Thousand Worlds – Star Map

A core part of the Thousand Worlds campaign is the Star Map. It is an exercise in deductive reasoning and delayed gratification. It is a puzzle intended to be solved over many sessions as the players strike out into the black and explore your universe. In this setting, the galaxy is in a dark age where interstellar travel is all but lost to a handful of people.

In this campaign-long puzzle, the players explore a sector of the galaxy, divided into four quadrants, in an effort to find all 33 inhabited star systems out of the vast expanse of 498 available star system. 

Inhabited Worlds of the Man-Realm Sector (0,0 -500,500)

• Old Earth
• Newholme
• Baldur
• Thor
• Provinaa
• Wellington
• Avalon
• Croan-Dhenni
• New Pittsburgh
• Arion

Inhabited Worlds of the Fyndii Sector (500,0 – 1000,500)

• Greywater
• Worlorn
• Jamison’s World
• Vendalia
• Slagg
• Rhiannon
• Thisrock
• Darkdawn

Inhabited Worlds of the Damoosh Sector (0,500 – 500,1000)

• Shkeen
• Lost Colony: House of the Worm
• Lost Colony: Planetos
• Bitterblooms
• Shrakky
• Norn
• Suthleim

Inhabited Worlds of the Hrangan Sector (500,500 – 1000,1000)

• Old Hranga
• Kimdiss
• High Kavalaan
• Prometheus
• Bastion
• Corlos
• Aath
• Tober In The Veil

The campaign begins with a large starmap, such as shown below. The Game Master is to print out a large size version of this starmap, at least 24” on each side, and color in the stars based on the exhaustive lists provided below.

Behind the scenes, the Game Master populates this galactic sector with a scattering of inhabited planets. The players are to strike out into the galaxy, using clues accumulated through play (called ‘Galactic Location Cards’) to help deduce where the safe, inhabited worlds are located. Except for rare exception, each inhabited planet has two Galactic Location Cards that may be found in the campaign which hint at its location. There are also a series of Galactic Location Cards randomly shuffled in which eliminate potential star clusters as completely uninhabited. In this way, industrious players have two parallel avenues of deduction in finding their goal: direct Galactic Location Cards pointing to the correct answers, and indirect Galactic Location Cards excluding the incorrect answers. Puzzles are always harder to solve at the game table than the designer thinks, so it’s a good idea to have multiple avenues of investigation to prevent the game from stalling.

Visiting an uninhabited world always results in a dangerous, random encounter. Players are expected to use pure deductive reasoning in their efforts to suss out the locations of inhabited worlds. Skill checks and other game mechanics can be used to garner more Galactic Location Cards, but they should not be able to add any additional information on their own.

The design of the Galactic Location Cards is the meat of this mystery. Not only must the Galactic Locations Cards provide enough hints to get the players and story where you need them, but they must do so in a fun, creative, and varied way.

All Galactic Location Cards have been provided in the text at the very end of this post. Click on the full blog post to see the extensive listings of Galactic Location Cards, star clusters, stars within them, solar color, and where the inhabited worlds lie in wait.

Be open-handed with handing out these Galactic Locations. The players need a steady stream of new information to make meaningful choices and deduce where their next destination lies. The last thing your campaign needs is a boring, plodding session of trial and error. Exploring the galaxy should feel like a thrilling adventure in and of itself.

