Pumpkin

For the disguise penguins wear during Hallowe'en Events, see Pumpkin Penguin

Pumpkins were the first holiday items that were dropped by Jagex on Hallowe'en of 31 October, 2001 during the 2001 Hallowe'en Event. They heal a total of 14 hitpoints.

It is strongly recommended that a player notes the item as it may be accidentally consumed, especially since they are rare and extremely valuable.

Despite being released earlier than the Santa Hat, there is generally a lower demand for pumpkins. This is probably due to them being non-equippable, so players are unable to show off their wealth as easily. Ever since the PvP updates and inflation of the economy, this has changed. Pumpkins are now higher in value than Santa Hats.

Pumpkins generally rise in price around the time of Hallowe'en, much like Halloween masks do. Pumpkins are often used when buying items such as Partyhats, as they are considered by many high level players to be "Rare Junk".

Many players speculate that the sharp increase in price of both the Pumpkin and Easter Egg was due to the fact that they were both the most common methods of transfering gp when Jagex introduced the "Old Style" Bounty Hunter minigame. In the process of attempting to transfer, many players who realized they would die and not complete their transaction would simply eat their item so that their killers, whom the victims viewed as unhonorable, would not recieve a profit from their actions. After Jagex removed the "Old Style" Bounty Hunter, the total amounts of both Pumpkins and Easter Eggs had greatly decreased.