Stargate International Rulebook 1.0

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TableofContents1. IntroductiontoLiveRoleplaying,andLasertagLiveRoleplaying................................................................... 3

1.1. LIVEROLEPLAYING................................................................................................................................ 3

1.1.1. WhatisLiveRoleplaying?............................................................................................................. 3

1.1.2. WhatdoIneedtodoandwhatisexpectedofme?.................................................................... 3

1.2.

LASERTAGLIVE

ROLEPLAYING

...............................................................................................................

3

1.2.1. WhatisLasertagLiveRoleplaying?.............................................................................................. 3

1.2.2. WhoisLasertagLiveRoleplayingandhowdoIcontactthem?...................................................3

1.2.3. Whatisexpectedofme?.............................................................................................................. 3

2. IntroductiontotheStargateInternationalGameWorld............................................................................... 4

2.1. STARGATEINTERNATIONAL.................................................................................................................. 4

2.1.1. Whatisit...................................................................................................................................... 4

2.1.2. HowdoesitfitinwiththeTVshow?............................................................................................ 4

2.2.

WHICHCOUNTRIES

ARE

INVOLVED?

.....................................................................................................

4

2.2.1. Whatdifferencedoesitmaketocomefromaparticularcountry?.............................................4

2.2.2. WhichcountriescanIchoosefrom?............................................................................................ 4

3. INGAMESAFETYPOINTS,GAMEPLAYANDSAFETYCALLS............................................................................ 5

3.1. PERSONALSAFETY................................................................................................................................. 5

3.2. EQUIPMENTSAFETYANDCARE............................................................................................................ 6

3.3. GAMEPLAYANDSAFETYCALLS............................................................................................................. 6

3.3.1. TimeOut....................................................................................................................................... 6

3.3.2. TimeFreeze.................................................................................................................................. 6

3.3.3. TimeIn.......................................................................................................................................... 6

3.3.4. CodeRed...................................................................................................................................... 6

4. CHARACTERCREATION.................................................................................................................................. 8

4.1. CHARACTERCREATIONOVERVIEW....................................................................................................... 8

5. SKILLLIST...................................................................................................................................................... 10

5.1. SKILLASSISTANCE................................................................................................................................ 11

5.2. SKILLDESCRIPTIONSANDUSE............................................................................................................. 12

5.3. FieldSkills............................................................................................................................................ 13

5.4. AcademicSkills.................................................................................................................................... 15


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1. IntroductiontoLiveRoleplaying,andLasertagLiveRoleplaying1.1. LIVEROLEPLAYING

1.1.1. WhatisLiveRoleplaying?LiveRoleplayingisthetermusedwhenapersonphysicallyactsouttheactionsandthoughtsofafictional

characterthattheythemselveshavecreated.Liveroleplayingisthenextstepupfromtheoldtabletop,dice

rollinggameslikeDungeonsandDragonsortheD20systemetc.Withliveroleplayingyoudonthaveto

imaginewhatyourcharacterseesordoesbecauseyouwillbeactingthemoutyourselfandactuallyseeing

whatyourcharacterisseeing.Everyactionandeveryreactionisinrealtimeallowingamuchmoreindepth

andencompassingexperience.Sothrowthosediceaway,putonacostumeandentertheworldofLive

Roleplaying.

1.1.2. WhatdoIneedtodoandwhatisexpectedofme?Sowhatdoyouneedtodogetstarted?Notmuchactually!Firstthingyouneedtodoisgetintocontactwitha

LiveRoleplayingclubandenquireastowhentheirnexteventisandwhatyouneedtodotojumprightin.The

Rulebookyourreadingthisfromistherulebookforonesuchclub.Costumingisusuallyamustalsoandit

differsdepending

on

the

type

of

LRP

(live

roleplaying)

club

it

is.

Medieval

clubs

will

require

medieval

costuming,steampunkwillrequireclothingthatissuitabletothem(usuallyVictorianageclothingwith

steampunkyadditions),andStargatewillrequiremilitaryuniformsetc.BUT!Dontworryifyoudonthaveit

allyet,theclubswillinmostcasesbeabletohelpyououtforyourfirsttimeortwotillyoucangetyourown.

Sowhatisexpectedofyou?Firstlygetintocontactwithaclubandfindoutwhattheirrulesandregulations

are.Secondlyandalsofinally,makesureyouturnupandhavesomefun.

1.2. LASERTAGLIVEROLEPLAYING1.2.1. WhatisLasertagLiveRoleplaying?

AnyLiveRoleplayinggameworldwecanthinkofthatutilisesgunsisveryhardtorunwithoutitseeminglikea

systemwhere

someone

says

Bang

you

are

dead.

In

the

UK

the

Stargate

system

there

utilises

Air

soft

pellet

gunsbutlawswithinAustraliamaketheseaprohibiteditem.Paintballisextremelyexpensiveandpainfulthus

woulddissuademanyplayers.SotheultimatesolutionistouseLaserTaggunsononeofthemanyprotocols

thatexist,eithercommerciallyoropensource.Whatdoesthismeantoyou?Whatitmeansisthatagroupof

friendsgottogetherandaftermuchblood,sweat,tearsandmoney,builtalasertagsystemusingtheMilesTag

system.ThisgivesusaveryuniqueandsimplisticsystemtosimulategunsinLiveRoleplayingwhichinturn

opensmanydoorstothepossibilityofrunninggameworldsthatwereoriginallybeyondourreach,suchas

Westerns,Military,andScienceFictionetc.WiththeMilesTagsystemitiseasyforustoadaptthesystemto

anytypeofgenrewerequire.

