5taf9at e 501 castand crew, who pati ently indulged us as we t rampled through their workspace. it close in.sa] disappearsthrough gate. leaving the Bili..I.kner to burn uponreentry (taking the Stilrgate andReplicators withit). Theplanisneorly a success- one Replicator survivesthe trip to Earth. SEASONFOUR SMALLVICTORIES The fourth seasonbeginsseveral weeksafterSG]ssuc cessful destructionof the Bili..l.kner and the removal of the Antarctic Stargatefrom storage,allowing SG] to return to Earth. Shortly thereaher,a Russiansubmarinepicks up a mysterious visitor:the Replicator that survived reentry from orbit. A renewedThor also returns. this time to enlist the Major Carter's helping in t urning away the Replicator threatfrom the Asgard homeworld.While shedepartswith the Fleet Commander.the rest of SG] are called upon to destroythe Repl icatorsforming on the Russiansubmarine. Areeon force onboard runs afoulofthe Replicators. revealingsomethingresemblinga "mother bug~ - perhaps thetheReplicators' central intelligence. O'Neillfavors destroying the sub (and theReplicators) withanuclear device but such an action wouldcause nninternational incident. A strike force must reenterthe submarine,dis tract the Replicators,and tilke out the mother bug. O'Neill reluctantly suits upforanother mission against the mechanicalpests. On the Asgilrdhomeworld. Major Carter is enlisted to help provide a solution to the Replicatorthreat; the Asgard have triedjustabout everything. TheReplicators ue attrilcted to technology,and Carter theorizesthat they ilre uninterestedinanything that doesn'toffer any new tech nology to digest. The latestAsgardvessel.the O'Neill, is the pinnacle of starshipdevelopment.Carter explains to Thor that it might be usedto lure the Replicators~way from the planet and thendetonated.Thor is understandablywary of destroyingtheir greiltestweapon. A distraction on the submilrine providesan opportuni ty for O'Neill to attilck t he mother bug. Butit's hilrd going: forevery Replicator destroyed another forms anew. The only saving graceis that the Replicatorsare more vulnera blethan their advancedcounterparts.being composed entirelyofEarth-basedmetals. Still.itquickly becomesappilrent that the only way to destroy REpLICATOR the Replicatorsis toannihilate the sub marine withthem- and most of SGj - onboard. Thoragrees toCarter's idea. relenting that her "dumb plan" may have merit- theReplicators willnever see itcoming. The schemesucceeds,and the O'Neill),destruction inhyper spacewipes out the bulk of the Replicators. STemmingthe tide infavor of the Asgard. Returning toEarth, Thor and Carterarrive just intime to transportO'Neill and TCil l' c off ofthedeTonating submarine.seemingly destroying the Replicatorsonceand for alL CROSSROADS AtBra'tac'sbehest,Shan'auc,Goa'uld high priestesson Chulak.travelsto Earth wi th newsof a stunningrevelation: she possessesthe abilitytocommunicatewithher sym EXPLORATION Most SGteams have thisassignment. whichismost suitablefora variety of the SGC's mission details. Notwo exploration team missions are alike - most involve travel tonewly-discovered worlds and the search for any indige-nous signs ofcivilization - past orpresent. Exploration teams also take partin fi rst contact missions, escort di plo-matic and engineering teams tocritical missionlocales, and assist Marine combat unitsduringbattle. They also participateduring many other military missions, as their skill sets and experience warrant. Because of the flexible natureof an exploration team's assignments.its members must bewell -rounded and well trained in a numberof different fields.Most have military backgrounds,whileahandful are civilian personnel who serveascultural orlinguisticexperts.Fewexploration teams have any in-depth technical knowledge and can take care of themselves duringhostile encounters. Unofficially (due to the order inwhich the teams were formed when the SGC was chartered),the lower an explo. ration team's SG number,the more prestigious the assign ment.Competition toservewithanexploration unitis fierce,andonlythefinest.mostprovenpersonnel are placed on these multi-functional teams. Currently.the SGC employs seven exploration teams, with more undoubtedly on the way. Teams: SG-t.SG - ~ . SG-4. SGlO. SG-14,SG-J5. SG-17. SuggestedPersonnel(4):Teamcommander. heavy weapons expert, lingual/culturalexpert. mission specialist (technical). MemberRequirements: Team commandersmust have a minimum 5years'SpecialForces experience.either wi th the AirForce or another military branch. Heavy weapons expertsmustbequalifiedwithallcommonweapons (including Goa'uld armaments)and must have marksman certification.Cultural/lingual experts must be fluent in at least 3 languages {preferablyGoa'uld. ancient Egyptian. or a Middle Eastern dialect} and have a Masters or Doctorate inanthropology and/ orarchaeology. Missionspecialist requirementsvary by assignment. but most should be