Galactic Locations

• Alcor is the only inhabited Prime Star Cluster that begins with ‘A’.
• All red Prime Star Clusters are uninhabited.
• All green Prime Star Clusters are uninhabited.
• There are six inhabited worlds located in Star Clusters with more than 3 suns. Only one of those Star Clusters has more than a single inhabited world.
• There are only two Star Clusters with more than one inhabited world.
• There is only a single white Prime Star Cluster that is inhabited.
• There is only a single yellow Prime Star Cluster that is inhabited.
• Worlorn is located in a singular star cluster.
• Old Hraanga orbits a sickly green sun.
• Wellington is the nearest inhabited world to Old Earth.
• Wellington orbits a red sun.
• Corlos orbits a red sun, the most common solar color in its Star Cluster.
• Greywater is located in a triple Star Cluster located near an edge of the galactic sector map.
• Only a single yellow sun is in the Star Cluster which contains Aath.
• Greywater orbits a red sun.
• Old Hranga is close to the Veil at the edge of the galaxy.
• Aath orbits a red sun.
• Bastion is a nearby rival of both Prometheus and Corlos, though located in a different Star Cluster.
• Corlos is located in the same star cluster as Aath.
• Suthleim is within 100 lightyears of the center of the galactic sector map.
• Darkdawn is located in a Star Cluster with six different stars.
• High Kavalaan is the seventh planet of the seventh sun of its star cluster.
• Jamison’s World orbits a blue sun.
• Jamison’s World is located in a Star Cluster named after an ancient Earth astronomer.
• Suthleim orbits a red sun.
• Bastion orbits a red sun.
• New Pittsburgh is located in a singular star cluster.
• High Kavalaan orbits a white sun.
• Darkdawn orbits an orange sun.
• Slagg is the first sun in a triple Star Cluster.
• Ancient settlers from New Pittsburgh struck out into the galaxy directly away from Old Earth to the next Star Cluster and founded Baldur.
• One of the lost colony worlds is the first star in a double Star Cluster.
• Slagg orbits an orange sun.
• New Pittsburgh orbits an orange sun.
• Provinaa orbits a sickly green sun.
• Kimdiss is located in a Star Cluster with six different stars.
• Norn is the first sun in a double Star Cluster.
• Kimdiss orbits a blue sun.
• One of the lost colony worlds orbits a blue sun.
• Thor orbits a yellow sun.
• Provinaa is located along an edge of the galactic map.
• Worlorn orbits a blue star.
• Baldur orbits a red sun.
• Prometheus is the second sun in a triple Star Cluster.
• Prometheus orbits a red sun.
• Norn orbits a red sun.
• Thor is about 50 light years away from Old Earth.
• Shrakky orbits a white sun.
• Rhiannon orbits the same color sun as Thisrock.
• Rhiannon is in a nearby Star Cluster to Prometheus.
• Croan-Dhenni is located in a Star Cluster with six different stars.
• Thisrock orbits a blue sun.
• Shrakky is located in a Star Cluster with six suns.
• Thisrock is located in the same star system as Rhiannon.
• Croan-Dhenni orbits a blue sun.
• One of the two lost colony worlds orbits the green star in a cluster containing six suns.
• Avalon orbits a sun in a Prime Star Cluster.
• Newholme orbits a blue sun.
• Vendalia orbits a yellow sun.
• Bitterblooms is located in a Star Cluster with six different stars.
• Vendalia is located in a triple Star Cluster.
• One of the two lost colony worlds is the only inhabited world in a group of three nearby star clusters.
• Avalon is at least 50 light years away from the next closest star cluster.
• Newholme is in a Prime Star System less than 50 light years away from Old Earth.
• Arion orbits a red sun.
• Arion is the first system in a triple Star Cluster.
• Bitterblooms orbits an orange sun.
• Shkeen orbits an orange sun.
• Shkeen is located close to two different Prime Star Clusters.

Uninhabited Worlds

• Andomedaeis
• Apodis
• Aquarii
• Maksutov
• Carinae
• Brahe
• Aquilae
• Area
• Arietis
• Aurigae
• Bootis
• Caeli
• Camelopardalis
• Capricorni
• Cassiopaiae
• Lip
• Lyncis
• Lyrae
• Monocerotis
• Mira
• Mensaev
• Mersenne
• Chamaeleonis
• Chandrasekhar
• Circini
• Corvi
• Columbae
• Ceti
• Pictoris
• Pavonis
• Octanis
• Ophiuchi
• Orionis
• Persei
• Piscium
• Cephie
• Telescopii
• Scorpii
• Illuminati
• Raynet
• Eridani
• Sextanis
• Cerenkov
• Reticuli
• Doradus
• Equulei
• Draconis
• Geminorum
• Ptolemae
• Crucis
• Copernicus
• Crateris
• Sagittae
• Vulpeculae
• Volantis
• Leporis
• Lentilis
• Lalande
• Sagitarii
• Sculptoris
• Serpentis
• Squidi
• Tauri
• Velorum
• Virginis
• Vitalis
• Giclas
• Indi
• Klystron
• Krueger
• Lacaille
• Hyades
• Gruis
• Gorno
• Lacartae
• Hyginus
• Herculis

