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Aetherium

Progression Philosophy

Aetherium preserves the achievement weight of Old School RuneScape while refining the pacing that often gates meaningful play.

Progression is curated, not merely accelerated. Every experience rate, drop table, and unlock is designed to maintain a sense of accomplishment.

We believe friction can be refined without destroying achievement — and that a complete world deserves a complete progression path.

Experience Rates

All rates are configurable and subject to balance testing. Values below are placeholders.

Combat XP
[COMBAT_XP_RATE]
Skilling XP
[SKILLING_XP_RATE]
Drop Model
[DROP_RATE_DESCRIPTION]

Progression Stages

1–50

Early Game

Tutorial Island through your first quests. Learn combat, skilling basics, and explore Lumbridge and Varrock.

  • Complete tutorial
  • First quest chain
  • Train combat to 40
  • Unlock basic gear

50–85

Mid Game

Barrows, Slayer tasks, and skill milestones. The world opens up with guilds, dungeons, and meaningful gear upgrades.

  • Barrows equipment
  • Slayer helmet
  • 70+ key skills
  • Quest cape progress

85–99

End Game

God Wars Dungeon, Fire Cape, and max combat. Collection log completion and competitive hiscores.

  • Fire Cape
  • GWD uniques
  • 99 skills
  • Collection log