You step into the sand-filled shoes of Courier 6 on the eve of the second battle of Hoover Dam. Your plan is to single-handedly kick the two powers out and create the society New Vegas deserved. This is a soft reboot of the same quest from 2021 that can be partially found on SupTG and moe.

Much like a first love, I could never get this quest out of my head and have committed to restart it. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT OR HAVE PLAYED THE PREVIOUS ITERATION. God knows there’s not enough players on /qst/ as it is.

The Courier has 10 in all S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats, as well as 100 in all skills. He also has access to all equipment and loot not exclusive to a faction quest. Companions will depend on player choices.

War, war never changes. The Old World Wall, the Hoover Dam. This concrete scar went by different names, but a symbol for many. To the New California Republic, it was another notch in their belt, more land to work, more taxes to collect. To Caesar’s Legion, it was the showdown for their most worthy opponent. An opportunity for Edward Sallow to test the mettle of the legionnaires. To Mr. House, a bargaining chip to advance his vision of a hyper-capitalist autocracy centered only around the jewel of the Mojave. To you, Courier Six, it meant much more.

From the grave outside of Goodsprings, you stumbled into the power-struggle of three factions vying for control of the dam, the Strip and treasures the Mojave possessed. Through your travels you gradually became disillusioned with the “harbingers of the future”, disappointed that they each came so close, but missed the mark in pathetic ways.

It wasn’t until your path merged with Ulysses that your future started to crystalize. Following his footsteps in the Big Empty, you listened to his words and considered their meanings. You witnessed in Father Elijah the corruption that happens not with old and new world ideals, but by limitless potential and absence of humanity. With Ulysses, however, the terrible truth about your past was revealed.

The Divide, perhaps a community worthy of carrying the torch of civilization, snuffed out by your hand. And yet you not only kept that community alive, but you helped it thrive through pure determination alone. Listening to Ulysses’ discarded words as you traveled that hellscape, you came to understand his disgust with both Bear and Bull. When you entered his temple, your mind was decided.

Your experiences traveling the wasteland resurfaced in your thoughts as you headed for the dam, ready to bring the conflict to a close once and for all.

One of Yes Man's Securitron avatars turns towards you as you both stand on a cliff overlooking the second battle of the dam.

"This is the grand finale, everything you've been working for! How exciting! Don't let me tell you what you already know but I just wanted to remind you that there are two choices for wrapping up this battle. You can either destroy the generators in the dam, rendering it a giant concrete wall, or you can route the power to fortification hill and use the securitrons to push the NCR and Legion right out of the Mojave!"

The Bear and the Bull, ideological enemies but perhaps more similar than either would care to admit.

NCR
>I befriended the NCR and helped wherever I could with them, particularly in dealing with the legion this side of the Colorado. (Completed all NCR side quests)
>They were never a priority for me, even after I committed myself to Yes Man and an independent New Vegas. I am an unknown variable in their eyes.
>The only thing an NCR conscript feared more than a Centurion was me. I wreaked havoc across NCR territory, killing all who dared carry the flag of the bear.
> My relationship with the NCR was….[Write in]
Caesar’s Legion
>I proudly carried the symbol of the bull on my armor as I carried out Caesar’s will across the Mojave. Up until I betrayed him at the battle of the dam, of course. (Completed all Legion side quests)
>What I heard about the legion, both good and bad, didn’t grab my attention. I threw the “mark of Caesar” into the Colorado when I needed to free up carrying weight.
>A dying legionary once told me I would have made for a fearsome Legate. Well, I think he said Legate. I blew his legs off before he could finish his sentence.
>The Legion? [Write in]

>>6221815
>The only thing an NCR conscript feared more than a Centurion was me. I wreaked havoc across NCR territory, killing all who dared carry the flag of the bear.

>I proudly carried the symbol of the bull on my armor as I carried out Caesar’s will across the Mojave. Up until I betrayed him at the battle of the dam, of course. (Completed all Legion side quests)

>>6221815
>>The only thing an NCR conscript feared more than a Centurion was me. I wreaked havoc across NCR territory, killing all who dared carry the flag of the bear.
>I proudly carried the symbol of the bull on my armor as I carried out Caesar’s will across the Mojave. Up until I betrayed him at the battle of the dam, of course. (Completed all Legion side quests)

>>6221815
>I befriended the NCR and helped wherever I could with them, particularly in dealing with the legion this side of the Colorado. (Completed all NCR side quests)
>A dying legionary once told me I would have made for a fearsome Legate. Well, I think he said Legate. I blew his legs off before he could finish his sentence.
Can we do the Dust route? I want to do the Dust route.