com-bat trained and preferablypossess aMasters or Doctorate in at least 2 technical fields of study. Mission Profiles/Details: Defense (Escort detail. Patrol detail,Security detail),Diplomacy{Arbitration detail, Envoydetail,FirstContact detail},EmergencyAid(Aid detail,Evacuation detail,Liberation detail),Exploration (Scoutingdetail),Intelligence (Intelligence Gathering detail.Counler lnlelligencedetail,Insertiondetail). Mil itaryOperations {Assaultdetail,Sabotagedetail, Tactical Operation detailJ. Scientific Operations(Cultural detail.Survey detail), lTade {Barteringdetail}. MARINECOMBATUNIT When conflict looms, Marine combat units are always in thethick of things. SpeCializing inalltypes of warfare across a variety of different theaters, the Marine combat unitisthemostdangerous and well trained unitinthe sec's arsenal. Unlike other teams, the Marine combat unit has very specific requirementsand only the mOST qualified personnel are accepted into its ranks. Marinecombatunits often find themselves on the front line of an assault againstthe Goa'uld,defending a Stargate from aggressors. or dug in alongside Tok'raagents to repel enemy Jaffa. Any mission thatis expected to encounterhos tile forces merits the inclusion of a Marinecombat unit. [nmost cases, the Marine Combatunit lends itself to a support role,suchassecuring aStargate or protectinga scientific team. [nsome cases, Theunit may actually gain operational control, coordin~ting its efforts with other SG teams duringan assault or rescue operation. Asthe name suggests. all Marinecombat units are com prised of U.S.Marines. Each team consists of sixcombat ready personnel. Of the SGC's three Marine combat units, one is always on standbyalert for immediateuse. Teams: SG3. SGS, SG'18 SuggestedPersonnel(6):Teamcommander,intelli gence officer. heavyweapons expert X2.mission specialist X~ (sniper. demolitions. weapons expert). Member Requirements:U.S.Marines andmarksman and jumpcertification,as well as certificationwith all stan-dard SGC weapons. Mission Profiles/Details: Defense (Escort detail, Patrol detail, Security detail). Emergency Aid(f)Jacuation detail. Liberationdetail), Intelligence{Counterintelligence detail, Insertion detaill.Military Operations (Assaultdetail. Sabotage detail. Tactical Operationdetail). MEOICALUNIT The struggle against Goa'uld necessitated the creation ofaunit specializedindelivering medical care toteams beyond the Stargate. Each medical team consists ofcom baHrainedpersonnel capable of administering both long and short-term aid to injured personnel on the battlefield. A medicalteamalsoengagesinhumanitarianmissions, deploying foodand medical supplies to off-world cultures and peoples. Assuch. medical personnel must beprepared todeal with avariety of emergencies. sometimes without the benefit ofmodern supplies. Likewise. amedical team mustbeready tocounter unknown bacterial andviral agents never seen on Earth. [nmostcases,amedicalunit enters acombatzone accompaniedby one or more otherSG units. Wheneverpos-sible, amedical team returnsthose with severe injuries to the sec infirmaryfor treatment. Those seeking an assignment to amedical team must possess a great deal of empathy. as wellas the ability to dis tance their work from their personal feelings.Medical per sonnelarefrequently calledupon totreat alienspecies whoseinterests runcounter toour own,including the Goa'uld. Such emergencies do not allowfo r one's personal beliefs to interfere with the mission at hand. TheSGCcurrentlyemploystwomedical teams,with one team always on standbyfor use in the event of an emer gency. Teams: SGS, SGn. Suggested Personnel (4): Team commanderlheadphysi cianotriage expert. medical specialist X2. TOEARTIi After the completion of a mission and at the appointed time. the SG team returnstoIhe Stargateto dial Earth. In the event that the team has not had an opportunityto com-plete their mission it is within the purviewof the team com-manderto extend the mission. In such instances the team commandershould make reasonableefforts to dial the gate and contact the SGC. advising them of the delay and their new arrival time. Inmost exploration missions, however, the mission is easilycompletedintheappointed timeandtheteam returnsto Earth.Personnel must inventoryand returnwith allequipment they took withthem onassignment unless authorizedby their team commanderto leave it behind. As strangeas it may sound, t.his includes any trashand other discarded materials soas not to leave any signs of SG team activity. On most worldslhe Stargateis a central structurealong a majorthoroughfareor wellknown to local inhabitants(if any).Assuch.returning tothe Stargate maysometimes prove difficult if the gate is underguard. Dependingon the circumstancesathand a distraction may becalled for to allow access to the gate. DIAlIr-J~ TI-IESTARGATE Asoutlined earlier Inthischapter, thedialing ofa Stargateisa simple process but also somewhattime con suming. Provided the Stargateis not active and the DHDis functional, dialing of the gate can take as little as 35sec-onds.Thistime canbeshortenedifthe operator isinti-mately familiar with the glyph placement on the DHD and the destinationaddress, usually as short as useconds. 