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[h3]Joining Paper Pirates today is the new trait, The Shapesister![/h3][h3] [/h3][p]The Shapesister is a new passive trait, available in Traits+ games with at least six pirates. This is a partner trait, and interacts directly with whichever pirate on the crew is The Shapeshifter.[/p][p]Whenever The Shapeshifter activates their trait during a job, The Shapesister's team will also be flipped. In the same way as The Shapeshifter, that means if they are a human they will become a ghost, and vice-versa.[/p][p]Neither the Shapesister nor the Shapeshifter know the identity of their partner, though through some sneaky deduction you might be able to figure out who they are and work with them - or against them - for the glory of whichever team you happen to be on.[/p][p]The Shapesister is one of seven new traits coming to Paper Pirates! More new traits will become available on the following schedule:[/p]

• [p]22nd August 2025[/p]
• [p]5th September 2025[/p]
• [p]19th September 2025[/p]
• [p]1st October 2025[/p]
• [p]17th October 2025[/p]
• [p]31st October 2025[/p]

[p]The next trait to be revealed has been foretold in the way the birds are flying...[/p]

[p]Across June and July, we’re celebrating with the wettest Paper Pirates Seasonal Celebration, The Pirate Pool Party! Running from 24th June to 22nd July, celebrate the warmer weather with a party dedicated to all things poolside, and a whole host of seasonal goodies in Paper Pirates!

[/p][h2]Seasonal Traits: The Shark & The Bait[/h2][p]The Shark and The Bait appear as a pair, and one is hunting the other! In any game where The Shark and The Bait appear, The Shark has a unique victory condition. If they're able to get The Bait thrown overboard three times - through events and/or voting - they will automatically and instantly achieve a solo victory! Both The Shark and The Bait are passive traits.

Is someone behaving suspiciously? A bit too keen to throw someone overboard? Maybe they're The Shark! Is someone claiming to be The Bait? Maybe they just don't want to go overboard and really hey're The Cursed? Hmm, tricky times ahead crew... [/p][p]To make things even more challenging for the crew, The Bait will always appear as a ghost when their team is revealed through traits and events. Be vigilant crew![/p][h2]Party Favours for all the Guests![/h2][p]Any good party comes with goodies to take home, and Pirate Pool Party is no exception! Play Paper Pirates during the Pirate Pool Party and you'll get a special bounty task each day. Complete the task to open a special party favour, which contains some unique outfit customisation options you can't obtain anywhere else!

There's three outfits, for a combined total of fifteen items, to collect through The Pirate Pool Party. Make sure to complete your tasks every day, and get ready to dress up![/p][h2]Limited Time Costumes[/h2][p]During The Pirate Pool Party, Sam Sherbot has some new outfit options available to unlock in the Outfit Shop! If you buy an outfit option during The Pirate Pool Party, you can wear 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 outfit items available during The Pirate Pool Party is: [/p]

• [p]Accessories - Goggles[/p]
• [p]Accessories - Sunglasses (Star) [/p]
• [p]Accessories - Sunglasses (Round) [/p]
• [p]Accessories - Rose-Tinted Glasses [/p]
• [p]Coats - Rubber Ring (Donut) [/p]
• [p]Coats - Rubber Ring (Duck) [/p]
• [p]Coats - Rubber Ring (Flamingo) [/p]
• [p]Coats - Rubber Ring (Frog) [/p]
• [p]Coats - Animal (Lobster) [/p]
• [p]Coats - Rubber Ring (Striped) [/p]
• [p]Coats - Rubber Ring (Unicorn) [/p]
• [p]Coats - Rubber Ring (Watermelon) [/p]
• [p]Coats - Crab Shell [/p]
• [p]Coats - Turtle Shell [/p]
• [p]Faces - Animal (Lobster) [/p]
• [p]Faces - Watermelon [/p]
• [p]Faces - Beach Ball [/p]
• [p]Faces - Sun [/p]
• [p]Feet - Animal (Lobster) [/p]
• [p]Feet - Flip-flops [/p]
• [p]Feet - Flippers [/p]
• [p]Hands - Animal (Lobster) [/p]
• [p]Hands - Bucket and Spade [/p]
• [p]Hands - Crab Claws [/p]
• [p]Hands - Ice Cream [/p]
• [p]Headwear - Pendant (Cherry) [/p]
• [p]Headwear - Pendant (Pineapple) [/p]
• [p]Headwear - Pendant (Solar) [/p]
• [p]Headwear - Pendant (Watermelon) [/p]
• [p]Headwear - Hairpin (Flower) [/p]
• [p]Headwear - Hairpin (Floral) [/p]
• [p]Headwear - Hairpin (Ladybird) [/p]
• [p]Accessories - Earrings (Cherry) [/p]
• [p]Accessories - Earrings (Pineapple) [/p]
• [p]Accessories - Earrings (Watermelon) [/p]
• [p]Headwear - Lei [/p]
• [p]Legs - Animal (Lobster) [/p]
• [p]Legs - Bermuda Shorts (Flowers) [/p]
• [p]Legs - Bermuda Shorts (Leaves) [/p]
• [p]Legs - Mermaid Tail [/p]
• [p]Legs - Towel [/p]
• [p]Shirts - Hairy Chest [/p]
• [p]Shirts - Bikini Top [/p]
• [p]Shirts - Shell Bra [/p]
• [p]Shirts - Hawaiian Shirt [/p]
• [p]Top Hair - Towel [/p]