>>6221815
>>They were never a priority for me, even after I committed myself to Yes Man and an independent New Vegas. I am an unknown variable in their eyes.
>What I heard about the legion, both good and bad, didn’t grab my attention. I threw the “mark of Caesar” into the Colorado when I needed to free up carrying weight.
way funnier this way because some random mailman comes in out of nowhere and then takes over new vegas

>>6221815
>They were never a priority for me, even after I committed myself to Yes Man and an independent New Vegas. I am an unknown variable in their eyes.
>What I heard about the legion, both good and bad, didn’t grab my attention. I threw the “mark of Caesar” into the Colorado when I needed to free up carrying weight.
The true wild card scenario. Who is this guy? Where did he come from? What the hell does he want? And he did WHAT?
Ultimately, I can take or leave the NCR but Legion is the ick.

>>6221837
>I can take or leave the NCR but Legion is the ick.
The "ick"? I was gonna go total dark horse but just for saying that:

>>6221815
>The only thing an NCR conscript feared more than a Centurion was me. I wreaked havoc across NCR territory, killing all who dared carry the flag of the bear.

>I proudly carried the symbol of the bull on my armor as I carried out Caesar’s will across the Mojave. Up until I betrayed him at the battle of the dam, of course. (Completed all Legion side quests)

>>6221840
what can I say except zoom zoom

>>6221815
>The only thing an NCR conscript feared more than a Centurion was me. I wreaked havoc across NCR territory, killing all who dared carry the flag of the bear.
>A dying legionary once told me I would have made for a fearsome Legate. Well, I think he said Legate. I blew his legs off before he could finish his sentence.
Taxation is theft unless we're the one collecting.

>>6221815
>No House
BEAR. BULL. BEAR. BULL.
>I befriended the NCR and helped wherever I could with them, particularly in dealing with the legion this side of the Colorado. (Completed all NCR side quests)
>What I heard about the legion, both good and bad, didn’t grab my attention. I threw the “mark of Caesar” into the Colorado when I needed to free up carrying weight.
I always thought it was best not to antagonize either faction while also keeping a good relationship with the NCR.
A truly independent Vegas should serve as a shining beacon in the waste where all people can come and try to find their fortune or die trying, can't do that if we're surrounded by hostile powers. Also NCR tourism money yo.

>>6221841
You could say nothing at all. There's an idiom for that, in fact.

>>6221851
So could you, in fact.

>>6221852
>>6221851
Your both niggers, for saying things like 'ick' in this day and age

>>6221853
>You're*

>>6221853
Really just off to a stellar start. Like I never left

>thread just started and there's already shitflinging
Oh fug, this is going to end in Dust.

>>6221854
>you'or'way

>>6221832

>>6221815
Since it seems unlikely that anybody else will want to burn both bridges and I don't really like either NCR or the Legion, I'll change my votes >>6221845 to
>They were never a priority for me, even after I committed myself to Yes Man and an independent New Vegas. I am an unknown variable in their eyes.

>What I heard about the legion, both good and bad, didn’t grab my attention. I threw the “mark of Caesar” into the Colorado when I needed to free up carrying weight.

>>6221815
I better weigh in, my brother used to be obsessed with Fallout New Vegas.

>The only thing an NCR conscript feared more than a Centurion was me. I wreaked havoc across NCR territory, killing all who dared carry the flag of the bear.
>I proudly carried the symbol of the bull on my armor as I carried out Caesar’s will across the Mojave. Up until I betrayed him at the battle of the dam, of course. (Completed all Legion side quests)

Kino quest concept. I'm excited to see it return, even if I wasn't around for the first.

>>6221855
Just like old times. None of it is even about the actual vote, which is a change though.

Tally so far

Neutral to NCR 3
Neutral to Legion 4

Evil to NCR 3
Evil to Legion 1

Good to NCR 2
Good to Legion 3

It goes without saying but this doesn't lock you into a type of government, just impacts beginning interactions.

>>6221815
>I befriended the NCR and helped wherever I could with them, particularly in dealing with the legion this side of the Colorado. (Completed all NCR side quests)
>I proudly carried the symbol of the bull on my armor as I carried out Caesar’s will across the Mojave. Up until I betrayed him at the battle of the dam, of course. (Completed all Legion side quests)
i just want to see what would halpen

>>6221868
We're repeating history, Its the NCR-fags striking back.

>>6221815
>The only thing an NCR conscript feared more than a Centurion was me. I wreaked havoc across NCR territory, killing all who dared carry the flag of the bear.
>I proudly carried the symbol of the bull on my armor as I carried out Caesar’s will across the Mojave. Up until I betrayed him at the battle of the dam, of course. (Completed all Legion side quests)
A Fallout New Vegas quest? I'm sure everyone is going to be polite and civil!

>>6221849
Changing my vote to.
>They were never a priority for me, even after I committed myself to Yes Man and an independent New Vegas. I am an unknown variable in their eyes.
>What I heard about the legion, both good and bad, didn’t grab my attention. I threw the “mark of Caesar” into the Colorado when I needed to free up carrying weight.

Neutral to NCR 4
Neutral to Legion 4

Evil to NCR 4
Evil to Legion 1

Good to NCR 2
Good to Legion 5

Really a neck and neck. Will wait a little longer before deciding initial leanings. Definitely a different attitude this time around.

>>6221857
Oy vey? SHALOM!

Can we have a link to the last quest?

