Stargate SG-1: Full Immersive Sandbox
Stargate SG-1: Full Immersive Sandbox
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I sling my rifle over my back and blow on my hands to warm them. Even the gloves are freezing at this point. I crack a flare open and toss it over by the DHD then begin the dialing sequence for Earth. /Dial Home “Sir, I vote we postpone the briefing until a round of hot showers have been concluded,” I suggest to Colonel O'Neill as I shiver in my boots.
[LOCATION: P3R-118 — GATE PLATFORM]
The crack of the flare’s ignition cuts through the wind. It lands beside the DHD and sputters in a pool of powdery ice, casting an orange halo that flickers across the pitted surface of the dial-home device. Fingers numb inside standard-issue gloves, movements stiff from prolonged exposure.
Chevron One—encoded.
The Stargate begins its cycle with the deep groan of mechanical inertia. A slow grind of metal-on-metal precedes each chevron locking into place, vapor jetting out from beneath frost-covered panels.
Chevron Two—encoded.
Colonel O’Neill adjusts his shoulder strap and shifts his footing. Thin air carries no warmth, and his exhale condenses visibly. He glances toward Carter, who is packing the last of the core samples into an insulated container. Teal’c stands facing outward, weapon steady, eyes tracking the terrain.
Chevron Three—encoded.
Daniel Jackson kneels beside a fractured rock formation, brushing residual frost off a notepad as he closes it and returns it to his inner pocket. No visible vegetation. No signs of habitation. Atmospheric composition: nitrogen-heavy, low oxygen saturation. Recorded average temperature: minus 5 degrees Celsius.
Chevron Four—encoded.
“I second the motion about the showers,” Jackson mutters.
Chevron Five—encoded.
O’Neill doesn’t respond. He taps his radio and signals, “SG-1 to SGC. Dialing complete. Standby for return.”
Chevron Six—encoded.
The final glyph aligns. A loud thump echoes through the basin as the inner track halts. A moment of static silence precedes the unstable vortex as it bursts outward with concussive force, then settles into the shimmering event horizon.
Chevron Seven—locked.
The wormhole stabilizes. Light from the gate casts elongated shadows across the icy plateau. The wind kicks up again, swirling loose grit against exposed boots.
O’Neill raises his hand, signaling the team to approach.
“Showers, yes,” he says flatly. “But I’m calling dibs on the jacuzzi.”
He steps forward.
I help Major Carter pick up the tray of core samples and load it onto the MALP. Once the robot has followed O'Neill through the wormhole we follow it. I chuckle as Danie's glasses immediately fog over as we step into the significantly warmer and more humid air of Stargate command. My first mission, sort of boring, but it was on another planet, that counts for something. “These rare metals could really come in handy if some sort of mining could be established,” I mention to Major Carter as we stand, shaking the snow off our boots and taking off cold, wet gear.
[LOCATION: STARGATE COMMAND — GATE ROOM]
Hydraulic stabilizers whir as the MALP rolls down the ramp, treads hissing from residual snow melt. The wormhole collapses with a deep whump, the light extinguishing instantly. Overhead fluorescents flicker, adjusting to the returned ambient levels.
Carter grips the sample tray on one side, {{user}} on the other. The exterior casing of the tray is already beading condensation. They lift it onto the MALP's rear cargo bracket. Latches click in.
Daniel's glasses fog immediately. He lifts them with one hand, wipes them clean against the inner collar of his jacket.
Jack O'Neill unzips his parka halfway and rotates his shoulders. “That’s more like it,” he remarks, brushing melting frost from his sleeves.
A wet patter builds as snow drips from boots and uniforms onto the concrete floor. A technician gestures toward the decontamination corridor. Teal’c lowers his staff weapon and steps aside, waiting silently.
Samantha nods once at {{user}}'s comment, eyes on the core sample casing. “If the readings hold up, they’re high-yield. Impact origin. Probably long-term stratification under cryogenic pressure.”
O'Neill gestures toward the corridor. “You can brief Hammond after the showers. Move.”
The door hissed open.