[p]Additionally, during The Pirate Pool Party, pirates have access to five unique hats, available to everyone in voyages started during the event. 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 “Spooky Sandcastles” Event![/h2][p]Go on a sailing adventure during The Pirate Pool Party, and any day when there’s a failed job there is a chance you may encounter the “Spooky Sandcastles” event. Encountering some mysterious haunted sandcastles, the crew must each choose one of the three to hide amongst! But be wary, for once all pirates have picked a hiding place, the most popular pick will reveal how many of the pirates choosing to hide amongst it was actually a ghost!


Watch out for pirates choosing to hide amongst their peers, or those choosing to go it alone hoping not to be discovered. Whether pirates are jumping in with others or not, there’s bound to be deception around the spooky sandcastles![/p][h2]Get your Party On in the Photo Booth[/h2][p]To celebrate The Pirate Pool Party, there is one limited-time Background and one limited-time Foil available in the Photo Booth, in the Captain’s Log. Take the opportunity to snap your favourite pirate templates, and share any pics you take! [/p][h2]Pirate Pool Party Bots[/h2][p]Invite bots into your game during The Pirate Pool Party, and you may encounter any of three unique bots! Look out for Crabbot, Sandy Botney and Wes Overbot who are all eager to board your ship and throw you overboard! These bots will only join your games during The Pirate Pool Party, so take the chance to meet them now before they swim away for the rest of the year!

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[h3]Joining Paper Pirates today is the new trait, The Quester![/h3]



The Quester is a new passive trait, available in all Trait and Traits+ games. At the start of the voyage, The Quester is given a secret quest to complete. That might be to obey or disobey a number of jobs, change their team, or even go overboard. Only they'll know their secret quest, and whether they choose to try to complete it or not is entirely up to them.

If they are able to complete it, the rewards are sure to be glorious. During the next pre-event phase after they complete their quest, they'll be given a choice of three unique Quester reward events. These include opportunities to swap their rank with another pirate on the ship, exorcise another pirate, or check the team of another pirate, amongst others.

Once The Quester completes their quest and chooses a reward, they'll be given another randomly selected quest to try to complete. There's no limit to how many quests they can complete in one voyage, but they won't get a new one until the old one's finished!

If you find someone is behaving a little oddly, perhaps they're trying to complete their quest to get a special reward!

[h3]Joining Paper Pirates today is the new trait, The Informant![/h3]



The Informant is a new passive trait, available in all Trait and Traits+ games. At the start of the voyage, The Informant is notified of up to three traits that aren't currently in the voyage. They might be active traits, they might be passive traits, but they'll know for sure that no pirate started the game with that trait.

What will they do with this information? Will they share with the crew which traits they know no pirate has, or is it better to keep quiet and wait to see if you can catch someone out in a lie? Even better, might a sneaky Informant choose to use their information to pretend to be another powerful trait, with full knowledge that nobody will counter-claim them?

[h3]Joining Paper Pirates today is the new trait, The Robot![/h3]



Beep boop to all and ghosts! The Robot is a new active trait, available in all Traits+ games. The Robot is our first dual-trait, in that it occupies both the active and passive slot. If you're chosen to be The Robot at the start of the voyage, your passive trait will be automatically set to Deactivated.

On days when The Robot does not play in, they may activate one of their four special modes, replacing Deactivated as their passive trait. The four modes The Robot can activate are:

• Psychic Mode: Whenever a pirate goes overboard, you can check whether they were a human or a ghost.
  
• Silent Mode: Whenever The Robot casts a vote at the end of the day, it will show as if they passed. If their vote throws a pirate overboard, voting will still end as usual.
  
• Assassin Mode: The Robot will always vote first during voting, unless the voyage features The Assassin, when they will instead vote second.
  
• Disguised Mode: Whenever a pirate checks The Robot's team through an event or trait, The Robot's team will show as the opposite of their true team (e.g., a human Robot will show as a ghost).
  

The Robot's mode will remain the same until they choose to change it, which they can do so freely any time they don't play in.

The Robot's power to emulate other passive traits makes it very unique. There's bound to be some super sneaky tactics by switching in and out of particular traits at a whim!