63 USEOFFORCE The sec has always been reluctantto authorizethe useofforce.but leavessuchactions inthe hands of their team commanders. While the use offorceona mission is regrettable.sometimes it be-comes necessary in orderto safeguard the livesof SGpersonnel. proper-ty,or innocents. Inthe event that deadly force is used. allSGteam members must giveafullaccounting of their actions after the mission and are interviewed in debriefingto determineif the use of force was justified. Innearly allcases team members exhausted allother options available to them prior to using deadly force. Alsoupon returningto base from an off-world mis-sion. the SGCinventories allequipment. including the numberof spent rounds. Inthe event of any discrepan ciesthe SGteammembers mustsubmit areport to account for the variances. The unauthorizeduse of force by an SGteam memo ber when deemed unnecessaryby the team commander can result inrelieving a team memberfrom active duty until an investigation can take place.If the member is found tohave exceeded his authority,hemay face for-mal charges up to and including a court martialand dis-mal from the SGC Civilians can face similar charges. Typically, one se team memberdials the addresswhile the other team members cover theunit. taking flanking positions to eitherside. Itis the responsibilityof the team member that dialed the gate addresstobepreparedwith the GDO to enterthe correct iris code. Once the team memo ber givesthesignaltheteamisthenfreetoenter the Stargate backto Earth. RETURr-J OFPERSOr-JNEl Inthe event that additional nonSGC personnel accom panya team back toEarth, the learn must notify the SGC viaradio communications that such personnel are in tran-sit. If unable to do so. then an SGteam member should be the first throughthe 5targateand provide verbal and visu alindication that the personnel immediately behind him are infact authorized.In the event of a security breach the armed response units in the embarkation room are author ized to shoot any nonSGC personnel onSight. Should the team relurnthroughthe Stargateunderfire, the rapid deployment of the iris may berequired. Insuch casesthe SGteam cangiveorders from the floor ofthe embarkation room to close the iris although the final deci-sion rests in the hands of the Base Commander(if present) or DutyOfficer.Inmostcasesthesepersonnel defer to relUming SG team members. Once Ihe iris isdeployed. the personnel reeovered, and the Stargateshut down, armed response units stand down. MI5510PliDEBRIEFI~CiDepending onthenature ofthe missiona debriefing takes placeimmediately, or after the SGteam has had a chance tobe checked out inthe base's infirmary. Ineither event the se team must exittothe armory toreturn all remainingordnance. It is possible, given the developmentofthe Broca Virus that the planet served as an ongoing Goa'uld medical experimentinthe past.leew101v),However,with the eradicationof the virus by the SGC, the people of the Land of Lighthave become Eanh'sallies, and one of the firstplaces where refugees fromother worlds are placed if they have nowhereelse ro go, Both Tearc'sfamily and the Tollan were offered asylum thereby Ihe ruling body. NOTABLEFEAT URES PERMANENTT ER MIN A TOR The planet has a permanent.fixedterminator, inspir ingtheinhabitants' designations"LandofLight"and "Land of the Dark: Life cnn only thrive forabourlOo miles ineither direction of the meridian; beyond that, the tern perature variations render any vegetable oranimalli fe impossible.Itisbelieved that the Goa'uld terraformed the terminatorlone, since it would have been extraordinarily difficultforlifeto developspontaneouslyunder such con ditions. Withsome variations forseasons and planetary instability,thefertilelone maintai nsafairlyconst ant equilibrium. with nearly constantdaylight on oneside,and neartotaldarkon the other, BROCADIVtDEVIRU S Untilrecently, the population suffered fromrecurrent attacksof a parasiticvirus which regressedits victims to nearanimals.Uponexposure tothe virus.theinfected rTouched~) would develop Neandenha l qualit ies. including high violence, lowered intelligence.and animal istic physi calt raits such asanexaggeratedbrowridge andhair growth. This histolytic diseasefed on both histaminein the patient's system andvarious neurotransmitters.while raising testosteronelevels to extremeheights. Mostofthe natives consumed localplants thatren-dered the virusineffectiveandlowered theirhistami ne level, starving outthe vir us.Butifa person's histamine level rose and they contractedthe disease.they were con-sidered a threat to the general population and abandoned to the "Dark" sideof the planet.An entiresubcommunityof primitive StoneAge humansevolvedon the "Dark" side, liv ing a savagetribalexistence,When membersofthe sec contractedthe virus, the program'smedical branchlearned that high quantitiesof sedativeswouldknock back the symptoms,and that megadosesof antihistamines would prevent and reverseinfection,They treatedmembersof the nativepopulationwiththisregimen, allowingthe "Touched" to recover, Itispossible Ihal some MTouched~escapedthat initialsweep,however. and are stillroaming within the forest of the Dark side. Allsec personnel must lake the prescribeddosesof antihistaminesbeforevisitingtheplanet, and exercise extreme caution upon disembarkingfromthe Stargate. Stargateteamsare instructed10 rendermedical aid to any membersof the populationafflicted with the disease. 85 I'IIEM'SWORLo T ERRAIN One of three moonsorbiting a gas giant, Nem's World has scattered10w,Ievei volcanic activity acrossthe planet. The Stargatelies within a desertregion. withgeysersand small gas pocketsacrossthe surface.Aninland saltwater sea liesapproximalely one milenonh ofthe Stargate. Volcanic activity breaksup most of the surfaceareaoflhe moon. and consistently violentvolcano activityoccurs approximately600 miles wesl of the Slargate(accordingto MA LP readings).There are at least a dozen saltwaterseas compriSing approximately30% of the moon's surface.The land areasare not inhabiteddue to both the volcanic activo ityand thi n atmosphere. Beneaththe seas,however.sever al alien cities may be inplace.The SGC hasdeferredfurther investigation until betterdiplomatic relalionscan be estab lished withthe Ohnes,the nativesof the moon. BRIEFHI STORY Some members ofthenative amphibious species -Ohnes - visited Earth during Goa'uld occupation,and are thus previously familiarwithhumans. Oneofthem -Omoroca. who becamethe basis of a mythic Babylonian goddess- tr ied tointerfere inthe System Lords' enslave ment ofhumans.The Goa'uld killedher, but her fate was not reportedback to her peoplefor thousandsof years.The SGC uncoveredher fate and passedon word to her mate. Though the Earth's current statusas a nonGoa'uldoccu piedworld,I'll'declined further contact, andnoother specimensofhis race have yet been encountereddespite sporadicattemptSto open lines of communicationbetween them and the SGC. The Ohnes' technology iswellinadvanceofEarth's, comparabletothatofthe Asgard. Basedaround what appearsto be waterbasedenergy. ituti l izes stone, glass. and plast icinits designs- anything which can be easily worked outsideof an airbasedatmosphere.Their architec-ture favors curves and low lights, withwaler further used as bot h decorat ion and energysource.They can mani pulate force fieldsand wat erpressuresuch that they can pass fromanenclosed airenvironmentunderwater.wi t hno changeinwater pressure,directlyintoanoutside water ecosystem. TheOhnes are verylong.lived;Nem.themate of Omoroca. is over 4,000 years old. The SGC has inferred most ofitsknowledge ofthe species fromSG]'S single encounter withhim.TheyreadancientAkkadian cuneiform, intenselydislike the Goa'uld,and may require periodsof time submergedin water to live.In appearance, they possessthe basichominid form, but with very fishlike aspects: webbed fingers,three pairs ofnasal slitsfor breathingair, and several neck gillsforbreathingwater. Their eyes are pale, almost colorless.ilndadaptedforsee ingunderwater:their facialstructure issimilar toolher aquatic species.with spinesat the eilrs, and fi nlike extru sions on the face. They swim and walk under water easily, manipulating their buoyancy formaximum effectiveness. Some ofthem apparently mate forlife.and formattach mentsvery simi lar to humans. At this time, they are in the processof establishinga new colony on(Inunnamedplanet somewhereina more isolated portion ofthe galaxy. They have statedthat after the majority oftheir population reachesthis new world, they willbury their Stargatein an attemptto avoid allfur-ther contact withthe Goa'uld. However, untilthen.the remaining Real avoidcontact withoutsidersand tryto make their way to their new planet,using wh(lt.ever means areavailableto them. HISTORY Recordedhistory for the Real startsat the time of their firstencounterwith an unknown offworld species- possi bly Goa'uld subjects- who camethrough the Stargateon a scouting/tradi ng party. Atthe time, the Realpopulation consistedof looselyorganizedtribes.withno domesticated animals, noconstructedlandvehictes. and aside from canoes andsmallboats,notransportation options. Occasionally. individuals would go on "quests"to meet up with other tribes and passalong stories,or a rare outlaw Realwouldbebanished (USUil]lyforviolatinghunting taboosand familylaws). The tribes who lived within walk ing distanceof the Stargateknew that itwas an anomalyon the landscape,and not a natural formation: but lacking any technological explanation for it.they relegat edittothe