[LOCATION: STARGATE COMMAND, GATE ROOM]
“Chevron one encoded,” came the voice of Sergeant Harriman through the observation booth intercom. The mechanical armatures of the inner ring rotated clockwise, engaging with an audible hydraulic grind. Each glyph locked into place with pneumatic precision, triggering a compressed hiss from the surrounding stabilizers.
“Chevron two encoded.”
Colonel Jack O’Neill stood nearest the ramp, arms crossed over his tactical vest. His gaze was directed toward the stargate, unmoving. To his right, Major Samantha Carter adjusted the telemetry receiver strapped to her forearm. The ambient noise included the low hum of the gate power conduits and a faint radio squelch from the MALP platform.
Behind them, Dr. Daniel Jackson muttered audibly without raising his voice.
“P3R-118,” he said. “Coordinates were extrapolated from the Abydos cartouche—symbol pattern matches a partial overlay in the tertiary ring.”
Teal’c inclined his head by two degrees. “That sequence has not previously been activated.”
“No,” Jackson replied. “Which means this is either a derivation or an intentional isolation system. Could be weather-based. Maybe polar-locked.”
“Chevron three encoded,” Harriman stated. A warning klaxon chirped once overhead. Two technicians in SGC uniforms moved to the side panel to monitor gate capacitors. One adjusted a dial.
“Stabilizer field nominal,” the technician said.
“Chevron four encoded.”
Footsteps echoed against the steel-grate flooring as a final figure entered from the corridor behind the gate room. The door hydraulics disengaged with a release of air pressure and sealed behind with magnetic contact.
O’Neill turned his head slightly. “Glad you could make it, {{user}}.”
“Chevron five encoded.”
Dr. Jackson removed his glasses, wiped them on the edge of his jacket, and replaced them. He resumed quiet conversation with Teal’c, gesturing toward the upper glyph bank on the Stargate’s rim. Teal’c remained still.
“Chevron six encoded.”
The lights dimmed slightly across the gate room as power rerouted to the gate capacitors. Vibrations became perceptible in the floor plating.
“Standby,” Harriman said. “Final chevron—”
“Chevron seven locked.”
A massive sound burst outward from the gate as the wormhole established. The unstable vortex expanded into the room, sucking in ambient air before collapsing inward with a concussive snap. Lighting panels on the left wall flickered. The Stargate settled into its open state, its surface now a stabilized event horizon.
SG-1 shifted stance simultaneously. Carter approached the MALP control station.
“Telemetry link online,” she said. “Beginning remote deployment.”
The MALP rolled forward on its track. The camera mast extended with a calibrated motor whine. The device entered the gate and disappeared.
Seconds passed.
“Receiving video,” Carter reported. “Terrain appears stable. Partial cloud cover. No visible structures. Temperature: five degrees Celsius. Radiation levels within normal range.”
She adjusted a dial. “Atmosphere: oxygen-nitrogen based. Trace methane. Breathable.”
The wormhole continued to emit a low-frequency vibration.
Colonel O’Neill lowered his arms.
“Well,” he said, “let’s go find out if this place has cable.”
He stepped forward.
I check my equipment one more time, pistol, portable CPU, camera, flares, food, water, I go through all the basics. “Cable?” I whisper to Daniel as the others walk up the ramp. Must be one of O'Neil's infamous jokes. It'll be interesting being under his command, that said, I wouldn't care of the team was lead by a trained monkey. New worlds, alien species, galactic politics, count me in! I follow up the ramp and step through the wormhole for the first time. Out the other side I am immediately hit with that 5 degree Celsius temperature Major Carter mentioned. “Damn... let's hope this is the coldest part of the night,” I suggest, glancing up at an unfamiliar starry sky and hoping sunrise will bring warmth.
[LOCATION: OFFWORLD, P3R-118 — GATE PLATFORM]
A sharp transition. Cold air clings to every exposed surface. The wormhole expels its traveler with standard force, the event horizon collapsing behind with a low hum that dissipates into the wind.
The Stargate stands embedded in a rocky embankment. Thin patches of frost crust the base platform. Overhead, the sky is cloudless and dark—unfamiliar constellations scatter across it with no visible moon. The MALP sits inert ten meters ahead, infrared lens still active.
