Cartography
Cartography – Dexterity & Wisdom
Trade Skill
"I've been all over the world! On all of these continents! There isn't anything you could show me on this map that....what the hell is that over there?!"
——Basil Thereon, Explorer
Cartography, also known as map-making, is the art of creating and interpreting maps. Cartographers have a general knowledge of geography and topography, and can identify common or famous landmarks. Using landmarks, a cartography can identify the area a map covers and can recognize falsities or inconsistencies in a map. Cartography lore allows a character to recognize the work of famous cartographers, identify legendary maps, and interpret encoded maps.
Common Uses of the Cartography Skill.
- Create detailed and accurate maps
- Interpret maps created by others
- Recognize landmarks and be able to association them with notations on a map
- Recognize falsehoods or inconsistencies in a map
- Recognize the work of famous Cartographers, including any oddities about their maps
- Create and interpret encoded maps.
Example Difficulties for Cartography
| Read a basic map | DF 1 | DC 5 |
| Recognize local landmarks | DF 2 | DC 10 |
| Recognize non-local landmarks | DF 3 | DC 15 |
| Create a basic map | DF 3 | DC 15 |
| Read a topographic map | DF 5 | DC 25 |
| Create detailed map (to scale, topographic, etc) | DF 6 | DC 30 |
| Identify famous cartographers work | DF 6 | DC 30 |
| Interpret an encoded map | DF 7 | DC 35 |
| Create an encoded map | DF 8 | DC 40 |
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