1.2.2. WhoisLasertagLiveRoleplayingandhowdoIcontactthem?AtthetimethisrulebookwasputtogetherLasertagLiveRoleplayingisrunby4friends,TimWilson,Adam

OConaill,LeeWarlow,andJoonHur.Thebestwaytocontactusisthroughemailat

[email protected]

1.2.3. Whatisexpectedofme?Interested?Wellitseasy!Emailusfordetailsaboutusorourevents.Werequitefriendlyandwedontbite!

Shootusyourquestionsandwelltakeitfromthere!Costumingisgenerallymilitaryfatiguesbutcontactus

beforeyougooutandbuyanything.Hopewehearfromyousoon.


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2. IntroductiontotheStargateInternationalGameWorld2.1. STARGATEINTERNATIONAL

2.1.1. WhatisitStargateInternationalisthenamewehavegivenourliveroleplayinggameworld.Basedontheverypopular

StargateTVserieswehavecreatedarulesetandadaptedourlasertagroleplayingequipmentsothatyoucan

takepartinalltheexcitement.Takingknowledgefromall3TVshows(SG1,Atlantis,andUniverse)wehave

thenadaptedittoourownstorylinesothatwecancreatenewandinterestingstoriesforplayersto

experienceandenjoy.

2.1.2. HowdoesitfitinwiththeTVshow?Duringseason10ofStargate,itcanbeseenthattheUSgovernmentisinvestingmoretimeandresourcesinto

Atlantisbecauseitwasaninternationalproject,whereasStargatecommandwasalmostexclusivelyAmerican

controlled.AsaresultthebudgetforStargatecommandwasgettingsmallerandstartingtostretchthin.While

itwouldneverbeactuallycloseddown,theAtlantisprojectwasbeingfundednotonlyfromtheAmerican

governmentbutfromallthegovernmentsinvolved,thusmakingitmorefinanciallyviable.

Withrisingcostsandlittletoshowforit,itwasdecidedtosharecontroloftheStargateProgramwiththe

othermajornationswhosignedthenondisclosuretreaty.ThesecountrieswereChina,England,France,and

Russia.Aninternational OversightCommitteewasestablishedtokeepeveryonesinterestsatheart.Thisis

wherewebeginforStargateInternational.

2.2. WHICHCOUNTRIESAREINVOLVED?2.2.1. Whatdifferencedoesitmaketocomefromaparticularcountry?

Generallyspeaking,absolutelynothing.Intermsofwhatpoliticaltugofropewillentwineitselfaroundyouand

eitherseduceyouorforceyouractions?Everything!TheStargateInternationalsituationisyoungandevery

countryand

faction

is

jostling

for

power.

There

are

always

those

who

are

nefarious

and

shady,

wanting

what

is

bestforthemandtheircountry,orevenjustthemselves!Ontheotherhandtherearethosewhowantonly

whatisbestfortheplanetbutwillgotoanylengthstoachieveit.Nomatterwhatcountryyouchooseyouwill

eventuallybeembroiledinthepoliticsofthesituation,choosingacountrywilljustdetermineyouroriginal

allegiance........ordoesit?Equipmentandmissionsarestandardbutoccasionallycharactersmaybeaskedto

testoutnewgearorweaponrybeingdevelopedbyvariousfactions.Sowhereyoustartisreallyuptoyou!

2.2.2. WhichcountriescanIchoosefrom?ThemaincountriesthathavesignedontotheStargateInternationalprogramareAmerica,China,Britain,

FranceandRussia.Youcancomefromacountrythatisnotmentionedbutyouneedtohaveadecent

backgroundstorytojustifyyourcomingintotheprogram.Alsoifyoudonotcomefromoneoftheabove

mentionedcountries

you

will

still

need

to

be

on

attachment

to

one.

For

example

ifyou

wanted

to

play

a

Irishman(orwoman)youwouldmostlikelybeattachedtotheBritisharmoftheStargateInternational

program.ThatmeansthatyoutakeyourordersfromStargateInternationalCommandandanyordersthat

comethroughfromMotherEngland.Ifyouhaveaninterestingideathatyouwanttotryoutthenfeelfreeto

contactustodiscussthepossibilities.


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3. INGAMESAFETYPOINTS,GAMEPLAYANDSAFETYCALLS3.1. PERSONALSAFETY

AllparticipantsofStargateInternational,includingplayers,NPCsorsupportstaffareresponsiblefortheirown

personalsafetyatalltimes.Anyriskyorfoolishbehaviourwillnotbecondonedandanyinjurycausedbysaid

suchactionsarenottheliabilityorresponsibility ofLasertagRoleplaying.

Safetyis

paramount

in

the

Lasertag

LRP

group.

