Ahoy, mateys!
Two questions for ye'.
A friend of mine is going to sail with me for the first time tomorrow night; and I'm a bit of a new pirate myself. I had questions regarding chests that randomly spawn; as well as the length of the Tall Tales.
1) I have heard that chest's randomly spawn on islands, but in my handful of sessions I am yet to see them. I've seen some mermaid gems! But no chests. As a way to ease into exploring and have a bit of fun, I was considering going to a large island like Thieves Haven or Smugglers Bay and running around, seeing if we can find some random treasure on the beach/water. Do they really appear randomly?
2) How long are the Tall Tales? My friend and I only have roughly 2 hour play sessions. Now; I know that time to complete the tale PLUS the time to initially figure it out may very take way longer... but could we possibly chip away at it? I know Tales must be done from start to finish; but in the event we can't figure out a section and start over another day and zip through the parts we already know-- is this a viable method for eventually getting through them? Or are there a couple tales that are 3+ hours; no matter how well you know them?
Thanks for letting me know! Cheers!