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 A Living RPG Series presented by Wyvern Gaming

Watershed
“Season” 1 “Episode” 2

Introduction: As part of a Phoenix Site team, you have been pushed hard during
your training and missions. With a much needed rest and relaxation in the local
town of Haven, you come upon a dispute about water rights, as the river is low. Can
you settle the dispute, and resolve the issues before catastrophe ensues?

A three-hour episode for level 1-4 characters of the

Stargate SG-1 Roleplaying Game

by Benjamin L. Eastman

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 If you have first-time players, this can be read
verbatim or paraphrased as you see fit.
THE STARGATE PROGRAM
Earth’s Stargate (SG) Program began when a Stargate
was unearthed in Egypt in 1928. The device was
brought to the United States in 1939 to keep it out of
Nazi hands and was installed deep beneath Cheyenne
Mountain in Colorado.
When it was discovered that there were grave
threats in the Universe, in the form of the Goa’uld
System Lords, the United States established
Stargate Command, under the command of General
Hammond. Nine teams, known as Stargate teams
(SG 1-9) were initially created to travel through the
Gate to assess threats, open negotiations with other
civilizations and procure technology to defend Earth.
As the SG teams went on missions, contact was
made with several intelligent races as well as distant
Earth descendants, which were under the control or
influence of the Goa’uld. These team visits were many
times a spark that lit the freedom fighting spirits of
those worlds.
STARGATE PHOENIX
As more and more refugees from alien worlds
began to rise up, a classified site, authorized by
the President and headed up by General P.K. Loyer,
was created. Its mission is to establish an off-world
Stargate site called Phoenix Site, which brings
together and trains the freedom fighting individuals
from worlds oppressed by the Goa’uld System Lords.
Once trained, these highly functional SG teams are
sent on missions with the defense of the Universe in
mind.
“You recruits are members of the selection process to
be placed on one of these teams.”
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Preparing the Adventure Play
You are the Gatemaster (GM). The GM is a vital role
and can be as much fun, if not more fun, as being
a player. You control the story and the non-player
characters (NPCs) that interact with the player’s
characters (PCs).
Before you run this episode as a GM for a group of
players, you should do the following:
• Read through the episode.
• Highlight important items as reminders.
• Gather your notecards, a screen, dice, etc.
• The Stargate Roleplaying Game can be played as
a theatre of the mind type game; however, some
players enjoy playing on a tabletop with a battle
mat and miniature characters. This is completely
optional but helps some people picture the
tactical nature of combat.
• Familiarize yourself with the Stargate Roleplaying
Game rules.
• Ensure your players play legal Phoenix Living
Series characters. (see StargateTheRPG.com/
about/SGP for more information)
Timeframe
This episode starts on August 17, 2002, just after the
events in S6 E10, Cure.
To help with immersion in the episode, the GM is
encouraged to provide details of this time period.
While the Phoenix Site is not on Earth, newspapers of
the previous day or taped broadcasts can be playing
in the background.
• Nelly’s “Hot in Herre” and Avril Lavigne’s “Sk8r
Boi” were at the top of the Billboard charts.
• US Airways files for bankruptcy.
Previously in Phoenix Site
Before starting a new episode, prompt your players
to recount their last mission by saying, “Previously in
Phoenix Site...”
Feel free to add some details that may be relevant to
this episode.
ACT 1: A HULLABALOO IN
HAVEN
GM NEED TO KNOW INFORMATION
The players are between missions and are spending
some quality time in the Phoenix Site’s support town
of Haven. General Loyer has asked the team to be
social and try to make the refugee settlers feel at
home.
As the team soon finds out, tensions are high and
there are a lot of accusations going around about the
water supply, or the lack thereof.
In this act, the team’s initial socialization will give
them bonuses with the larger group when they need
to defuse the situation.
Gearing Up
PCs have no special gear in this act. They would likely
be in casual off-duty attire.
What the PCs MAY DO
The PCs may explore Haven to try to learn more about
it, use the information provided here to come up with
background as necessary.
THE PROBLEM – The town’s water supply is running
low due to a recent decrease in the water flow from
the river supplying the town.
RESOLUTION – The PCs need to calm the crowd down
enough so they don’t come to blows. The leaders of
each group of refugees are important NPCs that the
PCs need to befriend in order to be successful.
ENCOUNTER 1: A TEAM ABOUT TOWN
This episode opens with the team relaxing topside
in the support town of Haven. This growing village
houses off-duty members of the Phoenix Alliance.
Start off by describing some details about Haven to
the team that is common knowledge.
Haven
Due to the cramped quarters of the underground
Phoenix base, most team members spend their time
off-duty in Haven. Haven also boasts a large civilian
population of displaced peoples who were resettled
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by the HOME Initiative (the Headquarters for Off-
World Migration Endeavors).
While the planet appears devoid of sentient life, the
Phoenix Alliance has built the town of Haven atop
the ruins of an ancient settlement. The Tau’ri have
erected barracks using building materials brought
through the Stargate, and the stoic Jaffa have used
repurposed rubble to construct their dwellings. The
Tok’ra have coaxed structures from stone and crystal
while the Aturen sculpt and mold huts from vines and
brambles. This unplanned, patchwork appearance has
created distinct quarters in the town. Nevertheless,
this melting pot of cultures gives Haven its well-
deserved nickname of “Fondue.”
Get Out There and Make Some Friends
In the interest of inter-Alliance cooperation, General
P.K. Loyer has asked team members to spend time
with other members of the Phoenix Alliance and
the HOME settlers. He hopes that a deeper cultural
understanding will help strengthen the alliance
among all cultures in Haven.
General Loyer has provided all team members his
expectations while they’re in Haven:
1. Be polite and friendly.
2. Learn about and help out the HOME settlers.
3. Don’t go outside Haven.
4. Take time for yourself, but don’t have too much
fun.
Team members who are members of the US military
are expected to follow the Air Force Leave and Liberty
policies and procedures.
TENSION DIE
This episode is has a Tension Die (TD) of D6.
Be sure to let your players know this as many feats,
equipment, and other player
options use the (TD) to add to
a roll.
As a GM you will also use (TD)
for Combatants and some
damage elements.
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 Things to Do In Town
Team members may elect to do any of the following
six activities during their downtime. Ask players how
their characters are learning or participating in these
activities before asking them to make the associated
skill check. If successful, the characters gain
Inspiration and gain advantage on Charisma checks
with certain NPCs later in the episode.
COMPETITIVE ACTIVITIES
If two team members wish to participate in the same
activity, you may decide that they are competing
against each other. If so, have both team members
make opposed checks. The team member with the
higher result wins the competition, but any team
members who succeeds at the attribute check gains
the benefit associated with the activity.
Note: player’s characters can have more than their
maximum Determination Points
• Sports - Members may be playing a pickup game
of puaoro. This Jaffa game seems like a mixture of
the Tau’ri sports of soccer and basketball. Players
kick a round inflated ball around small rectangular
field. Players score a point by kicking the ball
through a small hoop that is perpendicular to the
ground mounted five feet in the air. Players are
