You know what kind of pirate sails without pockets stuffed full of useful items? The dead kind. It’s an unforgiving world out there, and you need every advantage you can get. That’s why you’ll soon discover your personal inventory is packed with items that will prove useful no matter what fine mess you’ve gotten yourself into.

Navigational tools include anything that helps you get from A to B more easily. Or, as the case may be, from A to B to an Outpost so you can spend everything you stole from B.

Compass: This is just the regular kind of compass, nothing magical about it, which means it’s aligned to the north as you’d expect unless you’ve had the bad luck to be caught in a storm. As you move around, it’ll spin to show you which direction you’re facing. You can also hold it up and count out slow, deliberate steps if you need to measure your paces. Compasses are so useful, you’ll find that every ship has one of its own mounted next to the wheel. No expense spared!

Spyglass: It’s not an eyeglass or a telescope, it’s a spyglass. Got it? Good, these things are important. The spyglass uses science and other boring stuff to allow you to see really far when you look through it, meaning you can spot landmarks, treasure and enemies at a distance. It’s especially effective when you’re up high, or in the crow’s nest. Remember: the glint when you use a spyglass means that although it’s easy for you to spot other pirates, they’ll be able to spot you too.

Lantern: Move around with one of these in your hand to light up the surrounding area. You can even raise the lantern higher to shine more light, which is sometimes a necessary step in solving a riddle. Of course, there are times when being seen is a bad idea, so you can also shutter the lantern to conceal it without having to put it away. Your lantern can also be used to ignite campfires, braziers and beacons. Ships have lanterns too, which can be extinguished if you’re being chased or need to be stealthy.

Pocket Watch: This reliable timepiece not only marks which hour of the day it is, which is useful if you’re underground, but the central number on the watch’s face tells you which day of the month it is, from the 1st to the 30th. Maybe you just want everyone to know when it’s your birthday, or maybe you’ve got a hold full of cargo that must be delivered by a certain date – either way, the pocket watch is the best way to keep track.