RuneScape’s Birthday celebrations are upon us – grab some interesting daily buffs and work towards unlocking a very Fancy Hat! Plus, there’s a new item on the Vorkath loot table…Birthday Buff Bonanza
Buff up to unlock the Fancy Hat!
Come one, come all to the Birthday Buff Bonanza!
From the launch of today’s update until January 21st you can access a daily power up, progressing towards unlocking your very own Fancy Hat. It’s the perfect way to celebrate RuneScape’s recent birthday!
Hat’s Fancy….
What goes well with a pair of Fancy Boots? Why, a Fancy Hat of course!
Earning yours is as simple as logging in and activating the buffs during the event days. Each activation from January 8th to 21st will earn you progress towards the fanciest hat in all of Gielinor! But there are two, you say? That’s right, you’ll get both a Fancy Hat and a Fancy Hat (Retro) – they’re unlocked at the same time!
ChooseYour RuneScape Bonus!
Each day you’ll be presented with a choice between three different buffs. The choice will be the same for all players each day, but you can only choose one per day, so choose wisely…
Buffs loosely fit into three categories of Combat, Skilling or Miscellaneous, with effects such as ‘Devout: Prayer points don’t drain while Prayers are active.’ or ‘Kleptomaniac: Pickpocketing never fails.’ Expand the section below to see each of the buffs and when they will be available!
| Name | Type | Buff | When is it available? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devout | Combat | Prayer Points don’t drain while Prayers are active. | January 8th & 16th |
| Efficient Gatherer | Skill | 20% chance to receive an additional item when gathering resources with gathering skills. Any additional items received this way will be sent to your bank, except for Divination memories, which are sent to your backpack. | January 8th & 20th |
| Infinite Ammunition | Misc | Cannons don’t require or consume cannonballs. | January 8th |
| Runic Focus | Combat | Combat spells, teleports and Necromancy incantations don’t require runes. XP received from casting these spells and incantations is reduced by 90%. | January 9th & 15th |
| Ritualistic | Skill | +50% Necromancy ritual output. | January 9th & 16th |
| Acrobatic | Misc | The cooldown of Escape, Surge, Dive and Bladed Dive is reduced from 20.4 seconds to 4.8 seconds. | January 9th & 18th |
| Kleptomaniac | Skill | Pickpocketing never fails. | January 10th |
| Egil’s Apprentice | Misc | +200% Artisans’ Workshop respect. | January 10th |
| High Metabolism | Combat | +100% healing from food and potions. | January 11th & 17th |
| Meticulous | Skill | +100% Archaeology precision. +50% chance of finding materials while excavating. | January 11th & 17th |
| Lunar Prodigy | Misc | +300% produce points at the Livid Farm. | January 11th |
| Energetic | Combat | +1% adrenaline gained from basic abilities that generate adrenaline. This effect does not stack with the Fury of the Small relic power. | January 10th & 19th |
| Metalwork Mastery | Skill | Stamina doesn’t decrease when mining. Heat doesn’t decrease while smithing. | January 12th & 19th |
| Three Times the Charm | Misc | Summoning charms that are dropped on death by enemies, except for the Arch-Glacor, are tripled. | January 12th & 19th |
| Death’s Favour | Combat | Deaths are safe. Upon death, you respawn in a safe area with all of your items and equipment. | January 13th & 20th |
| Killer Contracts | Combat | +100% Slayer points and Reaper points. Free Slayer VIP choices. Free Soul Reaper assignment choices. | January 12th |
| Trailblazer | Misc | +100% Treasure Trail Points from completing Treasure Trails. | January 13th & 20th |
| Hazelmere’s Blessing | Combat | 5% chance per dropped item to double enemy drops. | January 14th & 21st |
| Boon of The Artisan | Skill | 20% chance to save resources when training Construction, Crafting, Firemaking or Fletching. 20% chance to produce double items when training Cooking, Herblore and Runecrafting. 20% chance to gain double progress when Smithing. | January 14th & 21st |
| Passive Regeneration | Misc | Life Points, Prayer Points and Summoning Points regenerate by 10% every 6 seconds outside of combat. | January 14th & 21st |
| Oracle | Skill | +100% divine energy when harvesting from a Divination spring and +100% energy when converting memories to energy. | January 15th |
| Ashes to Ashes | Combat | All enemies drop noted ashes on death. | January 15th |
| Treeshaker | Misc | +200% chance to find a bird’s nest when woodcutting. | January 16th |
| Windfall | Skill | You will periodically gain rare items while training non-combat skills. | January 13th & 18th |
| Soul Catcher | Misc | +200% chance to catch Slayer monsters using Ushabti. | January 17th |
| Thrillseeker | Combat | The Slayer counter doesn’t decrease. | January 18th |
Once you’ve chosen, you get a two hour buff that only ticks down while you are logged in. Feel free to take breaks! If the day ticks over while your buff is still active, you will be able to keep using it for its remaining duration as long as you don’t log out or hit the lobby. Doing so will remove your active buff and give you the new day’s choice of buffs. You will not be able to stack multiple buffs on the same day.
If you’re unsure which to pick, don’t fret – you can hide the window and choose later when you have decided what goals you want to work towards that day!
FAQ
Do I have to pick a buff if I just want the Hat?
You will only gain progress when you choose a buff, unless you’re an Ironman or Free to play player.
What about Ironman and free-to-play ‘Scapers? Can they get the rewards?
These players will be able to earn progress towards the Fancy Hat Cosmetic Overrides but will not be able access the daily buff systems.
I picked the wrong buff, or changed my mind, can I go back?
Unfortunately, once a buff has been chosen for the day you will not be able to change it. Remember you can hide the window initially, so you don’t have to pick right away.
I joined this event late and won’t be able to earn the Fancy Hat, will it make a return?
We are reviewing alternative methods to earn these items post-event, such as a similar event in the future or via Premier Club tokens.
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