Monster Masquerade

Monster Masquerade is an annual October event that runs from October 1st to October 31st. Two teams compete to see who is the most marvelous masquerader. The first time this event was held was on October 1st, 2016.

At the start of the event, members are given a short time period in which they can register for the event. Afterwards, they are given tasks that they must perform to tally up points for their team leader. Upon finishing the tasks, members are rewarded with mascot boxes from their respective team leaders. The team that secures the most points wins.

Whichever team wins the event will receive an exclusive AD where the mascots are fused. Members must participate in at least 4 tasks to win the final grand prize.

During the event, registration will close, and users who joined after September began will be unable to join a team.

Tasks[]

During Monster Masquerade, members of each team will have to participate in events for free mascot boxes, points for their team, and the grand prize. There are a set of tasks members must complete every year to earn points for their team. This is a list of previously used tasks, but by no means guarantees that any event will or will not appear in subsequent years.

In 2020, Cursed Coins were added as prizes for many tasks, which can be used to purchase items from the Baleful Boutique during the Masquerade.

Haunting Artworks[]

Draw a spooky themed Goatlings picture! This must be an original work created recently. No WIP posts or reserved spots were counted. This contest would award 20 points, 5 Mascot Boxes, and bonus prizes!

Ghost Stories / Pumpkin Patch Prose[]

Write a spooky short story or poem based on Goatlings! This must be an original work created recently. No WIP posts or reserved spots were counted.

This contest would award 20 points, 5 Mascot Boxes, and bonus prizes!

Ghoulish Graphics[]

Create a banner or badge for your team! It must include the text [Team (Mascot Name)]. This can be drawn art or an edit.

This contest would award 20 points, 5 Mascot Boxes, and bonus prizes!

Nightmare Squad[]

Make 5 HA buddies that fit the spooky themes provided!

This contest would award 20 points, 5 Mascot Boxes, and bonus prizes!

Autumn Photography[]

Take pictures of spooky or fall aesthetics! This includes cooking and crafting.

This contest would award 20 points, 5 Mascot Boxes, and bonus prizes!

Haunted Story[]

Locate hidden frogs to reveal a secret code in a 100+ page long story to earn points for your team! The main setting for the story changes yearly, and will be titled with the location it's set in such as:

Haunted House
Haunted Forest
Haunted Palace
Haunted Carnival

This contest would award 10 points, 5 Mascot Boxes, and bonus prizes!

Giving Treats Wars[]

Send 1-50 members or your Mascot items that add up to 50! Members must screenshot their Sent Items to receive their prize.

This contest would award 50 points, 5 Mascot Boxes, and bonus prizes!

Defunct Tasks[]

The following tasks will most likely not return in future Monster Masquerades or have been incorporated into other tasks.

Defunct Task List

2016 exclusives

Etsy Goodies

Buy any item from the official Goatlings Etsy and add your username and team into the Notes section upon purchase.

This contest would award 20 points and a Mascot Box!

Mascot Shop Plushies
Buy a plush from your Mascot's usershop and earn points! The plushies cost 50,000 SS to buy. Once bought, users would post in their Mascot's thread to claim their prizes.

This contest would award 20 points and 3 Mascot Boxes!

Game of Luck Roll the forum dice to earn points for your team!

Previously, the number the member rolled would be points awarded to the team's total. In the future, it was changed so that it was always 5 points and a free Mascot Box.

In 2018, members received a treat bucket depending on the number of their roll.

Incorporated into other tasks

Creepy Crafts

Create a craft and take a picture! The craft should be based on any of the items listed in the thread for that year.

This contest would award 20 points and 3 Mascot Boxes.

Spooky Cooking
Cook a dish and take a picture! The dish should be based on any of the items listed in the thread for that year.

This contest would award 20 points and 3 Mascot Boxes.

Giving Tree Wars
Donate useful items to the giving tree in the name of your Mascot! This event was run by the mod team on Goatlings. To enter, simply submit to the thread what you donated. This event was based on an honor system.

This contest would award up to 20 points per player and a Mascot Box on top of 100 points for the winning team! The losing team would receive a goat token.

