Rainbow Road RuneScape Community

This is part of WoW's overall design that kills the game for me. Time gating everything is just a way to make sure there are daily active users.

I have long lamented the loss of web forums to Discord and Reddit, so I did something about it for Rainbow Road. I hope y'all will join. It's a work in progress but I'd like people to start contributing.

rainbowro.ad

Yeah I keep reposting my post about the forum, no shame. :P

Because Discord is being so sketchy with the ID/age verification thing, I am actively working toward having some kind of backup of Rainbow Road.

Instead of placing all eggs in one basket, I'm leaning toward going old school and having a forum I host myself and using something else for live chat.

OSRS Pride Zine by osrszine

the OSRS Pride Zine is out now! this 44-page zine contains original art and writing (both fiction and non-fiction), as well as dozens of comments we collected from lgbtqia+ players about what pride in Runescape means to them.

download for free: osrszine.itch.io/osrs-pride-z...
#osrs #zine 🌈❤️💐

"We'll gladly take a financial hit for RS3 but god forbid we put a rainbow in it"

Clown

It just kind of hit me how real Indie Impact 2025 is becoming. We have locked in 4 devs (with 2 more pending) who will be joining us live during the event. The Stonewall Community Foundation is actively supporting our endeavors, and the community reception has been outstanding. Genuinely so excited!

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ANNOUNCING Indie Impact! A two-day charity event showcasing wonderful indie games while raising funds for LGBTQAI+ communities! This year, benefiting the Stonewall Community Foundation.

Follow @indieimpact.bsky.social to stay up to date and use #IndieImpact2025 to get the word out! More info soon!

A digital drawing of a man from the knees up posing in a confident fashion. He is wearing a black, large brimmed hat, has a light complexion and has light brown hair tied in a messy, low ponytail. He is wearing a long black coat with a white vest and black undershirt. His pants are also black and have a sash around the waist. His outfit is adorn with white armoured cuffs and pauldrons and around his shoulders is a flowing grey cape with a deep red lining. In his hands are a spiky spear and a red book that is open. Around him, red lights are sparkling. The text at the bottom reads: Sweater Paws 2025 PrideScape FashionScape Winner.

Congratulations once again on the first ever #PrideScape FashionScape contest winner, @spaws.via.dog !!!
Such a cool character, I had such a good time drawing him
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Thanks again, as well, to @renderscape.bsky.social and everyone at @rainbowro.ad for making the event possible!
#osrs

I know we're a few days into July and we didn't get the Pride Event back in OSRS but I am really proud of the community we managed to put together in Rainbow Road. There have been stories of people making amends with others they previously had beef with and that's awesome. I know not all...

Lets get as much turnout for this as we can!
This Friday, 3:45 UK time.
Be there and be colourful! 🏳️‍🌈

Remember this is about having a presence and not about causing problems so we will be participating in the event as usual, just looking good while doing it ✨

TODAY!

What does Pride in OSRS mean to you? Runescape was one of the very first communities where I began to discover myself as a kid, through adventures in a new world, fantastic stories that showed me I could be and do anything, and amazing friends and fellow adventurers I've met along the way. I take pride in calling Gielinor a forever home-away-from-home, just as I take pride in the person I've grown into after traveling through this world over so many years. This community shaped my queer journey in more ways than I can count, and I know I'm not alone in that experience. It's something we should all get to celebrate together as a community. Pride in OSRS shows that Jagex takes pride in us too. Deliberately throwing that celebration away washes us away right with it. - Strixxline To add your comment to the OSRS Pride Zine, visit osrs-zine.neocities.com

What does Pride in OSRS mean to you?

"I take pride in calling Gielinor a forever home-away-from-home," says Strixxline. "Pride in OSRS shows that Jagex takes pride in us too."

Tell us your own story here (max 250 words): forms.gle/f5D9V2rVXRMj...
Zine Info: osrs-zine.neocities.org

A pixel art rendition of Hosidius Bank with the words "Rainbow Guild. Our own place to hang out, bank stand, and find friends. World 321. Hosidius Bank."

Today in RR I announced this:
The Rainbow Guild is a place for LGBTQIA+ folks to do their bankstand skills, just hang out (not that anybody would ever XP waste), and potentially just to serve as a meeting place if you're looking to do some group content together.

