Halloween

Today is Halloween! Head into Seaside Town and do some Trick or Treating!

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This holiday, which commemorates some ancient blood rite or other, involves people dressing in weird clothes and going door-to-door threatening to commit acts of petty vandalism unless the homeowner gives you candy. It's good fun for all involved, except the half-orc hoboes, who complain that when they do exactly the same thing, they get arrested.

Details

Halloween is that time of year when Adventurers dress up and scam candy off total strangers. Or something. It occurs each Porktober 8. To go trick-or-treating, you need an outfit. Visit up to twelve houses per block, getting nasty tricks (i.e. combats) or sweet treats for no Adventure cost! Move on to the next block for five Adventures. Trick-or-treating is available both from Trick or Treat! in Seaside Town and the announcement on the main map.

Dates

• Halloween I: October 31, 2004 (Petember 6, Year 7)
• Halloween II: November 17, 2004 (Porktober 8, Year 7)
• Halloween III: February 21, 2005 (Porktober 8, Year 8)
• Halloween IV: May 28, 2005 (Porktober 8, Year 9)
• Halloween V: September 1, 2005 (Porktober 8, Year 10)

Halloween VI: October 31, 2005 (Bill 4, Year 11) Halloween VII: December 6, 2005 (Porktober 8, Year 11) Halloween VIII: March 12, 2006 (Porktober 8, Year 12) Halloween IX: June 16, 2006 (Porktober 8, Year 13) Halloween X: September 20, 2006 (Porktober 8, Year 14) Halloween XI: October 31, 2006 (April 1, Year 15) (Note: This Halloween was taken over by Uncle Crimbo's minions, developing a plot line for the mixed holiday content known as Crimboween.) Halloween XII (Crimboween): December 25, 2006 (Porktober 8, Year 15) Halloween XIII: March 31, 2007 (Porktober 8, Year 16) Halloween XIV: July 5, 2007 (Porktober 8, Year 17) Halloween XV: October 9, 2007 (Porktober 8, Year 18) Halloween XVI: October 31, 2007 (Jarlsuary 6, Year 18) Halloween XVII: January 13, 2008 (Porktober 8, Year 19) Halloween XVIII: April 18, 2008 (Porktober 8, Year 20) Halloween XIX: July 23, 2008 (Porktober 8, Year 21) Halloween XX: October 27-31, 2008 (Porktober 8, Year 22) (Note: This Halloween was overrun by irradiated monsters, causing fear, panic, and all manner of spookiness to reign for many days.) Halloween XXI: January 31, 2009 (Porktober 8, Year 23) Halloween XXII: April 1, 2009 (Bill 4, Year 24) Halloween XXIII: May 7, 2009 (Porktober 8, Year 24) Halloween XXIV: August 11, 2009 (Porktober 8, Year 25) Halloween XXV (Arrrborween): October 26-31, 2009 (Petember 5, Year 26) (Note: This Halloween started several days early, due to something strange afoot in the Distant Woods.) Halloween XXVI: November 15, 2009 (Porktober 8, Year 26) Halloween XXVII: February 19, 2010 (Porktober 8, Year 27) Halloween XXVIII: May 26, 2010 (Porktober 8, Year 28) Halloween XXIX: August 30, 2010 (Porktober 8, Year 29) Halloween XXX: October 31, 2010 (Bill 6, 30) (Note: Ended A Skeleton Invasion!) Halloween XXXI: December 3, 2010 (Porktober 8, Year 30) Halloween XXXII: March 10, 2011 (Porktober 8, Year 31) Halloween XXXIII: June 14, 2011 (Porktober 8, Year 32) Halloween XXXIV: September 18, 2011 (Porktober 8, Year 33) Halloween