RuneScape

Introduction

Welcome to the exciting world of patch notes! In this edition, we have a whopping 19 Gnomes up for grabs, as our incredible community continues to grow. Get ready to dive into the categories that will showcase the best of the best in the gaming world. First up, we have the VIDEO category, where you can vote for your favorite community members and content creators who have entertained you on YouTube and other video platforms. From Best New RuneScape Video Creator to RuneScape Video of the Year, there's something for every RuneScape enthusiast. Next, we have STREAMING, where you can cast your vote for the community members who have kept you entertained on Twitch and other streaming platforms. Whether you're into RuneScape or Old School RuneScape, there's a category for the Best New Streamer and the Best Streamer overall. If you're blown away by artistic talent, then the ART category is for you. Vote for the Best RuneScape Artist, the Best Old School RuneScape Artist, and even the Best Cosplay Creation. Prepare to be wowed by the incredible creations our community has to offer. Last but not least, we have the COMMUNITY category, where we recognize two big achievers within our communities over the last year. The Community Achievement Award for RuneScape and Old School RuneScape will honor those who have made a significant impact on our gaming world. So, buckle up and get ready to vote for your favorites in this edition of patch notes. It's time to celebrate the talent and achievements of our amazing community!

THE CATEGORIES

As our fantastic community continues to grow, we've got a total of 19 Gnomes up for grabs! The categories are as follows: VIDEO (Public Vote) - community members and content that have entertained you on YouTube or other video platforms

Best New RuneScape Video Creator
Best New Old School RuneScape Video Creator
Best RuneScape Video Creator
Best Old School RuneScape Video Creator
RuneScape Video of the Year
Old School Video of the Year

STREAMING (Public Vote) - community members and content that have entertained you on Twitch or other streaming platforms

Best New RuneScape Streamer
Best New Old School RuneScape Streamer
Best RuneScape Streamer
Best Old School RuneScape Streamer

ART (Public Vote) - community members whose artistic prowess has wowed you!

Best New RuneScape Artist
Best New Old School RuneScape Artist
Best RuneScape Artist
Best Old School RuneScape Artist
Best RuneScape Artistic Creation
Best Old School RuneScape Artistic Creation
Best Cosplay Creation

COMMUNITY (Chosen By Us) - our brand new category recognising two big achievers within our communities over the last year

Community Achievement Award - RuneScape
Community Achievement Award - Old School

HOW DOES IT WORK?

If you took part in the Golden Gnomes last year, you'll be familiar with the process:

Nominations are NOW OPEN - simply head over to this link. Nominations will remain open until midnight (GMT) on December 9th.
Once the nominations are in, the Golden Gnomes panel will review all the nominees and the final list will be announced within the 11th Annual Golden Gnomes Nominations Shortlist Newspost on December 10th.
Next we'll turn to you, our players (again!), to vote on the nominees. This voting phase will close on December 16th.
After various checks have taken place to ensure everything has happened fairly, our lucky winners will be announced during the 11th Annual Golden Gnomes Livestream on Friday December 17th.

Exciting times! A massive thank you to all of our wonderful nominees and winners from last year. And a huge thank you to everyone who takes the time to vote this year. Lastly, another colossal thanks to each and every member of the RuneScape and Old School communities! Our games would not be what they are without you.

GATHERING PAPER

You'll get Wrapping Paper every so often while skilling, and you'll also receive some from Treasure Hunter promotions throughout December.

REWARDS

You’ll get one Christmas Present for every 200 bits of Wrapping Paper you hand over to the Petes. The Christmas Presents come in four tiers, given out randomly:

White
Blue
Purple
Gold

The higher the tier, the better the rewards you’ll get – and all Gold Christmas Presents have the chance to contain 50million GP or a Green Santa Hat! Nice! Of course, the presents contain a festive assortment of prizes from years gone by, too. Get into the holiday spirit!

BEST NEW RUNESCAPE VIDEO CREATOR

This award celebrates the new kids on the block, who started making videos just this year! They might be newcomers, but this category is packed full of talent. The nominees are:

Fraqsu
Init Yeah
Jaxyys
Nuzz Nuzz

BEST RUNESCAPE VIDEO CREATOR

And now for the old guard! These video veterans have been creating top-tier RuneScape content for years – but which one will get your vote? The nominees are:

Maikeru RS
Protoxx
rswillmissit
The RS Guy

BEST RUNESCAPE VIDEO

This year our video nominees have been pushing the boundaries of content creation – but which one will win your vote? The nominees are:

