Tabletop help ... sorta

[binidj]

So I'm starting to plan this sci-fi tabletop game which features stable wormholes linking locations (think of a less-cheesy version of Stargate: Atlantis or an inferior version of The Algebraist) and I'm wondering if there's some kind of (easy to use and free) mapping programme that anyone knows of to show solar systems and their relationship to each other based on the wormholes?

Any help gratefully received.

Comments

[jfs.livejournal.com]

It depends on the level of detail you want, but any graphics package could allow you to do something like the Underground map - after all, part of Harry Beck's genius was in realising that when it came to the Underground, physical geography was less important than links - where you're connected to is far more important than where you are.

Other than that, I'd suggest trawling the Traveller RPG websites - there's an awful lot of software written by fans for that.

You might also want to look at the Fading Suns websites, because as far as I recall, they use a very similar system of stable jump gates linking solar systems.

[binidj.livejournal.com]

Yep, scouring for Traveller™ fansites did occur to me in my bed last night ... I should have thought of it at once really. Fading Suns might have some stuff on generating specific systems but probably not as useful as traveller™. Still no harm giving them a try.

Thanks for the suggestions.