The Tour De Runescape Warmup Race

[Devildog]

WHAT: The Tour De Runescape - Sponsored by The WatchGuard Clan

 

WHEN: April 28th, 4:00 pm GMT - Please PM Devildog (me) if you need your timezone converted correctly

 

WHERE: Free to Play - World 75

 

 

 

PRIZES: To be announced; Check back often

 

 

 

Originally created when the Tour De France was in full swing. So, we thought we would kick off our very own Tour De Runescape! The object of the warm-up race is to run through various checkpoints throughout the Free To Play world and be the first to cross the finish line; A bit of a warm up, a heads-up of the race being held, like last year, In July.

 

 

 

 

 

RULES:

 

 

 

Please read these rules carefully, and understand them. Any broken rule will result in a immediate disqualification! No exceptions!

 

 

 

1) TOUR COURSE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The blue line is the suggested route, and the purple is the required route that needs to be taken through checkpoints. You're allowed to deviate slightly from the blue route, as long as you pass through the checkpoints using the purple route. For example you MUST go around the outside of the Varrock fountain, you can NOT cut the corner. However, you are permitted to go under the farming fields near Draynor Village as long as you get back to the road and pass the #7 checkpoint to the north of the sheep field. NO TELEPORTING OR WORLD SWITCHING IS ALLOWED!

 

 

 

The required checkpoints and routes are as followed:

 

 

 

Starting Gate: You must start behind the line where the dark brown meet the light brown tiles at the entrance of Shantay pass. More on this later.

 

 

 

Check #2: You must go around the east side of the Al Kahrid mine before turning west and heading towards Varrock.

 

 

 

Check #3: You must go around the northwest side of the Varrock fountain, before heading around the east side of the castle.

 

 

 

Check #4: You must go across the Edgeville bridge heading east to west.

 

 

 

Check #5: You must enter the north gate of Falador heading into town from the north and then heading southeast towards the south eastern gate.

 

 

 

Check #6: You must go around the outside fence of the Rimmington Mine, along the western side, before heading east towards Draynor.

 

 

 

Check #7: You must go around the northern fence of the Lumbridge Sheep Field before heading south towards the Lumbridge Castle. You may not cut through the field.

 

 

 

Finish Line: First person through the Lumbridge Castle gate wins! You must be coming from the North part of Lumbridge.

 

 

 

 

 

2) QUALIFYING BEFORE THE START.

 

 

 

This part is very important! Show up 15-20 minutes before the start of the race to ensure that you get in! The starting area is the Shantay Pass, south of AL Kahrid. Before you can enter the starting area, you must walk up to me at the entrance of the Shantay Pass Area and trade with me (A_Devildog) so that I can verify you and add you to the race list. Once you are verified, head south of the start line and wait for me to call runners to the start line.

 

 

 

For race-day you must be wearing ALL of the following: (I will verify by looking at you)

 

- A black priest gown purchasable from Varrock Clothes Shop (VCS)

 

- Black priest bottoms (VCS)

 

- A red Cape (VCS)

 

- A wooden Shield (Spawns north of Varrock)

 

- A bronze dagger (Dagger shop, or smith with lvl 1 smithing)

 

 

 

You must carry in your inventory:

 

- A full load of 28 rune ess (show me all 28 in the trading screen, and then cancel the trade window)

 

 

 

That should put you at 6 kilos of weight for the race, and everyone should be equally outfitted so we can identify you coming through checkpoints.

 

 

 

 

 

3) THE START.

 

 

 

After I call runners to the line, everyone needs to line up ON OR BEHIND the three dark brown squares at the entrance of the Shantay Pass area. I will be standing on the Light Brown Squares, so just make sure you are one square south of me, and you'll be good.

 

 

 

I will say something to the effect, of "Runners get ready!" ... "G.O.!!!!!!!!!" Beware of other people yelling out go. Only me saying go counts! Any runners caught saying "Go" will be disqualified.

 

 

 

 

 

4) THE RACE.

 

 

 

During the race, you can NOT:

 

 

 

- Trade with other players.