penalized for handling the ball with their elbows,
forearms or hands.
ꟷ Athletics DC 13: Win their game of puaoro and
earn a Determination Point. They also have
advantage on Charisma checks with Lotoda for
the remainder of the episode.
• Darts - Team members may also be playing
darts in Natok’s tavern. Four Air Force
noncommissioned officers introduced the game
to Natok’s, thereby providing a legitimate reason
to frequent the establishment that base security
believes to be a gambling den and smuggler’s
haven. The game caught on like wildfire with
Haven residents, who now look forward to new
tungsten-tipped darts coming through the gate
with every scheduled opening of the Stargate iris.
ꟷ Sleight of Hand DC 13: Defeat their opponents
and earn a Determination Point. They also
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have advantage on Charisma checks with
Henare for the remainder of the episode.
• Playground Construction - Team members may
also be building a playground in the town center.
The many displaced persons resettled by the
HOME Initiative also brought their children to the
planet. Lacking any infrastructure to entertain,
the children made mischief around town. To offer
the children with different distractions, many
engineers from Stargate Phoenix are building a
playground for the children to play on.
ꟷ Athletics or Engineering DC 13: Help build the
playground and earn a Determination Point.
They also have advantage on Charisma checks
with Palila for the remainder of the episode.
• Poetry - Team members may also spend time
reading or singing poetry in the Aturen quarter.
While the Aturen traditionally weave together
multiple poems and multiple melodies to create
a new song, most other residents use their own
ballads, ditties or chants to impress locals.
ꟷ Deception or Performance DC 13: Impress the
audience and earn a Determination Point. (If
the player tells a particular compelling story,
the GM can choose to waive the roll.) They
also have advantage on Charisma checks with
Lotoda for the remainder of the episode.
• Brewing - Team members may also spend time
learning the art of brewing. While U.S. Air Force
regulations forbid alcohol from coming through
the Stargate, the Council of Haven reluctantly
allows its production of alcohol in Haven. Some
Tok’ra artisans brew rice wine reminiscent of sake
while some of the displaced persons brew ales
from local wild grain and make wine from local
fruits to supplement their diets and incomes.
ꟷ Nature or Medicine DC 13: Brew a fine batch
and earn a Determination Point. They also
have advantage on Charisma checks with
Henare for the remainder of the episode.
• Cooking - Team members may also be learning
more about Haven’s melting pot through their
stomachs. While the town first relied upon
foodstuffs brought through the Stargate, the
 population boom is forcing the town to locally
source many needs. The Aturen grow local fruits in
nearby orchards while displaced persons cultivate
root vegetables and grain. The Haven Council
has reluctantly permitted the Unas to travel a
nearby river where they harvest a local fish now
called “tuna-shrimp.” This fish has fins and scales
but tastes like just like jumbo shrimp --- which is
delightful for the resident U.S. Air Force chaplain,
Rabbi Baronofsky.
ꟷ Nature or Medicine DC 13: Cook a fine meal
and earn a Determination Point. They also
have advantage on Charisma checks with
Palila for the remainder of the episode.
Resolution
Once all of the PCs have had a chance to participate
in activities in the town, have the PCs wander towards
the center of town.
ENCOUNTER 2: A RUCKUS IS RAISED
When the team members near the town center, they
start to hear a loud uproar.
Three groups of settlers have congregated at the
center of town and are shouting angrily at each other.
The leaders from each group step to the fore. Two
humans - one older, one younger - gesticulate wildly
as they discuss something about “the water.”
Engineering or Culture DC 8: As the Phoenix Site
serves as a secret military base and not a colony, few
resources have been devoted to exploring beyond
the immediate outskirts of Haven. However, some
intrepid Marines discovered a murky lake fifteen
minutes from the town, and the Unas located a
nearby river. As the population of Haven increases, so
do the demands on its infrastructure. The Aturen have
diverted flow from the river to both provide fresh
drinking water and irrigate locally grown crops. This
must be what they are talking about.
Whoa Now
If the team chooses to intervene, they simmer down
the boiling crowd—if only for a moment. The leaders
of each group are willing speak with the team.
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An older human strokes his greying beard, barely
holding back his anger and fear. “You told me I
was superstitious when the fire fell from the sky,”
he bellows to the crowd. “Now the water’s drying
up below us! This is the Goa’uld punishing us for
throwing our lot in with Tau’ri.”
Culture DC 12: (if the PC has advantage with Lotoda
they get this automatically) Recent human HOME
settlers comprise this first group. Many of these
settlers come from agricultural or mining planets
where the Goa’uld system lords mightily abused their
people.
The leader of the first group, Lotoda, is an older
human man in his fifties, although he looks at least
a decade older due to abuse suffered at the hands
of the Goa’uld. He is distraught by a lack of drinking
water. Over the past few days, the drinking water
available to him and the other recent settlers.
Lotoda Background for GM
Reveal this information as the following Convince
Encounter unfolds:
• Curious, he snuck outside Haven to see the source
with his own eyes. While he had not seen this
river before, he could tell the water level had
dropped precipitously by the exposed mud that
form its banks.
• Lotoda is very superstitious and already has been
spooked by the nightly meteor showers in the
Haven sky. He doesn’t believe the story that this is
caused by rings surrounding the planet. Instead,
he believes that the Goa’uld system lords are
striking out at their escaped slaves. He sees that
the drop in the river level as yet another way that
the Goa’uld are punishing the HOME settlers for
allying with the Tau’ri.
• Upon returning from the river, Lotoda formally
requested to return to his home planet. Stargate
Phoenix security flatly rejected his request
because he has visited Haven and can potentially
identify its location based upon the constellations
in the night sky. Now stuck on the planet, he riled
up his fellow HOME settlers to lash out at the
Phoenix Alliance, whom he believes brought him
to the planet just to kill him.
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 A younger human steps forward to confront Lotoda.
“Old man, the Goa’uld don’t have anything to do with
the water level. It’s the Tau’ri military diverting the
water to fuel their war machines hidden below the
surface!”
Culture DC 12: (if the PC has advantage with Henare
they get this automatically) Established human HOME
settlers comprise the second group. Most of these
settlers are respected members of Haven society and
may own businesses in town.
The leader of the second group, Henare, is a
younger human man who was one of Haven’s first
HOME settlers. He works as a foreman at one of the
orchards, and the PCs recognize him as a seller in
Haven’s black market.
Henare Background for GM
Reveal this information as the following Convince
Encounter unfolds:
• Henare is likewise distraught that the water level
has receded. While he trusts the Phoenix Alliance
to ensure adequate drinking water for residents,
he’s more concerned about the effects on the
orchards. If the water level decreases for too long,
the orchards will suffer. (While he won’t admit it,
the loss of the orchard will snuff out many of his
black-market activities.)
• In the past, Henare has requested full access
to the Phoenix Site which General Loyer has
denied. Henare believes that the Phoenix Site
has secret technology hidden therein, and he
has now convinced others in Haven that Phoenix
has redirected the water supply to support this
research. This, he reasons, has the added benefit
of increasing HOME settler’s dependence on
