Quest Points

Quest Points are earned when completing quests in RuneScape. The quest points rewarded are not necessarily related to the difficulty of the quest (for example Gunnar's Ground and it's predecessor, Romeo and Juliet give 5 Quest Points, where as many more recent quests that are much harder give only a single point).

Players who have completed all the quests (and thus gained all possible quest points) can purchase and equip the Quest point cape.

In addition, when trade limits were in place, the number of quest points a player had determined the amount of money they could give and receive in a set period of time.

Quest Point Milestones

Over time, Jagex has added content which have quest point requirements. Therefore achieving these milestones is a way of tracking progress. As more quests are released older milestones become easier to reach (as they can be reached by completing less difficult quests).