Due

to

the

nature

of

laser

tag

and

living

in

Australia

there

are

ruleswemustabidebyLawaswellasextrasafetyruleswewillimposeontheplayers. Wehaveinstitutedour

ownsetofrulestoensuresafetyandtomakesurewecancontinuetheclubinthefuture.

NoLaserPointers:Laserpointerscomeindifferentvarietiesandsomecanphysicallyinjurepeopleseyes.Asthesensorsofthegunpacksaresituatedontheheadandbodythelaserpointers,ifused,wouldalmost

alwayspointtowardssomeoneshead.Wedonotwanttospendourtimecheckingallthelaserpointersand

eventhennotbetotallysureoniftheyhurtpeopleseyes.

NoRealWeapons:Noknives,Swords,axes,pocketknivesetc.Thereisonlyoneexceptionandthatisaknifefoundonasetofmultitoolsandeventhentheknifeisnotbeusedasaweaponinanysituation.Noreal

Pistols,Rifles

or

guns

of

any

types

at

all.

NoPhysicalHandtoHandCombat:Wewillnotbeallowingpeopletoclubpeoplewithweapons,shovepeopleasidewhenrunning,hittingsomeoneinanyform,tripping,orwrestling.Nophysicalcontactistobemadewith

anyotherparticipantwithouttheexpressconsentoftheindividualsinvolved.

Theaboverulemayhaveanexceptioninacontrolledenvironment.Withthecorrectsafetymeasuresinplace

andplayerswhoagreetothecombatthenitispossiblewewillhavephysicalcombatwithLRPstyleweapons.

ItisentirelypossiblewemayevenallowphysicalcombatsthatinvolvenonLRPweaponsbutitissubjecttoa

controlledenvironment,withsafetymeasures,andwithagreeingpartiesonly.

We

understand

that

accidents

do

happen

in

some

situations.

When

we

try

to

create

a

realistic

immersive

environmentwehavetotryandremovethevisiblesafetyprecautionsputinplace.Themoresafetyinvolved

thelessrealistictheenvironmentbecomes.Becauseofsuchsituationsitsimportanttounderstandthe

followingsituationsandagreetothetermsofthegamewiththeminvolved.

NoBlindFiring:Thismeansessentiallythatatnopointshouldanypersonsticktheirgunaroundthecornerblindandshoot,i.e.shootingblind.Thisruleisineffectforonemainbutveryimportantreason.Bysticking

yourgunaroundcornerswithoutlookingyouhavenoideaifyouarejustabouttopokesomeoneinthefaceor

eyeswithyourgun.Thelastthinganybodywantsisabrightfluoroorangeplastictubeshovedintotheirface

oreyeswithanysortofforcebehindit.Thisparticularactionisnotonlyheavilyfrowneduponitwillneverbe

toleratedbyanyoftheorganisers.Anybodyseendoingthiswillbewarnedbutonlyonce.Ifyoucannot

demonstratethat

you

have

the

maturity

to

play

safely

then

you

will

not

be

playing

at

all.

NightCombat:Militarystylenightcombatwillbeilluminatedquiteminimallyinsomeareas.Someplayerswillenjoynightgamesintotaldarknessandwecanprovidesuchexperiences.Inthedarktheenvironment

becomesmuchmoredangerousaspeoplecantwisttheirfeetonrocksandpotholesorrunintoobstaclesin

theenvironment. AnyoneuncomfortablewithnightcombatshouldmaketheirconcernsknowntoaGame

MasterorReferee.

FastPacedCombat:LaserTagcombatisamassiveadrenalinrushwithpacksthatcankeepscoreofthecombatsoitrunswithoutinterruptions.Playerswillrunfromcovertocoveroftenonunevenorunsecure

groundorthroughthickbush.Scratcheswillbethemostcommoninjurybutplayerscansufferevengreater

injuries

if

they

are

not

careful.

Again

we

do

not

want

to

control

the

situation

and

interrupt

the

game

so

it

is

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importantissuetokeepaneyeonwhenrunningaroundinthebush.Eachpersonisultimatelyresponsiblefor

theirownpersonalsafetyandparticipantsshouldfindtheirowncomfortablelimitsforthegame.

Tohelpyouastheplayerwiththeabovesituationsweareenforcingminimalgearforcombatgames.These

itemsareasfollowed.

SecureFootwear:Laceupbootsthatcovertheanklesisamust.Theyhelpsupporttheankleandprotectthefeet

rather

well.

Steel

caps

would

even

be

the

better

choice.

KneePads/ElbowPads:Thoughnotanabsolutemustthesearehighlyrecommended.Ifyoutripoverwithkneepadsorelbowpadsyouhavetheabilitytolandonsomethingdesignedtocushionordeflecttheimpact

beforetherestofthebodydoes.Alsowhenincombatyoucankneelwithoutworryingaboutkneelingon

rocksorthelike.Cheapvarietiescanbegottenoftheseusedbyskateboarders.

ThickLooseCottonPants/Bottom/Jacket/Top:Whileitmaygethotonsomedayspantswillstillberequired.Thisreducesthelegsfromscratchesfromtheenvironmentallowingplayerstoutilizetheenvironmentbetter.