the base. Because of this supposed theft of
the town’s water, Henare wants
greater transparency from
the Phoenix Alliance
(or the base to
return the
water from
whence it
came).
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A Tollan woman steps to the fore, confronting the
other two groups. “I think that we’re getting ahead
of ourselves here,” she says. “You’re both leveling
accusations that aren’t supported by any facts. Why
don’t we investigate first?
Culture DC 12: (if the PC has advantage with Palila
they get this automatically) Settlers or residents of
more advanced species and cultures comprise the
third group. These settlers emigrated to the planet in
waves and come from all walks of life.
The leader of the third group, Palila, is among the
remnant of the Tollan in Haven.
Culture DC 8: The Tollan were among the most
advanced humans in the galaxy, relying on ion
cannons to defend themselves against Goa’uld
threats. After Anubis developed shields strong
enough to withstand these ion cannons, Tollan
leadership cut a deal to this system lord and began
developing phase-shifting weapons to penetrate
the iris at the Stargate Command. When the Tollans
ultimately reneged on their deal, the Goa’uld began
bombarding the home planet of Tollana from space.
Most Tollans were killed while trying to escape.
Palila Background for GM
Reveal this information as the following Convince
Encounter unfolds:
• Some Tollans managed to survive, and most
resettled on P3X-797, a world commonly known
as Land of Light. Some survivors, like Palila,
decided to settle on Haven, hoping to strike back
at the Goa’uld who destroyed their home and
their way of life.
• Palila has traveled to the river, and she is reluctant
to assign any blame before anyone investigates.
Owing to her personal experience with
Goa’uld retaliation from orbit,
she rejects Lotoda’s claim
that the Goa’uld
are to blame. As
she helped the
Aturen establish
the irrigation
ditches,
she can’t
 believe that the Phoenix Site is diverting the
flow for some nefarious purpose. She believes
that someone should investigate the cause of
the decreased level before anyone jumps to
conclusions.
Now Let’s Talk About This...
After Lotoda, Henare and Palila speak their minds, it
is clear this is about to come to blows. The PCs can
try to influence everyone to calm down and go home
until the matter can be investigated thoroughly.
Have the PCs roll Moxie as this is a Convince
Encounter, see Chapter 10 of the Core Rulebook, with
a Threshold of 4 and DC 12 for all checks.
NPCs are Most Influenced By - Provide Advantage to
the check if the PC uses the most influential trait on a
particular NPC.
• Lotoda - Sympathy (Wisdom)
• Henare - Charm (Charisma)
• Palila - Logical (Intelligence)
Quick Guide on Convince Encounter
Convince encounters are where the players must
influence an NPC to the course of action desired
where roleplaying is encouraged.
A Convince Encounter is broken down into four
phases.
Phase 1: The players that want to participate wager
1 Determination Point (DP). This cost increases each
round by one. If a player does not have enough DP
left, they cannot wager and thus may not attempt to
convince the target. If no PC wagers, the Convince
encounter ends in a failure.
Note: If a PC does not wager they may still participate
using side-bar commentary once per round to give
another PC of their choice a +1 to a check, after the
result of the check is known.
Phase 2: Each PC describes the method they choose
to convince the target. (Logic-Intelligence, Sympathy-
Wisdom or Charm-Charisma).
Phase 3: Roll a Check using the attribute or skill
associated with the PCs selected approach.
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On a Failure the PCs DP wager is lost.
Critical Success (Natural 20 on the check) counts as 2
success in Phase 4.
Critical Failure (Natural 1 on the check) results in a
failure and the Threshold being increased by +1.
Phase 4: The GM tallies the successes the PCs
achieved in Phase 3 and adds it to any successes in
previous rounds. If the number is higher than the
Encounter Threshold, the encounter succeeds. The
GM narrates the targets response upon success, need
for more successes or failure.
If there are not enough successes, the encounter
continues with a new Phase 1, with DP increasing
to be the same number as the Convince round.
Resoution
Success: Once the team meets the threshold 4, the
team successfully convinces all parties to go home
and tensions relax.
Thankfully, your wise words fall on receptive ears and
cooler heads prevail. The HOME settlers lower their
fists and return to their homes and taverns with the
promises of Phoenix’s forthcoming investigation.
Failure: If the team ran out of Determination Points or
flat gave up, the crowd escalates to wild fisticuffs.
Ask the players to describe how they defend
themselves in the fight.
Unfortunately, your words fall on deaf ears and the
groups come to blows. You are forced to defend
yourself amidst this whirling donnybrook of fists,
chairs and clubs before all combatants eventually
retreat to different quarters of Haven.
The Stargate
is dialed using
constellation
symbols in a
sequence, with
the point of origin
last. This is the
origin symbol of
the Phoenix Site’s
Stargate.
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 ACT 2: TRAVELING THE
HINTERLANDS
GM NEED TO KNOW INFORMATION
The PCs need to find the source of the water problem
and it is through the unexplored wilderness. During
their trek there are plenty of hazards. Try to deplete
the team’s resources as much as possible.
Gearing Up
This mission is a Prep Level 1, due to the high tempers
in Haven. Each PC will have their Base Kit along with
anything else they think will be useful from supply.
Inflatable Boats (bulk 10) could
be brought but the team will
be traveling upstream, however
they could use them on the way
back.
SCUBA (bulk 2) may
also be a good
choice.
Rope (bulk
1/100m) could be
useful.
Note: A Tactical
Vest has a Bulk rating
of 8+Str. This is in
addition to the base
kit.
What the PCs MAY
DO
The PCs may try to take
long rests along the way.
You should discourage this
by reminding them that
tempers are still pretty high
back in Haven.
THE PROBLEM – Find
the source of the
river water drop
through unexplored
wilderness and fix
the problem.
RESOLUTION – The PCs make it through the
wilderness, find the source, and dive underwater to
uncover a hidden research facility.
ENCOUNTER 1: THE MORNING
BRIEFING
The morning after the confrontation with the HOME
settlers, General Loyer summons the team members
to the main briefing in the Phoenix site compound.
All team members have the benefit of a long rest, and
the team recovers all used Determination Points (DP).
If the team members managed to negotiate a peace
among the HOME settlers, read the following:
General Loyer looks at all of you with satisfaction
beaming from his face.
“I want to thank you for what you did up topside. I’ve
been told that some of the settlers may have been
spooked by the drop in the river. We try to screen
settlers before they move into Haven, but some
wounds are deeper than we like to admit.”
He quickly moves back to the matter at hand. “While
their reasoning may be suspect, the settlers are right,
the water level of the river has dropped. I want your
team to go upriver and find out the source of the
problem. If possible, I’d like you to find a solution so
our settlers feel secure.”
If the team members brawled with the settlers, please
read the following:
General P.K. Loyer gives you a glance that pierces
your soul. “I’m disappointed in all of you,” he says in
a southern drawl that betrays his northern Louisiana
roots. “Brawling with civilians in Haven? This is not
what the Phoenix project stands for, and it serves to
undermine everything that we’re trying to build here.”
All your protests fall on the deaf ears of the General.
“I have half a mind to remove you from active duty
and return you to your respective home worlds,” he
declares. “However, I need someone to investigate
the decreased water level and we happen to have a
shortage of available teams, especially with Phoenix-8
under quarantine after returning from P4Q-617. If you
provide me an answer we may be able to forget this
incident ever happened.”

