Cartography
Cartography draws maps and, more importantly, decodes treasure maps. The prose is community-derived (paraphrased from the uorenaissance.com skill list plus ServUO behavior) pending field verification; the stats table and skill thresholds below are source-verified against ServUO.
What it does
Section titled “What it does”Cartography lets you craft local, city, and world maps from blank maps, and decode the treasure maps dropped by monsters so the buried chest can be located and dug. It is the gateway skill for treasure hunting, paired with Mining (to dig) and Lockpicking/Remove Trap (to open the chest).
How to use it
Section titled “How to use it”- Crafting maps — use a mapmaker’s pen on a blank map to open the menu and draw a map.
- Decoding treasure maps — double-click an unmarked treasure map; a skill check decodes it and marks the dig location. See gathering resources.
How to train it
Section titled “How to train it”- Low skill — craft local and city maps from blank maps (cheap, repeatable).
- Mid skill — sea charts and world maps; then begin decoding low-level treasure maps.
- High skill — decode higher-level treasure maps for the steadiest gains and the loot.
See skill gain.
Mechanics & numbers
Section titled “Mechanics & numbers”| Primary stat | Intelligence |
| Secondary stat | Dexterity |
| Title | Cartographer |
| Mastery skill | No |
| Gain notes | skill-ups can raise Dex +0.75, Int +0.75 (per-use stat gain weights) |
Map crafting thresholds (from Scripts/Services/Craft/DefCartography.cs): Local Map 10.0,
City Map 25.0, Sea Chart 35.0, World Map 39.5 minimum skill. Treasure-chest
required skills scale by level (Scripts/Services/TreasureMaps/TreasureMapInfo.cs): roughly
5 / 45 / 75 / 80 / 80 by tier, with the chest’s lock level set to required skill − 10 and
max lock level required skill + 40 — informing the Lockpicking needed
to open it.
Related skills & synergies
Section titled “Related skills & synergies”- Mining — dig the chest once the map is decoded.
- Lockpicking + Remove Trap — open the trapped chest.
- Tracking + Camping — round out an explorer/treasure hunter who roams the wilds.
See also
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