RuneHQ October Birthday Bash

As many of you already know, Roklykthat and Stormys_Amazon just returned from our EPIC trip to Jagex. What a terrific way to start off our month-long Birthday Celebration. We have a full-month of events, activities, games, prizes, and even a few surprises for you, so be sure that you are a registered member of our forums so that you can take full advantage of our 6th Birthday!

Our events start off on October 1st with a visit to the Sorceress's Garden and will continue daily through the month to our final event on October 31. We have a calendar with a listing of each day's event(s), and they will also be announced on our forums. Not all events will have prizes, but we will be handing out a variety of prizes throughout the month. Please note that to win any prize, you must be registered on our forums. This will allow us to contact you for permissions and so that we can get any necessary information from you so we can ship your prize.

You can only win once during the month, so anyone who wins multiple times, will receive only one prize and the runner-up for the event will then be awarded the prize. RuneHQ will cover all shipping of the prizes (if any are involved). If you have any questions, please contact Stormys_Amazon via the forum PM system.

1. Free to play events


2. Pay to play events


3. Both safe and unsafe events - for some events, you can lose you items, so please be aware of this before joining us for the event


4. Both PMods and/or JMods will be in attendance at most events, so come to meet them and ask questions if you do not want to participate in the event itself


5. There will be clan chats posted for each event, so be on the lookout as they will change


6. There will be several spontaneous events, so be sure to keep an eye on the Twitter feed as well as in the Birthday Events forum


7. There will be various competitions and special events for the RHQ Radio, Clans, IRC, Ventrilo, as well as forum activities

Most events will be held based on the following time schedules, BUT PLEASE CHECK FOR THE SPECIFIC EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ANY CHANGES. We will be throwing in some times that fit our Austrailian members, so be sure to check each specific event.

• 2pm CDT AND 8pm CDT (USA Central)


• 7pm GMT AND 1am GMT (Universal Time)


• 8pm BST AND 2am BST (UK)


• 9pm CEST AND 3am CEST (Central Europe)


• 5am AEST AND 11am AEST(Australia)

All prizes will be mailed to winners after receiving a completed parental permission form which will be provided through the forum PM system. The prizes may take a month or more for you to receive, so please be patient.

For more information, please view the Official topic.

Join us Saturday, October 3, for the kickoff parade

1 pm CDT/7 pm BST: World 87 for Parade. Meet south of Lumbridge cemetary followed by a jump to World 59 at 2 pm CDT/8 pm BST: for Beacon Network and Houseparty!

~ RuneHQ Staff ~

RuneHQ September Event #4 - Masters of Brimhaven

For our final event this month and in the spirit of bringing some more high level events to our members, we are going to top, if you can believe it, the Invasion of Taverley Dungeon event. This time, we are having an Invasion of the Brimhaven Dungeon event on Karamja, aptly titled, the Dungeon of Death. This dungeon contains multiple creatures of instant death in some cases if you are not properly attired, so be warned. This is not for the faint-hearted. You can die here, so if you are not a very high level, make sure you stay in a group of people for safety.



With creatures ranging from Moss giants to various Dragons (rising from level 131 to 246) and Black demons (level 172), this will prove the making of many adventurers. To gain access to the Brimhaven Dungeon, you will need a hatchet and 875 coins in your inventory. The entrance to the dungeon can be found southwest of the house portal in Brimhaven.

• Event: Masters of Brimhaven


• Date: Saturday, September 26th


• Times:
  
  
  
  
  • 2pm CDT - September 26th (USA Central)
  
  
  • 7pm GMT - September 26th (Universal Time)
  
  
  • 8pm BST - September 26th (UK)
  
  
  • 9pm CEST - September 26th (Central Europe)
  
  
  • 5am AEST - September 27th (Australia)
  
  
  
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• World: 60


• Meeting Place: Outside of the Brimhaven Dungeon.


• Clan Chat:


• Items Recommended: A hatchet, 875 Coins, Prayer potions, the best food you can afford, good weapons and armor, a Teleport tab or runes, Anti-fire potions, an Anti-dragon shield, or a Dragonfire shield.

Additional Information:

For more information about the Brimhaven dungeon, please visit our Brimhaven Dungeon Map.

For more information and discussion about our upcoming event, please visit the Official forum topic.

