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Some time ago, we released the minigame Barbarian Assault. From your feedback (and from playing the game ourselves) it’s become clear that the rewards were not quite up to scratch, so we have devoted some time to improving them. Although our focus has mainly been on the rewards, we also took this opportunity to alter some small aspects of the minigame itself (though we do also have a long list of other ideas for potential future updates).

The list of changes is extensive, but here are some of the main ones to whet your appetite:

1. New Penance horn that lets you gain double XP in Agility, Firemaking and Mining (in a similar fashion to the tools from Stealing Creation).
2. New colours of abyssal whips.
3. New Penance trident weapon.
4. Penance armour stat improvement and Prayer restoring set bonus.
5. Penance gloves now reduce more weight.
6. Gamble points rebalanced (they still include a rare chance for dragon armour).
7. Ability to show off your achievements in the roles of attacker, defender, collector and healer.
8. High score tables for the attacker, defender, collector and healer roles.
9. Waiting rooms increased in size.
10. Additional wave room ticket system for saving progress through battles.
11. Blue penance eggs now reduce the target Penance’s stats and deal damage.

If you speak with Commander Connad at the Barbarian Outpost (you can teleport directly there with a games necklace) he’ll show you all the new rewards, which are also listed on the Barbarian Assault KB page.

Bring on the Penance!

Mod Tim
RuneScape Lead Content Developer

In other news...

The various dwarves of RuneScape have had a visit from the Makeover Mage, who has given their chatheads a new look.

The Soul Wars cape from Nomad’s Requiem can now be stored in your POH costume room.

Activating your special attack bar will no longer interfere with auto-cast timing.

Players will no longer receive activity points in Soul Wars when bandaging players that are already at full health.

Because of the recent snow we've been having, snowballs have stayed frozen for a bit longer than usual. The snow has now gone, though, so you'll find your snowballs will now melt, unless you have the snow globe from the Christmas 2007 holiday event.

• Slayer lvl 78
• Hunter lvl 55
• Be able to enter the Ancient Cavern ( for Mithril Dragons)
• Depending what monsters you kill and where you kill them, will determine what additional requirements are needed.
• The ability to fight a level 320 monster.
• High combat is advisable.

• Varrock teleports
• Other teleports
• 1,000 gp
• Entrance fee to Brimhaven dungeon (875gp) or Shilo gloves
• Food - sharks or monkfish
• 20 Pot of vinegars - buy from Fortunato in Draynor market
• 20 logs - any type
• Tinderbox
• Armour and weapons
• Super set
• hatchet
• Witchwood icon
• Antifire shield and elemental/mind shield
• a pot

1. Foot bone of a large ape-like creature.
2. Sabre-like teeth.
3. Long, sharp claws.
4. Fibula bone of the third leg on an adult three-legged creature.
5. Very large hand.
6. Tail-bone of 9 different members of the dragon family.
7. Neck bone of a camel.
8. Shoulder of a Giant
9. Spine of a giant snake.
10. Pelvis of a four-legged, magic-casting water creature that dwells in caves.
11. Femur of a large follower of Bandos.
12. Humerus of a large tortoise.
13. A Golden Fleece.

1. Once you have gotten the fleece and all the bones (cleaned it with vinegar in a pot and put on the fire pit) and handed them all to the Odd Old Man, you will be required to kill a level 320 monster, a Skeletal Horror.
2. Come prepared for battle.
3. I recommend wearing high melee defence armour and prayer mage and using melee weapons. It is pretty easy to kill the monster this way.
4. During the battle, part of the Skeletal Horror will fall off. Bury these parts as it will reduce the combat level of the monster.




5. The combat levels of the monster is: 320, 260, 180 and 100 providing you bury the parts that break off during battle.
6. Once the monster has been killed, speak to the Odd Old Man.
7. If you have either the Bonesack or Ram Skull Helm in your bank, ensure to bring it along. If you don't, the Odd Old Man will ask you to fetch it.