statusof myt h and mystery. When the first alien speciescamethroughthe Stargate, it took sometime for the nativesto either realize what had happened,or to feel the effects of the interlopers'presence. Originally, the scouting/tradingparty who came through were i nterestedin the natural resourcesof the planet. but after observingsomeof the local fauna, and their limited but stilleffective "stealth" abilities. word got out that the planethad unusualextra resources.More visitors came to study t helocalbiology,andeventually, thenativeReol becameawareof outsidersin their midst. Insteadof directly confronting the alien visitors. they adoptedtheir usual strategy:observation,escalatingsur veillance. and finallyinfiltration. They learned that their ability to blend inwitha crowd was highly prized. as were the chameleon capabilities ofthe localanimals.Highly alarmed,they steppedup their surveillanceas well as pass ingthenews ofthisnew threat tosurroundingtribes. Information traveled slowly,but within a year, mostof the inhabitantsof the homeworldknew that visitors from OUT-side of their worldexisted,and that they weren'tfriendl y. Tribes ofReolactively avoided contact withthe visitors now. and rook measuresto thwart their attemptsto study the local wi ldlife. Thenext development involvedinTimidation tactics; infiltrati ng their C'lmps. committing actsof sabotage,and generallymaking their stayon the planet as unpleasantas possible.Amazing as it seems.the Real effons constituted asuccessful guerrillawardespite theirlackof central authority. Theiradvanced infiltrationabilitiesandthe 107 continuedefforts of offworld visitors to studyand capture them rather thankillthem bothaided themintheir struggle. Withinthe next decade,however, the Goa'uld became awareof the Reols' existence,which was the beginning of the end of li fe on their native planet. 1N VASION Rahimself ordered the originalinvasion ofthe Real homeworld,in an effort to keep the news of the Reols' abil ities a secretfrom the otherSystemLords. The initial expe dition force was of a limited size,and implementedthrough the Stargate,rather than by ship. Approximately one thou sandJaffa were sentto captureandsubdueany membersof the native population they could find.The Reolwatched them from the momentthey steppedthrough the Stargate, Followingtheir movements,memorizing their activities. and infiltratingtheir ranks. Moreinformation was gath-ered and passedback to the tribes within days of the Jaffa invasion. It.becameimmediatelyapparentthat capturewas to be avoided at all costs.and that the removal of the Jaffa from the planetwould be highly desirable. Withinthe week, the natives instigated running skir m ishesinvolving sabotagedsupplies,diverted water cours-es, landslides,and otherlong-distanceattacks,evenas Real infiltrators misled the Jaffa at every turn. The f irst invasion was an unmitigat ed disaster,and the Jaffa returnedtoRa empty-handedwith only one-third of the troopswith which they'd left, despitesuperior weaponryand organizat ion, Bythis time, t he Reol had assimilated enoughknowl-edgeof the Stargatesto realize that this artifact was their best chanceof escapingany further attacks.However, ~nimmediateevacuationwas not suggested,becausethey did not yelunderstandthe sheerscope of the Goa'uld influ-ence.The tribal leaderscalled for a concordance{gathering) forallt he tribes. an unprecedentedmeasure.There, they shared knowledge of the Stargate'sworkings. along with discussionsof how to handlefurther attacks,should they come fromotherspecies. They decidedthat inthe eventof an attack, the Real would escapeto a nearby uninhabited world, and set up new campsa I1dI ives there. Unfortunately, Ra'sforces returned withreinforce-ments via Goa'uld motherships.The laffa instigateda sys-tematic se~rch.and - destroy mission, and the Stargatewas guardedon a round-theclockbasis. The first chanceof Reol escapewas blocked, and it became necessaryto formulate new plans. RESISTANCE laffaforcesbegan attacking camps and settlements across theplanet.takingprisoners wherever possible. Within days, Ra's army had a growing fifthcolumn of Reol impersonatorsintermingledwithin his troops.Someset up an underground.transporting"caprured"Real through the Stargateto otherdestinations. Othersworked to free those Reolheldprisoneraboard Ra's mothership, Their efforts were partially successful;those Reol previously at liberty escapedthe planetto the nearbysystemwithout casualties. However, the efforts of the Reol impersonatorsaboardthe mothershipwere detectedat a critical stageof the process, hok'taur- an advancedhumanhostwithformidablementalpowers-Nirrticonductedgeneticexperimentsonahiddenworld unti lsheonceagain ran afouloftheThuri.Nirrti's fatal flawwasallowinghersubjectstobecomemorepowerful thanshe; agenetically-altered followerread Nirrti's mind andlearnedofhertreachery.Afterthatherrulecame unceremoniously to an end as her