>>6221882 voting for
>They were never a priority for me, even after I committed myself to Yes Man and an independent New Vegas. I am an unknown variable in their eyes.
>What I heard about the legion, both good and bad, didn’t grab my attention. I threw the “mark of Caesar” into the Colorado when I needed to free up carrying weight.

>>6221882
https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?searchall=No+Gods%2C+No+Masters

The first two were never archived for whatever reason. Can poke around in the Moe archives if you wish. IIRC we were friendly to the NCR and ambivalent to the legion

>>6221815
>They were never a priority for me, even after I committed myself to Yes Man and an independent New Vegas. I am an unknown variable in their eyes.

>What I heard about the legion, both good and bad, didn’t grab my attention. I threw the “mark of Caesar” into the Colorado when I needed to free up carrying weight.
My favorite way to play New vegas has always been trying to play both sides as much as possible as a sort of master spy getting as much info and doing everything to benefit myself as possible putting a finger in as many pies as possible and trying to trick the other faction to thinking I'm their spy(game isn't super conclusive to that but this is a quest)

>>6221892
That'll do it. The true wild card experience.

OFF WE GO

>>6221893
NO! I demand a recount!

>>6221893
Acceptable.

>>6221894
Better this than being a friend of the NCR.

>>6221894
Your attempt at subversion has no place here, dogfucker.

>>6221898
Your not wrong.

>>6221899
the NCR deserves to be crossed.

>>6221900
You can't go to war against an entire nation just because you don't want to pay taxes.

You aren’t blind to the influence these two empires wielded, you just didn’t care. You maneuvered wasteland politics without many direct interactions with either group. It makes you the ultimate wild-card, as the last thing either faction expects is a Securitron army from the rear led by someone they’ve only heard passing rumors about.

It was enough to make you smile, but you have bigger fish to fry. You decide to arrive at the battle the way you arrived in the Mojave, with a low profile. Equipping your Big MT Stealth Suit, you breach the outer defenses on the NCR side of the dam. The incessant droning of your suit’s AI faded out and your mind drifted to other things, particularly the others you encountered in the wasteland.

But the NCR and Caesar's Legion weren't the only powers with substantial influence in the Mojave. Early in your travels, you met the Brotherhood of Steel, a xenophobic and secretive group whose top priority was the hoarding of tech.

>You were more than happy letting them bunker down in their, well, bunkers. Out of sight out of mind.
>I wiped them out, but I left their bunker intact. Maybe all those munitions and a hidden bunker with stealth technology could come in handy.
>I destroyed them by activating the self-destruct. Even a few Paladins surviving could hinder my plans, and clearing out enclosed bunkers is never good for my health.
>I worked my way in, eventually deposing Elder McNamara and installing Paladin Hardin as the new Elder, cementing his loyalty.
>After becoming a trusted confidant of Elder McNamara, I cemented an alliance between myself and his chapter. I may not have mentioned my use of the Securitrons, or Helios, or the dam for that matter. Oh yeah I never mentioned Big Empty either. I’m sure that won’t cause issues.
>In an unorthodox course, I……[Write in]

More similar than they would care to admit, the Boomers were even more xenophobic, choosing to hoard munitions instead of technology. Each group being a hyper lethal vector in their own right.

>I left them alone after nearly being blown up by their powerful artillery. A bunch of crazy isolations...
>They were too dangerous to be kept intact, that many munitions could come back and bite me in the ass.
>After surviving their barrage, I helped them anyway I could, gaining their trust and eventual support for the upcoming battle.
>Actually…[Write in]

>>6221902
The hell I fucking can't.

>>6221903
>I worked my way in, eventually deposing Elder McNamara and installing Paladin Hardin as the new Elder, cementing his loyalty.

>After surviving their barrage, I helped them anyway I could, gaining their trust and eventual support for the upcoming battle.

>>6221902
Says who? The bureaucrats and Brahmin Barons in Shady Sands?

>>6221903
>I wiped them out, but I left their bunker intact. Maybe all those munitions and a hidden bunker with stealth technology could come in handy.
Fuck the BoS. They're all a bunch of inbred bastards.

>After surviving their barrage, I helped them anyway I could, gaining their trust and eventual support for the upcoming battle.

>>6221903
>I worked my way in, eventually deposing Elder McNamara and installing Paladin Hardin as the new Elder, cementing his loyalty.
>After surviving their barrage, I helped them anyway I could, gaining their trust and eventual support for the upcoming battle.
Without the overt favour of either major faction, we need to unite as many homegrown allies as we can under our banner and these two groups will serve plenty. New Vegas for New Vegans!

>>6221912
>New Vegans!

I will not eat the Ants.

>>6221914
The ones in your pants?

>>6221903
>I wiped them out, but I left their bunker intact. Maybe all those munitions and a hidden bunker with stealth technology could come in handy.

>They were too dangerous to be kept intact, that many munitions could come back and bite me in the ass.

>>6221903
Wildcard is based, anything that isn't paying taxes to Brahmin barons.