Canteen:Wewanttomakesureyoualwayshavewater.

3.2. EQUIPMENTSAFETYANDCARETheequipmentusedbyLasertagLiveRoleplayingisquitecostlyinbothequipmentandtimetoproducesowe

expectthatallparticipantsofoursystemtakecareofanyequipmentallocatedtothem.Atnopointshouldany

personusetheirgearinanyformofphysicalattack(Noriflebutting!)orbethrownaroundandabused.The

packsthemselvesarealsofragileintheirownwaysonodivingontostomachsorbacksshouldoccurasthe

likelyhoodofnotonlybreakingsomethingbutinjuringyourselfishighlyprobable.Weaskthatpeoplegently

lowerthemselvestothegroundwhennecessary.Theequipmentisalsoelectronicsojumpingintobodiesof

waterwillnotbelookedonwithanyparticularhumoureither.Nonavysealsactionpeople!

3.3. GAMEPLAYANDSAFETYCALLSIn

game

calls

follow

what

has

now

become

a

Victorian

LRP

standard.

There

are

4

calls

made

by

organisers

and

carriedoutbytheplayers.Whenanyoneofthesecallsaremadebyapersonitisimportanttorepeatthecall

toensureeveryonehearsthenfollowtherulesinvolved.

3.3.1. TimeOutThisgenericcallmadewhengameplayneedstobepausedtemporarily.Essentially,itisthepausebuttonin

thegame.Mostoftenitiscalledbyorganiserstointroducesomethingordescribesomethingthattheplayers

canseeortoclarifyasituation.Playersmayusetocalltopausegametimetogetsomeclarityfroman

organiseraboutaparticularsituationorobject.Thiscallcanalsobeusedtopausegameplaytopreventsome

outofgamedanger,i.e.someonerunningbackwardsisabouttotripoveralogetc.

3.3.2. TimeFreezeThiscallismadebyorganisersonlywhensomethingishappeninginthebackgroundthatplayersdonotknow

about.Playersmustclosetheireyesandhumasongsotheycannotseeorhearwhatishappeningaround

them.Thiscallalsopausestimeingame.

3.3.3. TimeInThiscallisusedtoresumegameplayafteratimeoutortimefreezecall.Whatyouseewhenyouopenyour

eyesiswhatyouget.

3.3.4. CodeRedThisisthemostimportantcallofthemall.Whensomeoneisactuallyinjuredbadlythenanyonecancalla

CodeRed.

As

it

is

arole

playing

game

calling

for

help

can

be

mistaken

as

acharacter

role

playing

action.

Code


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Redemphasizesthatsomeonehasreallybeeninjuredandtostopgameplayimmediately.Itisvitalthatthis

callisrepeatedbyallpeoplethathearit.Gameplaymuststopimmediately.


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4. CHARACTERCREATION4.1. CHARACTERCREATIONOVERVIEW

Soyourereadytogiveitacrackareyou?Areyoureadytocreateacharacterandjumprightintotheworldof

StargateInternational? Wellyouvecometotherightsectionontherulebookthen!Creatingacharacteris

simplewhetheryouareaseasonedproornewbeginner!Itmighttakesomegettingusedtothewayyou

actually

use

your

skills

in

the

game

world

but

that

you

will

learn

with

time.

For

now

lets

follow

a

simple

step

bystepprocessandmakeyouagameworldpersonality.

Step1Haveaquickperusaloftheskilllist(Page10)andreadthedescriptionsofeachone(Page13).Theywillgiveyouanideaofhoweachskillworksandinwhatsituationsyoucanusethem.There

areskillsthatyouwillusepassively(mainlyweaponskills),oractivelyinphysicaltests(likephysical

conditioning,observationorstealth)oractivelyinproblemsolvingoracademictests(likelinguistics

orbiology).DontmakeanydecisionsyetbutImsuretheideaacharacterconceptisalreadystarting

toforminyourmind!

Step2Nowhavealookatthedifferentbackgroundcharactertemplates(Page)thatareavailableandreadtheirdescriptions(Page),pickoutonethatseemsclosesttowhatyouwantyourcharacter

tobe!

It

might

be

hard

to

find

an

exact

match

but

that

is

okay!

Just

pick

theonethathasthemostsimilaritieswithwhatyourethinkingof,we

willfleshouttherestofyourcharactersoon!Nowonyourcharacter

sheetpencila1ineachoftheskillslistedonyourtemplate.

Step3Nowswhereitgetsinteresting!Younowhave25pointsorXP(eXperiencePoints)tospendonyourcharactertogethimorhercloser

towhatyouwant.Itwillmostlikelytakeafeweventstogetyour

charactertoalevelthatyouareactuallythinkingofbutthiswillbea

goodstartintherightdirection.Sohowdoyouspendyourpointsto

raiseyourskilllevels?Easy!Tolevelaskillup,youmustspendthesame

amountofXPasthelevelyouareraisingto.Forexample,toraiseone

ofyour

starting

template

skills

to

2you

must

spend

2XP.

Then

to

raise

thesameskilltolevel3youmustthenspend3XP,soonandsoforth.