XXXV: October 31, 2011 (April 3, Year 34) Halloween XXXVI: December 23, 2011 (Porktober 8, Year 34) Halloween XXXVII: March 28, 2012 (Porktober 8, Year 35) Halloween XXXVIII: July 2, 2012 (Porktober 8, Year 36) Halloween XXXIX: October 6, 2012 (Porktober 8, Year 37) Halloween XL: October 31, 2012 (Frankruary 1, Year 38) Halloween XLI: January 10, 2013 (Porktober 8, Year 38) Halloween XLII: April 16, 2013 (Porktober 8, Year 39) Halloween XLIII: July 21, 2013 (Porktober 8, Year 40) Halloween XLIV: October 25-November 1, 2013 (Porktober 8, Year 41) (Note: This Halloween came with a permanent revamp, creating "blocks" of houses to trick-or-treat in, and replacing all the old generic candy drops.) Halloween XLV: January 29, 2014 (Porktober 8, Year 42) Halloween XLVI: May 5, 2014 (Porktober 8, Year 43) Halloween XLVII: August 9, 2014 (Porktober 8, Year 44) Halloween XLVIII: October 31, 2014 (Carlvember 3, Year 45) Halloween XLIX: November 13, 2014 (Porktober 8, Year 45) Halloween L: February 17, 2015 (Porktober 8, Year 46) Halloween LI: May 24, 2015 (Porktober 8, Year 47) Halloween LII: August 28, 2015 (Porktober 8, Year 48) Halloween LIII: October 31, 2015 (Bill 8, Year 49) Halloween LIV: December 2, 2015 (Porktober 8, Year 49) Halloween LV: March 7, 2016 (Porktober 8, Year 50) Halloween LVI: June 11, 2016 (Porktober 8, Year 51) Halloween LVII: September 15, 2016 (Porktober 8, Year 52) Halloween LVIII: October 31, 2016 (April 6, Year 53) Halloween LIX: December 20, 2016 (Porktober 8, Year 53) Halloween LX: March 26, 2017 (Porktober 8, Year 54) Halloween LXI: June 30, 2017 (Porktober 8, Year 55) Halloween LXII: October 4, 2017 (Porktober 8, Year 56) Halloween LXIII: October 31, 2017 (Frankuary 3, Year 57) Halloween LXIV: January 8, 2018 (Porktober 8, Year 57) Halloween LXV: April 14, 2018 (Porktober 8, Year 58) Halloween LXVI: July 19, 2018 (Porktober 8, Year 59) Halloween LXVII: October 23, 2018 (Porktober 8, Year 60) Halloween LXVIII: October 31, 2018 (Boozember 8, Year 61) Halloween LXIX: January 27, 2019 (Porktober 8, Year 62) Halloween LXX: May 3, 2019 (Porktober 8, Year 63) Halloween LXXI: August 7, 2019 (Porktober 8, Year 64) Halloween LXXII: October 31, 2019 (Carlvember 5, Year 65) Halloween LXXIII: November 11, 2019 (Porktober 8, Year 66) Halloween LXXIV: February 15, 2020 (Porktober 8, Year 67) Halloween LXXV: May 21, 2020 (Porktober 8, Year 68) Halloween LXXVI: August 25, 2020 (Porktober 8, Year 69) Halloween LXXVII: October 31, 2020 (Bor 3, Year 68) Halloween LXXVIII: November 29, 2020 (Porktober 8, Year 68) Halloween LXXIX: March 5, 2021 (Porktober 8, Year 69) Halloween LXXX: June 9, 2021 (Porktober 8, Year 70) Halloween LXXXI: September 13, 2021 (Porktober 8, Year 71) Halloween LXXXII: October 31, 2021 (April 8, Year 72) Halloween LXXXIII: December 18, 2021 (Porktober 8, Year 72) Halloween LXXXIV: March 24, 2022 (Porktober 8, Year 73) Halloween LXXXV: June 28, 2022 (Porktober 8, Year 74) Halloween LXXXVI: October 2, 2022 (Porktober 8, Year 75) Halloween LXXXVII: October 31, 2022 (Frankuary 5, Year 76) Halloween LXXXVIII: January 6, 2023 (Porktober 8, Year 76) Halloween LXXXIX: April 12, 2023 (Porktober 8, Year 77) Halloween XC: July 17, 2023 (Porktober 8, Year 78)

