Pirates of the Spanish Main Dead Men Tell No Lies.pdf

D eaD M en T ell n o T ales

A Savage Worlds One Sheet™ By Craig Baugh

for use with Pirates of the Spanish Main™ or as a swashbuckling diversion

The crew come into possession of an ancient map. Will it be plunder or purgatory?

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The Soul Survivor

About a day out of Nevis, aboard the

Sloop Lady Faire , the lookout spots a small

dingy adrift. The wood of the hull is rotting

and pitted, the metal jigs and oar hooks,

rusted. The only occupant is a haggard, half

dead sailor. His face gaunt and yellow, eyes

sunk deep in his head. His clothing is half

rotted, tattered, and torn. Oddly his hands

and feet are manacled. A small metal chest

is secured by a chain to his foot manacle.

“Me mates…is dead,” the man

says. “I bringed trouble…to the ship...

an’ the Cap’n set me adrift.” The

sailor coughs, blood foaming out his

mouth. “There be plunder…aplenty…

inish what ye start.” Another cough,

“Beware…the cur…” With a inal

cough the sailor keels over and dies.

with age. A new leather tie secures the

scroll. Unrolled, a map identiies an island

four days sail west of Saint Kitts.

corpse.The departing smile is accompanied

by a lash of red eyes. (Each crew member

sees her just once. )

Ghost Ship

If the crew pursues the treasure, the

lookout spots a two-masted sloop on the

second day. The sails are tattered, one mast

broken two thirds the way to the top. The

cannon covers are gone or hanging, hinges

busted. It lists hard to port. From the aft

deck hangs the Jolly Roger.

As they approach, they see no movement

on deck. Several bodies are visible. The

helmsman is slumped across the wheel. A

lookout is hanging from the rigging, his leg

caught in the lines. Several more bodies lie

on the deck. It is unclear what happened as

no sign of battle damage is seen.

If they board the pirate sloop, the heroes

are met by a grisly scene. The crewmen are

rotting, their insides spilling on the deck

through cracked ribs and yellowed parch-

ment lesh. Feasting rats scurry away as the

crew boards. The scene is such the crew

must make a Guts check suffer a –1 penalty

to all trait rolls while aboard.

The Captain

Nothing of value exists aboard, all having

decayed, rotted or corroded. As they reach

the last place oin the ship to be searched,

they encounter the ship’s Captain. More

walking dead than living human and

completely insane, he immediately attacks.

Check for surprise normally.

X Marks the Spot

As the crew leaves the doomed vessel,

dark clouds have rolled in and the seas

have begun to swell. For two days the storm

continues, with rough seas and low clouds.

The crew notices several ropes have begun

to rot, canvas to stiffen and crack, and they

too start to age visibly.

On the fourth day of the journey the

storm breaks and an island is visible on the

horizon, home to a ragged dock, and the

remains of a small ishing village.

All around are the skeletal remains of the

villagers, long dead. A tall steeple church

with a cemetery lies at the far end of the

village. The map leads the crew past the

church to the gated entrance of a mine.

Breaking through the gate the entrance

tunnel leads down to a cavern. Half-way

along, several skeletons have been draped

with the Jolly Roger.

In the cavern are several chests

surrounded with gold and silver treasure.

Hanging by the neck over the chest is a

decayed corpse—the physical body of the

young woman on the doomed ship.

15 Men on a Dead Man’s Chest

The iron chest is bound with steel. It’s

encrusted with barnacles and rust. The

rot around the hinges and lock have been

cleared. A clear crack between lid and case

indicate the chest has been opened.

Little does the crew know they have

already begun the curse simply by bringing

the chest aboard the Lady Faire .

Inside rests a rolled up leather parchment.

The cracked ivory scroll caps are yellow

Stowaway

As the crew explores the upper deck

have them make a Notice roll (–1). Below

deck the penalty is –2, due to the lack of

light. With a success

they spot a translucent

igure watching them

from across the deck.

The ghostly apparition

appears as a young

lady, dressed in a style

of clothing from half a

century ago. As the crew

member looks at her

she fades away, leaving a

gentle smile and tiniest of

nods. On a 1 (regardless

of the result of the Wild

Die), the spirit fades from

the beautiful young lady,

into a decayed, tattered,

The Curse

As the crew examines the cavern the

pirate skeletons animate and attack. Even

if they are destroyed, they reform an hour

later. The crew and the Lady Faire continue

to rot away whether they leave with any

treasure or not. There is only one way to

free themselves of the curse.

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The young woman must be cut down and buried in holy

ground. If this is done, the curse is gone and its effect reverse.

It does not bring back those who have died or return the

pirate ship, however. The rotting hulk is beyond repair and the

heroes may need to replenish their crew. But that is another

adventure.

All hands on Deck!

Pirate Captain

Complete with tattered and torn red waistcoat,

scuffed knee boots, and armed with two cutlasses

and two single shot pistols. He is crazed and attacks on sight.

Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d4, Spirit d6, Strength d8, Vigor

Skills: Fighting d8, Intimidation d6, Notice d4, Shooting d6

Charisma: -2, Pace: 6; Parry: 6; Toughness: 8

Hindrances: Delusional, Death Wish

Edges: Ambidextrous, Florentine, Two-Fisted

Gear: Cutlass x2 (d8+d6); Flintlock Pistol x2, (5/10/20 2d6+1

RoF: 1, Shots 12 c&b 2 actions to reload)

Special Abilities.

• Fearless: The Captain is immune to Fear and Intimidation.

• Undead: +2 Toughness. +2 to recover from being Shaken.

Called shots do no extra damage. Arrows, bullets, and other

piercing attacks do half-damage. Ignores Wound Penalties.

• Weakness (Head): Shots to a zombie’s head are +2 damage,

and piercing attacks do normal damage.

Skeleton x6

The skin has already rotted from these risen dead, leaving them

slightly quicker than their lesh-laden zombie counterparts.

There are six skeletons waiting for the crew. Each is wearing

the tattered remains of ifty year old clothing. Each skeleton

has a Jolly Roger worn over his shoulder like a baldric.

Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d4, Spirit d4, Strength d6, Vigor

Skills: Fighting d6, Intimidation d6, Notice d4, Shooting d6

Pace: 7; Parry: 5; Toughness: 8

Gear: Cutlass (2d6)

Special Abilities

• Bony Claws: d6+d4

• Fearless: Skeletons are immune to fear and Intimidation.

• Undead: +2 Toughness. +2 to recover from being Shaken.

Called shots do no extra damage to such creatures. Arrows,

bullets, and other piercing attacks do half-damage

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