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Wise Old Man tasks
Wise Old Man tasks
Released6 June 2005 (Update)
MembersYes
LocationDraynor Village
League regionMisthalin Misthalin✓
Participants1
SkillsNone
Reward currencyNone
TutorialNo
MusicNone

The Wise Old Man can assign various tasks on member worlds and give small rewards in return.

The most common tasks are to fetch between 3 and 15 of one of the following items (this list may not be exhaustive). They can be brought in more than one batch. The Wise Old Man doesn't accept bank notes, as they have no use to him. In addition, the Wise Old Man will only give tasks that match the player's current level. For example, he will not assign the player to fetch 15 anchovies if the player does not have level 15 Fishing.

There are 59 tasks in total that can be assigned, each of which is allotted an equal weight.[1] That said, the Wise Old Man will not request an item if the player lacks the skill to create it themselves.

Item delivery

These make up approximately 82% of all tasks.

Easy task items

Items
Anchovies Beer glass Bones
Bronze arrow Bronze bar Bronze dagger
Bronze axe Bronze mace Bronze med helm
Bronze spear Bronze sword Beer
Cadava berries Cooked chicken Cooked meat
Copper ore Cowhide Egg
Feather Grain Iron bar
Iron mace Iron ore Soft clay
Leather gloves Logs Molten glass
Potato Raw rat meat Rune essence[a]
(pure accepted)
Shrimps Silk Leather
Tin ore
  1. ^ Requires completion of Rune Mysteries.

Hard task items

Items
Ball of wool Bow string Bread
Bronze arrowtips Bronze knife Bronze warhammer
Bronze wire Headless arrow Swamp paste
Iron arrowtips Iron knife Iron warhammer
Leather cowl Pot of flour Unfired pie dish
Unfired pot Leather boots

Letter delivery

Some tasks require the player to deliver a letter to one of the following NPCs. In these cases the recipient will reward the player, rather than the Wise Old Man. The player can read the letter before delivering it. These make up approximately 16% of all tasks.

The drop trick used to allow players to complete these tasks significantly more efficiently than anticipated, and it has been patched to no longer work for these tasks.

The thing under the bed

Finally, the Wise Old Man will occasionally ask the player to investigate the thing under his bed; the player must then defeat it in combat. This makes up approximately 2% of all tasks.

Rewards

The task reward for killing the thing under the bed is 280-300 Hitpoints experience. Upon completing a delivery task, the player will receive a random reward from the lists below whereas completing an item task the player will receive either Prayer experience or a random reward from the lists below.

Killing the 'thing under the bed'
Level requiredHitpoints 1
Hitpoints XP280-300
TypeReward

Prayer experience

If a player has at least level 3 Prayer, they will be awarded Prayer experience 43.75% of the time. Players receive between 185-215 experience for an easy task and between 370-430 experience for a hard task.

Easy tasksHard tasks
Wise Old Man tasks
Level requiredPrayer 3
Prayer XP185-215
TypeReward

Coins

An easy task will reward 185-215 coins, and a hard task will award 990-1020. If the player has less than level 3 Prayer, the rate for coins is 9/16.

Item Quantity Rarity Price High Alch
Coins_100.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Coins with rarity 2/16 in quantity 180-220Coins180–2202/16180–220180–220
Coins_1000.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Coins with rarity 2/16 in quantity 990-1020Coins990–1,0202/16990–1,020990–1,020

Gems

The gem table is rolled 6.25% of the time.

Item Quantity Rarity Price High Alch
Uncut sapphire.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Uncut sapphire with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1Uncut sapphire1Uncommon22815
Uncut opal.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Uncut opal with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1Uncut opal1Uncommon7612
Uncut red topaz.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Uncut red topaz with rarity 2/25 in quantity 1Uncut red topaz12/25[2]1,86524
Uncut emerald.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Uncut emerald with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1Uncut emerald1Uncommon47330
Uncut ruby.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Uncut ruby with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1Uncut ruby1Uncommon1,08760
Uncut jade.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Uncut jade with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1Uncut jade1Uncommon14818
Uncut diamond.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Uncut diamond with rarity Rare in quantity 1Uncut diamond1Rare2,439120

Runes

The runes table is rolled 12.5% of the time. An easy task will reward up to 10 sets of runes, and a hard task will reward up to 25. A "set of runes" may consist of one of the following: 1 chaos, 1 nature, 1 law, 1 fire, 2 mind, 2 body, 2 earth, 2 water, 3 air runes. Each set is equally likely.

