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[p]Throughout October, celebrate Paper Pirates’ spookiest seasonal event by taking part in the Halloween-themed Haunted Seas event! Running from 1st October - 31st October, a whole host of spooky goings on are waiting for you.

[/p][h2]Seasonal Trait+: The Vampires[/h2][p]Play a Traits+ game during Haunted Seas, and you might find a spooky new Traits+ exclusive passive trait has joined the crew. When a pirate starts the game as The Vampire, a special day one event, The Vampire's Bite, will automatically trigger. During this event, The Vampire can choose any other pirate - immediately turning that pirate's passive trait into The Vampire too.

[/p][p]The two vampires then have a unique victory condition they can achieve: Every time either vampire votes to throw a pirate overboard, they will feed on that pirate, gaining power. Once fed on, that pirate cannot be fed on again by either vampire.[/p][p]If The Vampires are able to successfully throw all other pirates overboard, they will reach maximum power - causing the voyage to immediately end, and declaring the two pirates with The Vampire passive trait as the only winners. [/p][h2]Seasonal Trait: The Werewolf[/h2][p]Available in all trait games during Haunted Seas is the spooky passive trait, The Werewolf.

On odd numbered days, when the moon is in its crescent phase, The Werewolf is weakened. Any votes cast by The Werewolf on these days will only have a voting power of one, regardless of their rank on the ship.[/p][p]However, on even numbered days, when the moon is full, The Werewolf is strengthened! Any votes cast by The Werewolf on these days will have double their usual voting power. Yikes! They might even start throwing people overboard all on their own... [/p][p]Will you get hunted by The Werewolf? [/p][h2]Trick or Treat?[/h2][p]Go on a sailing adventure during the Haunted Seas event, and the Halloween Spirits may appear to one of the crew. During the Event phase of the game, the Trick or Treat? event may activate for the duration of Haunted Seas, offering a randomly chosen pirate a choice. Will they take the easy option and choose a treat, or are they feeling brave and willing to risk a trick?

[/p][h2]Be Surprised by the Audience![/h2][p]If an audience is observing your voyage during Haunted Seas, they might find themselves empowered with a surprise. The 'Audience Surprise' seasonal event asks the audience whether they'd like to surprise the crew with either a trick, or a treat.

If more of the audience choose trick, an event which generally favours the ghost team will immediately happen. If more of the audience choose treat, an event which generally favours the human team will immediately happen. [/p][p]Will your audience surprise you with a lovely treat, or a mischievous trick? [/p][h2]Limited Time Customisation Options[/h2][p]During Haunted Seas, Sam Sherbot and Nat O’Bother have some new customisation options available to unlock in the Shop Ship! If you buy a customisation option during Haunted Seas, you can use it all year round - but the items will be disappearing from sale when the event is over, so don’t delay and buy today!

[/p][p]The full list of Ship Shop items available during Haunted Seas is: [/p][h3]Outfit Shop[/h3]