STAR CLUSTER	STELLAR SEQUENCE	SOLAR COLOR	NOTES
Achernar	Prime	blue
Alcor	Prime	blue	975, 25	Worlorn
Aldebaran	Prime	blue
Algol	Prime	red
Almagest	Prime	blue
Andromedae	Alpha	green
Andromedae	Beta	green
Antares	Prime	orange
Antliae	Delta	blue
Antliae	Gamma	green	875, 275	Lost Colony: House of the Worm
Antliae	Beta	yellow
Antliae	Epsilon	white
Antliae	Alpha	blue
Antliae	Zeta	red
Apodis	Delta	green
Apodis	Alpha	yellow
Apodis	Beta	red
Apodis	Gamma	orange
Aquarii	Zeta	orange
Aquarii	Eta	white
Aquarii	Alpha	green
Aquarii	Epsilon	blue
Aquarii	Beta	green
Aquarii	Gamma	orange
Aquarii	Delta	blue
Aquilae	Gamma	red
Aquilae	Beta	red
Aquilae	Alpha	blue
Aquilae	Epsilon	orange
Arae	Delta	yellow
Arae	Epsilon	blue
Arae	Alpha	white
Arae	Beta	yellow
Arae	Gamma	blue
Arcturus	Prime	orange
Arianni	Gamma	yellow
Arianni	Alpha	blue
Arianni	Beta	yellow	725, 175	Vendalia
Arietis	Alpha	green
Arietis	Gamma	yellow
Arietis	Delta	red
Arietis	Epsilon	orange
Aurigae	Delta	white
Aurigae	Gamma	white
Aurigae	Beta	orange
Aurigae	Alpha	white
Bellatrix	Prime	yellow
Betelgeuse	Prime	blue	375, 400	Avalon
Bootis	Delta	orange
Bootis	Alpha	green
Bootis	Epsilon	red
Bootis	Beta	yellow
Bootis	Eta	orange
Bootis	Zeta	red
Bootis	Gamma	orange
Brahe	Beta	green
Brahe	Alpha	orange
Brahe	Zeta	red
Brahe	Epsilon	orange
Brahe	Gamma	white
Brahe	Delta	green
Caeli	Alpha	red
Caeli	Beta	red
Caeli	Delta	red
Caeli	Gamma	red
Caeli	Epsilon	red
Camelopardalis	Delta	green
Camelopardalis	Gamma	green
Camelopardalis	Iota	red
Camelopardalis	Epsilon	orange
Camelopardalis	Theta	red
Camelopardalis	Alpha	yellow
Camelopardalis	Beta	green
Camelopardalis	Zeta	orange
Camelopardalis	Eta	orange
Cancri	Delta	red
Cancri	Gamma	orange
Cancri	Beta	green
Cancri	Alpha	green
Canopus	Prime	blue	225, 150	Newholme
Capella	Prime	blue
Capricorni	Alpha	orange
Capricorni	Beta	orange
Capricorni	Gamma	red
Carinae	Alpha	green
Carinae	Beta	blue
Carinae	Gamma	green
Cassiopeiae	Gamma	yellow
Cassiopeiae	Delta	yellow
Cassiopeiae	Epsilon	red
Cassiopeiae	Alpha	blue
Cassiopeiae	Beta	green
Centauri	Zeta	red
Centauri	Epsilon	green
Centauri	Beta	green
Centauri	Alpha	red
Centauri	Gamma	green
Centauri	Delta	yellow	125, 125	Thor
Cephei	Beta	red
Cephei	Alpha	green
Cerenkov	Alpha	blue
Cerenkov	Beta	orange
Ceti	Beta	blue
Ceti	Gamma	blue
Ceti	Eta	orange
Ceti	Delta	blue
Ceti	Alpha	white
Ceti	Zeta	green
Ceti	Epsilon	blue
Chamaeleonis	Kappa	blue
Chamaeleonis	Iota	green
Chamaeleonis	Theta	blue
Chamaeleonis	Beta	orange
Chamaeleonis	Gamma	green
Chamaeleonis	Alpha	white
Chamaeleonis	Eta	blue
Chamaeleonis	Epsilon	yellow
Chamaeleonis	Zeta	green
Chandrasekhar	Delta	orange
Chandrasekhar	Alpha	red
Chandrasekhar	Gamma	green
Chandrasekhar	Beta	white
