Changes: Between a Rock.../Quick guide

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This is the quick guide for Between a Rock....

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Start point	The Keldagrim mines east of Rellekka, north of the Mountain Camp.
Official difficulty	Experienced
Description	Hidden away from the fearsome trolls and the roaming Fremennik, the dwarves delve deep beneath the mountains in search for the ore they need to support their home of Keldagrim. One dwarf in particular, however, has for years been trying to crack open a rock that seems to be impervious to any material that he's tried on it. Convinced that solving the riddle of the rock will lead him to unimaginable wealth, he has spent the later part of his life on just this lump of stone. Help him out, but take care you don't end up in a tight spot!
Length	Long (Medium, if all items are acquired)
Requirements	30 Defence 40 Mining (boosts can be used) 50 Smithing (boosts can be used) Completion of Dwarf Cannon and Fishing Contest The ability to defeat a level 75-125 enemy (depends on how much gold you mine)
Items required	A pickaxe 4 Gold bars A hammer An ammo mould (can be bought for 5 coins during the quest) ~830 coins (for cart and ferry) Recommended: A Falador teleport An amulet of glory (to teleport to Edgeville) A Camelot Teleport A ring of charos (a) A Lunar or Dramen staff
Enemies to defeat	Scorpion(s) (level 14) Arzinian Avatar (level 75-125)

Walkthrough

The rock

Items Required: Ring of charos (a) or 2 coins.

Either enter the tunnel and subsequent cave just south of the Polar Hunter area (fairy ring DKS) OR go to northern part of Keldagrim and use the Travel option on the Dwarven Boatman.

Note: The Dwarven Boatman will take you quickly to northern Keldagrim and back.

Talk to the Dwarven Ferryman and use the ring of charos (a) ( 3)…
3 (Charm) I don't have any money on me.
or use the Travel option to go across the river.
Run to the second northern wooden bridge to talk to Dondakan. ( 2•1•1)…
2 Why are you firing a cannon at a wall?
1 So why were you trying to get through the rock again?
1 Sounds interesting!
Go to western Keldagrim and talk to the Dwarven Engineer in the Trading Consortium smithing shop.

Finding the pages

Items Required: Any pickaxe, weapon to kill a scorpion.

Go to the Ice Mountain entrance of the Dwarven Mine and talk to Rolad in the east house (chat will disengage once then re-engage).
Go down the trapdoor to the Dwarven Mine. Complete the following to receive pages:
- Kill scorpions for book page 1.
- Search the mine carts for book page 2.
- Mine any rocks except Adamantite or Coal for book page 3.
Talk to Rolad. ( 2)…
2 Of course. (lie)
(chat will again disengage then re-engage)
Read Dwarven lore.

Note: Buy an Ammo mould from Nulodion in the western building if you need one before leaving.

The golden cannonball

Items Required: Ammo mould, 1 gold bar.

Go back to the Keldagrim mines and talk to Dondakan.
Use a gold bar on him.
Go to any furnace and make a golden cannon ball.
Use the golden Cannon ball on Dondakan to receive a Schematic. ( 1•2)…
1 So you want to... fire me into the rock?
2 I can't argue with that, shoot me in!

The gold helmet and schematics

Items Required: Schematic, 3 gold bars, hammer.

Read the Dwarven lore book to receive the base schematics.
Go back to the Dwarf Engineer at the Western Trade Consortium to get the Schematics.
Use your gold bar on the nearby anvil to make a gold helmet.

Completing the schematics

Items Required: Gold helmet, Schematic, Schematics, Base schematics.

Go to the White Wolf Mountain passage and speak to Khorvak. ( 1)…
1 No, I've had enough of buying drinks for people!
Assemble the schematics per below to get the completed Schematic:

Final battle

Items Required: Gold helmet, Schematics, food, armour, your best wield-able pickaxe.

Equip your Gold helmet and pickaxe and prepare to kill a level 75-125 Arzinian Avatar.
Talk to Dondakan with the schematics. ( 1)…
1 You may fire when ready!

Note: At this point, you have eight minutes to finish this part of the quest. If you do not finish within eight minutes, you must restart from this step.

Mine at least 5-15 Gold ore (keep them in your inventory).
Go to the center of the area.
Go through the first set of flames.
Talk to the second set of flames.
Kill the Arzinian Avatar.

