?RuneScape isn't all rolling pastures and cosy woods, as Lumbridge might have you believe: there are dungeons with streams of magma, tall peaks populated by wolves, the vampyre-ruled lands of Morytania, the Wilderness, and many more dangers besides. On your journeys around these lands it is likely that your character will be slain - probably many times!
This isn't something to be too afraid of, as your character will always 'respawn' in perfect health (although probably missing a few items; more on that later).
To start with, when your character dies you will always respawn in the grounds of Lumbridge Castle. By completing quests, members can move their respawn location to somewhere more convenient depending on their needs.
To respawn in Falador, complete the Recruitment Drive quest.
To respawn in Camelot, complete the King's Ransom quest.
Will I lose my items?
Normally, when your character dies, you are only allowed to retain your three most valuable items. Be aware that an item's value is decided by the game, not the market value. Any other items you are carrying will drop on the ground where you died.
To find out which items you will keep, you can look at your 'Items kept on death' interface. Read the Controls - Inventory article to find out more about this feature.
Any items you drop when you die will be invisible to other players, protected by a gravestone (see below) for a certain amount of time.
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There are two exceptions to keeping three items that you should be aware of: playing Bounty Hunter or being 'skulled' when you enter the Abyss. In both of these cases, you will lose ALL of your items.
However you die, if your Prayer level is high enough, you will be able to use the 'Protect Item' prayer to hold onto one extra item. So, if you die normally, you will be able to retain four items, and if you were skulled by the Abyss or playing Bounty Hunter, you will hold onto one item. Note that, in Bounty Hunter, there are some situations when you will not be able to use the 'Protect Item' prayer.
Can I get my items back?
There is a chance that you can, as long as you're quick or had friends near where you were slain. There are a few exceptions to this, which includes Bounty Hunter, a few other minigames (like Temple Trekking/Burgh de Rott Ramble) and at certain points in some quests. ![[WWW]](/wiki/classic/img/moin-www.png){kind=small}
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When you die and drop items (except in the instances mentioned above), a gravestone will appear at the spot you died, guarding your possessions and acting as a warning to others. This gravestone will remain in place for between two and five minutes (depending on your gravestone - see below). As your time runs out, your gravestone will begin to crumble. A friendly player can fix up your gravestone by right-clicking and selecting 'Repair'. They need to have a Prayer level of 2, and this will hold your gravestone in place for another five minutes at a cost of about 5 Prayer points. If the player repairing your gravestone has less than 5 Prayer points, it will not remain as long.
Alternatively, a player may choose to 'Bless' your gravestone, imbuing it with the strength of their faith to keep it in place for up to an hour. This requires a Prayer level of 70 and will cost the player blessing it as many Prayer points as it requires. This will never take their Prayer points below 10 (just in case they need them!).
The length of time your gravestone remains in place depends on how many Prayer points the player blessing your gravestone has available and how long it has been since you died. Note that, regardless of when the gravestone was blessed, it will crumble to dust one hour after you died. It will also collapse when you log out, or if you die again and drop more items, although your items may remain available for a while longer if your gravestone has been repaired or blessed recently.
To make it easier to get to your items when you return, you (and only you!) can right-click on your gravestone and select 'Demolish'. This won't make your items vanish immediately, so you should still be able to pick them up before they despawn.
Those gravestones are a bit plain. Can I upgrade mine?
Of course! To change your gravestone, though, you'll first need to complete The Restless Ghost. If you've done that, you can speak to Father Aereck in Lumbridge Church and offer a small donation to one of his charities for the following options; the more expensive gravestones will protect your items for longer before collapsing, as you can see in the 'Duration' column.
Note that the type of gravestone you have will not increase the length of time repairing or blessing it holds it in place.
You will retain your gravestone style until you buy a new one. runescape gold
Style Cost Duration Style Cost Duration
Memorial Plaque None 2 minutes Flag 50 coins 2 minutes
Small Gravestone 500 coins 2 minutes Ornate Gravestone 5,000 coins 3 minutes
Members who have also completed The Giant Dwarf can speak to Blasidar the sculptor in Keldagrim to get access to a greater range of gravestones, as well as the basic memorial plaque. Blasidar's house can be found just east of the Consortium Palace.
Style Cost and Requirements Duration Style Cost and Requirements Duration
Memorial Plaque None 2 minutes Font of Life 50,000 coins 4 minutes
Stele 50,000 coins 4 minutes Symbol of Saradomin 50,000 coins 4 minutes
Symbol of Zamorak 50,000 coins 4 minutes Symbol of Guthix 50,000 coins 4 minutes
Symbol of Bandos 50,000 coins Land of the Goblins 4 minutes Symbol of Armadyl 50,000 coins Temple of Ikov 4 minutes
Ancient Symbol 50,000 coins Desert Treasure 4 minutes Angel of Death 500,000 coins 5 minutes
Can I use my members' gravestone in a free world?
Yes! Your gravestone will look the same even when playing on a free world. Because many people there will not have access to the same range of styles, you'll be able to spot your gravestone even more easily in an area littered with the bodies of the slain.
