Ben Wilson's Tools

Teradoma Astromap

A tool to explore Terradoma, the setting for the Postal Marines series. I use this to plan the story and keep track of the setting. It helps me measure superluminal travel distances.
Teradoma Astromap
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Season Arc Generator

The Season Arc Generator — companion to the Episode Plot Generator. Episodic fiction braids three tracks: the A-story (the self-contained episode plot), the B-story (relational/thematic counterpoint), and the C-story (the season arc). The Episode Plot Generator rolls the A-story; this rolls the C-story: the serialized spine that advances one click...
Season Arc Generator
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Name Generator

A tool to generate names using the haiku approach popularized by Heroku. I use this for creating names of ships in the Postal Marines series.
Name Generator
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Orbital Calculator

Calculate the synchronous orbit of a planet.
Orbital Calculator
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Episode Plot Generator

The Episode Plot Generator — a genre-agnostic, Western-boned pulp premise generator. Pick one of seven hero archetypes, roll the SEED slots for a premise, then expand into a full 25-scene skeleton. Works for low fantasy or sci-fi without changing a bit; you decide the skin.
Episode Plot Generator
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Travel Calculator

Calculate travel time with constant acceleration and deceleration to simulate accurate subluminal space travel.
Travel Calculator
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UWP Translator

A tool to translate Traveller's Universal World Profile (UWP) codes into a human-readable format.
UWP Translator
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Word Count Dashboard

A tool to visualize my writing progress. (Takes a while to load.)
Word Count Dashboard