Content Development Team

Content Developers are Jagex employees who, as the title implies, think of and develop content updates. They are generally asked to develop a certain update with a particular goal (for example "a new, low-budget Herblore training method") and are more or less free to fill it in as they please and devise its mechanics, narrative and gameplay. The updates' lore aspects are reviewed by Mod Osborne and sometimes Mod Mark before they are approved. Additonally, there are Senior Content Developers, who have more freedom in their work.

John Ayliff
John Ayliff, also known as, is a current Senior Content Developer on the retention team for RuneScape at Jagex. He also starred in the third and fifth episodes of Above the Lore. Throughout April and June 2013, John ran a forum thread in the suggestion forums, asking the community to help him with writing the finale of the Rise of the Red Axe series, by suggesting story elements, reminding him of things from previous quests that could be forgotten, etc. On 28 June 2013, he participated in a lore Q&A session, along with Mods Osborne and Raven. He has developed:


 * The Golem
 * Blast Furnace
 * Tears of Guthix
 * Tears of Guthix (Distraction and Diversion)
 * Goblin Diplomacy (rework)
 * Shadow of the Storm
 * Dragon Slayer (rework)
 * The Lost Tribe
 * Death to the Dorgeshuun
 * Another Slice of H.A.M.
 * Perils of Ice Mountain
 * Stealing Creation
 * Land of the Goblins
 * Demon Slayer (1st rework)
 * The Great Orb Project
 * While Guthix Sleeps (additional writing & code review)
 * The Chosen Commander
 * Forgiveness of a Chaos Dwarf
 * Web of Shadows
 * King of the Dwarves
 * Holly and Hawthorn
 * Signature Heroes
 * One Piercing Note
 * Rune Mysteries (rework)
 * Rune Memories
 * Birthright of the Dwarves
 * God Books update
 * 2014 Winter event
 * One of a Kind (boss fight)
 * Mourning's Ends Part III (lead)
 * Rite of Passage (secondary developer)

John Ayliff is also the author of the following Lores and Histories:
 * The Chasm of Lights
 * The Coat Thief
 * The Song From Before The War
 * The Burning Tower - Ariane's Tale

Ashleigh Bridges
Ashleigh Bridges, or, is a developer most well known for his work on the Dionysius quests. He is currently working on Old School RuneScape. He has developed the following content:


 * My Arm's Big Adventure
 * Swan Song
 * Clan Wars (rework)
 * Love Story
 * Clan Citadels
 * Polypore Dungeon
 * Carnillean Rising
 * Big Chinchompa
 * Exiled Kalphite Hive
 * Duel Arena (2nd rework)
 * Slayer Tower (rework)
 * Old School RuneScape

James C
James C, more commonly known as, is a content developer on the retention team and self-proclaimed overlord of the world. He is also notable for being the twin brother of Mod Crow as well as having starred in most episodes of Above the Lore, after Mod Osborne. He is the voice actor of Brassica Prime, although his voice is enhanced. He has developed the following:


 * Barrows
 * Hybrid armour
 * Herblore Habitat
 * Three's Company
 * Vengeance
 * Thok It To 'Em
 * Gielinor Games
 * Song from the Depths
 * Player-owned Ports
 * Battle of Lumbridge
 * One of a Kind
 * Rite of Passage

Krista Goalby
Krista Goalby, or Mod Krista, is one of the newest content developers. She used to be a senior content developer, but was transferred to Transformers Universe before returning to RuneScape in 2012. Mod Krista is currently on the microtransaction team. She has developed the following content:
 * God Wars Dungeon hard modes
 * The Nexus
 * Divination
 * Treasure Hunter

Chris Long
Chris Long, otherwise known as, is a young content developer on the retention team currently responsible for developing the Elf quest series as well as having done bosses such as Nex and Vorago. He appears to be the curator for most combat-related updates as well. In addition, he has voiced Kal'Ger the Warmonger. He has developed:


 * Kuradal's Dungeon
 * Extreme potions
 * Within the Light
 * Soul Wars
 * Dungeoneering
 * Damage soaking
 * Strykewyrms
 * Overload and super antifires
 * Members' Loyalty Programme
 * Nex
 * Troll Invasion
 * Capes of Distinction
 * Temple Trekking (rework)
 * Ritual of the Mahjarrat
 * Evolution of Combat
 * Wilderness Warbands
 * God Wars Dungeon hard mode (lead)
 * Vorago
 * Barrows - Rise of the Six
 * Heist
 * Revolution and Momentum Plus

