Deranged archaeologist

Not to be confused with Crazy archaeologist.
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The **deranged archaeologist** is a demi-boss located on Fossil Island, at the southern end of the Tar Swamp. An axe is required to reach him. Directly before the area is a spine that will occasionally hit for 10 and apply poison damage.

He's exactly the same as the Crazy archaeologist in terms of combat and attack - he throws books as a ranged attack, and punches and kicks nearby players. As his special attack, it's fairly similar, except that he yells "Learn to Read!" and the orange books deal much more damage.

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## Location

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## Quotes

* "*Round and round and round and round!*"
* "*The plants! They're alive!*"
* "*They came from the ground! They came from the ground!!!*"
* "*Learn to Read!*" (Special attack)
* "*The doors won't stay closed forever!*"
* "*They're cheering! Why are they cheering?*"
* "*Time is running out! She will rise again!*"
* "*No hiding!*"
* "*Oh!*" (death)

## Drops

*Drop rates estimated based on 22 802 kills from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.*

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### 100%

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### Seeds

*There is a 1/128 chance of rolling the tree-herb seed drop table.*

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### Rare drop table

*There is a 6/128 chance of rolling the rare drop table. There is also a 6/128 chance of rolling the gem drop table.*
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1. ↑ The "nothing" drop is removed while wearing a ring of wealth.
2. ↑ 2,00 2,01 2,02 2,03 2,04 2,05 2,06 2,07 2,08 2,09 2,10 The drop rate is increased while wearing a ring of wealth due to the "nothing" drop being removed.
3. ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 Slightly reduced chance of dropping if Legends' Quest has not been completed.

### Tertiary

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## Trivia

* Upon release, the Deranged Archaeologist dropped uncharged amulet of glories at an uncommon rate. As the amulet of glory is one of the most coveted ironman items (which had high requirements - either 83 Hunter to catch dragon implings, or 80 Crafting to create), this caused player complaints about making it far too easy to obtain. This was changed and now he drops crystal keys instead.
* Upon release, the Deranged Archaeologist could be safespotted. His "*No hiding!*" attack was soon added to counter this.
* The examine text is a reference to the "Tears in Rain" monologue from the 1982 Ridley Scott film *Blade Runner*.

## References

1. ↑ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 16 February 2020. (Archived from the original on 16 February 2020.) Mod Ash: "5/128"
2. ↑ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 9 March 2019. (Archived from the original on 25 March 2019.) Mod Ash: "7/128"
3. ↑ Jagex. Mod Tide's Twitter account. 24 May 2019. (Archived from the original on 24 May 2019.) Mod Tide: "I know its been a while since the clue expansion but here is the information on clue scroll drop rates and loot chances! If anything changes I will keep you posted."