Item Quantity Rarity Price High Alch
Air rune.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Air rune with rarity Common in quantity 3-75Air rune3–75Common15–3756–150
Water rune.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Water rune with rarity Common in quantity 2-50Water rune2–50Common10–2504–100
Earth rune.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Earth rune with rarity Common in quantity 2-50Earth rune2–50Common10–2504–100
Body rune.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Body rune with rarity Common in quantity 2-50Body rune2–50Common8–2002–50
Mind rune.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Mind rune with rarity Common in quantity 2-50Mind rune2–50Common4–1002–50
Fire rune.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Fire rune with rarity Common in quantity 1-25Fire rune1–25Common5–1252–50
Law rune.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Law rune with rarity Common in quantity 1-25Law rune1–25Common123–3,075144–3,600
Nature rune.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Nature rune with rarity Common in quantity 1-25Nature rune1–25Common171–4,275108–2,700
Chaos rune.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Chaos rune with rarity Common in quantity 1-25Chaos rune1–25Common106–2,65054–1,350

Herbs

The herb table is rolled 12.5% of the time. An easy task will reward up to 3 herbs and a hard task will reward up to 10 herbs.

Item Quantity Rarity Price High Alch
Grimy guam leaf.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Grimy guam leaf with rarity Common in quantity 1-10 (noted)Grimy guam leaf1–10 (noted)Common189–1,8907–70
Grimy marrentill.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Grimy marrentill with rarity Common in quantity 1-10 (noted)Grimy marrentill1–10 (noted)Common185–1,8508–80
Grimy tarromin.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Grimy tarromin with rarity Common in quantity 1-10 (noted)Grimy tarromin1–10 (noted)Common120–1,2009–90
Grimy ranarr weed.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Grimy ranarr weed with rarity Common in quantity 1-10 (noted)Grimy ranarr weed1–10 (noted)Common5,262–52,62018–180
Grimy harralander.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Grimy harralander with rarity Common in quantity 1-10 (noted)Grimy harralander1–10 (noted)Common284–2,8409–90

Seeds

The seeds table is rolled 12.5% of the time.

Item Quantity Rarity Price High Alch
Potato seed.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Potato seed with rarity Common in quantity 1-9Potato seed1–9Common4–361–9
Onion seed.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Onion seed with rarity Common in quantity 1-6Onion seed1–6Common3–181–6
Tomato seed.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Tomato seed with rarity Common in quantity 1-4Tomato seed1–4Common3–122–8
Cabbage seed.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Cabbage seed with rarity Common in quantity 1-3Cabbage seed1–3Common6–181–3
Marigold seed.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Marigold seed with rarity Common in quantity 1-2Marigold seed1–2Common5–101–2
Yanillian seed.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Yanillian seed with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1-6Yanillian seed1–6Uncommon5–303–18
Cactus seed.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Cactus seed with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1Cactus seed1Uncommon4859
Cadavaberry seed.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Cadavaberry seed with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1Cadavaberry seed1Uncommon35
Hammerstone seed.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Hammerstone seed with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1-9Hammerstone seed1–9Uncommon10–901–9
Jangerberry seed.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Jangerberry seed with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1Jangerberry seed1Uncommon536
Barley seed.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Barley seed with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1-13Barley seed1–13Uncommon9–1171–13
Nasturtium seed.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Nasturtium seed with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1Nasturtium seed1Uncommon56
Strawberry seed.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Strawberry seed with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1Strawberry seed1Uncommon710
Jute seed.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Jute seed with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1-9Jute seed1–9Uncommon5–453–27
Woad seed.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Woad seed with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1Woad seed1Uncommon116
Guam seed.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Guam seed with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1Guam seed1Uncommon170
Marrentill seed.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Marrentill seed with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1Marrentill seed1Uncommon171
Tarromin seed.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Tarromin seed with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1Tarromin seed1Uncommon121
Toadflax seed.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Toadflax seed with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1Toadflax seed1Uncommon9796
Harralander seed.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Harralander seed with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1Harralander seed1Uncommon322
Watermelon seed.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Watermelon seed with rarity Uncommon in quantity 2Watermelon seed2Uncommon46866
Rosemary seed.png: Wise Old Man tasks drops Rosemary seed with rarity Uncommon in quantity 1Rosemary seed1Uncommon52
Krandorian seed1–4Uncommon6–244–16
Redberry seed1Uncommon42
Dwellberry seed1Uncommon1015
Asgarnian seed1–7Uncommon7–491–7
Sweetcorn seed2Uncommon108
Whiteberry seed1Uncommon679
Wildblood seed3Uncommon24324
Limpwurt seed1Rare157
Snape grass seed1Rare15,10156

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