 

- Teleport.

 

- Switch Worlds.

 

- Dump your ess payload.

 

- Miss a checkpoint.

 

 

 

If you see anyone breaking rules, you can pm me during or after the race. I'm going to have plenty of spies out there, so don't even try it!

 

 

 

 

 

5) THE CHECKPOINTS.

 

 

 

This part is also important! As you are running through the checkpoints, type out your name and enter it as you run through the checkpoint. That way our volunteers can keep record of who passed through what checkpoint ... and in what position. If anyone misses a checkpoint, you will be disqualified, so make sure you don't forget! Our volunteers will be wearing full rune, and standing exactly where the markers on the map indicate. I also suggest slowly typing out your name one letter at a time as you run towards the next checkpoint, so you only need to hit "enter" as you run through ... rather than quickly having to type out your whole name. You do not have to type out your name at the start.

 

 

 

 

 

6) THE FINISH.

 

 

 

Same as with the other checkpoints, yell out your name as you cross the finish line. Ties might be broken by looking leaders at previous checkpoints, or by some other random method. If you decided to drop your ess between the starting point and the finish line you will be disqualified. You will NEED to show myself (A_Devildog) every singe ess.

 

 

 

Don't get frustrated if you start getting behind early. This is a long race, and anything can happen ... one of the leaders might log off, someone might get a random event, anything! Also keep in mind that we are giving out random prizes for random finishers. We could give out a small prize for anything from the 10th finisher, to the third from last finisher. Depending on the number of racers, there could even be participation award, just for taking the time to race with us.

 

 

 

Best of luck to everyone, and let me know if you have any questions.

 

 

 

 

 

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[harpy18]

Sounds like a lot of fun. I hope I will be able to make it! :D

[9Fade1]

i would like to have taken part but i wont be home to 4:30 :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall:

[Devildog]

i would like to have taken part but i wont be home to 4:30 :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall:

 

Sorry mate. We're pretty firm on the 4 GMT starting time... A few of our members are Chinese + Australian.

[jemathonical]

Looks awesome fun!!!

 

What time would that be for Queensland?

 

I might be able to come :thumbsup:

[Devildog]

Looks awesome fun!!!

 

What time would that be for Queensland?

 

I might be able to come :thumbsup:

 

whats your GMT timezone? (Example, GMT-5, GMT+3, ect)

[jemathonical]

Looks awesome fun!!!

 

What time would that be for Queensland?

 

I might be able to come :thumbsup:

 

whats your GMT timezone? (Example, GMT-5, GMT+3, ect)

 

 

 

GMT +10

[dragoonson]

Looks awesome fun!!!

 

What time would that be for Queensland?

 

I might be able to come :thumbsup:

 

 

 

Why do you have to go on Runescape?Don't you do this irl?

[Devildog]

Looks awesome fun!!!

 

What time would that be for Queensland?

 

I might be able to come :thumbsup:

 

 

 

Why do you have to go on Runescape?Don't you do this irl?

 

:idea: Here's an idea, make some sense, and come back. :shame:

 

 

 

jemathonical, It will be at 2:00 am the FOLLOWING day. :-w

[dragoonson]

Here's a better one.Don't try to sass me young man,I'm me-r than you.Come on,I've seen Devnull more sarcastic than you.What original piece of sarcasm too :roll:

 

 

 

 

 

You may want to use another colour for the path,some one may think its the river...

[Devildog]

Here's a better one.Don't try to sass me young man,I'm me-r than you.Come on,I've seen Devnull more sarcastic than you.What original piece of sarcasm too :roll:

 

 

 

 

 

You may want to use another colour for the path,some one may think its the river...

 

Excuse me? You're telling me to go outside, and god-forbid I'm Canada, and its cold out there? Maybe a little muddy? See, when snow melts, there's an excess amount of water in the ground, therefor mud is usually a result, and seeing how it was just winter... =D>

 

 

 

If they think its a river, then they don't deserve to be in the race. Anyone with a handful of brain cells knows that there isnt a river flowing through Varrock