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{{monster
|name=skeletal pirate
|symbol={{white|Z}}
|tile=
|difficulty=7
|level=5
|experience=116
|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|amphibious=1|breathless=1|mindless=1|humanoid=1|undead=1|hostile=1|wander=1|nasty=1|strong=1|collect=1|infravision=1|sgroup=1|nocorpse=1|death=1|noregen=1}}
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}}
{{otheruses|the monster in dNetHack, notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack|the monster in other variants|skeletal pirate}}
A '''skeletal pirate''', {{white|Z}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The skeletal pirate is a type of [[strong]], [[humanoid]] and [[Zombie (monster class)|zombie-class]] [[undead]] being that is similar to the [[skeleton]]: it is [[amphibious]] due to being [[unbreating]], has [[infravision]], displays a tendency to [[wander]] while moving, lacks [[HP regeneration]], and will [[collect items]] that it comes across. Skeletal pirates have 6 points of natural [[AC]], and are one of the few mindless monsters that can utilize ranged weapons.

Like other pirate monsters, skeletal pirates have a mutual [[grudge]] with [[Soldier (dNetHack)|soldiers]] and [[Sergeant (dNetHack)|sergeants]], and they will attack a [[Pirate/dNetHack|Pirate]] [[hero]] or any other pirate monster that has [[The Treasury of Proteus (dNetHack)|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.

For a Pirate hero in any branch of the dungeon other than [[Gehennom (dNetHack)|Gehennom]] or the [[Elemental Planes]], {{frac|5}} of randomly-generated monsters will be skeletal pirates.

Skeletal pirates make up {{frac|3|10}} of the monsters that are randomly generated on the Peanut Island map of [[The Sea (dNetHack)|the Sea]].

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/dNetHack|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.

Skeletal pirates are [[generated with]] a few items: an uncursed +0 primary weapon that has a roughly {{frac|2}} chance of being either a [[Cutlass (dNetHack)|cutlass]] or a [[knife]], and will be [[rusty]] if made of a rust-prone [[Object materials (dNetHack)|object material]]; an uncursed +0 piece of [[armor]] that has a roughly {{frac|2}} chance of being either a pair of [[high boots]] or a [[leather jacket]], and will be rotted if made of a material that can rot; an uncursed +0 secondary weapon that has a roughly {{frac|2}} chance of being either a [[Flintlock (dNetHack)|flintlock]] or a knife, and will be rusty if made of a rust-prone object material; and a stack of [[Bullet (dNetHack)|bullets]] that will have 1-10 more added, and will be rusty if made of a rust-prone object material.

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.

==History==
The skeletal pirate first appears in [[User:Chris|ChrisANG's]] Pirate role [[patch]]—ChrisANG is the primary developer of dNetHack.
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 {{otheruses|the monster in dNetHack, notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack|the monster in other variants|skeletal pirate}}
-A '''skeletal pirate''', {{white|Z}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The skeletal pirate is a type of [[strong]], [[humanoid]] and [[Zombie (monster class)|zombie-class]] [[undead]] being that is similar to the [[skeleton]]: it is [[amphibious]] due to being [[unbreathing]], has [[infravision]], displays a tendency to [[wander]] while moving, lacks [[HP regeneration]], and will [[collect items]] that it comes across. Skeletal pirates have 6 points of natural [[AC]], and are one of the few mindless monsters that can utilize ranged weapons.
+A '''skeletal pirate''', {{white|Z}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The skeletal pirate is a type of [[strong]], [[humanoid]] and [[Zombie (monster class)|zombie-class]] [[undead]] being that is similar to the [[skeleton]]: it is [[amphibious]] due to being [[unbreathing]], has [[infravision]], displays a tendency to [[wander]] while moving, lacks [[HP regeneration]], and will [[collect items]] that it comes across. Skeletal pirates have 6 points of natural [[AC]], and are one of the few mindless undead monsters that can utilize ranged weapons.
 Like other pirate monsters, skeletal pirates have a mutual [[grudge]] with [[Soldier (dNetHack)|soldiers]] and [[Sergeant (dNetHack)|sergeants]], and they will attack a [[Pirate/dNetHack|Pirate]] [[hero]] or any other pirate monster that has [[The Treasury of Proteus (dNetHack)|The Treasury of Proteus]] in their open inventory.

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 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.
-For a Pirate hero in any branch of the dungeon other than [[Gehennom (dNetHack)|Gehennom]] or the [[Elemental Planes]], {{frac|5}} of randomly-generated monsters will be skeletal pirates.
+For a Pirate hero that has their [[quest artifact]] in open inventory and is in any branch of the dungeon other than [[Gehennom (dNetHack)|Gehennom]] or the [[Elemental Planes]], {{frac|5}} of randomly-generated monsters will be skeletal pirates.
 Skeletal pirates make up {{frac|3|10}} of the monsters that are randomly generated on the Peanut Island map of [[The Sea (dNetHack)|the Sea]].