The Great Orb Project

The Great Orb Project is a Runecrafting minigame released 12 August 2008. The goal is to collect your team colour's orbs, and to prevent the other team from collecting their orbs. The two teams will be collecting two types of orbs: yellow and green. Players need level 50 Runecrafting and must have completed the Rune Mysteries quest. There is currently no world associated specifically with this minigame; however, worlds 16, 36, 66, 70 and 99 are Runecrafting themed worlds that should attract enough players to play the minigame.

Location
⌊undefined⌋ The minigame is located in the Runecrafting Guild, through a portal on the first floor at Wizard's Tower south from Draynor Village, or through the East teleport in the Wizards' Guild.

Members may use Fairy rings code DIS (behind the Tower) or Amulet of Glory (at Draynor market) as a faster mode of transport.

Free players can use the cabbage teleport of Explorer's ring.

Requirements
To play this minigame you must have:
 * Completed the Rune Mysteries quest,
 * Level 50 Runecrafting.

Starting the game
Talk to either Wizard Acantha (green team) or Wizard Vief (yellow team) to join the game. Each team requires at least two members to notify Wizard Elriss to open the portal to start the game.

The objective of the game is for players to move as many orbs corresponding to the team colour as they can to the altars. The team with more orbs wins.

There are 8 rounds for pay-to-play, 6 rounds for free-to-play, which are the Runecrafting altars, in the following order:
 * Air altar
 * Mind altar
 * Water altar
 * Earth altar
 * Fire altar
 * Body altar
 * Chaos altar (members only)
 * Nature altar (members only)

Three wands are given when players enroll to either one team, namely (colour) attractor, (colour) repeller and the (colour) barrier generator. A hat is also given to distinguish which side players are at. Automatically, the hat, attractor wand are equipped.

In the battle
To score points, orbs must be led to the 1-grid square around the altar, by either attracting or repelling the orbs.

When the two teams finish scoring points within the two-minute time limit, they will need to step into the purple portal that appears in order to be teleported to the next altar. The next round then begins.

Every time a round finishes, some Rune essences or Pure essences (Pure essence in Members) will be given according to the number of orbs that players led to score marks and whether or not that team lost the altar. If players already have a full inventory of essences, the extras will be dropped to the ground. Players can then choose to craft them into Runes at that altar (remember to pick up the extras if you had a full inventory) or to take them with you (either in your inventory or in pouches). This is identical to normal Runecrafting and the ability of the Explorer's ring and crafting multiple runes are in effect.

Leaving the regular portals in the altars will exit the game and return to the Guild. There is a time penalty for leaving the game, around 11 minutes starting the minute you leave, before you are able to enter the next one, like in Bounty Hunter.

Barricades
At the same time, players can also set up barricades which block the way of orbs. Both teams can pass through any barricades regardless of colour, but no orb can pass a barricade even if it is the same colour as the orb. Members of the opposing team can destroy the barricades by simply choosing 'destroy' option without going near the barricades. Players may fail at removing their opposing team's barricades, but they can simply continuously try to remove it until they succeed. Multiple players can try to remove the same barricade at the same time. Players can remove their own team's barricades without fail.

Each member of the gang can only set one barricade each time. If a player has a barricade still up and tries to put another down, the original barricade will be removed while the new barricade is put in.

Getting rewards
When all the rounds are finished, Runecrafting Guild Tokens will be awarded. These can be traded with Wizard Elriss for robes, tablets, essences and talisman staves. Each player receives 100 tokens for every altar at which their team won during the minigame, plus an additional 200 tokens for winning 5 of the 8 matches (4 of the 6 matches in free world). In the event of a tie, neither team gets any tokens.

Equipment

 * {| class="wikitable"

! !! Name !! Use
 * [[Image:Repeller_wand.gif]]||Repeller wand||Push the orbs away from the caster.
 * [[Image:Attractor_wand.gif]]||Attractor wand||Drag the orbs towards the caster.
 * [[Image:Barrier_generator.gif]]||Barrier generator||Block the way of members of opposing team and orbs of both colours from passing through.
 * }
 * [[Image:Barrier_generator.gif]]||Barrier generator||Block the way of members of opposing team and orbs of both colours from passing through.
 * }
 * }
 * }

Personalities

 * Wizard Korvak - Repairs and sells Runecrafting pouches. Binds omni-talismans into Runecrafting staves
 * Wizard Acantha - Wizard of the green orbs.
 * Wizard Vief - Wizard of the yellow orbs.
 * Wizard Elriss - Exchanges rewards for Runecrafting Guild Tokens. Exchanges omni-talismans for regular talismans.