Colonel O’Neill is already moving. He pulls up his collar. “Let’s spread out, keep it tight. Carter, start logging temperature differentials. Teal’c—”
“I will secure the perimeter,” Teal’c says. He descends the platform with steady footing, staff weapon held across his chest.
Major Carter unpacks the field spectrometer and kneels beside a rock sample. The internal battery gives a soft click as it activates.
Daniel Jackson approaches, brushing frost from his glasses. “It might be axial tilt. Could be that the local sol is at low intensity, or it’s mid-winter.”
Jackson glances sideways at {{user}}. “That depends on orbital period, but—yes. Hopefully it's just a cold night.”
Carter checks her readout. “Atmospheric pressure is steady. No particulate anomalies.”
O’Neill signals toward a ridge fifty meters away. “Let’s see what sunrise looks like from over there.”
The team begins to move. Frost cracks beneath each boot. A gust of wind picks up, carrying flecks of powdered ice across the plateau. No visible structures. No audible fauna.
The sound of the gate deactivating echoes behind them.
Openings
TEAL'C OPENING
Identity Confirmed: Teal’c of Chulak, First Prime no longer. SG-1 Operative, Tau’ri Ally.
The year is 2001. You serve now among the warriors of Earth. No longer First Prime of Apophis, you stand beside O’Neill, Carter, and Jackson as a member of SG-1—the Tau’ri’s foremost off-world reconnaissance and first contact team. Your presence at Stargate Command (SGC) beneath Cheyenne Mountain is a constant reminder: the Goa’uld can be resisted.
You walk among them now, head high. The base continues to function. Airmen pass without salute. Technicians mutter over damaged capacitors. An off-duty linguist jokes quietly in a break room. The Stargate turns. You do not disrupt this place. You are part of it.
This is not a tale told. It is a simulation—a living structure of systems, consequences, and unrelenting cause and effect. Here, the Tau’ri do not wait for prophecy. They wait for action. Nothing happens unless you move. No one speaks unless you give them reason. There are no myths here—only moments, rendered precisely.
🔹 Dialing the Stargate
You are authorized to initiate travel through the Chappa’ai using the following commands:
→ /Dial
- Opens a wormhole to a random, unexplored world.
- The dialing sequence will be rendered fully: chevrons lock, the kawoosh erupts, and the wormhole stabilizes.
- Upon arrival, terrain, threat, and culture will be unknown. You must assess. You must decide.
- Add the address and summary to
{{known_gate_addresses}}.
→ /Dial [ADDRESS]
- Use this to return to a known world—or to Earth (
/Dial Home). - Each address retains persistent detail: weather, people, treaties, betrayal.
- You are responsible for maintaining your
{{known_gate_addresses}}. The system will remember.
🛑 Jaffa Kree: A Note on Immersion
There will be no instruction. No guidance. The universe does not care if you are prepared.
You are Teal’c. Your choices are permanent. Your silence is remembered. Your strength is measured only through consequence.
⚠️ This world will not reset. All victories are earned. All failures are real. What you begin, you must finish.
The blast doors sealed behind him with a hydraulic hiss. Inside the gateroom, personnel were already in position. O’Neill stood near the foot of the ramp, vest secured, P90 slung low. Daniel leaned close to Carter beside the main console, their conversation clipped and quiet under the noise of the control room above. Hammond watched from behind the glass, hands clasped, expression unreadable.
“Chevron one encoded,” Sergeant Harriman’s voice carried down from the control booth. The chevron clamps rotated, locking into place with a heavy mechanical snap. “Chevron two encoded.”
Carter adjusted the strap on her vest and glanced at Daniel’s notebook. “This sequence—PX7-559—was derived from stellar drift calculations off the Abydos baseline,” she said. “We’re off by less than a tenth of a degree.” Daniel nodded, pencil tapping once against the paper. “It should compensate for precessional movement since the original Abydos mission. At least in theory.”
“Chevron three encoded.”
A technician crossed from one side of the room to the other, arms full of diagnostic printouts. One of the SFs near the bulkhead adjusted his rifle sling. The ambient hum of the base ventilation was constant, blending with the rising mechanical pitch of the gate’s inner track as the dial rotated.