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Mission Recon
General Loyer provides the following information to
the team:
• Phoenix Site sent an unmanned aerial vehicle
(UAV) to the river to investigate the reports. The
UAV confirmed Lotoda and Henare’s claims about
the water level.
• The UAV was not useful due to the thick tree
canopy, meaning that a Phoenix team must search
out the cause of the drop in the water level.
• Phoenix Site hasn’t explored much further than a
few klicks on ground beyond Haven. While there’s
no evidence of sentient life on the planet, there
are many dangerous beasts who prowl the woods
and jungles of the planet.
Mission Assignments
General Loyer expects the team’s soldiers or scouts
to forage a path through the hinterlands. However,
as this expedition represents Phoenix’s first foray into
the interior of the planet, he asks the team to do the
following:
• Diplomats and scientists should look for any sign
of the culture that built the Haven ruins.
• Engineers should photograph the river so the
Phoenix Alliance may later create a map of the
land’s interior.
• Medics should keep an eye out for plants that may
have medicinal properties to investigate.
Shake A Leg
Major Jared Bell is head of security at Stargate
Phoenix, his military police (MPs) ensure that Haven
stays safe for settlers and soldiers alike.
Just as the team finishes equipping themselves for
the coming mission, Major Jared Bell, head of Phoenix
Security, approaches.
“I just wanted you to know that overnight, we’ve seen
a 250% spike in physical altercations around town.”
I fear that the continuing concerns about the water
level will lead to greater violence, and I encourage
you to investigate safely—but on the double.”
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ENCOUNTER 2: BRAVING THE
WILDERNESS
Once they’re ready, the team members head out to
the river and forge through the thick underbrush. In
their travels, the team braves strange fauna, fierce
wild animals, falling rocks and mudslides as well as
mosquitoes of unusual size.
Luckily, the team has a path to travel—the river
itself. The team eventually reaches the underground
Goa’uld research facility even if they are likely a little
worse for wear.
The team can avoid the hazards along their route. Ask
the PCs what they are doing as they travel through
the wilderness. If they indicate they are performing
the tasks as assigned my General Loyer, grant them
Advantage on the following check. For example, team
members who are searching for medicinal plants
may locate standing water that breed mosquitoes.
Team members who are surveying the landscape may
identify possible mudslides, and team members who
keep an eye out for signs of ancient culture may spot
creatures before they become dangerous.
A Risking Tide Sinks All Boats...
Group Survival DC 12: As the team is following the
river the brush is getting thicker and thicker. The PCs
think they’ve now gone further than anyone else up
river.
Success: The team avoids the rushing water.
You found a path that travels along the river that is a
little safer, but close enough to still see the river. All
of a sudden the river swells with an onrush of water.
If your team was any closer you certainly would have
been in trouble.
Shortly after the onrushing water surges past, the
river’s water level returns its previous lower level. A
new surge occurs once an hour until the team reaches
the Goa’uld research facility.
Nature DC 14: The PC realizes the occurrence of the
water surge is on an hourly basis and can be avoided.
You may run this water surge danger multiple times if
the PCs miss this check. However, lower the DC of this
Nature check by 2 each time.
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 Failure: A water surge rush over the team.
As you climb the muddy banks of the river, onrushing
water suddenly surges into your path, threatening to
knock you from your feet.
Athletics DC 12: To avoid being knocked prone and
taking TD bludgeoning damage, or 1d4 on a successful
one.
Rocks Fall, Everyone Dives
Group Survival DC 12: The team comes to a place
where they must cross over the river due to a rock
cliff being in their path.
Success: You find a tree that could be easily pushed
over across the river providing passage.
Failure: Carnivorous birds noticed the team crossing
the river. Recognizing food, the birds try dropping
large rocks on the team.
As your team wades through rushing waist deep
water, you see a small clutch of birds flying overhead.
These birds soon circle back, dropping large rocks on
your position.
Acrobatics DC 12 to dive under the water out of the
path of the rocks or take 2TD bludgeoning damage.
Diving under the rushing water unexpectedly also
caused the loss of some equipment. Randomly
choose items that the PCs lost.
The Wrong Path
Group Survival DC 12: The PCs come to a place in
the river where it forks. One is the main river and the
other is a large tributary. Which one?
Success: You chose wisely... move on to Taking a Dip.
Failure: You chose poorly...
After your teams choice, you continue following
the water for 3 hours. You notice that the surges
have stopped and that the banks are narrowing
significantly. You think you’ve gone the wrong way.
Heading back along the opposite bank to the fork the
ground suddenly gives way and the team slides down
a large embankment. Acrobatics or Athletics DC 12 to
keep your feet or hold onto a passing tree or take 3TD
bludgeoning damage from the fall.
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Taking a Dip
The PCs must discover the source of the water change
by diving down into the river and discovering a large
cave in the river wall that opens up underground at a
dry slab.
Investigating the dry slab the team finds a metal door
that leads into the underground facility.
As you reach a bend in the river, you see a most
unusual sight. Before the bend, the river rushes at full
bore. After the bend, the level drops precipitously.
If the team chose “The Wrong Path,” also read the
following text:
As the sunsets behind you to the east, a slight chill
hangs in the air, nipping your exposed skin. Whatever
you decide to do, you should hurry up before it gets
too dark and cold.
Nature DC 10: To deduce the source of the problem
to be something around the river bend is diverting the
water elsewhere.
This is confirmed whether or not they make the check
when water burps up from below the surface to
create onrushing surge headed downstream.
One team member can dive into the river and follow
the water diversion underground by making an
Athletics DC 14 check. Once underground, the team
member can swim up to a slab of rock that rises up
from the water.
The remaining team
members can dive
underwater and swim to
the same slab of dry land by
making an Athletics DC 12.
Team members using SCUBA
gear have advantage on this
check.
Doggy Paddle - Each team
member has three chances
to succeed at this check. If
they fail at the third check,
their teammates manage to
get them to the safety of the
dry slab of rock.
Upon reaching safety, that team member who needed
help to Doggy Paddle suffers 1 level of exhaustion.
Similarly, team members who took The Wrong Path
and reached the facility after dark must make a
Constitution DC 12 or suffer a level of exhaustion.
(Team members don’t make multiple saving throws
and may only suffer one level of exhaustion.)
The Dry Slab - Next to the slab is a metal door that
leads into the underground facility. As the cave
is dimly lit, the team members can observe their
surroundings with the aid of a flashlight. To their left,
they can see the river rushing further underground.
To their right, they can see a large metal door that
opens from the center. Worked into the door is the
image of a bipedal female hippopotamus with feline
limbs and the tail of a crocodile.
Culture DC 15: For Tau’ri team members to recognize
this as the symbol of Taweret, the Egyptian goddess
of childbirth and fertility. Other team members with
a Culture DC 22 recognize this as the iconography of
Taweret, the last known queen of Apophis.
Locked Door - While the metal door is locked, the
team can take several approaches to get to the other
side.
• Athletics DC 20: Force the door open long enough
for the PCs to get through. The doors shut behind
the team, and any future egress requires another
Athletics DC 20.
• Perception DC 14: PCs notice a nearby keypad
with nine hieroglyphic runes.
ꟷ Engineering DC 15: A team member can
override the keypad by overloading the
keypad to open the door. Alternatively,
with Insight or Investigation DC 15, a team
