A skeleton is a framework that supports a body. In animals, a skeleton is made up of bones. The human skeleton has come to represent an image macabre in nature when pertained to popular culture.
A human skeleton lives inside Count von Count's castle, attached the wall. It appears in the framing sequence of Elmo Says BOO!, identified by Count von Count as the same fellow who sang "Bones" with him.
Another skeleton appears to briefly sing with Alice Cooper in "Welcome to My Nightmare" from episode 307 of The Muppet Show.
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Skeletons are so common throughout Norrath, it's pretty wasteful to spend much time studying them. The good thing about skeletons, though, is that they are so numerous that studying them is a breeze.
"Skeletons" by Trinni Mellosius -- Taking them apart and putting them together.
If there's a graveyard, there'll be skeletons. The question is, what kind? The best way to figure out what you'll encounter in any given graveyard is to look at what's alive in the area. That's because skeletons are simply reanimated dead. That puts skeletons into the category known as "undead," which includes creatures such as ghosts, ghouls and zombies.
Pretty much every living creature has a skeleton. The nice thing about skeletons is that you can see everything you need to know about your enemy at a glance. Is it carrying a concealed weapon? That's mighty hard to do when you don't have any skin to hide it behind!
Let's take a look at orc skeletons as an example. Once you are familiar with skeletons, you'll know about the living orcs, too. Seeing them from the inside out gives you the advantage in battle -- you will already know where the living orcs are vulnerable and tender.
First, look at the orc skeleton's skull. It is thicker at the front top than it is on the temples or at the back. That means you'll want to attack them from the side whenever possible to knock them unconscious. Although...it's hard to say that an undead creature actually has a conscious state even without you coshing it on the head.
The skeleton's neck is thin and much more vulnerable to a slashing attack. This is not always true of living creatures which may protect their soft fleshy bits with studded collars and coifs. The motto for the novice hunter is: look before you slash. If it's covered, see what is left wide-open, and redirect your attack appropriately.
Many skeletons wield the same weaponry as they would in life. If the animated undead was a magic user, you can be assured that its skeletal counterpart is also a magic user. In this case, it's handy to study the living creature instead to better know what damage skeletal creature is capable of doing.
For the most part, skeletons are fairly solitary. They will however band together from their separate funereal plots to do whatever thing a particular sorcery has called them to life to do. Or undead. It's hard to know what to call them since they are clearly not alive, but aren't necessarily dead!
Occasionally, skeletons are found beyond graveyards. You can find them haunting areas where they existed in life. For example, you can see any number of skeletons in places like Stormhold. These skeletons are likely bound to the last place their living self remembers and need to be re-killed in order to die. Except they're already dead, which means you can't kill them. Hmm. Anyway.
When you come across a skeleton and you don't recognize what sort of creature it might once have been, imagine it covered in fat. Often, we're surprised by how scrawny a skeleton is and forget that something like a giant may be big in the bone department, but lack some of the width its layer of skin and fat would cover. Keep in mind that not everything has a skeleton. You'd feel pretty foolish telling someone you were fighting a Coldwind octopus skeleton, now, wouldn't you?
