Sea of Thieves new Seasons explained: Plunder Pass and Cosmetics - Polygon

The “Plunder Pass,” available for 999 Ancient Coins (a premium currency, bought for $9.99) gives players access to 11 more items, which Rare values at about $40 collectively, if they were sold in the game’s Pirate Emporium.

Ancient Coins can also be earned for free as a Season progression reward, and can be obtained by defeating rare Ancient Skeletons that spawn at random during island explorations.

It’s possible that some players may already own items available through the Plunder Pass, the studio says, but “it’s very likely that there’ll still be enough new items in there to justify the purchase price.” All players will still unlock the standard content as they progress through that Season’s tiers of Renown; there is no time-saver buyout of the unlockable stuff with the Plunder Pass or other real-money means.