neckwastelekinetically snapped. DEFEATIIIIGTJtE~oA'ULDAsthe Tauri and Tok'ra havenoted, the keyto defeating theGoa'uldliesinusingtheirownweaknessesagainst them.Theirmostglaringvulnerabilityistheirutter dependencyontheJaffa.Withoutloyalreoopstoprotect them,theGoa'uld are literally helplesssnakes.Whilethey dohave access to advanced technologyand weaponry they rely on the Jaffa torun and operate that equipment.A lone Goa'uldcandoverylittleagainstalargeforcearrayed against it. TheTaurilearned earlyont hat theGoa'uldmaintain their dominance over thelaffabytheir symb ioticrelation-ship - Jaffaare bred to carry Goa'uld symbiotes.whoserve as their immunesystem.Withoutsymbiotes,the Jaffawill die. fUrthennore, thousands of years havebrainwashed the Jaffa into believing that the Goa'uld are infallible, immortal gods. Withthis veilremovedthe Jaffa can begin to see what they truly serve. 130 Asdissent grows among the Jaffa ranks the Tauri have begun the first step in destroying the Goa'uld. SomeSystem Lordshave cometo recognize this danger. forbidding their Jaffa to communicate with any others and ruthlessly stomp-ingoutanysignsofrebellion.TheseSystemLordswill destroyentirecitiesorworldsinordertocontrolsuch "dangerous ~ thinking,a sign of howmuchthe Goa'uld fear their "loyal" servants. SHoL'VAJAF FA Recentlythe ranks of rebel Jaffa have suffered a serious blow- theworldofCalMahwasattackedand agrowing Jaffa army there was ambushed, effectivelybringing an end totheJaffaresistance. Howeverseveralkeyfiguresinthe rebellion survivedand the seeds of dissent have been sown anew,AsanewgenerationofyoungJaffawarriorsare called up, they already begin to Question the nature of these beingsthat callthemselvesgods,sending serious ripples through the Goa'uld commun ity. TRETONIN Thisexperimentaldrug wasrecentlydevelopedbythe Tok'ra,basedonanoriginalformuladevisedbythe Pangarans. Whileitseffectsareshort-termandrequire regular injections to survive,it doesallowa Jaffato leada normal lifewithout the use of a symbiote,fillinginfor their damaged immune system. If tretonincanberefinedandintroducedtoalarge number of Jaffaitcouldhelp endtheir dependencyonthe Goa'uld,swayingevenlargernumberstothecause. Currently the developmentof tretonin is limitedand based onthe availability ofsymbiotes,whichposes considerable problems to large-scale production. FIG ....TlNGT ....E~OOD flGJtT Inaddition t osowingdissentwithintheranksofthe Jaffa,the Taurihaveseveralother longtennstrategies at their disposal, somemore effectivethan others. THETok 'RA Forthousandsofyearsthe10k'fahavestoodalone against theGoa'uld. fightingan ext endedguerrilla war to endthe Coa'uld threat. Their effectivenessmaybesubject to discussion but their impact on the Tauri interms of tech-nologyandintelligencehasbeeninvaluable.Without Tok'raassistance, manyTautimissionswouldhaveended in failure. Unfo rtunatelytwomajordevelopmentshaveseverely limitedtheTok'ra'sabilitytofight.First, theTok'rahave losttheir queen,Egeria, creator ofthei r specles.Without her,theirnumbershavedwindleddramatically, andthey have foundthe appropriation ofnewsymbiotesdifficultat best .Inadditionarecent Goa'uldstrikeagainsta Tok'ra basehas allbuteliminatedtheirfightingcapacity.They exist nowonly in small pockets ofresistance or as spies cut offfromthe rest of the network.Considering the difficulty in obtaining newsymbiotes,this latest blowcould spell the end forthe Tok'ra at long last. +Jat 4th leveland forevery 4 characterlevels gainedthereafter. Bonus Feat:AlienHealer.Allprerequisites for this feat - including speciesand minimum skillranks - are waived. pROT ECTEDPLANETSENFORCER TheAsgard devote much oftheirincredible martial prowessto draw less powerful planets under their protec tionagainst Goauldexploi t ati on.andt heProtected PlanetsTreaty ensuresthat severalworlds, including Earth and Cimmeria, are free of Goa'uld incursions (for the time being, at least).Asgardwith this speciesspecialty are dedi cared toensuringthistreaty isn't violated and t hatall Goa'uld attempt s to seize protected worlds are repelled as quickly as efficiently aspossible. SPECIALTALENTS +1:Dext erity. +1Speciesbonus withinitiat ivechecks. Thisbonus increasesby an additional +Jat 4th level and for every 4 characterlevels gained thereaf t er. Bonus Feat: Perfect Stance.Allprerequisitesforthis feat - including minimum base attack bonus - are waived. ..., JAFFA(MACR O-SpECIES) The GoauldSystem Lords foundtheir finest hosts in the Jaffa, a race of nearhumansforcibly splinteredoffof the original Earth strain thousandsof years ago (~ee page 93). Bred as powerful shocktroops and preparedat a young age to act as hosts forlarval Goa'uldsymbiotes. the Jaffa are remarkably resilient andhighlycapable warriors, though the priestly castedevelopedon Chulak also offers them a deepspiritual side. Note that theserules apply to all Jaffa, even those who have not been implanted witha symbiote. (Foradditional benefitt. cmlferred onrho~e who carry a ~ymbiote. plefU.e (.