Ok so Q's posts are literally a "map"? A map of what, the events to come, or a geographical map?
Bay State? (Massachusett)
Stringer:
a longitudinal structural piece in a framework, especially that of a ship or aircraft.
2.
informal
a newspaper correspondent who is retained on a part-time basis to report on events in a particular place.
"papers relied increasingly on locally based stringers and news agencies"
3.
a reserve sports player holding a specified position in an order of preference.
"six of the team's 24 first-stringers are Canadian"
4.
NORTH AMERICAN
a chain with hooks on which caught fish are strung.
5.
a stringboard.