Varlamore: The Shining Kingdom - Old School RuneScape's Newest Area Expansion

Old School RuneScape
20 Mar 202410:57

Summary

TLDRThe Shining Kingdom, Vmore, makes its debut in Old School RuneScape with Queen Zani Arin opening her borders. Players can embark on new quests, explore the unique biome of Avium Savannah, and engage in exciting activities like pickpocketing, Hunter skilling, and PVM challenges. The expansion introduces new creatures, weapons, and armor sets, as well as the Coliseum, a wave-based minigame testing combat skills with unique rewards. This expansion promises a rich gaming experience with more content to come.

Takeaways

  • 💚 Old School RuneScape introduces a new area expansion named Vmore, revealing the Shining Kingdom far west of the mainland.
  • 🔮 Queen Zani Arin decides to open her kingdom's borders to outsiders for the first time, inviting players to explore the new content.
  • 📚 Players must complete the 'Children Of The Sun' quest to access Vmore, starting their journey at the East Gate of Varac.
  • 🚂 The capital of Vmore, Civitas Il Fortis, offers a second quest, 'Twilight's Promise', introducing players to new characters and lore.
  • 🔒 A unique thieving opportunity arises in the bazaar of Civitas Il Fortis, where distracted citizens can be pickpocketed with a 100% success rate.
  • 🐾 The Hunter Guild, located outside the city, introduces a new mechanic with rumors, akin to Slayer tasks, rewarding players with bonus XP and potential rare items.
  • 🐘 A vast array of new hunter creatures and skills, including the capturing of sunlight and moonlight moths and antelopes for beneficial effects and crafting materials.
  • 💥 The introduction of the Eclipse Atlatl, a new ranged weapon, and accompanying armor sets that offer unique passive effects and special attacks to enhance combat.
  • 🏆 The Fores Coliseum presents a challenging, wave-based minigame with dynamic modifiers and rewards, including the new best-in-slot range cape, DA's Quiver.
  • 💣 An upcoming Part Two of the expansion promises the island of Alderin, a group boss, and the Hailstorm Mountains, teasing more content for players to anticipate.

Q & A

  • What is the new area expansion in Old School RuneScape?

    -The new area expansion in Old School RuneScape is called V'more.

  • How can players access V'more?

    -To access V'more, players must first complete the 'Children of the Sun' quest and then follow the line of V'more only accounts to the East Gate in Varrock, where they can take a Quetzal to the capital, Civitas Il Fores.

  • What is the significance of the Bazaar of Civitas Il Fortis?

    -The Bazaar of Civitas Il Fortis is a Bastion of wealth and commerce, attracting players looking to train their Thieving skill. It offers a 100% success rate for pickpocketing citizens and the opportunity to enter their homes for additional loot.

  • What new Hunter skills and rewards are introduced in V'more?

    -V'more introduces the ability to prepare low-level Hunter Meats with unique healing effects, a new Hunter Skilling outfit, and the chance to obtain a Quetzal pet. It also features a new Hunter's guild with a system similar to Slayer tasks and farming contracts.

  • What unique creatures can be found in the Avium Savannah?

    -The Avium Savannah is home to unique creatures like Sunlight and Moonlight Moths, Sunlight and Moonlight Antelopes, Ember Tail Jerboas, and the Teu Salamander.

  • How do the new weapons in V'more differ from traditional weapons?

    -The new weapons in V'more have unique characteristics and abilities. For example, the Sulfur Blades split their damage into two hits, the Dual Maka Quiddle attacks twice with its special, and the Spell Spear is a hybrid magic melee weapon with a special attack against bound targets.

  • What is the significance of Ros' Rise in V'more?

    -Ros' Rise is a place of worship for Ros, the God of the Sun. Players can offer bone shards for prayer EXP, and it is also the location of an ancient temple that serves as a new mid-level PvM activity called Napley.

  • What are the unique aspects of the Coliseum in Civitas Il Fortis?