~ RuneHQ Events Team ~

RuneHQ September Event #2 and #3

For our two main events this month, we are bringing back an old favorite that you will all know as the Chase. This time, there will be a slight difference to the format. Instead of trying to find the Events Team/Staff member, your job will be to work out the name of an NPC and find them instead. Once there, an Events Team or Staff member will give you an item to hold on to and a clue as to the next NPC to find. Once you find all seven NPC's, you will be given a clue to the final destination where you will use the Caller bag that you get from Faruq to announce the items you are carrying to your team members. Simple, right?

There will be prizes for the first team (consisting of three members), awarded at the end of the month. Prizes will be chosen by RuneHQ and will be awarded randomly to the winners. TO WIN YOU MUST HAVE A TEAM OF 3, AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE TEAM MUST BE REGISTERED ON THE FORUMS.

The rules for the event are as follows:

• All contestants must obtain Racing boots from Faruq in Al Kharid before the event starts.


• Everyone must meet and start the race at the designated starting point on time or they will not be allowed to take part in or win the event. You must be in a team of three team members to participate.


• You can use teleport equipment, potions, rings, or anything else that may help you get around faster.


• You must use the Calling bag before obtaining the next item so that the team member knows if you are carrying anything.

So, breaking it down, you need to do the following:

1. Obtain the above items above from Faruq.


2. Be at the start point on time for the first clue.


3. Work you way around all of the NPC's collecting items.


4. Use the Calling bag with the team member at each NPC.


5. Make you way to the final destination.

Event: The Chase

Date: Saturday, September 19th (F2P)

Times (F2P):

• 2pm CDT September 19th (USA Central)


• 7pm GMT September 19th (Universal Time)


• 8pm BST September 19th (UK)


• 9pm CEST September 19th (Central Europe)


• 5am AEST September 20th (Australia)

Winners (F2P):
1st Place Winners will receive prize from Jagex Store

• 1st Place: Zurg98, Valasts Fury, Helpman123


• 2nd Place: Dragongod451, Ifrit_Kid, Powersave2


• 3rd Place: 11522514, Watch127, Lowie1994

Times (P2P):

• 2pm CDT September 20th (USA Central)


• 7pm GMT September 20th (Universal Time)


• 8pm BST September 20th (UK)


• 9pm CEST September 20th (Central Europe)


• 5am AEST September 21st (Australia)

Winners (P2P):
1st Place Winners will receive prize from Jagex Store

• 1st Place: lightingbaka,dark wart, loopylousue


• 2nd Place: 52651, basketboy193, sakinucha


• 3rd Place: 11522514, Scar, Peely_United

All prizes will be mailed to winners after receiving a completed parental permission form which will be provided through the forum PM system.

(Countdown Clock (F2P), Countdown Clock (P2P)


World (F2P): 55

World (P2P): 60

Clan chat (F2P): Hilwin1

Clan chat (P2P): Strmys_Amzon

Meeting Place (F2P): Draynor Village Market

Meeting Place (P2P): Ardougne Market.

Items Needed: A Calling bag and Racing boots.

Items Recommended: Teleport methods, rings, potions, or anything that will help you get to the correct location quicker.

For more information, please view the Official topic.

~ RuneHQ Events Team ~

Forgiveness of a Chaos Dwarf Quest Guide

Another dwarf mystery, another quest to solve it. Check out our brand new Forgiveness of a Chaos Dwarf Quest Guide! Thanks goes out to Lanka, Greendonkey, and everyone else who contributed to the guide!

~ Motion Man ~

RuneHQ September Event #1

Hello all you Happy RuneHQer's. Welcome to our first event for September. We are going to be ending the month with a colossal task for you so we have decided to take it easy up till that point.



For this month's first event, Zingeh wants to let you know that we'll be bringing you back to the days of your very first RuneScape experiences. Have you ever missed those days where you used to go around RuneScape killing cows, chopping willow trees, fishing, firemaking, smithing, mining, and more? Well then, this event will remind you of those days that have long since passed. To accomplish this, we are holding an event in the town that everybody once called home, at least once in their playing career - Lumbridge.



With multiple spots to fish and woodcut, and with the water altar nearby, there will be plenty of options to entertain yourself. From cutting yew trees, to trying to revenge your past deaths at the hands of those sneaky goblins, if you can't find something enjoyable to do, we'll give you a full refund (of 0 gp).



