User:DemiCryptid/Non-playable Ships
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Non-playable Ships are Ships appearing in-game or as part of the game's lore that cannot be sailed by Player Pirates. These include Skeleton Ships, Ghost Ships, Shipwrecks, and ships encountered as parts of Tall Tales or mentioned in Journals and the game's expanded universe.
Types of Non-playable Ships
Skeleton Ships
Skeleton Ships are a type of Non-playable Ship first introduced in the Cursed Sails Content Update and encountered as either an emergent threat while sailing or as part of a Skeleton Fleet. Skeleton ships become hostile when approached or provoked and will attack player Ships until defeated. Skeletons Ships can appear as either Galleon or Sloop variants.
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Cursed Sails
Skeleton Fleets encountered during the Cursed Sails event featured named Skeleton Ships with unique Cursed Cannonball arsenals. The names of these ships are as follows:
- The Cursed Helm (Helmball) - Encountered during Week 1 of Cursed Sails as part of The Battle of the Shores of Plenty.
- The Foul Grog (Grogball) - Encountered during Week 1 of Cursed Sails as part of The Great War of the Ancient Isles.
- The Dancing Demon (Jigball) - Encountered during Week 1 of Cursed Sails as part of The Final Stand of the Wilds.
- The Fools Stride (Limpball) - Encountered during Week 2 of Cursed Sails as part of The Battle of the Shores of Plenty.
- The Treacherous Bounty (Barrelball) - Encountered during Week 2 of Cursed Sails as part of The Great War of the Ancient Isles.
- The Enslaving Chain (Anchorball) - Encountered during Week 2 of Cursed Sails as part of The Final Stand of the Wilds.
- The Sandman's Revenge (Wearyball) - Encountered during Week 3 of Cursed Sails as part of The Battle of the Shores of Plenty. Captained by Captain Warsmith.
- The Black Viper (Venomball) - Encountered during Week 3 of Cursed Sails as part of The Great War of the Ancient Isles.
- The Siren's Gale (Riggingball) - Encountered during Week 3 of Cursed Sails as part of The Final Stand of the Wilds.
Ghost Ships
Ghost Ships are another type of Non-playable Ship encountered as NPCs on Ghost Ship Voyages, Tall Tales, and formerly the Ghost Fleet World Event as well as part of set dressing in Tall Tales and Adventures. Their behavior varies depending on encounter, but will generally circle a location while firing Ghostly Cannonballs at threats such as Player Ships, Skeleton Ships, and opposing Ghost Ships.
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Haunted Shores
The first NPC Ghost Ships were introduced during the Haunted Shores content update. Those which were given names include:
- The Burning Blade - The flagship of the Ashen Dragon Fleet which first appeared at the end of the Heart of Fire Tall Tale.
- The Ashen Dragon - Set of four spectral ships captained by the Ashen Lords as part of the Ashen Dragon Fleet which first appeared in The Seabound Soul Tall Tale.
A Pirate's Life
The A Pirate's Life Tall Tale story arc prominently features Ghost Ships both as set decoration and NPC threats and allies, especially in Captains of the Damned which takes place in the Sea of the Damned. These ships include:
- Black Pearl - The ship of Jack Sparrow which traveled to the Sea of Thieves from another world. It first appeared as a Ghost Ship in the Captains of the Damned Tall Tale where players pursue it in search of Jack, then later in Lords of the Sea where it fights alongside Player Pirates to defeat Davy Jones.
- Flying Dutchman - The ship of Davy Jones which appeared briefly as a Ghost Ship during the Captains of the Damned Tall Tale, pursuing a spectral Black Pearl.
- Wicked Wench - The ship of Hector Barbossa found bombarding Isla Tesoro during the Captains of the Damned Tall Tale. Projectiles from the Wench cannot damage player Ships.
- Blackwyche - The ship of Sir Arthur Pendragon which appeared as a Ghost Ship during the Lords of the Sea Tall Tale where it fights alongside Player Pirates to defeat Davy Jones.
- Morningstar - The ship of Eli Slate which appeared as a Ghost Ship during the Lords of the Sea Tall Tale where it fights alongside Player Pirates to defeat Davy Jones.