Lewis M
Lewis M, or, is a content developer and current curator of the Pirate Quest Series. He starred in the second episode of Above the Lore, talking about them. He has developed the following:


 * In Pyre Need and Phoenix Lair
 * While Guthix Sleeps
 * Dungeoneering
 * A Clockwork Syringe
 * Troll Warzone (lead)
 * Demon Slayer (2nd rework)
 * God Statues
 * NIS
 * Daemonheim Achievement Diary

Stephen Rowley
Stephen Rowley, or (formerly Srowley), is a content developer on the retention team currently in charge of the Desert quest series. He also starred in the third episode of Above the Lore. He has developed the following:


 * While Guthix Sleeps (additional writing)
 * Ritual of the Mahjarrat
 * Deathcon II
 * Lodestone Network
 * Stolen Hearts
 * Diamond in the Rough
 * A Stray in a Manger
 * Fate of the Gods

Stephen Rowley is also the author of the following Lores and Histories:
 * The Fall of Six
 * Tumeken's Dream
 * The Rising Sun - Ozan's Tale
 * Many issues of Postbag from the Hedge

Ana Steiner
Ana Steiner, also known as, is a young senior content developer in the ninja team at Jagex who joined the company after finishing her studies. She has appeared in the first episode of Above the Lore, speaking about The World Wakes, and in the seventh, about Divination. In late 2013, she became part of the Ninja Team. She is known for having developed the following updates:


 * Urns, rope racks and Hidey-holes
 * O Little Town of Daemonheim
 * The Branches of Darkmeyer
 * The Firemaker's Curse
 * Bonfires
 * Social Slayer
 * Diamond Jubilee
 * The World Wakes
 * Divination
 * Up to Snow Good

Stuart W
Stuart W, generally known as, is a senior content developer who joined the RuneScape team in early 2012. He is most famous for hosting the six-month-hunt for TzHaar-Ga'al-Kot after the release of The Brink of Extinction. He is also known for having hosted a fourteen-hour livestream from Jagex HQ, which included (amongst other things) a developer commentary playthrough of The Death of Chivalry. Mod Stu is currently on the funnel team. He has developed the following content:


 * Fish Flingers (rework)
 * The Brink of Extinction and Fight Cauldron
 * TzHaar-Ga'al-Kot
 * The Death of Chivalry
 * Daemonheim Achievement Diary (with Maz, Liono and Kevin)
 * Ashdale
 * Burthorpe town square update
 * A Shadow over Ashdale

Anthony Wilson
Anthony 'Tony' Wilson, or, is a senior developer presumably on the retention team most famous for having made the greater part of the pirate quest series. In addition, he has starred in the second episode of Above the Lore, talking mostly about the pirates and Bringing Home the Bacon. He has developed the following updates:


 * Treasure Trails
 * Pirate's Treasure (rework)
 * A Rum Deal
 * Cabin Fever
 * Rag and Bone Man
 * The Great Brain Robbery
 * Olaf's Quest
 * Watchtower (rework)
 * Wolf Whistle
 * Druidic Ritual (rework)
 * Death Plateau (rework)
 * Wolf Whistle (rework)
 * Rocking Out
 * Let Them Eat Pie
 * Botany Bay
 * Haunted Houses
 * What's Mine is Yours
 * Goblin flash mobs
 * Tears of Guthix (Distraction and Diversion) (rework)
 * Demon Flash Mobs
 * Duel Arena (3rd rework)
 * Bringing Home the Bacon
 * The Bird and the Beast
 * Heist
 * Cabbage Facepunch Bonanza

Dylan C
was a content developer known for his puzzles in quests. He was the curator of the elf and elemental workshop quest series until he left Jagex. He rejoined Jagex at some point during or after 2009, but left again in 2013. He has developed:


 * Lava Maze
 * Waterfall Quest
 * Regicide
 * Roving Elves
 * A Mourning's Ends Part I
 * A Mourning's Ends Part II - The Temple of Light (with Graham B)
 * Elemental Workshop I
 * Elemental Workshop II
 * Elemental Workshop III
 * Elemental Workshop IV
 * Gielinor Games Preparation

