The Stargate Op Thread

[Flyerfye]

Okay, so as much as I like hijacking the "what would you like to see at future ops" thread, I think this thing deserves it's own topic.

So, the goal of planning a Stargate Op is either getting enough Stargate fans to play it on our own, or make it good enough that even people who have never seen Stargate or are not interested in Stargate will want to attend. I say we try for the latter.

Brainstorming session!

I know someone put up Stargate Command vs. Human Form Replicators. Care to flesh that out with some more details?

One I have right off the top of my head is SGC vs. NID in a CQC scenario. (the NID being the human badguys who want to just use the Stargate to steal alien artifacts and weapons. I know it's a lot more complex than that, but I don't want to type it all out. ) SGC could be raiding an NID facility to recover some important alien artifact and extract it, or something like that. Easy to do, everyone's human and has normal guns... and the uniforms aren't hard either.

Let's hear your ideas! From whole scenarios, to team organization, to weapon requirements, anything!

[Khaos]

STARGATE!!! Stargate Command vs. The Replicators.

EDIT: Due to nerdish impulses, this would be a more SWAT CQB situation, as the Stargate series had allot of that.

SGC with P90s and G36s. Human-form replicators with... um.... no idea.

You could actually do something with weaponless opponents in this case. In the Stargate universe, the replicators don't always use weapons. Sometimes they just use their overwhelming force to kill their opponents. It usually takes several shots to kill them.

In an airsoft game, you could simply have a large number or individuals running around without weapons, attempting a specific objective entirely by overwhelming force.. They could drag off SG team members, and if they take a certain number of hits, they run back to the respawn, and immediately come back.

The only way to beat them is to kill the queen, who is at the respawn, and then eliminate the rest of the replicators before they take their objective.

It might be fun.

Figured I'd copy it over here. I'd be down for just about any Stargate themed game, so long as it's pretty serious. If it's just a ghetto skirm it could be pretty boring and ghey.

[Solid]

Ill attend as well, i've seen a handful of episodes, not sure what exactly is the limiting weapons for that series, but im all for going and trying.

[Newcomb]

Khaos your idea is good but the only flaw is see with it is that it would get boring very very quick.

[Khaos]

Khaos your idea is good but the only flaw is see with it is that it would get boring very very quick.

Quite right. It might be a good small battle as part of a larger Op. I don't watch Stargate much any more, so I can't think of anything more creative...

[FishSlapRepublic]

The only way I would want to do this is if we made custom SG replicas of the staffs and whatnot.

And I get to dress like this.

[Pope_Alex_Kaeda_I]

The only way I would want to do this is if we made custom SG replicas of the staffs and whatnot.

And I get to dress like this.

So do it. Break out the paper mache and make yourself some jaffa armor.

[Khaos]

Ya know, that staff could be built as an AEG...

Think about it. Bullpup style layout, with the gearbox at the bottom, an Uber long barrel, and it could have a tubular magazine like a BB gun.

If I have a rainy day this summer I might look into building one more seriously.

[=DREAD= CapMan]

SGC also had to fight the Russians, Goa'Uld, ORI! (season killer). Lots of human races too. SG-A had to fight the Wraith but they killed stargate with that... dang Atlantis. Anywhos due to lack of remote controlled parasites the Goa'Uld would have to be humans. Due to the fact that Zats were used quite often, there could be a all pistol going on here!

[Flyerfye]

A staff weapon could indeed be built fairly easily. Shooting BBs out of it won't be nearly as cool as shooting "kill everything" energy blasts, but still pretty sweet. Only problem is, you'd have a hard time outfitting an entire team with these to get an authentic Goa'uld force.

Not sure about making a working Zat, the profile of it doesn't really have much room for a gearbox or a gas system. I could be wrong, but it seems like a tough one.

As for SGC weapons, here's the rundown as I remember it.
SG teams generally use MP5s (or variants of them) for exploration/recon missions, with some exceptions. Combat and Marine teams use M16s or M4s, in pretty much any variant required by the mission. SG-1, being special, use the P90, because the producers thought it looked "sci-fi and cool". Atlantis teams usually use the P90, or the G36 if they need more firepower. For sidearms, most SG personnel carry an M9, but 1911s are also used. There are a lot of different weapons, really, anything the Air Force uses is fine (and even more).

Oh man, I wrote that whole thing and then found this. Has a list of every gun seen in the series. http://stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Firearm

As for SGC uniforms, SG teams usually wear flat color BDUs and black tactical vests. But there are lots of exceptions, including the Marines, guards, etc.

I'm trying to think of games for this in which people won't have to custom create their own guns, because that would seriously reduce turnout, you know? That's why my first idea was earth-based (Sure it's not as exciting as SGC vs. Goa'uld, but really, where are you going to find an entire team of Airsoft Jaffa?

[lunacite]

Perhaps the human form replicators have infiltrated some teams, and will turn at inopportune moments

[graham.]

The only way I would want to do this is if we made custom SG replicas of the staffs and whatnot.

And I get to dress like this.

So do it. Break out the paper mache and make yourself some jaffa armor.

Wraith are more kickass...if this game happens, I'm dressing up as a Wraith Queen!

[Tyrant]

I think this is being overcomplicated and some people are turning it into what they liked and disliked about stargate. Perhaps a combination of all races could work. SGC versus jaffa, but will work together to fight a common enemy, like the human form replicators or the wraith, who have no allegiance with anyone for any reason. Instead of throwing different names like "The trust" and "SGC" on terrorists and counter terrorists in a CQC game, throw some actual scenarios and story lines in from the show to make it something unique. maybe for human form replicators, have them impervious to weapons unless all pieces of a weapon are gathered at which point, a special weapon (possibly something with a high rate of fire) will be issued which can only kill replicators. The wraith can just take a shit load of hits, and the jaffa die just as fast as SG-Teams. If you wanted to somehow incorporate a stargate, two trees semi close together could be marked off as the stargate, and to respawn you must pass through those trees, if you need to evac something or someone, you must through those trees. Something could be worked in about getting the iris code back from the jaffa. and hell, just bend some cardboard around you and paint it silver. BOOM jaffa armor. kendo made it work for kendo tank.

/endrant

[Pulsipher]

AS far as jaffa Props go...
grap some black camo paint and paint a symbol on yerhead
grab some cardboard and cut the front and back to make them round then paint them gray and add stripes to simulate the seams in the armor.
Thankfully there is PLENTY of examples of jaffa using human weapons thanks to SGC support of the jaffa rebellion!

[Nocte]

I predict a lot of really good ideas for a theme game based on Stargate. If you really want to get this going, I suggest the following:

1. Get someone with a good interest in the theme and with enough community visibility to host.
2. Compile an "official" list of the popular ideas from this thread and keep it updated for a period of time.
3. Arrange the compiled ideas into gear requirements, objectives, and gameplay mechanics. Try to make the objectives revolve around some base plot of the series, but not so in-depth and complicated that someone who's never seen the movies/TV show can't jump right in and understand what to do.
4. Have your figurehead community member host the game at a pre-existing location so as not to have to fiddle with insurance or admission fees.

If the event runs well, you have a base of attendees that will be more than happy to improve upon your original idea.