    -The Coliseum is a wave-based minigame that tests players' PvM skills with each run being different. It offers unique rewards like the Sunfire Fanatic armor set, Echo Boots, and the Tanal stick of Ros.

  • How does the DA's Quiver compare to other ranged equipment?

    -The DA's Quiver is the new best-in-slot range cape, allowing it to hold two different types of ammo and empowering them with Sunfire splinters for increased accuracy and damage.

  • What can players expect from the second part of the V'more expansion?

    -The second part of the V'more expansion will include the island of Alderin, a group boss, and the Hail Storm Mountains, offering more content and challenges for players.

Outlines

00:00

🏰 Introduction to The Shining Kingdom and Vmore

The script introduces the audience to the Shining Kingdom, a new area in the game Old School Runescape, which is accessible for the first time. The narrator, Jeit, explains that while he cannot access this new content due to his account restrictions, he will observe from a distance. The entry point to this new area is through the East Gate, where players can take a quetzel to the capital, Civitas il Fores. The script details the initial quest, Twilight's Promise, which introduces players to key characters and the kingdom's lore. It also mentions the Bizaar of Civitas Il Fortis as a hub for commerce and the unique pickpocketing mechanic, where players can steal from distracted citizens with a 100% success rate. The script further describes the Hunter's Guild, located in the Avum Savannah, where players can learn to prepare Hunter Meats and participate in rumors for bonus XP and loot.

05:02

🥾 New Hunter Skills and PvM Activities

This paragraph delves into the new Hunter skills and PvM (Player versus Monster) activities introduced in the Vmore expansion. Players can now prepare low-level Hunter Meats with unique healing effects and engage in rumors, similar to Slayer tasks, for rare creature parts. The script highlights the benefits of completing a certain number of rumors, such as blueprints for the basic quetzel whistle and the ability to cook higher-tier Hunter Meats. It also introduces new creatures like Sunlight and Moonlight moths, antelopes, and the Ember tail jerboa, each with their unique uses and benefits. The paragraph concludes with information about the Teu Salamander, a new tier of salamander that can be caught at a higher level using irar ammunition.

10:02

🏰 Exploring the Perilous Moon Quest and Napley Dungeon

The script discusses the Moon Quest, which leads players to Napley, a mid-level PvM activity that offers a challenge beyond typical bosses. The Napley dungeon provides both combat and skilling opportunities, allowing players to prepare for difficult fights. The unique health bar for each player in the fight encourages cooperative play without reducing potential rewards. The paragraph details the various rewards, including new weapons like the sulfur blades, Dual Maka quiddle, spell spear, and the eclipse at ladle, each with their special abilities and requirements.

🏟️ Introducing the Fores Coliseum and New Armors

The Fores Coliseum is introduced as a wave-based minigame that tests players' PvM skills. Unlike the Fight Caves, each run in the Coliseum is unique, with players choosing between three random modifiers at the end of each wave. The rewards increase with each wave, and players can claim their spoils at any point or risk it all for potentially greater rewards. The Sunfire fanatic armor set is highlighted as an upgrade to the Proelite set, offering additional prayer bonuses. Echo crystals are introduced as a way to upgrade Guardian boots into Echo Boots with an area of effect recoil. Sunfire splinters, a common Coliseum reward, can be used to craft Sunfire runes that enhance spells and charge other wards. The script concludes with the introduction of the Tantal stick of Ros, a ranged weapon with a special attack that lowers the target's defense, and the DA's quiver, the new best-in-slot range cape that can hold and empower two types of ammo.

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Keywords

💡The Shining Kingdom

The Shining Kingdom refers to the new area expansion in Old School RuneScape, a popular MMORPG. It is a land far west of the mainland, shrouded in mystery and discovered for the first time under the rule of Queen Zani Arin. This kingdom is central to the theme of exploration and discovery in the video, as it introduces players to a wealth of new content, quests, and activities.