&ee poge265). SHAREDSPECIESTALENTS +2 Constitution.-4 Charisma.Bred asGoauld warriors anddefenders,Jaffa are naturally more hardy than many otherspecies,but their trai ni ng regimentspares little lime for social interaction. RadiationResistance:The charactergainsa +1Species bonuswith Fortitudesavesmadeto resisttheeffectsof radiat ion. This bonus increasesby an additional +1at 2nd level and for every 1:charact er levels gainedthere after, SpeciesFeats: The charactermay choose levelbased feats from the speciesfeat tree (Me paqe264).Inpar ticular, he may chooset he Symbiotefeat (~ee page265). Typicall y,a charactermay not choosefeats fromt he speciestree unless he possessesacharacteroption that expresslyallows him to do so. Pay Grade:While working with the SGC, the character is paid asan enlistedsoldier (Me PQge 283). Alien char actersare often paid incommensuratenon monetary concessionsandfavors. Languages: Goa'uld isa native languageforthe char acter. HORUS~UARDCreatedand trainedby t he supremelypowerful overlord Ra (,!,ee page 127). the Horus Guard are the personal body guardsof the Goauld royalfamily,including Raand his immediaterelatives. Above all. the Horus Guard are condi tioned to offer up their lives before allowing any harm to come totheirmasters. Theirreligionisthetraining required toface anyand alladwrsaries,no matter their natureand no matterthe cost. SPECIALTALENTS +2 Wisdom. +1Species bonus wi t hinit iative checks. This bonus increasesby an additional +Jat 4th level and for every 4character levelsgained thereafter.Horus Guards must be able tosensedanger before ithappens,and reactdecisivelyto preventinjury to their charges. Bonus Feal: Weapon Focus. Allprerequisitesforthis feat - including minimum baseattackbonusand other feats- are waived. 5 . 8 :Tk E5 C IEPrilTI sT BASEFORTREF WILLDEFINIT~EAR RES L'l AnSAVESAVESAVEBoNBoNPicks PTS SPECIAL 1 .0.0.0.2.1.021 Learned, Professor, Starting feats 2 .1.0.0.3.2.1 32 Ph.D.(1skill) 3 .1.1.1 " .3.133Improvise+2 4 .2.1.1.4.3.244Research S .2.1.1.4.4.24SImprovise+3 " .2.2.5.5. 256 Brilliant +1 7.3.2.2.5 . 357 Improvise+4 B .4.2.2 . 3 BResearch 9 . 4 " .3 .7. 4 9Brilliant+2.Improvise +S 10. 5 " .3.7.B. 471DKnowitalil/mission 11. 5.3.3.7.9.4 711 Improvise +6, Ph.D. (2 skills) 12 .4.4.B.10.s812Brilliant +3,Research 13 .4. 4.B '10 .5B13 Improvise +7 14 .7.4. 49.11 914lD-second solution l/session 15 .7.5. 5.9.12 915 Brilliant .4,lmprovise +8 I..B.5. 5.10 13 10I.Research 17.B.5. 5.10.14. 71017 Improvise +9 18 9 m.14.71118 Brilliant .S 19 9 11. 15.B1119Improvise +10 . Ph.D. (3 skills) 20.w .12.1. 81220Knowit all2/mission, Research Core Ability - A character only ever gains the core abilities of the first base class and the first prestige class he chooses. Verl.atility:Thescientistchooses2crossclassskills. These skills become class skills for him. When multiclass-ing,thescientist"sversatilityskillsarelIotconsidered cross-class skills unless his new class also features them as class skills. If the scientist uses his versatility class ability toturnHobbyintoaclassskillforhim,thenaUHobby focuses are consideredto be class skills forhim. Brill iant : At6thlevel,the scientist's Intelligence score rises by I. The scientist"sIntelligence score risesby anadditiona l I at 9th level,andforevery 3 character levels gainedthere-after (to a total rise of 2 at 9th level, 3 at 12th level. 4 at 15th level,and 5 at 18thlevell. KnowItAll:Thescientistsometimes displaysunusual knowledgeofatopic,farbeyondwhathiscomrades thoughthe knew.At10th level.onceper missionasafree action.thescientistmaychooseonebasicskillfeathe alreadypossesses.HeimmediatelygainstheAdvanced SkillMastery andGrandSkillMastery featslinkedto that basic ski ll feat. Anprerequisites For these feats - including minimumcharacterlevel- arewaived.ThescientiST retainsthesefeatsuntiltheendofthecurrentmission. Thesefeatsaretemporary,andmaynotbeusedtomeet theprerequisitesofotherfeatsortherequirementsofa prestige class. At20thlevel ,thescientistmayusethisabilityupto twice per mission. 16~lO-SecondSol ution: The team can usu08' -2 Sling>04 , Medium Primitive Thrown Weapons Blowgun' , Id3* Seeweapondescriptionfor additional rules. *' This is subdualdamage,This weaponcannotinflictnormal damage. Atlat l(Dart ThrOwer):Designed tohuntpreyusing darts,an atlatl is a long, curved sectionof wood. A dart is rested along the atlatl"sgroove, and when the device is whipped forward with a flickof the wrist, the dart is sent forward at tremendousvelocity.Reloading an atlatlafter eachshotrequiresone half action. When a character requi-sitions this weapon.he gainsenoughdarts to last him the durationof the currentmission. Blowgun: When a characterrequisitions this weapon, he gainsenoughdarts to last him the duration of the cur rent mission. Blowgun darts are often poisoned(Uf(!page 398). Boomerang:Whenacharacter missesusinga boomerang. the weaponreturnsto him and he may catch it as a free action with a successfulDexterity check (DCl]l.lf thischeck fails,theweapon deviates fromhissquare accordingto the rules forgrenade-likedeviation (.wepage 371). Sli ng:When a characterrequisitions this weapon. he gains enoughsling stonestolast himthe duration ofthe currentmission. Whip: A whip has a rangeincrementof 15feet and may only be usedout to Irange increment.Within this range,a charactermay use a whip to make a tripattack (~ee page 367). Ifthe characteris tripped as a result ofhis own trip attempt,he may drop the whip to avoid being tripped him self. RAN!1E THREATINCREMENTAMMOQUALITIESSIZEWE I(,lHT 19- 205 ft.