84.212.23.245: /* Losing a god book */

2012-11-04T12:57:09Z

Losing a god book

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{{Infobox Item
|name = Damaged book
|image = [[File:Holy book.png|Holy book]] [[File:Book of balance.png|Book of balance]] [[File:Unholy book.png|Unholy book]] [[File:Book of war.png|Book of war]] [[File:Book of law.png|Book of law]] [[File:Incomplete ancient book.png|Ancient book]]
|members = Yes
|quest = [[Horror from the Deep]]
|release = [[17 November]] [[2004]]
|update = Horror From The Deep
|tradeable = No
|stackable = No
|equipable = Yes
|high = 120
|low = 80
|value = 200
|destroy = Drop
|store = 5,000
|currency = coins (first book for free)
|examine = An incomplete book of Saradomin/Guthix/Zamorak/Bandos/Armadyl<br/>An incomplete ancient book
|weight = 1
}}

<choose>
<option>[[File:Holy book detail.png|left|75px|The Holy Book.]]</option>
<option>[[File:Book of balance detail.png|left|75px|The Book of Balance.]]</option>
<option>[[File:Unholy book detail.png|left|75px|The Unholy Book.]]</option>
<option>[[File:Book of war detail.png|left|75px|The Book of War.]]</option>
<option>[[File:Book of law detail.png|left|75px|The Book of Law.]]</option>
<option>[[File:Ancient God Book Detail.png|left|75px|The Ancient Book.]]</option>
</choose>
'''God books''' are books held in place of a shield. A player first receives a '''Damaged book''' and needs to add 4 [[God pages|torn pages]] to make a complete god book: [[Saradomin's holy book]], [[Guthix's book of balance]], or [[Zamorak's unholy book]]. With an [[Update:Elite Treasure Trails and New Rewards|update on 4 August 2010]], players can also obtain god books of [[Armadyl]], [[Bandos]], and [[Zaros]]. [[Illuminated god books]] can be created after completing [[One Piercing Note]].

==Types of god books==
''The table below uses real-time market prices. For more information, or to update outdated prices, see [[Grand Exchange Market Watch/Treasures]].''

{|class="wikitable"
!God book
!God
!Page 1
!Page 2
!Page 3
!Page 4
!Total price
|-
|[[File:Holy book.png|Holy book]] [[Saradomin's holy book]]
|[[Saradomin]]
|{{GEPrice|Saradomin page 1}}
|{{GEPrice|Saradomin page 2}}
|{{GEPrice|Saradomin page 3}}
|{{GEPrice|Saradomin page 4}}
|{{coins| {{:Exchange:Saradomin page 1|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Saradomin page 2|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Saradomin page 3|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Saradomin page 4|View=price}} }}
|-
|[[File:Book of balance.png|Book of balance]] [[Guthix's book of balance]]
|[[Guthix]]
|{{GEPrice|Guthix page 1}}
|{{GEPrice|Guthix page 2}}
|{{GEPrice|Guthix page 3}}
|{{GEPrice|Guthix page 4}}
|{{coins| {{:Exchange:Guthix page 1|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Guthix page 2|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Guthix page 3|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Guthix page 4|View=price}} }}
|-
|[[File:Unholy book.png|Unholy book]] [[Zamorak's unholy book]]
|[[Zamorak]]
|{{GEPrice|Zamorak page 1}}
|{{GEPrice|Zamorak page 2}}
|{{GEPrice|Zamorak page 3}}
|{{GEPrice|Zamorak page 4}}
|{{coins| {{:Exchange:Zamorak page 1|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Zamorak page 2|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Zamorak page 3|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Zamorak page 4|View=price}} }}
|-
|[[File:Book of war.png|Book of war]] [[Bandos' book of war]]
|[[Bandos]]
|{{GEPrice|Bandos page 1}}
|{{GEPrice|Bandos page 2}}
|{{GEPrice|Bandos page 3}}
|{{GEPrice|Bandos page 4}}
|{{coins| {{:Exchange:Bandos page 1|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Bandos page 2|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Bandos page 3|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Bandos page 4|View=price}} }}
|-
|[[File:Book of law.png|Book of law]] [[Armadyl's book of law]]
|[[Armadyl]]
|{{GEPrice|Armadyl page 1}}
|{{GEPrice|Armadyl page 2}}
|{{GEPrice|Armadyl page 3}}
|{{GEPrice|Armadyl page 4}}
|{{coins| {{:Exchange:Armadyl page 1|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Armadyl page 2|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Armadyl page 3|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Armadyl page 4|View=price}} }}
|-
|[[File:Incomplete ancient book.png|Ancient book]] [[Ancient book]]
|[[Zaros]]
|{{GEPrice|Ancient page 1}}
|{{GEPrice|Ancient page 2}}
|{{GEPrice|Ancient page 3}}
|{{GEPrice|Ancient page 4}}
|{{coins| {{:Exchange:Ancient page 1|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Ancient page 2|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Ancient page 3|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Ancient page 4|View=price}} }}
|-
|'''Total of all prices'''
|colspan=2|{{Coins| {{:Exchange:Guthix page 1|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Guthix page 2|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Guthix page 3|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Guthix page 4|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Saradomin page 1|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Saradomin page 2|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Saradomin page 3|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Saradomin page 4|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Zamorak page 1|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Zamorak page 2|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Zamorak page 3|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Zamorak page 4|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Bandos page 1|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Bandos page 2|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Bandos page 3|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Bandos page 4|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Armadyl page 1|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Armadyl page 2|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Armadyl page 3|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Armadyl page 4|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Ancient page 1|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Ancient page 2|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Ancient page 3|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Ancient page 4|View=price}} }}
|}

