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Bones And Swords
A Pirate Themed Mod
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Which Bones And Swords release should I use?
Bones And Swords BonesAndSwordsPreRelease1.20.1_2.2.jar targets 1.20.1 with Forge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. No extra mods listed for this file.
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What else does Bones And Swords BonesAndSwordsPreRelease1.20.1_2.2.jar need?
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About this project
What does Bones And Swords add?
Bones And Swords is a mod that focuses on adding new pirate themed mobs, Items and Structures with a heavy focus on exploration. This mod adds many new structures such as pirate ships and new buried treasures, as well as many new mobs and three new mini-bosses to fight, adding an extra level of exploration to the overworld with many rare drops and treasures to find!
Important
This project is still being worked on, and im trying to work as fast as I can to fix any bugs and improve the overall quality of the mod, but it takes a while to work on and learn how to create a mod at the same time. Thank you for checking out the mod and I hope you enjoy it.
Features :
Mobs :

Skeleton Corsair
Basic pirate, nothing special
- Has a small chance to Drop its Bandana

Drowned Pirate
Basic pirate that spawns in every single ship
Has a small chance to Drop its Hat
Applies Deadly Seas effect

Drowned Captain
Spawns only in his personal ship.
Drops a logbook full of maps, and has a small chance to drop a Captain's Feather
Summons Drowned Pirates
Applies Deadly Seas effect

Key Keeper
Can be seen guarding Treasure Chests and Drops the Treasure Key to open said chest
Has a small chance Drop its Bandana or the Anchor on its back
Sits and waits before attacking
Gets angry when hit
Sinks in water

Bouldering Marauder
Spawns on medium and onward ships
High knockback
(Almost) Immune to knockback
Applies Weakness

Lobber Buccaneer
Spawns most often in the crow's nests of ships
Has a small chance to Drop its Hat
Shots rotten flesh laced with Deadly Seas
Spawns four Poisoned Rotten Fleshes over his head when defeated

Golden Skeleton
Rare skeleton with healing properties that only spawns in the Drowned Captain's Ship
Scared of Pirates
Drops His Head

Cast Away Skeleton
Shipwrecked skeleton that has a small chance to spawn on beaches
Has a small chance to spawn holding a Shell Dagger
Has a small chance to drop said Shell Dagger
Has multiple variations with differing Speeds and Health

Drowned Corsair
Basic Pirate, is found wandering around in beaches
Has a small chance to Drop its Bandana
Applies Deadly Seas effect

Ghost Creeper
Spawns around the masts of ships, being able to fly around and attack unsuspecting players
Spawns a small floating TNT when defeated that explodes once it hits the ground
Has a high chance of dropping Gem Shards and a small chance to drop Ectoplasm when killed

Sander
Small sand creature that hunts in packs, spawning in beaches
Hits surprisingly hard
Hunts cows
Can be given Raw Beef or Steak in trade for blocks of Sand

Dusty Skeleton
Simple minion of the Treasure Pillar
Spawns its head when defeated, that if not destroyed in time will respawn into a new Dusty Skeleton
Can Spawn with a Shell Dagger

Lost Captain
Boss of the Treasure Pillar, has many tricks that it will use against anyone trying to steal his treasure
Drops a Pocket-Sized Sand Typhoon and has a smal chance to drop a Lost Captain's Feather
Applies Weakness and Deadly Seas
Spawns Sand Tornadoes during the fight
Blinds attacker from time to time

Wither Skeleton Captain
Can be Summoned through a Special Horn (Subject to Change Soon)
Drops a Cursed Medallion, has a small chance of dropping a Wither Falchion and a Wither Captain's Feather
Applies Curse of Armor Breaching
Fires Wither Skulls periodically during the fight
Leaves behind a Parrot when defeated

Skeleton Captain
Spawns on Sleeping on his own personal shipwreck in Frozen Ocean Biomes
Drops Fang Talismans, has a small chance of dropping a Golden Scimitar and Skeleton Captain's Feathers
Attacks with evoker fangs
Applies Deadly seas effect
Treasures:

