PrayEvil

The Old School RuneScape Wiki also has an article on: osrsw:RuneScape Classic#PrayerThe RuneScape Classic Wiki also has an article on: classicrsw:PrayEvil

PrayEvil was removed after an update. The contents of this page no longer exist in RuneScape, and this article is kept for historical purposes.

A picture of the RuneScape Classic stats interface, showing the divided Magic and Prayer skills.

Upon merge, the Prayer book was empty until 24 May 2001.

PrayEvil was an early form of Prayer that existed when RuneScape Classic was first released. It was the antithesis of PrayGood. Players who chose to be an adventurer started out with level 3 PrayGood and level 3 PrayEvil. While players could train the Prayer skills by burying normal bones (the only remains to exist initially), the skills had no actual function. PrayEvil was removed from the skill list on 10 May 2001 with the update lots of small improvements, which reorganized the skills list. Prayer would return on 24 May 2001 as a single unified Prayer skill. The new skill would take some of the old spells, as well as many new effects, which could be activated as toggleable Prayers.

Update history

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• update 24 May 2001 (Update):
  • The RuneScape magic system has been massively improved with the addition of lots of new spells. Magic can also now be used during combat! In addition to this there is also a new prayer system which lets you temporarily cast various effects on your character.
  • Prayer skill released, replacing PrayGood and PrayEvil.
  • The GoodMagic spells burst of strength and rock skin and the EvilMagic spell thick skin have been turned into the Prayers burst of strength, rock skin, and thick skin.

• update 10 May 2001 (Update):
  • PrayEvil removed from skill list as part of reorganisation.

• update 4 January 2001 (Update):
  • Runescape beta goes live, releasing PrayEvil into the game.

Trivia

• In Devious MUD, it is probable the relevant skill was Prayers-Evil.