| Pillory | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Released | 24 October 2005 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Type | Random event | ||||||||||||||||||
| Members | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
The Pillory is a random event during which you are teleported to one of three cages in Yanille, Varrock (located behind the General Store), or Seers' Village. The host, a tramp, throws rotten tomatoes at you while you solve the puzzle to escape.
Traditionally, this random event only appeared while Thieving. However, with the update that made random events optional, the Pillory Guard will now appear at any time and you may choose to be arrested by him and taken to the pillory. The Pillory Guard will even appear on F2P worlds, where players do not have access to the Thieving skill, but players on these worlds can only be teleported to the pillory in Varrock.
Escaping
A screen will appear with a large lock on the left of the screen, three small locks at the top, and three keys swinging at the bottom. Click on the key that matches the large lock on the left. You must correctly unlock the locks, shown at the top, to escape. If you select the wrong shape, an additional lock will be added (up to a maximum of six) and your progress will be reset. Unlike most random events, the player will not be able to leave by any means except successfully solving it. Upon escaping, you will be teleported to where you were when you were arrested and given a reward.
Rewards
The following drop rates are provided by Jagex, unless otherwise specified.[1]
The average Pillory event reward is worth 490.77.
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Price | High Alch | |
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 | Coins | 20 | 10/120 | 20 | 20 |
 | Coins | 40 | 10/120 | 40 | 40 |
| Coins | 80 | 6/120 | 80 | 80 |
 | Coins | 160 | 10/120 | 160 | 160 |
 | Coins | 320 | 10/120 | 320 | 320 |
| Coins | 640 | 10/120 | 640 | 640 |
 | Uncut sapphire | 1 | 32/120 | 206 | 15 |
 | Uncut emerald | 1 | 16/120 | 416 | 30 |
 | Uncut ruby | 1 | 8/120 | 1,011 | 60 |
 | Uncut diamond | 1 | 2/120 | 2,455 | 120 |
 | Cosmic talisman(m) | 1 | 4/120[d 1] | 178 | 2 |
 | Tooth half of key(m) | 1 | 1/120[d 2] | 9,917 | 60 |
 | Loop half of key(m) | 1 | 1/120[d 2] | 9,737 | 60 |
- ^ This drop is replaced by 80 coins on free-to-play worlds.
- ^ 2.0 2.1 This drop is replaced by 640 coins on free-to-play worlds.
Trivia
- While in the pillory, other players may pelt the imprisoned player with the nearby rotten tomatoes. They cannot help them escape at all.
- Attempting to use the "Unlock" option on the cage door will state You can't unlock the pillory, you'll let all the criminals out!
- Casting any Teleother or Telegroup spells on them will state [Player name] can't be teleported
References
- ^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 15 December 2023. Archived from the original on 1 June 2026.