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Rick Turpentine



Released								1 August 2005 (Update)
Members								No
Race								Human
Location								Random
League region								General✓
Gender								Male
Options								Talk-to, Dismiss
Examine								A Masked Highwayman.

Advanced data

NPC ID								375
Link								MOID

Rick Turpentine is a former highwayman who appears as a random event. When talked to, he gives players some loot or a kebab or spinach roll, as atonement for his past crimes.

Prior to the random event update, if the player ignored him, he would attack while taking the player's coins.

Rewards

Drop rates are estimated based on 5,819 samples from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.

The average Rick Turpentine reward is worth 496.27.

Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
Coins	80	10/150	80	80
Coins	160	10/150	160	160
Coins	240	6/150	240	240
Coins	320	10/150	320	320
Coins	480	10/150	480	480
Coins	640	10/150	640	640
Kebab	1	16/150	67	1
Spinach roll	1	14/150	450	0
Uncut sapphire	1	32/150	228	15
Uncut emerald	1	16/150	473	30
Uncut ruby	1	8/150	1,087	60
Uncut diamond	1	2/150	2,439	120
Cosmic talisman	1	4/150^[1]	187	2
Tooth half of key_(m)	1	1/150^{[d 1]}	9,887	60
Loop half of key_(m)	1	1/150^{[d 1]}	9,756	60

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 This drop is replaced by 640 coins on free-to-play worlds.^[2]

Dialogue

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Changes

Date	Changes
6 March 2007 (Update)	The NPC's crossbow was graphically updated again.
15 August – 4 September 2006	The NPC's crossbow was graphically updated.

Gallery (historical)


29 March 2004 – August/September 2006	August/September 2006 – 6 March 2007	6 March 2007 – present


29 March 2004 – August/September 2006	August/September 2006 – 6 March 2007	6 March 2007 – present

Trivia

Rick Turpentine is likely based on Richard "Dick" Turpin, an 18th century English highwayman who was executed and romanticized as dashing and heroic after his death, becoming the subject of numerous ballads and plays.
While underwater, Rick Turpentine will be wearing a diving apparatus and fishbowl helmet.

References

^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 16 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Mod Ash: "2/75. Same for Mysterious Old Man, by the way."
^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 11 October 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Mod Ash: "(...) Available only on members-only worlds; on F2P it'd give 640 coins instead."

Random events

Beekeeper

	Bee keeper
Beekeeper's outfit	Hat Top Legs Gloves Boots

Certer

Drill Demon

	Sergeant Damien Sit up Push up Star jump Jog
Camouflage outfit	Helmet Top Bottoms
Scenery	Exercise mat Sign Oak tree Obstacle net Tree Target

Evil twin

	Postie Pete Molly Suspect
Scenery	Evil claw Control panel Cogs Junk

Evil Bob

Freaky Forester

	Freaky Forester Pheasant Raw pheasant
Lederhosen outfit	Hat Top Shorts
Scenery	Tree

Gravedigger

	Leo Coffin Zombie Walk Zombie Dance
Zombie outfit	Mask Shirt Trousers Gloves Boots
Scenery	Mausoleum Grave Gravestone

Jekyll and Hyde

Kiss the frog

	Frog Frog Prince Frog Princess Frog token
Royal frog costume	Frog mask Royal frog tunic Royal frog leggings Royal frog blouse Royal frog skirt

Maze

Mime

	Mime Strange watcher Glass Box Climb Rope Lean Glass Wall
Mime outfit	Mask Top Legs Gloves Boots

Pinball

Flippa
Tilt

Prison Pete

Quiz Master

Surprise Exam

	Dunce Mr. Mordaut Book of knowledge
Students	Zombie Giant Mummy Goblin
Classroom scenery	Door Empty desk Coat rack Rat wheel Rocking unicorn Students' art Toy corner Work board (runes) Work board

Sandwich lady

Other

	Capt' Arnav's Chest Capt' Arnav Count Check Drunken Dwarf Genie Lamp Pillory Pillory Guard Rick Turpentine Spinach roll Strange plant Strange fruit
Scrapped events	Duke of Bridgelum Pious Pete Taper Speedy Gnome Savage bird Brownie

Source site	Old School RuneScape Wiki
Canonical source	Rick Turpentine
Content license	CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
License status	declared
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