member successfully punches in the correct
code by deducing which keys are most worn
from usage.
ꟷ These approaches are not without risk of
failure. If a team member unsuccessfully
attempts to unlock or bypass the door using
the keypad, the keypad zaps them with a bolt
of electricity. All team members within 5 feet
of the keypad suffer 2TD electricity damage,
after which the door opens and remains
permanently open.
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SHRINE OF THE HIPPO QUEEN
Once the team members enter the facility, read the
following text:
As the door opens, nearby light flicker - no doubt due
to aging bulbs and degraded wiring. The facility is
oddly moist, and a musty scent hangs in the air.
After crossing through the unlocked door, the team
can explore the underground facility. The team can
explore the first two floors, while all floors below the
third are flooded.
Due to the flickering lights, this floor is dimly lit. All
hallways are six meters wide and 8 meters high.
The walls floors and walls are made of metal with
rounded rivets. Each door is inlaid with iconography
of hippopotamuses along the door frame, and each
room has a nonfunctioning keypad similar to the one
at the front door.
Constitution save DC 12: The facility is moist and
moldy, giving each room and hallway an unavoidable
musty scent that floods every breath. Unless they
make the check, team members develop a cough that
imposes disadvantage on Stealth.
ENCOUNTER 3: THE FIRST FLOOR
The team enters the facility at the southern entrance.
To maintain turns, roll Initiative. The PCs can choose
to explore the corridors leading to the east and west.
Both corridors are 40 meters long. When the end
of each corridor is reached, the team members can
make two turns: a sharp turn that leads to the center
of the facility, and a right-angle turn down another
corridor. The team members find an elevator at the
northern tip of the facility. See Map in Appendix 1.
Along each corridor, the team members pass two
unlocked doors. Each room is 10 squares meters. To
determine what the team finds when they open the
doors, roll on Chart 1 below.
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 Chart 1: First Floor Rooms
D4 Contents of the Room
1 An abandoned roomed with two bunk
beds. With Investigation DC 10, team
members find two dirty robes commonly
worn by Jaffa guards.
2 One wall is lined with several barrels with
rotting fruit at the bottom, while cabinets
hang from another wall. With Investigation
DC 12, team members find a small idol of
a hippopotamus matching the imagery on
the doors.
3 Scattered bones rest between several
busted wooden crates. With Investigation
DC 16, team members find a busted
zat’nik’tel in the detritus.
4 TD giant rats. They haven’t eaten in some
time and view the team as a possible next
meal. See Appendix 2 for Stats.
Lounge Area
In the center of the floor is a lounge area. When the
team members reach this area, read the following
text:
Long couches line the walls of this rectangular room.
Unwashed plates and bowls sit on a table in the
center.
Investigation DC 15: Team members who search
for objects find a malfunctioning Goa’uld tablet and
page-turning device. With Engineering DC 10, anyone
spending ten minutes to repair the device restores
the tablet to a functioning status.
Information on the tablet:
• The facility belonged to Taweret, a Goa’uld queen
renowned for her blessings of fertility and her skill
at childbirth.
• Following the death of Amaunet, Apophis chose
Tawaret as his new queen.
• Taweret has been using the facility to improve
symbiotes.
• Both Tawaret and Apophis took great pains to
hide the facility from the other system lords.
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Resolution at Elevator
At the northern end of the facility, the team finds a
functioning elevator that only leads to the second
level. The button summons a creaking metal tube up a
cylindrical shaft to the first floor. Once its doors close,
the tube descends to the second floor.
There are enough buttons that indicate there are 9
floors to this facility. The PCs are currently on -1. If
they try to go any lower than -2, the elevator starts
to fill with water. Constitution DC 12 to hold breath
or take 2TD drowning damage each round. They can
press a button to go back up after 2 rounds.
Oh Rats...
If the team doesn’t encounter the giant rats in one
of the rooms, 4 giant rats are hiding in the elevator.
The giants rats leap out the opening door and attack
the team members. These rats will flee the battle if
reduced to 3 hp or less.
ENCOUNTER 4: THE SECOND FLOOR
Once the team members reach the second floor, read
the following text:
As the elevator comes to rest at the second floor, its
doors opens. A small pool of water trickles into the
elevator car, signaling the standing water on this level.
The only hallway leads north from the elevator for
20 meters before ending. The team can make hard
turns to the southeast and southwest. See Map in
Appendix 1.
The outer corridors on
this floor are 60 meters
long. When the end of
each corridor is reached,
the team members can
make two turns: a sharp
turn that leads to the center
of the facility, and a right-angle turn
down another corridor.
Along each corridor, the team
members pass three unlocked doors.
Each room is 15 squares meters. To
determine what the team finds when
they open the doors, roll on Chart 2
below.
Chart 2: Second Floor Rooms
D6 Contents of the Room
1 As the doors open, a cloud of black
mold spores explodes into the team
members’ faces. Team members who fail
a Constitution DC 10 suffer TD poison
damage.
2 This room is empty, save for a one-inch
puddle covering the floor.
3 Prayer mats surround a small hippopotamus
statue in the center of the room. The room
appears to be a shrine to a god.
The idol has AC 10, 10 hit points and is
immune to poison and psychic damage.
4 A number of tools litter the floor and tables
of this room. A team member who spends
one minute collecting these tools can add
an engineering kit to their gear.
5 The team finds a Ma’tok staff resting on top
of a wooden crate. While it doesn’t hold a
charge sufficient to fire the plasma blast, it
can be used as a melee weapon. It may also
help create a more convincing disguise for a
team member.
6 The team finds two Jaffa recruits who are
trying to ambush the trespassers. (If you roll
this result more than once, the team finds
an empty room.) See Appendix 2 for Stats.
Resolution
When the team members start to approach the
control room in the center of this floor, move to
Encounter 5:
ENCOUNTER 5: CENTER CONTROL
ROOM
A circular control room sits at the center of this floor,
its walls lined with computer stations. Water bubbles
over the edge of a pool in the center of this room -
likely the source of the flooding.
Three Jaffa argue loudly while trying to operate the
computer stations.
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The three Jaffa recruits are arguing in the Goa’uld
tongue. Because they are distracted, team members
can sneak up on the Jaffa with Group Stealth DC 5.
Success: The PCs get close enough to hear the
argument. Culture DC 15 or Jaffa and Tok’ra
automatically, understand Goa’uld or Ancient
Egyptian—and can learn the following by listening to
the Jaffa’s argument:
• The Jaffa came to this planet with a mighty queen
with a mission from their god.
• Because no Goa’uld ships have resupplied the
base in months, the facility has begun to degrade.
• Last week, the facility began taking on water. The
lowest floor of the facility flooded first, trapping
their queen while she rested in her sarcophagus.
• One floor of the facility has flooded each day.
Three days ago, the Jaffa’s food stores flooded.
• One Jaffa wishes to abandon the facility before
they drown. The second refuses to abandon his
post, faithful that they can save Tawaret.
• The third believes he can repair the facility. The
other Jaffa laugh heartily at this suggestion,
reminding him that he has made this same
promise seven times before.
The team can ambush the Jaffa recruits in this room.
Give the PCs a surprise round. These Jaffa are devoted
and will fight to the death.
The team may instead try to convince the Jaffa
recruits to surrender and return to the Phoenix Site.
See Convince Encounter below.
Failure: The PCs are heard and the Jaffa are alerted to
their presence. Proceed to a Combat Encounter with
the 3 Jaffa.
Combat Complication
If the team hasn’t encountered the two Jaffa recruits
in one of the rooms, they join the battle 2 rounds
after combat begins.
Convince Encounter