The Arch-Glacor (First EVER 4000% Enrage) by Evil Lucario
Exposing Jagex's Largest Marketing Secret by rswillmissit
So it begins.. (episode 1) by The RS Guy
The Fourth Age of RuneScape (A Short Film) #8 by TheBookOfRS

BEST NEW RUNESCAPE STREAMER

It takes time and effort to Twitch your way to fame and fortune, but this year the following newcomers have made an excellent start! The nominees are:

Bobaefett
Parally
Sarahdominist
Decolorpink

BEST RUNESCAPE STREAMER

This year we've had more time to enjoy our favourite streamers than ever – so hopefully you're all well equipped to pick one to vote for! The nominees are:

Evil Lucario
Sarahdominist
The RS Guy
UrBoiDakota

BEST NEW RUNESCAPE ARTIST

These budding Bob Rosses picked up their paintbrushes and started creating RuneScape art for the first time this year! Which one will get your vote? The nominees are:

Ayrieton
Chunksofplum/AgitaPlumPlay
Elej
TheNyxed

BEST RUNESCAPE ARTIST

Every year these artists pour blood sweat and tears – and hopefully some paint, too – into their work, so let's celebrate their efforts and cast some votes! The nominees are:

ClayCapes
Enkoro
Nina Ray
Suizzy

BEST RUNESCAPE ARTISTIC CREATION

Look, you can see for yourselves that every one of these magnificent creations deserves a spot in the MOMA – but only one can receive the Golden Gnome! The nominees are:

- For Glory and Might by Suizzy

- Kekkai Sensen ED - Runescape by Enkoro (representing the RsArtCommunity)

- The Staff of Armadyl by Willow

BEST RUNESCAPE COSPLAY CREATION

Loads of you submitted images of yourselves in your fabulous costumes, wielding mighty props of all stripes, but only the best can make it through to the finals. Please note: Due to the way voting has worked out this year, we'll instead be announcing the winner of this category during the awards ceremony livestream on December 17th!

KERAPAC

Normal Mode The chance of finding a unique boss drop is 1/256.

In the unique drop category, there is an equal chance to find Kerapac's Wrist Wraps, Greater Concentrated Blast or a Scripture of Jas
If the roll fails, you will be given a common drop

Hard Mode The chance of finding a piece of the Staff of Armadyl is 1/450, with a unique boss drop at 1/192.

Hard Mode has two unique rolls - one for a Staff of Armadyl piece, and if failed, one for a unique boss drop.

Kerry Pet The initial chance of finding the Boss Pet is 1/3000 on Normal Mode and 1/1500 on Hard Mode. The Boss Pet has a threshold of 500 kills - meaning every 500 kills, your odds are increased by a factor of one. This means you should calculate your odds as 1+Threshold/3000 or 1+Threshold/1000. For example, at 1001 Kerapac Kills, your odds on Normal Mode would be 3/3000 (or 1/1000) to find the Boss Pet.

ARCH GLACOR

Normal Mode The Arch Glacor's drop rates are impacted by the number of mechanics enabled in Normal Mode. The Arch Glacor also contains a stronger drop table, including a drop of 500 Glacor Remnants. The chance of finding a Leng Artefact at 5 mechanics enabled is 1/500, and the Scripture of Wen is also 1/500. The chance of going onto the stronger drop table is 1/200. If on that table, the chance of finding 500 Glacor Remnants is 3/8. The chance of finding components is 9/100, with modifiers on the drop chances based on the number of mechanics enabled.

At 0 Mechanics
- Dark Nilas: 5/1000
- Glacor Remnants: 995/1000 to find 5
At 1 Mechanic
- Dark Nilas: 7/1000
- Glacor Remnants: 993/1000 to find 7
At 2 Mechanics
- Dark Nilas: 11/1000
- Glacor Remnants: 989/1000 to find 11
At 3 Mechanics
- Dark Nilas: 20/1000
- Glacor Remnants: 980/1000 to find 20
At 4 Mechanics
- Dark Nilas: 35/1000
- Glacor Remnants: 965/1000 chance to find 35
At 5 Mechanics
- Dark Nilas: 75/1000
- Glacor Remnants: 925/1000 to find 75

Hard Mode The Arch Glacor uses the Telos streak system, which uses a formula to determine the drops you receive from the boss based on enrage and streaks. For calculating drops, streaks are a much greater modifier than enrage is. Streaking will ensure your common drops increase in quantity while starting at a higher enrage will ensure your chances to find unique drops begin at a better place. As we did with Telos, here are some examples of drop rates for the unique droptable for the Arch-Glacor.

