Tempoross

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Tempoross
Released								24 March 2021 (Update)
Members								Yes
Race								Sea spirit
Location								Tempoross Cove
League region								Desert✓
Examine								A mass of angry wet.
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Advanced data
NPC ID								10572
Link								MOID

Tempoross is a cooperative minigame-style boss that is fought using skills rather than combat. 35 Fishing is required to fight it, with players assisting the Spirit Anglers in depleting its energy by fishing for and cooking harpoonfish to be loaded as cannon ammunition, then reducing its essence by fishing for energised fish.

During the encounter, players earn points towards reward permits which allow the reward pool to be searched. Ironmen are eligible for rewards from Tempoross when defeating it alongside other players.

The activity is popular as a fairly low intensity Fishing training method, offering unique drops such as the tome of water, fish barrel, tackle box, and dragon harpoon.

Subduing Tempoross 100 times is one of the requirements in order to utilise the crewmember Spotter Virginia, along with 90 Sailing.

Also known as the Spirit of the Sea, Tempoross is an ancient elemental entity believed to be as old as Gielinor itself. It is able to create intense storms that make sailing difficult, and has recently awoken after having laid dormant for centuries, wreaking havoc upon sailors who were unfortunate enough to cross its path in the seas.

The Spirit Anglers, a group of fishermen from Al Kharid, have established a port at the Ruins of Unkah in the southern desert to investigate the reason behind its sudden resurgence and to create safe passage through the seas by keeping it subdued.

There are several ways of reaching Tempoross. You will need to board the boat at the sea spirit dock west of the Ruins of Unkah. Beware of desert heat while travelling there.

These options, ordered from fastest to slowest, are:

• Taking Ferryman Sathwood's ferry south of the Al Kharid bank will take you straight to the destination
• Using the pharaoh's sceptre teleport to the Ancient Pyramid using the teleport option Jaldraocht and heading south-west.
• Using the Camulet to teleport to Enakhra's Temple Entrance and heading south.
• Taking the magic carpet to Menaphos and heading north-west.
• Docking at Ruins of Unkah with 48 Sailing. The dock is located south-east of The Pandemonium and east of Tempoross Cove.
• Using the Minigame Teleport to teleport to Sorceress Garden, then head west to the ferry.

The following official worlds are assigned to Tempoross:

Players can begin the encounter by boarding the ship located at the end of the dock in the Ruins of Unkah. Tempoross can be fought either alone via the 'Solo-start' option on the rope ladder, or by waiting for others on the boat. The encounter will begin 30 seconds after the first player boards, or when 40 players have boarded the boat. It is possible to miss this if the player is performing an emote.

Players do not have to wait for in-progress encounters to finish, as multiple instances of the encounter may run simultaneously.

Followers and pets are allowed to be brought in the Tempoross fight, and the fished harpoonfish can be fed to kittens when hungry.

To participate in Tempoross you require the following items:

• A rope (can be obtained at Tempoross Cove, not required if using the Spirit Angler outfit)
• A bucket (can be obtained at Tempoross Cove)
• A hammer (can be obtained at Tempoross Cove)
• A harpoon, including a barb-tail harpoon (can be obtained at Tempoross Cove, not required if using barbarian fishing)
• A small or big fishing net (only needed to acquire rewards, can be obtained from Spirit Angler beside Reward pool)

After the ship departs, players will arrive at Tempoross Cove on board one of two ships, both of which are identical in function and role in defeating Tempoross. A selection of equipment, including ropes, buckets, hammers, and harpoons are available from the crates on deck should the player have lost or forgotten any items.

The fight consists of two rotating phases in which players assist in depleting its energy and essence. The starting energy and essence of Tempoross depends on the amount of players in the encounter, with each player's contribution scaling based on player count: around 260 energy and 250 essence is added by a player in a solo setting, scaling linearly up to ~180 energy and ~170 essence per player when 40 players embark.^[1]

To deplete its energy, players must load the ammunition crates found by the Harpoonfish cannons on the decks of both ships with harpoonfish. The fish are gathered via fishing spots found in the waters around the island and can optionally be cooked at the nearby shrine to deal more damage. Raw harpoonfish drain 10 energy per fish, while cooked harpoonfish drain 15 energy per fish. Occasionally, a fishing spot will have jumping harpoonfish. Fishing at these spots allows for the chance of catching two harpoonfish at a time.

Once its energy is depleted to zero, Tempoross will submerge and the second phase of the fight will begin. During this phase, players must catch the energised fish from Tempoross by fishing at the spirit pool at the end of each dock. Doing so will reduce its essence, as well as restoring the player's run energy by 3% every four ticks, marked by the chatbox message The glowing fish scatter, shedding their magical scales.^[2] Regardless of fishing level, the max hit any player can deal is 12, meaning the dragon harpoon special attack should be saved for harpooning the harpoonfish pools rather than the spirit pools.

If the essence depletes to zero before Tempoross has fully restored its energy, it will retreat and the encounter will be successful. However, if Tempoross fully regains its energy before its essence is fully depleted, it will emerge and the first phase of the fight will repeat again. Any essence depleted from Tempoross in the second phase will remain depleted. This cycle can be repeated up to three times, after which Tempoross will gain too much energy, becoming "enraged", and the encounter will end unsuccessfully.

If the encounter is successful, the player will be automatically sent back to the Ruins of Unkah after approximately 20 seconds. Players can skip the wait by using the right-click leave option on any of the NPCs around the Cove.

During the fight, Tempoross will attempt to disrupt the player's efforts by unleashing an array of attacks. These attacks do not deal any damage; rather, they hinder the player's movements and can cause players to lose some of the fish and tools gathered during the encounter. The only items that can be lost during these encounters are the Hammer, Rope, Bucket, Bucket of water, Raw harpoonfish, and Harpoonfish. All other equipped and inventory items are safe from Tempoross's attacks.