Have each team member roll a Moxie check to
determine the order that they act in a Convince
Encounter - Threshold 5 and DC 13 on all checks (see
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Game).
The PCs are trying to convince the Jaffa
recruits to surrender. The team members
may try to charm the Jaffa (Persuasion),
trick the Jaffa (Deception) or even
demonstrate their superiority over the Jaffa
(Intimidation). The team members may try
to appeal to Jaffa’s common sense or self-
preservation (Culture or Insight) or point out
obvious issues with the base (Engineering).
The Jaffas’ spirits are nearly broken and
will be more influenced by Intimidation
(Charisma) so those checks are rolled with
Advantage. Jaffa PCs that appeal talk about the
false gods also have advantage on Charisma
(Persuasion) checks.
Due to sustained exposure to the moisture, the
Jaffa’s Ma’tok staffs are malfunctioning and
can’t fire plasma blasts. During the Convince
encounter, the Jaffa try in vain to repair them.
Resoution
Success: Once the team has defeated the
Jaffa in Combat or have met the threshold
5, all Jaffa lay down their Ma’tok staffs and
will return with the PCs to the Phoenix
compound.
Prior to continuing exploring the facility, the
team can comfortably confine any captured
Jaffa in any of the rooms on the second floor.
Failure: The PCs ran out of DP or gave up.
Proceed to a Combat Encounter without the
two extra Jaffa recruits joining. The Jaffa will
fight to the death.
ENCOUNTER 6: HACKING THE
COMPUTER
Engineering DC 10: The PCs can review the
computer’s system logs and discover the
following information:
• The Goa’uld queen Tawaret came to
this planet two years ago via Tel’Tak scout
ship.
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• Tawaret selected this planet because she
incorrectly believed that the planet was without a
Stargate. Therefore, she reasoned that she could
keep it secret from the rest of the system lords.
• Tawaret used this facility to experiment on larval
Goa’uld, hoping to bioengineer the next great
evolutionary advance. She used water from the
river to fuel her experiments.
Engineering DC 15 (allow multiple checks until the
PCs get this information): A PC can find the facility’s
more recent technical logs in the computer systems.
These logs reflect the following information:
• Seven days ago, a pipe burst on the lowest floor,
causing river water to pour into the facility. This
pipe pumped water into the facility for Tawaret’s
experiments.
• The facility has been working at full capacity to
pump the water back into the river, but each day,
one floor has been flooded.
• Tawaret is dead. Her sarcophagus failed as part of
the flooding. The Jaffa recruit don’t know this and
are devistated at the news.
• There is a LOT of unfinished research in the
computer on symbiotes that Tawaret was using to
try to create a better soldier.
In their grief the Jaffa will also tell you that they sent
a long range communication distress call when all
this started, but the commuincation equipment failed
after a few days from the flooding.
With this information, the team members can
reasonably conclude that the facility along the river is
the source of the decrease in the water level.
Tawaret brought Jaffa to the facility based upon
their loyalty, not their technical prowess. While they
couldn’t stop the leak, the team members can use the
computers to close all pipes leading into the facility.
To do so, a team member must succeed three times at
Engineering DC 12. If the result of any one check is 20
or higher, that team member automatically succeeds
on the whole check.
Resolution
Once the pipes are closed off, water stops bubbling
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 over the edge of the pool. As water ceases entering
the facility, the pumps can effectively return the water
to the river. After one day, the pumps drain all the
floors in the facility of river water.
Upon Exploring Lower Levels the PCs determine
there is significant damage to much of the computer
equipment and electronics (including long-range
communications). However, most of the structure
has been unaffected by the flood. PCs can reasonably
conclude that the Phoenix Alliance could adapt the
facility for its own needs.
More importantly, team members realize the value
of the Goa’uld queen’s symbiote research. However,
there is the threat that someone received the Jaffa’s
distress call. The PCs should return to Phoenix Site to
determines the best course of action.
ACT 3 HAVEN’S CHOICE
GM NEED TO KNOW INFORMATION
The discovery of the research facility is a big deal and
there will likely be some strong opinions about what
to do with the facility. The team will need to use their
contacts they obtained in Act 1 to help persuade
the Phoenix Alliance to do the right thing. This is a
critical plot point in the “series,” be sure to play up to
the players the details about what SG-1 discovered
concern the SG-1 Episode (6 10) “Cure” and what it
could mean for the tretonin development.
Gearing Up
PCs have no special gear in this act. They may want to
dress up in more formal fatigues.
What the PCs MAY DO
Because the vote is a week out, the PCs may want
to try to spend some downtime in a facility. Only the
facilities the character has access to is available to
them, but they must spend that entire day doing it.
THE PROBLEM – The Phoenix Alliance want to vote on
the use of the Research Facility discovered. The PCs
must influence the different factions to vote to keep
the facility.
RESOLUTION – The PCs will either succeed or fail, but
either way it is huge development for Phoenix.
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ENCOUNTER 1: A GLORIOUS RETURN
Having resolved the leak in the facility, the river has
returned to normal. Leaving the facility, the team no
longer faces the strong current from the river. They
can leisurely swim up to the surface before starting
their trek home. Their travels are uneventful.
The team returns to Haven to cheers from the
residents, who have already noticed the water trickle
down the irrigation ditches. Major Bell quickly escorts
the team members to the Phoenix Site to debrief their
commanding officer (CO), Major Abraham Ross. Major
Bell informs the team that the Phoenix Alliance will be
joining them in the debriefing.
Culture DC 8: The PCs know that the Phoenix Alliance
is a coalition of four cultures that fight the Goa’uld
system lords. They support and fund the Phoenix Site
and its ongoing operations.
Major Ross invites you into the briefing room, asking
you to sit on one side of the table. Seated at the other
side are four officials: a Jaffa, an Aturen, a Tok’ra and
Human diplomat.
“Owing to the important nature of your mission,
General Loyer asked the members of the Phoenix
Alliance to join us for your briefing. I’d like to
Introduce you to Ry’anne of the Free Jaffa, Tolii and
her host Sulo of the Tok’ra, Hatana of the Aturen
and Ambassador Ashlee Kelly of Earth. They are
very interested in learning more about what you
discovered.”
Allow the PCs to recount the tale of their mission up
river. As the team debriefs Major Ross, the councilors
of the Alliance listen intently.
At the conclusion of the briefing by the PCs, Major
Ross continues:
“Well this is certainly very interesting,” Major Ross
says as he pauses to think for a few seconds. It looks
like he’s trying to decide if he should reveal some
classified information.
“I feel like I should inform this team and the Alliance
of recent events uncovered by team SG-1 that really
elevate the importance of your discovery. SG-1 just
recently visited the planet Pangar, whose inhabitants
developed a miracle drug called Tretonin, that cures
all known ailments. Unfortunately, its users become
dependent upon the drug to fight off any illness. The
planet is currently dealing with a supply shortage, and
all Pangarans desperately need the drug to live.”
Major Ross continues, “The Pangarans need to
find a Tretonin substitute as soon as possible. The
discovery of this facility could go a long way in terms
of providing an alternate supply of this Tretonin for
the Pangarans.”
“This unfinished research of the Goa’uld queen we’ve
just discovered could lead to a synthetic Tretonin.”
THE CURE
This adventure is a companion piece to the Stargate:
SG-1 episode “The Cure.” In that episode, SG-1
discovers a planet with perfect health courtesy of
a wonder drug, Tretonin. Through investigation,
SG-1 learns that Tretonin is developed using Goa’uld
symbiotes, destroying the user’s immune system
in the process. The Pangarans use a Goa’uld queen
