Stargate SG-1 is one of the role-playing games inspired by the TV series of the same name, which aired between 1997 and 2007. This series, a sequel to the 1994 film Stargate (Roland Emmerich), was the extension of the film’s narrative premises. Thus, after the return of the first research and military group sent beyond the Stargate, the project is reopened and contact with other extraterrestrial worlds is renewed. A whole network of portals is discovered, linking different planets ruled by an intergalactic system of government known as the ‘System Lords’, guided by a race of parasitic beings, the ‘Goa'uld’, to which the evil Ra in the 1994 film belonged. Throughout the series, the viewer is introduced to new planets, new enemies, new races, as well as the existence of an original cosmogony that mixes ancient Egyptian elements with theories of alien encounters and other ancient mythologies.
While there are numerous games based on the universe Stargate, as Stargate SG-1 Adventure Game (J. Scott Tynnes, 1998) o Stargate SG-1 Roleplaying Game (2021), Stargate SG-1 RPG (2003) is the only example entirely inspired by the SG-1 series.
In this game, players take on the role of SG (Stargate) team members as they explore the network of intergalactic portals and make contact with the inhabitants of other worlds. They also have to deal with the Goa'uld and other interplanetary threats. The characters can be primarily 1) communications technicians, 2) experienced military personnel with leadership, medical or weapons skills, or 3) experts in ancient languages (the only extra-governmental position), including ancient Egyptian, but also others such as Sumerian. Although in principle all players play human characters (designated ‘Tauri’, inhabitants of Earth), other races participating in the SG project, such as Goa'uld rebels or Adgards, among others, are also possible.
In terms of content, the role-playing book includes many Egyptian elements from the Stargate story, as well as information about the SG-1 project and extraterrestrial beings. Thus, Egyptian gods such as Apep, Ra, Set and Hathor are linked to the Goa'uld overlords who once ruled the Earth or are still fighting for control of the System Lords. There are also planets such as Abydos (where part of the 1994 film takes place) or Chulak, home of the Jaffa, a race of humans who are part of the Goa'uld armies and who have a palpably Egyptian (mainly military) aspect. In the context of Egypt-inspired content, the most interesting chapters of the role-playing book are 1 (summarising the first 6 seasons of the series), 3 and 4 (dedicated to the history of the Stargate universe and the characteristics of the races and planets). From chapter 5 onwards, the contents relating to the game system are presented.
In addition to this basic RPG book, there are other books of special interest, such as: 1) Fantastic Frontiers (2003), where scenarios and characters focused on the first season of the TV series are presented, describing some of them, such as Apophis. 2) Friends and Foes (2004), which expands on this information by focusing on the development of the second season of the series. 3) Living Gods: Stargate System Lords (2004), which explains the history of the Goa'uld and who the main System Lords are (largely Egyptian-inspired). 4) First Steps (2004), in which we enter the territories of the planet Lira-ke, ruled by the Goa'uld Selket, Egyptian goddess of magic and medicine, and meet other characters such as Ptha, a contemporary of Ra dedicated to the creation of the System Lord's space fleet. Thoth was also involved in this task.
Finally, it should be added that these publications are so closely linked to the series that most of the artwork found in these games is taken from stills from the series, with plenty of Egyptianising elements.

Author: Víctor Sánchez Domínguez