Zombie Pirates!

As the Aztec civilization fell to European invaders, the Aztec blood gods took one final stroke of vengeance, cursing a stone chest full of sacred coins so that anyone who stole them would never die, but never live.  All pleasure would be denied the thieves, and the moonlight would reveal them as the rotting husks they were.

Naturally, some pirates stole it anyway.  Now they sail the seas, trying to find every last coin, because the curse cannot be lifted until each one is returned and paid for in blood.

Undead Curse Victim (57-point Quality)

Just in case some enterprising Cast Member decides turning into an immortal zombie would be a good idea, here's what you get for your Doubloon of Death.  Keep in mind, though, that this is a *curse*.  The Aztec blood gods have no sense of humor, and will not take kindly to you abusing their divine justice.  And besides that, it's not very pleasant in the long run.  Generally speaking, this Quality should be strictly theoretical.

The curse turns you into a walking dead man (or woman.  The blood gods aren't sexist).  You'll never die, no matter how much you suffer.  You don't need to breathe, eat, or drink.  Damage doesn't damage you as much as most people.  Pieces can get cut off, but they keep working, and you can just put them back on.  You won't heal from any lost parts you lost before the curse, though.  Essentially, you're completely invulnerable to physical damage.  Some forms of magic might be able to hurt you, though, so don't get cocky.

(Essentially, you're paying for Reduced Damage level 3 for everything (you take 1/10th of any damage received, with no multipliers) and Con/Turn regeneration, which doesn't quite cover full invulnerability, but it should do for most purposes.  Like I said, normally Cast Members won't have this Quality for long enough to really need to pay for it.)

With all that, you'd think people would be lined up 'round the block for a chance to steal some cursed Aztec gold, but there are some pretty significant drawbacks to that course of action.  You cannot feel any pleasure at all.  Food tastes like ashes.  The best wine tastes like lukewarm piss.  (Unless you *like* ashes or lukewarm piss, in which case it probably tastes like something else.  And you need help.)  Your lust can never be satisfied.  You can't really enjoy *anything*.  No, not that either.  Nothing.  Nada.  And if that weren't enough, whenever the moon shines on you, you're revealed as a rotting zombie, even if you just stole the gold a few minutes ago.  As a rotting corpse, you're at -10 to Attractiveness.  You don't actually get any bonus points for this.

Also, the Aztec blood gods have your number.  If you should ever find some way to escape the negative side of the curse, you'll have them as an Adversary worth as many points as the Director decides is appropriate.  Or they might just wait until you're about to get killed and lift the curse.

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Undead Pirate Grunt

Here's your basic zombie pirate.  He's a tough customer, but not unbeatable, except for the fact he's invulnerable, and pretty mean.  You'll notice that he has Life Points, even though they're mostly pointless.  You still need to know them to calculate decapitation and limb removal.

Undead Pirate Grunt

Motivation: "Yo-Ho, Yo-Ho!  A pirate's life for me!"
Critter Type: Undead
Attributes: Strength 4, Dexterity 4, Constitution 3, Intelligence 2, Perception 2, Willpower 2
Ability Scores: Combat 14, Muscles 14, Smarts 10
Life Points: 38
Drama Points: 1
Special Abilities: Invulnerability (total)

Combat Maneuvers

Maneuver	Score	Damage	Notes
Dodge	14	None	Avoid getting hit
Pistol Shot	14	12	Bullet damage
Punch	14	8	Bashing damage
Sword	14	16	Slash damage

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Undead Pirate Lieutenant

Here's a pirate a little further up in the chain of command.  He's got life points, too, along with a little Hard to Kill to make him nastier.

Undead Pirate Lieutenant

Motivation: "If anyone so much as thinks the word "Parley," I'll have his guts for garters."
Critter Type: Undead
Attributes: Strength 4: Dexterity 5, Constitution 4, Intelligence 3, Perception 2, Willpower 3
Ability Scores: Combat 16, Muscles 14, Smarts 11
Life Points:47
Drama Points: 2-4
Special Abilities: Invulnerability (total), Hard to Kill 3, Situational Awareness, Nerves of Steel.

Combat Maneuvers

Maneuver	Score	Damage	Notes
Dodge	16	None	Avoid getting hit
Pistol Shot	16	12	Bullet damage
Punch	16	8	Bashing damage
Sword	16	16	Slash damage

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Undead Pirate Captain

This guy has a really fancy hat, and could easily be a Big Bad, in which case he probably deserves a full character sheet.  As is, he's pretty tough, with 5 levels of HTK and lots of combat related advantages.  There's a reason he's the captain.

Undead Pirate Captain
Motivation: "For too long I've been parched of thirst and unable to quench it. Too long I've been starving to death and haven't died."
Critter Type: Undead
Attributes: Strength 4, Dexterity 6, Constitution 4, Intelligence 5, Perception 4, Willpower 4
Ability Scores: Combat 18, Muscles 14, Smarts 15
Life Points: 57
Drama Points: 5+
Special Abilities: Fast Reaction Time, Hard to Kill 5, Invulnerability (total), Nerves of Steel, Situational Awareness.

Combat Maneuvers

Maneuver	Score	Damage	Notes
Dodge	18	None	Avoid getting hit
Pistol Shot	18	12	Bullet damage
Punch	18	8	Bashing damage
Sword	18	16	Slash damage