• Halloween XCI: October 21, 2023 (Porktober 8, Year 79)
• Halloween XCII: October 31, 2023 (Dougtember 2, Year 79)
• Halloween XCIII: January 25, 2024 (Porktober 8, Year 80)
• Halloween XCIV: April 30, 2024 (Porktober 8, Year 81)
• Halloween XCV: August 4, 2024 (Porktober 8, Year 82)
• Halloween XCVI: October 31, 2024 (Carlvember 8, Year 83)
• Halloween XCVII: November 8, 2024 (Porktober 8, Year 83)
• Halloween XCVIII: February 12, 2025 (Porktober 8, Year 84)
• Halloween XCIX: May 19, 2025 (Porktober 8, Year 85)
• Halloween C: August 23, 2025 (Porktober 8, Year 86) (predicted)

Special Items

Whatever your outfit, there are ten possible generic results, dependent on the type of house you're visiting:

Adventure	Treat	Notes
kid who is too old to be Trick-or-Treating	bottle of whiskey, sturdy cane, Effermint™ tablets	Dark houses.
suburban security civilian	Way More Tears™ pepper spray, security flashlight, unused walkie-talkie	Dark houses.
vandal kid	slingshot, carton of rotten eggs, spray paint	Dark houses.
All-Hallow's Steve	All-Hallow's Steve's fright wig	Dark houses; rare (one-time after victory)
A Drunk Guy	Swizzler	Lit houses.
A Fitness Giant	Milk Studs	Lit houses.
A Hipster with a Crowbar	PEEZ dispenser	Lit houses.
Some Dweeb	box of Dweebs	Lit houses.
The Suspicious-Looking Guy	bag of W&Ws	Lit houses.
A Fun-Size Dilemma	huge bowl of candy	Star house, which appears in 20% of blocks.

Depending on your outfit, you can also receive the following treats (these adventures override 3 of the lit houses in each block):