>I worked my way in, eventually deposing Elder McNamara and installing Paladin Hardin as the new Elder, cementing his loyalty.
>After surviving their barrage, I helped them anyway I could, gaining their trust and eventual support for the upcoming battle.

This seems like the most convenient course of action.

>>6221903
>Equipping your Big MT Stealth Suit
UH OH.
BoS
>In an unorthodox course, I……[Write in]
>I convinced them that their forces in the Mojave were exhausted, and that stubbornly clinging to their mission would be suicide, the knowledge they had gathered would be lost to the sands, just like their last stand at Helios One. I offered them a chance to reinvent themselves as a new family on the Strip, where they could continue their mission in a more covert way. To sweeten the deal, I shared a small trickle of knowledge I had gathered from the Sierra Madre and Big MT.
Hardin's a bit too aggressive for me and there's no guarantee that he wouldn't go flip out the moment we unleash the Securitrons. Plus, they might harass the travelers and new settlers which could be bad for business. At least McNamara is more cautions.
Boomers
>After surviving their barrage, I helped them anyway I could, gaining their trust and eventual support for the upcoming battle.

>>6221903
>I wiped them out, but I left their bunker intact. Maybe all those munitions and a hidden bunker with stealth technology could come in handy.
>After surviving their barrage, I helped them anyway I could, gaining their trust and eventual support for the upcoming battle.
They're both powerful allies to have, but the Brotherhood of Steel is too entrenched in their ideology to be ever be a force for good in the Mojave. Whether or not that's the case with the Boomers as well remains to be seen, but I think they're owed the chance to try and be better now that they aren't totally cut off from the Wasteland.

>>6221921
I mean, "we" would have convinced the Boomers to open up and trade with the rest of the Mojave if we did all their side quests, and they'd definitely stay loyal to us after everything we've done for their leaders.

>>6221902
Tax evasion is not a crime. It is an obligation.

>>6221903
>I worked my way in, eventually deposing Elder McNamara and installing Paladin Hardin as the new Elder, cementing his loyalty.
>After surviving their barrage, I helped them anyway I could, gaining their trust and eventual support for the upcoming battle.
Though they'll both have to be further integrated into a new system.

>>6221920
Kind of like this but Im not sure I'd like to keep House's system.

>>6221920
>>6221925
As funny as it would be to have power armored knights in New Vegas, that write-in that's basically asking the BoS to come to New Vegas isn't really possible if we're flexing around any high tech (like Securitrons), especially if we're having Hardin as the top dog.

>>6221936
Yeah, I know. It won't win but I just want to imagine what an ex-BoS run casino would look like.

>>6221936
I was thinking the write in implied a change in leadership plus a lot of arm twisting. With that it could be plausible, unless the high tech gets passed around.

>>6221940
You didn't really address what you're responding to.

A bunch of militaristic isolationists that coveted explosives and had a dream of soaring through the skies, the Boomers really took after your own heart. Not to mention they have a strategically positioned self-sustaining military base with the firepower to defend it. They're not to be taken lightly, but you have apparently earned their admiration.

As if right on cue, you hear her before you see her. Pearl flies from Nellis directly over The Fort, dropping its payload on the stunned legionaries watching from below before circling back and leaving a parting message for the NCR. Fuck that was cool.

The Boomers managed to clear out the pocket of NCR/Legion fighting in front of you, letting you enter the westernmost tower unimpeded. It was a simple task of skirting around the patrolling NCR to get to the door of the control room, though taking those two heavy troopers out of the picture may prove harder. You still are in disbelief that they fight in un-powered power armor, it’s almost insultingly primitive. Primitive, but they're not to be taken lightly.

Speaking of both power armor and primitiveness…..

The Remnants
>The Remnants were wiped out by the Courier for their crimes; the punishment of the Enclave in the West was decided, 40 years in the making.
>The Remnants of the Enclave died a slow, quiet death, and with them their dream of America reborn. They never convened, begrudgingly content to live their simple lives.
>The Remnants were a key part in the final battle of Hoover Dam; hellfire rained down upon the bear and the bull alike, and for a moment, the flame of America was ignited once more. For their support, they were allowed to stay within the Mojave.
>The Remnants were a key part in the final battle of Hoover Dam; hellfire rained down upon the bear and the bull alike, and for a moment, the flame of America was ignited once more. The Courier and the Remnants met one last time; it is not known what words were said, but by the day's end, the terror that once plagued the West left as they came, headed for the East.
>With the Remnants, I... [Write In]

The Great Khans
>A bunch of drug runners living in the shadow of their former accomplishments. I was content letting them wither in Red Rock.
>I killed them to the last woman, degenerate tribals no better than the fiends they supplied.
>I convinced them to leave the Mojave, finding their greener pastures.
>When I revealed the treachery of the Legion, I told Papa Khan to ride out against the legion in a suicide attack and he actually did, the absolute madman.
>With the Khans, I….[Write in]

>>6221951
What do you mean?
>>6221952
>The Remnants were a key part in the final battle of Hoover Dam; hellfire rained down upon the bear and the bull alike, and for a moment, the flame of America was ignited once more. For their support, they were allowed to stay within the Mojave.
Maybe ED-E will bring more Enclave over too.
>I convinced them to leave the Mojave, finding their greener pastures.
Get the fuck outta here with your hardcore drugs.

