Jagex Moderator


 * "Mod Andrew" redirects here. For the biography of Jagex's co-founder, see Andrew Gower.

Jagex moderators (colloquially J-mods, or admins) are employees of Jagex who have accounts in-game that are for purposes of play-testing, debugging, and (infrequently) dealing with in-game situations. A Jagex moderator account has a gold crown beside its name when in public chat (compare with player moderators, who have a silver crown). Despite Jagex's growth, not many exist, so it is rare to see them in-game.

Moderator account names always begins with "Mod"; however, there are two exceptions - Paul and Andrew Gower's RuneScape names are simply and, respectively. There are also two former Jagex moderators (Sirmodsteve and Rsguide) who no longer work with Jagex.

Jagex has made it so that players cannot create usernames that begin with "Mod". However, one known player, Mod Element, created such an account before the restriction. It is not known whether this player was banned or renamed.

Abilities


Jagex moderators have the combined abilities of both forum and player moderators, and additional abilities above and beyond which enable them to carry out functions related to their duties. Jagex moderators have the ability to add or remove items in their inventory, modify their skills, and teleport to any location in runescape. This ability also allows them to walk through scenery, and onto any terrain, including physical boundaries that which would normally block passage.

Players used to be able to trade with and attack Jagex moderators. However, the system was changed; Jagex moderators can no longer be attacked or traded in any way except by other Jagex moderators. However, they can be taken away, attacked and killed by a random event. Gravestones of Jagex mods cannot be repaired or blessed, except maybe by other Jagex mods. When a Jagex mod dies, he or she loses items in same way as normal players.



Jagex moderators also have special abilities in the forums. They can create text that is bold, underlined, italicized, or in colour. They can also post pictures and post in locked or hidden threads.