Inventory

A player's inventory is a term for all of the items they are carrying. The game interface splits the inventory into two sections: the backpack inventory and the equipped inventory.

Backpack inventory
The backpack inventory is where the player carries items that they can't equip. A player's backpack inventory can hold up to 28 items, and any additional items must be store in the player's bank. Some items are stackable (such as coins, runes, and arrows) which means they only take up the space of one item, no matter how many a player has.

Equipped inventory
The equipped inventory shows all the items that the player is wearing or wielding. The equipped inventory is divided into 11 slots for each area of the body that some piece of equipment can be worn on. Since the 11 slots can each be equipped with an item which then no longer appears in the backpack inventory, a player can effectively carry 39 items with them at once. The slots and what they can be equipped with are listed below.

Headwear Slot
Some type of helmet armour is usually worn on the head. However, when Runecrafting a player may wear a tiara on their head so that they do not need to bring a talisman.

Ammunition Slot
When using a bow or crossbow, a player needs ammunition to fire from their weapon. That ammunition, bolts and arrows, is held in the ammunition slot. The ammunition in the ammunition slot is what is fired from your ranged weapon, and to switch what arrows or bolts you are firing you must equip another kind of arrows or bolts.

Shield Slot
Equipment to be held in the player's off-hand is held here, most commonly a shield. A player may also carry one of the God books instead of a shield. However, if a player is using a two-handed weapon, such as a bow or a two-handed sword, they may not hold any items in the shield slot.