💡V'more

V'more is the name of the continent where The Shining Kingdom is located. It represents a vast, uncharted territory filled with new biomes, creatures, and opportunities for players to explore and interact with. The term is significant as it encapsulates the essence of the expansion, offering a fresh and exciting experience for the players of Old School RuneScape.

💡Hunter's Guild

The Hunter's Guild is a new feature introduced in the V'more expansion, located in the Avum Savannah. It serves as a hub for players to learn new hunting skills, prepare various low-level Hunter Meats with unique healing effects, and engage in hunting contracts for rare creature parts. This concept is integral to the expansion as it adds depth to the hunting skill and provides players with new challenges and rewards.

💡Sunlight and Moonlight Moths

Sunlight and Moonlight Moths are unique creatures found in the Avum Savannah biome of V'more. These moths can be captured using a butterfly net at specific Hunter levels and provide helpful benefits to players, such as restoring reduced stats and hit points for Sunlight Moths, and restoring prayer for Moonlight Moths. Their inclusion in the game enriches the ecosystem of V'more and offers players new interactive elements and rewards.

💡Antelope

Antelopes are creatures in the V'more expansion that can be caught using Pitfall traps at higher Hunter levels. Their horns are used to upgrade and fletch stronger ammunition for the Hunter's crossbow, and they drop Antelope fur, which can be crafted into the mixed hide armor set. The Antelope serves as an example of the new resources and crafting materials available to players in the expansion, enhancing the gameplay experience and skill development.

💡Teu Salamander

The Teu Salamander is a new tier of salamander introduced in the V'more expansion, representing a higher level of challenge for players. These creatures require level 79 Hunter and use irar as ammunition. They are an example of the new combat encounters and the scaling difficulty designed to keep players engaged and provide a sense of progression.

💡Ros' Rise

Ros' Rise is a location within the V'more expansion dedicated to the worship of Ros, the God of the Sun. Players can offer bone shards for prayer experience and engage in various activities to obtain these shards. This concept adds a religious and cultural dimension to the game, allowing players to interact with the game world's deities and lore.

💡Napley

Napley is a new mid-level PvM (Player versus Monster) activity in the V'more expansion, offering a challenging experience for players. It is designed to be approachable both solo and in teams, with each boss having a unique health bar for each player, encouraging cooperative play without penalizing lower-level players. This concept introduces a new type of PvM content that is both accessible and rewarding.

💡Coliseum

The Coliseum is a wave-based minigame introduced in the V'more expansion that tests players' PvM skills. It is a unique experience where each run is different, with players choosing between random modifiers at the end of each wave to increase the challenge. The Coliseum represents a new form of gameplay that combines skill, strategy, and risk-reward mechanics, offering players the chance to test their abilities and earn significant rewards.

💡Sunfire Splinters

Sunfire Splinters are a type of reward introduced in the V'more expansion, used to craft Sunfire runes and charge weapons like the Tanal stick of Ros. These splinters add a new layer of customization and strategy to the game, as they can enhance the effectiveness of spells and weapons, providing players with more options for combat and skilling.

💡DA's Quiver

DA's Quiver is a new best-in-slot range item introduced in the V'more expansion. It is capable of holding two different types of ammunition and automatically selects the appropriate type based on the player's current weapon. When charged with Sunfire Splinters, the quiver empowers its ammunition, further increasing accuracy and damage. This item represents a significant advancement in ranged combat, offering players enhanced capabilities and versatility in their arsenal.

Highlights

Queen Zani Arin opens The Shining Kingdom's borders for the first time.

To access the new area, players must complete the 'Children Of The Sun' quest and follow the V'more only accounts to the East Gate.

Upon landing in Civitas Il Fores, players can start the 'Twilight's Promise' quest to learn more about the kingdom and its characters.

The Bazaar of Civitas Il Fortis is a hub for wealth and commerce, especially appealing for players looking to train their Thieving skill.

