Galaxy Builder Decks: Star System Mats

BUILD YOUR OWN GALAXY!

Galaxy Builder Decks: Star System Mats is a set of double-sided mats of inner and outer orbital tracks for creating star systems during worldbuilding or on the fly during a game. Each mat has two solid-line main orbital tracks and one to two dashed-line secondary orbital tracks. On the reverse side is a duplicate of the orbits but adds a feature such as asteroid fields. These mats are designed to work with Planet cards with Planet Trait cards to quickly create settings on the table for your stories.

Mats can be spread out in a row, showing orbits from the system's center to the outermost orbits. Or you can rotate mats 180 degrees and create a center star system point extending outwards on both sides. Mats are not restricted to visualizing just star systems as a whole, but can be used to “zoom in" on a single planetary system with orbiting bodies. Put a gas giant at the center and show all its moon or ring orbits. Zoom in even further to show the low and high orbits for a lone planet, providing a scale to show orbital stations and space traffic in proximity.

The Galaxy Builder Decks Series

Galaxy Builder Decks are a series of system-neutral cards for worldbuilders and GMs to quickly create scifi settings and cultures right on your table. Pair Planet cards with Planet Trait cards or unique locations and encounters. Each deck is designed to work with others in the series to help fully flesh out your galaxy. I created this series for several reasons: 1) as a helpful worldbuilding tool for authors and gamemasters to quickly create believable settings, 2) to boost immersion, appearing on the table as a series of computer display screens, 3) to provide players with a sense of exploration and discovery while you play, and 4) as a modular overmap on the table for seeing where you are in the universe without having to draw circles over and over.

Notable inspirations (Franchises): Star Wars, Star Trek, Mass Effect, Alien, Firefly, Babylon 5, Elite Dangerous, Dune.
Notable inspirations (Games): Stellaris, Endless Space, Master of Orion, Starbound, Stars Without Number, Ironsworn Starforged.

6 Double-sided 8"x10" glossy mats includes:

• 2x Inner Orbit Types
• 4x Outer Orbit Types
• 1x Instruction Card
• Planet cards with Planet Trait cards shown below purchased separately.

Who Are They For

For Worldbuilders

Galaxy Builder Decks makes worldbuilding easier by placing important information for a star system concisely and visually on a few cards and mats laid out on your table. Pair Planet Cards and Planet Trait Cards and you can quickly lay out many different types of star systems, showing exactly what planet or moon is where and what is unique about these worlds in various categories such as astronomy, geology, meteorology, biology, planetology, and more.

For GMs

Prep your adventure with an overmap for your players, detailing nearby planets, moons, and asteroids. Have handy cards detailing the attributes of each body and how it can cause or change encounters you've created.

During Play

Do your players suddenly need a map on the fly for their journey from the inner planets to the outer system? Place down some mats and appropriate planet cards, along with their ship, and you're good to go. You can even illustrate the movement of planets or comets over time as they travel.

For Players

Players don't usually want a personal map of a star system in front of them, but if yours want to mark their colonial holdings at a political level, say in a war between Houses over some spice or other, then go for it!

How to Use Star System Mats

*Planet Cards shown below purchased separately Here.

Print-n-Play Version Includes:

• Color version PDF - 8"x10" Mats, Front and Back
• Printer-friendly version PDF - 8"x10" Mats, Front and Back

Check Out Other Products Available In The Galaxy Builder Deck Series:

• Planets - 52-card deck of planets, stars, and more
• Planet Traits - 52-card deck for customizing planets
• Star Systems - 52-card deck for creating and flavoring star systems
• Star System Mats - 6-mat set for building star and planetary systems
• Starter Set - 9-card set of planets and traits to get you started
• Tech Level Set - 9-card set of technology levels for planet cultures
• Asteroid Set - 9-card set of planet cards and traits focused on expanding asteroid choices
• Asteroid Set 2 - 9-card set of planet cards and traits for even more choices
• Spooky Set - 9-card set of planets and traits expanding on the Free Spooky Pack
• Uncharted Set - 9-card set of planets and traits expanding on exploration choices
• Discovery Set - 9-card set of planet traits for more adventures
• Strange Worlds Set - 9-card set of strange planets and planet traits
• New Systems Set - 9-card set of star systems and system traits
• Planetary Data Sheets - FREE Record sheets for recording your created worlds
• System Data Sheets - FREE Record sheets for recording your star system layouts
• Label Cards - FREE Record cards for tracking planet names and traits on your table
• Spooky Pack - FREE 3-card pack of spooky planets and trait card
• Asteroid Pack - FREE 3-card pack of asteroid cards