So, whether your a relatively new player, or a more experienced one who hasn't visited Lumbridge ever since the Ents stopped breaking your hatchets on a regular basis, be sure to attend this tribute to the town that started you off on the right foot. We'll see you there.



To take part in the nearby skills, you will need the following:



Woodcutting: A suitable hatchet for the tree(s) you want to cut.

Mining: A suitable pickaxe for the ore(s) you want to mine.

Runecrafting: Rune essence and the correct Talisman. (Fire and Water altars are nearby)
Firemaking: A Tinderbox and logs.

Magic: Items to cast low/high alchemy on, as well as Fire and Nature runes.

Smithing: Items to smith or smelt.

Fishing: Appropriate fishing gear for what you will fish for.

Cooking: Any raw food and/or baking ingredients

Crafting: Coins, Knife, Chisel, Needle and Thread (Depending on what you're crafting).



Remember: There also is a tanner nearby in Al-Kharid that you can pay to tan your Cow hides. You can also gather Eggs, Buckets of milk, Feathers, etc. You can also kill the nearby creatures such as Giant rats and Goblins, while also burying their bones to gain Prayer experience.
Now for the main points.

• Event: Skill and Chill


• Date: Saturday, September 12th


• Times:
  
  
  
  
  • 2pm CDT September 12th (USA Central)
  
  
  • 7pm GMT September 12th (Universal Time)
  
  
  • 8pm BST September 12th (UK)
  
  
  • 9pm CEST September 12th (Central Europe)
  
  
  • 5am AEST September 13th (Australia)
  
  
  
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• World: 55 (F2P)


• Meeting Place: In front of Lumbridge Castle


• Items Needed: Please see above list

Looking forward to seeing you all there.
For more information and discussion, please see the Official Topic.

~ RuneHQ Events Team ~

RuneHQ August Event #3

Well, well, well. The time to kill you all has come once again! Err, we mean, never mind...



Anyways, back on topic. This month we will be visiting the home town of Summoning - Taverley. The RuneHQ Events Team will be headed out to the Taverley dungeon on Saturday, August 22nd, and with your help, we will be killing everything in sight. That includes Black knights, Dragons, and Demons...oh my! Starting at the weakest monsters, such as Skeletons and Chaos druids, we'll work our way through the labyrinth, procure the key necessary to continue, and head through the some of the most challenging creatures in RuneScape, such as demons and dragons of every kind!

• Event: Taverley Dungeon Invasion


• Date: Saturday, August 22nd


• Times:
  
  
  
  
  • 2pm CDT August 22nd (USA Central)
  
  
  • 7pm GMT August 22nd (Universal Time)
  
  
  • 8pm BST August 22nd (UK)
  
  
  • 9pm CEST August 22nd (Central Europe)
  
  
  • 5am AEST August 23nd (Australia)
  
  
  
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• World: 60


• Meeting Place: Taverley Fountain


• Clan Chat: King Of Alba, Hilwin1


• Items Needed: Good armor, Good weapon, Anti-poison, and good food. Also, Anti-Dragonfire potion, an Anti-dragon shield or Dragonfire shield is strongly recommended.

Additional Information:

For more information about the Taverley dungeon, please visit our Taverley Dungeon map.

For more information and discussion, please see the Official Topic

~ RuneHQ Events Team ~

Banner Competition Results

I would like to congratulate Spartan for his design in our forum competition. There were many unique and eyecatching entries, and we appreciate everyone that took part.



This banner will now appear in our upcoming RuneHQ Newsletters.

-+ DRAVAN +-

Site Improvements - Continued

Thanks to the continued work of our dedicated Site Coders, we've been continuously fixing both site and forum bugs, along with working steadily on several new projects.

RuneHQ Radio

The RuneHQ Radio has slowly but steadily been in the process of receiving a complete overhaul. The first of two changes have been introduced already which include a twitter feed at the bottom of the radio page and a change to the look of the radios (along with the speed at which the songs update). Keep your eyes peeled on the Radio for more updates in the near future.