Streak: 1, Enrage: 100 - 1/494 chance of a unique drop
Streak: 1, Enrage: 500 - 1/166 chance of a unique drop
Streak: 5, Enrage: 200 - 1/320 chance of a unique drop
Streak: 1, Enrage: 999 - 1/91 chance of a unique drop
Streak: 25, Enrage: 1500 - 1/60 chance of a unique drop

If you manage to roll a unique drop on Arch-Glacor, these are the drop chances for the unique items:

1/5 chance for a Frozen Core of Leng
2/5 chance for a Scripture of Wen
2/5 chance for a Leng Artifact.

On Hard Mode, your chance to find 75 Dark Nilas is 1/100, regardless of enrage or streak. Gladys Pet The initial chance of finding the Boss Pet is also based on the active mechanics and/or difficulty you are playing on.

Hard Mode: 1/1000
5 Mechanics: 1/3000
4 Mechanics: 1/6000
3 Mechanics: 1/9000
2 Mechanics: 1/12000
1 Mechanic: 1/15000
0 Mechanics: 1/18000

The Boss Pet has a threshold of 500 kills - meaning every 500 kills, your odds are increased by a factor of one. This means you should calculate your odds as 1+Threshold/Chance.

CROESUS

As a group boss, Croesus' drops are heavily influenced by your impact on the boss fight. In order to have a chance to receive a unique drop from Croesus, you need a minimum contribution score of 60. When scoring a 60 or above, the chance of landing on the unique droptable is 1/600. Each of the items on the unique droptable has an equal split chance of 1/9 between them, listed below:

Cryptbloom Helm
Cryptbloom Body
Cryptbloom Legs
Cryptbloom Gloves
Cryptbloom Boots
Croesus Foultorch
Croesus Sporehammer
Croesus Spore sack
Scripture of Bik

Your contribution of the Croesus fight also influences the number of loot rolls you receive, up to a maximum of 12 rolls.

0-19 – 0 drops
20-69 – 1 drop
70 – 129 – 2 drops
130 – 189 – 3 drops
190 – 239 – 4 drops
240 – 279 – 5 drops
280 – 309 – 6 drops
310 – 339 – 7 drops
340 – 359 – 8 drops
360 – 379 – 9 drops
380 – 399 – 10 drops
400 - 419 – 11 drops
420 or above - 12 drops

Little Sus Pet The initial chance of finding the Boss Pet is 1/1000. Only one Boss Pet Roll takes place per kill, no matter what your contribution score is. The Boss Pet has a threshold of 500 kills - meaning every 500 kills, your odds are increased by a factor of one. This means you should calculate your odds as 1+Threshold/3000 or 1+Threshold/1000.

TZKAL-ZUK

Normal Mode

The chance of finding a Scripture of Ful is 1/100.
The chance of finding a Magma Tempest Codex is 1/100.

Hard Mode Hard Mode contains a secondary roll, independent of the main loot roll, to determine if a Sword Piece will drop.

The chance of finding a Sword Piece is 1/30, increasing to 1/27 if no checkpoints are used
The chance of finding a Scripture of Ful is 1/50.
The chance of finding a Magma Tempest Codex is 1/50.

Little Zuk Pet The initial chance of finding the Boss Pet is 1/500 on Normal Mode and 1/300 on Hard Mode. The Boss Pet has a threshhold of 100 kills - meaning every 100 kills, your odds are increased by a factor of one. This means you should calculate your odds as 1+Threshold/3000 or 1+Threshold/1000.

NODON DRAGONKIN

Cannon Upgrade Kits Upgrade kits are contained on a separate drop table with more lucrative loot, with a chance to hit the table based on an independent roll.

Nodon Guard/Artificer/Hunter: 1/100
Nodon Engineer: 1/40
Nodon Enforcer: Guaranteed

If you hit this secondary drop table with more lucrative loot, you have an equal chance to find either the Dwarf Multicannon Upgrade Kit, the Kinetic Cyclone Upgrade Kit or the Oldak Coil Upgrade Kit.

Nodon Guard/Artificer/Hunter/Engineer: 3/64
Nodon Enforcer: 5/64

Naressa's Journal Finding Naressa's Journal is also based on it's own independent roll.

Nodon Guard/Artificer/Hunter: 1/800
Nodon Engineer: 1/600
Nodon Enforcer: 1/20

The Journal is guaranteed at 1600 Nodon Dragonkin kills.

TIER 3 ELDER TROVES

With a fully upgraded Pontifex Shadow Ring, the chance of finding a Pernix Quiver Fragment is 1/10.
The chance of finding a Scripture Manuscript page is 1/50.