Players can enjoy a 100% success rate for pickpocketing distracted citizens and automatically continue pickpocketing without intervention.

A key obtained from pickpocketing allows entry into the citizen's home for additional loot.

The Hunter Guild, accessible with level 40 Hunter, introduces new abilities and a unique healing overtime effect for Hunter Meats.

Rumors system offers Slayer-like tasks with bonus XP and loot sacks upon completion.

Higher tier rumors unlock new abilities, such as cooking mid-tier Hunter Meats and crafting the basic quetzel whistle.

The Avium Savannah is a new biome with unique creatures like Sunlight and Moonlight moths, offering various benefits and resources.

Antelopes provide materials for upgrading Hunter crossbow ammunition and crafting the mixed hide armor set.

The Ember tail jerboa and its throwable Hunter Spears offer a ranged weapon option with melee strength bonus scaling.

The Teu Salamander introduces a new tier of salamander hunting requiring high-level skills and offering powerful rewards.

Ros' Rise and the ancient temple within offer a new mid-level PvM activity with unique combat and skilling opportunities.

Napley dungeon challenges players with combat and skilling in a multi-room environment, emphasizing defense and resource management.

Unique weapons like the Sulfur Blades, Dual Maka quiddle, and Spell spear offer new combat mechanics and strategies.

The Eclipse at Ladle is a ranged weapon that scales with melee strength and offers a powerful special attack.

The Sunfire fanatic armor set and Echo Boots provide significant bonuses for ranged and melee combat.

The Coliseum offers a wave-based minigame testing PvP skills with random modifiers and increasing difficulty.

Sunfire splinters can be used to craft Sunfire runes and charge weapons like the Tanal stick of Ros for unique effects.

Victorious players in the Coliseum can earn DA's quiver, the new best-in-slot range cape with empowered ammunition.

Transcripts

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far west of the mainland from the shadow

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of great Ken emerges The Shining Kingdom

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For the First Time Queen zani Arin has

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decided to open her land's borders to

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the outside welcome to Old School

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runescape's newest area expansion

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vmore my name is jeit you may have heard

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of my series Northern uim where I play

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an account that admittedly can't access

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a single part of

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vmore I will be watching respectfully

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from a safe distance but you can

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experience the new content

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today to get there you'll first need to

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complete Children Of The Sun a short

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Quest involving a vlore delegation in

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varac upon completion follow the long

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line of newly created vmore only

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accounts to the East Gate where you can

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take a quetzel straight to the capital

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of

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vmore immediately upon Landing in

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civitas il fores or fores as the locals

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call it you'll be able to start the

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second quest in the vmore quest line

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Twilight's promise where you'll be

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introduced to more characters of note as

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well as the lore surrounding the kingdom

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the bizaar of civitas Il Fortis is a

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Bastion of wealth and commerce that will

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be very attractive to players looking to

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train their thieving every once in a

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while a citizen may get distracted by a

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lowly street urchin when this happens

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you'll have a 100% success rate when

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pickpocketing them and you'll continue

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to pickpocket automatically making you

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feel like a real trickster in addition

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addition to normal loot you may also

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receive a key this key grants you entry

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into this unlucky individual's home

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letting you relieve them of their

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valuables just be careful as you'll

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definitely want to make your Escape

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before the angry homeowner

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Returns the hunter Guild sits far

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outside the city walls in the center of

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the vast avum Savannah accessible by

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Road or via quetzel with level 40 Hunter

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you'll be able to enter the guild and

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learn the ability to prepare various

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low-level Hunter Meats which have a

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unique healing overtime effect when you

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eat them you'll also gain access to

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rumors a system similar to Slayer tasks

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or farming contracts a hunter within the

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guild will task you to find a rare

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creature part from a specific Hunter

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creature while you may need to travel a

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great distance to find it upon your

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return you'll receive a healthy amount

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of bonus XP as well as a loot sack

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containing standard Hunter goodies a

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chance for a piece of the new Hunter

