User talk:Dionisio/House

So how does one get an untrimmed con cape? Ask away! Below is a primer.

Money
Various guides will tell you that you need to do various things. Pick one that fits your budget.

In general, "consumables" work well. Think food, ores, bolts and arrows, runes; Things that are used up. Check the market. See what you can do/supply and then do/supply it.

Merchanting is also an option, but with a BIG caveat: Buying and selling without contributing NEW goods is an excellent way to become poor in short order. Merching is like gambling: Risk only what you are comfortable throwing away, 'cause that's exactly what might happen.

Time
Patience, patience, patience. Take things in small bites. 99's don't happen overnight.

Persistence
Akin to the time thing, be patient but be persistent. Devote a portion of your time doing whatever it is that helps you achieve your goal, and a portion of time doing that goal. But also do other things. Burnout is a real danger.

Diversify
No one thing is going to get you to an untrimmed con cape; You'll max out before that happens. Take a skill that gives good results, but mind the levels! It takes several skills to do an untrimmed con. Mine and smith for a bit, cut wood and fletch, combine complementary things.

For instance: Mine pure ess and clay, make law runes, make teletabs. Then sell them, or use those tabs to further other goals. Perhaps you would find Catherby tabs useful for woodcutting magic logs, fletching them into magic bows, and then high alching them.

Similarly, don't be afraid to move the house! Different portal locations provide different options/opportunities. What was good a few skill levels ago may pale in comparison to what is presently available. Don't be afraid to take advantage of things: You'll need to.

An example: I put my house in Yanille for a time. Butter churn. Made the butter with milk from the larder. Bought everything else needed to make tuna potatoes and then sold them. It worked. Got me cooking xp, $$$, and full dragon armour. Give yourself gifts from time to time.

DIY
Do it yourself!

Sure, one can buy teletabs; But that costs money. Money is a crucial thing with con. Make those portals! Mount that amulet of glory! Build that altar! Install that lectern! Invest!

Perversely, the things that take the longest also tend to generate the best long-term profit. Mine coal and ore, smith bolts, fletch them, kill dragons, tan the hides, craft them, alch them, and don't forget to do something with those bones... You raise several skills.

Look for things that allow you to do other things.

Pay only for things that give decent profit. If you're losing money, you're delaying your advancement. Unless... you are advancing xp in a skill you need some levels in to reach a goal. I have bought some fletching levels. They allowed me to fletch magic bows. And that allowed me to generate better cash flow.

Getting there ain't "smexy." But once you are there... "Smexy city!"

Insanity Helps
Anyone can do 99 fishing, fletching, cooking, or combat stuff. It takes a smidge of "eccentricity" to get an untrimmed con cape, prayer cape, farming, or herblore. Sane folks don't tend to opt for certain things. Why? 'Cause they're sane!

You will be embarking on a destination that *requires* a certain amount "nonstandard creativity."

An untrimmed con cape is a badge of sorts. "Here's someone that's definitely off their rocker!"

Become friends with your inner loon.

The end result is flashy. It starts conversations.

Granted: Those conversations tend to be "How do you make your money?!?" So tell 'em "Counterfeiting! I take soft clay, yellow dye, and a money mold to the furnace..."

You're not normal.

Milk it for all it's worth.