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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS..............................................................1
FOREWORD..........................................................................3
THE ESSENTIALS...............................................................4
What is a Role-Playing Game?...................................5
What Do You Need to Play?.......................................5
Dice Symbols..............................................................5
INTRODUCTION.....................................................................7
Overview......................................................................8
Tropes........................................................................10
50s Atompunk Americana........................................11
Apocalyptic Wasteland.............................................11
Radioactive Nation...................................................11
Mixed Technology.....................................................11
Fanatical Groups.......................................................11
The Vaults.................................................................12
Survival......................................................................12
THE SETTING.......................................................................13
Locations...................................................................14
Agriculture.................................................................15
Cannibalism..............................................................16
Slavery.......................................................................17
Religion......................................................................17
CURRENCY..........................................................................22
Background...............................................................23
Variants.....................................................................23
TECHNOLOGY.......................................................................25
Artificial Intelligence.................................................26
Auto-Doc...................................................................26
Biomedical Technologies.........................................26
Computers.................................................................27
Cryogenics.................................................................27
Energy........................................................................27
Holodisk.....................................................................27
Hologram...................................................................27
Personal Protection..................................................28
Robotics....................................................................29
Vehicles.....................................................................29
Virtual Reality............................................................29
Weapons....................................................................29
MUTATIONS AND THEIR CAUSES...........................................31
Forced Evolutionary Virus........................................32
Radiation...................................................................32
Other Mutants...........................................................33
Enclave Mutation Policy...........................................33
DISEASES...........................................................................34
New Plague...............................................................35
Post-Cryogenic Syndrome.......................................35
REPCONN Shakes.....................................................35
Super Ebola Virus.....................................................36
Vault Depressive Syndrome.....................................36
VAULTS..............................................................................37
Background...............................................................38
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview....................................................................38
Layout........................................................................38
Entrance.....................................................................39
Living Quarters..........................................................39
Command Center......................................................39
True Purpose.............................................................39
Results.......................................................................40
List of Known Vaults.................................................41
BROTHERHOOD OF STEEL....................................................44
Origins.......................................................................45
Early Years.................................................................45
The Super Mutants...................................................46
Aftermath...................................................................46
The Enclave...............................................................47
War With the NCR......................................................47
Operations in the East..............................................48
Society.......................................................................48
Ideology.....................................................................48
Symbolism of the Insignia.......................................49
Structure....................................................................49
Divisions and Locations...........................................50
Military.......................................................................52
Ranks.........................................................................52
Chain of Command...................................................54
Relations with the Outside.......................................57
Attitude Towards Mutants.......................................57
Technology................................................................57
THE ENCLAVE......................................................................59
Origins.......................................................................60
The Vault Experiment...............................................60
Rise to Power............................................................61
The Project................................................................61
Fall and Aftermath....................................................62
Return........................................................................62
Old Tricks...................................................................62
Enclave Sigma...........................................................62
Western Remnants...................................................63
NEW CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC.................................................64
Background...............................................................65
Society.......................................................................65
Structure....................................................................66
Military.......................................................................66
Relations with the Outside.......................................67
Technology................................................................67
Currency....................................................................68
RAIDERS............................................................................69
Background...............................................................70
Territory.....................................................................70
Relationships............................................................70
THE INSTITUTE....................................................................71
Background...............................................................72
Structure....................................................................72
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Society.......................................................................73
Military.......................................................................73
Technology................................................................73
Synth..........................................................................73
FALLOUT CHARACTERS.........................................................76
New Starting Characters..........................................77
Human.......................................................................77
Ghoul..........................................................................79
Robot.........................................................................80
Super Mutant............................................................81
Synth..........................................................................82
CAREERS............................................................................83
Career Skills..............................................................84
Available Careers......................................................84
SKILLS................................................................................94
Available Skills..........................................................95
TALENTS.............................................................................96
Available Talents.......................................................97
New Talents............................................................112
MOTIVATION.....................................................................163
Merits.......................................................................164
Flaws.......................................................................168
GEAR AND EQUIPMENT......................................................172
