{"id":76149,"date":"2026-01-27T01:59:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T23:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zombicide.com\/?p=76149"},"modified":"2026-01-27T02:30:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T00:30:40","slug":"dead-men-tales-design-diary-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zombicide.com\/fr\/dead-men-tales-design-diary-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Dead Men Tales – Design Diary #1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dead Men Tales<\/a>\u00a0is a fantasy setting for\u00a0Zombicide, located in the same universe as\u00a0Black Plague,\u00a0Green Horde, and White Death.<\/div>\n
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Players take the role of pirates coming back to their home port after a long voyage, only to discover the whole archipelago they once called home has been overrun by a zombie invasion. As our heroes reclaim the treasure chests they\u2019ve buried across the islands, they find clues about a conspiracy involving the Governor, a fallen noble turned cruel ruler, and the mysterious gods watching over the archipelago. A quest for freedom, gold, and the pirate way of life begins, during which the survivors will make moral choices influencing the game itself: becoming Noble Hearts, or Scallywags.<\/div>\n
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Pirate tales have long inspired dreams of adventure and freedom, and we leaned into that spirit while creating Dead Men Tales. This is why we took greater liberties to create unique features in\u00a0Dead Men Tales, while drawing inspiration from classic media, history, literature and pop-culture. From the tiles\u2019 design to the use of talismans, from treasure hunting to drinking Grom, the winds of change are filling our sails.<\/div>\n
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Special Zones<\/h3>\n
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Dead Men Tales\u00a0may very well take place in the\u00a0Fantasy\u00a0universe, but it stands out with a unique setting, inspired by the tropics. Welcome to the pirate paradise!<\/div>\n
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At first glance, you\u2019ll notice the\u00a0sea Zones<\/b>. Did you know most pirates didn\u2019t bother learning to swim? If you fell overboard, they said, swimming only made the suffering longer.\u00a0Pirate survivors cannot cross sea Zones, but Zombies can<\/b>. While they are beneath the waves, they cannot be targeted in any way, and can approach Survivors unharmed.<\/div>\n
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Seasoned\u00a0Zombicide\u00a0players will also notice that many\u00a0buildings are smaller and no longer use doors<\/b>. There is no Door opening mechanic that triggers Zombie spawns. Instead, Zombies enter the board through numbered Spawn Zones, spawning in ascending order, and through\u00a0Coffins<\/b>\u00a0scattered across the board (more on them in a future diary!).<\/div>\n
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Dead Men Tales\u2019 tiles come with several new Zones of interest:<\/div>\n