These sound more like nations then continents. But, I can throw noodles at the wall for you with them.
So, we talking tropical nation? Granted pirates aren't restricted to such waters, but we're just gravitating towards it because it's easier. Given they're also pirates, it's likely a fairly...
Alchemist/Artificer more then likely. Closest they got to a chef that's not a homebrew class. Also, you get to play around with all sorts of things. Though the Pathfinder Alchemist always was better in my mind. Can turn into monsters, make stuff explode and dump all your Wisdom to be the schmott...
I build around the story or stories. Sometimes. Sometimes the world comes before it. But most the time the world is shaped by the story and the characters.
Like for instance, I have an MC that likes dining on horse. Unfortunately they aren't exactly bred with that in mind in real life. On her...
That's kind of a thing that goes back to the ancient heroes. Perseus got the mirror shield from Athena to go take off Medusa's head and the god's often granted such boons. So of course it's echoed even in modern stories.
Depends entirely on the setting.
The primary world I've been working on and getting back into, they go between possibly existing and also not. To me, yeah, they exist and one of the mythologies is mostly true. And the Goddess is actually an Eldritch Abomination taken serpent form that eats...
Came back from vacation and got South of Midnight through Gamepass and have beat it. Combat is not the best, but that's about the weakest part of the game. Liked the storyline and the music was tops. Most the boss fights get their own song. And the claymation style might throw some people off...