Cartographer's Tools

A scroll case containing a quill, ink, parchment, a pair of compasses, calipers, and a ruler.

You can use this tool proficiency to create accurate maps to make travel easier for yourself and those who come after you. These maps can range from large-scale depictions of mountain ranges to diagrams that show the layout of ruins, mazes or dungeons.

Skill Benefits

If you are proficient with this tool, you gain additional benefits to the following skills.

Arcana, History, and Religion. You have advantage on Intelligence (Arcana), Intelligence (History), and Intelligence (Religions) checks about geographical features as long as you've seen a map of the relevant area.

Nature. You have advantage on Wisdom (Nature) checks about physical geography and regional terrain.

Survival. You have advantage on Wisdom (Survival) checks to navigate paths to civilization while traveling on land.

Item type

Tool

Weight

6 lb.

Base Price

15 gp