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Tall Tale

VariousDifficulty: Hard

PvE Rating

4/5 Strong

Overview

Tall Tales are narrative-driven story quests that take you across the Sea of Thieves. They feature unique puzzles, custom locations, boss fights, and cinematic moments. Each Tall Tale has multiple checkpoints and can be replayed for commendations and exclusive cosmetic rewards.

Strengths

  • +Best storytelling and lore content in the entire game.
  • +Unique boss fights and custom environments not found elsewhere.
  • +Exclusive cosmetic rewards for commendation completion.
  • +Checkpoint system prevents losing long quest progress.

Weaknesses

  • -Very time-consuming -- each Tall Tale takes 1-3 hours.
  • -Puzzles can be cryptic without a guide.
  • -Requires 5 completions per tale for all commendations.
  • -Other players can grief you during story-critical moments.

Tips & Strategy

  • 1Tall Tales have checkpoints -- you can save progress and continue later.
  • 2Replay each Tall Tale 5 times to unlock all commendation cosmetics.
  • 3Read the quest book pages carefully; they contain puzzle solutions.
  • 4Some Tall Tales require specific items found in the open world.
  • 5A Pirates Life crossover Tall Tales feature Jack Sparrow storylines.