Runecrafter Outfit

 * {| class="wikitable"

! !! Name
 * [[Image:Runecrafter_gloves_g.png]][[Image:Runecrafter_gloves.gif]][[Image:runecrafter gloves y.PNG]]||Runecrafter gloves
 * [[Image:Runecrafter hat g.png]][[Image:Runecrafter_hat.gif]][[Image:runecrafter hat y.PNG]]||Runecrafter hat
 * [[Image:Runecrafter_skirt_g.png]][[Image:Runecrafter_skirt.gif]][[Image:Runecrafter_skirt_y.png]]||Runecrafter skirt
 * [[Image:Runecrafter_robe_g.png]][[Image:Runecrafter_robe.gif]][[Image:Runecrafter robe y.png]]||Runecrafter robe
 * }
 * [[Image:Runecrafter_skirt_g.png]][[Image:Runecrafter_skirt.gif]][[Image:Runecrafter_skirt_y.png]]||Runecrafter skirt
 * [[Image:Runecrafter_robe_g.png]][[Image:Runecrafter_robe.gif]][[Image:Runecrafter robe y.png]]||Runecrafter robe
 * }
 * }
 * }


 * All three sets can be stored in the Magic Wardrobe in the Costume Room

All Runecrafting items cost 1000 Runecrafting Guild Tokens apiece.

Bonuses:
 * Runecrafter gloves provide a +2 bonus.
 * Runecrafter robes provide a +3 bonus.
 * Runecrafter skirts provide a +3 bonus.

The bonuses provided by this clothing, in addition to how high your Runecrafting level is, allows you to get the orbs to move at a slightly faster speed, whether it's attracting or repelling them, and also from a greater distance.

The Omni-Talisman (Members Only)
The omni-talisman is an object created by Wizard Elriss to enable players to access every altar with one talisman (but can't access the Death altar and Blood altar without having done their respective quests). If players show her one of each of the talismans (for each of the Runecrafting altars), she will award them with Runecrafting experience for each (a total of 20,000 experience), as well as the omni-talisman.

To craft an omni-talisman into a tiara or staff, take it to Wizard Korvak, who can be found in the Runecrafting Guild. If the player loses the omni-talisman (including by crafting it into a tiara or staff), they can get a free replacement from Wizard Elriss.

Runecrafting Staves
Runecrafting staves are much more than just a pretty ornamentation: you can use them exactly as you use a Runecrafting tiara, as well as distracting the eyes in the Abyss to help you sneak past. To bind a talisman to a staff, simply take the talisman and the staff to the talisman's altar and use either of them on it. Note: The law staff (created by attaching a law talisman to a Runecrafting staff) has no combat bonuses, so it can be taken onto Entrana. Omni-Talisman Staff, however, does have combat bonuses so it cannot be taken onto Entrana. A staff that does not have a talisman attached cannot be wielded.

Runecrafting Teleport Tablets
Runecrafting teleport tablets are identical to the teleport tablets you can build in your player-owned house and can be used to teleport you to any altar you have the requirements to craft runes at. Players cannot craft their own runecrafting teleport tablets.

Runecrafting tablets add yet another transport system to RuneScape. Each tablet teleports the user outside the respective rune altar's ruins, and thus require a talisman, tiara, or runecrafting staff to use the altar.


 * {| class="wikitable"

