History Trivia / RuneScape

* OldShame:
** Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet, to the point where they edited a four-year-old letter (Issue 14 of Postbag From the Hedge, published December 2006) just to further erase the quest's existence. However, a reference is made to them in the 200th quest, where they are present as severed heads. Romeo also has a role in the Gower Quest. Interestingly, the quest is still in ''OSRS'' despite the many years it's been active and even is a requirement for the "Making Friends with My Arm" quest.
** The 20th anniversary book reveals that Jagex didn't like to acknowledge the Falador Massacre between 2006 and 2011. They would later acknowledge that it happened, and would even celebrate its tenth anniversary with events in both RS3 and Old School.

** Some food items, such as "crunchies" and "battas," were sold as real food during [=RuneFest=], a fan event organized by Jagex. The official ''[=RuneScape=]]'' cookbook also includes recipes to make your very own.

** Some food items, such as "crunchies" and "battas," were sold as real food during [=RuneFest=], a fan event organized by Jagex.

** The 20th anniversary book reveals that Jagex didn't like to acknowledge the Falador Massacre between 2006 and 2011. They would later acknowledge that it happened, and would even celebrate its tenth anniversary with an event in Old School.

** Party Hats are worth an incredible amount of money due to their rarity. The Wise Old Man stole a blue Party Hat since it was so valuable. However, they are re-released every year in ''Old School'', so they're worth a whole lot less. The Wise Old Man still wears his hat in ''Old School'', even though it isn't really a symbol of wealth anymore. In Swan Song, your character constantly bugs the Wise Old Man to give you his hat, even though you can likely just buy one yourself or wait until Christmas to get one for free.

** Party Hats are worth an incredible amount of money due to their rarity. The Wise Old Man stole a blue Party Hat since it was so valuable. However, they are re-released every year in ''Old School'', so they're worth a whole lot less. The Wise Old Man still wears his hat in ''Old School'', even though it isn't really a symbol of wealth anymore. In Swan Song, your character will also constantly bug the Wise Old Man to give you his hat, even though you can likely just buy one yourself or wait until Christmas to get one for free.

** Party Hats are worth an incredible amount of money due to their rarity. The Wise Old Man stole a blue Party Hat since it was worth a lot of money. However, they are re-released every year in ''Old School'', so they're worth a whole lot less. The Wise Old Man still wears his hat in ''Old School'', even though it isn't really a symbol of wealth anymore. In Swan Song, your character will also constantly bug the Wise Old Man to give you his hat, even though you can likely just buy one yourself or wait until Christmas to get one.

* PromotedFanboy: The game being as old as it is, it isn't very surprising that many [=JMods=] and developers are or were members of the playerbase. Probably the most famous example is Mod Ash, who was a moderator on the ''[=RuneScape=] Classic'' forums before becoming a Jagex employee in 2004 and the principal developer of ''Old School''. Many of the quests he developed are rife with meta humour and fandom in-jokes, and players often message him on twitter for live tech support.

* OrphanedReference: With the removal of the Random Event [=NPCs=] (who were designed to punish people who extensively used macros to farm gold), several events that occur in quests no longer make sense to new players, such as Osman being kidnapped by Evil Bob in Recipe for Disaster and the Drunken Dwarf getting eaten by a troll in My Arm's Big Adventure.