Nameless Ghost Ships
Most Ghost Ships encountered in-game don't have names. Appearances of nameless Ghost Ships are as follows:
- Rose's Ship - The ship of Rose and George which appeared as a Ghost Ship during the Lords of the Sea Tall Tale where it fights alongside Player Pirates to defeat Davy Jones. Though the actual name of the ship is unknown, it's use of spectral Wild Rose Sails have caused some to call it the Wild Rose.
- Grunt Ship - The most common type of Ghost Ship. Appears as an enemy in Ghost Ship Voyages and formerly Ghost Fleets.
- Ghost Flagship - Mini boss ship which appears in the second wave of Ghost Ship Voyages.
- Ghost Captain Ship - Boss ship which appears in the second wave of Ghost Ship Voyages.
- Ghost Brethren Ship - Ghost Ship similar to the Grunt ship, differentiated by a unique model and firing spectral Cannonballs instead of Ghostly Cannonballs. Appears as part of the Lords of the Sea Tall Tale.
- Ghost Brethren Captain Ship - More powerful variant of the Ghost Brethren Ship which appears as a mini boss during the Lords of the Sea Tall Tale.
- Phantom Reaper Galleons - Apparitions of Galleons sporting Reaper's Bones sails which appeared as set decoration during the Shrouded Islands and Forts of the Forgotten Adventures.
Shipwrecks
The sea is littered with the wrecks of those unlucky ships who fell victim to Pirates, Monsters, and their own mistakes. While most are emergent wrecks or Lost Shipments full of Treasure and Barrels, many can also be found in consistent locations on islands or as salvaged parts of larger structures.
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Tall Tale Shipwrecks
Many Tall Tales feature Shipwrecks as important locations and set decoration. Those with names and consistent locations are as follows:
- Magpie's Fortune - The earliest known ship of the Pirate Lord, found beached on Old Sailor Isle during the Maiden Voyage.
- Magpie's Wing - The first ship to reach the Sea of Thieves, also captained by the Pirate Lord. Found wrecked near Uncharted Island (N-13) and visited during The Shroudbreaker Tall Tale.
- Morningstar - Eli Slate's ship, the wreck of which can be found off the shores of Boulder Cay and visited during the Fate of the Morningstar Tall Tale.
- Homeward Dove - Sloop belonging to Captain Briggsy found beached at Tribute Peak and visited during the Shores of Gold Tall Tale.
- Blackwyche - The ship of Sir Arthur Pendragon, the wreck of which can be found on Shipwreck Bay. The Seabound Soul Tall Tale is started here.
- Royal Fortune - The ship of an unknown crew cursed to spend eternity in Dead Man's Grotto, found along the path to Sailor's Grave during the A Pirate's Life Tall Tale.
- Golden Hare - The Galleon of the Cursed Captain featured prominently as a structure in Sailor's Grave. Visited during the A Pirate's Life Tall Tale.
- Headless Monkey - The former ship of a deceased Kate Capsize, the wreck of which can be found hidden in Sailor's Grave. Optionally visited during the A Pirate's Life Tall Tale.
- Black Pearl - The ship of Jack Sparrow, the wreck of which can be found in the Sunken Kingdom at Map Coordinates C-19. Visited during The Sunken Pearl Tall Tale.
- The Silver Blade - The former ship of Captain Flameheart Junior and Dimitri, the wreck of which can be found within the Siren Citadel under map coordinates C-19. Visited during The Sunken Pearl Tall Tale.
- Blue Bayou - The ship of an unknown crew which can be found wrecked in The Whispering Bayou during the Captains of the Damned Tall Tale.
Unnamed Tall Tale Shipwrecks
A handful of nameless shipwrecks found on islands can be relevant to select Tall Tales
NPC Ships
NPC Ships are non-playable ships who's appearance and/or gameplay functionality make them unique to other categories of non-playable ships. These typically only appear as parts of Tall Tales.
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Ships in Expanded Universe Stories
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Like the game, the Sea of Thieves novels and Comic Book Series feature ships heavily. Many ships mentioned in extended universe media also appear in-game.
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Unnamed Tall Tale shipwrecks
Ferry of the Damned
Black Pearl (Other Ships)
Flying Dutchman (Other Ships)
Kate Capsize's Glass-Bottom Boat
Extended Universe Ships
Note: Feel free to add any ships I miss or clean up any phrasing! I've been working on this pretty late at night so my comprehensive writing skills aren't the best. If you add any new ships, redlink the ship's name for a future article if the Ship has a name and story significance or appears in a story-driven quest (Tall Tale, Adventure, etc).