Guide to the Legendary Storyteller Tall Tale
Not just children’s stories…
Shroudbreaker pieces are scattered far and wide ─ could this childhood keepsake mean more?
Tall Tales are story-based voyages in the Sea of Thieves that you can experience with your crew in the game’s shared world. They tell a narrative and involve solving puzzles, using unique mechanics, and overcoming perils.
The Legendary Storyteller is the third part of the Shores of Gold saga. To start from the beginning, check out our guide to The Shroudbreaker.
This guide walks through The Legendary Storyteller Tall Tale, detailing what to expect at each step, as well as where to find those pesky hidden Journals. This guide may contain spoilers, so read at your own risk.
Rewards for The Legendary Storyteller
- Complete the Tale for the first time: Briggsy’s Hat cosmetic
- Complete the Tale 5 times and discover all hidden journals: Briggsy’s Sails ship cosmetic
- Every time you complete the Tale, you also pocket 8,000 Gold
The locations of the 5 hidden journals are included at the bottom of this guide
Completing The Legendary Storyteller
Starting Location: The book where you can vote to begin this tale is on Ancient Spire Outpost in the tavern.
Chapter 1: The drawings in the Quest Book will be split into three different adventures, each of which will lead to a location to find a Quest Item (one chest and two keys). They can be tackled in any order, and you can’t progress until you’ve found all three. Each depicts a path leading from an outpost to your destination, and will test your knowledge of the region to recognize the islands and formations in the crayon drawings. Once you’ve opened up the Chest using BOTH Keys, you’ll reach Chapter 2 (checkpoint).
Chapter 2: Once you’ve opened the Collector’s Chest (requiring both keys), you’ll receive a Tool in your Quest Wheel. Study this tool well, as this is your clue for the island you must travel to and where to go when you get there. You’ll dig up a final Quest Item
Final Chapter: Take the final Quest Item back to Tasha in the tavern at Ancient Spire Outpost to complete the Tale.
Journal Locations
When a Tall Tale is active, it places journals in the world for you to discover and read. These add details to the story, and also are required to unlock the final commendation of the Tale and earn a cosmetic reward.
I don’t recommend finding journals on your first play through of a Tale, as you may have to sail out of your way and distract from the adventure and story!
If you prefer to discover the journals on your own, stop reading now. If not, here’s where you can discover each one:
- Lone Cove- inside the cave
- Mermaid’s Hideaway- North side in a barrel by the fire
- Old Salts Atoll- in the front piece of the shipwreck
- Daggertooth Outpost- In the tavern
- Galleon’s Grave Outpost- Hanging from the tip of the galleon atop the island
Congratulations on completing The Legendary Storyteller! Check out our guide to the Stars of a Thief to continue the saga!
