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{{monster
|name=skeletal pirate
|symbol={{white|Z}}
|difficulty=7
|level=5
|experience=?
|speed=8
|AC=4
|MR=0
|align=0
|frequency=0
|genocidable=No
|attacks=[[Weapon attack|Weapon]] 1d6 [[Physical damage|physical]]
|weight=300
|nutr=5
|size=medium
|resistances=[[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[stoning resistance]]
|resistances conveyed=none
|attributes={{attributes|A skeletal pirate|breathless=1|mindless=1|humanoid=1|undead=1|wander=1|hostile=1|strong=1|collect=1|nasty=1|infravision=1}}
}}
{{otheruses|the monster in the Pirate patch and SpliceHack|the monster in other variants|skeletal pirate}}
A '''skeletal pirate''', {{white|Z}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SlashTHEM]]. The skeletal pirate is a type of [[Zombie (monster class)|zombie-class]] [[undead]] being similar to the [[skeleton]]: it is [[strong]] and [[humanoid]], has [[infravision]], displays a tendency to [[wander]] while moving, and will [[collect items]] that it comes across. Like other pirate monsters, skeletal pirates will attack a [[Pirate/SlashTHEM|Pirate]] [[hero]] or any other pirate monster that has [[The Treasury of Proteus (Pirate patch)|The Treasury of Proteus]] in their open inventory.

Skeletal pirates have a single [[weapon attack]], and possess [[cold resistance]], [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], [[stoning resistance]], [[death resistance]], and [[drain resistance]].

==Generation==
Skeletal pirates are not randomly generated, and normally-generated skeletal pirates are always created hostile. They are not a valid genocide target.

The skeletal pirate is the first [[quest]] monster for Pirates, and makes up {{frac|96|175}} of monsters that are randomly generated on the [[Pirate quest/SlashTHEM|Pirate quest]]. Several of them are generated on many levels of each quest branch during level creation: 12 skeletal pirates are placed randomly on the ship of the home level, 4 are placed randomly on each upper filler level, 19 are placed randomly on the locate level, 11 are placed randomly on each lower filler level, and 9 more are placed on the goal level.

The skeletal pirate is also the second quest monster for [[Corsair]]s, and makes up {{frac|24|175}} of monsters that are randomly generated on the [[Corsair quest]].

Skeletal pirates are [[generated with]] a cursed and [[rusty]] primary weapon that has a roughly {{frac|2}} chance of being a [[scimitar]] or a [[knife]], and a piece of cursed and rotted armor that has a roughly {{frac|2}} chance of being a pair of [[high boots]] or a [[leather jacket]]. Like skeletons, they also have a {{frac|4}} chance of being given leather armor and a separate {{frac|4}} chance of a weapon that will either be a knife with a {{frac|2|3}} chance or a [[short sword]] otherwise.

Skeletal pirates [[Corpseless|do not leave a corpse]] upon death.

A Pirate hero that is killed by any non-specific means (e.g. not by a [[wraith]] or a [[cockatrice]]) will arise as a skeletal pirate instead of a [[ghost]] if a [[bones]] file is created.
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 Skeletal pirates are not randomly generated, and normally-generated skeletal pirates are always created hostile. They are not a valid genocide target.
-For a Pirate hero that has their [[quest artifact]] in open inventory and is in [[Gehennom (SlashTHEM)|Gehennom]], {{frac|50}} of randomly-generated monsters will be small [[group]]s of skeletal pirates.
+For a Pirate hero that has their [[quest artifact]] in open inventory and is not in [[Gehennom (SlashTHEM)|Gehennom]] or the [[Elemental Planes]], {{frac|50}} of randomly-generated monsters will be small [[group]]s of skeletal pirates.
 The skeletal pirate is the first [[quest]] monster for Pirates, and makes up {{frac|96|175}} of monsters that are randomly generated on the [[Pirate quest/SlashTHEM|Pirate quest]]. Several of them are generated on many levels of each quest branch during level creation: 12 skeletal pirates are placed randomly on the ship of the home level, 4 are placed randomly on each upper filler level, 19 are placed randomly on the locate level, 11 are placed randomly on each lower filler level, and 9 more are placed on the goal level.

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-{{otheruses|the monster in the Pirate patch and SpliceHack|the monster in other variants|skeletal pirate}}
+{{otheruses|the monster in SlashTHEM|the monster in other variants|skeletal pirate}}
 A '''skeletal pirate''', {{white|Z}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SlashTHEM]]. The skeletal pirate is a type of [[Zombie (monster class)|zombie-class]] [[undead]] being similar to the [[skeleton]]: it is [[strong]] and [[humanoid]], has [[infravision]], displays a tendency to [[wander]] while moving, and will [[collect items]] that it comes across. Like other pirate monsters, skeletal pirates will attack a [[Pirate/SlashTHEM|Pirate]] [[hero]] or any other pirate monster that has [[The Treasury of Proteus (Pirate patch)|The Treasury of Proteus]] in their open inventory.

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 A Pirate hero that is killed by any non-specific means (e.g. not by a [[wraith]] or a [[cockatrice]]) will arise as a skeletal pirate instead of a [[ghost]] if a [[bones]] file is created.
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