{{Infotable Bonuses header}}
|align="left"|[[File:Holy book.png|Holy book]] Saradomin's holy book
||0||0||0||0||0||+8||+8||+8||+8||+8||+8||0||0||+5||0||0||0||0
|-
|align="left"|[[File:Book of balance.png|Book of balance]] Guthix's book of balance
||+4||+4||+4||+4||+4||+4||+4||+4||+4||+4||+4||0||0||+5||0||0||0||0
|-
|align="left"|[[File:Unholy book.png|Unholy book]] Zamorak's unholy book
||+8||+8||+8||+8||+8||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||+5||0||0||0||0
|-
|align="left"|[[File:Book of war.png|Book of war]] Bandos' book of war
||+6||+6||+6||0||0||+6||+6||+6||0||0||+2||0||0||+5||0||0||0||0
|-
|align="left"|[[File:Book of law.png|Book of law]] Armadyl's book of law
||+4||+4||+4||0||+6||+4||+4||+4||0||+6||+2||0||0||+5||0||0||0||0
|-
|align="left"|[[File:Incomplete ancient book.png|Ancient book]] Ancient book
||+4||+4||+4||+6||0||+4||+4||+4||+6||0||+2||0||0||+5||0||0||0||0
|-
|}

==Obtaining the books==
In the quest [[Horror from the Deep]], you will receive a "[[Rusty casket]]". Speak to [[Jossik]] about this chest, and he will ask you to read what the chest says. You can choose from the 3 main [[gods]]: [[Saradomin]], [[Guthix]], [[Zamorak]]. After you have completed one of the three books, you may purchase either the two you did not receive, or choose from the other 3 gods: Armadyl, Bandos, and Zaros.

'''Note''': You can only obtain the [[Ancient book]] by completing the [[The Dig Site]] quest.

For whichever god you choose, you will get a "Damaged book" of that god. When wielded, this book provides +5 to [[Prayer]]. However, this is not the book's true potential. Torn pages that are missing from your Damaged book can be found and put back in to complete the book.

You can acquire torn pages by completing [[Treasure Trails]], cremating Vyre Corpses in the Columbarium, or by buying them from other players, either directly or via the [[Grand Exchange]]. Torn pages are unique to each god's book. Once you have added all four torn pages, it becomes a new book depending on which god it is for. Saradomin's damaged book becomes a [[Saradomin's holy book]], Guthix's damaged book becomes a [[Guthix's book of balance]], Zamorak's damaged book becomes a [[Zamorak's unholy book]], Zaros' damaged book becomes an [[Ancient book]], Bandos' damaged book becomes a [[Bandos' book of war]] and Armadyl's damaged book becomes a [[Armadyl's book of law]].