(From Top Left to Bottom Right)
Golden Skull
Removes all Potion Effects and Grants Regenaration when Right-Clicked
Drops from Golden Skeleton
Aquamarine Skull
Applies conduit power when held in water
Found in Treasure chests
Skull of Doom
Can One-Shot (almost) any Mob with a Left-Click, breaking it in the process
Extremely Rarely found in Treasure chests
Dragons Eye Gem
Provides a constant effect of Health Boost when in a players Inventory
Rarely found in Treasure Chests
Flame Artifact
Shoots 3 Explosive Fireballs or Rapid Fires normal Fireballs in the direction the player is looking When Right-Clicked. Switchs between Fire Modes with a Left-Click
Found in Treasure Chests
Fang Talisman
Summons Evoker Fangs all around the player when Right-Clicked
Dropped by the Skeleton Captain
Cursed Medallion
Grants Great Strength when Held-Right-Clicked, Has 3 UsesDropped by the Wither Skeleton Captain
Pocket-sized Sand Typhoon
Launches the player into the Air when Right-Clicked
Dropped by the Lost Captain
Cursed Die
Rolls a number between 1-6 when Right-Clicked, Results will Vary
Rarely found in Treasure Chests
Magic Map
Gives a Map leading to a Rare Pirate Structure when Right-Clicked
Rarely found in Treasure Chests
Upgrade Template of The Seas
Used in crafting Rare Items in a Smithing Table
Can be Crafted from 3 Broken Templates and 1 Gem Shard
Broken Template of the Seas
Used to craft the Upgrade Template of the Seas
Always dropped by any Captain Enemy
Trapped Sander
Right-Click to Release the trapped critter
Can be found in many different structures
Withered Cursed Horn (Subject to Change Soon)
Used Spawn the Wither Skeleton Captain during Thunderstorms
Rarely found in Treasure Chests
Skull Scythe Blade
Used to craft the Skull Scythe
Very Rarely found in Treasure chests
Skull Blade
Used to craft the Skull Crusher
Very Rarely found in Treasure chests
Skull Handle
Used to craft both of the Skull weapons,
Very Rarely found in Treasure chests
Skull Axe Head
Used to craft the Skull Shatterer
Very Rarely found in Treasure chests
Hats and Helmets:

(From Top Left to Bottom Right)
Corsair Bandana
Simple, not so reliable bandana
Rarely Dropped by Drowned Corsairs
Pirate Bandana
Simple, reliable bandana
Rarely Dropped by Skeleton Corsairs
Bandana of Rage
Provides Strength 1 while worn
Rarely Dropped by Key Keepers
Swashbuckler Hat
Simple, striking design
Rarely Found in Loot Chests (Subject to Change)
Buccaneer hat
Simple, unique design
Rarely dropped by Lobber Bucaneers
Pirate Hat
The classic
Rarely dropped by Drowned Pirates
Diamond Pirate Hat
The classic (But Better!)
Crafted in a Smithing Table
Netherite Pirate Hat
The classic [(But Better!)^2]
Crafted in a Smithing Table
Captain's Hat
Grants Resistence 1 while at Sea
Craftable with a Captain's Feather
Lost Captain's Hat
Grants Immunity to Blindness, Weakness and Levitation Effects
Craftable with a Lost Captain's Feather
Wither Skeleton Captain's Hat
Grants Immunity Wither Effect and Fire Damage
Craftable with a Wither Skeleton Captain's Feather
Skeleton Captain's Hat
Better Than a Netherite Helmet, does nothing else (Subject to Change)
Craftable with Skeleton Captain's Feathers
Luxurious Captain's Hat
Very Stylish, counts as Gold Armor when around Piglins
Rarely Found in Treasure chests
Lucky Pirate Hat
Grants Luck 1, counts as Gold Armour when around Piglins
Rare Reward from Cursed Die
Crowns of the Seas
Does apparently nothing, though it exudes a Menacing Aura, counts as Gold Armor when around Piglins
Rarely Found in Treasure chests
Swords and Tools:

