Ah, in B12 you won't find the Skellies, maybe a few mummy natives ("Akellani") from the original game before Disney got a hold of it - but we disabled the Skellies except for some in the dungeons, should you so desire to reactivate them. (edit switch in PotCProgramBuildSettings.h in NOTEPAD - not Word or Wordpad)
I don't care much for the original quest either, so I do as I please in the game, much more fun... After a while I finally mention it to Silehard, and play the main quest through just for something to do.
Play the Fred Bob quest, CapnSunk, you'll like it, I think. I made it - go to FdF and find Orable Caron at the port near the bottom of the steps leading to the Harbormaster's office. Talk to him, and he'll eventually tell you about a Boatswain... You'll want to take his letter to a lady on IM... Just follow the hints and clues and read your logbook, and you'll go on a neat quest that takes you from FdF to IM to QC and back to IM to a really fun finish... <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/onya.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
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At the end, BEFORE you go into the tunnel when taking the lady to her pirate lover, SHEATHE your sword. Don't worry, you'll have enough time to draw it again... It just makes the ending a whole lot more neat. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
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