Halloween 2023 | October 18th

Game worlds will be offline between 11.30 - 12:00 BST. During this time, game worlds will not be accessible. We'll ensure to bring the game worlds back up earlier if our work concludes faster than expected.

Changelog - October 18th

We want to be upfront here, this year's event is largely the same as last year's well-received trick-or-treating community event. We know that's going to disappoint a lot of you who look forward to these small slices of silly seasonal spookiness.

The reason is simple: Varlamore is shaping up to be Old School's biggest launch to date and with Leagues IV on the horizon, plus other upcoming QOL changes to content like the Chambers of Xeric, we've made the decision to prioritise development of these bigger projects. Whilst you'll be replaying last year's event, we hope you understand our reasoning (even if you may disagree with the decision) and we hope that you'll appreciate the tweaks to the community goal and enjoy the new cosmetic rewards!

Rest assured our long-term plan is to continue with the short story-driven holiday events that are so core to Old School. That said, we'd like your thoughts on how we approach this year's Christmas event. We were considering re-running 2013's Christmas event (which is a much older event itself from 2006). We're conscious that many of you won't have played this event before (or at least not for many, many years, way back in RuneScape 2!) and we think you'll enjoy the nostalgic trip! Alongside that, we're leaning towards having Old School's 11th Anniversary event be primarily a community celebration rather than any in-game content. What do you think? Let us know your thoughts.

Halloween 2023

TRICK OR TREATING IS BACK! But with slightly more spiders…

Once again, we're hearing reports of sweet treats popping out of trees, rocks and fishing spots all over Gielinor. NPCs are getting into the Halloween spirit too, with treats for the deserving - and tricks for the most unfortunate souls!

Much like our last Halloween event, you'll be working as one spooky collective to gather all the treats possible and fill up the Community Cauldron. However, the targets should be easier to reach this time! Let's get this cauldron overflowing!

While most of the action takes place in and around Varrock, you’ll also find a few chatty NPCs further afield that are definitely worth interacting with. Who might be likely candidates for seasonal treats? Perhaps it’s time to visit your elders…

We've also got some brand new rewards for you this year, so bring your best scary face and a handful of tricks to snag yourself some ‘wicked’ cosmetic treats...

This event as no prerequisites, so everyone can join in a celebration of the spookiest of seasons. We'll see you there!

Other Changes

After reviewing the Bond Pouch interface, we've given it a little redesign, making it smoother to use when moving/purchasing Bonds for your journey across Gielinor! The Bond Pouch interface is still accessed through the Account Management menu.

Here's a list of the changes we've made:

• More accessible buttons for depositing/withdrawing multiple Bonds.
• Highlights on the number of Bonds in your Inventory and Bank.
• Additional warnings for Iron players.
• Updated information about Bond usage and acquisition.
• Text and readability improvements.

And we've got a few more tweaks this week too:

• Using a new option on the Settings menu, you can now select whether compass options like 'Look North' should affect the vertical angle of the camera when used.
• Kamfreena and Lorelai now recognise trimmed Rune Defenders when discussing their cyclops rooms.
• Vesta's Blighted Longsword and its Bounty Hunter counterpart can now be used in the Clan Wars Free-for-all arena (they could already be used in Clan Wars challenged battles if enabled in the battle's options).

Crack The Clue 3

It's been a little while since Crack The Clue 3 wrapped up, but we wanted to take a moment to congratulate the winner - and all those who participated in Woox's puzzling challenge! The board inside the Mysterious Old Man's house in Falador will be updated today with all the names. We'd like to give a quick shoutout to SuhDude for helping us confirm the individuals involved!

Winner:

• Spider1357

Step Solvers:

• wendyes
• dddvlot
• Spider1357
• Detael
• K1SSIN
• Juoppokeke
• Xaigg
• 1FrostySOB
• GODSLIFE
• Winterpropht
• rururupert
• Mistereman22
• Ily Btw
• Belt
• Agent Yolo
• Kexsa
• Fleur de Lis
• lowli fe
• MusaUkko

And finally, a huge shout-out to the fantastic Crack The Clue Discord - it was truly brilliant how you came together to solve all the steps!