User Control Panel

We recently added a User Control Panel (UCP) to the site in order to help you keep all settings in one easy to find location (it's in the left/top menu). In this UCP, we have added a new option to remove the large right menu lists in the P I M Databases. If you have a slow internet connection, or think that the right sidebar is too long, you can remove it and save time browsing the databases! We will continue adding options to this menu as more customizations become available.

Future Updates

We have many updates still to come including something to enhance your RuneHQ Birthday experience this year. There are also a few major new projects in the works that I can't even discuss yet! We'll of course be continuing to fix any other bugs that crop up as we're dedicated to providing you the best RuneHQ experience we possibly can.

~ RuneHQ Site Coding Team ~

RuneHQ August Event #2

Want to get in on some more action this month? Well listen up. This Saturday, we will be heading out to the Stronghold of Security. We're not just playing here though, we shall be clearing all 4 levels of monsters and thus allowing players of all levels to easily complete the Stronghold of Security mini-quest or just kill tons of monsters for the hell of it. Fancy coming along? The more the merrier.



If the time is going to be awkward for you, remember that this is a double event so it will be repeated later on the same day. Here's the details and what you should bring with you.

• Event: Stronghold of Security


• Date: Saturday, August 15th


• Time (Event 1):
  
  
  
  
  • 5am CDT August 15th (USA Central)
  
  
  • 10am GMT August 15th (Universal Time)
  
  
  • 11am BST August 15th (UK)
  
  
  • 12pm CEST August 15th (Central Europe)
  
  
  • 8pm AEST August 15th (Australia)
  
  
  
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• Time (Event 2):
  
  
  
  
  • 2pm CDT August 15th (USA Central)
  
  
  • 7pm GMT August 15th (Universal Time)
  
  
  • 8pm BST August 15th (UK)
  
  
  • 9pm CEST August 15th (Central Europe)
  
  
  • 5am AEST August 16th (Australia)
  
  
  
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• World: 55 (F2P)


• Meeting Place:
  Barbarian Village hall


• Clan Chat: mechachomp


• Items Needed: Good food, weapon, armor, potions etc.

Additional Information:

Additionally, you can kill different creatures throughout the dungeon to obtain the parts of the Skull Sceptre. It allows you to teleport yourself 5 times to Barbarian Village. The sceptre is made out of a total of 4 parts. Below you can find a table with the different creatures you need to kill to get the parts.



To make the sceptre use one skull half on the other half. Then, attach the 2 sceptre halves to each other. Finally add the skull to the sceptre to make the skull sceptre. You are only allowed to have one Skull sceptre at a time, but you can have more parts in your bank.



If you haven't been in the dungeon before, then check out our
Stronghold of Security mini-quest guide.

For more information and discussion, please see the Official Topic

~ RuneHQ Events Team ~

Fur 'n' Seek Quest Guide

The Fur 'n' Seek Quest Guide has been added to the site! A big thanks goes out to Motion_Man and everyone else who helped create this guide. Have fun discovering the secrets of the Odd Old Man!

~ [Im4eversmart] ~

RuneHQ August Event #1

Hi folks and welcome to our first event for the month of August. Last month we helped you to make runes, now we want you to use them.



To get you into the idea of combat this month we are starting with a mild option that will help you to raise your Magic experience for the main battles ahead. To do this, we will be heading east to the Mage Training Arena. So get your magic gear ready and prepare to follow in the footsteps of young master Potter, as we practice our mage skill to defeat the evil creatures we shall face in the upcoming battle later this month.



Whatever you do, don't be a slacker, train hard and then fight hard. We don't want to be adding your name to the list of the fallen now, do we?



This is NOT a safe minigame, as like the duel arena, you can and will die. Fortunately for you though, you won't lose your items.



So here's the all important details.

• Event: Mage Training


• Date: P2P: Saturday, 8th August


• Time:
  
  
  
  • 2pm CDT August 8th(USA Central)
  
  
  • 7pm GMT August 8th(Universal Time)
  
  
  • 8pm BST August 8th (UK)
  
  
  • 9pm CEST August 8th (Central Europe)
  
  
  • 5am AEST August 9th (Australia)
    
  
  
  
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• World: 60 (P2P)


• Meeting Place: Mage Arena (Hospital Area).


• Clan Chat:


• Items Needed: Any Magic Clothes, Runes, Elemental Staffs, Progress hat (if you have been here before).