>>6221952
>The Remnants were a key part in the final battle of Hoover Dam; hellfire rained down upon the bear and the bull alike, and for a moment, the flame of America was ignited once more. For their support, they were allowed to stay within the Mojave.
Enclave bros...

>I convinced them to leave the Mojave, finding their greener pastures.
The Khans are burnouts but infinitely better than the Jackals and Fiends. They have a small amount of my respect.

>>6221952
>write in
>The Remnants were a key part in the final battle of Hoover Dam; hellfire rained down upon the bear and the bull alike, and for a moment, the flame of America was ignited once more. For their support, they were allowed to stay within the Mojave and given roles to help train the future generations in their skill sets.

>When I revealed the treachery of the Legion, I told Papa Khan to ride out against the legion in a suicide attack and he actually did, the absolute madman.

>>6221955
Switching my Enclave answer to >>6221958
>The Remnants were a key part in the final battle of Hoover Dam; hellfire rained down upon the bear and the bull alike, and for a moment, the flame of America was ignited once more. For their support, they were allowed to stay within the Mojave and given roles to help train the future generations in their skill sets.

>>6221952
>The Remnants were a key part in the final battle of Hoover Dam; hellfire rained down upon the bear and the bull alike, and for a moment, the flame of America was ignited once more. For their support, they were allowed to stay within the Mojave and given roles to help train the future generations in their skill sets.

>I killed them to the last woman, degenerate tribals no better than the fiends they supplied.

>>6221952
Hmm...

>>6221958
I think I'm going to switch my Enclave choice, along with anon. +1.

>>6221952
Supporting >>6221958

>>6221952
>The Remnants were a key part in the final battle of Hoover Dam; hellfire rained down upon the bear and the bull alike, and for a moment, the flame of America was ignited once more. For their support, they were allowed to stay within the Mojave and given roles to help train the future generations in their skill sets.
>I convinced them to leave the Mojave, finding their greener pastures.
I support the write-in. They have so much experience and skill that they are better used as trainers and advisors than in combat (much the same as with ace pilots) but, should the need arise.....
The Khans aren't so bad as far as gangs go, and for that they are permitted exile instead of extermination. But we cannot have them remain here in their current form.

>>6221964
Though openly accepting former Enclave soldiers won't go over well with Hardin and the BoS though. We really should have just killed them.

>>6221958
+1

>>6221967
That was half of my reason for supporting it, it'll lead to engaging conflicts of interest down the line.

>>6221967
They can cry about it, We can literally fix that.

>>6221967
I'd rather trust them than the BoS. These guys are chill and just want to be left alone, the BoS, especially under Hardin, would need to be constantly rein in or else they'd just mess up the trade routes.

I never liked the Khans, but I didn’t hate them enough to warrant any direct action. I exposed the Legion treachery and convinced the Khans to pack up and head north, away from Legion, NCR and New Vegas.

When Arcade first told me about his Enclave relatives, I didn’t know what to think. I know their atrocities and destruction they wrought was inexcusable but I couldn’t ignore their expertise in the art of warfare. They were older now though, had time to reflect on their part in the service and most were at least regretful. It was not my job to pass judgement, I saw their use and convinced the team to support my efforts at the dam.

Shaking off the reverie, you didn’t know exactly when they would make their assault, but when the two heavy troopers left their posts, I figured the cavalry had arrived. Tuning into the NCR Emergency Radio, your assumptions were confirmed.

We have another unidentified aerial contact, this time a vertibird. Where the hell are these guys coming from?

You take the opportunity to slip into the control room and upload Yes Man into the central console.

“Hey, you made it! So, I am assuming you have thought long and hard about what you want to do with the power, so what will it be buddy?”

If I overload the dam’s turbines, it gives the NCR nothing to fight for and they will more than likely pull out, leaving me to deal with only the legion. It also renders the dam useless, crippling the power supply in the region. If I route the power to fortification hill, I can unleash the power of the Securitrons and force both factions to leave the Mojave, at the cost of higher casualties for all sides in the fighting.

>I can find new power. Removing the dam from the equation eliminates the NCR interest in the region in a relatively peaceful manner.
>I would be a fool to destroy the only way to power all of New Vegas. The Securitrons are an unstoppable force and it’s time to show it.

Will get to actual civ stuff tomorrow. I think. Promise.

>>6221976
>I would be a fool to destroy the only way to power all of New Vegas. The Securitrons are an unstoppable force and it’s time to show it.

>>6221976
>I would be a fool to destroy the only way to power all of New Vegas. The Securitrons are an unstoppable force and it’s time to show it.
We'll have enough electricity to power the entire Mojave, and maybe even a little extra to sell to other new nations around us too.

