Gather ‘round, me hearties, and let me tell ye of the most feared Cursed Cannonball in the Sea of Thieves... the Ballastball!
Aye, ye may be wonderin’ to yer selves “but cap’n Blam, it’s worse to be stuck pukin’ yer innards out, or stuck blissfully dancin’ a jig as yer ship goes under!” That may be true, but listen close, me buckos. For many a moon now, the rule among pirates has been to leave holes blown in yer mid-deck alone, and when firin’ to always aim for the bottom deck, for that’s where the water rushes in regardless of how full the hull be already. Many a time have I heard “‘tis only a mid-deck hit! Save yer planks!” Now, Pirates can’t be so careless.
Imagine runnin’ in a galleon, and gettin’ yer mid-deck turned into Swiss cheese. Yer certain the other crew can hear your laughter and jeers of “where did these landlubbers learn to aim?” But yer thoughts of easy victory turn to apprehension, as purple smoke billows from one of the cannon, then to horror, as yer ship sets lower and lower in the sea, and water starts rushing in through the mid-deck holes. Now, yer laughter turns to cries and screams, as their onslaught begins anew in your lowest deck, and in seconds yer silenced, slipping beneath the waves, sunk by yer hubris as much as cannon-fire.
But me favorite curse, that be the tricky one. Methinks the Anchorball. ‘Tis a boon to both hunter and prey; ye can use it to stop yer quarry from escapin’ Yer wrath, or use it to ensure you live to pirate another day.