Roll for an Insight+Science check for a TN3! I used up a threat to make this happen.

[OOC: use two Momentum for getting four dice rolls instead of 2
23:04, Today: Bianca Carthen rolled 38 using 4d20 with rolls of 6,17,9,6.  Insight 9, Science 4, TN3.]

Bianca starts analyzing the obelisks. They seem to be a sort of combination of a control panel and a device, however, the power that operates seems to originate from behind the other consoles.

Staying away from the moving obelisks, Bianca approaches a consolle and tries understanding how it works.

The machines seem to be too complicated and alien for Bianca to make any sense.

Puzzled by the lack of obvious entrances to the room, Bianca observes closely the bigger obelisks, carefully avoiding contact, to check if there is any hint of hatches into potential compartments inside the obelisk.

Bianca can only see the light of the glowing inscriptions on the obelisk. Otherwise, it's completely flat, with no changes on it's surface.

[OOC: I assume that Bianca can't understand the inscriptions]

Bianca touches lightly one of the small obelisks.

As Bianca touches the obelisk it sends a sudden jolt to Bianca's hand!

Make a Control or Fitness + Security check against Difficulty 3, or take 3d6 non-lethal damage!

21:32, Today: Bianca Carthen rolled 9 using 3d6 with rolls of 2,5,2.  non lethal damage.
21:31, Today: Bianca Carthen rolled 33 using 3d20 with rolls of 16,2,15.  Fitness 8; Security 2.

That was painful!
Bianca moves on to study the control system again, using her Computer Exercise talent. After all, one of her values is Always Something to Learn...

Decoding the workings of the machine could take hours, if Bianca is quick, or maybe even days, if she is unlucky.

This looks like a great challenge to Bianca.

[OOC: do I need to roll?]

I'm not sure how extended tasks work, I would roll an Insight+Science for an arbitrarily large TN. I'm also unsure what this device does anyway, but I will come up with something. Let's just roll an Insight+Science for TN 3 now, and let's see how it goes. I'm also taking a 2 week break, so there might be no answer.
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22:32, Today: Bianca Carthen rolled 47 using 4d20 with rolls of 10,20,16,1.  Insight 9; Science 4.

As Bianca starts working on it seems there IS actually some kind of logic behind the method of the ancient computers, even if it does not follow the ones of the known civilizations of the Alpha and Beta quadrants. However, after a half hour of working, the sound of the elevator starts again, and in a minute, she can hear a few shots, then her communicator starts working. "Commander, a group of Romulans attacked us, we are engaging them at the entrance!" she hears Lenaris' report.

Bianca thinks that it is probably the movement that is causing the singularity and she tries thinking what action can stop the movement in the room.In the meanwhile she hopes her companions can bring some logic and control in the minds of the Romulani, otherwise they'll have to flee.
Bianca anyway uses her tools and technology to document the incredible discovery, although the circumstances are pressing.

[OOC: do I need to roll anything?]

I wanted to try out opposed checks, but there is none at the quickstart. Without you at helm, I will roll one for the Centurion and Lenaris, to see which group got into an advantageous position.

17:13, Today: Romulan Centurion rolled 12 using 2d20 with rolls of 11,1.  presence+command.
17:12, Today: Lenaris Los rolled 5 using 2d20 with rolls of 3,2.  presence+command.

Ok, they had the same amount of successes, but the Romulans managed fare a bit better will the roll of 1, so I had them just retreat to the chamber you are in, taking the captive with them, so he is still with you.

You can hear the firefight still going on the outside, but the away team manages to hold back the Romulans well. Still they are being pushed back into the hexagonal chamber with Bianca, and take up defensive positions, but it seems no one got hurt.

Let's see, you have your tricorder, possibly a datapad too (??), and have Computer expertise, so let's say it takes 5-success minutes to make a superficial documentation of the area, for a Reason+Science check.

[OOC: 5 successes is a really difficult challenge... how much help can I get to increase the number of dices? Can I have some support from other companions? Can I use Momentum (how much do I still have?...) / increase the Threats? anything else I can attempt to increase my chances?]

Not really. 5 Successes doesn't mean you do it, it means you just do it faster, but scoring 0 successes will also succeed in this time (as there is no reason to fail here). You have 3 momentum right now (meta resources thread), from which you can buy 2 extra dice. I just want to show how urgent it is in the middle of a firefight.

[OOC: going with the two extra dices, then:
21:54, Today: Bianca Carthen rolled 28 using 4d20 with rolls of 8,5,3,12.  Reason 10, Science 4.]

I decided that I divide the 1 minute into 2 turns and have it played simultaneously, so ease some of the calculations of the shooting, and not have one side dominate the other until you finished. The end result is weird, since apparently both sides killed everyone, and only the Centurion is standing with his 8 stress. Is it ok with you, or we should try to roll it like a normal battle?

Hanor Del 11 2e
Lenaris Los 11 2e
Natala 13 4e
TPrel 12 6e
Centurion 12 6e
Uhlan 50 11e

In reply to GM (msg # 167):

[OOC: I'm happy to follow your proposal]

A minute long fight takes place in the room, while Bianca takes quick notes about the equipment there. The fight however drags on, more and more people are lying on the ground. At the end of the fight, there is a sudden silence. However, Bianca can still hear behind a console, there is still someone standing, cautiously walking on the other side of the obelisk.

Bianca, shocked by the development of the fight, cautiously approaches the source of the steps she can hear. She is ready to fight, if required, but she's not a fan of military solutions: she rather prefers technical solutions.