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{{Quests
|name=Something is going on overseas
|id=4200
|filename=Sheriff John Fitzburn
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|start text=Howdy {PLAYER_NAME},I just received a telegram from Europe that a scientist has discovered a explosive more powerful than any explosive ever seen. He calls it TNT, it is an abbreviation for some complex chemical name... to be honest I don't really care about these details anyway, I just want to find out if every bandit in The Wild West can simply craft this dangerous item. That would make a horrible future for the mines in this county.But before you can start trying out these recipes I need to find somebody that has more knowledge about this topic. In the meantime you could try finding some gunpowder. When you have enough of it you should try to start a safe explosion in the old mine.
|finish text=You are back! It seems like all your limbs are still attached to your body. Nice job! I managed to find somebody that has read some of these reports about all kinds of explosives, she will guide you through the process. You can find her in Saltwater.
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{{Quests
|name=Making your own gunpowder
|id=4201
|filename=A teacher
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|start text=Howdy {PLAYER_NAME},the sheriff already told me about his plans. If you want to hear my honest opinion: You both are crazy. Creating these things outside of a controlled environment is pretty dangerous! Therefore you won't be making the new explosive directly, instead we are going to start with making some gunpowder ourselves. To start the synthesis we need some of the following things listed in my book: Saltpeter, Sulfur and some charcoal. It is very important to use them in the right ratios, otherwise they might blew more than just the mine.
|finish text=Welcome back. Did you manage to grind all the ingredients to make the gunpowder? You also managed to have a controlled explosion in the mine? That's great! Did you know that gunpowder was already invented in the Chinese empire? In 1326 the first reports of gunpowder use in weapons occurred, since then it started to become more and more popular. It was hard to imagine wars without it. Today we prefer to use it in more peaceful ways, such as our Independence Day fireworks. Come back if you think you are ready for a more dangerous substance.
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{{Quests
|name=Flash Cotton
|id=4202
|filename=A teacher
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|start text={PLAYER_NAME}, would like you to make some dynamite. The dynamite was discovered by Alfred Nobel, the patent for this synthesis is from 1867 and you need some nitroglycerin, diatomite and soda for it. Unfortunately finding these things in the Wild West is pretty difficult and we want to focus on the TNT, therefore we won't make dynamite today. But there is something else you can make until I have found all the details about TNT. For making flash cotton you only need some cotton, sulfuric acid and nitric acid. Come back when you have all the ingredients. Remember, you can melt ice to have water!
|finish text=I see you have returned. If you put the cotton into a mixture of nitric acid and sulfuric acid you will be able to nitrate the cellulose that the cotton is made of. Afterwards you need to rinse out the cotton with water and let it dry for a day. Why don't you visit John tomorrow to show him what you made?
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{{Quests
|name=Let's shoot of flash cotton
|id=4203
|filename=Sheriff John Fitzburn
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|complete=<div>'''Fort battle completed:''' 1/1</div>
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|start text=Welcome back {PLAYER_NAME}. What are you doing here? Are you already done with all the TNT? ... No? But why are you back then? Teacher told you to show me something you made? ... Is that flash cotton? I used it as a child! It explodes when it is hit with a certain impact. My friends and I always pretended that we were soldiers in a battle. Good old times.... You should try it in a Fort Battle... Your opponents won't get hurt by this, but maybe you can scare them.
|finish text=Did you enjoy shooting the flash cotton? It brings back so many childhood memories. But enough fun, you still need to find out about the TNT. Go back to the Teacher.
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{{Quests
|name=Step one: Getting some oil
|id=4204
|filename=A teacher
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|reward={{Reward|experience|800|800 experience points}}
|start text={PLAYER_NAME}, while you were away I made some plans for our synthesis. TNT means Trinitrotoluene and it can be synthesized by nitrating toluene. You already did a nitration when you were making flash cotton, but first we need something to nitrate which is the toluene. Toluene can be found in oil next to some other chemicals like alkanes found in petrol and kerosene, as well as benzene, xylene or tar which means we need to isolate it afterwards. But first you need to get some oil. Can you prepare a map for our trip?
|finish text=Great, you brought some oil with you! As I already told you we need to distill the oil to extract the toluene.
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{{Quests
|name=Step two: Distilling the oil
|id=4205
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|start text=In theory you need huge columns to distill oil, but for our plans a regular alcohol distillery should be enough first.
|finish text=Great, you brought enough toluene to make a few grams of TNT! But we need some more things.
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{{Quests
|name=Step three: We need more chemicals!
|id=4206
|filename=A teacher
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|complete={{JobReq|Mine sulfur|4h}}{{JobReq|Mine saltpeter|4h}}
|reward={{Reward|money|1000|$1000}}{{Reward|experience|750|750 experience points}}
|start text=Before we can start, you need to bring more sulfuric and nitric acid. You can find some saltpeter and sulfur in the mines, a friend of mine knows how to turn these into acids.
|finish text=These rocks look like they have a lot of pure saltpeter and sulfur in them. My friend already brought me the acids, we are ready to start.
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{{Quests
|name=Step four: Making the TNT
|id=4207
|filename=A teacher
|choice=|questgiver=A teacher
|accept={{QuestLocation|A teacher|x=10146|y=14523}}
|unlock={{QuestResolve|id=544|quest=Showdown|questline=Save the saloon, part 2|type=Resolve}}{{QuestResolve|id=4206|quest=Step three: We need more chemicals!|questline=A brief story of explosives|type=Resolve}}
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|reward={{Reward|money|2000|$2000}}{{Reward|experience|1500|1500 experience points}}
|start text=To make TNT you will need high temperatures, therefore you should make a fire to heat your reaction mixture which should be in some kind of pot. You can't use the toluene and the mixture of acids in these high concentrations, therefore you should use some alcohol as a solvent. You should prepare the mixture in a safe place, away from cities, just in case something goes wrong. We should go there by train, but first please fix a small fault. Good luck!
|finish text=Congratulations, you did not blow the mine up while making the TNT. Now it is time to blow up the mine for real.
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{{Quests
|name=Report for John
|id=4208
|filename=Sheriff John Fitzburn
|choice=|questgiver=Sheriff John Fitzburn
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|reward={{Reward|bonds|40|40 Bonds}}{{Reward|experience|1500|1500 experience points}}{{ItemBorder2|53166}}
|start text=Howdy {PLAYER_NAME}, you have returned but I haven't heard a big bang. Can you tell me what happened? John listens calm as you report that the mixture did not ignite. It seems like making TNT without the pure chemicals is pretty difficult. John and you both know that most of the bandits are not smart enough to understand the instructions the teacher gave you. It seems like making some dynamite is still the easiest way to blow up a mine.
|finish text=Thank you for your help  {PLAYER_NAME}, now I can sleep peacefully again. Oh by the way, the teacher told me that one of her friends found a new delicious fruit, I think you deserve one after risking your life.
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