Certer

Certer
Released								9 August 2005 (Update)
Type								Random event
Members								No
Location								N/A
League region								N/A

The Certer is a random event in which the player is asked to identify an object by one of the certer brothers, Niles, Miles, or Giles. An object is presented with three possible choices. If the player correctly identifies the item, the certer brother will give the player a reward such as an uncut ruby, sapphire, emerald, or diamond, or even a Loop half of key or Tooth half of key.

Rewards

Drop rates estimated based on 5,819 samples from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Coins	80	10/150	80	80
	Coins	160	10/150	160	160
	Coins	240	6/150	240	240
	Coins	320	10/150	320	320
	Coins	480	10/150	480	480
	Coins	640	10/150	640	640
	Kebab	1	16/150	39	1
	Spinach roll	1	14/150	252	0
	Uncut sapphire	1	32/150	238	15
	Uncut emerald	1	16/150	463	30
	Uncut ruby	1	8/150	988	60
	Uncut diamond	1	2/150	2,142	120
	Cosmic talisman	1	4/150	259	2
	Tooth half of key	1	1/150	11,925	60
	Loop half of key	1	1/150	11,919	60

History

In RuneScape Classic, certers ran exchange stalls around RuneScape converting various items into certificates ("certs" for short) for large quantity trading. The certs were similar to the present-day bank notes, being stackable, except five items traded for one certificate. Because certs were only available from certers, many trips had to be made from the bank to the certers to exchange items for notes or notes for items, which was tedious.

When RuneScape 2 was released, the certers were removed from the game and replaced with the bank note system. Existing certificates were all converted into bank notes. Niles, Giles and Miles were soon re-released as this random event, in reference to their old role as certers, but the other certers were not.

Before the random event rework, the certer gave the player four warnings. If the player still ignored him, he teleported the player to a random, relatively safe place and turned their inventory and equipment into bank notes. Some players considered this very annoying during combat. After the rework, there was no longer a penalty for ignoring the certer.

Trivia

• When a player encounters a certer underwater, the certer wears the same diving apparatus as the player.
• Many have pointed out that these certers asked you a question, appearing that they genuinely need the answer, but they know which answer is right or wrong when you answered the question.
• The certers used to only note items and not teleport the player; however, players took advantage of this by dropping any items they wished to remain un-noted and then answering incorrectly, resulting in the certers noting their raw materials and allowing the player to carry more.
• When certers used to appear as random events, it was possible for them to continuously follow you around if you talked to them but exited out of the answering screen.
• A Postbag from the Hedge released in 2008, suggested that this random event would be removed which forshadowed future updates to RuneScape, and another much later update to Old School RuneScape.