Cartography is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively.
As a cartographer you have studied and become learned in these ways and have dedicated a large portion of your life in venturing to places others would not in order to create maps to help your fellows.
- Skill Proficiencies: Survival, Perception
- Tool Proficiencies: Cartographer's Tools
- Languages: Any two of your choice
- Equipment: One set of traveler’s clothes, Cartographer's Tools, [Tooltip Not Found], Ink Pen and a pouch containing 10gp
A cartographer might have set out on a journey for one of a number of reasons, and the departure from his or her homeland could have been either because they were charted to or they themselves wanted to experience some adventure. To determine why you are away from home, roll on the table below or choose from the options provided.
| d4 | Cartographer's Mission |
|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Cartographer |
| 2 | Guild Cartographer |
| 3 | Society Cartographer |
| 4 | Adventurer |
Due to your ability to create maps and how you perceive the world around you you have a fantastic sense of direction. Providing you have either a Pen, paper and Ink with you or can see the sky you are able to locate either the nearest settlement, camp ground or rest stop for your party.
Suggested Characteristics
Cartographer's are often naturally bold and eager to explore new places.
| d6 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | Uncharacteristically bold when and wishes to be the first in line when in uncharted territory. |
| 2 | I’m driven by a wanderlust that led me away from home. |
| 3 | I am driven to broaden the routes of the world |
| 4 | I want to explore and map as much of the world as I possibly can, and I am always on the move. |
| 5 | I have an obsession with drawing, and in my free time I either draw or commit new parts of the world to memory. |
| 6 | I much prefer to be out in nature and under the stars rather than in cities and towns. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Awe. The wide world holds many incredible and beautiful places, and I’m happy to share these places with others. (Good) |
| 2 | Civilized. Being able to use safe and secure routes are key to trade and civilization. (Lawful) |
| 3 | Adventure. I love being able to find new routes to places. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Greed. New places can bring great resources and riches and I am here to gain from it. (Evil) |
| 5 | Inquisitive. Everything is new, but I have a thirst to learn. (Neutral) |
| 6 | Excellence. In all things, I take a certain pride in a job well done and mastery of one’s work. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | My entire life has been spent looking for a place now lost to antiquity. |
| 2 | I once made a set of maps for a client that never returned to collect them and I wish to find out why. |
| 3 | I have a special love for the lands which I have surveyed, and I would fight for their preservation. |
| 4 | I am a prized member of my guild and help them map new routes and areas of interest. |
| 5 | I was trained by the Royal Cartographer and wish to make them proud |
| 6 | I wish to recreate maps of some of the lost underground cities of the world. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I often over look the small details when I am enthralled by what is around me. |
| 2 | I can often lose myself when in my work and can seem ignorant. |
| 3 | Will often take unnecessary risk in order to push further and leave no corner unseen. |
| 4 | If I find a new area rich with resources I can get enamored and filled with greed. |
| 5 | I’ve spent so long in the wild places that I’ve become dependent on guild representatives and teammates to negotiate civilization for me. |
| 6 | I am never wrong and if something is not on my maps it must not exist. |
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