Haunted House Locate hidden bats in a 100+ page long forum to earn points for your team!

This contest would award 10 points, 5 Mascot Boxes, and bonus prizes!

Mascots Giving Tree During the event, the mascots will announce in livechat that they will randomly drop items donated to them into the tree. These items include the event items for the current event too.

Fun For All[]

Fun for all events are bonus events that happen during Monster Masquerade. Members without a team may participate and these will not add any points to either team. These are active for the duration of the event.

Battle Crafts[]

During the event, a seasonal baddy, Haunted Portrait, will hand out crafting materials to create plushies at Zurora's Shop.

In 2018, the battle crafts featured the Sweet Nightmares Plush.

In 2019, the battle crafts featured the Weird Science Plush.

In 2020, the battle crafts featured the Mothirella Plush.

In 2021, the battle crafts featured the Sacchrine Swashbuckler Plush. ^[1]

In 2022, the battle crafts featured the Ribbon Romantic Plush. ^[2]

In 2023, the battle crafts featured the Phantom Growler Plush. ^[3]

In 2024, the battle crafts featured the Grimmgill Plush. ^[4]

Special Event Explore Area[]

During the event, a seasonal spooky explore area called Eerie Estate will appear. The drops are seasonal and new ones will be added each year.

Monster Box Raffle[]

During the event, 50 Monster Boxes will be raffled out once a week to members onsite. Additional boxes can be bought in the DD shop.

Treat Collecting[]

During the event, members are able to create their own "treats" that they can give to other members. Usually, these are drawn items and are collected in forums.

Mascots Single Sugar Star Shops Sales[]

During the event, the mascots will announce in livechat that they added items to their shops for users to grab. Items listed are sold for 1 SS, and have a 60 second purchase cool down.

Items that show up in mascot shop stocks are donated by members. Monster Masquerade event items for the current year's event can also be found in stock.

Princess Gift[]

After the event ends, Goat Princess will offer a special gift in the palace. This item will only be obtainable from her and will retire once she stops offering it.

Mascots[]

2016 Monster Masquerade[]

2016 was the first year the Monster Masquerade occurred. The teams this year were Cinnawitch vs. Lovepire ^[5]. The winning team was Team Lovepire ^[6], and as such, the members who participated in enough events won the grand prize: Haunted Portrait AD.

Team Cinnawitch

"Join me! Sweet kindness will determine who is the most marvelous Monster Masquerader!"

Members that supported Cinnawitch got a special Cinnawitch themed Lucky Box. Additional boxes were in the Diamond Dust shop during October and retired after.

Team Lovepire

"Join me! Clever cunning will determine who is the most marvelous Monster Masquerader!"

Members that supported Lovepire AD got a special Lovepire themed Lucky Box. Additional boxes were in the Diamond Dust shop during October and retired after.

2017 Monster Masquerade[]

2017 was the second year the Monster Masquerade occurred. The teams this year were Straw Doll vs. Jack O Lantern ^[7]. The winning team was Team Straw Doll ^[8], and as such, the members who participated in enough events won the grand prize: 2017 Haunted Portrait RAD.

Team Straw Doll

"Join me! The best Monster Masquerade party will have mischief, fun, and candy! Where everyone gets a chance to dress silly and act silly!"

Members that supported Straw Doll got a special Straw Doll themed Lucky Box. Additional boxes were in the Diamond Dust shop during October and retired after.

Team Jack O Lantern

"Join me! The best Monster Masquerade party will be full of magic, horror, and mystery! The only time of the year when everyone gets to look their best and their scariest!"

Members that supported Jack O Lantern got a special Jack O Lantern themed Lucky Box. Additional boxes were in the Diamond Dust shop during October and retired after.

2018 Monster Masquerade[]

2018 was the third year the Monster Masquerade occurred. The teams this year were Sweet Demon vs. Nightmare Eater ^[9]. The winning team was Team Sweet Demon ^[10], and as such, the members who participated in enough events won the grand prize: Sweet Nightmares AD. The winners of each event also received an extra box per event won.

