Skeleton Ball of Port Peril

[TritonOne]

How do the attendees of the Skeleton Ball held on the new moon of Neth in Port Peril disguise themselves as skeletons? Do they use magic? masks? body paint? Do members of the Pirate Council and pirate lords of the Shackles attend the ball along with the wealthy citizens of Port Peril?

[Alleran]

It would probably depend on what they have access to.

The wealthier they are, the more elaborate and authentic the disguise. For example, somebody with access to the Undead Anatomy spell line wouldn't need to rely on face paint/masks for their costume. A lich could just show up, depending on how well they maintain their body (by default, the lich can continue looking like a normal mortal, and as long as they can keep their body maintained they won't degenerate into a rotting corpse).

[TritonOne]

I presume that the Skeleton Ball is Port Peril's equivalent of the masquerade ball. Masked guests were supposedly dressed so as to be unidentifiable at these balls. So you are probably right that the Undead Anatomy spell lines are cast on guests to the Skeleton Ball, Alleran. This is also supported by the illustration in Tempest Rising of the Skeleton Ball Queen gown. The wearer of the gown being a skeleton.

Since the identity of a lich would not be hidden, I don't believe that he or she would show up to the Skeleton Ball in his or her actual form. Part of the fun of a masquerade ball would be to identify the other guests in costume.

[Alleran]

TritonOne wrote:

Since the identity of a lich would not be hidden, I don't believe that he or she would show up to the Skeleton Ball in his or her actual form. Part of the fun of a masquerade ball would be to identify the other guests in costume.

It's the perfect disguise. Who would show up at a masquerade ball disguised as themselves?

[TritonOne]

I was disappointed that there wasn't a Skeleton Ball during the Skull & Shackles adventure path after seeing the gown in Tempest Rising. It would have been perfect to place the ball when the PCs returned to Port Peril after the Free Captains Regatta during "Part One: A Prize Like No Other" in Island of Empty Eyes.

[Here4daFreeSwag]

So something like a Skeleton Ball could possibly have a Gnome singing in the Minkai language as part of the entertainment venue?

P.S. sans text version for those interested

[Maglok]

@TritonOne: You can add it yourself. My players love just going off-book.