@@barfyman-wn3id From 7:00 onward is absolutely guaranteed OSRS lore, and the parts before that are consistent with what Mod Ed has maintained throughout the series. I have no clue what's up with everybody screaming this is RS3 and being crybabies about this. Look at the outro screen if it bothers you that badly.
I'm really excited to see the direction the OSRS guys go with the major storylines, and sincerely hope Guthix lives this time around. As fun as the return of the gods and Sliske's wild ride was, it also came with its share of mistakes and letdowns. It is better, in my opinion, that these divine powers stay as legendary figures of the distant past, and we keep our mortal player's focus on the Mahjarrat, Vampyres, pests, trolls, kalphites, whatever the heck the white/temple knights did with their king, what's going on in the desert... There's really no end to cool things to focus on.
Fun fact the leader of the temple knights is a Cithothian demon loyal to zaros playing undercover and as a leader of a coup of half the white/temple knights that are loyal to Zaros and not Saradomin, i believe he is similar to Duke Succulas
In RS3, it's revealed that after he established the Edicts, Guthix didn't just go to sleep, but began meditating to carefully maintain the balance of the energies required to keep the barriers intact. That's why when he was killed, the barriers fell and the gods were free to return. I like that part of the mythology because it adds to his whole "god of balance" thing, as he spent two eras in a meditative state, actively maintaining a balance on a cosmic scale.
This lore makes me even more excited for the OSRS version of While Guthix Sleeps quest expected to be released as the last update of Summer 2024 on the Winter Summit roadmap
@@wiseoldowl1628 Yeah, only stuff they "announced" were their combat beta progress and they gave us a short quest to unlock some jewelry only slightly useful for Necromancy. I'm disappointed at the RS3 team, especially with all the money they're raking in with all their key promos and MTX they have compared to OSRS which doesn't have any and has a proper full 6-month roadmap. I'm hoping things change drastically once the 4th buyout in a decade happens and CVC finalizes the deal and they're not just after squeezing us dry while not prioritizing good content
As an rs3 player, osrs is in for a treat if they are getting while guthix sleeps. It's a challenging and iconic quest that's killed many a HCIM over here. I'll be curious to see if the lore differs.
it’s so fucking dope that all this content we’ve been playing for 20 years, some of which may seem random, all tie in to the complete lore. that’s why this game is so god damn good.
I've not played RS since 2007 or 2008 but this kind of makes me want to play to do quests. Never had any idea the lore was so intense. Good job on the production of this Josh. It's quite poetic you telling the lore given how much of an impact the game has had on the story of your own life.
I was doing grand tree, I believe it was and there's a part where you need to find three gnomes for coordinates. The first two you find easy enough but the third when found starts babbling incoherently and speaking irrationally to which your character examines as "the war had taken it's toll on the poor gnomes mind" and you need to go find an alternate way of obtaining the last coordinates. JESUS CHRIST JAGEX GIVE US MORE OF THAT!
Broooo just coming across this video now a year later. Only 18k views!? Honestly this is incredibly well made and was very enjoyable to watch. Hope you make more of these in the future.
Lol, and this is why I never liked Saradomin. He's just as megalomaniacal and power hungry as Zamorak but hides behind the guise of being good and just. Least Zammy owns up to the fact he's depraved and chaotic
Me and my buddy would always do the headbanging rock and roll emote and spam GUTHIX!!!! Wave shake flashing black texts, I forgot if black was a font type or not but I was definitely blindly following guthix for awhile there ahaha we also had RuneScape sex (following each other) while we did it. Man how embarrassing it was when a guy in school told us what that meant...
You are such a Storyteller Josh! I listened to your story on Sae Bae, that's how I found this channel. Keep telling stories, doesn't matter if it's your own life story or RS lore. It's excellent!
Glad I found your channel, I'd heard your story years ago but had no idea who you were or if you even still played. Good stuff, got a new sub. Keep it coming and hope to maybe see ya in game sometime, if you see rsn-guardmyrift running around gelinor feel free to say hey 🤣
Anyone remember the song about Guthix? I wish I knew or could find anything about it.Guthiiixxxx After watching this Im hungry for more. What a kick ass way to tell the story of the game I love.
