If I were just starting out in the Pirate Biz, I'd probably want to have a mentor. I'd probably have a mentor named Grey Beard, or Captain Pain, or Kevin or something cool like that. He'd teach me everything he knows, and someday, he'd see me do some really excellent pirating. Then we'd share a crisp high five and have some delicious ale before I stab him with his wooden peg-leg, take his earrings and wife I don't want. 