>>6221952
>The Remnants were a key part in the final battle of Hoover Dam; hellfire rained down upon the bear and the bull alike, and for a moment, the flame of America was ignited once more. The Courier and the Remnants met one last time; it is not known what words were said, but by the day's end, the terror that once plagued the West left as they came, headed for the East.

>A bunch of drug runners living in the shadow of their former accomplishments. I was content letting them wither in Red Rock

>>6221976
>>I would be a fool to destroy the only way to power all of New Vegas. The Securitrons are an unstoppable force and it’s time to show it.

>>6221976
>I would be a fool to destroy the only way to power all of New Vegas. The Securitrons are an unstoppable force and it’s time to show it.

>>6221976
>I would be a fool to destroy the only way to power all of New Vegas. The Securitrons are an unstoppable force and it’s time to show it.
We do that and the lights go out on the Strip, possibly for years. No, time to open with a show of force.

>>6221981
This anon is using Internet Explorer

>>6221976
>I would be a fool to destroy the only way to power all of New Vegas. The Securitrons are an unstoppable force and it’s time to show it.

I'm >>6221970 again.

>>6221976
>I would be a fool to destroy the only way to power all of New Vegas. The Securitrons are an unstoppable force and it’s time to show it.
The damn dam is ours, damnit!

>>6221976
>I would be a fool to destroy the only way to power all of New Vegas. The Securitrons are an unstoppable force and it’s time to show it.
Beaten by a mailman.

[It’s time to unveil our trump card. Send out the Securitrons, mop up any resistance around the dam. I have a date with Lanius.]

“Fantastic! The projections Mr. House ran shows very minimal losses for us, what a great choice! Just go ahead and flip the power switch in the next room and we’ll be ready to end this.”

Enclave soldiers are confirmed present at the dam, fighting both Legion and NCR forces. Our bullets are just bouncing off of them, what the hell is their armor made of?

Ah, good to see those old dinosaurs still have some fight left in them.

There are confirmed sightings of Strip Securitrons at the dam. They are hostile to both Legion and NCR as well. Be aware, there is an unknown third party.

You love it when a plan comes together. The Securitrons should be mopping up any resistance from here to Lanius’ camp, making it just a hop, jump and a skip to finally ending this. You power up the dam which directs the power towards fortification hill where your Securitron army lies in wait

Exiting back onto the dam, you figure there isn’t much need for stealth anymore. Perhaps thinking of Ulysses, you equip the courier duster he gave you. On the back, there is a faded black spade with the number 21 on it, symbolizing your allegiance to no one but yourself.

The carnage on the topside of the dam is complete, with both NCR and Legion strewn across the concrete. Spent shell casings and miscellaneous debris litters the ground as your Securitrons, with the help of the Enclave, corral Legion and NCR prisoners. You and an entourage of Securitrons head to the Legate’s gate unimpeded.

Lanius isn't the only bigwig you've encountered in the wastes, however. In the weeks leading up to this battle, NCR President Kimball visited the troops at the dam. Unfortunately for him, the Legion had about a dozen plans in place to assassinate him. Did you intercede?

>It wasn't the best idea for an unpopular president to be martyred. New Vegas is going to be a rallying cry as it is, it doesn't need a dead wasteland leader on top of it.
>Sic Semper Tyrannis. President Kimball met his end at the old world wall, be that from your own anonymous efforts or by letting the Legion do it's thing.
>Other

>>6222014
>Sic Semper Tyrannis. President Kimball met his end at the old world wall, be that from your own anonymous efforts or by letting the Legion do it's thing.

I will never pay my taxes to the NCR

>>6222014
>Sic Semper Tyrannis. President Kimball met his end at the old world wall, be that from your own anonymous efforts or by letting the Legion do it's thing.
>>Other
>You weren't even there to try and prevent it. Hell, you didn't even hear he was going to the dam until he was already dead. Dumbass.

>>6222014
>It wasn't the best idea for an unpopular president to be martyred. New Vegas is going to be a rallying cry as it is, it doesn't need a dead wasteland leader on top of it.
House's right, if Kimball die here then he'll become a martyr for the hawks back in the NCR. Better to let him go back and face political ruin.

Leaving this up overnight. Great to be back.

>>6222014
>It wasn't the best idea for an unpopular president to be martyred. New Vegas is going to be a rallying cry as it is, it doesn't need a dead wasteland leader on top of it.
Send him home to take the flak for the shitshow and have his government too busy fighting for its political survival to focus on us and he'll be eventually replaced by someone opposed to his platform and without interest in chasing his Mojave-shaped white whale rather than turbocharging the NCR hawk lobby with him as its martyr. He's a slimeball, but his death will create some major political problems for us and he's much more useful alive than dead.

>>6222014
>>It wasn't the best idea for an unpopular president to be martyred. New Vegas is going to be a rallying cry as it is, it doesn't need a dead wasteland leader on top of it.

>>6222014
>It wasn't the best idea for an unpopular president to be martyred. New Vegas is going to be a rallying cry as it is, it doesn't need a dead wasteland leader on top of it.

