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What skill is used when a PC creates a map in game?
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I am creating a cartographer character, in my group's upcoming Out of the Abyss game, who was hired to create a map of the Underdark. I imagine that would involve a skill check each time he adds to the map. Which skill would be used for making a map, Nature, Survival, or just a straight-up intelligence roll?
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I am creating a cartographer character, in my group's upcoming Out of the Abyss game, who was hired to create a map of the Underdark. I imagine that would involve a skill check each time he adds to the map. Which skill would be used for making a map, Nature, Survival, or just a straight-up intelligence roll?
dnd-5e skills
edited Jan 6 at 1:27
SevenSidedDie♦
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asked Jan 5 at 22:35
Josiah RigganJosiah Riggan
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@V2Blast Unless there’s a real map involved, the tag doesn’t apply. It’s just a skills question.
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– SevenSidedDie♦
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@SevenSidedDie: Fair enough. I was debating whether or not it was appropriate.
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– V2Blast
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I am creating a cartographer character, in my group's upcoming Out of the Abyss game, who was hired to create a map of the Underdark. I imagine that would involve a skill check each time he adds to the map. Which skill would be used for making a map, Nature, Survival, or just a straight-up intelligence roll?
dnd-5e skills
edited Jan 6 at 1:27
SevenSidedDie♦
206k31664939
asked Jan 5 at 22:35
Josiah RigganJosiah Riggan
846118
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I am creating a cartographer character, in my group's upcoming Out of the Abyss game, who was hired to create a map of the Underdark. I imagine that would involve a skill check each time he adds to the map. Which skill would be used for making a map, Nature, Survival, or just a straight-up intelligence roll?
dnd-5e skills
dnd-5e skills
edited Jan 6 at 1:27
SevenSidedDie♦
206k31664939
asked Jan 5 at 22:35
Josiah RigganJosiah Riggan
846118
edited Jan 6 at 1:27
SevenSidedDie♦
206k31664939
asked Jan 5 at 22:35
Josiah RigganJosiah Riggan
846118
edited Jan 6 at 1:27
SevenSidedDie♦
206k31664939
edited Jan 6 at 1:27
SevenSidedDie♦
206k31664939
edited Jan 6 at 1:27
SevenSidedDie♦
206k31664939
206k31664939
asked Jan 5 at 22:35
Josiah RigganJosiah Riggan
846118
asked Jan 5 at 22:35
Josiah RigganJosiah Riggan
846118
asked Jan 5 at 22:35
Josiah RigganJosiah Riggan
846118
846118
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@V2Blast Unless there’s a real map involved, the tag doesn’t apply. It’s just a skills question.
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– SevenSidedDie♦
Jan 6 at 1:27
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@SevenSidedDie: Fair enough. I was debating whether or not it was appropriate.
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– V2Blast
Jan 6 at 2:18
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@V2Blast Unless there’s a real map involved, the tag doesn’t apply. It’s just a skills question.
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– SevenSidedDie♦
Jan 6 at 1:27
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@SevenSidedDie: Fair enough. I was debating whether or not it was appropriate.
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– V2Blast
Jan 6 at 2:18
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@V2Blast Unless there’s a real map involved, the tag doesn’t apply. It’s just a skills question.
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– SevenSidedDie♦
Jan 6 at 1:27
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@V2Blast Unless there’s a real map involved, the tag doesn’t apply. It’s just a skills question.
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– SevenSidedDie♦
Jan 6 at 1:27
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@SevenSidedDie: Fair enough. I was debating whether or not it was appropriate.
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– V2Blast
Jan 6 at 2:18
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@SevenSidedDie: Fair enough. I was debating whether or not it was appropriate.
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– V2Blast
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Drawing a map does not require any rolls. It's listed among Activities While Travelling: Other Activities, see p. 183 PHB
Someone who is hired for creating a map would likely be proficient with the appropriate Artisian tools for crafting maps though: Cartographer's tools (p. 154 PHB)
Crafting a map after collecting the "data" would require a Ability check adding the proficiency bonus, if proficient in Cartographer's tools.
2 Abilities come to mind (DM's choice):
Dexterity: Crafting something artistically
Intelligence: Deriving the layout from available data
answered Jan 5 at 22:49
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Huh it seems like that would involve some sort of memorisation of the landscape.
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– Josiah Riggan
Jan 5 at 23:03
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Xanathar's has some optional rules on how to apply tool proficiencies, including Cartographer's Tools. It describes a special use for each tool proficiency (if you're proficient and have the tools); for cartographer's tools, it says: "Craft a Map. While traveling, you can draw a map as you go in addition to engaging in other activity." So it seems like it just automatically works, though the DM might ask for some sort of check to determine how precisely/accurately you draw it.
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Drawing a map does not require any rolls. It's listed among Activities While Travelling: Other Activities, see p. 183 PHB
Someone who is hired for creating a map would likely be proficient with the appropriate Artisian tools for crafting maps though: Cartographer's tools (p. 154 PHB)
Crafting a map after collecting the "data" would require a Ability check adding the proficiency bonus, if proficient in Cartographer's tools.
2 Abilities come to mind (DM's choice):
Dexterity: Crafting something artistically
Intelligence: Deriving the layout from available data
answered Jan 5 at 22:49
fabianfabian
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Huh it seems like that would involve some sort of memorisation of the landscape.