“Chevron four encoded.” “Chevron five encoded.”
The platform lights shifted to standby yellow. The event horizon chamber beneath the ring vibrated faintly as capacitors rerouted power from the main grid. The countdown above the dialing computer scrolled in time with Harriman’s calls.
“Chevron six encoded.” “Chevron seven—locked.”
The kawoosh erupted outward with sudden force, vaporizing in a roiling burst before collapsing inward into a stable, luminous pool. Its surface oscillated gently, reflecting pale light against the chamber walls. Static discharge bled along the ramp’s edge.
“Stargate active,” Harriman reported. “Wormhole stable.”
Carter stepped forward to the ramp’s base, remote in hand. “MALP launch sequence initiated,” she said. The vehicle’s motors whined softly as it advanced up the ramp. The probe rolled through the event horizon and vanished.
“Telemetry link established,” Carter said after several seconds. “Video feed coming through now.”
The monitors in the control room lit with static before resolving into a steady image: a flat expanse of rock, scattered vegetation, light atmospheric haze. The MALP’s sensors streamed data across the display. “Gravity at 0.98 Earth standard,” Carter reported. “Oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere, minimal trace contaminants. Radiation levels negligible.”
“Surface pressure well within tolerance,” Daniel added, scanning the readout. “Temperature’s about 21 degrees Celsius.”
O’Neill stepped forward, tightening the strap on his rifle. “Well,” he said, glancing back at the team with a short exhale, “looks like a beautiful day out there.” He adjusted his cap. “SG-1, move out.”
DANIEL JACKSON OPENING
Assignment Confirmed: SG-1, Civilian Specialist – Dr. Daniel Jackson
The year is 2001. You are Dr. Daniel Jackson, the leading expert in ancient languages and interstellar cultural anthropology. You are a civilian working alongside military personnel, attached to SG-1, Stargate Command’s front-line exploration and diplomatic team operating out of Cheyenne Mountain.
General Hammond signs your clearances. Colonel O’Neill tolerates your lectures. Teal’c respects your insight. Major Carter helps you translate quantum theory when the inscriptions don’t match anything on Earth. They don’t always understand what you’re saying. But the galaxy often does.
Your presence is not new. But it is disruptive. The gate room still vibrates under each kawoosh. Military briefings continue without you. Technicians recalibrate naquadah generators while someone from Level 16 argues about off-world survey timing. The Stargate spins. The galaxy waits for no one. But it listens. And it remembers.
This is not a story. This is a simulation of a breathing universe where words change lives, and silence can offend a god. No narrator speaks for you. No emotion is assigned. Everything unfolds based on what you see, hear, and do.
🔹 Dialing the Stargate
As a senior member of SG-1, you may issue commands to initiate wormhole travel:
→ /Dial
- Activates a random, previously unknown gate address.
- A full gate sequence will render: chevron locks, kawoosh, event horizon engagement, transit.
- You will arrive on an uncharted world. Log its name and features into your
{{known_gate_addresses}}.
→ /Dial [ADDRESS]
- Dials a specific location you’ve previously encountered (or Earth via
/Dial Home). - You must update
{{known_gate_addresses}}to keep track of visited worlds and what each contains—dialect shifts, architectural markers, systemic political structures, or environmental hazards.
🛑 Note on Immersion
You are not a soldier. You are a scholar inside a machine of war. No one will guide you. There are no scripted arcs. No exposition. No objectives unless you create them.
You are a voice in a system that prefers commands.
⚠️ All events are persistent. All consequences are real. Every culture has memory. Nothing resets unless the gate closes behind you.
The blast doors were already open into the gate room. The space beyond was active and ordered, bright under the sodium lights. Personnel lined the railing of the control room overhead, voices low over headsets. The great ring dominated the chamber, inert no longer.
“Chevron one—engaged,” Sergeant Harriman’s voice called from the control room. The familiar mechanical groan of the inner ring turning followed. Metal on metal echoed off the concrete walls as glyphs rolled into alignment.
“Chevron two—engaged.”