Once you have completed your book, you may go back to Jossik and buy a different Damaged book for 5,000 coins. You can only buy a different book each day until you have all the books, so you cannot buy two books on the same day. The next day, Jossik will have found the last book that you need. (Each book has 4 pages such as: Zamorak page 1/2/3/4, Guthix page 1/2/3/4, Saradomin page 1/2/3/4; see [[God pages]])

There are some disputes on the [[RuneScape Forums]] concerning the ability to remove pages from the book, as over the months the prices for certain pages have increased dramatically. However, Jagex has stated that they will not add the ability to remove pages, citing price drops as a repercussion.{{CiteForum |author= Mod Mark H|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5yA5tfohp |title= Player Feedback Library|forum= RuneScape |postdate= 21 April 2011 |notes= Suggestion Feedback Session 5|date=15:03, April 23, 2011 (UTC) |name= }}

An oversight on Jagex's behalf is that once you choose a damaged book, you have to complete it before you can claim another. This is particularly frustrating if you chose a Zamorak book out of ignorance, as you cannot choose another god book till you have completed the Zamorak one which is just under 20 million gp to buy all the pages.

After the quest [[One Piercing Note]], all completed books can be [[Illuminated god books|illuminated]] - creating a copy with the same bonuses, and an additional +3 prayer (to a total of +8). Illuminating a book requires 60 Prayer and Crafting, and gives 10,000 Prayer and Crafting the first time a book is illuminated (for a total of 60,000 experience to each skill for all 6 books).

==Losing a god book==
If a player loses their God book, they can go back to [[Jossik]] who will have found it "on the shore" and get it back for free, complete with pages that have been added.

There is currently a bug which allows you to have one completed and one Damaged book of the same kind (Two completed if you add pages to the second) First you need to go to Jossik, with a inventory of a Damaged Book and all four pages. Drop the book at the floor then ask him for a new one, if you try to pick it up it will say "You only need one unfinished book". Add all four pages to the book in your inventory when its complete pick up the unfinished and as a result you will have two books of the same kind.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="left">
Book of war equipped.png|A player holding [[Bandos' book of war]].
Book of balance equipped.png|A player holding [[Guthix's book of balance]].
Holy book equipped.png|A player holding [[Saradomin's holy book]].
Unholy book equipped.png|A player holding [[Zamorak's unholy book]].
Ancient book equipped.png|A player holding the [[Ancient book]].
Book of law equipped.png|A player holding [[Armadyl's book of law]].
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* On the first day of release, players were able to buy all 3 books from Jossik without completing each book. It is unknown if this was a glitch or intentional by Jagex.
* After completion of [[Horror from the Deep]], you may only choose one of the three main gods' books; to obtain the three new gods' books, you must complete one of the major god's books.
* The Zamorak's unholy is by far the most expensive book to complete; at {{coins| {{:Exchange:Zamorak page 1|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Zamorak page 2|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Zamorak page 3|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Zamorak page 4|View=price}} }} it costs more than all the other books combined ({{Coins| {{:Exchange:Guthix page 1|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Guthix page 2|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Guthix page 3|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Guthix page 4|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Saradomin page 1|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Saradomin page 2|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Saradomin page 3|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Saradomin page 4|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Bandos page 1|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Bandos page 2|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Bandos page 3|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Bandos page 4|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Armadyl page 1|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Armadyl page 2|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Armadyl page 3|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Armadyl page 4|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Ancient page 1|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Ancient page 2|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Ancient page 3|View=price}} + {{:Exchange:Ancient page 4|View=price}} }}). This price is due to it having the highest offensive bonuses of all books with the highest Range attack bonus in the game, and prior to the introduction of defenders it was also the highest Melee attack bonus item in the shield slot.
* Preaching from a finished God book takes up special attack energy, and if the special attack energy is under 25%, you will be unable to preach
* You can '''NOT''' remove the pages from your chosen god book.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{God pages}}
{{Prayer items}}

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