Card Overview[]
| Name: | Fossilized Samples |
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| Card Type: | Unique Asset |
| Tags: | Item — Relic |
| Effect: | Yes |
| Action: | No |
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| Variants: | 3 |
Card Front[]
| Effect: | When you perform a Rest action, you may examine the fossils ( ). If you pass, flip this card.
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| Action: | N/A |
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Card Back[]
| Variant | Set | Flavor Text | Effects |
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| 1 |  |
After analyzing the fossils for days you come to a terrifying conclusion. You hold in your hands the proof of alien lifeforms on Earth dating back thousands of years. Learning about the creatures from the past could help you combat them in the future. | Gain  2 Clues and retreat  Doom by 1. Then discard this card.
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| 2 | |
You have discovered a collection of animal bones that were used as tools and tablets on which the knowledge of an ancient civilization was recorded. Deciphering the long dead language could teach you much about the world. | Improve 2 skills of your choice. Then discard this card. |
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What you previously believed to be fossilized bones turns out to be the keystones to an ancient site of power which has since fallen to ruin. Reactivating the mystic power of the ruins will help to solidify the barrier between worlds. | Advance the active Mystery by 1. Then discard this card. |
Rulings, clarifications, and reminders[]
Based on the ruling for The Messenger, when resolving the "improve 2 skills of your choice" effect, an investigator could choose the same skill multiple times unless doing so would violate the Improvement rules (e.g. choose to improve a skill 2 times when its value is 1 above its printed value).