Penance Runner

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Penance Runner
Released								4 January 2007 (Update)
Members								Yes
Combat level								Non-combat
Size								1x1
Examine								He's making a run for it!
Combat info
Max hit								0
Aggressive								No
Poisonous								No
Attack style								None
Attack speed								Does not attack
Combat stats
5				1				1				1				1				1
Aggressive stats
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Melee defence
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Magic defence
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Ranged defence
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Immunities
Poison								Not immune
Venom								Not immune
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Advanced data
Monster ID								1669,5748

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SMW Subobject for Wave 2Attack level: 1Poisonous: NoIs variant of: Penance RunnerHitpoints: 5Image: File:Penance Runner (wave 2).pngAttack style: NoneImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 1Magic level: 1Strength level: 1Immune to venom: Not immuneName: Penance RunnerMax hit: 0Defence level: 1Attack speed: -1Uses infobox: MonsterNPC ID: 5749Examine: He's making a run for it!Release date: 4 January 2007Version anchor: Wave 2Is members only: trueRanged level: 1

SMW Subobject for Wave 6Attack level: 1Poisonous: NoIs variant of: Penance RunnerHitpoints: 5Image: File:Penance Runner (wave 6).pngAttack style: NoneImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 1Magic level: 1Strength level: 1Immune to venom: Not immuneName: Penance RunnerMax hit: 0Defence level: 1Attack speed: -1Uses infobox: MonsterNPC ID: 5753Examine: He's making a run for it!Release date: 4 January 2007Version anchor: Wave 6Is members only: trueRanged level: 1

SMW Subobject for Wave 7/10Attack level: 1Poisonous: NoIs variant of: Penance RunnerHitpoints: 5Image: File:Penance Runner (wave 7).pngAttack style: NoneImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 1Magic level: 1Strength level: 1Immune to venom: Not immuneName: Penance RunnerMax hit: 0Defence level: 1Attack speed: -1Uses infobox: MonsterNPC ID: 5754Examine: He's making a run for it!Release date: 4 January 2007Version anchor: Wave 7/10Is members only: trueRanged level: 1

SMW Subobject for Wave 3Attack level: 1Poisonous: NoIs variant of: Penance RunnerHitpoints: 5Image: File:Penance Runner (wave 3).pngAttack style: NoneImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 1Magic level: 1Strength level: 1Immune to venom: Not immuneName: Penance RunnerMax hit: 0Defence level: 1Attack speed: -1Uses infobox: MonsterNPC ID: 5750Examine: He's making a run for it!Release date: 4 January 2007Version anchor: Wave 3Is members only: trueRanged level: 1

SMW Subobject for Wave 9Attack level: 1Poisonous: NoIs variant of: Penance RunnerHitpoints: 5Image: File:Penance Runner (wave 9).pngAttack style: NoneImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 1Magic level: 1Strength level: 1Immune to venom: Not immuneName: Penance RunnerMax hit: 0Defence level: 1Attack speed: -1Uses infobox: MonsterNPC ID: 5756Examine: He's making a run for it!Release date: 4 January 2007Version anchor: Wave 9Is members only: trueRanged level: 1

SMW Subobject for Wave 1Attack level: 1Poisonous: NoIs variant of: Penance RunnerHitpoints: 5Image: File:Penance Runner (wave 1).pngAttack style: NoneImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 1Magic level: 1Strength level: 1Immune to venom: Not immuneName: Penance RunnerMax hit: 0Defence level: 1Attack speed: -1Uses infobox: MonsterNPC ID: 1669, 5748Examine: He's making a run for it!Release date: 4 January 2007Version anchor: Wave 1Is members only: trueRanged level: 1