Special Adventures

Past Halloweens

Halloween XI On Halloween XI, the four existing generic results were replaced by these seven generic Crimbo-themed adventures (Foreshadowing Crimboween): Adventure Treat Bradley, the Pencil-Pushing Elf candy cane or eggnog or fruitcake or gingerbread bugbear Dopey, the Reindeer Grumpy, the Reindeer Happy, the Reindeer Limbergh, the Middle-Management Elf Rudolph the Red, the Reindeer Rufus, the Gift-wrapping Elf Halloween XX Halloween XX introduced new special combat adventures. These adventures feature monsters that scale to your stats, similar to those found during the Feast of Boris or El Dia de Los Muertos Borrachos. These adventures do not occur while trick-or-treating (or in any other place that does not invoke adventure.php). mutant gila monster -- (edit metadata) Item Drops: beholed bedsheet, invisible bag, witch hat Meat Drop: Scales with player stats (Max 200-300) Monster Level: Scales with player stats • Substat Gain: Scales with player stats (Max 125) • Moxie for No Hit*: Scales with player stats Monster Defense: Scales with player stats Hit Points: Scales with player stats Initiative: 0 Elemental Alignment: None Note: Occurs at any adventure location about once every 30 adventures. mutant rattlesnake -- (edit metadata) Item Drops: beholed bedsheet, invisible bag, witch hat Meat Drop: Scales with player stats (Max 200-300) Monster Level: Scales with player stats • Substat Gain: Scales with player stats (Max 125) • Moxie for No Hit*: Scales with player stats Monster Defense: Scales with player stats Hit Points: Scales with player stats Initiative: 75 Elemental Alignment: None Note: Occurs at any adventure location about once every 30 adventures. mutant saguaro -- (edit metadata) Item Drops: beholed bedsheet, invisible bag, witch hat Meat Drop: None Monster Level: Scales with player stats • Substat Gain: Scales with player stats (Max 125) • Moxie for No Hit*: Scales with player stats Monster Defense: Scales with player stats Hit Points: Scales with player stats Initiative: 0 Elemental Alignment: None Note: Occurs at any adventure location about once every 30 adventures. swarm of mutant fire ants -- (edit metadata) Item Drops: beholed bedsheet, invisible bag, witch hat Meat Drop: Scales with player stats (Max 100-150) Monster Level: Scales with player stats • Substat Gain: Scales with player stats (Max 125) • Moxie for No Hit*: Scales with player stats Monster Defense: Scales with player stats Hit Points: Scales with player stats Initiative: 0 Elemental Alignment: None Note: Occurs at any adventure location about once every 30 adventures. Wearing one of the special hats dropped by these combat adventures allows you to trick-or-treat (without an outfit), yielding a new set of trick-or-treat adventures: A little kid Item Drops: giant glass of brandy Note: Only occurs with a beholed bedsheet equipped. Note: The beholed bedsheet is consumed. Note: Only occurs while trick-or-treating. A man in tights Item Drops: fancy canapés Note: Only occurs with an invisible bag equipped. Note: The invisible bag is consumed. Note: Only occurs while trick-or-treating. A woman in long black robes Item Drops: thermos of brew Note: Only occurs with a witch hat equipped. Note: The witch hat is consumed. Note: Only occurs while trick-or-treating. Halloween XXV During Halloween XXV, The Shivering Timbers location opened up in the Distant Woods. Wearing one of the special hats dropped in this location allows you to trick-or-treat (without an outfit), yielding a new set of trick-or-treat adventures: A crowd of monsters Item Drops: mulled cider Note: Only occurs with a pumpkinhead mask equipped. Note: The pumpkinhead mask is consumed. Note: Only occurs while trick-or-treating. A Perfectly-coiffed Wolfman Item Drops: Wolfman Nardz Note: Only occurs with a wolfman mask equipped. Note: The wolfman mask is consumed. Note: Only occurs while trick-or-treating. Ah'wheem'ah-whep, the Priest Item Drops: chocolate-covered scarab beetle Note: Only occurs with a mummy costume equipped. Note: The mummy costume is consumed. Note: Only occurs while trick-or-treating. Also, a special one-time adventure was added, which dropped an item useful in The Shivering Timbers: L'rose, the Adventurer Item Drops: Ax of L'rose Note: Only occurs in Vestments of the Treeslayer. Note: A one time adventure. Halloween XL A special one-time adventure was added, which dropped an item during the Silent Invasion: A Silent Mime Item Drops: silent beret Note: Only occurs while wearing a soul mask. Note: A one time adventure. Halloween XLVI (Cinco de Halloween) The generic non-combats were on this day replaced with various Spanish-talking, cocktail-giving, house-dwelling NPCs. Erm, the non-combats were replaced with other non-combats which contained aforementioned NPCs. Romper Room Item Drops: Rompedores de Fantasmas The Machine of Drunk Item Drops: Fantasma en la Máquina Heart of Drunkness Item Drops: La Fantasma y La Oscuridad Halloween XLVIII Several new monsters were occasionally encountered, all of whom had larger-than usual heads. With the soul knife equipped, they drop mimeplasm in addition to candy. large-headed werewolf Item Drops: Moonds, mimeplasm oddly-proportioned ghost Item Drops: BOOterfinger, mimeplasm giant pumpkin-head Item Drops: Big Punk, mimeplasm

History

Trick-Or-Treat revamp

The format of Trick-Or-Treating was drastically changed on October 25, 2013. Instead of being individual adventures in Seaside Town, the "Trick-Or-Treating" adventure zone now opens a block of 12 houses. Selecting a house goes to that house to trick-or-treat. This yields any number of different outcomes. Visiting a house does not cost an adventure.

At any time, you can choose to scope out a new block. This costs 5 adventures, and refreshes all the houses on the block (while also randomizing the house images).

