Sailing hazards
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Sailing hazards are dangerous effects that can be encountered in the ocean while Sailing. When completing a sea charting task, if there are hazards in the area the task will give a warning about them.
If the player enters a hazardous area without adequate protection, any crewmembers operating ship facilities will "panic", cancelling their current orders and will not respond to the player's commands until the ship is out of the hazard zone. Additionally, the player's ship is significantly slowed.
Some hazards can be prevented or mitigated through having better equipment on the player's ship.
As with some content in sealed crates, some sailing hazards can kill players, and Hardcore Ironmen will lose their status if they die in such a manner.
| Hazard | Locations | Equipment | Effects if not protected against | Skill Requirements | Appearance |
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| Stormy seas | Mast and sails (Oak and linen or better) | Ship will be dealt 10 damage every few seconds.
The sails are not strong enough to withstand the lightning in these stormy seas! |
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| Jagged reefs | None | Ship will be slowed and damaged by 5 (Crandor) or 20 (Aehecatl) every few ticks.
The jagged reefs here shred the underside of the boat! No hull nor keel can withstand them! |
N/A | ||
| Fetid waters | Innoculation station | Ship will be slowed. Player will take 5 damage every few ticks and become rapidly diseased.
Without an inoculation station, the acrid environment will soon start to infect you! Without an inoculation station, the acrid environment infects you with disease! |
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| Crystal-flecked waters | Keel (Adamant and better) | Ship will be slowed and dealt 20 damage every few seconds.
The keel is not strong enough to withstand the sharp crystals floating in the water! |
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| Tangled kelp | Helm (Adamant and better) | Ship will be slowed and take 4 damage every few ticks.
The helm is not strong enough to move through the tangled kelp in these waters! |
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| Icy seas | Eternal brazier | Crew will be frozen, cancelling actions. Player will be frozen soon afterwards and both they and ship will take increasing damage over time if area is not left.
Without a brazier's warmth, the icy seas will soon freeze you to your core! Without a brazier's warmth, the icy seas freeze you to your core, locking you in place! |
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| Eternal cold | Not currently bypassable; ability to traverse will be added in a later game update. | Ship will be slowed and take 50 damage every few seconds. Crew will be frozen, cancelling actions. Player will be frozen soon afterwards and take increasing damage over time if area is not left; damage is significantly higher than Icy Seas.
You feel the warmth sap from your body. No boat can withstand these waters! The endless winter freezes you in place. No boat can withstand these waters! |
N/A | ||
| Sunbaked seas | Not currently bypassable; ability to traverse will be added in a later game update. | Ship will be slowed. After a brief warning, Player will take between 1 and 13 points of damage every few seconds. Despite what the warning says, waterskins or other related items will NOT prevent damage taken.
The heat of the sunbaked seas builds around you. You will soon start to die of thirst! You feel yourself dying of thirst due to the heat of the sunbaked seas! |
N/A | ||
| Profane waters | Not currently bypassable; ability to traverse will be added in a later game update. | Player and ship will take 5 damage, player will additionally lose 5 prayer points every 12 ticks.
No boat can withstand these profane waters! |
N/A | ||
| Scalding seas | Not currently bypassable; ability to traverse will be added in a later game update. | Ship will be slowed. Player and ship will rapidly take damage every tick (Player takes 4, ship takes 10), and the player will also be afflicted with a burn stack every tick.
The scalding seas sear your flesh. No boat can withstand these waters! |
N/A | ||
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Not currently bypassable; ability to traverse will be added in a later game update. | Effects not currently known. | N/A |
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