Tobuyanewskillyouonlyneedtospend1XPandyounowhavethatskillatlevel1.Thereishoweveralimitationwhenbuildingnew

characters.Youcanonlyhaveoneskillatlevel4andonlytwootherskillsatlevel3beforeplayingyourfirstgame.Youareallowedtohave

anynumberoflevel2orlevel1skill,soyoucanbeajackofalltrades,

justnotaverygoodone!NowbeforeyougospendingallthatXPread

thenextstepandfindoutaboutskillEMPHASIS!

Step4Emphasisareadditionalareasofstudyyoucanpurchaseforyouracademicskills.Whatanemphasisrepresentsisyourcharacter

spendingsometimetostudyandspecialiseinaparticularbranchof

studyinagivenacademicarea.Howthistranslatesintothegameworld

issimple.Whendealingwithsomethingthatiswithinyourparticular

emphasissareaofexpertise,yourmainskillisconsidered1levelhigher

foreachleveloftheemphasisyouhave.Confused?Whenyouuse

academicskillsyourskilllevelisappliedagainstaDifficultyCheckorDCasbetterknown.IfaparticularscenariorequiresaparticularbiologyDC

thenyourcharactersbiologyskilllevelisdirectlycomparedtoitto

determineifyoucansolvetheproblemtogainfurtherinformation.

MostDCswillstateifanyparticularemphasiscanbeappliedtothe

situation.If

acharacter

possesses

the

emphasis

then

they

can

add

their

emphasisleveltotheirskillcheck.Thesameemphasiscanbe

EXAMPLE

JohnHancockcreatesanew

character.Hehastakesthe

governmentscientisttemplate

sowritesdowna1nexttoeach

ofhis startingskills,theybeing

Handgun,ComputerUse,

Observation,Security,andhe

picksPhysics,Engineeringand

Geologyforhisacademicskills.

Henowhas25XPtocustomise

hisnewcharacter.Johndecides

hewantstobeabletoprotect

himselfinthefieldsohewants

toraisehishandgunskill.Hehas

handgunlevel1fromhis

templateand

he

wants

to

raise

ittolevel3.Firsthespends2XP

togetitfromlevel1tolevel2.

Thisleaveshim23XPtospend.

Hethenspendsanother3XPto

getitfromlevel2tolevel3,

finallyleavinghimself20XPto

customisetherestofhisskills.


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purchasedupto5timestoamaximumlevelof5.Emphasiscanbegained

inthreedifferentways.Bylevellinganacademicskillfreeemphasisare

gainedatvariouslevels.Thesecondwaytogainemphasisistohavea

startingcharacterwithlevel3inaacademicskillbeforetheirfirstgame.

Anystartingcharacterthatislevel3ormoreinacademicskillautomatically

gainsafreeemphasisinthatskill.Thethirdandlastwaytogainemphasisis

topayforit.Topurchaseanemphasiscostsacharacter5XPforthefirst

one.Each

subsequent

new

emphasis

then

increases

in

cost

by

5XP,

so

the

secondpurchasedemphasiswillcost10,thethird15etc.Freeemphasis

doesnotcountwhendeterminingthecostofpurchasingaemphasis.

Buyinganotherlevelofaemphasisyoualreadypossessalwayscosts5XP.

Soafterthatlongwindedexplanationhavealookatbuyingaemphasisor

twoforanyacademicskillyouhaveorbetteryetrememberthatbystarting

withaacademicskillat3youwillgetafreeone!

Step5Finaliseyournewcharacter!Makesureyouspendallyour25XPbecauseyoucantsavethemforarainyday!XPyougainbyplayingin

eventscanbestoredupforuseanothertimebutallchangestoacharacter

must

be

registered

with

the

character

update

game

master

(a

fancy

name

fororganiser,betterknownasaGM)priortoyoustartingplayataevent.

SohavingspentallyourXPcarefullygobackoveritandmakesureyour

happywithwhatyougot.Youcantchangeitlateronifyoudontlikeit.

Youllhavetostartagain!Makesureyourmathsarerightandhavent

spentmoreXPthenyouhave,andmakesureyoudonthavemorethan

oneskillatlevel4andonlyuptotwoskillsat3.Yes,Imsureitwasan

accident...............

Step6Alldone!RegisteryourcharacterwiththecharacterupdateGM,jumpintoyourcostume,getintocharacterandgetoutthere!

WELCOMETOTHESTARGATEINTERNATIONALPROGRAMRECRUIT!

EXAMPLE

BillySmithhasastartingBiologyskill

levelof3.Bystartinganacademic

skillat3hegainsafreeemphasisso

hechoosestheGeneticsemphasis.