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Skilling outfit or maybe even the rare

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quetzel pet those with a high Hunter

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level will want to complete the Guild's

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Quest at first light as it unlocks the

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option to accept higher tier rumors

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completing a certain number of rumors

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will also give you benefits within the

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guild after your fifth rumor you'll

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receive blueprints for the basic quetzel

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whistle an upgradeable item which holds

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five charges that teleports you to the

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Hunter's guild at 25 rumors you'll be

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able to cook mid-tier Hunter Meats such

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as Gro and kayat and at 50 rumors you'll

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be able to cook the highest tier of

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Hunter Meats dashing kbit and

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Antelope the avium Savannah sprawls from

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civitas IL forus to the sunset Coast the

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Savannah is a completely new biome to

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gillor and has many unique creatures

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that call it home sunlight and Moonlight

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moths can be captured using a butterfly

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net at 65 and 75 hunter respectively

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opening these jars provides helpful

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benefits to you and up to three nearby

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players sunlight moths restore reduced

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stats and heal eight hit points while

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Moonlight moths restore a bit of prayer

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sunlight and Moonlight antelopes can be

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caught in Pitfall traps at level 72 and

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91 Hunter

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respectively their horns can be used to

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upgrade and Fletch stronger ammunition

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for the Hunter's crossbow they also drop

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Antelope fur which can be combined with

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py Fox and jaguar fur to craft the mixed

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hide armor set this set requires level

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60 ranged and 50 defense to equip and

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much like spiky van braces provides a

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slight bonus to melee

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strength the Ember tail jerboa requires

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level 39 Hunter and a box trap the

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jerboa tail can be crafted into

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throwable Hunter Spears a ranged weapon

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which rolls its damage based on your

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melee strength bonus making it an

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excellent combination with the mixed

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hide armor set you cannot hunt the

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kabara he is too power

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powerful and finally we come across the

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teu salamander a new tier of salamander

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that can be caught at level 79 hter they

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use irar as ammunition and require level

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80 attack ranged and Magic to

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wield Ross's rise Towers above the

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Savannah at Top This Mountain you'll

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find the teat a place of worship for Ros

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God of the Sun by pouring a jug of wine

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into the libation Bowl you'll be able to

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offer stackable bone shards for prayer

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EXP bone shards can be obtained by doing

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various activities around vmore the

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easiest way is simply by mining them

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alternatively while breaking and

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entering you may come across an ivory

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figurine that can be chipped into shards

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or you can just take some regular bones

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to the exposed altar on top of ros' Rise

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within the mountain the dwarves of Cam

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torum have stumbled upon an ancient

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Temple a prison for three powerful

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beings after completing the perilous

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Moon Quest you'll be able to venture

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into

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napley this is a new mid-level pvm

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activity that's a step up in difficulty

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from a boss like scuras and is

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approachable Solo or with a team while

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nothing's stopping you from bringing

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supplies and racing to the bosses right

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away it's worth your time to explore the

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surroundings every room contains both

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combat and Skilling opportunities

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allowing you to accumulate food and

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potions and ready yourself for the

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difficult fights particularly

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resourceful players may be able to

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sustain themselves in entirely from the

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dungeon removing the need to bank

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altogether the boss's attacks hit hard

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and each boss has a way to lower your

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DPS when you take damage prioritizing

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defense is a must here so maybe consider

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leaving the fighter torso at home for

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this one unlike traditional pvm

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encounters these bosses have a unique

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health bar for each player in the fight

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this means you're encouraged to enjoy

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this dungeon With Friends of all levels

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without worrying about lowering your

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potential rewards speaking of Rewards

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there are a lot of them sulfur blades

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are a two-handed melee weapon that split

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their damage into two hit Splats they

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require 55 attack to wield and can be

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obtained by defeating nagwa within the

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dungeon the Dual Maka quiddle is a

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two-handed melee weapon that attacks

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twice its special attack sacrifices 10%

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of your current hit points to raise its