to maintain their supply of symbiotes—but their
queen is dying. As a result, the Pangarans will soon
run out of the drug, spelling disaster for the planet’s
inhabitants.
The U.S. military frequently operates on a “need-to-
know” basis. Here, Major Ross mistates many of the
above points—not for any nefarious reasons, but
because this is what the chain of command believes
he needs to know.
In later seasons of Stargate: SG-1, rebel Jaffa use
Tretonin to free themselves of their symbiotes.
Insight 10: As Major Ross speaks, the councilors of
the Alliance appear very concerned by the continued
use of the Goa’uld facility due to the distress call that
was sent out.
Resolution
• Ry’anne tells the assembled group that she must
consult with the residents of Haven before making
any decision.
• Hatana proposes a vote on the team’s proposal in
one week’s time and Tolii/Sulo nod in agreement.
• Major Ross strenuously objects, explaining
that the Air Force wishes to use the facility for
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humanitarian purposes—in addition to developing
any other technology that could combat the
Goa’uld system lords.
• Hatana reminds Major Ross that that’s not how
the Phoenix Alliance works—a majority of the
councilors is needed to proceed.
• As the councilors of the Alliance filter out of the
briefing room, Ambassador Kelley approaches the
team members. She explains to the team that the
councilors have grown closer to the HOME settlers
in the team’s short absence. As they more fully
understand the settlers’ needs and concerns, the
councilors are reluctant to act without their input.
While she intends to vote to use the Goa’uld
facility, Ambassador Kelley encourages the
team to speak with the different leaders of the
HOME settlers—Lotoda, Henare and Palila. The
ambassador reckons that their opinions will go a
long way in swaying those of the other councilors.
Remember: one or more team members may have
advantage on these checks from Act 1 of the episode.
RECOVERING DETERMINATION POINTS
In this final encounter, the team members engage
in three Convince encounters. Since the Council of
Haven won’t vote for at least one week, the team can
approach the key HOME settlers over the span of a
week. Each time the team completes a long rest, they
recover all of their determination points. This should
ensure that the PCs have adequate DPs to succeed on
at least two checks.
At the GM’s discretion, team members could
approach the same key HOME settler twice, hoping to
change their mind about developing the facility.
ENCOUNTER 2: LOTODA
Culture 8: The Jaffa councilor Ry’anne has found
common ground with Lotoda. Both of their peoples
have suffered injustices at the hands of the Goa’uld,
and both have little reason to trust anything that can
come from the Goa’uld. The team can find Lotoda at
the puaoro court, coaching a group of teenagers.
Learning of the facility, Lotoda demands that the
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new home.
Approaching Lotoda
• Advantage with Persuasion - The PCs may appeal
to Lotoda’s sense of mercy, noting that thousands
of lives could be saved if they can develop
Tretonin.
• Advantage with Engineering - The PCs may
convince Lotoda that the Alliance can also use the
facility to develop weapons to combat the Goa’uld
system lords, thereby saving countless others
from the same fate.
To convince Lotoda that developing the facility is a
good idea, the team must succeed at a Threshold 4
Convince Encounter and DC 12.
Resolution
Success: The PCs have persuaded Lotoda to talk to
Ry’anne about allowing the use of the facility.
Failure: Lotoda remains staunch in his convictions that this ultimately proved to be their undoing, she is still
the facility must be destroyed.
ENCOUNTER 3: HENARE
Culture 8 - The Aturen councilor Hatana has found
common ground with Henare, albeit for different
reasons. While the Aturen work to thrive in their
environment without exploiting the gifts of their
home world, Henare doesn’t support an action unless
he can benefit from it. Thus, both Henare and the
Aturen are reluctant to develop the facility at this
time.
The team can find Henare at Natok’s tavern in the
center of Haven, playing darts with three airmen.
Approaching Henare
• Advantage with Science - Henare is mostly out
for himself. The PCs may get good results by
explaining how a research facility could bring in
new trade.
• Advantage by buying him a drink - Once plied
with food and drink, he is much more receptive to
suggestions.
• Disadvantage by Intimidation - If the PCs threaten
his blackmarket business he clams up.
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To sway Henare that developing the facility is a
good idea, the team must succeed at a Threshold 4
Convince Encounter and DC 12.
Resolution
Success: The PCs have persuaded Henare to talk to
Hatana about allowing the use of the facility.
Failure: Henare is not unwilling to take the risk.
ENCOUNTER 4: PALILA
Culture 8 - The Tok’ra councilor Tolii/Sulo has
found common ground with the Palila out of sheer
pragmatism. Both the Tollan remnant and the Tok’ra
are willing to look for ways to fight the Goa’uld system
lords, and most Tok’ra find no small irony in using
their own technology against the Goa’uld.
For Palila developing the facility comes against her
better judgment. Having witnessed the planet wide
havoc it can cause, the Tollans previously refused
to give technology to less advanced cultures. While
reluctant to support this course of action.
The team can find Palila at the playground, helping
engineers from the base to build a swing set.
Approaching Palila
• Advantage with Persuasion - The PCs can appeal
to Palila’s sense of mercy—failing to develop the
base will almost certainly lead to the death of tens
of thousands of Pangarans.
• Advantage with Logic (Intelligence) - The PCs
can remind Palila of the comparative technology
levels—Goa’uld technology is much closer to the
Tau’ri than the Tollans. Accordingly, developing
the facility shouldn’t offend her Tollan instinct
against sharing technology.
To sway Palila that developing the facility is a good
idea, the team must succeed at a Threshold 4
Convince Encounter and DC 12.
Resolution
Success: The PCs have persuaded Palila to talk to
Hatana about allowing the use of the facility.
Failure: Palila listens to her gut and determines the
facility is more trouble than it’s worth.
CONCLUSION Research Facility
Success: If the team was able to sway the opinion of This facility is dedicated to the research of synthetic
at least two of the HOME settler leaders, then the Tretonin.
Phoenix Council votes to approve a plan to develop
Benefit: A team member who spends their downtime
the research facility and continue the queen Taweret’s
helping perform a “Season” R&D project to develop
symbiote research.
synthetic Tretonin gains its bonus to their Science skill
As the vote is held, you see General P.K. Loyer give checks.
you a wink from across the room. He is clearly proud
of your team! At the start of each future episode roll a Science skill
check with this bonus in front of the GM.
Failure: If the team is unable to sway the requisite GMs, record this check and report it in the After
number of councilors, the vote to develop the facility Action Report.
fails. However, General Loyer managed to convince
the Phoenix Alliance to allow the removal of the Favors
queen’s research to another facility, off-world. A week If the PCs were able to sway the vote to develop the
later, the facility is blown up and scuttled for good. facility they have gained the respect of Ambassador
Ashlee Kelly, this is a powerful contact that could
After the vote is held, you see General P.K. Loyer come in handy in the future.
with his head in his hands. You think he is thinking he
should have put another team on this mission. Character rewards will be noted and reported via
StargateTheRPG.com After Action Report after play.
Notify the player that they must have a registered
character via StargateTheRPG.com. This is necessary
so that future GMs see that you gained access these
REWARDS items and earned the Mission Points.
As you play episodes you gain Mission Points (MPs).
Once a character accumulates enough MPs, the
character gains a Level.
Players typically gain three MPs per episode unless
they do not succeed at a portion of the episode.
• 1 MP is earned for successfully completing the
episode.
• 1 MP is earned for discovering the Goa’uld queen.
• 1 MP is earned for successfully convincing the
Phoenix Alliance to develop the Goa’uld facility for
synthetic Tretonin production.