Chandrasekhar	Epsilon	orange
Circini	Alpha	green
Circini	Epsilon	orange
Circini	Zeta	orange
Circini	Beta	blue
Circini	Delta	orange
Circini	Gamma	blue
Columbae	Gamma	green
Columbae	Alpha	white
Columbae	Beta	red
Copernicus	Gamma	red
Copernicus	Alpha	green
Copernicus	Beta	yellow
Corvi	Epsilon	red
Corvi	Delta	orange
Corvi	Gamma	green
Corvi	Beta	green
Corvi	Eta	red
Corvi	Zeta	red
Crateris	Alpha	blue
Crateris	Beta	yellow
Crateris	Epsilon	yellow
Crateris	Delta	yellow
Crateris	Eta	red
Crateris	Gamma	white
Crateris	Zeta	orange
Crateris	Theta	red
Crucis	Delta	yellow
Crucis	Gamma	yellow
Crucis	Alpha	white
Crucis	Beta	green
Cygnus	Epsilon	red
Cygnus	Alpha	blue
Cygnus	Beta	green
Cygnus	Gamma	green	50, 475	Provinaa
Cygnus	Delta	red
Delphini	Alpha	red	375, 650	Norn
Delphini	Beta	green
Deneb	Prime	orange
Doradus	Alpha	orange
Doradus	Beta	orange
Draconis	Epsilon	white
Draconis	Theta	yellow
Draconis	Gamma	white
Draconis	Iota	yellow
Draconis	Alpha	blue
Draconis	Delta	yellow
Draconis	Eta	red
Draconis	Lambda	green
Draconis	Beta	red
Draconis	Xi	red
Draconis	Kappa	white
Draconis	Zeta	orange
Draconis	Mu	red
Draconis	Nu	red
Equulei	Alpha	blue
Equulei	Beta	blue
Eridani	Gamma	white
Eridani	Beta	white
Eridani	Alpha	yellow
Fomalhaut	Prime	red
Fornacis	Alpha	white
Fornacis	Eta	red
Fornacis	Epsilon	orange
Fornacis	Delta	green
Fornacis	Zeta	orange
Fornacis	Beta	blue
Fornacis	Gamma	blue	575, 810	Kimdiss
Geminorum	Gamma	orange
Geminorum	Delta	red
Geminorum	Beta	white
Geminorum	Alpha	white
Giclas	Eta	white
Giclas	Zeta	green
Giclas	Gamma	yellow
Giclas	Delta	yellow
Giclas	Alpha	orange
Giclas	Beta	yellow
Giclas	Epsilon	blue
Giclas	Theta	orange
Gorno	Beta	orange
Gorno	Gamma	orange
Gorno	Alpha	blue
Gorno	Delta	blue
Gorno	Epsilon	green
Groombridge	Prime	white	999, 900	Tober in the Veil
Gruis	Beta	white
Gruis	Alpha	white
Gruis	Epsilon	orange
Gruis	Gamma	white
Gruis	Delta	red
Gruis	Zeta	white
Gruis	Eta	orange
Herculis	Beta	blue
Herculis	Alpha	white
Horologii	Gamma	red	725, 700	Corlos
Horologii	Delta	red
Horologii	Beta	red
Horologii	Epsilon	red
Horologii	Lambda	red
Horologii	Zeta	red
Horologii	Alpha	yellow
Horologii	Kappa	red
Horologii	Theta	red
Horologii	Eta	red	750, 800	Aath
Horologii	Iota	red
Hyades	Alpha	white
Hyades	Delta	orange
Hyades	Beta	blue
Hyades	Gamma	orange
Hyades	Epsilon	orange
Hyades	Zeta	yellow
Hyades	Lambda	green
Hyades	Eta	yellow
Hyades	Iota	white
Hyades	Theta	green
Hyades	Kappa	green
Hydrae	Gamma	red	775, 650	Bastion
Hydrae	Alpha	white
Hydrae	Beta	orange
Hyginus	Beta	red
Hyginus	Alpha	red
Hyperion	Prime	orange
Illuminati	Zeta	green
Illuminati	Eta	orange
Illuminati	Epsilon	green
Illuminati	Theta	orange
Illuminati	Delta	yellow
Illuminati	Alpha	red
