Various people around the internet have undertaken something called #dungeon23, begun by Sean McCoy's Twitter post and described in detail: Dungeon23 "Megadungeon for 2023. 12 levels. 365 rooms. One room a day. Keep it all in a journal."

I'm doing a few things differently, partly to suit a science fiction genre, with some influence from: Sector 23 With my intentions evolving as I go along, I'm aiming to develop at least one star sector, posting one to two star systems per week (adding another system if initial rolls don't provide enough), nominally about five locations and/or topics detailing out initial (guided) random generation. I'll present it in digital form.

Sector Q;

Often dropping the end punctuation, or more formally Eiluned Sector, this cluster-scale sector (5 light-years per hex) lies in Open Space in the Star*Drive setting.

Sample - Flailt and Sara's Object (PDF)
Weeks 1 - 9 (PDF)
Week 10 - Gisele (PDF)
Week 11 - Wyliex and Enceg 7 (PDF)
Week 12 - Reffler and Nivz 38 (PDF)
12a - Poufh's Star (PDF)
Week 13 - Ovcew and Zanat's Star (PDF)
Week 14 - Elyfaa (PDF)
Week 15 - Iuwmx and Xiers 58 (PDF)
Week 16 - Vurlfsed and Gyutuk's Star (PDF)
Week 17 - Uunso (PDF)
Week 18 - Vxyia and Ckuihqn 12 (PDF)
18a - Whhu 62 (PDF)
Week 19 - Baez and Kovf 6 (PDF)
Week 20 - Piejgkudfn (PDF)
Week 21 - Avipzonec 75 and Euofl (PDF)
Week 22 - Pdenyh and Darley's Star (PDF)
Week 23 - Kluqkedow and Sbnu 58 (PDF)
Week 24 - Ypfhrd's Star (PDF)
Week 25 - Salzp (PDF)
26a - Bux (PDF)
26b - Amato 20 (PDF)
Week 27 - Noy Noy (PDF)
Week 28 - Psemwtvi and Tcobm 36 (PDF)
Week 29 - Dkjzu and Sdohd's Star (PDF)
29a - Wnuzat (PDF)
Week 30 - Kaleo (PDF)
30a - Extraction Zone Gamma (PDF)
Week 31 - Hawmopu and Qhi 34 (PDF)
Week 32 - Amaka (PDF)
Week 33 - Xoryazir and Uujp 40 (PDF)
Week 34 - Kawlbi (PDF)
Week 35 - Jejq and Tyiedl's Star (PDF)
Week 36 - Msna (PDF)
Week 37 - Oaoj and Tyyt 14 (PDF)
Week 38 - Ubhew and Sxak 41 (PDF)
Week 39 - Yaye 10 and Acqo (PDF)
Week 40 - Crikn (PDF)
Week 41 - Foqw (PDF)
Week 42 - Csuyt (PDF)
Week 43 - Lnah (PDF)
Week 44 - Hugoa 14 (PDF)
Week 45 - Cqems 32 (PDF)
Week 46 - Maxwell's Star (PDF)
Week 47 - Hxae's Star (PDF)

Ojska 64 - Rockpool Station (PDF)
Adventure: Autograph Hunters (PDF)
Adventure: Native Clay (PDF)

Sector map in progress (click for full size):

Generation

I'm rolling randomly on Monday and posting up Sunday, local time, plus various framing work for the sector and methods.

Hex Contents (d12)
1-2 -- Star system
3-4 -- Minor system
5-11 - None mapped
12 -- Nebula

If adjacent to an already placed nebula, count a result of 11 also as a nebula.

Sources

• Alternity Gamemaster Guide, Chapter 14: Campaign Architecture
• system names, adding either a number or "'s Star" for minor systems
• the minimum needed from my Environment Class (PDF), starting with multiple star systems, system age, moon modifiers, vertical displacement of star systems and nebulas
• my Colonies and Spaceships (PDF) , which rolls in parts of the Star*Drive Campaign Setting
• my Off Course (PDF) resource for the concepts of minor systems and system encounters
• some of Wakboth's additional tables should be useful to include, in their proper place in a sequence
• my Star*Drive Supporting Cast to randomise species and languages, but not allegiance, which should go by "Colonies and Spaceships" as written
• other Star*Drive developments will no doubt come up
• sector map based on a hex grid with black background
• diagrams in detail pages use a dot key (PDF)
• I might flatten out an earlier procedure for "External" species just to a d4 roll:
  • 1 -- Stellar Ring species, independent community
  • 2 -- Uplifted species (I won't limit myself, but a likely pool of possibilities seems clear)
  • 3 -- External nonhumans, for which I can randomise from the standing topic (16 pages using d8 and another die, 10 posts per page using d20 and reading the ones value), which certainly won't balance with or represent anything but should give some variety
  • 4 -- a previously generated species, of which I can assign probabilities from: Surrounding colonies, External and extinct species (PDF).
• I might look at (not necessarily roll on) Trade Tables for further description of a colony's exports

• galactic regions

Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous.

Original:

uncle_jimbo,Jan 1 2023, 09:37: A challenge that's going around had already, before the end of the year, inspired a number of blog posts about process and real benefits - excuses, I might cynically call them, and predict if anyone actually follows it through, they'll have something remarkable to show. Some of those considered how to apply the idea for science fiction, of which this looks well developed: Sector 23 Ernest Hemingway: Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. So getting into the spirit of the season, currently Wild Turkey and Johnnie Walker on the shelf, but heeding my own words, I'll plan a full week, not this week, but probably next, to see what I can do about a format, nothing promised. Then I'll start.