(From Top Left to Bottom Right)
Iron Cutlass
Classic Pirate Sword, with a very Fast Attack Speed
Found in Ship Chests
Diamond Cutlass
Classic Pirate Sword but Better
Crafted in a Smithing Table
Netherite Cutlass
Classic Pirate Sword but Better, Better!
Crafted in a Smithing Table
Scimitar
Deals Extra Damage to enemies with No Armour
Found in ship chests
Shell Dagger
Grants Strength 1 when Held in Water/Rain
Drops rarely from certain mobs
Double Edge Sword
Throws mobs Upward with each strike
Found in Treasure chests
Gem Blade
Consumes Gem Shards to deal Extra Damage
Can be crafted
Cused Anchor
Grants Curse of Sinking both to the player holding and to enemies hit
Drops rarely from Key Keeper
Phantom Blade
Launches the player Foward when Right-Clicked
Found in Treasure chests
Gilded Shovel
Faster then gold tools, small chance to Drop Gold Nuggets when used, does a High Amount of Knockback
Found in Treasure chests
Gilded Pickaxe
Faster then gold tools, small chance to Drop Gold Nuggets when used, does a High Amount of Knockback
Found in Treasure chests
Golden Scimitar
Deals Extra Damage to enemies With Armor and Spawns Evoker Fangs every 10th Hit
Drops rarely from the Skeleton Captain
Midas Sword
Grants Greed Effect to the player, Greed Greatly Increases Damage but requires a constant Supply of Gold, if said gold runs out, the effect will start Damaging the Player
Found in Treasure chests
Sander Annihilator
Explodes Sanders in contact
Found Extremely Rarely in Pirate Buried Treasure Chests
Wither Falchion
Shoots 3 Wither Skulls when Right-Clicked
Drops rarely from the Wither Skeleton Captain
Skull Crusher
Deals a lot of Extra Damage to Undead Mobs, being able to One Shot simple Skeletons and Zombies
Can be crafted
Skull Shatterer
Deals Extra Damage every 5th Hit
Can be crafted
Skull Scythe
Heals the player when damaging Non Undead Mobs
Can be crafted
Potion Effects:

(From Left to Right)
Deadly Seas
Damages the affected Entity while standing in Water or Rain, Ignores Armour
Curse Of Sinking
Drags Down the affected Entity while in Water or Rain
Chaining Fangs
Spawns Evoker Fangs under the affected Entity
Greed
Greatly Boosts Damage Dealt by affected Entity, Requires Constant Supply of Gold to not suffer Damage from it
Rampage
Given by the Skull Shatterer every 5th Hit
Curse of Armor Breaching
Significantly Reduces the Effectiveness of Armor
Other Features:
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Special Thanks :
MegaPixel and Thisisnotaustin
- For giving the idea for the captains ability
Feel free to use the mod in modpacks and so on, but please make sure to leave credit
Please make sure to leave your feedback!
Project description from CurseForge.
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Bones And Swords by Minecraft version and loader
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
1.19.2
1 loader build1.18.2
1 loader build1.16.5
1 loader buildCheck the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
Bones And Swords versions and loaders
BonesAndSwordsPreRelease1.20.1_2.2.jar
25 Sept 2026
BonesAndSwordsPreRelease1.20.1_2.jar
20 Sept 2026
BonesAndSwordsPreRelease1.20.1_1.jar
27 Jul 2026
BonesAndSwordsBetaRelease1.20.1.jar
31 Jan 2026
BonesAndSwordsBetaRelease1.19.2.jar
18 Jun 2023
BonesAndSwordsBetaRelease1.18.2.jar
17 Jun 2023
BonesAndSwords1.18Beta0.2.jar
2 Feb 2023
BonesAndSwords1.18Beta0.1.jar
31 Dec 2022
BonesAndSwordsBetaR0.3.jar
21 Jan 2022
BonesAndSwordsBetaR0.2.jar
14 Jan 2022
BonesAndSwordsBetaR0.1.jar
13 Jan 2022
BonesAndSwordAlphaR0.1.jar
11 Jan 2022
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