In all, 232 that are spread out over a large world map varied enough to keep my 12-year-old self. Every one being a singular short story with an outrageous plot and RS Gold witty dialogue. My personal favorites include solving the mystery of the disappearing chicken on Draynor Manor and sneaking into the seemingly impenetrable Black Knights' Fortress on behalf of the White Knights of Falador, a rival group. White Knights of Falador.
However, none of them can beat killing the dragon Crandor, which is the most memorable and impressive feat that a player who is free to play can accomplish. The quests can be obtained by being a paying member of RuneScape, which I duly did. This also opens up an enormous portion of the globe map with a myriad of other things that made me stand distinct from the weak noob I'd been.
You are of course able to wander around freely and explore the vast deserts and plains or venture east into the dark, vampyre-infested swamps that lie in Morytania Ideally playing the Bobby Pickett song 'Monster Mash' playing in the background. If you're talking about songs, entering an area on the first attempt unlocks the corresponding soundtrack(s) in that particular area. There are some extremely catchy songs in there. I remember having one of the Christmas songs on repeat.
Alongside the adventure, the role-playing is the most multiplayer of all that I enjoyed immensely, and it was fantastic to have thousands players with whom to compete in trade and to compare me against. RuneScape also includes online chat and friends lists and RuneScape Gold For Sale proved to my PS2-configured single-player brain that gaming can be a sociable but also a singular experience.