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Rotten tomato

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Rotten tomato
Released25 March 2004 (Update)
MembersYes
Properties
TradeableYes
EquipableNo
StackableNo
NoteableYes
OptionsDrop
ExaminePretty smelly.
Values
Value1 coin
High alch0 coins
Low alch0 coins
Weight0.08 kg
Respawn time100 ticks (60 seconds)
Advanced data
Item ID2518
LinkMOID

Rotten tomatoes are inedible items obtained by filling a compost bin entirely with tomatoes and letting them rot, or by purchasing them from one of the several Pelters' Veg Stalls found in various cities. They can be thrown at players stuck in a pillory or anywhere snowballs can be thrown.[confirmation needed]

One is used in Recipe for Disaster, and another is required for Mourning's End Part II if choosing to bring Thorgel all of the items on the item list.

Rotten tomatoes can only be created in compost bins containing tomatoes and no other compostable items. Adding other compostable items to a bin containing tomatoes provides an option to convert it to create regular compost instead.

Creation

Requirements
SkillLevelXP
Farming Farming14.5
Members
Ticks4 (2.4s)
ToolsNoneFacilities Compost Bin
Materials
ItemQuantityCost
Tomato15315
Total cost315
Rotten tomato15N/A

Requirements
SkillLevelXP
Farming Farming45 (b)4.5
Members
Ticks4 (2.4s)
ToolsNoneFacilities Big Compost Bin
Materials
ItemQuantityCost
Tomato30630
Total cost630
Rotten tomato30N/A

Item sources

SourceLevelQuantityRarity
Reward Chest (The Gauntlet) FailureN/A 11/3
Nasty surpriseN/A 14/7

Spawns

Location Members Spawns Map
Colossal Wyrm Agility CourseMembers1Show map

Shop locations

SellerLocationNumber
in stock
Restock
time
Price
sold at
Price
bought at
Change
Per
Members
Shop of DistasteEmir's Arena2,0006s 1 01.0%Members
Pelters' Veg Stall (1)Varrock2,0006s 1 01.0%Members
Pelters' Veg Stall (2)Seers' Village2,0006s 1 01.0%Members
Pelters' Veg Stall (3)Yanille2,0006s 1 01.0%Members
Pelters' Veg Stall (4)Hosidius2,0006s 1 01.0%Members
Pelters' Veg Stall (5)Emir's Arena2,0006s 1 01.0%Members

Changes

Date Changes
5 May 2004
(Update)

The item was made members-only.

Trivia

  • Prior to the Duel Arena's removal, when attempting to throw a rotten tomato at another player outside of the arena or a pillory, a chatbox message would say: I'm not going to throw fruit at that player, they might hit me!
  • When collecting rotten tomatoes from a compost bin with a full inventory, a chatbox message will say: You don't have space to hold a rotten tomato, squishy though it may be.
  • When attempting to throw a rotten tomato at another player in a PvP area, a chatbox message will say: This doesn't seem a very suitable place for messing around with that.

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