The Great Orb Project

The Great Orb Project is a Runecrafting minigame released 12 August 2008. The goal is to collect your team color'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 mini-game; however, worlds 16, 36, 66, 70 and 99 are rune-crafting themed worlds that should attract enough players to play the mini-game.

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.

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

The objective of the game is to get as many orbs as the gang can. The team with more orbs wins.

There are 8 rounds for pay-to-play, 6 rounds for free-to-play, which is 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 you enrol to either one team, namely (colour) attractor, (colour) repeller and the (colour) barrier generator. To score points, orbs must be led to the 1-grid square around the altar, by either attracting or repelling the orbs.

At the same time, players can also set up barricades which block the way of orbs of both colours. Only the members of the same colour can pass through the barricades. Members of the opposing team can destroy the barricades by simply choosing 'destroy' option without going near the barricades. Possibly players may fail, but that is still possible to break down. 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 will be given according to the number of orbs that players led to score marks. If players already have a full inventory of essences, the extras will be dropped to the ground. You can then choose to craft them into Runes at that altar (remember to pick up the extras if you had a full inventory) or you can take them with you to the next altar and craft them there. This is identical to normal Runecrafting and the effects of the Explorer's ring and crafting multiple runes are present.

Leaving the regular portals in the altars will exit the game.

When all the rounds are finished, Runecrafting Guild Tokens will be awarded. These can be traded with Wizard Elriss for gears, tablets and essences. Each player receives 100 tokens for every alter at which their team won during the minigame, plus an additional 200 tokens for winning. In the event of a tie, both teams recieve 100 additional 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 omnitalismans 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 omnitalismans for regular talismans.

Runecrafter Outfit

 * {| class="wikitable"

! !! Name (they all come in green, blue and yellow; some pictures are still missing)
 * [[Image:Runecrafter_gloves_g.png]][[Image:Runecrafter_gloves.gif]][[Image:runecrafter gloves y.PNG]]||Runecrafter gloves
 * [[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 Elriss to enable the devoted runecrafter to access every altar (except those quest-related ones like Death altar and Blood altar) freely. If players show her all the talismans for each of the Runecrafting altars, she will award 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.

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. 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 alter's ruins, and thus require a talisman, tiara, or runecrafting staff to use the alter.


 * {| class="wikitable"

! !! Name !! Tokens !! Trivia
 * [[Image:Air-altar-teleport.png]] || Air Teleport Tablet || 30 ||
 * [[Image:Mind-altar-teleport.png]] || Mind Teleport Tablet || 32 ||
 * [[Image:Water-altar-teleport.png]] || Water Teleport Tablet || 34 ||
 * [[Image:Earth-altar-teleport.png]] || Earth Teleport Tablet || 36 ||
 * [[Image:Fire-altar-teleport.png]] || Fire Teleport Tablet || 37 ||
 * [[Image:Body-altar-teleport.png]] || Body Teleport Tablet || 38 ||
 * [[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.
 * . || 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 ||
 * [[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 ||
 * }
 * [[Image:Chaos-altar-teleport.png]] || Chaos Teleport Tablet || 40 || You still have to navigate the entire maze.
 * . || 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 ||
 * [[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 ||
 * }
 * [[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 ||
 * }
 * [[Image:Runecrafting-guild-teleport.png]] || Runecrafting Guild Teleport Tablet || 15 ||
 * }
 * }

Trivia

 * It is interesting that when two players of the same team attracts the same orb, the orb would not move more quickly than that by one player.
 * This minigame is the first skill-related minigame that free players can play.
 * The idea of attracting the orbs is different from the combat spells of normal spellbook, which emits bolts to the enemy.
 * When you examine the Portal in each Altar, the examine info is, "Look at you, examining things when there's Runecrafting to do!". This is 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.

Music
Music unlocked:
 * Second Vision