This event begins 27th November 2023 and ends 4th January 2024
Event Hub “The Christmas Village”
The Christmas Village is a new seasonal hub located with the Land of Snow, accessed with a portal in the Burthorpe event area or a seasonal addition to the Lodestone Network. It features festive skilling activities, (Fishing, Crafting and Construction), the Christmas Spirit shop, Santa’s lodge, a Secret Santa igloo, and a giant present. Players can collect three letters to Santa daily from completing all of their Daily Challenges, speaking to Clementine outside the lodge, and passively while completing seasonal activities in the Christmas Village. Missed daily letters may be bought in the Christmas Spirit store for 400 spirit. Turning in the letters at the Wintumber Postbox (next to Clementine) earns the player Nice Points, which reward winter cosmetics each week as well as granting a small chance to be rewarded a black partyhat.
Event Start Quest
It’s Snow Bother is a new seasonal quest which will return each year around Christmas. It will not reward quest points, but will reward winter themed cosmetics, access to a daily present delivery activity, and access to the present wrapping activity in the Christmas Village, Quest guide in video below.
How To Get Started
Black Party Hat?
By having a Nice Point, you’ll have the chance to get a drop of the Black Party Hat. All players who have collected a nice point that week are in with a chance, even if you’re not there at the time! To be in with a chance to win each week you only need to earn 1 nice point by delivering 3 letters (more on those below), but for every point you have earned that week, you will be in with an extra chance!
The lucky few (and we mean few – this item will be very rare!!) will set off a celebratory set of fireworks at the Lodge and an anonymized broadcast that a Black Party Hat dropped on that World. Even if you’re not lucky enough to get the Black Party Hat, everyone who earned a nice point that week will receive one of the Christmas cosmetic gifts from Santa!
As this is a first for us, we’ll be closely monitoring the drop rate of the Black Party Hat to ensure it’s just right – if we need to make any adjustments, we’ll let you know. We’ll also be ensuring any catchup Nice Points over the maximum of 7 each week will be applied at the same drop rates before any changes for equal fairness (no early bird bonus or reduced chance here!)
If you are unable to attend the lodge when Santa has arrived, you will find your gift in the Sledge just outside the grotto. The Black Party hat can be won from the sledge, not just Santa himself, so check in regularly! If you miss any weeks, you can also acquire missed letters (including from previous weeks) at any time to make sure everyone can earn equal opportunities to find the Black Party Hat – regardless of your schedule.
Santa`s Arrival
Santa will arrive at the lodge at 8 pm Game Time each Sunday and stay for 2 hours until 10 pm Game time. During this time players will be able to enter the lodge and collect their weekly gift from Santa!
Before he arrives there is a little bit of merriment – Santa is a real showman, after all! 30 minutes before the arrival a timer will appear to remind players the Lodge is opening, at this time the Snow Imps at the lodge will begin throwing out some white and blue presents (from the wrapping paper) which players can collect from the ground and open up. You will also be able to transform into a snow imp or snowman for a little extra fun!
Letters To Santa
Every day, players will be able to gather up 3 letters to Santa and post them in the Wintumber Postbox just outside Santa’s Lodge to earn a nice point! You can earn these letters by:
- Speaking to Clementine outside the lodge
- Completing all of your Daily Challenges
- Passively while completing seasonal activities in the Christmas Village
*You will get 1 letter for each of these steps. If you missed a letter, you will be able to pick up a replacement in the Christmas Spirit Shop for 400 Christmas Spirit.
Presents from the Imps (Christmas Wrapping Paper)
You may of noticed you get given Christmas Wrapping paper for skilling anywhere in Runescape this can be given to Noel the snow imp, located near Santa’s lodge, he requires assistance gathering wrapping paper. Noel swaps Christmas Wrapping Paper for Presents, all the possible presents and their drop chance are below.