Living Series Unlocks

In addition to Mission Points the characters also
gained access to certain, previously locked items.
• SCUBA
• If the Research Facility was developed you also
gain a +1 Research Facility.

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It is critical to the progress of the Phoenix Living RPG
Series that you as a GM report the results of your
episode. These results are compiled from all instances
of this episode. The majority outcomes will be the
Phoenix Series official story for the “season.”
GM Points
You as a GM can potentially gain notoriety and special
unlocks by the accumulation of GM Points. GM Points
are earned by reporting After Action Reports. You gain
a GM Point for each Player that was run through the
episode.
Legal Player Characters
In order for a Player’s Character to be legal for the
Phoenix Living Series play they must follow the
guidelines as detailed at StargateTheRPG.com/about/
SGP.
This includes Registering your Character at
StargateTheRPG.com > Play > Characters
Gatemasters, in order to get GM Points it is critical
that you ensure your players have legal and registered
character for Phoenix Living Series play.
Episode Runs
In order to report your After Action Report, you must
have created or had created for you a Episode Run
via the StargateTheRPG.com website. This Episode
Run will have a unique code that you can give to your
players which will be in the form of a QR Code or Web
Link.
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Provide your players with this code so that they may
add their character to the Episode Run.
After the Episode has been run, you as the
Gatemaster can go to StargateTheRPG.com > Play >
Episodes. Find the Episode you ran and update the
After Action Report.
Deadline for After Action Reports
If you are unable to report results immediately after
the game has been played, please note down the
major results and report them at a later time.
You have up to 1 week after the Episode Run has been
scheduled to report the After Action Report.
Also, each episode has an amount of time that it can
be reported in order to count towards the Phoenix
Series storyline. This is typically 6 weeks after the
initial release of the episode.
Don’t worry though, even if you report your After
Action Report after this canon deadline, you as a GM
will still get your GM Points.
Episode Results
The Phoenix Living RPG Series canon will be updated
via forum post on the StargateTheRPG.com website.
This post will be in the Phoenix Site - A Living RPG
Series topic and will be listed under the episode title
and number.
These results will be written in the form of a narrative
that takes into account the majority actions of the
player’s characters that played the episode within the
episode canon deadline.
APPENDIX 1:
FACILITY MAP

Floor 1

Floor 2

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 APPENDIX 2:
LIFE FORMS / NPC STATS

Giant Rat [CR 1] Jaffa Recruit [CR 1]

Small Beast, Unaligned Medium Humanoid [Jaffa]
Armor Class: 12 Armor Class: 12
Hit Points: 7 Hit Points: 20
Speed: 6m Speed: 6m
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
7(-2) 15(+2) 11(+0) 2(-4) 10(+0) 4(-3) 14(+2) 12(+1) 14(+2) 8(-1) 10(+0) 14(+2)
Proficiency Modifier: +2 Proficiency Modifier: +2
Skills: Acrobatics +4 Skills: Athletics +4, Intimidation +4
Saves: Strength -2, Constitution +0 Saves: Strength +4, Constitution +4
Keen Smell: The rat has advantage on Wisdom Symbiote: Jaffa may gain advantage on any
(Perception) checks that rely on smell. physical (Strength, Dexterity, Constitution) save. A
Pack Tactics: The rat has advantage on an attack Jaffa may use this ability once per Strength modifier
roll against a creature if at least one of the rat’s (minimum 1)
allies are within 1m of the creature and the ally isn’t Ma’tok Melee +4 to hit, reach 1m, one target, Hit: 6
incapacitated. (1d8+2) bludgeoning damage.
Bite +4 to hit, reach 1m, one target, Hit: 4 (1d4+2)
piercing damage. Ma’tok Plasma Blast +3 to hit, range 3m/60m,
one target, Hit 10 (3d6) fire damage, Recharge 1,
Shockwave 1m

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 CREDITS

Author Benjamin L. Eastman

Story By Gabby the GateGabber

Editors Jared Fegan, Brad Ellis, Lee Alley, Westley Walker

Graphic Design Brad Ellis

Art and Illustrations M. Wayne Miller, Graham Sisk, Westley Walker, Jiroodd O Wen

Publisher Wyvern Gaming

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