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OSRS: I was Adopted by a Clan

Posted on August 24, 2025 by Aywren

I had not intended to create an OSRS series of posts during Blaugust, but things just keep happening in this game. I unexpectedly got adopted by a clan, which is not something I was looking to do, but rather something that fell upon me. In a very good way.

Slayer Training

It all started after I watched a YouTube video that talked a little about leveling the Slayer skill. How it was fun. How you could use it to level some of your combat skills. I thought this sounded like a good idea, so I did some research and found the nearest Slayer trainer was actually in the same town I’d gone to for agility training.

The Slayer trainer told me to kill 45 bears. Not knowing where to find bears, I quickly researched that and learned that exactly one level 19 bear spawned near the SE mining area of Varrock. This was a location I could get to, and at level 19, it wouldn’t be that dangerous to me.

I’d also finished up my level 20 noob battle path quest, and Jon had showered me with cooked salmon for healing food. I can cook these myself now days, but I figured I was well geared enough, and set out to kill some bears. I spent some time leveling Slayer, selling bear fur, and just having a chill time.

That’s when I noticed I was level 17 magic and level 15 archer. I decided that this level 19 bear would be a good target to use to get both of those to 20 to finish the path quests for those, too.

Unexpected Encounter

I still think it’s a bit of a pain to have to buy runes to cast magic, but it is what it is. I stocked up on runes, then went back to the bear spot and pushed my magic to 20. Then, I went back, changed out my gear and weapons, and started to do the same for my archery.

Only, while I was in the middle of a bear fight, another player approached me. I guess I looked like I was in trouble, though I really wasn’t, and he told me to stand behind him. It took me a second to realize he was trying to protect me from the bear – I assume standing with another player between me and the enemy would render me invulnerable or such – this I do not know.

I didn’t move, though, as I didn’t know exactly what this player’s intention was, and finished off the bear without any trouble. To this, he seemed very surprised.

“You killed it,” he proclaimed.

I simply told him, “Yep! : )”

Then he asked if I was new to OSRS, to which I answered more or less. I’d only been playing about a month or so. And that’s where the conversation began.

He asked me what sort of things I did in OSRS, if I had any goals, what I liked to do – that sort of thing. I answered, mostly chatting about looking for a chill, slower-paced, old school experience. That I didn’t really have any major goals in mind, other than to simply exist in this game world.

This seemed to spark something, and he told me I could add him (as a friend) if I’d like. He also mentioned he was part of a clan if I was interested.

I was a little hesitant at first, because I know from watching social videos about OSRS that some folks can’t be trusted not to be pulling a scam. I also am not the kind to just jump into a guild without knowing more about it as I didn’t want to get involved with a toxic environment.

So, while I did add him as a friend (he had to teach me how), I didn’t answer up to the invite to the clan just yet. Instead, he told me he was heading to the mage arena to train. I noted I had no idea what that was, and he told me to follow him.

This is a common thing in OSRS, from the videos I watched, and I did know how to right-click follow, thankfully. True to his word, he walked me to the mage arena and taught me about it. While I was there, a random event spawned for me, which teleported me away from him. He went on ahead to train, and afterwards, I headed back to my bear to finish up my level 20 archery.

Considering a Clan

But all that while, the last whisper he sent me was to consider his offer to join the clan.

Me being a loner, I almost didn’t respond to it. But there’s also a part of me that was hoping to find interaction in OSRS. Especially after watching a lot of J1mmy videos.

So, eventually, I did answer him and asked him about the clan – what was it like, were there any rules (I noted that I’m very casually playing OSRS), that sort of thing. He answered me back, describing a clan of (mostly Ironman) players who find fun in playing OSRS with their own set of wacky self-imposed rules. Kinda like a Nuzelok in Pokemon – easiest example I can give.

This is apparently called Snowflake Ironman.

Ironman Mode itself is difficult enough, and not something I was considering until I got a better grasp on the overall game. So, these folks are really pushing the game challenge even further, all for the fun of the challenge.

He told me it was overall a fun clan, and that it was affiliated with a subreddit – which I quickly searched up, then confirmed with him to be sure I had the right place. Sure enough, this was a thing.

It seemed pretty fun, and while I didn’t have enough knowledge about the game to be a snowflake myself, I agreed to give it a shot. He taught me how to log into the clan chat as a guest, and I was able to meet members who were currently online, though I wasn’t a member just yet.

Getting Adopted

Everyone in the chat was quite nice. I was surprised because I wasn’t sure what to expect. Sometimes you enter a guild environment and it’s just not what you were hoping for. But these folks were gaming to game, and they were quite happy to chat as well.

I thought it was interesting that you could just join in a clan chat as long as it was open to the public. You didn’t have to formally join the clan to associate with them in any way. I’ve kept the names of some members and the clan covered in screenshots below out of respect.

After I explained I was pretty new, and the kind of gaming I was doing, a player asked me where I was currently located. I told them I was fighting the bear SE of Varrock, and two of them met me on the path.

To my shock, one traded me, saying he had a “starter kit” and…

…I had to ask him if he was certain about this! That was a whoppin’ LOT of gold!

After he reassured me, I promptly took it to the bank, where another clan member gifted me a Dragon Scimitar. Which… I will not be able to use anytime soon. Looking at the tool tip, it states I need to finish the Monkey Madness quest in order to equip it. And dang… yeah… this is going to take a while.

Anyhow, it seems like some were a little surprised with how much I knew for how long I’d been playing. I told them I was very good at research when I put my mind to a task, and really, research is a lot of what gets you through parts of OSRS. I was asked if I was sure I wasn’t cut out for Ironman – to which I laughed.

Anyhow, I got an official invite into the clan, learned about what “flakes” and “snowflakes” are, and spent the rest of the night chatting with new OSRS folks. I was certainly feeling the buzz of stumbling into a group of people who seemed truly very nice, going above and beyond for someone they never met, and didn’t even know for sure would be playing into the future.

I didn’t mention to them I do have a year’s worth of member status, but hopefully I can contribute to the clan with my young-player enthusiasm, even if I don’t know what a flake would be for me. It’s about all I can gift to these folks as they’re the real old timers of this game, I’m sure.

Now I have more gold than I know what to do with and a very, very long-term goal in the game. Not to mention a nice group to log in to next time. Not at all what I expected, but in a very good way!

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