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''Defaults:'' Special.

This is the ability to find your position through careful observation of your surroundings and the use of instrumentation. A successful roll tells you where you are or lets you plot a course.

You ''must'' specialize:

''Sea:'' Navigation by the stars and ocean currents. ''Modifiers:'' +3 if you have [[Absolute Direction]], or a high-tech global positioning system or inertial compass; -5 (and no use of [[Astronomy]] default) if you lack high-tech aids, the weather is bad, and the stars are hidden. ''Defaults:'' {{Astronomy-5}} or {{Seamanship-5}}.

:''Air:'' Navigation by the stars and by the terrain below. Modifiers are as for Navigation (Sea). ''Default:'' {{Astronomy-5}}.
:''Land:'' Navigation using landmarks and the stars; also called "orienteering." ''Modifiers:'' +3 if you have [[Absolute Direction]] or a high-tech substitute. ''Defaults:'' {{IQ-5}}, {{Cartography-4}}, or {{Mathematics (Surveying)-4}}.
:''Space:'' Navigating through ordinary interplanetary and interstellar space, usually at less than the speed of light (but some science-fiction "warp drives" let you travel at faster-than-light speeds in normal space). ''Modifiers:'' +2 for [[3D Spatial Sense]]. ''Defaults:'' {{Astronomy-4}} or {{Mathematics (Applied)-4}}.
:''Hyperspace:'' Also called "astrogation." Similar to Navigation (Space), but used when traveling through
"jump space" or "hyperspace." In settings with multiple faster-than-light drive technologies, there may be one Navigation specialty per drive type. Modifiers are as for Navigation (Space). ''Defaults:'' {{Astronomy-4}} or {{Mathematics (Applied)-4}}.

Air, Land, and Sea default to one another at -2. Space and Hyperspace default to one another at -5. There are no defaults between these two groups.

''Modifiers:'' -1 to -10 for being in an unfamiliar area (GM's discretion, but an unfamiliar world, star system, etc. should give at least -5); [[equipment modifiers]].

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