That's all I know about skeletons. Hopefully, you'll find this information useful. If not, go do your own study on skeletons. It'll be easy; they're everywhere!| This is a disambiguation page. A number of articles are associated with the title Skeleton. NOTE: If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
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Skeleton may refer to:
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| Release date | 4 January 2001 (Update unknown) edit |
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| Combat level | (13 Restless ghost) 21-142 |
| Hitpoints | 17-112 |
| Slayer level | Level 1 |
| Slayer XP | Varies |
| Members only? | No |
| Aggressive? | Yes |
| Poisonous? | No |
| Immune to poison? | No |
| Attack style | Melee |
| Max hit | Varies |
| Weakness | Crush, Crumble Undead, Salve amulet (e) |
| Always drops | Bones (Big bones for giant skeleton) |
| Examine text | "Could do with gaining a few pounds." or "It looks just a bit... underfed." |
Skeletons are undead monsters found in various locations across RuneScape. Being an undead monster, it is highly vulnerable to the Crumble Undead spell. It is also weak against crush attacks. A Salve amulet (e) provides considerable boosts to Strength and accuracy against the undead Skeletons. Most follow the god Zamorak, but not all. Giant skeletons are found in at least two locations. Level 80 giant skeletons are found in the Shadow Dungeon, which is accessible with a Ring of visibility during and after the Desert Treasure quest. Level 100 giant skeletons are found in the Lair of Tarn Razorlor (dungeon), which is accessible during and after The Lair of Tarn Razorlor miniquest. The examine text for the level 100 asks the question whether this creature is a 'giant skeleton' or a 'skeleton of a giant', suggesting this undead creature may originate from human or giant remains. (However, the size of creature suggests 'giant skeleton' is the case, as it is smaller than any known giant.)
Level 22 Skeleton guards are guards players can purchase for the Dungeon in their Player-owned house.
While doing The Restless Ghost quest, a level 13 Skeleton warlock will appear when the player picks up the ghost's skull. It has 18 hitpoints and a max hit of 2. Also, a mysterious skeleton is said to have been spotted around RuneScape before the 2008 Hallowe'en event.
Note: Just like most monsters in the Wilderness, all skeletons throughout the Wilderness are Aggressive to all players, regardless of level.
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When skeletons are given as a slayer task, besides skeletons and giant skeletons, most creatures with 'skeleton' or 'skeletal' in their names can be slain for the assignment. These include:
Skeleton guards in the dungeons of player-owned houses, however, cannot be included in a skeleton slayer task.
Many skeleton locations are far from banks. For players wishing to slay skeletons and bank their drops, consider the following:
Also, player looking for good drops from skeletons should instead consider slaying Skeletal Hands in the Meiyerditch Dungeon.
Skeletons are one of the 'races' who have lesser champions in the Champions' Challenge minigame. To fight the Skeleton Champion, the player must kill skeletons until one drops a Champion scroll, which is a very rare drop.
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| Basic undead |
Skeleton • Zombie • Ankou • Undead one • Ghast • Undead chicken • Undead cow • Zombie monkey • Undead troll • Undead mage • Skeleton warlord • Skeleton thug • Skeleton brute |
| Beasts | |
| Pets | |
| Ogre undead | |
| Slayer monsters | |
| Shades | |
| Revenants |
Imp • Goblin • Icefiend • Pyrefiend • Hobgoblin • Vampire • Werewolf • Cyclops • Hellhound • Demon • Ork • Dark Beast • Knight • Dragon |
| Ghosts |
Ghost • Bouncer (The Curse of Zaros) • Spectral Attendant • Spectral Tender • Spectral Worshipper • Spectral Cultivator • Tormented Wraith • Tortured Soul • Ghostly Warrior |
Skeletons are just dead creature's skeletons that have been animated by necromancy.
| Creature | Exp | HP | Summon | Convince | Loot | |
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| Bones |  |
3750 | 9500 | -- | -- | 0-4 Platinum Coins, 0-200 Gold Coins, 0-2 Small Sapphires, 0-3 Surprise Bag (blue), Surprise Bag (red), Soul Orb, Skull Helmet, Demonic Essence, Life Crystal, Magic Plate Armor, Death Ring (rare). |
| Dracola |  |
11,000 | 16,200? | -- | -- | 0-210 gp, 0-3 Platinum Coin, Dark Armor, Life Crystal, Great Health Potion, Hardened Bone, Soul Orb, Demonic Essence, Skull Helmet, Reaper's Axe (very rare), Dracola's Eye (always). |
| Creature | Exp | HP | Summon | Convince | Loot | |
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| Deathbringer |  |
5100 | 10000 | -- | -- | Nothing. It turns into ashes that vanishes quickly afterwards. |
| Slim |  |
580 | 1025 | -- | -- | Nothing. It turns into ashes that vanishes quickly afterwards. |
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