History RuneScape / TropesHtoP

* HumanHeadOnTheWall: In the alternate timeline that the "Dimension of Disaster" quest takes place in (where the player character never existed [[ForWantOfANail and, as a result]], [[TheBadGuyWins most of the villains they've defeated were victorious in their ambitions]]), Zemoregal is revealed to have killed most of the game's "Signature Heroes"[[note]]The Raptor's armour can be found in Zemoregal's treasure room, but between his remains being missing and the armour being noted to be in pristine condition it's implied that he avoided this fate.[[/note]] and had their heads stuffed and mounted in his bedroom. The head of the leader of the [[{{Naytheist}} Godless faction]], Kara-Meir, can also be found in a similar manner in his treasure room.

** Averted in the quest Vampyre Slayer, in which Count Draynor is weakened with garlic and killed with a stake.

* OnlySaneMan: King Roald of Misthalin, compared to the other human monarchs of Gielinor, is characterized as this and so is much loved by his people.

* KnightTemplar: Sigmund absolutely *despises* goblins, and is willing to raise [[TheKlan a pink-tinged mob]] to run them out of town, derail trains, and *flood the entire [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch (peaceful)]] cave goblin city.*

* AnInteriorDesignerIsYou: Courtesy of the Construction skill, you're able to build and decorate your player-owned house however you want. Old School does far more with this than [=RS3=], though.

** A RunningGag with the White Knights. They all have names like Sir Amik Varze (ceramic vase), Sir Tiffy Cashien (certification), Sir Tendeth (certain death; [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin guess what happens to him]]), Sir Vyvin (surviving), Sir Prysin (surprising), the list goes on and on. Apparently, it even extends to family members-- Sir Tiffy Cashien's adopted daughter is named Eva (evocation), and Sir Owen Sonde's late parents were Stario Sonde (stereo sound) and Altra Sonde (ultrasound). The only White Knight without a pun in their name is [[ExpandedUniverse Squire/Sir Theodore]].

* PurelyAestheticGender: Except on three occasions. The first occurs during the Recruitment Drive quest, where the player must be female in order to beat one of the challenges, as you must fight a character that no ''[[NoManOfWomanBorn man]]'' can defeat. Males who have to pay for the switch get their money back and a free "makeover" voucher to make themselves male again. The second is for an unlockable title in Prifddinas, which can only be unlocked as a male character. The third is which royal sibling you marry in Throne of Miscellania, as they have slightly different courting methods. You may only marry the opposite gender sibling (the kingdom would have issues if there's no heir, after all), and [[spoiler:the wedding scene that happens in a later quest only happens if you stay the same gender you were when you courted your spouse]].

** Necromancers experiment with magics that allow them to bind ghosts and summon skeletal soldiers. This branch of magic is extremely dangerous to master. And because of the many unpleasant applications, it is widely shunned as TheDarkArts.

** A new Necromancy skill is slated for release in [=RS3=] sometime in 2023.

** In ''Old School'', the northern beach of Fossil Island is loaded with Ammonite Crabs. Ammonite Crabs have 100 HP, are aggressive towards the player, and have very weak, inaccurate attacks. It's common for mid-to-high level players to park on the beach for ''hours'' to gain combat levels.
** In older versions, the Ape Atoll Dungeon was commonly used for training Magic and Ranged with burst spells or chinchompas on the masses of gorilla skeletons inside. ''Old School'' added Kruk's Dungeon, which has masses of maniacal monkeys that regularly drop prayer potions.

* IronicName: Vorkath's name means "pathetic weakling" in the Dragonkin's language. He certanily does not live up to that name.

*** Tier 99 Curses, obtained by using a codex dropped by Nex: Angel of Death, are the Infinity Plus One Prayers and a substantial damage boost...and cost hundreds of millions of GP to obtain. And you only get one combat style's curse per codex used, meaning you'll need three total, costing close to a max cash stack.

*** Enchanted Bakriminel Bolts, Elder God Arrows, Deathspore Arrows, and Splintering Arrows act as the ammunition equivalent for Ranged, especially the first of those (which would have Tier 99 damage should Tier 99 weapons exist outside of Daemonheim!)
** After that are the other t95s and strongest t92s: the Dark Blades of Leng (t95 melee dual wield), the Ek-Zekkil (t95 melee two-handed), the Bow of the Last Guardian (t95 bow), the Eldritch Crossbow (t92 2h crossbow), the Blightbound Crossbows (t92 dual wield crossbows), the Seren Godbow (t92 bow), and the Wand of the Praesul and Imperium Core (t92 wand and orb). While nowhere near the power of the Fractured Staff of Armadyl, they remain incredibly good in their own right, each acting as the best weapons for those specific style combinations.

** In Old School, the Scythe of Vitur acts as the Infinity Plus One Melee Weapon. On the whole, however, the Old School team has taken steps to defy this trope, giving all weapons ''some'' niche they're best at and trying to avoid a generic "best in slot" for all cases of a given style. In general, the Scythe is capable of dealing the "highest" damage against enemies with larger hitboxes. This all comes at a cost of vials of blood and blood runes to charge it.

*** The Twisted Bow is in general the best ranged weapon against high-level bosses, but is less efficient than certain weapons, such as the Toxic Blowpipe, against lower level enemies.
*** The Dragon Hunter Lance and Crossbow are respectively the best weapons to use against dragons specifically, but are outclassed by other weapons against non-dragons.
*** For Magic-users, there is a more clear-cut example: the Kodai wand has the highest magic damage bonus (15%). The Nightmare Staff comes as a close second with the same magic damage bonus, but a lower magic attack bonus.

** In Old School, the Scythe of Vitur acts as the Infinity Plus One Melee Weapon. On the whole, however, the Old School team has taken steps to defy this trope, giving all weapons ''some'' niche they're best at and trying to avoid a generic "best in slot" for all cases of a given style.

* IronincName: Vorkath's name means "pathetic weakling" in the Dragonkin's language. He certanily does not live up to that name.

* NoPronunciationGuide: Until the 21st of February, when they actually added a Pronunciation Guide. The fact that they bothered to make it in the first place should give you an idea of how many instances of this trope exist in the game, such as the "Mahjarrat"[[note]]MAH-jer-att[[/note]] race, or the city of "Ardougne"[[note]]arr-DOYN[[/note]].

* IncrediblyLamePun: This game has so many puns that it's often ridiculed. The Crawling Hand, for example:
--> ''I need to make some furniture, could you lend me a HAND?''
--> ''Haha. Very funny.''

*** Tier 70 Prayers are Infinity Minus One Prayers to the Tier 95 Curses, requiring far less prayer training and no quests to obtain. (There's no good counterpart to Soul Split, though.)