(max.50 ft,)5lib. 52 lb. 19-20 CL52 1b, 20GO, TP52 1b. 20531b. 20GO521b. 15 It.(ma~. IS ft.)'lR. TP521b. 19-20I-hor2-h " 7 lb. 20 " Sib. 19- 20 M5 lb. 19- 20 M5 lb. 201hor2hM5 lb. 19-202-h, RH , 14 lb. 2040 ft.(ma ~ . 200 ft.)52 lb. 2020 It. (ma. lOO ft.)52 lb. 20 ft.(max 100ft.)5lfllb. 16-205 ft . (max. 25 ft.)M2 1b. FIREARMS FireMitoting the UM of the SGCAiriA- ..lee page57). Ifmisdials, distraction,or somethingelse causestwo wormholesto open during the samehalf action, then only the wormhole createdusing the fastestmethodopens(e.g. ifa DHDand a computerare used, then the DHDdialed wormhole is created). SameDi alingMethods- DI-IDsandComputers:[n thesecases.Thedialer withthe highest initiativecount establishesa wormhole first. Same Di aling Methods - ManualDi aling: In this case, the dialing processIs completedper the standard rules. and the dialer who comp)l}!eshis address First e~tablishes the wormhole fromhis planet. FIREFlqliTS~EAR TIiESTARGATE Firefights happen quite a bitaround Stargates.Each such combat isresolved per the standardcombar rules. with a few additional considerations. When a characternies to dial out during a firef ight. he must make Concentl"lltion checks (Me Dioling(JSrarg(Jce Addre.L!).He is also consideredto be flatfooted when dial-ing manuallyor when using a DHD 10 open a gate with I fuJI action. When inactive, the Stargateprovidesone-half cover to all behind it. When active, the Stargateprovidestotal cover to all behi nd it. Weapons firedirected atanactivewormhole (a Stargate'sfrontside) travels through the wormhole to the dest ination withoutlosing velocityormaximum range. Weaponsfiredirected at a Stargate'sback side whilethe wormhole is open Is simply annihilated. AcharactermaylIortarget anyone standing onthe otherside of an active wormhole. Achal"llcter mayfirewildlyas heleaps through an active Stargate.hoping that his split.secondreactionswill help him hit an enemy. In this case.all characterstargeted in this mannergain the benefitsof total concealment.Also, ifsuch an attackersuffers acriticalmiss, the GMmay spend1action dice tocause the attack tohitany other personor important scenerywithin)o ft.inany di rection from the designatedtarget. TIiEFuflifliEL A Stargate'swormhole forms over the courseof Ihalf action, at the start of the di alers initiative count. Use this timing to determinewhereevery()neis when the wormhole forms. When a Stargateestablishesa wormhole, itcreates a Funnel that extendsout 20 ft.forward of it,destroying all matter i nitspath. including charact ers. There isa brief warning when t his funnel forms. allowing any char(lcterin itspat h withfreedom of movementto make a Ref lex save (DC15) to leap to the nearestsafesquare.With success.the character enters the safe squareand suffersno damage. Wit.hfailure, he entersthe safesquare.but also suffers Id6 normal damageper point by which he missedthe DC. With a criticalfailure, he's struck bythe Funnel and instantly reduced to-:zswoundpoims (i.e.hisbodyisinstantly destroyed). TIiEIRIS Aspart of its standardsecurity,the SGC has construct ed a retractableiris that can seal off its Stargalewhen any unauthorizedpersonsattempt to establisha wormhole to Earth.The iris requires 1 half action to openor close. When closed, anycharacterentering awormhole toEarthis trapped withinthe event horizon and instantly reducedto -~s wound points (i.e. his body is instantfy destroyed). TRAVEL SrargateSG / featuresare 3 movementscales - tactical movement(used during combat and forsmall-scalemove ment) and overland movement(used during travel and for largescalemovement). TACTICALMOVEME~TThis movement scale isused during combatand to track smallscalemovement. Itismeasuredinfeett ra-versed perroundandisdescribed indetailunder Movement (AiIiI page372). Todeterminea character'stactical movement at any time, consult Table 11.17: Movement and Distanceon Foot (MU!page442). OVERLAflioMOVEME~TThis movementscale is usedduring travel and to track largescalemovement.[tismeasuredinmiles per hour or miles per day. Normally. 1 day of travel represents8 hours. but thi s may vary dependingon the characters' method of transportation(per the CM's discretion). A chii.ron lO MPH IdIO20MP H 1doofor 1