The caster may call up an illusory map visible only to them, which includes all places the caster has personally seen. The size and scale of the map may be adjusted at will, ranging from global all the way down to a 1:1 scale. Areas of the map not yet personally observed will appear solid black. If the caster has only seen the location from a distance, the map may be zoomed only to the level equivalent to what the caster has clearly seen. If zoomed in enough to show such details as trees and buildings, the map will show the area in the exact state it was in when last observed by the caster. Mobile entities such as animals and people will not be shown on the map.
The spell gains additional effects at the following character levels:
- At 5th level the caster may make the map visible to other people in the area. Anyone who can see the map may interact with it, touching it to add waypoints or route markings. The caster may only display a number of active markings on the map up to their spellcasting modifier.
- At 11th level, the caster may add to their map by copying maps encountered. The caster's map will display all detail shown on the maps copied, but it will appear faded compared to portions of the map personally experienced. Such areas may also only be zoomed in to the level of detail provided by the copied map.
- At 17th level, the caster may make paper copies of their map. The process requires the caster to make a Cartographer's Tools check using their spellcasting modifier. The resulting map is a standard, non-magical object which may be of any size and scale desired, within the limits of the completeness of the caster's map and the physical limitations of the materials the map is drawn on. The difficulty of the check will vary depending on the complexity of the desired paper map: the DC of a general overview of national boundaries might be 5 or 10, whereas a detailed country map including natural resources, roads, cities, and topography might be 20 or 30.
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