Item Qualities..........................................................173
Gear.........................................................................173
Junk Items...............................................................180
Consumables..........................................................193
PIP-BOY...........................................................................205
BOBBLEHEADS..................................................................208
Characteristic Bobbleheads..................................209
Skills Bobbleheads.................................................209
SKILL BOOKS AND MAGAZINES...........................................212
CHEMS..............................................................................224
Chem Characteristics.............................................227
Cutting Chems........................................................228
Types of Chems......................................................229
WEAPONS........................................................................237
Brawl Weapons.......................................................239
Energy Weapons.....................................................242
Heavy Weapons......................................................248
Melee Weapons.......................................................251
Other Weapons.......................................................255
Pistols......................................................................258
Rifles........................................................................261
Shotguns.................................................................264
Submachine Guns..................................................267
Ammunition.............................................................268
Explosives and Grenades.......................................270
Weapon Attachments.............................................275
ARMOR............................................................................284
Types of Armor.......................................................286
Power Armor...........................................................297
Types of Power Armor............................................300
Armor Attachments................................................304
OUTFITS AND CLOTHING.....................................................313
VEHICLES..........................................................................323
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GENESYS
Types of Vehicles....................................................324
CRAFTING.........................................................................333
How Crafting Works................................................334
Armor Crafting........................................................336
Brawl and Melee Weapon Crafting........................338
Gadget Crafting.......................................................340
Ranged Weapon Crafting.......................................342
Robot Crafting.........................................................345
Chassis Options......................................................345
Directive Options....................................................347
CONFLICT AND COMBAT......................................................351
Enviromental Effects..............................................352
ADVERSARIES...................................................................353
Adversary List.........................................................356
Alien.........................................................................357
Angler......................................................................358
Ant, Giant.................................................................359
Ant, Fire....................................................................360
Bighorner.................................................................361
Bloatfly....................................................................361
Bloodbug.................................................................362
Bloodworm..............................................................363
Brahmin...................................................................364
Cat............................................................................365
Cave Cricket............................................................366
Cazador...................................................................366
Centaur....................................................................368
Coyote......................................................................369
Deathclaw...............................................................370
Dog...........................................................................372
Floater......................................................................374
Fog Crawler.............................................................374
Gatorclaw................................................................375
Gecko.......................................................................375
Ghoul.......................................................................377
Gulper......................................................................378
Human, Raider........................................................379
Lakelurk...................................................................380
Mantis, Giant...........................................................381
Mirelurk....................................................................382
Mole Rat..................................................................385
Nightstalker.............................................................386
Rad-Rat...................................................................386
Radroach.................................................................387
Radscorpion............................................................388
Robot.......................................................................391
Spore Carrier...........................................................400
Spore Plant..............................................................401
Stingwing................................................................402
Super Mutant..........................................................403
Trog..........................................................................405
Tunneler...................................................................405
Wanamingo.............................................................406
Wolf..........................................................................407
Yao Guai..................................................................407
FTAGHN!..........................................................................410
Beyond the Spheres................................................411
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FOREWORD
First and foremost, I would like to express my
gratitude to MICHAEL ENGESGAARD, for
without him I would never have picked up
that first d20 die some 30-odd years ago
and ventured into the worlds of role-
playing games. So Michael, this one is
for you!
What you are reading now is the
revised Second Edition of my Fallout
setting for the GENESYS role-playing
game system with its rather
impressive Narrative Dice system.
So why a Fallout setting? Well, for
starters, I got into playing role-playing
games back when I was around 11 years old,
which is now 32 years ago. My introduction
was, of course, Dungeons & Dragons. But
over the years I branched out, and the
computer role-playing games also had a big
lure, and I was instantly hooked when I
played the very first Fallout game on PC from
Interplay Entertainment. Needless to say that
I have been vigilantly and loyally playing
every Fallout released game ever since,
even the board games.
With the years of being a DM (Dungeon Master)
and GM (Game Master), I have always yearned for
diversity and branching out to different games,
settings and tropes. But the players have been
mostly adamant on playing Dungeons & Dragons. for more than 6 months running.
Then came the GENESYS system, shortly after my
introduction ot the Narrative Dice through the STAR and will also weigh as one of the top contenders for
WARS game, also from Fantasy Flight Games. And
GENESYS was the tool that I needed to expand into a with STAR WARS. After 32 years of mostly playing
more open-ended system. Thus, I first made a
Fallout conversion, which has now undergone a
second revised edition, as my familiarity and grasp
on the GENESYS system is more established and
secure. After that I converted my own Dungeons & GENESYS system.
Dragons setting (named Kyrania), followed by
DEAD END (a zombie apocalypse), STRANGE AEONS
(a Lovecraftian and Cthulhu setting), and most
recently a SHADOWRUN setting.
For me there is just something truly fascinating
and alluring about the post-apocalyptic setting and
the decay of society and the world at large that is
presented in the Fallout universe. The vast wasteland
with desolate cities, small hubs of sporadic people
FOREWORD
coming together with a glimpse of community,
raiders rushing in to lay waste to these small
settlements and plunder, while slavers
capture people and lead them away to
horrible fates, and yet amidst the gloom and
radiation there is hope.
It was never a question about working on
a Fallout setting, it was just a matter of
having the right system to handle
the rules. And the d20 system sure
would do Fallout no justice. Then came
the GENESYS system. The first edition,
which I ultimately thought was the final
edition, was completed in little time and
brought to the role-playing table shortly
thereafter. A few bugs were corrected and
things were tweaked along the way, but
the GENESYS system handled the
Fallout setting quite well, and brought
countless hours of gaming fun to the
group.