• [p] Face - Animal (Bat)[/p]
• [p] Face - Animal (Cat)[/p]
• [p] Face - Eyeball[/p]
• [p] Face - Frankenstein’s Monster[/p]
• [p] Face - Ghost[/p]
• [p] Face - Mummified[/p]
• [p] Face - Pumpkin[/p]
• [p] Face - Robot[/p]
• [p] Face - Spider[/p]
• [p] Face - Witch[/p]
• [p] Face - Face Paint (Bat)[/p]
• [p] Face - Face Paint (Web)[/p]
• [p] Top Hair - Bride of Frankenstein[/p]
• [p] Top Hair - Widow’s Peak[/p]
• [p] Top Hair - Flat Top[/p]
• [p] Side Hair - Spider[/p]
• [p] Accessories - Fangs[/p]
• [p] Accessories - Bats[/p]
• [p] Headwear - Hairpin (Spider)[/p]
• [p] Headwear - Hairpin (Bat)[/p]
• [p] Headwear - Pendant (Pumpkin)[/p]
• [p] Shirt - Skeletal[/p]
• [p] Shirt - Tee (Webs)[/p]
• [p] Shirt - Mummified[/p]
• [p] Shirt - Jester[/p]
• [p] Shirt - Robot[/p]
• [p] Coat - Bat Wings[/p]
• [p] Coat - Vampire Cloak[/p]
• [p] Coat - Witch Cloak[/p]
• [p] Coat - Banana[/p]
• [p] Coat - Pumpkin[/p]
• [p] Coat - Ghost[/p]
• [p] Coat - Coffin[/p]
• [p] Legs - Skeletal[/p]
• [p] Legs - Mummified[/p]
• [p] Legs - Witch’s Skirt[/p]
• [p] Legs - Robot[/p]
• [p] Hands - Skeletal[/p]
• [p] Hands - Patchwork[/p]
• [p] Hands - Mummified[/p]
• [p] Hands - Jester (Sceptre)[/p]
• [p] Hands - Jester (Glove)[/p]
• [p] Hands - Robot[/p]
• [p] Feet - Skeletal[/p]
• [p] Feet - Mummified[/p]
• [p] Feet - Witch’s Heels[/p]
• [p] Feet - Jester[/p]
• [p] Feet - Robot[/p]

[h3]Ship Shop[/h3]

• [p] Sails - Haunted Sails[/p]
• [p] Masts - Haunted Mast I[/p]
• [p] Masts - Haunted Mast II[/p]
• [p] Masts - Haunted Mast III[/p]
• [p] Figurehead - Skeleton[/p]
• [p] Hulls - Haunted Hull[/p]

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[/p][p]Additionally, during Haunted Seas, pirates can wear the Witch Hat and the Pumpkin Stalk! These hats are available to everyone in voyages started during the event to help them magic up a plan to find the ghosts. Once the event’s over, the hats will disappear from your collection until next year, so be sure to wear them while you can! [/p][h2]No Tricks Here, only Treats![/h2][p]To celebrate Haunted Seas, every day you'll receive a unique Treat bounty task! Complete the task to open a spooky treat, which contains some unique outfit customisation options you can't obtain anywhere else!

There's two outfits, for a combined total of eight items, to collect throughout Haunted Seas. Make sure to complete your tasks every day, and get ready to dress up! [/p][h2]Haunted Seas Bots[/h2][p]Invite some bots into your game during the Haunted Seas event, and you may find some of the regular crew replaced with new, super spooky Halloween-themed bots! They’ll only join your games during the Haunted Seas event, but each has their own dastardly personality and appearance for you to enjoy.

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[h3]Joining Paper Pirates today is a new seasonal trait, The Wereghost![/h3][p]
[/p][p]The Wereghost is a new seasonal passive trait, available in all Trait and Traits+ games during Haunted Seas with at least six pirates. The Wereghost plays into the same energy as The Werewolf, in that their trait is governed by the moon. During Haunted Seas, odd numbered days have a crescent moon while even numbered days show a perilous full moon.[/p][p]The Wereghost's team is fixed by the lunar cycle. On odd numbered days, when the moon isn't full, The Wereghost is always on the human team. On even numbered days, however, when the moon is full, The Wereghost is always on the ghost team.[/p][p]The team of The Wereghost cannot be changed by any other means, but will continue to switch back and forth at the start of each day for the whole voyage.[/p][p]Which team will they choose to side with? How do they know they'll be on the right team when the voyage ends? A cunning Wereghost will want to make sure that the voyage ends exactly when they hope it will...[/p][p]The Wereghost is one of seven new traits coming to Paper Pirates! More new traits will become available on the following schedule:[/p]

• [p]17th October 2025 [/p]
• [p]31st October 2025[/p]

[p]The next trait to be revealed is sure to help keep tempers at bay...[/p]

[h2]Grab a sausage and celebrate Oktoberfest![/h2][p]As we see out September, we’re celebrating the next Paper Pirates Seasonal Celebration, Oktoberfest on the Ocean! Running from 18th to 30th September, celebrating the end of the season with a shindig dedicated to pretzels, sausages, chicken dancing and more, with a whole host of seasonal goodies in Paper Pirates!