Illuminati	Gamma	blue
Illuminati	Beta	orange
Indi	Beta	blue
Indi	Alpha	orange
Kepler	Beta	blue	560, 290	Jamison’s World
Kepler	Gamma	orange
Kepler	Alpha	yellow
Klystron	Beta	red
Klystron	Alpha	red
Krueger	Epsilon	orange
Krueger	Delta	green
Krueger	Beta	white
Krueger	Alpha	yellow
Krueger	Gamma	yellow
Krueger	Zeta	green
Lacaille	Gamma	orange
Lacaille	Beta	yellow
Lacaille	Alpha	red
Lacertae	Beta	red
Lacertae	Alpha	blue
Lalande	Alpha	blue
Lalande	Delta	orange
Lalande	Beta	white
Lalande	Gamma	orange
Lentilis	Beta	green
Lentilis	Delta	orange
Lentilis	Alpha	blue
Lentilis	Gamma	orange
Leonis	Gamma	white
Leonis	Beta	red
Leonis	Alpha	green	900, 825	Old Hranga
Leporis	Alpha	orange
Leporis	Beta	orange
Leporis	Gamma	blue
Librae	Alpha	blue
Librae	Beta	blue
Librae	Gamma	orange
Librae	Beta	green
Librae	Eta	green
Librae	Delta	orange
Librae	Epsilon	white
Librae	Gamma	blue
Librae	Delta	blue
Librae	Eta	blue
Librae	Zeta	white	775, 900	High Kavalaan
Lipi	Epsilon	red
Lipi	Beta	orange
Lipi	Alpha	green
Lipi	Gamma	orange
Lipi	Delta	red
Luyten	Gamma	red
Luyten	Alpha	red	425, 160	Arion
Luyten	Beta	orange
Lyncis	Beta	orange
Lyncis	Eta	orange
Lyncis	Epsilon	yellow
Lyncis	Alpha	orange
Lyncis	Theta	red
Lyncis	Gamma	yellow
Lyncis	Zeta	red
Lyncis	Delta	yellow
Lyrae	Beta	red
Lyrae	Alpha	red
Maksutov	Alpha	green
Maksutov	Beta	red
Menkar	Prime	orange	475, 975	Shkeen
Mensae	Beta	red
Mensae	Gamma	red
Mensae	Alpha	red
Mersenne	Alpha	red
Mersenne	Beta	red
Metis	Prime	red
Microscopii	Prime	green
Mira	Beta	blue
Mira	Gamma	yellow
Mira	Alpha	red
Mira	Delta	orange
Mizar	Prime	red
Monocerotis	Alpha	orange
Monocerotis	Beta	green
Muscae	Gamma	red
Muscae	Beta	orange	800, 150	Bitterblooms
Muscae	Alpha	blue
Muscae	Delta	red
Muscae	Epsilon	orange
Muscae	Zeta	orange
Normae	Gamma	red
Normae	Delta	green
Normae	Beta	white
Normae	Alpha	blue
Normae	Epsilon	white	175, 550	Shrakky
Normae	Zeta	orange
Octantis	Beta	green
Octantis	Alpha	green
Olber	Alpha	blue
Olber	Beta	blue	25, 225	Croan-Dhenni
Olber	Gamma	blue
Ophiuchi	Alpha	red
Ophiuchi	Beta	red
Ophiuchi	Gamma	green
Organon	Prime	green
Orionis	Epsilon	orange
Orionis	Gamma	orange
Orionis	Delta	yellow
Orionis	Beta	green
Orionis	Mu	blue
Orionis	Zeta	yellow
Orionis	Alpha	green
Orionis	Lambda	yellow
Orionis	Kappa	blue
Orionis	Theta	green
Orionis	Eta	yellow
Orionis	Iota	blue
Pavonis	Beta	orange
Pavonis	Alpha	green
Pegasi	Beta	blue
Pegasi	Alpha	blue	50, 750	Lost Colony: Planetos
Persei	Iota	green
Persei	Epsilon	red
Persei	Theta	green
Persei	Alpha	blue
Persei	Beta	white
Persei	Eta	orange
Persei	Gamma	red
Persei	Zeta	orange
Persei	Delta	white
Phoenicis	Gamma	blue	875, 425	Thisrock
Phoenicis	Beta	red
Phoenicis	Alpha	blue	925, 450	Rhiannon