• Important Note: Before doing anything, you have to talk to the Entrance Guardian to receive a Progress Hat, with which you can enter the four different training areas.

We strongly advise you to check out Mage Arena guide before playing.

~ RuneHQ Events Team ~

MechHQ Released!

In anticipation of Jagex releasing Mechscape, we have been putting together a site to support it. Today we are excited to announce our new site, www.mechhq.net!!

Most of what we have now is speculation, however as soon as the game is released we will be in game and gathering content to make a site that is awesome and contains the most information it can as quickly as possible.

Keeping in mind that MechScape is geared toward a more adult player base, anyone who lists their age as under 13 will be denied access to the MechScapeHQ forums. The rules there will also be geared toward a more mature player base and will be more relaxed than those on the RuneHQ forums.

The new site is just in the creation stage, and we will be updating, revising, and changing things until the game release when we will all jump in to play and get information on the site. We will welcome ideas and conversation on the forums and would love to hear your speculations about MechScape.

We can't wait to see you there!

Interview With Paul

Thanks to the continued support of fansites from Jagex, we have graciously been given the opportunity to interview Paul Gower, the developer behind the latest quest The Curse of Arrav. A range of questions were asked and answered ranging from "What is the most fulfilling part of your position and why?" to "What type of involvement does the coding team have in story-line development?"

Be sure to check out the Full Interview on our forums. Afterwards, head on over to our Concept Art page to view the two new images Jagex has sent us.

~ Lilroo503 ~

The Curse of Arrav Quest Guide

We have just finished adding our brand new Curse of Arrav Quest Guide! Big thanks goes out to Hilwin1, JoeC, and everyone else who helped write this guide so quick!

~ Motion Man ~

RuneScape Concept Art

Jagex has recently supplied us with a few RuneScape concept art images! We now have enough images that we've even set up a page entirely dedicated for viewing them! It currently contains a number of images including dragons, ogres, and even some very interesting huts....



Be sure to check out the RuneScape Concept Art page to view all the images and then head on over to our Forums to discuss these images with your fellow players!

~ Lilroo503 ~

Mobilising Armies Guide!

In other news, our Mobilising Armies guide is finally up and running! Thank you to Egekalaycan and Sandman366 and all others who helping in writing it!

\./ Knight \./

RuneHQ July Event #3

You know, we never get to stop for a breather in the events team, always running events then planing then running then meetings then planning then running again! Phew, what Month is it? Ah that's right It's still July.



Okay here is what we have in store for our next event.



Well, this month, we decided to reach into our secret pouch of past ideas. Unfortunately, it seems that somebody stole our pouch and decided to use it for runecrafting, since we found some rune essence in there. But instead of simply giving up, we decided to listen to the wise old pouch, whose old crackled voice said "It's time for RuneHQ to do a bit of runecrafting." And that's exactly what we are going to do. You have to listen to the hat you know, it would be like ignoring the placing hat in Harry Potter, unthinkable.



So how are we going to get you all to enjoy training runecrafting then?



Giving away a massive amount of genie lamps? Nope.

Paying a visit to the Great Orb Project? Nah.

Running around like a massive swarm of angry locusts? That's right!




We are simply going to train runecrafting the old fashion way, but on a much larger scale. But the best part is, you will finally be able to craft runes you don't even have the requirements for. Why is that? Members of our Events Team and other staff will be located at almost every altar across Runescape, ready to assist you. So start mining your rune essence, repair your pouches, recharge your glory amulets, and get ready to summon your terrorbirds.



RuneHQ is coming to an altar near you, be there or be square.



Now for the really impooooortant bit.

• Event: Rune Running


• Date:
  
  
  
  • F2P: Saturday 18th July
  
  
  • P2P: Sunday 19th July
  
  
  
  


• Time:
  
  
  
  • 2pm CDT June (USA Central)
  
  
  • 7pm GMT June (Universal Time)
  
  
  • 8pm BST June (UK)
  
  
  • 9pm CEST June (Central Europe)
  
  
  
  
  
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• World:
  
  
  
  • F2P: 55
  
  
  • P2P: 60
  
  
  
  


• Meeting Place: There is no meeting place as such, just head to the altar that you want to use.


• Clan Chat: To be announced


• Items Needed: Rune or Pure essence so we can assist you in making your runes!

~ RuneHQ Events Team ~