[/p][h2]Seasonal Trait: The Brewmaster[/h2][p]The Brewmaster is here, and they're ready to get the party started! When you have a Brewmaster aboard, they'll be asked to set the vibe of the ship during the first day. Whichever vibe they choose will mix up the Paper Pirates voting rules! There are a total of six vibes The Brewmaster can pick for the ship:[/p]

• [p]Aggressive Vibes - Grants each pirate one additional voting power [/p]
• [p]Chaotic Vibes - Instead of voting from Stowaway to Captain, the crew will vote in a randomised order each day[/p]
• [p]Commanding Vibes - Voting each day will follow 'Majority Rules', where each pirate has one voting power and the pirate with the most votes goes overboard[/p]
• [p]Determined Vibes - Removes the crew's ability to pass their vote[/p]
• [p]Energetic Vibes - If nobody has gone overboard after the Captain has voted, a second round of voting begins. Votes from the previous round carry forward[/p]
• [p]Secretive Vibes - When a pirate casts a vote, the crew will not see who they voted for [/p]

[p][/p][p]Every voyage, The Brewmaster will be given a random selection of four out of the six vibes to choose. Whichever vibe they pick will stay in effect for the rest of the voyage. However, each day The Brewmaster doesn't play in, they can choose to change up the vibe, and bring a new mood to the party. How will having The Brewmaster aboard change the way your crew votes people over? [/p][h2]Grab Limited Time Customisation Options[/h2][p]During Oktoberfest on the Ocean, Sam Sherbot and Nat O’Bother have some new customisation options available to unlock in the Shop Ship! If you buy a customisation option during Oktoberfest on the Ocean, you can use it all year round - but the items will be disappearing from sale when the event is over, so don’t delay and buy today!

[/p][p]The full list of Shop Ship items available during Oktoberfest on the Ocean is: [/p][h3]Outfit Shop[/h3]

• [p] Face - Animal (Chicken)[/p]
• [p] Facial Hair - Imperial[/p]
• [p] Shirt - Check Shirt[/p]
• [p] Shirt - Animal (Chicken)[/p]
• [p] Shirt - Lace Bodice[/p]
• [p] Shirt - Dirndl Bodice[/p]
• [p] Coat - Hotdog[/p]
• [p] Belt - Lederhosen Bracers[/p]
• [p] Legs - Animal (Chicken)[/p]
• [p] Legs - Lederhosen[/p]
• [p] Legs - Dirndl Skirt[/p]
• [p] Hands - Animal (Chicken)[/p]
• [p] Hands - BBQ Hook[/p]
• [p] Hands - Grill Tool[/p]
• [p] Hands - Sausage[/p]
• [p] Headwear - Hairpin (Sausage)[/p]
• [p] Feet - Animal (Chicken)[/p]
• [p] Feet - Haferlschuh[/p]
• [p] Feet - Sausage[/p]

[h3]Ship Shop[/h3]

• [p] Masts - Oktoberfest Tent[/p]
• [p] Masts - Skewer I[/p]
• [p] Masts - Skewer II[/p]
• [p] Masts - Skewer III[/p]
• [p] Hulls - Barrel Hull[/p]
• [p] Hulls - Sausage[/p]
• [p] Sails - Sausages[/p]
• [p] Extras - Windmill[/p]

[p]Additionally, during Oktoberfest on the Ocean, pirates can wear the Tyrolean Hat or the Deely Bobber (Pretzel)! They’re available to everyone in voyages started during the event to finish off their Oktoberfest outfits. Once the event’s over, the hats will disappear from your collection until next year, so be sure to wear them while you can!