Seb D
Seb D, or, was a content developer until mid-2012, when he became a designer. He is known to have designed Last Riders during this time, for example. He left Jagex a year later. He has developed:


 * A Christmas Warble
 * Artisans Workshop
 * Do No Evil
 * Easter 2012
 * The Elder Kiln
 * TzHaar Fight Cave (2nd rework)
 * TzHaar Fight Pit (2nd rework)
 * TokHaar Fight Kiln

Chris E
Chris E, or, is a content developer at Jagex most well known for his work on Nomad and Soul Wars. He has developed the following updates:


 * Soul Wars (with Chris L)
 * Nomad's Requiem
 * Ancient Effigies
 * The Void Stares Back
 * Clan Citadels
 * Evolution of Combat
 * Battle of Lumbridge (with Mods Raven, Nic, Ollo and Moltare)

Tim F
Tim F, better known as, was a content developer for RuneScape. He became a designer in the first half of 2011 and is best known for his work on the story of the Second Age and the demon race. Updates he designed include the Troll Warzone, the Clan Camp and Citadels, the Order of Ascension and the Mining, Smithing and Construction reworks. He has written the dialogue for Ocellus. He has developed:


 * Gunnar's Ground
 * Rated Clan Wars
 * Mahjarrat Memories

Alex Fry
Alex Fry, usually known as, is known for having developed the Player-owned port minigame as well as being the creator of the Void Knight quest series. He is also the voice actor of Melzar the Mad and the Culinaromancer and starred as the Lumbridge cook in Cook's Assistant: The Musical. He also starred in the sixth episode of Above the Lore. In the summer of 2013, he became a Designer for the retention team. He developed:


 * Achievement Diaries
 * Buyers and Cellars
 * A Void Dance
 * The Void Stares Back (with Mods Nancy and Rathe)
 * Hati
 * Flash Powder Factory
 * Clan Avatars (assisting Mod Maz)
 * Player-owned ports (with Mod Edam)
 * The Customisation system
 * Clan Citadels (with Mods Maz, Edam, Chihiro and Rod C)

As a designer, his projects include:
 * The Battle of Lumbridge
 * Daemonheim Achievement Diary
 * The Bird and the Beast
 * 2014 Spring event

Tytn Hays
Tytn Hays, or, used to work at Jagex as a senior content developer, but he left the company in 2010. He is mostly known for having developed some of the most popular quests in the game: One Small Favour, While Guthix Sleeps, A Fairy Tale Part III - Battle at Orks Rift and the Myreque quest series up to Legacy of Seergaze. After his resignation, Mod Ana took over the work on the Myreque series. During The Branches of Darkmeyer, the fifth installment in said series, one can set their vampyric first name to "Tytn", in honour of that quest series's creator. He has developed the following updates:


 * Jungle Potion
 * Shilo Village
 * The Tourist Trap
 * Legend's Quest
 * Tai Bwo Wannai Clean-up
 * One Small Favour
 * Big Chompy Bird Hunting
 * Zogre Flesh Eaters
 * Nature Spirit
 * Shades of Mort'ton
 * In Search of the Myreque
 * In Aid of the Myreque
 * Temple Trekking
 * Darkness of Hallowvale
 * Recipe for Disaster/Freeing Skrach Uglogwee
 * Legacy of Seergaze
 * While Guthix Sleeps
 * Fairy Tale Part III - Battle at Orks Rift

Nancy J
is most well known for being the developer of the first three penguin quests. She left Jagex in late 2012, shortly after the release of Some Like it Cold. She has developed:


 * Balthazar Beauregard's Big Top Bonanza
 * Chase the Monkey
 * Cold War
 * Court Cases
 * Enlightened Journey
 * Hunt for Red Raktuber
 * King's Ransom
 * Penguin Hide and Seek
 * Quiet Before the Swarm
 * The Void Stares Back
 * Troll Invasion
 * The Great Orb Project
 * Rune Mechanics
 * Some Like it Cold
 * Duel Arena (1st rework)

Chris LC
only worked at Jagex for a brief period. In his time, he had only made two quests: a rework of Sea Slug and The Slug Menace.

Vincent Van M
Vincent Van M developed four quests: Mountain Daughter, Between a Rock..., The Giant Dwarf and Forgettable tale of a Drunken Dwarf.