Influence, displayed as a former skill in the early days of Runescape Classic, was the predecessor of Quest Points as completing some quests would give a certain amount of influence. Influence could be used to buy silk from the silk trader in Al Kharid at a lower price, and more generally speaking, had intentions to barter and persuade non-player characters to do things.^[1] The Champions' Guild required the highest possible influence at any given time for players to access it.^[2] Influence was reworked into what is known as quest points in 10 May 2001.

Quests that awarded influence

• Romeo & Juliet - 4 influence
• Demon Slayer - 1 influence
• Ernest the Chicken - 4 influence
• Vampire Slayer - 3 influence
• Prince Ali Rescue - 3 influence
• Spy Quest - 4 influence
• Goblin Diplomacy - 3 influence

Early March 2001 the maximum possible influence was 15.^[3]

Early May 2001 the maximum possible influence was 19.^[4][5]

The maximum amount of influence before the transition to Quest Points in 10 May was 22.^[6]

Trivia

• The act of influencing a npc in-game was implemented in 2005, with the item Ring of charos in RS2.
• Although Influence was displayed as a skill, it did not follow a level curve and was more like a stat, similar to Quest Points. If the player had Influence 10/10 it merely indicated they had accumulated 10 influence from quests.
• As opposed to the Quest point system, where every quest gives at least 1 point, in the early days only selected quests gave influence. ^[7]

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