Privateering

Privateering is Runescape's latest feature skill released on 4 July 2011 (Update). It features a new law enforcement system in Runescape, the Royal Gendarmerie, which have been set up under the rule of Asgarnia, Misthalin and Kandarin. Privateers can take part in all sorts of activites, most of which earn them Commendation points, which can be traded at the Gendarmerie General Command for all sorts of new items, which include the most powerful sword to date, the Gold Encrusted Tri-Hander. At level 50, the Admiralty and the Air Base take over as key points of the skill, as the Navy and Air Force are introduced along with the standared Gendarmerie.

Getting Started
A Privateer, by definition, is a ship, or in this case an armed person who carries out the rulings of the crown, mainly during wartime.

Gendarmerie
Before you get started, you will need to go to the Gendarmerie General Command, which is located to the south of the Tree Gnome Stronghold. The Criminologist there will sell you items in exchange for Commendation Points (CP) and will also give you unlimited free pairs of Handcuffs, which you will need for Assignment Tracking of basic arresting (both available at level 1.)

Assignment Tracking
Assignment tracking is split into three categories. The easy assignments are unlocked at level 1, medium at level 20, hard at level 40, and elite at level 70. Elite assignments can earn alot of money, up to a 1,000,000gp at level 90.

To start assignment tracking, you will need a weapon if you choose to fight the assignment, or a pair of handcuffs if you are a skiller who does not want any combat XP. It is preferable to take both, as neither result in any reward penalty or reduction.

An assignment is a criminal, which the player must capture and/or kill. An assignment can be started by going to the Command Centre and browsing the wanted posters on the wall. Left-clicking and reading them will reveal the criminals name, picture, level, reward and possible whereabouts. If a player wishes to accepted the assignment, they must click "yes" on the wanted poster in order to start the assignment.

Easy assignments will not be far away. They have a wander radius of from Ardougne to the Eagles Peak, and no more east than Camelot. Players should take note that the "possible whereabouts" on the wanted posters is always where you will find the assignment.

Note that assignments are always aggressive when you approach them and if you wish to arrest them, you have much more of a chance of success if you harm the assignment first.

Wanted Posters of all types of assignments are on the wall, and they are all completely random and change every 3 minutes. Attempting to accept an assignment above your Privateering Level will yield the message "You will need a Privateering level of [20,40,70] to go after this criminal."
 * Of assignment. These values are just a general guide.

General arrest
With handcuffs, players can go and arrest all sorts of law breakers. These involve thieves, highwaymen and muggers at low levels, chaos druids, chaos dwarves, Necromancers and Zamorak Wizards at medium levels, and Black Knights and Khazard troopers at higher levels.

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