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Over the way is a very large golden sandstone cliff, overlooking an expanse of sandy scrubland. You walk up to the little stall next to a cave in the sandstone cliff. It's nothing impressive - a rather scruffy looking table and an overhanging canopy of cloth to keep off the intense sunshine. On the table there are various supplies, shovels and rockpicks, and cases full of goodness-knows what.
A rather muckly looking female walks over to the stall having seen you inspecting the items on display. She wipes the sweat from her forehead with a cloth and gasps. "It's a hot day, isn't it?"
"Oh, you're here to excavate some fossils? Well let me explain how it's done:
First you need some tools. Well you could use your bare hands, but I doubt you'd get very far! The tools here are cheap and once you've bought one it stays in your inventory forever! First there is the heavy rock pick, it's only $1. Now this one is the best for the deepest parts of the cave back there..." She points to a narrow cave in the sandstone cliff. "That's because the rock in the cave is much harder than the rock outside the cave. It's useless in the sand though, and because it's so heavy there is an increased risk of breaking any fossils you might find... about a 1 in 4 chance"
"Second there is the light rock pick. This is much kinder to delicate fossils and you're much less likely to break a fossil using this, but it's still a 1 in 8 possibility so be gentle. It costs a little more, it's $2, but it's worth it I think. Only problem is, you can't use it in the Hard rock in the deepest part of the cave, only in the normal Rock closer to the cave entrance and in the Sandstone."
"Then there is the trusty Shovel for only $1. You can't use this in the cave, but you can use it to chip away at the Sandstone or dig in the Sand. Once again, you risk a 1 in 4 chance breaking your fossil with this tool unfortunately. But! It's much cheaper than..."
She picks up a silver brief case.
"... the Fancy excavation kit. This costs $4... I know. Not cheap at all. But with this you will never ever break a fossil, I promise you. Only problem is, it can only be used on Sandstone and in the Sand. The instruments are just too delicate for the Rock and Hard rock!"
"There are many live pokemon in there so I'll give you a pokeball for every turn you buy. You can buy 5 turns, 10 turns or 20 turns for $2, $3 and $4 respectively."
"Okay, now let me go over the areas:
Hard rock:
In the deepest part of the cave there is the hardest rock. Here you will find live cave pokemon and fossil bug and reptile pokemon, some of which are not found in the lighter Rock. Requires a heavy rock pick.
Rock:
Nearer the cave entrance the rock is softer and more brittle, but not quite as soft as the sandstone. The types of pokemon found here are similar to those found deeper in the cave, with a few exceptions and extras. Requires either a light rock pick or a heavy rock pick.
Sandstone:
Here at the base of the sandstone cliffs the kinds of wild pokemon you might find burrowing in sandstone or outside in the desert. The types of fossil pokemon you'll find here are more likely to be water types. Requires either a light rock pick or a shovel.
Sand:
Again this is similar to the Sandstone but the sand is loose and flowing. You'll find similar pokemon here to the ones in the sandstone, including a few extras and excluding a few. Requires either a shovel or a fancy excavation kit."
"I won't tell you exactly what pokemon you'll find because, well... I honestly don't know either! It comes with the job, not knowing what you'll find. I have seen some impressive find is my time though, and I'm still a newbie at this myself!"
"Rules:
1) First you'll need to buy a tool. My professor won't let anyone onto the site without one... sorry. He told me a story about how someone tried to dig in the sand with their bare hands and ended up poisoned by a sandshrew sting. Again: Heavy rock pick is $1, light rock pick is $2, shovel is $1 and the fancy excavation kit is $4.
2) You select your area of choice and the number of turns you want in the area. Again: $2 for 5 turns, $3 for 10, and $4 for 20.
3) You can select your tool, area of choice and number of turns in the same post.
4) Have fun!
Over the way is a very large golden sandstone cliff, overlooking an expanse of sandy scrubland. You walk up to the little stall next to a cave in the sandstone cliff. It's nothing impressive - a rather scruffy looking table and an overhanging canopy of cloth to keep off the intense sunshine. On the table there are various supplies, shovels and rockpicks, and cases full of goodness-knows what.
A rather muckly looking female walks over to the stall having seen you inspecting the items on display. She wipes the sweat from her forehead with a cloth and gasps. "It's a hot day, isn't it?"
"Oh, you're here to excavate some fossils? Well let me explain how it's done:
First you need some tools. Well you could use your bare hands, but I doubt you'd get very far! The tools here are cheap and once you've bought one it stays in your inventory forever! First there is the heavy rock pick, it's only $1. Now this one is the best for the deepest parts of the cave back there..." She points to a narrow cave in the sandstone cliff. "That's because the rock in the cave is much harder than the rock outside the cave. It's useless in the sand though, and because it's so heavy there is an increased risk of breaking any fossils you might find... about a 1 in 4 chance"
"Second there is the light rock pick. This is much kinder to delicate fossils and you're much less likely to break a fossil using this, but it's still a 1 in 8 possibility so be gentle. It costs a little more, it's $2, but it's worth it I think. Only problem is, you can't use it in the Hard rock in the deepest part of the cave, only in the normal Rock closer to the cave entrance and in the Sandstone."
"Then there is the trusty Shovel for only $1. You can't use this in the cave, but you can use it to chip away at the Sandstone or dig in the Sand. Once again, you risk a 1 in 4 chance breaking your fossil with this tool unfortunately. But! It's much cheaper than..."
She picks up a silver brief case.
"... the Fancy excavation kit. This costs $4... I know. Not cheap at all. But with this you will never ever break a fossil, I promise you. Only problem is, it can only be used on Sandstone and in the Sand. The instruments are just too delicate for the Rock and Hard rock!"
"There are many live pokemon in there so I'll give you a pokeball for every turn you buy. You can buy 5 turns, 10 turns or 20 turns for $2, $3 and $4 respectively."
"Okay, now let me go over the areas:
Hard rock:
In the deepest part of the cave there is the hardest rock. Here you will find live cave pokemon and fossil bug and reptile pokemon, some of which are not found in the lighter Rock. Requires a heavy rock pick.
Rock:
Nearer the cave entrance the rock is softer and more brittle, but not quite as soft as the sandstone. The types of pokemon found here are similar to those found deeper in the cave, with a few exceptions and extras. Requires either a light rock pick or a heavy rock pick.
Sandstone:
Here at the base of the sandstone cliffs the kinds of wild pokemon you might find burrowing in sandstone or outside in the desert. The types of fossil pokemon you'll find here are more likely to be water types. Requires either a light rock pick or a shovel.
Sand:
Again this is similar to the Sandstone but the sand is loose and flowing. You'll find similar pokemon here to the ones in the sandstone, including a few extras and excluding a few. Requires either a shovel or a fancy excavation kit."
"I won't tell you exactly what pokemon you'll find because, well... I honestly don't know either! It comes with the job, not knowing what you'll find. I have seen some impressive find is my time though, and I'm still a newbie at this myself!"
"Rules:
1) First you'll need to buy a tool. My professor won't let anyone onto the site without one... sorry. He told me a story about how someone tried to dig in the sand with their bare hands and ended up poisoned by a sandshrew sting. Again: Heavy rock pick is $1, light rock pick is $2, shovel is $1 and the fancy excavation kit is $4.
2) You select your area of choice and the number of turns you want in the area. Again: $2 for 5 turns, $3 for 10, and $4 for 20.
3) You can select your tool, area of choice and number of turns in the same post.
4) Have fun!
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