RuneFest Survey

Merch Update - Top Trumps!

Re-live past fights against iconic bosses with this Limited Edition Top Trumps pack!

Currently exclusive to the RuneScape Merch Store for pre-order, and shipping 24th November 2023, OSRS Boss Top Trumps comes in a premium travel case and features 30 powerful bosses from across the history of the game.

Take a nostalgia trip with classic RuneScape baddies like the Kalphite Queen, Giant Mole and the notorious KBD - or battle unique Old School foes such as Vorkath and Zulrah. Re-live the dungeons of the Temple of Lost Ancients with all of the God Wars generals, or deploy formidable foes from across 10 years of Old School including Quest, Wilderness and Slayer bosses like Zuk, Jad, Cerberus, Elvarg and Galvek. Who knows, you might even pick up a wild card - look out for the Evil Chicken and other surprise appearances!

How do you play? It’s easy! Choose a category on each card, such as Combat Level, Max Hit, Boss Kills, Height or Year Added to Game - whatever you think is the winning stat that will outdo your opponent. Draw on your knowledge of Old School RuneScape to figure out if the Evil Chicken really can beat K’ril by virtue of having been in the game longest. Does Callisto have more Boss Kills than Graardor? Who is taller than whom? Do you know whose Combat Level makes them the most difficult to beat, and who out-hits all the rest?

Featuring art created using the Old School in-game models, and a short description of each character that you can use to quiz your opponent’s lore knowledge, this deck gives you a fun new way to take on friends and family - with foes old and new!

Pre-order now on the merch store to avoid missing out!

Merch Update - New Novels!

RuneScape: The Gift of Guthix, the first of three planned new novels from Titan Books, will be published May 2024 - and it’s now available for pre-order!

Asgarnia’s fate hangs in the balance. Disparate tribes unite under the banner of Lord Raddalin, and his enemies look on in fear and hatred. Raddalin’s advisors – an uneasy alliance of Black and White knights – whisper of a discovery in the North that will give them the power to change everything.

Caught in the midst of history, a lowly scribe and the son of a Jarl hold the fate of Raddalin’s new kingdom in their hands.

From the glorious inauguration of King Raddalin’s reign to the disgraceful expulsion of the Zamorakians from Asgarnia, The Gift of Guthix tells an epic tale of the origin of magic, the plight of civil war, and the crushing defeat of the Fremennik Great Invasion. Amongst plots and betrayals, a penitent turncoat waits for her moment to leap into the unknown...

The novel will be penned by Erin M. Evans, the author of seven Forgotten Realms novels for Wizards of the Coast, including the 2011 Scribe Award winner Brimstone Angels.

Pre-order now from your local bookshop or online retailer.

Smite Collaboration

Calling all SMITE-loving 'Scapers! General Graardor and Sandwich Lady will be taking to the battlefield to face off against the Gods of SMITE!

A year ago RuneScape and SMITE united for an awesome crossover which saw Gnome Child, King Black Dragon, and the Wise Old Man make their SMITE debuts. We're delighted to say that we're back in SMITE by popular demand.

Check out the awesome trailer below and get ready for the launch on October 24th.

PvP World Rota

The PvP rota has moved to Period A:

• 539 - (US) - PvP World
• 318 - (UK) - Bounty Hunter World
• 548 - (Germany) - High-Risk PvP World
• 577 - (US) - Free-to-Play PvP World
• 559 - (UK) - LMS Competitive

World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been activated with this rota.

World 569 (AUS) for Bounty Hunter has been activated with this rota.

The PvP Arena is using 'Zerker' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week.

You can also discuss this update on our official forums, on the 2007Scape subreddit, the Steam forums, or the community-led OSRS Discord in the #gameupdate channel. For more info on the above content, check out the official Old School Wiki.

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