"Love is Love," a RuneScape themed poem by SageMistress, in the style of an in-game scroll. Poem text: "From western lands where crystals shine To eastern wolves with bones in brine In desert heat, in northern cold Love is love, we all grow old Through Varrock’s streets, crosst bridge of Lum In Falador the spirits hum As druids pray and moles take sleep Love is love, yet Guthix weeps For still we struggle, still we fight Cannons fire day and night Simply ‘cause we dare to say Love is love, and that’s okay So gather ‘round across the land Karamjans, Fremmeniks, hand in hand Hear us now, we shout out loud Love is love and we are proud! ~ SageMistress"

I wrote a poem inspired by the pride protests in Old School RuneScape. I'm so proud to be a part of this amazing community. Each and every one of you has such incredible strength and resolve. Going on 18 days and still no sign of slowing down! #OSRS #RuneScape #Pride #Poetry #LoveIsLove

PrideScape is TODAY!

🏠 House Party @ Rimmington w490, 8PM BST
🔥 Fashionscape Contest @ Falador Park w575, 9pm BST
🌈 Pride flashmobs around Gielinor afterwards!

Get your bright and beautiful outfits on and come party!

Osrs gamers get ready to attend the pridescape events today! I'll probably miss it with my health, but I hope we can celebrate the trans joy while protesting jagex 's actions

THIS IS TODAY!!!!

Today! Can’t wait to see y’all there 🏳️‍🌈🌈

this is TODAY!! the plan:
🏠 house party @ Rimmington w490, 8pm BST
🔥 fashionscape contest @ Falador Park w575, 9pm BST
🌈 pride flashmobs around Gielinor afterwards!

I won't be streaming it (damn British heat) but I'll be there all evening! join us in the Discord or join Render's stream on YT! ✨

TOMORROW!!!!!!!!

I don't in any way blame the Devs who published this week's OSRS update post but "A Quiet Week"?
A quiet week.

Really.

A now 10-day 🗓️ long protest 🪧 in-game at the cowardice of Mod North for halting the release of this year's (already developed) Pride 🌈 event.

"A Quiet Week", a thread 🧵:

Jagex may think it's been "A Quiet Week" for OSRS, but it certainly hasn't been for us!. We've heard so much love, joy, anger and sadness about this game, and we want to hear even more. Come and add your thoughts to the record in our zine!

2002 actually. Makeover Mage is almost as old as the game itself.

According to the news outlet, CEO Jon Bellamy shared the news on Friday, April 25, via the company’s internal message board. In it, Bellamy stated that RuneScape and Old School RuneScape would not be running any 2025 Pride Month content, so that developers could instead focus more on “what players wanted.”

“Games and studios are being canceled because of content that is perceived to be ‘woke’ or representative,” he continued. ”The pendulum is swinging back in a way we didn’t expect.”

Runescape canceled its pride event because of false gamergate claims. No games have been canceled nor studios shut down because they were "woke." You'd only think that if you got all your news from Twitter. A gross and sad result of warped social media reality. www.gamedeveloper.com/business/rep...

OSRS Pride Zine - Community Comment We are creating a a digital fanzine highlighting the OldSchool Runescape LGBTQIA+ community through creative fanworks and commentary. You can find more information about the project here: https://bsk...

We've had an incredible response so far to our survey collecting commments about how it feels to play OSRS as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. 🌈❤️💐

We'd love for you to come and tell us (in max 250 words):
What does Pride in OSRS mean to you?

forms.gle/f5D9V2rVXRMj...

OSRS Pride Zine – Sign-ups Now Open! Theme: A Garden of Many Colours (Pride) Seeking contributors for a digital fanzine highlighting the OSRS LGBTQIA+ community through commentary and creative fanworks. We invite art, fanfiction, non-fiction and more! Final Pieces Due: Sunday August 17th Zine Release Date: Sunday August 31st Full information and guidelines: osrs-zine.neocities.org Join the Discord to keep up to date!

Sign-Ups are now OPEN for our OldSchool RuneScape Zine celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community. We're looking for contributors- anyone is welcome to join! #osrs 🌈❤️💐

ZINE INFO: osrs-zine.neocities.org
SIGN-UP SHEET: forms.gle/fkJ5En1qjDek...
DISCORD: discord.gg/fSVdSZzHFr

Bunebape Podcast Ep 221: Mod North Cancelled Pride? YouTube video by BuneBape

new episode out now!!! we are GAY (bi gf and straight bf) and ANGRY youtu.be/8ksgrKVgyQs?...