Reference Book: Star Wars Saga Edition Galaxy at War
See also: GaW Bases and Battlestations, Control Room
Each Control Room uses a sophisticated Computer System that is accessed through terminals. The different types of Control Rooms have access to different systems, and all are open only to authorized users. Gaining legitimate access requires an authorization code (known only to the technicians who operate the Security Systems) or a Rank Cylinder (distributed only to station officers). A Control Room Computer has a starting Attitude of Unfriendly and a Will Defense equal to the station's Medium Skill DC (see Battlestation Challenge Level). An unauthorized user must attempt to shift the computer's Attitude to Friendly or Helpful, at which point the computer can issue commands to the systems controlled from that room. This Use Computer check to shift the computer's Attitude cannot be retried, and failure locks down the system and issues an alarm to the nearest Security Control Room. Once inside the system, the user can make of Skill Checks to attempt certain functions, which can be retried unless a check's description specifically says otherwise.
Access Control[]
See also: Security Control Rooms
The computers in Security Control Rooms are somewhat different from those in other Control Rooms, because they specifically manage one's ability to move throughout the Battlestation. These computers can grant access to portions of the station that normally would be off-limits to unauthorized personnel. Access Control systems determine the levels of authorization needed to enter certain areas, and they react to emergency signals that call for Blast Doors to close and Extendable Bridges to retract. Most Access Control computers in Security Control Rooms have a starting Attitude of Unfriendly and a Will Defense equal to the station's Moderate Skill DC (see Battlestation Challenge Level).
Using a security computer for Access Control allows a character to open sealed doors fully or partially, extend or retract Extendable Bridges, activate and deactivate Force Fields and Turbolifts, and seal off rooms entirely. In short, Access Control computers can open or block passages throughout the station. Once a character has the ability to manipulate Access Control systems, standard Use Computer checks allow him or her to issue commands to perform each function in a matter of seconds.