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Pirates, are sailors who prey on other ships to steal cargo, hostages or slaves, and/or capture the ship. Often pirates are smugglers as well. 

Privateers are pirates with authorization from one government to prey on the ships of another government. 

==List of Pirates==
* [[Pirate (5e)/Background|Pirate Background]]
===Pirate NPCs===
{{5e Monster List/UL|Pirate}}

===Found in Adventures===
{{5e Creature Adventure List|Pirate Overview}}

==Sources and Notes==
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Adventure List	The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh +
Author	SRD5, PHB5, GoS +
Canon	true +
Creature Name	Pirate Overview +
Habitat	Coastal + and Urban +
Name	Pirate Overview +
Publication	SRD5, PHB5, GoS +
SortText	Pirate AAA Overview 5e +
Subtype	Humanoid +, any race + and Pirate +
Type	Overview +