Pirate Legends yearning for some adventure to really test their nautical prowess will finally get their wish from 21st April, when Sea of Thieves launches Legend of the Veil – a brand-new, story driven quest designed exclusively for the piratical cream of the crop.
Rare initially teased Legend of the Veil during its Sea of Thieves’ 2022 roadmap reveal back in January, and with a release date for the adventure now confirmed, the developer has shared more on what players can expect to see come its arrival.
While Sea of Thieves’ existing Pirate-Legend-focused Athena Voyages are little more than a clutch of Trading Company tasks strung together into one lengthy quest, Legend of the Veil is aiming to be rather more ambitious, blending the cinematic presentation of previous Tall Tales adventures – complete with cut-scenes, music, and voice work – with the randomness and replayability of standard voyages.
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To that end, Legend of the Veil will take Pirate Legends and their crews on a three chapter quest to assist the Pirate Lord, who’ll appear on-ship once the quest begins, in gathering special stones to place in the Veil Mask first seen in last month’s Shrouded Islands story episode. The voyage will always conclude with the same epic showdown but, interestingly, the first two chapters will be randomised on each new play-through, drawing from a selection of different challenges, each with their own permutations.