>>6222014
>It wasn't the best idea for an unpopular president to be martyred. New Vegas is going to be a rallying cry as it is, it doesn't need a dead wasteland leader on top of it.
Kimball is an incompetent, it's best he survives to keep dragging down the NCR.

>>6222014
>Sic Semper Tyrannis. President Kimball met his end at the old world wall, be that from your own anonymous efforts or by letting the Legion do it's thing.

>>6222014
>>It wasn't the best idea for an unpopular president to be martyred. New Vegas is going to be a rallying cry as it is, it doesn't need a dead wasteland leader on top of it.
I kinda want to let him die but him returning home to hear of this mess is too funny.

>>6222040
It'd be even funnier if Chief Hanlon survived.
>Bitter over the waste of life in the Mojave, Hanlon stepped down from his post. After a campaign in which he denounced Oliver's and Kimball's hawkish, imperialist ways, Hanlon was elected as the senator of Redding.
The NCR would be knees deep in internal conflict, everyone blaming each other for why the Mojave campaign failed. It's going to take them years before they could even think about sending troops to Vegas again.

>>6222045
Since we didn't get involved with the NCR and complete his sidequest, he won't have shot himself and should still be alive and kicking and on his way to the Senate, though I presume he'll die along with the rest of the NCR leadership when Shady Sands gets nuked next year. I guess it'll just be us and the Legion still standing after that, so the NCR political shenanigans ultimately won't matter in the long run unless the QM is going to tinker with the timeline to keep the NCR around as a major power.

>>6222056
That's a good point, it'll be up to the QM if the TV show event is canon or not.
>I guess it'll just be us and the Legion still standing after that
inb4 the Courier nuked Dry Well at the end of Lonesome Road, leaving us as the only intact power in the region

>>6222064
The TV show could not be modded, therefore it is not canon. That's just science.

>>6222064
Nuking Dry Wells would damage the Legion's presence in the region but wouldn't cripple them as a faction like Hank's decapitation strike on the NCR did.

I think it would be for the best if the TV show canon is selectively swept under the carpet - while I offer no judgement on the canon itself, for the purposes of the quest, having both the NCR and Legion as opposing presences looming in our peripheral vision that we need to deal with long term would make a better civquest and effectively removing the NCR from play would unbalance the setting.

>>6222056
>>6222064
>>6222065
The TV show is fucking dogshit and any lore connection to it demo'ed like Todd's addiction.

>>6222014
>>Sic Semper Tyrannis. President Kimball met his end at the old world wall, be that from your own anonymous efforts or by letting the Legion do it's thing.

>>6222014
>It wasn't the best idea for an unpopular president to be martyred. New Vegas is going to be a rallying cry as it is, it doesn't need a dead wasteland leader on top of it.
Honestly, having Kimball as the face of any subsequent war effort works out way better for us. Dude's approval rating is probably lower than stink on shit.

>>6222097
Don't underestimate how slippery politicians are. He'll bounce back with the right moves and concessions, then do his best to cozy up with the Courier diplomatically (and potentially puppet New Vegas) to form a united front against the Legion if I remember what happened with last thread correctly.

>>6222014
>>Sic Semper Tyrannis. President Kimball met his end at the old world wall, be that from your own anonymous efforts or by letting the Legion do it's thing.

>>6222102
Hey, that suits us just fine. I'm confident we can bend him over a barrel during talks given what a pushover he is.

>>6222014
>It wasn't the best idea for an unpopular president to be martyred. New Vegas is going to be a rallying cry as it is, it doesn't need a dead wasteland leader on top of it.
No more taxes.

>Lanius
Wait are we going too speech max our guy Lanius?

>>6222056
>>6222072
Where do you think Hank got the missiles from?
If the TV show is canon, then it was the Courier who got Shady Sands nuked.

>>6222014
Actually, this reminds me...
Are the results of the DLCs already decided?
Like, is Ulysses still alive, or did the Courier get all the bars of gold? If so, it's enough wealth to back a small economy. That's not even mentioning whether or not the files on the holograms/cloud/vending machines were able to actually be downloaded onto the pipboy.

>>6222072
Yeah, I agree. Just wiping out the NCR is boring AND they're a massive source of income for us. I also don't like how far west the East Coast Brotherhood is.
>>6222138
Surely the QM would tone down some of the stuff we get from the DLCs. Just the tech from the Big MT and Sierra Madre alone would be enough to make New Vegas as good if not better than pre-war US.

>>6222138
I have not seen the TV show so my knowledge of it is spotty, though I was specifically talking about the in-game events of the DLC (i.e. nuking either Dry Wells or I-15). God knows there's enough loose atomics to go around in Fallout (even if they should have been bricked centuries ago, but that's how how things work in Fallout of course).

>>6222165
The real challenge is not if we have or don't have all of that : is all the issues of logistics, internal problems and so and so forth that will pop up while we try and set up a government after killing house, and kicking the two giants out of the mojave. This without even considering the external problems. Taking all of that in account, are you sure you have the time to afford to go behind using most of these items ? Probably no, we will need to prioritize what do, and some of it will need to wait quite a while.

