What is This?

Dave's Tiny Galaxies is a Galaxy Sector Generator submitted for the 2023 One Page RPG Game Jam. Specifically, this system was made for people who always wanted to run that Dream Spacecrawl Campaign but didn't want to spend hours or even days generating a playable hexmap. Though inspired by Stars without Number and other Sci-fi games, this system is both compatible with all Sci-fi settings/systems and is as easy to use as any other modern OSR/NSR resource.

How Does it Work?

Essentially like Dodman, but to summarize:

• Get a hexgrid and mark the center as the Central Star System.
• Roll some dice, using the "top" side of its face as an arrow, and draw lines from the Center to the edge of the map.
• Mark the ends of those lines other systems, roll some more dice, then repeat the process till you're done.
• Use the values generated from rolling to flesh out the planets of those systems 
  • (If you desire more fleshed out planets then check the Resources below).

Useful Resources

(Free) Sci-fi Hexgrid Sheets: https://gm-lazarus.itch.io/sector-sheets

(Free) Planet Generator with Plot Hooks: https://anodyneprintware.com/planets/

(Free) Planet Creator for Cool Images: https://deep-fold.itch.io/pixel-planet-generator

(Premium) Digital Hex Mapper and Sci-fi Tiles (used for the Galactic Sector Example on the right): https://cone.itch.io/

Credit and Remixing

Dave's Tiny Galaxies is an independent production by MrHitchhikerDave adapted from DODMAN and is not affiliated with Alfred Valley. DODMAN is copyright Alfred Valley.

Additionally, Dave's Tiny Galaxies uses the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You may make changes and upload your own version of this specific system as long as you give me proper attribution in your project.