CARTOGRAPHY AND NAVIGATION (Intelligence):

The character is able to find his direction and location anywhere in the known world, by making maps or using navigational calculations.

Novice: The character can tell which way is north and can make a crude map. Plotting a navigational course will get her to the right coast.

Proficient: The character's maps are better; she knows the main roads and a good way to get to her destination. On sea, she can find her way to the right port.

Advanced: The character's knowledge of roads and maps means she can plot a land course that takes her to her destination as fast as someone who's travelled that road all his life. Her navigational measurements are precise enough to get her to the right city within two weeks of her time estimate.

Expert: The character's maps are sold to kings; she can direct entire flotillas. She arrives faster over land than any other, and knows secret routes and shortcuts. Her ship will arrive at the right place at the right time, even with a hurricane in the way.