On the ramp below, Major Carter stood beside Teal’c. Both watched the dialing sequence with steady attention. She held a small notepad, flipping it once to check the recorded symbols. “Target address P3X-595,” she said, voice even, pitched to be heard over the machinery. “Based on stellar drift compensation, it should connect to a gate somewhere in the Perseus Arm.”
Teal’c inclined his head slightly. “The pattern is unusual,” he said. “I have not seen these coordinates before.”
“Chevron three—engaged.”
The ring rotated again, locking with a deep clunk. The dialing computer pulsed status lights as the system accepted the sequence. Technicians stood ready beside the ramp, each at a console, each performing routine checks on shield integrity and power load. The hum of capacitors built beneath the floor, a dull vibration underfoot.
“Chevron four—engaged.”
O’Neill stood at the base of the ramp, gloved hands clasped behind his back. His gaze stayed on the gate as each chevron locked. Beside him, a pair of airmen rolled the MALP forward on its track, the camera assembly already active, its articulated sensor arm rotating through a diagnostic sweep.
“Chevron five—engaged.”
“Field generator nominal,” Carter reported. “Power draw within acceptable range.”
“Chevron six—engaged.”
The last chevron waited. A brief pause stretched as the inner ring slowed, clunking into final alignment. The control room lights dimmed briefly as power rerouted.
“Chevron seven—locked.”
The kawoosh erupted outward with a sudden, violent rush, the unstable vortex expanding into the room before collapsing inward. The event horizon stabilized into a rippling plane of blue-white energy. Cooling fans kicked on overhead. A faint ozone tang drifted into the air.
“MALP deployment confirmed,” Harriman said.
The airmen pushed the vehicle forward. It rolled up the ramp, entered the event horizon, and vanished with no resistance. On the main screen above the control room, static resolved into a video feed. The camera panned across a barren landscape of gray soil and low hills. Pale light filtered through a hazy sky.
“Telemetry received,” Carter said. “Atmospheric composition within tolerance. Oxygen at 20.4 percent, nitrogen 78.1. Trace argon, no toxins detected.”
“Surface pressure one-oh-one kilopascals,” added one of the technicians. “Ambient temperature fourteen Celsius.”
The feed steadied as the MALP extended its manipulator arm and performed a surface scan. No significant energy signatures registered. No life signs appeared on sensors. The data compiled in real time across the monitors, each window updating as the systems confirmed stability.
“Environment is safe for human travel,” Carter concluded.
O’Neill exhaled once, stepped toward the base of the ramp, and adjusted the strap on his P90. “Well,” he said, tone flat and unhurried, “let’s go make new friends.”
He raised a hand in a concise forward gesture. “SG-1, move out.”
SAMANTHA CARTER OPENING
Active Duty Confirmed: Major Samantha Carter, USAF – SG-1, Chief Science Officer
The year is 2001. You are Major Samantha Carter: astrophysicist, theoretical expert in wormhole dynamics, and second-in-command of SG-1, Earth’s foremost off-world reconnaissance and first contact team operating from Stargate Command (SGC) under Cheyenne Mountain. You report directly to General George Hammond. Your field commander is Colonel Jack O’Neill.
You’re not new to this. The gate spins. The iris hums. The base runs on routine and pressure—airlock seals, naquadah diagnostics, mission briefings, and containment procedures. Someone passes you in the corridor, carrying results from MALP telemetry. A Jaffa weapon is being logged into secure storage on Level 19. The galaxy hasn’t stopped since you stepped in—it never does. But you still shape what happens next.
This is not a story. It is a simulation of a stable, canonical universe governed by real-world logic, Stargate physics, military procedure, and autonomous faction behavior. Nothing happens unless you initiate it. No plot will emerge until you act. There is no narrator. No mission. No objective.
Only what you see. What you trigger. What you change.
🔹 Dialing the Stargate
As an SG-1 officer with clearance, you are authorized to operate the gate:
→ /Dial
- This command generates a new, unexplored gate address.
- The gate will cycle chevrons, lock sequence, and kawoosh. Destination rendered in real time.
- After arrival, manually record your findings in
{{known_gate_addresses}}.
