So here's what happened. I'm fishing monkfish, and I play with dual monitors so I don't pay that much attention to RS but enough to change fishing spots and re-summon my lobby.

 

 

A few minutes ago I noticed my lobby was gone! I didn't recall seeing any messages that it was leaving me, but I shrugged it off. I figured I missed it like I do every now and then, so I finished the inventory without it.

 

Then I went to bank, and out of habit emptied my BoB's inventory and got the usual message that I didn't have a follower (see chat log). When I went to resummon my lobby I got the WARNING below:

 

I never saw this warning before. Plus you're not allowed to summon a familiar if you have one out already, and I didn't have one summoned, so it made no sense. Moreover, it didn't let me deposit any items earlier.

 

Click through and pressed yes.... and 2 swordfish and a shark appeared under me, and got the chat message "your familiar has dropped..." (see chat log). :blink:

 

Anyway I'm just curious if this is new or if it's already known why this what happened?

It has been around for quite a while already, and has happened to me before as well. :P.

Yeah its the basic safety system in place for familiars, if it disappears then atleast until the end of that session the inventory i stored. If you summon a new BoB it'll take the items (or what it can) if you summon one that is none BoB (eg lobster) the items will be dropped.

Oh I see :smile: . Thanks for the info! Looks like Jagex does look after us.