Scale theory

Scale Theory is one of many unnoficial names given to a theory that explains the inconsistencies between RuneScape's storyline and actual visible nature.

The theory has arisen due to the game's much more grandiose storyline, which would be impossible in the area actually seen in-game. For instance, it is possible to walk across the whole of the Gielinorian mainland in a matter of hours, whereas it is frequently described as a continent of massive size and scale. Also, cities such as Varrock, which are meant to be massive settlements, posess limited inhabitents and often lack basic living facilities. These and countless other inconsistencies have led to the creation of the Scale Theory.

Scale Theory is the idea that RuneScape is a fictional world being viewed on a scale. The world is, in its fictional universe, logically designed, as the storyline suggests. The version presented in-game is much smaller and has been scaled down to make gameplay possible.