White Christmas Present (2023)144,750/100,000
Blue Christmas Present (2023)150,190/100,000
Purple Christmas Present (2023)15,000/100,000
Gold Christmas Present (2023)110/100,000
Santa’s Christmas Present 150/100,000
List of Event Shop items and price in “Christmas Spirit”
| Item | Type | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Winter Hat (black and orange) | Item | 2000 |
| Winter Scarf (black and orange) | Item | 2000 |
| Letter To Santa* | Item | 400 |
| Christmas wand | Item | 2500 |
| Santa beard | Item | 2000 |
| Santa sack | Item | 2000 |
| Tinsel scarf | Item | 1500 |
| Festive jumper | Item | 2000 |
| Christmas jumper (KBD) | Wardrobe Cosmetic | 2500 |
| Christmas jumper (Rudolph) | Wardrobe Cosmetic | 2500 |
| Snowverload Head | Wardrobe Cosmetic Cosmetic | 1000 |
| Snowverload Body | Wardrobe Cosmetic | 1000 |
| Snowverload Legs | Wardrobe Cosmetic | 1000 |
| Snowverload Snowstormer | Wardrobe Cosmetic | 1000 |
| Penguin outfit | Outfit | 3000 |
| Snowverload Ice Sickle | Wardrobe Cosmetic | 1500 |
| Ice amulet | Item | 1500 |
| Ice Staff | Wardrobe Cosmetic | 1500 |
| Ice Bow | Wardrobe Cosmetic | 1500 |
| Ice Sword and Ice Off-hand Sword | Wardrobe Cosmetic | 1500 |
| Ice Shield | Wardrobe Cosmetic | 1500 |
| Horizon | Wardrobe Cosmetic | 2500 |
| Portable Snowfall | Wardrobe Cosmetic | 3000 |
| Sparkles | Pet | 2500 |
| San’tar spawnling | Item | 2000 |
| Stringy | Pet | 2500 |
| Rudolph Reborn | Pet | 2500 |
| Merry | Pet | 3000 |
| Chaotic Cookery | Emote | 500 |
| Snowman Dance | Emote | 500 |
| Freeze | Emote | 500 |
| Dramatic Point | Emote | 500 |
| Seal of Approval | Emote | 500 |
| Rockin’ Around the Tree | Emote | 500 |
| Cracker Pull | Emote | 500 |
| Ice Skating Champion | Emote | 500 |
| The Snow-drobe | Emote | 500 |
| Snowboard (frosty) | Item | 1000 |
| Snowboard (shark) | Item | 1000 |
| Snowboard (skull) | Item | 1000 |
| Snowboard (penguin) | Item | 1000 |
| Snowboard (2016) | Item | 1000 |
| Snowboard (2017) | Item | 1000 |
| Ring of snow | Transmog item | 2500 |
| Snow globe | Item | 2500 |
| Snowverload plushie | Item | 2000 |
| Sir Coalington Embers plushie | Item | 2000 |
| Santa-napped Teleport | animation | 2500 |
| Santa | Title | 1000 |
| the Merry | Title | 1000 |
Advent Calendar (2023)
Advent Calendar is a Treasure Hunter promotion running from 1 December 2023 to 24 December 2023. During the promotion, players can claim one free item and an additional Treasure Hunter key each day from the Advent Calendar.
| Day | Reward |
|---|---|
| 1st December | 1 Overhead Emote: Snow Imp Smile |
| 2nd December | 400 Christmas wrapping paper |
| 3rd December | 1 Purple Christmas Present |
| 4th December | 400 Christmas wrapping paper |
| 5th December | 1 Overhead Emote: Snow Imp Wink |
| 6th December | 400 Christmas wrapping paper |
| 7th December | 1 Purple Christmas Present |
| 8th December | 400 Christmas wrapping paper |
| 9th December | 1 Overhead Emote: Snow Imp Laugh |
| 10th December | 400 Christmas wrapping paper |
| 11th December | 1 Purple Christmas Present |
| 12th December | 1 Overhead Emote: Snow Imp Shy |
| 13th December | 400 Christmas wrapping paper |
| 14th December | 1 Purple Christmas Present |
| 15th December | 1 ‘Calendar Boy/Girl’ title |
| 16th December | 400 Christmas wrapping paper |
| 17th December | 1 Overhead Emote: Snow Imp Kiss |
| 18th December | 1 Purple Christmas Present |
| 19th December | 1 Snow Imp Amulet |
| 20th December | 400 Christmas wrapping paper |
| 21st December | 1 Overhead Emote: Snow Imp Love |
| 22nd December | 400 Christmas wrapping paper |
| 23rd December | 1 Purple Christmas Present |
| 24th December | 1 Winter Hat |
