''Stargate: SG-1 Roleplaying Game'' is a

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based on the

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Stargate SG-1 ''Stargate SG-1'' (often stylized in all caps, or abbreviated ''SG-1'') is a military science fiction adventure television series within Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's ''Stargate'' franchise. The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, is ...

'', released in 2003 by

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. The game, based on AEG's ''

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'', uses the '' d20 System''. Since

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did not renew AEG's contract to publish the game, it is now

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History

The ''Stargate SG:1 RPG'' (2003) followed

's publication of the ''

'' d20 espionage game, and was entirely compatible with first edition ''Spycraft''. ''Stargate SG:1'' started receiving season guides and other supplements but MGM decided to pull AEG's license; thus, the RPG only covered the first two seasons of the show.

Core rulebook

The core ''Stargate SG-1'' role-playing book is a hardbound and full-color 488 page volume. The content includes: * summaries of the television show's first six seasons * information on some worlds previously visited by SG-1 * information regarding

Stargate Command Over its decade of existence, science fiction TV series ''Stargate SG-1'' developed an extensive and detailed backdrop of diverse characters. Many of the characters are members of alien species discovered while exploring the galaxy through the S ...

and the

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* details on the

Goa'uld The mythology of the ''Stargate'' franchise is the historical backstory of the ''Stargate'' premise, which centers around xeno-mythology as experienced by humans during episodic contact. In the fictional universe of the franchise, the people of E ...

, including their history, breeding information, types, and common psychology *

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s, feats, and gear for character ability development * details for

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s on building worlds to visit, races to encounter, and otherwise constructing adventures in the ''Stargate'' setting

Supplements

AEG have published several supplemental books for the ''Stargate'' role-playing line: *''Fantastic Frontiers'' (2003) and ''Friends and Foes'' (2004), detailing seasons one and two of the series *''Living Gods'' (2004), giving details of the Goa'uld

System Lord The mythology of the ''Stargate'' franchise is the historical backstory of the ''Stargate'' premise, which centers around xeno-mythology as experienced by humans during episodic contact. In the fictional universe of the franchise, the people of E ...

s *''First Steps'' (2004), a collection of worlds and adventures. These are created by AEG and not taken from the series.

Reviews

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References

External links

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