He

decides

that

he

wants

more

emphasisforhischaractersohe

decidestopurchasethe

Biotechnologyemphasisatacostof

5XP. Billydecideshenowwantsto

buytheBiochemistryemphasis,this

costshim10XPasitishissecond

purchasedemphasis(theGenetics

emphasisdoesnotincreasehiscost

becauseitwasfreelyacquirednot

purchased).BillyspendssomeXPon

hisother

skills

but

saves

himself

15XPtofurtherincreasehisbiology

skillattheend.NowBillyconsiders

hisoptions.Hecanpay15XPtobuy

anotheremphasisorhecanspend

5XPtoraiseeitherofhiscurrent

emphasistolevel2.Heendsup

spending10XPtoraisebothhis

BiotechnologyANDBiochemistry

emphasistolevel2.With5XPleft

Billydecidestospenditallandraises

hisBiotechnologyemphasislevelto

3.BillysBiologyskillisconsideredto

be3,exceptwhendealingwith

biotechnologyitisconsideredtobe

6(baseskillof3+emphasis

biotechnology3),whendealingwith

biochemistryitisconsideredtobe5

(baseskillof3+emphasis

biochemistry2),andwhenmakinga

DCcheckconcerningGeneticshis

skillis

considered

to

be

4(Base

skill

3

+emphasisgenetics1)


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5. SKILLLISTTable1(FieldSkills)

FieldSkills SKILLDESCRIPTION

Handgun ProficiencyinPistols,Handguns: MK23,Colt1911,M9Beretta,Zatnickatel

Close

Assault

Proficiency

in

Sub

Machine

Guns,

Shotguns:

MP5,

UMP.45,

TMP,

P90,

M1014

Automatic

Shotgun

AssaultRifle ProficiencyinAssaultRifles:M4,M16A4,AK47,G36K,G3,StaffWeapon

SniperRifle ProficiencyinSniperRifles : Barrett .50,M21,PSG1

Tactical/Heavy ProficiencyinTactical/Heavy Weapons : Recoilless Rifles,StingerMissile,Javelin,Mounted.50cal,

Bazooka,Saw,M60,RPG,GrenadeLauncher,LAWRocket,Flamer,GliderCannon

PhysicalConditioning PhysicalTrainingtoincreasestrengthandhealth

FirstAid KnowledgeandApplicationoftreatmentofwoundsinthefield

Electronics KnowledgeandApplicationofElectronicSkillsinvarioussituations

Observation Skillinvolvingtheabilitytospot,searchandlisten

Stealth AbilitytoHideandblendinwithone'ssurroundings

Demolitions KnowledgeandApplicationofDemolitionSkillsinvarioussituations

Survival Abilitytoliveandsurviveindifferentconditions

ComputerUse Understandingintheuseoftheelectronicinterfaceofcomputers

Security Knowledgeandskillsinequipmentanditemsusedinsecuritydevices

Table2(AcademicSkill)

AcademicSkills SKILLDESCRIPTION

Linguistics Theacademicstudyanduseofdifferentlanguages,itsinterpretationsandtheCulturesbehindthem

Biology Theacademicstudyanduseofbiologyanditstheories

Chemistry

Theacademic

study

and

use

of

chemistry

and

its

theories

Engineering Theacademicstudyanduseofengineeringanditstheories

Physics Theacademicstudyanduseofphysicsanditstheories

MedicalScience Theacademicstudyanduseofmedicineanditstheoriesand applications

Geology Theacademicstudyanduseofgeologyanditstheories

History Theacademicstudyofthepast


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Table3(AcademicEmphasis)AcademicSkills SKILLEMPHASIS

Linguistics DifferentLanguages

Biology Genetics,Biochemistry,Microbiology,Evolutionary,Botany

Chemistry

Biochemistry,Organic,

Inorganic,

Analytical,

Physical

Engineering Civil,Chemical,Electrical,Mechanical,Nuclear

Physics Astrophysics,Applied,Particle,CondensedMatter,Atomic

MedicalScience Trauma,Radiology,Dermatology,Nuclear,Clinical

Geology Metallurgy,Structural,Geomicrobiology,Analytical,Planetary

History Archaeology,Anthropology,Mythology,Sociology,EarthHistory

5.1. SKILLASSISTANCE


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5.2. SKILLDESCRIPTIONSANDUSEAtStargateInternationaltherearetwogenericskilltablestoconsider,weaponskillsandacademicskills.The

onlyacademicskillthatisdifferentfromtherestisLinguistics. ToseehowLinguisticsworks,refertothe

separatetablebelow.Asyoulevelinaparticularskillyougainthebenefitsthatarelistedtotheright

Table4(WeaponSkills)Weapon

Skill

1

Proficientwith

Weapon

WeaponSkill2 +2Clips

WeaponSkill3 Reload SpeedIncrease

WeaponSkill4 +5Ammoperclip

WeaponSkill5 DamageBump

WeaponSkill6 ReloadSpeedIncrease

WeaponSkill7 +2Clips

WeaponSkill8 +5Ammoperclip

WeaponSkill9 ReloadSpeedIncrease

WeaponSkill10 DamageBump

Academicskills

except

Linguistics

work

on

the

following

table.

For

more

informationontheresearchbonusandwhatthatisusedforlookatthe

nextsectionEmphasis,AssistsandResearch.

Table5(AcademicSkill)Academic1

Academic2 +1toResearch

Academic3


Academic5 GainanEmphasis


Academic7


Academic9

Academic10 +5toResearch,GainanEmphasis

LinguisticsistheonlyAcademicskilltheworksdifferentlytotheothers.In

agameworldthatisquiteheavyontranslatingtextsandlanguagesthe

linguistisavaluableallyandshouldbeconsideredformostoffworld

missions.

