Spawning

In RuneScape, spawning is the in-game creation of an entity, for instance a player character, non-player character (NPC), or an item. Respawning is the recreation of a player, NPC, monster, or item after its death, destruction, or use.

Spawning of players in RuneScape occurs at the beginning of the game on Tutorial Island. Players that log out remain in the same location upon re-login, so technically logging in is not a respawn.

Player respawning occurs after a player dies. Players respawn at spawn points or spawn sites, with only their three most valuable items (4 if Protect item prayer was active). In RuneScape, players respawn in Lumbridge. However, if a member has completed the Recruitment Drive quest, they may choose to respawn in Falador instead. Also, a player who has completed Knight Waves Training Grounds, which requires the King's Ransom quest to be finished, allows the Camelot spawn point to be unlocked. Players in minigames or the Duel Arena typically do not respawn in Lumbridge or Falador. See specific entries for details on respawns in minigames.

Some players will lie in wait around spawn points to kill NPCs as they spawn, a common practice known as spawn camping. Spawn points for in-game objects are often used and abused in a similar fashion. Similarly, the word respawn can be used to describe an item or NPC that reappears in the same area after it has been picked up or killed (respectively).

It is noteworthy that the speed of respawns varies directly to the amount of players in a world. In other words, the more people in a world, the faster spawns are there. This applies to trees, rocks, and monsters, in addition to item spawns.

Items
Various items in the game also have set spawn points where they appear after being picked up by a player.