SMW Subobject for Wave 8Attack level: 1Poisonous: NoIs variant of: Penance RunnerHitpoints: 5Image: File:Penance Runner (wave 8).pngAttack style: NoneImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 1Magic level: 1Strength level: 1Immune to venom: Not immuneName: Penance RunnerMax hit: 0Defence level: 1Attack speed: -1Uses infobox: MonsterNPC ID: 5755Examine: He's making a run for it!Release date: 4 January 2007Version anchor: Wave 8Is members only: trueRanged level: 1

SMW Subobject for Wave 5Attack level: 1Poisonous: NoIs variant of: Penance RunnerHitpoints: 5Image: File:Penance Runner (wave 5).pngAttack style: NoneImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 1Magic level: 1Strength level: 1Immune to venom: Not immuneName: Penance RunnerMax hit: 0Defence level: 1Attack speed: -1Uses infobox: MonsterNPC ID: 5752Examine: He's making a run for it!Release date: 4 January 2007Version anchor: Wave 5Is members only: trueRanged level: 1

SMW Subobject for Wave 4Attack level: 1Poisonous: NoIs variant of: Penance RunnerHitpoints: 5Image: File:Penance Runner (wave 4).pngAttack style: NoneImmune to poison: Not immuneSize: 1Magic level: 1Strength level: 1Immune to venom: Not immuneName: Penance RunnerMax hit: 0Defence level: 1Attack speed: -1Uses infobox: MonsterNPC ID: 5751Examine: He's making a run for it!Release date: 4 January 2007Version anchor: Wave 4Is members only: trueRanged level: 1

Penance Runners are only encountered while playing the Barbarian Assault minigame. The Runners cannot be attacked by conventional means such as melee or ranged attacks. Instead players must kill the Runners by luring it to the Runner trap with bait or by shooting eggs via the Egg Launcher. It is the job of the Defender to prevent Runners from running south and entering the lure cave, which results in 3 points being deducted from the group score for each escaping Runner.

Penance Healers may target the Penance Runners and heal them to full health.

Location

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map	League region
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Drops

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	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Blue egg	2	Always	Not sold	N/A
	Green egg	2	Always	Not sold	N/A
	Red egg	2	Always	Not sold	N/A

Dialogue

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Mechanics

When no bait is in range, penance runners will walk 5 tiles in any direction except north, with a strong preference to the south. This is known as running. When any bait (good or bad) is within range (4 tiles for level 1 defender, 5 tiles for level 2-5 defender) after a runner stops running, it will target a bait to eat. Runners target by scanning from north-east to south-west in chunks surrounding the runner. It will first choose the best chunk that has bait, and then choose the most recently dropped bait in that chunk. Because of the direction they scan, runners prefer bait to the east and north of them. This is not necessarily the same food as the one within range.

Using a line of bait, the runner can be lured to one of the traps on the east and west sides of the arena. Because runners spawn east and prefer bait to the east as well, it is considerably easier to only lure runners to the east trap. The following table lists the possible actions of a runner, and how food influences it:

Action	Description	Following action
Run	The runner moves up to 5 tiles east (1/6), west (1/6), or south (4/6). Can be blocked by players.	Idle
Idle	The runner idles until the next target attempt.	Target or yield
Target	The runner finds visible bait within range and targets, moving any direction to the target bait.	Eat
Yield	The runner can't find bait while checking. It idles briefly until the next run attempt.	Run
Eat (good bait)	The bait disappears. The runner will idle if it moved 3-5 tiles to eat, otherwise it will run.	Run or idle
Eat (bad bait)	The bait disappears. The runner moves several tiles north, or south if it is already north of the trap.	Run

Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode: 10 March 2016| |0}} {{#explode: 10 March 2016| |1}}]] [[{{#explode: 10 March 2016| |2}}]] (update)	Penance creatures in Barbarian Assault are now immune to venom.
[[{{#explode:23 July 2015| |0}} {{#explode:23 July 2015| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:23 July 2015| |2}}]] (update)	Levelling up in the Defender role now actually partially increases the lure range of the Penance Runners.

Trivia

• Penance runners had a festive override wearing a santa hat during the 2017, 2018, and 2019 Christmas events.