THANK YOUUU, I only had the old version of the spreadsheet guide (up to w3) and not the piratepads at all!!
This fan tumblr has a list of great guides, for instance for unlocking character paths : https://7kpp.tumblr.com/guide
and this combined-stats calculator is a life-saver: https://prismsession.tumblr.com/post/136959099366/7kpp-stat-calculator