Pact Worlds Map and Mnemonic!

Friday, July 21, 2017

The other day, we were talking in the Star Chamber (the office shared by much of the Starfinder Development Team) about how we need a mnemonic for the order of the Pact Worlds. Personally, I still remember the order of our own solar system's planets by the mnemonic my Astronomy 101 teacher taught me: My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas. The first letter of each word matches the first letter of the planet name ("My" = "Mercury"), and the sentence helps you remember you which comes next. ("Nine Pizzas" have, of course, become "Nachos" since Pluto's downgrading.)

We could just make one up for ourselves, but where's the fun in that? Instead, we thought we'd ask you for your suggestions. Post your best mnemonic in the comments below, and we'll pick some favorites to share in a future blog. The order of Pact Worlds is, starting closest to the sun:

Aballon
Castrovel
Absalom Station
Akiton
Verces
Idari
Diaspora
Eox
Triaxus
Liavara
Bretheda
Apostae
Aucturn

Whether you throw an S on the front for the sun is up to you. (And yes, I realize now that way too many planets start with A. If only someone had pointed that out back in 2011!)

To help inspire you, we're including this amazing map of the Pact Worlds, which appears in the Starfinder Core Rulebook setting chapter as well as on the book's endsheets!

So what've you got? Abadarans Can Always Arbitrate Very Important Decisions, Especially Those Licensed By Approved Agencies? Always Count Absalom As Vital In Deals, Even Those Legislated By Allied Aliens? Only you can prevent us from staring at each other in shame when we realize we can't remember whether Liavara or Bretheda is closer!

James L. Sutter
Creative Director