Team Sweet Demon

"Fun and mischief will determine who is the most marvelous Monster Masquerader!"

Members that supported Sweet Demon, got a special Sweet Demon themed Lucky Box. Additional boxes were in the Diamond Dust shop during October and retired after.

Team Nightmare Eater

"Dreamy mystery will determine who is the most marvelous Monster Masquerader!"

Members that supported Nightmare Eater got a special Nightmare Eater themed Lucky Box. Additional boxes were in the Diamond Dust shop during October and retired after.

2019 Monster Masquerade[]

2019 was the fourth year the Monster Masquerade occurred. The teams this year were Evil Scientist vs. Weird Witch ^[11]. The winning team was Team Evil Scientist ^[12], and as such, the members who participated in enough events won the grand prize: Weird Science AD. The winners of each event also received an extra box per event won.

Team Evil Scientist

"Surprising mischief will determine who is the most marvelous Monster Masquerader!"

Members that supported Evil Scientist, got a special Evil Scientist themed Lucky Box. Additional boxes were in the Diamond Dust shop during October and retired after.

Team Weird Witch

"Magic and spells will determine who is the most marvelous Monster Masquerader!"

Members that supported Weird Witch got a special Weird Witch themed Lucky Box. Additional boxes were in the Diamond Dust shop during October and retired after.

2020 Monster Masquerade[]

2020 was the fifth year the Monster Masquerade occurred. The teams this year were Vampirella vs. Mothman ^[13]. The winning team was Team Vampirella ^[14], and as such, the members who participated in enough events won the grand prize: Mothirella AD.

Team Mothman

"A hypnotizing glow will determine who is the most marvelous Monster Masquerader!"

Members that supported Mothman got a special Mothman themed Lucky Box. Additional boxes were in the Diamond Dust shop during October and retired after

Team Vampirella

"Mysterious elegance will determine who is the most marvelous Monster Masquerader!"

Members that supported Vampirella got a special Vampirella themed Lucky Box. Additional boxes were in the Diamond Dust shop during October and retired after

2021 Monster Masquerade[]

2021 was the sixth year the Monster Masquerade occurred. The teams this year were Pumpkin Pirate vs. Sweet Bat ^[15]. The winning team was Team Pumpkin Pirate ^[16], and as such, the members who participated in enough events won the grand prize: Saccharine Swashbuckler AD.

Team Pumpkin Pirate

"An epic adventure by sea will determine who is the most marvelous Monster Masquerader!"

Members that supported Pumpkin Pirate got a special Pirate themed Lucky Box. Additional boxes were in the Diamond Dust shop during October and retired after.

Team Sweet Bat

"A cozy sleepover with scary movies will determine who is the most marvelous Monster Masquerader!"

Members that supported Sweet Bat got a special Sweet Bat themed Lucky Box. Additional boxes were in the Diamond Dust shop during October and retired after.

2022 Monster Masquerade[]

2022 was the seventh year the Monster Masquerade occurred. The teams this year were Ribbon Mummy vs. Graveyard Groom ^[17]. That year, the main event had a small delay because one of the mascots had to go through a rework. This caused the event to be extended until November. The winning team was Team Graveyard Groom ^[18], and as such, the members who participated in enough events won the grand prize: Ribbon Romantic AD.

Team Ribbon Mummy

"The best Monster Masquerade party should be a soft aesthetic, with pretty pink lights! A relaxing get together with cute treats!"

Members that supported Ribbon Mummy got a special Mummy themed Lucky Box. Additional boxes were in the Diamond Dust shop during October and retired after.

Team Graveyard Groom

"The best party should be a moody tea party, at an elegant mausoleum! Where everyone can enjoy a fancy feast and read wistful poetry!"

Members that supported Graveyard Groom got a special Groom themed Lucky Box. Additional boxes were in the Diamond Dust shop during October and retired after.

2023 Monster Masquerade[]

2023 was the eigth year the Monster Masquerade occurred. The teams this year were Phantom Maestro vs. Deathly Growler ^[19]. The winning team was Deathly Growler ^[20], and as such, the members who participated in enough events won the grand prize: Phantom Growler AD.