Table6(Linguistics)Linguistics1 GainanEmphasis

Linguistics2 +1toResearch

Linguistics3 GainanEmphasis






Linguistics9 Gain anEmphasis


EXAMPLE

LookingbacktoourfriendJohn

Hancockhehasahandgunskillof3.

Sowhatdoesthatmeanforhim?At

level1handgunthatmakesJohn

instantlyproficient

with

any

handgun.

Hecanpickoneupandknowhowto

notonlyshootonebuthowtoloadit

anddisengagethesafety.Atlevel2

Johngains2extraclipstohisstarting

loadoutformissions.Atlevel3John

isgoodenoughwithhandgunsthat

hisreloadingspeedincreases

droppingawholesecondoffhis

reloadtime.Doesntseemlikemuch

butitcouldbethedifference

betweenlifeanddeath!

BillySmithontheotherhandhasa

biologyskillof3.Hegainsa+1to

researchbonusforhavingtheskillat

thatlevel.Whatdoesthatmean?

WhenBillytakespartinresearch

projectsthatutilisehisBiologyskillhe

addsanextra1pointtotowards

completionevery

time

he

participates.Tofindoutmoreabout

researchreadaboutitonpage11

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5.3. FieldSkillsHandgun:Acharacterslevelinthisskillindicateshiscompetencyintheuseofhandgunsandpistols.Atleveloneacharacterisconsideredtobefullyproficientandcanuseanyhandgun.Asacharactergrowsinskillheor

shestartsbecomingfasterandmoreaccuratewiththeweaponsoperationandlearnstoconservetheir

ammunitionbetter.SomeexamplesincludegunssuchastheMK23,Colt1911,M9Beretta,andthe

Zatnickatel.CloseAssault:Acharacterslevelinthisskillindicateshiscompetencyintheuseofcloseassaultguns,typicallysubmachinegunsandshotguns.Atleveloneacharacterisconsideredtobefullyproficientandcanuseany

closeassaultgun.Asacharactergrowsinskillheorshestartsbecomingfasterandmoreaccuratewiththe

weaponsoperationandlearnstoconservetheirammunitionbetter.Someexamplesincludegunssuchasthe

MP5,UMP.45,TMP,P90,andtheM1014AutomaticShotgun.AssaultRifle:Acharacterslevelinthisskillindicateshiscompetencyintheuseofassaultrifles.Atleveloneacharacterisconsideredtobefullyproficientandcanuseanyassaultrifle.Asacharactergrowsinskillheor

shestartsbecomingfasterandmoreaccuratewiththeweaponsoperationandlearnstoconservetheir

ammunitionbetter.SomeexamplesincludegunssuchastheM4,M16A4,AK47,G36K,G3,andtheStaff

WeaponoftheJaffa.SniperRifle:Acharacterslevelinthisskillindicateshiscompetencyintheuseofsniperrilfes.Atleveloneacharacter

is

considered

to

be

fully

proficient

and

can

use

any

sniper

rifle.

As

acharacter

grows

in

skill

he

or

she

startsbecomingfasterandmoreaccuratewiththeweaponsoperationandlearnstoconservetheir

ammunitionbetter.SomeexamplesincludegunssuchastheBarett.50,M24,andthePSG1.Tactical/HeavyWeapons:Acharacterslevelinthisskillindicateshiscompetencyintheuseoftacticalandheavyweapons.Atleveloneacharacterisconsideredtobefullyproficientandcanuseanytacticalorheavy

weapon.Asacharactergrowsinskillheorshestartsbecomingfasterandmoreaccuratewiththeweapons

operationandlearnstoconservetheirammunitionbetter.Someexamplesincludeweaponssuchasthe

RecoillessRifles,StingerMissile,Javelin,Mounted.50cal,Bazooka,Saw,M60,RPG,GrenadeLauncher,LAW

Rocket,Flamer,andtheJaffaGliderCannon.PhysicalConditioning:Thisskillhastwoprimaryfunctions,ononehanditdictatesthehitpointsthatacharacterhaswhenitcomestocombat.Thebasehitpointtotalforacharacterwithnolevelsinthisskillis20.

Asacharactergainslevelsheorsheincreasesinhitpointsandalsothelengthoftimethattheyhaveinthe

deathdelayperiod.Thesecondfunctionofthisskillisforchecksagainstphysicaltasks.Ifacharacterwantsto

liftsomethingheavy,runalongdistance,perhapsstarveofftheeffectsofapoisonwhilehelparrives,orclimb

theimpossiblecliffaphysicalconditioningcheckwillbecalledfor.Thisisarecommendedskillforall

characters.

Table7(PhysicalConditioning)PhysicalConditioning1 +10secondstoDeathDelay

PhysicalConditioning2 +5HitPoints

PhysicalConditioning3 +10secondstoDeathDelay

PhysicalConditioning

4

+5Hit

Points






PhysicalConditioning10 +5HitPoints,+10secondstoDeathDelay


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FirstAid:Thisskillwhatwilldecidewhetheracharacterdiesincombatorgetsupandfightson.Firstaidisadministeredwiththeuseofasmallremotelikedevicethatwecallamedikit.ThemedikithasanIRLedonit

thatwillhealtargetsthatitisaimedat.TheIRwillneedtobepointeddirectlyatthetargetssensorandata

relativelyclosedistanceofabout10cm.Ascharactersincreaseinleveltheystarttogaintheabilitytobring

backplayersthatareactuallypasttheirdeathdelayperiodandhavetechnicallydied.Medicsandcharacters

withfirstaidshouldalwaysbeconsideredascrucialpartofanyteam.

