From publisher blurb:
A new call to adventure beckons to the PCs from the planet Qaranshi’s ancient past in the form of a valuable, wondrous machine far ahead of its time. An eager xenoarchaeologist discovers that the device points to even greater rewards, but it doesn’t hint at the dangers awaiting those who dare seek them. The wrath of the device’s builders — though long gone — also runs to the present and is still willing and able to claim the lives of those who would brave it. Can the PCs help advance the cause of science, or will their ambition simply lead to unmarked graves in a planetary outback?
The Qaranshi Apparatus is a short science fiction adventure using the Cepheus Engine, Cepheus Deluxe, and the Original Science Fiction Roleplaying Game rules. Other 2D6 systems are easily adapted.