New combat adventures have been observed:

• The kid who is too old to be Trick-or-Treating may drop a bottle of whiskey, Effermint™ tablets, and/or sturdy cane.
• The vandal kid may drop a carton of rotten eggs, slingshot, and/or spray paint. His name is randomized.
• The Neighborhood Cop may drop a security flashlight, unused walkie-talkie, and/or Way More Tears™ pepper spray. His name is randomized as well.
• Rarely, All-Hallow's Steve can be encountered, who will drop his fright wig.

Along with the outfit candies, five new candies are dropping. Three of these grant 10 adventures of an effect granting +15 to either Muscle (Milk Studs,) Mysticality (Box of Dweebs,) or Moxie (Bag of W&Ws.) Also dropped are the booze-enhancing Swizzlers, and the highly "collectable" PEEZ dispensers.

Finally, there is A Fun-Size Dilemma, in which the player is offered a choice to "Take the whole bowl" or "Resist the temptation." Both options will result in a huge bowl of candy.

Prior to the revamp on Halloween XLIV, these six generic adventures occurred instead:

Adventure	Treat	Notes
The Apathetic Lizardman	Mr. Mediocrebar	Not Halloween XI
The Market Demon	2-4 Meat	Not Halloweens XI, XII
Susie, the Arena Mistress	3 Yummy Tummy beans	Not Halloween XI
A Suspicious-Looking Guy	Rock Pops	Not Halloween XI
The Armorer/Leggerer	Daffy Taffy	Since Halloween XI
Linnea, the Scream Queen	Spooky Surprise Egg	Since Halloween XVI

Other History

• During Halloweens L-LXXIV, the new outfits (High-Radiation Mining Gear, Crimbot Crimboutfit, Topiaria, Synthetic Suit, Ceramic Suit and Spelunker's Gear) had no individual adventures. Instead, Trick-Or-Treating with one of those outfits resulted in the Sad Portrait non-combat, which yielded the correct respective candies, but without a unique message.

Notes

• Without an outfit you receive the following message:

You can't go Trick-or-Treating without a costume!

• You can go Trick-or-Treating while falling-down drunk.
• You can Trick-or-Treat with zero HP. However, you will immediately lose any combats you encounter.
• You will receive your outfit's special adventure approximately 40% of the time, and one of the generic adventures the other 60%.
• According to Xenophobe, there was never an intention for Radio Free Regalia to have its own Halloween yield and adventure.
• For Halloween XI, the text of the announcement under the main map was changed from "It's Porktober 8th!" to "This is Halloween!" since Halloween XI fell on real life Halloween as opposed to Porktober 8th. This also applies to Halloween XVI.
• For Halloween XX, the text of the announcement under the main map was changed to "Spooky things are afoot!
  
  You might as well take advantage of the atmosphere of terror. Click on the Jill-O-Lantern to go Trick-or-Treating in Seaside Town!"
• For Halloween XXV, the text of the announcement under the main map was changed to "Something strange is afoot in the Distant Woods, and everybody's so freaked out they've started Trick or Treating early!"
• Prior to Halloween XLV, the text under the announcement was "Click on the Jill-O-Lantern to go Trick-or-Treating in Seaside Town!".
• If you have a Trick-or-Treating Tot as your active familiar:

Candy drops from lit houses are doubled.

Encounters are sometime replaced with one giving Prunets.

• If you are Trick-or-Treating thanks to a Map to a candy-rich block but there is another holiday going on such as Yuletide that prevents you from accessing Trick-or-Treat from the map, you can submit the following in chat to access Trick-or-Treating:

/goto place.php?whichplace=town&action=town_trickortreat

• During Halloween XCII, if players logged in between October 25 and 31, 2023 they would receive the Franken Stein through in-game message from Dr. Gordon Stuart, a Scientist

References

• The announcement change to "This is Halloween!" for Halloween XI is a reference to the intro song of the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas.
• Almost all of Halloween XI is a mirror of the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas, in which Christmas is taken over by Halloween.
• The theme of Halloween XX, mutated plant and animal life being the result of a radioactive meteorite, is the same concept as the horror movie Die, Monster, Die!