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Mod Rowley

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Enquidou said :
Mod Osborne used the metaphor of a cheese with holes for RuneScape's multiverse. The holes are places where the worlds are found (e.g. Gielinor or the Naragi homeworld, whole star/solar systems, or even star systems), and the cheese itself represents is The Void, and the crust the Abyss. We were told this was sort of outdated and that it has been internally worked. Could you share this info with us pleeaasee??


Almost. The cheese would be the Abyss , and the rest of existence (anything not either cheese or a hole in the cheese) would be the Void. It’s still valid, if only a simple model. More accuracte would be a piece of cheese in the shape of a tube or torus, completed surrounded (within and without) by Void. That’s still a simple model.

17-Jan-2017 19:17:39

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Zulkir said :
1. Is it planned for Xau-Tak and the Queen of Ashes to be long term characters if and when they are finally introduced? Not just Guthix'd or worse V'd off. I appreciate death being necessary for the plot to sometimes advance, but not having it be at the start of every meeting would be great,


This seems more like feedback than a question, but nevertheless I agree.

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2. Are Zaros and or Seren aware of Xau-Tak? Should the latter decide to stir and do any kind of harm, what's to stop the siblings from wiping him out?


Zaros and Seren aren't necessarily powerful enough to do that.

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3. Can the situation with Zaros locating Saradomins daughter be elaborated on? Was it a rescue mission? Why doesn't Saradomin now that she's safe just destroy this Obsidian Tribunal?


If we elaborate on this, it'll be in game.

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5. Azzanadra sounds close to Godhood, should this hypothetically happen, would he be accepting of his new state of being?


I think it would be a real challenge for Azzanadra, but at the same time during the Second Age he would have seen other younger gods kneel before Zaros. That Zaros is greater than other, "lesser" gods is a key component of the Zarosian faith so I don't think the conflict would be unresolvable.

In any case Mahjarrat are already divine beings of very little power, so there's no sharp distinction in the way that there would be for eg a human. From a human perspective Azzanadra was of "godlike" power since the time he arrived on Gielinor.

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7. Is it possible for Char to be involved more in storylines? Are there any plans for this? I feel she hasn't had any spotlight since her initial quest and the poor girl needs a graphical polish as it is.


I agree that she needs more screen time. It might be tricky to accomplish this, especially if we're trying to reduce the number of major characters per quest so that you can get a bit more characterisation for each.

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8. Where do you see the story going after the Elder Gods? Have you thought that far ahead? How can anything ever match up to meeting and humbling them to let life they created continue on its natural course? I never want quests to end, but I'm not sure anything could top that eventual Finale.


Not only do we have a tentative plan for the next big questline, but also the questline after that.

We actually can go even more epic, but at the moment we're thinking it might be better to go a bit more lowkey for the sake of pacing.

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9. During Endgame we had the chance to let most of the gods know where we stand with them, if you told them outright you stood against them has this permanently burned all bridges between your player and said god?


They do remember what you said to them, but we'll never lock you out of content as a result.

17-Jan-2017 19:18:36

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Garlandiel said :
6) Can you explain us what the animal aspect of Menaphite Gods means? Tumeken and Elidinis have animal aspects respectively of a falcon and a hippo. So, can they transform themselves into these animals or it’s just a representation/symbol?

7) Who laid the five elder gods eggs on Freneskae? Who originated them? Did they have parents? If there was a male elder god, could they procreate?


6) Any god could change their form, should they wish. The reason they have animal aspects is solely because they were styled after Egyptian gods initially. What that actually means in Runescape terms is ill-defined at best. Perhaps it is something we can elaborate upon with the Menaphos update.

7) The previous cycle’s elder gods.

17-Jan-2017 19:18:56

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Chaos Lupus said :
1.) Werewolf quests - when?


When the moon is right.

Actually we've had a lot of discussion in the Eternals about the possibility of using werewolves in something. It will likely come to nothing, but anything we don't use I am currently sneaking into a TAPP thing I am working on.

Chaos Lupus said :

2.) Will we see any more characters from the novels make their way into the game anytime soon?


Maybe. But they'll only be used if they are perfect for the story we are telling. If we have better characters in mind, then we'll use them.

Chaos Lupus said :
3.) In what sense is Adrasteia Saradomin's daughter? Was it a similar situation to Tumeken/Elidinis/Icthlarin/Amascut, did Saradomin find another way around it, has she somehow survived since the time before Saradomin's ascension?

4.) Is Adrasteia a demigod, human, or some sort of hybrid with another race?


So, I am going to be deliberately vague here because these questions are better answered with story reveals than on a forum post.

Adrasteia is Saradomin's daughter, he her father. He loves her just as any father would love their own daughter. She is the single most important thing to Saradomin, above all other things, even his own path to power.

Adrasteia was NOT born on Teragard.

Adrasteia is not a god, but she is perhaps more than mortal.

Should be suitably vague but give a few answers. I leave the rest of the discussion to the lore forums. ;)



Chaos Lupus said :
5.) How hesitant were the Mahjarrat about accepting Hazeel? In my head canon, he's so close to Zamorak because some of the Mahjarrat were opposed to inducting him into the tribe while Zamorak vouched for his inclusion.


Mahjarrat are always hesitant about accepting any of them, but their race is dwindling and the fear of loneliness can often overpower paranoia.