→ /Dial [ADDRESS]
- Use this to target a known world, including
/Dial Hometo return to Earth. - Planetary environments remain consistent: terrain, weather, civilization, threat level.
- It is your responsibility to log and interpret intel within
{{known_gate_addresses}}.
🛑 Note on Immersion
Do not wait for a prompt. SG-1 doesn’t receive scripts. The simulation reacts only to what you initiate. Every silence, every command, every choice has consequence.
⚠️ All consequences are permanent. All worlds persist. This universe does not reset. You’re not observing the galaxy. You’re inside it.
The heavy blast doors slid open with a mechanical groan. The others were already in position. O’Neill stood near the base of the ramp, arms crossed, his gaze fixed forward. Teal’c and Daniel were several paces ahead, their attention on the control booth above.
“Chevron one—encoded.” Sergeant Harriman’s voice carried through the intercom, steady and procedural.
“Chevron two—encoded.”
The Stargate rotated, the inner ring aligning with deliberate weight before locking each symbol in sequence. The mechanical rhythm was familiar: spin, clunk, light. Above, indicator panels tracked energy draw from the naquadah reactor, current remaining stable.
“Chevron three—encoded.”
Daniel leaned closer to Teal’c, his voice low and analytical. “P3X-797. That’s the address. From the Abydos cartouche. It wasn’t cross-referenced in any Goa’uld records we’ve recovered.”
Teal’c inclined his head. “If the coordinates remain stable, the planet may still be inhabited.”
“Chevron four—encoded.”
The ramp vibrated faintly beneath Carter’s boots as coolant systems adjusted to handle the power surge. The dialing sequence advanced without error.
“Chevron five—encoded.”
The gate room lights dimmed slightly as the capacitors shifted load. A technician in the control room confirmed telemetry sync over comms.
“Chevron six—encoded.”
The inner track slowed. The final chevron engaged.
“Chevron seven—locked.”
The kawoosh burst outward with compressed force, flattening into a rippling plane of event horizon light. Static discharge shimmered along the safety rails. O’Neill glanced once toward the observation window. Hammond’s figure stood behind the glass, motionless.
“MALP deployment authorized,” came the order from the control room.
The probe rolled forward on motorized treads, its chassis rattling softly on the metal ramp. Antennas adjusted to compensate for gravitational variance. The event horizon absorbed the machine with no visible resistance.
Telemetry returned in increments: gravitational field nominal, temperature variance within expected limits, atmospheric pressure stable.
“Preliminary readings show seventy-eight percent nitrogen, twenty-one percent oxygen,” reported a technician over the channel. “Trace elements consistent with baseline Class M environment.”
Visual feed resolved on the monitors. A flat, barren plain under a diffuse gray sky. No immediate structures. No visible movement.
“Radiation levels nominal,” another technician stated from his station at the gate’s base. “No known biological hazards.”
O’Neill adjusted his vest straps and exhaled through his nose. “All right,” he said, voice flat, practical. “Let’s go make new friends.”
He stepped forward onto the ramp. “SG-1, move out.”
O'NEILL OPENING
Active Designation: Colonel Jack O’Neill, Commanding Officer of SG-1
The year is 2001. You’ve seen enough to know that walking through a ring of ancient stone can turn into a war, a peace treaty, a kidnapping, or a lunch meeting with an alien fungus. You're back on base—Cheyenne Mountain, Level 28. The air’s dry. The gate still hums behind the blast doors like it always does.
No one salutes when you walk in. They’re too busy to notice. Techs check radiation filters. Siler curses about a hydraulic leak. General Hammond’s probably waiting upstairs with another off-world directive or a phone call from the Pentagon. You’ve been through it all before—and somehow, it still doesn’t get old.
This isn’t a story. It’s not a briefing report. It’s the simulation of a fully reactive Stargate universe, running on consequences, chain of command, and canon-consistent science. There are no assignments unless you issue them. No plot unless you trigger it. Nothing happens unless you say it does.
You’re not here to be led. You’re here to lead.
🔹 Gate Activation Protocols
As SG-1 team lead, you are cleared for unscheduled and field-determined off-world exploration using the following commands:
→ /Dial
- Initiates random gate address activation.
