Changes: Life rune (RuneScape Classic)

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It may be involved in an upcoming update, or its development and release may have been cancelled entirely.

The life rune was a rune developed for use in RuneScape Classic, but which was never implemented into the game. It was intended to be a counterpart to the death rune for use in early Summoning, also called Necromancy, which at the time was intended to be part of Magic, but was never released in RuneScape Classic due to the limits of the game engine.^[1] Before the announcement of Summoning, the life rune was asked about by a player, who accurately described it, in the June 2007 Postbag from the Hedge. However, the response given by Historian Minas implied that the player had only heard false rumours.^[2] In a Development Diary in November 2007 Jagex explained the origin of life runes:

“	We actually made the life rune for Classic, but didn't release it. Some players discovered its existence, but there was no way to actually get it.	”
	— Paul Gower ^[3]

The life rune altar and a life rune appear in the Gower Quest, but the altar cannot be used to create runes, and is non-canon to the actual game's story.

References

^ Story Time Livestream with Mod Ash, Mod Mark, Ian Gower, Mod Noldor & Mod Wilson.*
^ Jagex. Postbag 20 - "Transcript:Tales from earlier ages", Letter 7, by Historian Minas. RuneScape Postbags from the Hedge.
^ Jagex. "Summoning: Part 1 - Concept." November 2007. Development Diaries.

[1] Story Time Livestream with Mod Ash, Mod Mark, Ian Gower, Mod Noldor & Mod Wilson.*

[2] Jagex. Postbag 20 - "Transcript:Tales from earlier ages", Letter 7, by Historian Minas. RuneScape Postbags from the Hedge.

[Summoning_Concept-3] Jagex. "Summoning: Part 1 - Concept." November 2007. Development Diaries.

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-{{Cquote2|We actually made the life rune for Classic, but didn't release it. Some players discovered its existence, but there was no way to actually get it.|[[Paul Gower]]|{{CiteDevDiary |author= Jagex|url= |title= Summoning: Part 1 - Concept |diarydate= November 2007|notes= |name= Summoning Concept}}}}
 [[File:Liferune.png|left|The life rune, from RuneScape Classic, was never actually released.]]
-The '''life rune''' was a [[Runes|magic rune]] developed for use in ''[[RuneScape Classic]]'', but was never implemented into the game. It was intended for use in early [[Summoning]], also called Necromancy, which at the time was intended to be part of [[Magic]], but was never released in ''RuneScape Classic'' due to the limits of the game engine.{{NamedRef|Summoning Concept}}
+The '''life rune''' was a [[runes|rune]] developed for use in ''[[RuneScape Classic]]'', but which was never implemented into the game. It was intended to be a counterpart to the [[death rune]] for use in early [[Summoning]], also called Necromancy, which at the time was intended to be part of [[Magic]], but was never released in ''RuneScape Classic'' due to the limits of the game engine.{{CiteGeneral|url=http://www.twitch.tv/runescape/v/3777600|title=Story Time Livestream with Mod Ash, Mod Mark, Ian Gower, Mod Noldor & Mod Wilson}} Before the announcement of Summoning, the life rune was asked about by a player, who accurately described it, in the June 2007 [[Postbag from the Hedge]]. However, the response given by [[Historian Minas]] implied that the player had only heard false rumours.{{CitePostbag|author=Jagex|issue=20|letter=Letter 7|author=Historian Minas}} In a Development Diary in November 2007 [[Jagex]] explained the origin of life runes:
+{{Cquote2|We actually made the life rune for Classic, but didn't release it. Some players discovered its existence, but there was no way to actually get it.|[[Paul Gower]]|{{CiteDevDiary |author= Jagex|url= |title= Summoning: Part 1 - Concept |diarydate= November 2007|notes= |name= Summoning Concept}}}}
-The life rune was a source of much debate among the ''[[RuneScape]]'' community for some time due to it only being in early versions in the game. However, many of the rumours surrounding it were dispelled in the Development Diary of November 2007{{NamedRef|Summoning Concept}}, in which Jagex explained its use.
+The life rune altar and a [[life rune]] appear in the [[Gower Quest]], but the altar cannot be used to create runes, and is non-canon to the actual game's story.
-Before the announcement of Summoning, the life rune was asked about by a player, who accurately described it, in the June 2007 [[Postbag from the Hedge]]. However, the response given by [[Historian Minas]] implied that the player had only heard false rumours.{{CitePostbag|author=Jagex|issue=20|letter=Letter 7|title=Tales from earlier ages}}
-Currently, [[charm]]s or [[Spirit shards|shards]] can be considered as the new Life runes.
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