In this Sea of Thieves A Pirate’s Life Tall Tale Guide, we will guide you on how you can start and complete the Tall Tale A Pirate’s Life in Sea of Thieves. A Pirate’s Tale is the first Tall Tale in the Captain Jack Sparrow event which is now live in Sea of Thieves as part of Season. This is the very first Tall Tale out of five new Tall Tales that are now part of the full game experience. Below we will guide you on every step that you need to start this Tall Tale and complete it without any problems.
A Pirate’s Life Tall Tale Guide – Sea of Thieves
Our Sea of Thieves A Pirate’s Life Tall Tale Guide details everything that you need to know about completing the Tall Tale A Pirate’s Life in the game.
How to Start A Pirate’s Life Tall Tale in Sea of Thieves
To begin the new Tall Tale, A Pirate’s Life, head to any Outpost after spawning in the game and make your way to the new location called Castaway’s Camp. The Castaway’s Camp is located on every Outpost on the whole Sea of Thieves map. There you can speak with the new NPC who will tell you everything about the new quest. After this, head to her back and pick up the very first Tall Tale called A Pirate’s Life. You will need to vote here to begin the Tall Tale. Once it is done, speak with the Castaway once again to begin your quest.
The Tunnel of the Damned
The Castaway will open up the portal to the Tunnel of the Damned which is marked by a huge green light shooting to the sky near the Outpost. Every Outpost has one near it so it does not matter where you begin this Tall Tale, this will be the same everywhere. After sailing through the Green Portal, watch the new cutscene and when you get control of your ship back, you can sail to the shore right ahead of you. This will be a new island.
Wraith Statue
After docking your ship, jump off and run inside the island. Keep going until you reach a Wraith Statue at the start of a cavern. This is a save point so you can save your Tall Tale progress at these statues every time you come across them. You can start by saving your game right here.
Dead Man’s Grotto
After saving your game, you can move inside the cavern where you will be met with a puzzle. The area is known as Dead Man’s Grotto and inside you have to solve some light puzzles. Go a little bit ahead and you will come across a green flame ahead in a campfire. You can store this green flame known as the Flame of Souls in your lantern by sampling holding your lantern up to the flame.
You should keep in mind that Flame of Souls is important for this quest, and you will need to use it to get access to various spots in the Tall Tale. You will be able to find lanterns in various locations such as broken rowboats and various skeletons holding them. Make sure that you light them up. Watch the cutscenes next and then go up the spiral to reach a locked door. The handle needed to open this door is broken and you will need to find the handle to unlock the door and move forward. For this, you back down and look for the waterfall. Go inside the waterfall and you will find an oar handle grabbed by a skeleton. This is on the right side after you go through the waterfall. Grab this oar handle and go back to the locked door and use it to fix the door handle.
Keep moving forward and you will need to jump around some platforms and gaps. Keep progressing further and lower the makeshift drawbridge. Cross the bridge and use the handle to lower a platform to progress further. At the end of this dock, there is another lantern so make sure that you light it up as well. There is a lantern before the bridge as well so make sure that you light them both to summon a ghost rowboat. This will take you to the next part of the area.
There will be another spiral up ahead and cross the platforming section. Use the ladder ahead to reach the platform on the right side of the area and pick up the sword from the weapon box up ahead. There is a rope tied right next to the weapon box so use the sword to cut down this rope and this will lower a platform for you.
Using the pulley ahead, swing the mast back and forth and gain enough momentum to jump and reach the other side of the platform. Up ahead, there is another rope so cut it down as well to get access to another platform here. Once you reach the river, slide down and you will get to the next part of the Tall Tale.
Sailor’s Grave
At the bottom, turn right and go ahead and you will find yourself in a town called Sailor’s Grave. Enter through the gate and go up the stairs on the left side. Light the brazier to open the area and explore the ghost town at your own pace. Once you are done with the exploration, look for the talkative skull and free it from the hanging cage. You can cut the rope at the top by going up the wooden masts. The cage is located between the two big shipwrecks. It has a green lamp next to it as well.
Now you must head to the backside of the ship. To do so, use the stairs on the left side and go around to reach the backside. Use the makeshift bridge to cross the gap and keep going ahead until you drop inside a watery hole. Swim through the water to reach a cave where you can activate an elevator. Use it to pull yourself up and then use the next one to lower another platform. Use the stairs to go up on the right side and then use the pulley to move another platform.
This will give you two platforms to jump across however make sure that you place them in the right positions to allow you to jump across them. To release the cage, you can use the sword and cut the rope holding it. This will release the cage holding the Cursed Captain and it will fall down. For the cage, you need a key. Go to the other wrecked ship and head behind it. Look for a tavern and go up the ramp here to find a pulley on the left side.
Interact with it and it will lower the chandelier with the key and a skeleton. Just pick up the key and go back to the cage. Use the key to open the cage and you will now have the Cursed Captain along with you for company. Now you must head to the lighthouse. Go up the stairs after watching the Cursed Captain berate the other ghosts and place the skill on the headless skeleton sitting upstairs. Next, you need to get the attention of the Ferryman. Go up the ladder and light the lamp with your lantern. Once the light is activated, you can use the two wheels to control the light and flicker on the torches in the distance to get the attention of the Ferryman.
Now go back and take the Cursed Captain and his cabin key with you down to the dock. Enter the Golden Hare, the ship with the red sails, and use the skeleton head on the door to open it. Go up and then place the head on his original body inside the Captain’s Quarters. Once you get the key to the cabin, head there and jump in the rowboat and make your way to the Ferry of the Damned. This will take you to the final phase of the Tall Tale.
Saving Captain Jack Sparrow
You can take the rowboat to the Ferry of the Damned and climb aboard the Ferry right behind the Ferryman. Go in the middle and light the Well of Fates in the middle of the Ferry of the Damned using the Flame of Souls. This will cause a huge explosion and you will get access to the middle deck of the Ferry. From there, head down and light all of the lanterns to open all doors. Some of them are inside the sarcophagi so you will be required to move the lids to find the lanterns inside them.
Keep following the path and you will reach Captain Jack Sparrow. The dog nearby has the keys so take the keys and save the captain. Follow Captain Jack Sparrow back to the top deck and watch the small cutscene where the Flying Dutchman will appear. This will start a battle between the two ships, and you can use the cannons to fight the Flying Dutchman. Once the Flying Dutchman sails ahead, it will send back Ocean Crawlers to fight you so you will need to leave the cannons and switch to your traditional weapons.
Make sure that you resupply yourself from the resource crates below the deck. It has more ammo, cannonballs, and food for you. Even if you die, you are already on the Ferry of the Damned so there is no other way to go. You will spawn on the Ferry. Keep fighting until the battle is over and then watch the cutscene. Once everything is over, simply walk into the door of the Ferry of the Damned and your first Tall Tale will be over.
For the remaining Tall Tales, check out the links below:
- The Sunken Pearl
- Captains of the Damned
- Dark Brethren
- Lords of the Sea
This concludes our Sea of Thieves A Pirate’s Life Tall Tale Guide. If you want to add anything to this guide, feel free to use the comments section below.