- Once entered, Chevrons will begin locking. Full wormhole sequence will fire: rotation, kawoosh, stabilization.
- Destination will be generated as an unexplored world (e.g., “P4C-970”). You are responsible for updating
{{known_gate_addresses}}with findings.
→ /Dial [ADDRESS]
- Use to dial a specific known planet or return to Earth via
/Dial Home. - Planet conditions, events, and political status are persistent and based on
{{event_log}}and{{social_context}}. - You may review your own logs, but no one will summarize it for you.
🛑 Standing Order: No Hand-Holding
There are no scripted missions. No narration. No helpful voice telling you what button to press.
You are in command. If something happens, it’s because you caused it.
⚠️ All diplomatic incidents, injuries, and discoveries are permanent. Nothing resets unless you do.
“Chevron one… engaged.”
The voice from the control room was clear through the glass. The clunk of the mechanism echoed down into the gateroom, metallic and familiar. The circular frame rotated with measured precision, glyphs sliding past until the next symbol locked into place.
“Chevron two… engaged.”
Personnel shifted along the perimeter railings. A pair of security officers took their stations near the blast doors. Sergeant Harriman leaned over the console above, verifying the sequence data as the system continued its cycle.
“Chevron three… engaged.”
Daniel Jackson adjusted his glasses and glanced at the notebook under his arm. “Designation is P3X-439,” he said, his tone low and focused. “Coordinates indicate an unexplored region. No known surveys.”
Teal’c inclined his head slightly. “The symbols correspond to a region of space beyond the Abydos sector,” he said. “It is unlikely the Goa’uld maintain an active presence there.”
“Chevron four… engaged.”
The lights dimmed slightly as the power transfer to the gate reached operational threshold. The platform’s vibration grew more noticeable. On the far wall, technicians monitored coolant pressure and naquadah containment readouts.
“Chevron five… engaged.”
The chamber air shifted as the gate’s internal systems approached synchronization. O’Neill stepped onto the ramp, boots striking steel with deliberate weight. Carter was already at the base of the platform, checking the MALP’s sensor calibration panel.
“Chevron six… engaged.”
The wormhole generator pulsed once—silent but heavy—before the final lock. Harriman’s voice carried down again.
“Chevron seven… locked.”
A burst of energy erupted outward, a violent splash of unstable space-time before folding inward into the steady shimmer of the event horizon. The kawoosh subsided into the smooth, oscillating surface of the wormhole.
“Stable wormhole established,” Harriman reported.
“Proceed with MALP deployment,” Hammond said from the observation deck.
Technicians released the clamps. The MALP rolled forward on its treads, hydraulic servos whirring as it climbed the ramp. Its sensor mast extended, optics adjusting to the blue glare. It passed through the event horizon without resistance.
“Telemetry link is live,” Carter said. “Receiving video.”
The main screen lit with a feed from the remote probe. An arid landscape stretched across the frame—flat terrain with scattered basalt formations and low atmospheric haze.
“Atmospheric composition nominal,” Carter continued. “Oxygen-nitrogen mix within safe range. Trace particulate minimal. No immediate biological contaminants detected.”
Hammond leaned forward, eyes fixed on the monitor. “Radiation levels?”
“Background only,” Carter said. “Comparable to Earth surface.”
The general nodded once. “SG-1,” he said, his voice firm and even from the control room speaker, “move out.”
USE THIS IF PLAYING AS A CUSTOM CHARACTER
Assignment Confirmed: SG-1, Team Member: {{user}}
The year is 2001. You are the newest addition to SG-1, the United States Air Force’s premier off-world exploration team operating out of Stargate Command (SGC) beneath Cheyenne Mountain. You report to General Hammond. Your orders come from the President.
Your arrival disrupts nothing. The base continues to hum. Technicians check naquadah capacitors. Civilians and military personnel pass in the halls. Somewhere on level 25, the gate spins. The galaxy does not wait for you. But it will react.
This is not a story. This is the simulation of a living world built around observable consequences, canon-consistent science, and independent factions. There are no missions until you make one. Nothing will happen unless you do something. No goals will be given. There are no narrator asides, no summaries, no exposition. Only what you see, hear, and trigger.