Tempoross will only perform these attacks while above 10% energy.

• Wave attack - A huge wave covers the entire cove, pushing players a few tiles away. Players can avoid being swept away by using rope to tether themselves to masts or totem poles found on the ships and islands respectively. Tethered players will be unaffected by the wave attack but will be unable to move for the duration of the wave (though players can freely tether/untether themselves). When stood between the ammunition crates, the player will not be pushed but will still lose items. The wave can also break masts and totem poles, which will need to be repaired with a hammer before they can be used to tether again. The chance of a tether site breaking is between 15% and 25%, scaling with the intensity of the storm.^[3] The wave will also extinguish any fires started by the lightning attack.

• Lightning attack - Large grey clouds move over the island and ships, expand, and then emit lightning bolts lighting fires. Players can put out the fires with buckets of water, but if not done quickly, fires will spread to more tiles.

• Torrent attack - A swirling pillar of water is launched towards a cannon, which temporarily disables it and stuns any player currently loading the cannon. This can be avoided by quickly stepping away or switching to another cannon onboard.

• A colossal wave closes in...
• A strong wind blows as clouds roll in...
• A charged torrent of water surges towards a nearby cannon...
• A cannon is stunned by lightning...

Players earn points based on the activities they perform during the battle. The maximum score possible in a single game round is 32,000, at which point no more points can be gained; though this is only realistically achievable in specialty game modes such as Leagues and Deadman Mode.

• Catching harpoonfish:
• Filling the ammunition crate:
• Attacking the spirit pool:

• Catching harpoonfish:
• Filling the ammunition crate:
• Attacking the spirit pool:

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The following money making guide is available for Tempoross:

After subduing Tempoross, players will receive reward permits based on their points earned. A permit allows one search of the reward pool at the Ruins of Unkah using a small or big fishing net; one may be taken from the spirit angler by the pool with the 'Take-net' option. One reward permit is given for the first 2,000 points scored, with an additional permit awarded for every 700 points beyond 2,000. Excess points count towards a linearly scaling chance for an additional permit.

Skill boosts do not affect the rewards received. Rewards are determined based upon the player's base Fishing level at the time of searching the pool, not when the permit is received.

Unlike Wintertodt, no additional experience is awarded upon Tempoross' defeat, with all experience gained during the course of the fight.

This drop table has a calculator: Tempoross reward pool

The debris can contain some unique rewards:

• Spirit flakes - Provides a 50% chance of catching an extra fish for no additional XP. Stacks with Rada's blessing.
• Fish barrel - Stores up to 28 raw fish, which can only be removed at a bank. Can be combined with a fish sack to make it equipable.
• Tackle box - Stores fishing equipment.
• Big harpoonfish - Can be mounted in a skill hall.
• Tome of water - Requires level 50 in Magic to wield, it is charged with soaked pages. The tome acts as an infinite stock of water runes, increases damage from water spells by 10%, and increases accuracy of water, curse, and binding spells by 20%.
• Tiny tempor - Tempoross pet. Obtained from fishing in the reward pool, not from killing the boss itself.
• Dragon harpoon

Not cooking the harpoonfish means getting lower amounts of points/loot but significantly more experience. With the crystal harpoon and a Fishing level near 99, this is the fastest experience in the game if not using tick manipulation methods. Without the crystal harpoon or if not near level 99 Fishing, drift net fishing will yield higher experience rates.

Cooking the harpoonfish means lower experience rate but significantly more points and, therefore, loot. It is recommended for Iron players and pet hunters to use the infernal harpoon when they reach the level requirements.

There are 8 Combat Achievement tasks (totalling 14 points) available for Tempoross.

• Artwork depicting the Spirit Anglers encountering Tempoross.
• Concept art of Tempoross by Mod Gee.
• 3D concept by Mod Gee.
• Concepts for the official artwork by Paul Cartwright and Rick Nath.

• Dying at Tempoross is considered an unsafe death, however since the boss doesn't do damage to the player, this can only be managed through self inflicted damage, poison, or venom.
• Using a snowman ring players can transform into a Tempy snowman, which resembles Tempoross.
• Cats can be brought to the fight, and can be fed raw harpoonfish.
• Even though the game message states The surge of lightning arcs from the cannon into you... the torrent attack actually hits players around the ammunition crate.
• It's possible to miss out on the trip to Tempoross if the player is busy with another interaction (e.g. preaching with a prayer book.)
  • If this happens, the player will receive a message: You were busy and you missed the boat. You'll have to wait for another departure.. This occurs despite the player already being on the boat.
• It's possible to repair the totem pole and the mast even after a round of Tempoross is over, and doing so will still grant construction experience.

v t e Tempoross
NPCs	Tempoross Captain Pudi Captain Dudi Cannoneer First Mate Peri First Mate Deri Spirit pool
Gameplay	Fishing spot Raw harpoonfish Harpoonfish Crystallised harpoonfish Lightning cloud Harpoonfish cannon Mast Shrine Totem pole
Rewards	Spirit flakes Big harpoonfish (stuffed) Casket Dragon harpoon Fish barrel (sack) Tackle box Tome of water Soaked page Spirit angler's outfit Headband Top Waders Boots Miscellaneous Great blue heron Tiny tempor Mounted harpoonfish
Scenery	Ammunition crate Buckets Fire Hammers Harpoons Ropes Water pump
Related	Strategies Reward pool Ruins of Unkah Spirit Anglers Tempoross Cove Tempor of the Storm Ferry The Tempor Tantrum

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