[/p][h2]The “Biggest Bratwurst” Event![/h2][p]Go on a sailing adventure during Oktoberfest on the Ocean, and any day when there’s a successful job there is a chance you may encounter the “Biggest Bratwurst” event! The pirates stop for a cook-out, each grabbing a sausage from the grill. Some of the sausages are much bigger than the others though, and everyone knows a pirate needs a full stomach to carry out the most important duties on the ship. The bigger your meal, the higher your rank on the ship! So watch out, if you pull a chipolata, you might end up as Stowaway!

[/p][p]The Biggest Bratwurst event is sure to mix things up amongst the crew, changing who’s next to each other and therefore who’s playing in for different groups of jobs together. Not only that, but if you’re playing a trait game, you might want to be extra careful of who ends up next to The Sensitive![/p][h2]Oktoberfest on the Ocean Bots[/h2][p]Invite bots into your game during Oktoberfest on the Ocean, and you may encounter any of four unique bots! Look out for Chicken Bot, Hans Botmann, Ida Botmann and Bot Dog, all of whom are eager to board your ship and throw you overboard! These bots will only join your games during Oktoberfest on the Ocean, so take the chance to meet them now before they chicken dance away for the rest of the year!
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[h3]Joining Paper Pirates today is the new trait, The Imitator![/h3][p]
[/p][p]The Imitator is a new passive trait, available in all Trait and Traits+ games. At the start of the voyage, a randomly selected pirate is chosen to be the person that The Imitator is imitating.[/p][p]While they are imitating another pirate, whenever The Imitator's team is revealed - either through traits or events - it will actually reveal the team of the pirate they are imitating.[/p][p]The Imitator knows the identity of the pirate they are imitating, but crucially, they do not know which team they are on until it is revealed through a trait or an event. This means that The Imitator has no way of knowing whether they're going to show up as a human or a ghost when their team is checked.[/p][p]How will they work with the person they're imitating? Will they betray them with truths, betray them with lies, or form an honest pact to work together?[/p][p]The Imitator is one of seven new traits coming to Paper Pirates! More new traits will become available on the following schedule:[/p]

• [p]1st October 2025[/p]
• [p]17th October 2025[/p]
• [p]31st October 2025[/p]

[p]The next trait to be revealed is happening on a very particular date, which might give you a clue...[/p]

[h3]Joining Paper Pirates today is the new trait, The Dutiful![/h3][p]
[/p][p]The Dutiful is a new active trait, available in all Trait and Traits+ games with at least six pirates. When The Dutiful doesn't play in, they can activate their trait, controlling which event shows up for that day. When they activate their trait, the day's event will always be the Crew's Duty event for whatever rank The Dutiful is at the time of the event.[/p][p]That means that their power allows them to force the following events:[/p]

• [p]Quartermaster: Demotion[/p]
• [p]Navigator: Plot a Course[/p]
• [p]Gunner: Conspiracy[/p]
• [p]Surgeon: Botch Job[/p]
• [p]Shipwright: Busywork[/p]
• [p]Cooper: In the Barrel[/p]
• [p]Cook: Suspicious Soup[/p]
• [p]Cabin Boy: Captain's Favourite[/p]
• [p]Stowaway: Overpower [/p]

[p]After they've chosen to do this, The Dutiful will need to rest, and won't be able to use their trait for a minimum of three days. When the cooldown has expired, they'll be able to do it again, and there's no limit on the number of times they choose to activate their trait outside of the three day cooldown.[/p][p]The Dutiful might have a plan for an event they want to trigger, but they also need to be careful - if their rank changes before the event triggers, maybe through a sneaky Brawler, they'll get the event for their new rank instead...[/p][p]The Dutiful is one of seven new traits coming to Paper Pirates! More new traits will become available on the following schedule:[/p]

• [p]19th September 2025[/p]
• [p]1st October 2025[/p]
• [p]17th October 2025[/p]
• [p]31st October 2025[/p]

[p]You might get a clue to the next trait to be revealed if you look closely in the mirror...[/p]