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minimum and maximum hit by 25% while

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wielding this item with the full blood

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Ranger set requiring 50 defense and 75

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strength you'll also gain the

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bloodthirst passive effect whenever you

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land a hit you'll have a 33% chance to

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speed your next attack up by one game

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tick the spell spear is a two-handed

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magic melee hybrid weapon its special

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attack can only be used against a bound

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Target and it increases your accuracy

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and damage by 1% per game tick remaining

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on that bind with the full Frost moon

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set equipped you'll also gain the Spell

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blade effect after you cast a binding or

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freezing spell there is a 20% chance to

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to immediately follow it up with a melee

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attack and finally we have the eclipse

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at Ladle a two-handed ranged weapon that

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scales with your melee strength bonus

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stats conveniently provided by the

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eclipse armor set with the full set

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equipped you'll activate the Searing

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blows passive giving your attacks a 20%

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chance to inflict a stackable burning

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effect the at LAD special attack

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consumes the remaining burn damage

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increasing your max hit by that much and

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your minimum hit by half that

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amount if you're hungering for a

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challenge you'll want to head back into

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civitas IL Fortis into the fores

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Coliseum a new wave-based miname that'll

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test your pvm skills to their absolute

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limits unlike the fight caves in Inferno

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no two Coliseum runs will be the same at

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the end of each wave you'll have to

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choose between three random modifiers

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that ramp up the difficulty as the waves

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increase in complexity your rewards will

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grow as well you can choose to claim

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your spoils and walk away at any point

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point but if you want to continue you'll

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have to stake what you've earned fail

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and you'll be leaving empty-handed but

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if you make it far in the Coliseum

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you'll be rewarded with

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glory and uniques the Sunfire fanatic

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armor set serves as a direct upgrade to

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proelite requiring 40 defense and 60

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prayer to equip and boasting an

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additional plus two prayer bonus per

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piece Echo crystals can be used to

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upgrade Guardian boots into Echo Boots

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These Boots have an A AOE recoil effect

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that damages all enemies around you they

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can be recharged with more Echo crystals

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Sunfire splinters are a common reward

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from the Coliseum and can be combined

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with Essence and fire runes at a shrine

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of Ros to craft Sunfire runes when you

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use these new runes in place of fire

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runes the spell you cast will gain a 10%

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minimum hit Sunfire splinters are also

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used to charge other Wards such as the

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tanal sticks of Ros a one-handed Throne

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ranged weapon that bounces back to you

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after you throw it when charged with

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Sunfire splinters this weapon will hit

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the target twice rolling accuracy and

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damage separately the tanal stick's

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special attack lowers the target's

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defense by 10% of its magic level and

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when charged this attack will hit twice

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as

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well should you manage to emerge

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Victorious from the Coliseum you'll earn

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yourself DA's quiver the new best-in

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slot range Cape the quiver is able to

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hold two different types of ammo

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selecting them automatically based on

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your current weapon

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when the quiver is charged with Sunfire

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splinters it will Empower its ammunition

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further increasing its accuracy and

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damage do note however that only ammo

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fired from the quiver meaning bolts and

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arrows receed this bonus sorry blowpipe

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you were nerfed for a

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reason and that's all of vmore part one

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that's right there's a second part to

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this expansion that's releasing later

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this year including the island of

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alderin as well as a group boss on top

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of that the hail storm mountains but I

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expect part one should keep you busy for

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the time being big thanks to jagex for

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letting me share vmore with you and

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thank you for watching if you're looking

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for a change in scenery and enjoy silly

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area locked accounts consider checking

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out my channel it might not be vmore but

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Rel is still pretty cool

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right right it's a bit gray actually

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surely the next area expansion will be

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up here

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Vmore ExpansionRuneScapeNew ContentThieving OpportunitiesHunter SkillingPVM ChallengesColiseum BattlesSunfire Fanatic ArmorEcho CrystalsSunfire Splinters
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