Survival

Wilderness Survival

Easy

DC 10

Hunt/forage for food in fertile terrain while camping

Moderate

DC 15

  • Hunt/forage for food in fertile terrain while traveling

  • Avoid natural hazards, such as quicksand

Hard

DC 20

Hunt/forage for food in scarce terrain while traveling

Very Hard

DC 25

Hunt/forage for food in barren terrain while traveling

Terrain

Forage DC

Desert

20

Forest (sparse)

14

Forest (medium)

14

Forest (dense)

14

Hills

12

Jungle

14

Moor

16

Mountains

18

Plains

12

Swamp

16

Tundra, frozen

18

Tracking

Very Easy

DC 5

Track a creature through very soft ground (e.g. snow or mud)

Easy

DC 10

Track a creature through soft ground (sand)

Moderate

DC 15

Track a creature through firm ground (fields, woods, thick rugs, dusty floors)

Hard

DC 20

Track a creature across hard ground (dry dirt, grass streambeds)

Very Hard

DC 25

Track a creature across bare stone

Formidable

DC 30

Track a creature across dirt or grass after rainfall

Modifiers

DC -2

Multiple people

DC -4

Large group

DC -8

Very large group

DC -4

Query is bleeding

DC +1 per day

Every day since trail was made

DC +1 per hour

Every hour of rain since the trail was made

DC +10

Fresh snow cover since the trail was made

Wilderness Navigation

Trivial

DC 0-5

Navigate by following a clearly marked road, river, or obvious natural terrain feature

Relatively Easy

DC 12

  • Determine true north without use of a compass

  • Keep from getting lost while traveling through open plains, deserts, or tundra

Moderate

DC 14-15

Keep from getting lost while traveling through hills, swamp, or sparse forest

Moderately Hard

DC 16

Keep from getting lost in medium forest, jungle, or mountains

Hard

DC 18

Keep from getting lost while traveling through dense forest

Very Hard

DC 23

Keep from getting lost in a dense forest during foggy weather

Terrain

Navigation DC

Desert

12

Forest (sparse)

14

Forest (medium)

16

Forest (dense)

18

Hills

14

Jungle

16

Moor

14

Mountains

16

Plains

12

Swamp

15

Tundra, frozen

12