Navigator's Tools

Name: Navigator's Tools
Cost: 25 gp
Weight: 2 lb.
Includes: a sextant, a compass, calipers, a ruler, parchment, ink, and a quill

Often taken with the “sailor” background, navigators are responsible for tracking a ship’s course at sea. Back before GPS, this was a very important job and required a lot of skill and knowledge in several areas.

Navigator’s Tools Skills and Special Uses

Survival. Knowledge of navigator’s tools helps you avoid becoming lost and also grants you insight into the most likely location for roads and settlements.

Sighting. By taking careful measurements, you can determine your position on a nautical chart and the time of day.

When you might use these tools:

Look at a map and determine the quickest/safest way to get to their destination
Find an alternate route
Determine the month based on the constellations
Remember a path they have taken before

Navigator’s Knowledge

A navigator’s one job is to keep the ship or group from becoming lost. They are trained to know where they are at all times. This can come in very handy when adventuring through the wilderness! Because of their training, you can expect a navigator will know:

More advanced mathematics and astronomy
The time of day based on the sun’s position in the sky
Good & bad weather signs
Everything about certain areas they navigate often
At least a few Captains whom they have worked for

*This represents the average cost of goods. Prices may vary all around the world.

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Navigator's Tools