Team Phantom Maestro

"The best Monster Masquerade party should be an orchestra performance, where one can listen to refined music and enjoy civilized company. "

Members that supported Phantom Maestro got a special Maestro themed Lucky Box. Additional boxes were in the Diamond Dust shop during October and retired after.

Team Deathly Growler

"The best Monster Masquerade party should be a rock concert, where everyone can headbang and scream all night long!"

Members that supported Deathly Growler got a special Growler themed Lucky Box. Additional boxes were in the Diamond Dust shop during October and retired after.

2024 Monster Masquerade[]

2024 was the ninth year the Monster Masquerade occurred. The teams this year were Abyssal vs. Big Bad Red ^[21]. The winning team was Big Bad Red ^[22], and as such, the members who participated in enough events won the grand prize: Grimmgill AD.

Team Abyssal Members that supported Abyssal got a special Abyssal themed Lucky Box. Additional boxes were in the Diamond Dust shop during October and retired after.

Team Big Bad Red Members that supported Big Bad Red got a special Red themed Lucky Box. Additional boxes were in the Diamond Dust shop during October and retired after.

Trivia[]

2018 was the first year the mascots did not have an easily visible tagline, this thanks to the new Bulletin Boards that were implemented that year which would automatically add the team users picked to their usernames when commenting on forums or Bulletin Boards. Taglines are considered now retired.
2018 was the first year mascots were voted for by members, before they were chosen by staff.
Thanks to the MM Signups Goalings, sign-ups are no longer restricted by a short 2-3 hour time limit on a Google document but are instead hosted on site with a clickable link.
2020 was the year Baleful Bootique was introduced.
2021 was the only year when both mascots got 15 loot items (not counting their containers). Previously, mascots only had a maximum of 8 loot items, all of them being HA buddy items.
2021 was the first year when the Mascot Box contents were increased from 6 ADs to 10 ADs. The standard for Monster ADs has varied some years having usually 9 and on 2024 having 10 with two secret additions.
The 2022 Monster Box contained 9 different ADs with the Doc Shock AD being the surprise AD of that year. The mascot boxes were lowered to 11 items per box with an increased drop rate for the ADs due to complaints staff got from players the previous year for having too many items, lowering the chances to obtain the mascots.
The Cursed Coin bonus gained per event was increased from 2-3 to 5 per completed event.
Mascot box prizes were increased from 3 to 5 per completed event.
Some events also increased the points gained by completing them, such as the Nightmare Squad, which was raised from 10 points to 20 points.
In 2022, The Haunted Artworks event got changed and had to feature you or any of your goatlings depicting a scene from that year's Haunted Palace. Previous years only required a drawing of either of the Mascots or any AD released during the Fall season.
During 2023, the Haunted Palace event had each one of the frogs say a different word to form a complete sentence once all were found. It is unknown if this will be the new format of the game. That year the event also happened in a Dark Woods Carnival instead of a Palace like all the previous years.
In 2023, the Team Stamps were introduced for the first time. Krisgoat mentioned in the official discord server that she plans to make the respective stamps for all the previous mascots and to sell them as official merchandise.
In 2023, the infamous Mascot Tree Drops were changed to Mascot Restocks. The mascot boxes and donations by users to the mascots could be purchased from the their respective shops for 1 ss each. This change was made to avoid lag spikes as users would refresh the Giving Tree non-stop causing the entire site to crash.
In 2024, Mascots for the first time since the event began didn't have neither a Team Badge/Stamp nor a Team motto. It was most likely omitted due to time constraints and will probably return in the future, though this hasn't been confirmed by staff.
In 2024, the Mascot Tree Drops returned after one year, due to the mod that was behind the mascots accounts no longer being able to assist with the Mascot Restocks and the release of the new Giving Tree that same year. It's likely that the Mascot Tree Drops will become the norm in future Monster Masquerades.
In 2024, the Haunted Camp event and the associated event, the Haunting Artworks event, was opened some days later than the main events^[23]. That year, the story focused more on the mascots compared to previous years.

References[]

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