Finishing up

Talk to Dondakan.
Quest complete!

Rewards

2 Quest points
5,000 Defence experience
5,000 Mining experience
5,000 Smithing experience
A rune pickaxe
The ability to teleport to Dondakan's rock using a ring of wealth
You get to keep your gold helmet and can continue using it to fire yourself into the rock to access the Arzinian Mine where there are lots of gold rocks and gold veins, and a nearby dwarf banks the player's gold ore for a charge (he keeps 20% of the ores, rounded up, or 10% of the ores if the player has the ring of charos (a)).

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 |name = Between a Rock...
 |number = 74
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 |length = Long (Medium, if all items are acquired)
 |requirements = *{{Skill clickpic|Defence|30}} [[Defence]]
-*{{Skill clickpic|Mining|40}} [[Mining]] (Boosts can be used)
+*{{Skill clickpic|Mining|40}} [[Mining]] ([[boost]]s can be used)
-*{{Skill clickpic|Smithing|50}} [[Smithing]] (Boosts can be used)
+*{{Skill clickpic|Smithing|50}} [[Smithing]] (boosts can be used)
 *Completion of [[Dwarf Cannon]] and [[Fishing Contest]]
 *The ability to defeat a level 75-125 enemy ''(depends on how much gold you mine)''
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 *A [[hammer]]
 *An [[ammo mould]] ''(can be bought for 5 coins during the quest)''
-*~830 [[Coins]] ''(for cart and ferry)''
+*~830 [[coins]] ''(for cart and ferry)''
 '''Recommended:'''
 *A [[Falador teleport]]
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 ==Walkthrough==
 ===The rock===
+''Items Required: [[Ring of charos (a)]] or 2 [[coins]].''
-*Talk to [[Dondakan]] on the west side of the northern wooden bridge by the [[Dwarven Ferryman]] (Chat 2-1-1-3)
+*Either enter the tunnel and subsequent cave just south of the [[Polar Hunter area]] ([[fairy ring]] {{fairycode|DKS}}) '''OR''' go to northern part of Keldagrim and use the Travel option on the Dwarven Boatman.
-*Talk to the [[Dwarf Engineer]] in the smithing shop in the western part of the [[Consortium|Trading Consortium]]
+'''Note''': The [[Dwarven Boatman]] will take you quickly to northern Keldagrim and back.
+*Talk to the [[Dwarven Ferryman]] and use the [[ring of charos (a)]] {{Chat option|3(Charm) I don't have any money on me.}} or use the Travel option to go across the river.
+*Run to the second northern wooden bridge to talk to [[Dondakan]]. {{Chat option|2Why are you firing a cannon at a wall?|1So why were you trying to get through the rock again?|1Sounds interesting!}}
+*Go to western [[Keldagrim]] and talk to the [[Dwarven Engineer]] in the [[Consortium|Trading Consortium]] smithing shop.
 ===Finding the pages===
+''Items Required: Any [[pickaxe]], weapon to kill a scorpion.''
-*Teleport to Falador. Head northeast towards dwarf mining area on Ice Mountain. Talk to [[Rolad]] in the east house above the Dwarven mine
+*Go to the [[Ice Mountain]] entrance of the [[Dwarven Mine]] and talk to [[Rolad]] in the east house (chat will disengage once then re-engage).
-*Climb down the ladder to the Dwarven mine
+*Go down the trapdoor to the Dwarven Mine. Complete the following to receive [[pages]]:
-**The first page can be found by killing scorpions in the southeast area of the mine (make sure to get the second page first to save some walking)
+**Kill scorpions for [[book page 1]].
-**The second page is found when searching the mining carts (there are some directly north)
+**Search the mine carts for [[book page 2]].
-**The third page is found by mining most ore rocks inside the mine. ([[Adamantite]] rocks do not work, and neither does coal)
+**Mine any rocks except Adamantite or Coal for [[book page 3]].
-*Talk to [[Rolad]] (Chat 2)
