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[lizardbeth]

SG-1 Question.

Let's say you're a Goa'uld system lord, like Baal, for random example. You have a Stargate on your homeworld, near your palace, that you keep a coded forcefield on (like the SGC's iris), but with the access code fairly well spread among your upper level minions (who may betray you at any moment, so it's not super secure). However, you have not EVER been attacked at home. Presuming you're a bit smarter than the average Goa'uld, would you keep your Stargate inside your palace under guard, for convenience? Or would you put it outside the walls and rely on your ships if escape should ever be necessary?

I have, for example, always thought Apophis was pretty stupid for having his gate so far away from his palace on Chulak. It gave his enemies far too many opportunities for mischief unobserved.

And yet, OTOH, SG-1 also teaches us that having your Stargate too close to something you want to keep is a recipe for disaster, since gates malfunction, higher-level enemies find ways to attack it, etc.

Not that this is important, even in the fic, I just CAN'T DECIDE!

ETA: It occurs to me that there's canon that it can't be TOO far away, since Baal notices the gate's behaving strangely in Avenger and takes advantage of it, within minutes of it starting.

*back to writing*

Comments

[justmyb0nes.livejournal.com]

I would put the gate out of the palace but very close of it with a direct secured access (like those special "elevators" I have no idea how you call them in english) in case I have to run fast. And Ill be the only one to know the code for the secured access.
I have no idea if it makes sense sorry

[lizardbeth-j.livejournal.com]

yes, it does make sense! transport rings, I think are what you mean. And yes, something with a secret access is very Goa'uld-like.

[justmyb0nes.livejournal.com]

Yep transport rings! it's the name. Aww thanks. I take that as a compliment :p