! !! Name !! Tokens !! Trivia
 * [[Image:Air-altar-teleport.png]] || Air Teleport Tablet || 30 || A quick way to get to Falador.
 * [[Image:Mind-altar-teleport.png]] || Mind Teleport Tablet || 32 || Good for power running Wines of Zamoraks.
 * [[Image:Water-altar-teleport.png]] || Water Teleport Tablet || 34 || Quick way to reach the rich adamanite mines and back.
 * [[Image:Earth-altar-teleport.png]] || Earth Teleport Tablet || 36 || Good for making Planks and running to the Sawmill
 * [[Image:Fire-altar-teleport.png]] || Fire Teleport Tablet || 37 || A Dueling Ring can be used instead at a cheaper cost.
 * [[Image:Body-altar-teleport.png]] || Body Teleport Tablet || 38 || Quick way to the Dwarf Mining Caves
 * [[Image:Cosmic-altar-teleport.png]] || Cosmic Teleport Tablet || 39 || Provides fast access to Zanaris, and thus the fairy rings transportation system.
 * [[Image:Chaos-altar-teleport.png]] || Chaos Teleport Tablet || 40 || You still have to navigate the entire maze.
 * [[Image:Astral-altar-teleport.png]] || Astral Teleport Tablet || 41 || Requires Seal of passage or tablet will not work. Fast and easy way to get to altar to change back and forth from Lunar spellbook.
 * [[Image:Nature-altar-teleport.png]] || Nature Teleport Tablet || 42 || Fastest Nature Crafting method in the game
 * [[Image:Law-altar-teleport.png]] || Law Teleport Tablet || 43 || User must have no weapons or armor equipped or in their inventory or tablet will not work, as usual.
 * [[Image:Death-altar-teleport.png]] || Death Teleport Tablet || 44 || Easy way to get to the death temple, close to where Dark beasts are.
 * [[Image:Blood-altar-teleport.png]] || Blood Teleport Tablet || 45 || Quick way to get to Mutated bloodvelds for slayer assignments.
 * [[Image:Runecrafting-guild-teleport.png]] || Runecrafting Guild Teleport Tablet || 15 || Quick way to mine essence from seridor and back in F2p.
 * }
 * [[Image:Chaos-altar-teleport.png]] || Chaos Teleport Tablet || 40 || You still have to navigate the entire maze.
 * [[Image:Astral-altar-teleport.png]] || Astral Teleport Tablet || 41 || Requires Seal of passage or tablet will not work. Fast and easy way to get to altar to change back and forth from Lunar spellbook.
 * [[Image:Nature-altar-teleport.png]] || Nature Teleport Tablet || 42 || Fastest Nature Crafting method in the game
 * [[Image:Law-altar-teleport.png]] || Law Teleport Tablet || 43 || User must have no weapons or armor equipped or in their inventory or tablet will not work, as usual.
 * [[Image:Death-altar-teleport.png]] || Death Teleport Tablet || 44 || Easy way to get to the death temple, close to where Dark beasts are.
 * [[Image:Blood-altar-teleport.png]] || Blood Teleport Tablet || 45 || Quick way to get to Mutated bloodvelds for slayer assignments.
 * [[Image:Runecrafting-guild-teleport.png]] || Runecrafting Guild Teleport Tablet || 15 || Quick way to mine essence from seridor and back in F2p.
 * }
 * [[Image:Death-altar-teleport.png]] || Death Teleport Tablet || 44 || Easy way to get to the death temple, close to where Dark beasts are.
 * [[Image:Blood-altar-teleport.png]] || Blood Teleport Tablet || 45 || Quick way to get to Mutated bloodvelds for slayer assignments.
 * [[Image:Runecrafting-guild-teleport.png]] || Runecrafting Guild Teleport Tablet || 15 || Quick way to mine essence from seridor and back in F2p.
 * }
 * [[Image:Runecrafting-guild-teleport.png]] || Runecrafting Guild Teleport Tablet || 15 || Quick way to mine essence from seridor and back in F2p.
 * }
 * }

Rune Essence
The last reward a player can buy with their Runecrafting Guild Tokens is essence. Though the reward screen says "Rune Essence", the type of essence received actually depends on the World you are on. Free players obtain Rune essence by exchanging their tokens while Members obtain Pure essence if they are exchanging their tokens on a members world. A player can only buy a max of 50 essence at a time (not as in a time restriction, but as in a buying limit like in the stores) from the rewards page. The essence are noted for convenience.

Players can get a max of 1k tokens from each 16 minute long game (2 minutes per alter; 12 minutes for free players earning a max of 800 tokens). The tokens can then be used to buy 1k Pure essence. This is much faster than mining the essence the conventional way unless the player is using an Abyssal titan to take their essence to the bank. In addition, if the essence was unnoted, this would be the fastest way by far for f2p, and a very fast way as well for p2p, to craft runes. A player could simply buy several teletabs to rune altars and to the guild, and then buy a load of rune essence each time the player teleports back to the guild.


 * {| class="wikitable"

! !! Name !! Tokens !! Trivia
 * [[Image:Rune_Essence.PNG]] || Rune Essence || 1 || Rune essence is obtained if tokens are exchanged in a free world.
 * [[Image:Pure_Essence.PNG]] || Pure Essence || 1 || Pure essence is obtained if tokens are exchanged in a members world.
 * }
 * [[Image:Pure_Essence.PNG]] || Pure Essence || 1 || Pure essence is obtained if tokens are exchanged in a members world.
 * }
 * }

Trivia

 * There is a glitch where players standing in the barrier would disappear leaving only the hat and the wand.
 * The orbs move at one uniform speed regardless of how many players are pulling or repelling it at the same time.
 * This minigame is the first skill-related minigame that free players can play.
 * When you examine the Portal in each Altar, the examine info is, "Look at you, examining things when there's Runecrafting to do!". This could be a reference to the game, Portal. A similar line in Portal appears in the song "Still Alive" and reads: "Look at me still talking, when there's science to do."
 * The way the players attract the orbs looks similar to the stance of the character during dueling scenes in the Harry Potter film series.
 * This minigame takes place in the actual runecrafting altars, so do not be surprised to see actual runecrafters.
 * Runecrafters not playing the minigame can destroy barriers set up by players during the minigame. This is not a glitch.
 * When a player on either team wins the round and has items which do not allow all the rune essence won in the round to fit in their inventory, the remaining essence is dropped on the ground to be picked up when there is room. When this happens when standing in a barricade, the essence does not end up at the players feet but above his head. When the player moves outside of the barricade, the essence appears to float in the air.

Music
Music unlocked:
 * Second Vision