+*Talk to [[Rolad]]. {{Chat option|2Of course. (lie)}} (chat will again disengage then re-engage)
+*Read [[Dwarven lore]].
+'''Note''': Buy an [[Ammo mould]] from [[Nulodion]] in the western building if you need one before leaving.
-===The gold cannonball===
+===The golden cannonball===
-*Buy a [[Cannonball mould]] from [[Nulodion]] if you need one
+''Items Required: [[Ammo mould]], 1 [[gold bar]].''
+*Go back to the Keldagrim mines and talk to Dondakan.
-*Read the Dwarven lore
+*Use a gold bar on him.
-*Talk to [[Dondakan]]
+*Go to any furnace and make a [[Cannon ball (Between a Rock...)|golden cannon ball]].
-*Use a gold bar on [[Dondakan]]
+*Use the golden Cannon ball on [[Dondakan]] to receive a [[Schematic (Dondakan)|Schematic]]. {{Chat option|1So you want to... fire me into the rock?|2I can't argue with that, shoot me in!}}
-*Go to any furnace and make a [[Cannon ball (Between a Rock...)|gold cannonball]]
-*Use the gold cannonball on [[Dondakan]] (Chat 1-1-2)
-===The gold helmet===
+===The gold helmet and schematics===
+''Items Required: [[Schematic (Dondakan)|Schematic]], 3 [[gold bars]], hammer.''
-*You should have a schematic given to you by [[Dondakan]]
-*Go back to the Dwarf Engineer to get the second schematic
+*Read the [[Dwarven lore]] book to receive the [[base schematics]].
+*Go back to the Dwarf Engineer at the Western Trade Consortium to get the [[Schematics (Dwarf Engineer)|Schematics]]''.''
-*Use your [[Gold bar]] on the nearby anvil to make a [[Gold helmet]]
+*Use your [[gold bar]] on the nearby anvil to make a [[gold helmet]].
 ===Completing the schematics===
+''Items Required: [[Gold helmet]], [[Schematic (Dondakan)|Schematic]], [[Schematics (Dwarf Engineer)|Schematics]], [[Base schematics]].''
-*Read the last page of the Dwarf Lore book to find the third schematic
-*Teleport to [[Camelot]] and go into the shortcut under [[White wolf mountain]], speak to [[Khorvak]] (Chat 2)
+*Go to the [[White Wolf Tunnel|White Wolf Mountain passage]] and speak to [[Khorvak]]. {{Chat option|1No, I've had enough of buying drinks for people!}}
+*Assemble the schematics per below to get the completed [[Schematic (complete)|Schematic]]:
-*Grab a [[Dwarven stout]] from the tables and give it to [[Khorvak]]
-*Click assemble on the schematics
-*The final product should look like this:
 [[File:Between a Rock… schematics.png|frame|centre]]
 ===Final battle===
-*Equip your [[Golden helmet]], pickaxe, and gear to kill a level 75-125 [[Arzinian Avatar]]
+''Items Required: [[Gold helmet]], [[Schematics]], food, armour, your best wield-able pickaxe.''
+*Equip your [[Gold helmet]] and pickaxe and prepare to kill a level 75-125 [[Arzinian Avatar]].
-*Talk to [[Dondakan]] with the schematics (Chat 1)
+*Talk to [[Dondakan]] with the schematics. {{Chat option|1You may fire when ready!}}
-*Mine at least 5-15 [[Gold ore]] '''(KEEP THEM IN YOUR INVENTORY)'''
+'''Note''': At this point, you have eight minutes to finish this part of the quest. If you do not finish within eight minutes, you must restart from this step.
-*Go to the center of the area
+*Mine at least 5-15 [[Gold ore]] '''(keep them in your inventory)'''.
-*Go through the first set of flames
-*Talk to the second set of flames
+*Go to the center of the area.
+*Go through the first set of flames.
-*Kill the [[Arzinian Avatar]]
+*Talk to the second set of flames.
+*Kill the [[Arzinian Avatar]].
 ===Finishing up===
-*Talk to [[Dondakan]]
+*Talk to [[Dondakan]].
-*Quest complete!
+*''Quest complete!''
 ==Rewards==
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+[[Category:Between a Rock...| ]]

2	Why are you firing a cannon at a wall?
1	So why were you trying to get through the rock again?
1	Sounds interesting!

1	So you want to... fire me into the rock?
2	I can't argue with that, shoot me in!