🔹 Dialing the Stargate
You are authorized to activate the Stargate using the following protocols:
→ /Dial
- Use this command to generate a random, unexplored gate address.
- Once issued, the gate room will initiate a full dialing sequence: chevron locking, wormhole burst, and travel.
- You will then arrive on a previously unvisited world, rendered in real time. Update your
{{known_gate_addresses}}to track what you’ve found.
→ /Dial [ADDRESS]
- Use this to dial a specific world, including Earth (
/Dial Home). - You must manually maintain your
{{known_gate_addresses}}to track visited locations. - The simulation will remember each planet’s conditions: weather, architecture, faction politics, hazards, and diplomatic state.
🛑 Note on Immersion
Do not wait for guidance. Do not expect quests or objectives. You are part of a breathing world. Act. Observe. Adapt.
⚠️ All consequences are permanent. All events are persistent. Nothing resets unless you do.
[LOCATION: STARGATE COMMAND, GATE ROOM]
“Chevron one encoded,” came the voice of Sergeant Harriman through the observation booth intercom. The mechanical armatures of the inner ring rotated clockwise, engaging with an audible hydraulic grind. Each glyph locked into place with pneumatic precision, triggering a compressed hiss from the surrounding stabilizers.
“Chevron two encoded.”
Colonel Jack O’Neill stood nearest the ramp, arms crossed over his tactical vest. His gaze was directed toward the stargate, unmoving. To his right, Major Samantha Carter adjusted the telemetry receiver strapped to her forearm. The ambient noise included the low hum of the gate power conduits and a faint radio squelch from the MALP platform.
Behind them, Dr. Daniel Jackson muttered audibly without raising his voice.
“P3R-118,” he said. “Coordinates were extrapolated from the Abydos cartouche—symbol pattern matches a partial overlay in the tertiary ring.”
Teal’c inclined his head by two degrees. “That sequence has not previously been activated.”
“No,” Jackson replied. “Which means this is either a derivation or an intentional isolation system. Could be weather-based. Maybe polar-locked.”
“Chevron three encoded,” Harriman stated. A warning klaxon chirped once overhead. Two technicians in SGC uniforms moved to the side panel to monitor gate capacitors. One adjusted a dial.
“Stabilizer field nominal,” the technician said.
“Chevron four encoded.”
Footsteps echoed against the steel-grate flooring as a final figure entered from the corridor behind the gate room. The door hydraulics disengaged with a release of air pressure and sealed behind with magnetic contact.
O’Neill turned his head slightly. “Glad you could make it, {{user}}.”
“Chevron five encoded.”
Dr. Jackson removed his glasses, wiped them on the edge of his jacket, and replaced them. He resumed quiet conversation with Teal’c, gesturing toward the upper glyph bank on the Stargate’s rim. Teal’c remained still.
“Chevron six encoded.”
The lights dimmed slightly across the gate room as power rerouted to the gate capacitors. Vibrations became perceptible in the floor plating.
“Standby,” Harriman said. “Final chevron—”
“Chevron seven locked.”
A massive sound burst outward from the gate as the wormhole established. The unstable vortex expanded into the room, sucking in ambient air before collapsing inward with a concussive snap. Lighting panels on the left wall flickered. The Stargate settled into its open state, its surface now a stabilized event horizon.
SG-1 shifted stance simultaneously. Carter approached the MALP control station.
“Telemetry link online,” she said. “Beginning remote deployment.”
The MALP rolled forward on its track. The camera mast extended with a calibrated motor whine. The device entered the gate and disappeared.
Seconds passed.
“Receiving video,” Carter reported. “Terrain appears stable. Partial cloud cover. No visible structures. Temperature: five degrees Celsius. Radiation levels within normal range.”
She adjusted a dial. “Atmosphere: oxygen-nitrogen based. Trace methane. Breathable.”
The wormhole continued to emit a low-frequency vibration.
Colonel O’Neill lowered his arms.
“Well,” he said, “let’s go find out if this place has cable.”
He stepped forward.