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– Josiah Riggan
Jan 5 at 23:03
7
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Xanathar's has some optional rules on how to apply tool proficiencies, including Cartographer's Tools. It describes a special use for each tool proficiency (if you're proficient and have the tools); for cartographer's tools, it says: "Craft a Map. While traveling, you can draw a map as you go in addition to engaging in other activity." So it seems like it just automatically works, though the DM might ask for some sort of check to determine how precisely/accurately you draw it.
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– V2Blast
Jan 5 at 23:46
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Drawing a map does not require any rolls. It's listed among Activities While Travelling: Other Activities, see p. 183 PHB
Someone who is hired for creating a map would likely be proficient with the appropriate Artisian tools for crafting maps though: Cartographer's tools (p. 154 PHB)
Crafting a map after collecting the "data" would require a Ability check adding the proficiency bonus, if proficient in Cartographer's tools.
2 Abilities come to mind (DM's choice):
Dexterity: Crafting something artistically
Intelligence: Deriving the layout from available data
answered Jan 5 at 22:49
fabianfabian
2,7981624
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Huh it seems like that would involve some sort of memorisation of the landscape.
$endgroup$
– Josiah Riggan
Jan 5 at 23:03
7
$begingroup$
Xanathar's has some optional rules on how to apply tool proficiencies, including Cartographer's Tools. It describes a special use for each tool proficiency (if you're proficient and have the tools); for cartographer's tools, it says: "Craft a Map. While traveling, you can draw a map as you go in addition to engaging in other activity." So it seems like it just automatically works, though the DM might ask for some sort of check to determine how precisely/accurately you draw it.
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– V2Blast
Jan 5 at 23:46
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Drawing a map does not require any rolls. It's listed among Activities While Travelling: Other Activities, see p. 183 PHB
Someone who is hired for creating a map would likely be proficient with the appropriate Artisian tools for crafting maps though: Cartographer's tools (p. 154 PHB)
Crafting a map after collecting the "data" would require a Ability check adding the proficiency bonus, if proficient in Cartographer's tools.
2 Abilities come to mind (DM's choice):
Dexterity: Crafting something artistically
Intelligence: Deriving the layout from available data
answered Jan 5 at 22:49
fabianfabian
2,7981624
$endgroup$
Drawing a map does not require any rolls. It's listed among Activities While Travelling: Other Activities, see p. 183 PHB
Someone who is hired for creating a map would likely be proficient with the appropriate Artisian tools for crafting maps though: Cartographer's tools (p. 154 PHB)
Crafting a map after collecting the "data" would require a Ability check adding the proficiency bonus, if proficient in Cartographer's tools.
2 Abilities come to mind (DM's choice):
Dexterity: Crafting something artistically
Intelligence: Deriving the layout from available data
answered Jan 5 at 22:49
fabianfabian
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answered Jan 5 at 22:49
fabianfabian
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answered Jan 5 at 22:49
fabianfabian
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answered Jan 5 at 22:49
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Huh it seems like that would involve some sort of memorisation of the landscape.
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– Josiah Riggan
Jan 5 at 23:03
7
$begingroup$
Xanathar's has some optional rules on how to apply tool proficiencies, including Cartographer's Tools. It describes a special use for each tool proficiency (if you're proficient and have the tools); for cartographer's tools, it says: "Craft a Map. While traveling, you can draw a map as you go in addition to engaging in other activity." So it seems like it just automatically works, though the DM might ask for some sort of check to determine how precisely/accurately you draw it.
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– V2Blast
Jan 5 at 23:46
add a comment |
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Huh it seems like that would involve some sort of memorisation of the landscape.
$endgroup$
– Josiah Riggan
Jan 5 at 23:03
7
$begingroup$
Xanathar's has some optional rules on how to apply tool proficiencies, including Cartographer's Tools. It describes a special use for each tool proficiency (if you're proficient and have the tools); for cartographer's tools, it says: "Craft a Map. While traveling, you can draw a map as you go in addition to engaging in other activity." So it seems like it just automatically works, though the DM might ask for some sort of check to determine how precisely/accurately you draw it.
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– V2Blast
Jan 5 at 23:46
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Huh it seems like that would involve some sort of memorisation of the landscape.
$endgroup$
– Josiah Riggan
Jan 5 at 23:03
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Huh it seems like that would involve some sort of memorisation of the landscape.
$endgroup$
– Josiah Riggan
Jan 5 at 23:03
7
7
$begingroup$
Xanathar's has some optional rules on how to apply tool proficiencies, including Cartographer's Tools. It describes a special use for each tool proficiency (if you're proficient and have the tools); for cartographer's tools, it says: "Craft a Map. While traveling, you can draw a map as you go in addition to engaging in other activity." So it seems like it just automatically works, though the DM might ask for some sort of check to determine how precisely/accurately you draw it.
$endgroup$
– V2Blast
Jan 5 at 23:46
$begingroup$
Xanathar's has some optional rules on how to apply tool proficiencies, including Cartographer's Tools. It describes a special use for each tool proficiency (if you're proficient and have the tools); for cartographer's tools, it says: "Craft a Map. While traveling, you can draw a map as you go in addition to engaging in other activity." So it seems like it just automatically works, though the DM might ask for some sort of check to determine how precisely/accurately you draw it.
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– V2Blast
Jan 5 at 23:46
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@V2Blast Unless there’s a real map involved, the tag doesn’t apply. It’s just a skills question.
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– SevenSidedDie♦
Jan 6 at 1:27
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@SevenSidedDie: Fair enough. I was debating whether or not it was appropriate.
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– V2Blast
Jan 6 at 2:18