Then after having worked on and
completed three other settings, I
wanted to revisit my beloved Fallout
setting and revise it, giving it a visual
touch-up as well making it more user-
friendly for the GM and players alike, as well
correcting the minor faults, flaws, errors and game
that we stumbled upon during the playtesting hours,
which spanded over a weekly session of 5 to 7 hours
Fallout will always have a special place in my heart
a functioning role-playing game setting, alongside
fantasy settings through Dungeons & Dragons
and also EARTHDAWN, it has been long overdue to
branch out and explore new territories through the
Narrative Dice system and the wonders that is the
PAUL M. N. HAAKONSEN
October, 2018
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THE ESSENTIALS
WHAT IS A ROLE-PLAYING GAME?
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled
roleplaying game and abbreviated to RPG) is a game
in which players assume the roles of characters in a
fictional setting. Players take responsibility for
acting out these roles within a narrative, either
through literal acting or through a process of
structured decision-making of character
development. Actions taken within the game
succeed or fail according to a formal system of rules
and guidelines.
Both authors and major publishers of tabletop
role-playing games consider them to be a form of
interactive and collaborative storytelling. Events,
characters, and narrative structure give a sense of a
narrative experience, and the game need not have a
strongly-defined storyline. Interactivity is the crucial
difference between role-playing games and
traditional fiction. Whereas a viewer of a television
show is a passive observer, a player in a role-playing
game makes choices that affect the story. Such
role-playing games extend an older tradition of
storytelling games where a small party of friends
collaborate to create a story.
Tabletop and pen-and-paper (PnP) RPGs are
conducted through discussion in a small
social gathering. The GM describes the
game world and its inhabitants. The
other players describe the intended
actions of their characters, and the
GM describes the outcomes. Some
outcomes are determined by the
game system, and some are
chosen by the GM.
This is the format in which role-
playing games were first
popularized. The first
commercially available RPG,
Dungeons & Dragons (D&D),
was inspired by fantasy
literature and the
wargaming hobby and was
published in 1974. The popularity of D&D led to the
birth of the tabletop role-playing game industry,
which publishes games with many different themes,
rules, and styles of play.
GAME MASTER: One common feature of many
RPGs is the role of gamemaster, a participant who
has special duties to present the fictional setting,
THE ESSENTIALS
arbitrate the results of character actions, and
maintain the narrative flow. In tabletop RPGs the GM
performs these duties in person.
PLAYER CHARACTER: Another standard concept in
RPGs is the player character (PC), a character in the
fictional world of the game whose actions the player
controls. Typically each player controls a separate
player character, whom acts as a protagonist in the
story.
NON-PLAYER CHARACTER: In contrast to player
characters, non-player characters (NPCs) are
controlled by the gamemaster. Non-player
characters fill out the population of the fictional
setting and can act as antagonists, bystanders or
allies of the player characters.
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO PLAY?
In order to step out into the desolate American
wasteland with your guns drawn, sword in hand, or
quick silvered tongue, you will need a copy of the
book that you are reading. You will also need a copy
of the GENESYS core rulebook, a copy of the
character sheet, and a pencil and scratch paper.
You'll also need some dice, the kind that are
usually available at your local friendly
gamestore – or embrace the
technological future and go online to
purchase them.
The dice used in the GENESYS
system are called the Narrative
Dice, and should be readily
available at your local gaming
store. Dice sets are sold
separately; or players may use the
GENESYS DICE APP to roll
them electronically.
If you are not already
familiar with the Fallout world
from the numerous games
readily available on PC and
consoles, it is
recommended that you check out
the official website https://fallout.bethesda.net/ or
do a Google search on Fallout.
DICE SYMBOLS
While the Fallout setting is set in the GENESYS
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system, this book is made with the symbols on the

Narrative Dice for the STAR WARS setting (because I
have 10 sets of those, and none for GENESYS). But
for the sake of the GM and players who are about to
venture into the unforgiving American wasteland, a
conversion table has been included for your
convenience.

DICE SYMBOL CONVERSION

TYPE OF SYMBOL STAR WARS GENESYS
Advantage a a
Success s s
Triumph x t
Threat t h
Failure f f
Despair y d

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INTRODUCTION
Fallout

INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the Fallout world, a world that exists in and miniaturization of electronics was neglected.
an alternate timeline that completely diverged from Some time before 1969, in an attempt to mitigate the
the real world timeline after World War II. From this influence of Communism, the United States adopts a
split until the Great War in 2077, a stylized system of thirteen Commonwealths. In 1970, China
representation of 1950s American culture (with more fails to adopt any free market reforms and ends up
advanced technology) dominated the Fallout world. retaining a political and economic structure similar
The science fiction anthology Worlds of Tomorrow, to what it had under Communist Party Chairman
released during the Golden Age of Science Fiction in Mao Zedong beginning in 1949. In 1991, the USSR
the 1950s, heavily influenced this representation. did not collapse.