As is often the case, one who does not wish for power or to be desired as a leader is usually the best choice for said roles - never mind how thoroughly the other 'gods' abused their powers, whether for the ill of all who opposed them, or in misguided attempts for the good of their followers. Classic.
hey, fantastic video! you gave a disclaimer at the end stating this video is mostly speculative, but in rs3 almost every detail of this is proven true. great job! the only bits where things arent correct are the ones that dont include some of the further information also provided in rs3 and outside sources of canon, perfect job.
It's worth noting that he intentionally brought mortal species to Gielinor, so the fact that she had discovered the death altar and tried to "defeat" death by making crystals for the elves was already breaking the rules he laid out. So in order to keep part of herself behind for the elves, she had to Fragment herself...
Incredible video! Unbelievable editing skills. Even if it did take 40-50 hours not many could still do this well! I CANT WAIT for you to do the other gods especially zaros or zammy. keep up the awesome work Josh!
honestly learned more about runescape lore from this than anything in the last 20 years. I have tried to look up these kind of lore videos before and couldn't find any that weren't too "lost in the sauce". Good shit man!
Bloody amazing content! Much love from Australia mate. Interesting history which got you to here mate but glad it’s got you into video creation as your a great community pillar in the RS in my opinion. Thanks again
Also, I think I'll add this: guthixs one flaw was that he withdrew for so long that mortals either forgot about him or got bored which caused his death (in rs3 at least). Throughout the God questline, all I saw were other God's scheming on the outside to get back in... If he kept watch for just a few decades each century or so, I'm sure things would've been fine, but he just kept sleeping. Obviously I have no idea what's going to happen with him in OSRS... I haven't done song of the elves yet on an account, and I don't think there is an official God questline. I didn't know he threatened to reshape the entire area if the Gods invaded again.. that kinda hurts to know seeing as he gets killed in RS3.
I would love for OSRS to split from RS3 story by making Zaros and Guthix the main two, if not the only two for quite some time. Zaros' broken husk returned to Gileinor by Drakan/Sliske and Guthix awaking after Lucien's attempts at the Jas Stone mixed with feeling Zaros break through the edict would make for some good lore.
I really hope Mod Ed finds some supernatural way for the Gods to circumvent the Edicts instead of relying on Guthix’s death to break them. And dude, a battle between Zaros and Guthix in our world would be nuts!
I've played on and off for 15 years, guthix has always been my favorite. But to know the whole story is surprisingly dramatic and tragic. Very nicely done
Yep! The founder of the entire realm and truly the biggest boss of them all! (In OSRS anyway, rs3 took a different path) Thanks for watching and for the support and comment man!
@@TheRSFelonwhile I'm an osrs only player I can respect what rs3 has become. Doesn't mean I like it. Even the inclusion of the three "new" gods in osrs seems strange at times with stuff like the hot pink dragon hide 🤢 All that said, it's a Guthix Gang life for me.
@@Courier_Sevenhot pink dragon hide? I’m not sure about that, or that any OSRS player can comprehend rs3… but even GWD was RS2 (after 2007scape). Everything after “while guthix sleeps” is where the rs3 story begins
guthix pretty dumb to not do any typa shield or cloak thing over guilinor before he went to sleep. kinda inevitable that the other gods would stumble upon it within the 8k years
Yeah I was wondering if maybe he thought Tuska and Skargoroth were the only other Gods out there, so he wasn’t worried about it? Not sure, but the first time, they caught him lacking haha
I'm curious when this lore was created/who it was created by/when. It's extremely interesting, and it's ALOT, which is why I'm wondering where it came from. Either way, great video.
Groundwork was laid down by Paul Gower, later expanded upon by various mods including but not limited to Mod Raven, Mod Osborne and Mod William. Then for the osrs branch off most of the impactful lore is written by Mod Ed
Great video! After twenty years of playing RS you’re the first person to ever get me interested in the lore and have brought a bright light and new perspective on the game and world i enjoy Thank you for taking the time to make the video and narrate this story, i hope you continue to make videos similar to this one!
Dude after hearing about you for the first time on pka and hearing your whole story, its nice to finally stumble across your channel and see you're still pursuing what you're passionate about even after what happened. Good content man, keep it up
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