Since the coming of ESB Gold, Runescape has focussed on providing a single-player RPG encounter towards rivalling those offered by Bioware or even Bethesda, having a focus on questing and Royal progression. Menaphos embraces that mentality wholeheartedly, with skilling built into each street and district in the city, as well the Changing Tombs mini-game and Sophanem Slayer dungeon to get non-combat and battle skilling respectively.

Outside of these regions, opportunities for fostering XP are scattered through town itself. Thieves can train at the Merchant district, stealing from stalls and NPCs alike. The Universities district is home to degree 50 mining chances. There's a new kind of tree for level 47 woodcutting from the Imperial district. Head over to the Port district and you will find three new types of fish to catch and cook: some level 50, 62, and 70. Finally, there is a fresh Hunter animal at level 60 across the lake in Sophanem.

The Elder Scrolls Blades Items mini-game is the most important focus of Menaphos. It's a randomised area it is possible to enter either alone or within a group. Before entering you select the kind of non-combat XP you would like to achieve, and once inside, you've got five minutes to complete as many tasks as you can. Fail to find the exit and escape until the timer runs out and you're going to eliminate everything you gained inside. For the most part, Shifting Tombs asks you to run through a maze, clicking on items to stand up as much XP as you can - there are a few basic puzzles that net bigger rewards, if you've got the time to decode them of course.