Table8(FirstAid)FirstAid1 Canstabiliseadyingcharacteraslongastheyremainnexttothetarget,victimremains

unconscious

FirstAid2 Canstabiliseadyingcharacterandleavetheminastableconditionafter5minutes,victim

remainsunconscious

FirstAid3 Canusemedickitsandhealhitpointsinthefield

FirstAid4 Bettermedicalgear+50healingpoints

FirstAid5 Maybringback1playerfromafterthedeathdelayperiod,thismustbeusedduringor

rightafteracombatsituationhasceased


FirstAid7 Maybringbackupto2playersfromafterthedeathdelayperiod,thismustbeusedduring

orright

after

acombat

situation

has

ceased



FirstAid10 Maybringbackupto3playersfromafterthedeathdelayperiod,thismustbeusedduring

orrightafteracombatsituationhasceased

Electronics:Thisskillisthepracticalapplicationofelectronicsknowledgeinthefield.GenerallyitisusedasacomparisonskillagainstDCstoaccomplishtaskswhileonmissionsortosolvepuzzlesinvolvingelectronics.

Examplesincludethingslikerunningelectronicbypasses,poweringobjectsandrepairingelectronicsystems.

Observation:Thisispurelyacomparativeskill.Itdeterminestheabilityofacharactertospotorseethingsintheenvironmentorsituationthatmaybehidingordifficulttospot.Higherlevelsinthisskillwouldindicate

thatacharacterhasspentsometimetrainingtheireyestospotdifferencesaroundthem.

Stealth:Thisispurelyacomparativeskill.Itdeterminesacharactersabilitytohideintheshadowsandmovewithoutsound.Stealthiscompareddirectlyagainstthetargetsobservationskill.Higherlevelsinthisskill

indicatetrainingintheartofsilentmovementandcamouflage.Acharactermaytakeanumberofsilent

stepsequaltotheirlevelinstealth.Demolitions:Thisskillisthepracticalapplicationofdemolitionsknowledgeinthefield.GenerallyitisusedasacomparisonskillagainstDCstoaccomplishtaskswhileonmissionsortosolvepuzzlesinvolvingdemolitions.

Examplesincludethingssuchasdisarmingexplosives,settingbombsandclaymores,andtheplanningand

executionofpreciseexplosions.Survival:Thisskillisthepracticalapplicationofsurvivalknowledgeinthefield.Generallyitisusedasacomparison

skill

against

DCs

to

accomplish

tasks

while

on

missions

or

to

solve

puzzles

involving

survival.

Examplesincludeactionssuchastrackingtargetsorgame,finding/making appropriateshelter,andgathering

sustenancefromplantsandtrees.ComputerUse:Thisskillisthepracticalapplicationofcomputertechnologyinthefield.GenerallyitisusedasacomparisonskillagainstDCstoaccomplishtaskswhileonmissionsortosolvepuzzlesinvolvingcomputerised

objects.Examplesincludehackingintosecuredsystems,accessandcontrolofsystems,anddecoding

encryptedciphers.Security:Thisskillisthepracticalapplicationofsecurityknowledgeinthefield.GenerallyitisusedasacomparisonskillagainstDCstoaccomplishtaskswhileonmissionsortosolvepuzzlesinvolvingsecurity.

Examplesofsecurityincludepickinglocks,mappingoutsecuritysystems,andbypassingsecuritysystems.


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5.4. AcademicSkillsLinguistics:Thestudyoflanguages,thestructure,phoneticsandbackground.Linguisticsisusedtodecodeandtranslateancienttextsandtocommunicatewithotherculturesandspecies.Linguisticsistheonlyacademic

skillthathasadifferentlevellingtable.Thisispurelyinplacebecauseoftheneedforlinguiststospeak

multiplelanguagestobeeffective.Asaresultanystartingcharacterthatbeginswithlevel3inlinguisticswill

gainanextrafreeemphasis.Eachemphasisinthelinguisticsskillrepresentsalanguage.Examplesofsome

optionsareGreek,AncientGreek,Latin,French,andAncientEgyptian











Biology:Acharac

Chemistry:Acharac

Engineering:Acharac

Physics:Acharac

MedicalScience:Acharac

Geology:Acharac

History:Acharac

Table1(Field

Skills)

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10

Table2(AcademicSkill)........................................................................................................................................ 10

Table3(AcademicEmphasis)............................................................................................................................... 11

Table4(WeaponSkills)........................................................................................................................................ 12

Table5(AcademicSkill)........................................................................................................................................ 12

Table6(Linguistics).............................................................................................................................................. 12

Table7(PhysicalConditioning)............................................................................................................................. 13

Table8(FirstAid).................................................................................................................................................. 14

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