trimmed style the instant the player obtains a second level 99 skill, regardless of whether a second cape is purchased. The exception here is again the quest point cape, which does not have a trimmed style, even if the player has two or more level 99 skills, and does not count towards the two level 99 skills needed for a trimmed cape.

The capes have been criticized by some players as useless, and an unfit reward for reaching an often difficult goal. Players are also sometimes dissatisfied by the inability to choose between the regular and trimmed styles of the cape. On the other hand, some players believe that Capes of Accomplishment were one of the few updates specifically targeted at higher leveled players, although this can be disputed.

Capes of Accomplishment are only available in Pay-to-play worlds.



Trivia

 * It is nearly impossible to obtain an untrimmed Slayer cape, as Slayer is trained at a slightly slower pace than Hitpoints. However, by using a multicannon, the controlled attack style, poison and rings of recoils, obtaining an untrimmed Slayer Cape is possible.
 * It was also nearly impossible to obtain an untrimmed Summoning cape, as Summoning is half combat, but by using the same methods as an untrimmed Slayer cape, an untrimmed Summoning cape is possible
 * The Hunter Cape emote was leaked before any player had achieved 99 in the skill by a Jagex staff member.
 * Wise Old Man is the only one of the cape sellers who doesn't wear his cape.
 * The Attack skill cape emote looks like Ryu from Street Fighter's special attack, Shoryuken.
 * The high cost of the skill capes is due to its material which is made of Raharni Wildcat fur, a species close to extinction. Other Capes of Accomplishment are said to be made of expensive materials as well, probably having to do with the skill associated with the cape.
 * While the capes themselves are members only, if they are already equipped upon entering a free world the emotes can still be performed even though the cape itself becomes a "member's object"
 * On October 29th 2008, skillcapes were given sound, making the skillcape emote the 3rd emote with sound, in addition to the Trick emote and the Air Guitar emote.
 * There was a glitch after the skillcape was altered to give it less polygons resulting in a vertex that would stay in one place, which was clearly visible when the player was animated.
 * In the 35th postbag from the Hedge it was revealed that the Grim Reaper's customary black robes act as the legendary Reaper skillcape. This is the first skillcape that is not limited to the cape slot. He appears to be the only known being with one. Currently players cannot get this skillcape.
 * The first week of skillcapes, there was a glitch where anyone could buy a cape, but not wear it. A few people still have their useless capes, and have posted videos of youtube about this.