Thats plenty of time for others to try to steal or destroy what we have.


>>6222138
there will be likely some additional posts for decide other decisions. there is a ton of decisions in the game. Its likely we will finish first the second battle of Hoover Dam part of decisions, then what happened in Vegas and after that the aftermath and other long term consequences and then ..... then we start playing.

Can't exactly pass above Freeside fate or on the Fiends existance.

>>6222014
>It wasn't the best idea for an unpopular president to be martyred. New Vegas is going to be a rallying cry as it is, it doesn't need a dead wasteland leader on top of it.

>>6222165
To be completely fair, dealing with the broken corpse of the NCR as it falls apart into tiny warlord states sounds infinitely more fun than just having to deal with another expansionist regime with the trappings of the old world.
And as for income, money is what you make of it. There's much more creative ways to find funds instead of just getting all warm with the NCR, which is doing the same thing as last time and ironically would be even more boring.

The TV show is not cannon. Props to you if yall like it, Ella Purnell is a smokeshow though.

You’ll all have to break the NCR into warring states yourselves.

Also, no DLC has been chosen, I’ll probably weave that into posts when it becomes necessary. Will definitely be changing some tech though, I haven’t forgotten how those sierra madre machines broke the original fallout civ quest.

Seems like Aaron Kimball lives to face political ruin back home. I’d like to see ol’ kimmy wriggle his way out of this one.

While it remains to be seen, rescuing President Kimball from a series of increasingly desperate assassiantion attempts was much more work than it was worth.

There was the veetivird bomb, the assassin in the crowd, the assassin on the western intake tower, the poisoned Brahmin steak, the stick of dynamite in the cigar, and a few others you’re struggling to recall.

Saving Kimball from his own incompetence was made worse by the fact that you were disguised the entire time, not having been officially invited by the NCR to the dam.

But he survived, and the hope that he becomes a scapegoat for the NCR populace has become part of your strategy for dealing with the Bear.

Approaching the gate to the Legate’s camp, you’re followed by a platoon of MKll Securitrons, more than the march for any Veteran Decanus.

But it wasn’t the Boomers, Brotherhood or either the Bull or Bear that caused you the most headaches. It was the games played by the many different families on the Strip. And with every other faction in the Mojave, you meted out your judgement on each.


The White Gloves

>Weirdos, but they made a great beef wellington. After a nice dinner, I left them alone to their devices.
>After finding out about their cannibal problem, I was overcome with disgust and massacred them, effectively shutting down the casino but making a strong statement.
>After finding out about their cannibal problem, I killed the few members responsible and let them carry on with their snottiness.
>After finding out about their cannibal problem, I was relieved that there were others who understood the succulence of man meat. I began assisting them with their “high dining”.
>Well, I…[Write in]

The Omertas

>After getting cussed at by the greeter, I turned 360 degrees and walked out. Still haven’t been back to the Gomorrah.
>After working with Cachino to uncover the plot to attack The Strip, I killed Big Sal and Nero, cementing a close ally as the boss of The Gomorrah and ensuring the safety of New Vegas.
>When I found out about the use of chlorine bombs and illegal weapons to seize the strip and destroy the NCR embassy, I was impressed. I allowed them to carry out their plans. Destroying the NCR garrison on the strip was too good to pass up.
>I handled The Omertas by…[Write in]

The Chairmen never gave you much guff about Benny, and Swank took over as an effective leader for the Tops. As long as the caps keep flowing and your Securitrons keep out of their way, they’ll be as loyal as a reformed tribe can be.

>>6222218
>are you sure you have the time to afford to go behind using most of these items ?
It's not like the Courier will have to be there to monitor everything. The Big MT pretty much run itself if you leave the Think Tank alive.
>>6222245
>After finding out about their cannibal problem, I killed the few members responsible and let them carry on with their snottiness.
Gotta have some variety on the strip outside of friendly mobsters and angry mobsters.
>After working with Cachino to uncover the plot to attack The Strip, I killed Big Sal and Nero, cementing a close ally as the boss of The Gomorrah and ensuring the safety of New Vegas.
I really don't trust Cachino, but seems like he's the only good option we have in that place.

>>6222245
>After finding out about their cannibal problem, I was overcome with disgust and massacred them, effectively shutting down the casino but making a strong statement.
Let this be a message to the rest of the fucking deviants in the wastes. You fuck around, you shall most certainly find out.
>After working with Cachino to uncover the plot to attack The Strip, I killed Big Sal and Nero, cementing a close ally as the boss of The Gomorrah and ensuring the safety of New Vegas.
Cachino may be a drug dealing, gun running, womanizing son of a bitch, but that's par for the course honestly. Past that, seems like he's got a good head on his shoulders. He just needs somebody to hold his leash a little tighter until he remembers how to act.

Am I crazy or did we not get a confirmed outcome for the Brotherhood of Steel?