Halloween Chests
Halloween Chests are special holiday chests that spawn in Halloween Town and in both of the Halloween dungeons. They are locked, and every one of them is rigged with a magic trap — so think carefully before you pick one up.
Chests appear in one of three visual styles, but all three open the same way and carry the same loot [4].
What's Inside
Every Halloween Chest is packed with the same guaranteed holiday loot:
| Item | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Gold | 1,800–2,400 |
| Halloween Token | 1 |
| Pumpkin Bread | 5 |
| Pumpkin Cake | 1 |
| Pumpkin Cookies | 1 |
| Pumpkin Carving Kit | 1 |
| Carvable Plain Pumpkin | 1 |
On top of that, each chest always contains two different gems, with 2–4 of each type [4]:
| Blue Diamond | Dark Sapphire | Ecru Citrine | Fire Ruby |
| Perfect Emerald | Turquoise | White Pearl | Brilliant Amber |
Finally, there is a 50% chance the chest also holds a small stack (1–8) of a single random reagent [4].
Lockpicking & Traps
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Required Skill | 44 Lockpicking |
| Lock Level | 35–43 |
| Max Lock Level | 44 |
| Trap | Magic Trap, power 3–72 |
- A character with 44+ Lockpicking will open these reliably; expect failed attempts (and possibly trap damage) below that.
- The trap can fire when the chest is disturbed — the safest play is to pick the lock in place rather than carrying the chest around.
- If you don't have the lockpicking skill, bring a thief friend along instead of leaving the chest for another player.
Halloween Tokens & Jack
Each chest drops exactly one Halloween Token — and tokens are the currency of Halloween Town's vendor, Jack. Trade tokens to him to purchase his holiday wares.
Tips
- Carvers: every chest drops a Pumpkin Carving Kit [4], so you can restock your carving tool on the same trip — pair it with the patch in town for Pumpkin Carving.
- Five pumpkin breads plus a cake and cookies is an easy snack stash for dungeon runs.
- The gems and 1,800–2,400 gold make each chest a tidy sellable haul even if you never use the token.
- Chests respawn — if you clear out the dungeon, check back later.
- The tokens are only useful at Jack; don't hoard them expecting to spend them elsewhere.