When Hazeel was originally accepted there were more of them, but yes, they would have been suitably distrustful.

Chaos Lupus said :
6.) Has Zamorak ever used demon contracts to force people into his service? According to Kara-Meir, Ux, who has broken from the pact, is particularly opposed to both Zamorak and Zaros.


The beauty of a contract is that they cannot "force" they must always be agreed to. That the clause might have been massively in the favour of the god is neither here nor there. ;)

Chaos Lupus said :
7.) What does the future hold for the relationship between Zamorak and Khazard? We have mod quotes claiming that familial relations between Mahjarrat don't come with the same sort of closeness as they would between humans, and that certainly holds true for some, but it wouldn't appear to be a rule for the Mahjarrat as a whole.


To explain this now would destroy the beauty of seeing it unfold in story, so I'm going to completely not respond to that question, sorry.

Chaos Lupus said :
8.) Was Malak the original guardian of the blood diamond after Azzanadra's life force was trapped within or did he get it from someone else? He's not exactly the most trustworthy individual to assign that task to.


Her got it from someone else. ;)


Chaos Lupus said :
10.) What is the Obsidian Tribunal?


I would like to explore this in future lore content rather than explain it here, however I will offer this teeny tiny tidbit: The Obsidian Tribunal is NOT a god. ;)

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11.) Hypothetically, how many imps would it take to kill K'ril Tsutsaroth in a straight up cage fight to the death?


One really well trained one.

= Raven =

17-Jan-2017 19:20:20

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Ava Enithesi said :
4. What would you say to a player that expresses anxiety that seemingly being so hasty to bring out the Elder Gods makes the young/faction Gods (let alone what has yet to be resolved in the Fifth Age!) "not matter?"

5. Following up from Question Four, why was the Elder God quest not mentioned in the Year Ahead video?

8. How canonically accurate are the ages stated for the GWD1 generals on Top Trumps?

9. How did Vindicta get all those troops, who use Nex armors, Nex weapons, and in the case of the meleers, chaotic mauls?

17. Are there even more Gods out there interested in Gielinor we've not heard about? Hero's Welcome seems to imply that the Universe is even more vast than what we can visit through the World Gate, and that on some of those worlds, there are more Gods.



4. I’d first say try not to be anxious.

5. A lot of things weren’t mentioned. It doesn’t have to mean anything.

8. I would not treat them as canon. They were our best estimation at the time of that project, but our collectively understanding has grown since then. That being said, many of them aren’t far off. The Gods Wars generals’ age would include their time in the ice. Kree’arra is a unique and special snowflake (well, maybe not unique, but he’s atypical of aviansie).

9. There are already more…a lot more. This topic was the basis of the Guardians of the World story sequence in Ports.

17. There are probably some we’ll never even hear about.

17-Jan-2017 19:21:13

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Enquidou said :
Ava Enithesi said :
6. Will we be seeing more Lores and Histories?

Yes!!!
And also just more other lore things, like journals, NPC dialogues, more MahMem or Memoriam to Guthix lore stuff. Maybe linked to skills perhaps? Like finding random lore bits while skilling, a box while mining, an interesting coin while farming (giving some dialogue with the people at the Varrock Museum), something in the pelt of an animal when we've successfully hunted it, a strange object in the ashes after/during the burning of logs, a peculiar note while thieving. A bit like bird's nest in woodcutting, but with lore stuff instead of jewelry and seeds.


A bit like to Memorial to Guthix, you mean? ;) That won’t be the last of these sorts of updates.

17-Jan-2017 19:22:02

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Big Storms said :
Something I have been pondering for a while: the Ilujanka, who have severe issues reproduction wise, live on a planet described as with a night sky devoid of stars. Does this mean their planet could be a remnant of the previous cycle, not being destroyed in the last Great Revision?

I especially wonder this because of the apparent connection Dragonkin share with the Ilujanka according to Kerapac. This would make sense if they share a similar origin. With the Dragonkin having their origin in the previous cycle, it makes sense if the Ilujanka do as well.

Continuing my pondering, is the issue the Illujanka are facing actually due to their world losing anima, a fate befallen on those areas which lack the elder gods their presence?


That theory on Iaia is very much akin to one I’ve been peddling since just after OOAK/FotG. Don’t treat it as canon until it’s in-game, however. The loss of anima is…actually, I’ll stop myself there.

17-Jan-2017 19:22:37

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Zack3 said :
first will we ever find out what happened to Polmafi Ferdygris?
second considering vampyrium is one of the locations on the world gate are there set plans for us visiting vampyrium, or is this not set in stone yet?
third are there other vampyre clans in vampyrium like noble clans? or are they more animalistic, or perhaps tribal to say it in another way? also what kind of interaction drakan had with them?


While developing River of Blood, in addition to the quest and pre-release content (Memorial to the Guthix), we were also working on an update that added access to Vampyrium and engaged with the other vampyre clans. It might also have revealed the fate of Polmafi.

This proved to be more than a little beyond scope, but it demonstrates that it's possible we may go to Vampyrium in the future. Nothing in active development.

17-Jan-2017 19:23:25

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Omnis said :
3) Have Ping and Pong ever played concerts outside of the iceberg?


They enjoyed a glorious gig in the Blue Moon Inn of New Varrock, though admittedly their performance was closer to busking.

17-Jan-2017 19:25:57

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