Pictoris	Beta	blue
Pictoris	Delta	green
Pictoris	Gamma	yellow
Pictoris	Alpha	green
Piscium	Delta	green
Piscium	Beta	orange
Piscium	Gamma	orange
Pollux	Prime	white
Procyon	Prime	orange
Ptolemae	Epsilon	green
Ptolemae	Zeta	green
Ptolemae	Eta	blue
Ptolemae	Delta	orange
Ptolemae	Alpha	blue
Ptolemae	Beta	yellow
Ptolemae	Gamma	yellow
Puppis	Gamma	green
Puppis	Beta	orange
Puppis	Alpha	orange	810, 310	Slagg
Pyxidis	Beta	red	900, 510	Prometheus
Pyxidis	Alpha	blue
Pyxidis	Gamma	orange
Raynet	Beta	green
Raynet	Alpha	green
Raynet	Gamma	red
Regulus	Prime	green
Reticuli	Delta	green
Reticuli	Alpha	orange
Reticuli	Gamma	green
Reticuli	Beta	blue
Rigel	Prime	orange	210, 210	New Pittsburgh
Sagittae	Alpha	green
Sagittae	Beta	red
Sagittae	Gamma	red
Sagittarii	Alpha	blue
Sagittarii	Beta	yellow
Sagittarii	Gamma	red
Sagittarii	Delta	blue
Saurus	Alpha	orange
Saurus	Beta	red	240, 240	Baldur
Saurus	Gamma	red
Scorpii	Alpha	blue
Scorpii	Beta	white
Scorpii	Delta	blue
Scorpii	Gamma	green
Scorpii	Zeta	blue
Scorpii	Epsilon	green
Sculptoris	Delta	orange
Sculptoris	Epsilon	orange
Sculptoris	Alpha	blue
Sculptoris	Gamma	green
Scuti	Zeta	white
Scuti	Delta	yellow
Scuti	Epsilon	white
Scuti	Alpha	orange	510, 40	Darkdawn
Scuti	Beta	red
Scuti	Gamma	green
Serpentis	Zeta	green
Serpentis	Eta	green
Serpentis	Theta	blue
Serpentis	Alpha	orange
Serpentis	Delta	orange
Serpentis	Beta	white
Serpentis	Gamma	yellow
Serpentis	Epsilon	red
Serpentis	Iota	white
Sextantis	Epsilon	blue
Sextantis	Zeta	orange
Sextantis	Delta	green
Sextantis	Alpha	blue
Sextantis	Gamma	orange
Sextantis	Beta	orange
Sirius	Prime	white
Sol	Prime	yellow	175, 150	Old Earth
Squidi	Alpha	green
Squidi	Beta	orange
Squidi	Gamma	red
Tauri	Epsilon	red
Tauri	Zeta	blue
Tauri	Gamma	blue
Tauri	Alpha	green
Tauri	Beta	white
Tauri	Delta	white
Telescopii	Alpha	white
Telescopii	Beta	orange
Telescopii	Gamma	blue
Trianguli	Beta	blue
Trianguli	Alpha	blue
Trianguli	Gamma	red	810, 40	Greywater
Tucanae	Alpha	green
Tucanae	Gamma	red	425, 550	Suthleim
Tucanae	Beta	orange
Vega	Prime	red
Vela	Prime	yellow
Velorum	Beta	red
Velorum	Alpha	blue
Virginis	Alpha	green
Virginis	Beta	green
Virginis	Gamma	red
Virginis	Delta	white
Vitalis	Beta	blue
Vitalis	Alpha	blue
Vitalis	Delta	red
Vitalis	Gamma	red
Volantis	Eta	green
Volantis	Zeta	blue
Volantis	Alpha	yellow
Volantis	Epsilon	green
Volantis	Beta	white
Volantis	Gamma	green
Volantis	Delta	yellow
Vulpeculae	Beta	green
Vulpeculae	Gamma	green
Vulpeculae	Eta	green
Vulpeculae	Alpha	green
Vulpeculae	Delta	green
Vulpeculae	Zeta	green
Vulpeculae	Epsilon	green
Wolf	Alpha	red	160, 175	Wellington
Wolf	Beta	yellow
Zeeman	Prime	white

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