No major international conflicts would take place
The Fallout roleplaying role-playing game is set in
until the middle of the twenty-first century. In 2052,
2287, exactly 210 years after The Great War –
the oil rich Middle East nations raised oil prices
though a GM is free to change this particular year to
causing the economic collapse of many smaller
fit his or her needs, of course.
countries. The European Commonwealth (analogous
to the real world European Union), similarly
OVERVIEW dependent on oil imports from the Middle East,
begins the Resource Wars by responding with
Although the Fallout universe and the real world military force. The United Nations, weakened by its
share a common timeline until about the mid 1940s, inability to prevent the conflict, attempts to
the defining moment of the Fallout universe was not intervene. Many of its member nations respond by
until the Great War of 2077. On October 23, 2077, the withdrawing and the UN disbands that year.
United States, China, and other nuclear-armed The United States, supplied with oil from Texas
countries commenced a rapid exchange of nuclear and Mexico, escaped any direct impact from the
strikes. Although the conflict lasted only two hours, Resource Wars. However, the U.S. would soon have
the destruction it brought was staggering and significant problems of its own. In 2052, the Texas
complete: more energy was released in the early oil fields run dry, making the country severely
moments of the war than in all previous global vulnerable to energy shortages. In 2053, the New
conflicts combined. Plague begins to ravage the U.S. population, causing
The world that remained was harsh and an estimated 200,000 deaths and prompting the
unforgiving. 90 years after the Great War, humanity government to close the country's international
continued to survive, but struggled to do so. Above borders. Nuclear fears grip the country when, in the
ground, small bands fought over the crumbling same year, Tel Aviv is destroyed by a terrorist
remains of once great cities while mutants prowled nuclear weapon and, in the following year, warring
the irradiated wastes. Underground, a fortunate few nations exchange nuclear weapon strikes in the
enjoyed the relative safety and comfort of the Vaults, Middle East. In response, the Americans begin
designed before the war, seemingly to protect Project Safehouse: a series of underground Vaults
residents from the nuclear destruction. Some sought designed to survive nuclear war or an epidemic.
to keep the world out, others to connect with and re- In 2059, oil resources grow increasingly scarce. To
populate it. Wherever humanity survived it was secure the Alaskan oil fields the United States ramps
under constant threat by psychotic mutants, rogue up its military presence in that state, creating the
machines, vicious raiders, and all manner of hostile Anchorage Front Line. Relations with Canada grow
mutant creatures. increasingly strained as the Americans press to have
their military units stationed on Canadian soil to
protect the Alaskan pipeline.
BEFORE THE GREAT WAR In 2060, the Middle East oil fields run dry. This not
For most of human history, the Fallout universe and only ends the Resource Wars in Europe, but the
the real world shared a common timeline. However, European Commonwealth as well. Without a
in 1945, significant political and technological common enemy, the European nations begin fighting
differences in the Fallout timeline set it on a different among each other for the remaining resources.
course. In 1947, the transistor was not discovered Fossil fuels become too expensive to use in

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automobiles and alternatives begin to appear in the
market. Advances in nuclear technology pave the
way for nuclear fusion to replace traditional fossil
fuel-based combustion engines in automobiles and
other vehicles.
In 2066, the Resource Wars shift to the other side
of the globe. China, their oil reserves exhausted and
their economy near collapse, invades Alaska.
America strong-arms Canada into allowing troops
and planes to move across Canadian territory on
their way to the Alaskan theater. Relations between
the neighboring countries would continue to worsen
as the Americans help themselves to Canadian
resources, ignoring Canadian protests. Many
Americans begin referring to Canada as "Little
America." Their comments do not help the
situation.
In 2072, the Sino-American War
grinds on. While American power
armor proves effective in localized
conflicts, it fails to completely
dislodge Chinese forces. The U.S.
continues to demand more resources
from Canada. When an attempt is made
to sabotage the oil pipeline, the
Americans (officially) begin to annex
Canada. In 2076, the annexation is
complete. Also that year Americans
deploy the T-51b power armor to the
Chinese mainland. The
suits are highly effective
and American troops
cut a swath through Chinese
territory.
In early 2077, the Americans reclaim
Alaska but no armistice is signed.
Those in positions to foresee the
nuclear conflagration make final
preparations: Robert House puts
himself in stasis. The President and the
Enclave retreat to the Poseidon oil rig.
The American public, having been exposed to too
many false alarms, largely ignore the warning sirens
when the bombs begin to fall. Many Vaults are
underpopulated as their doors are shut.
In the early hours of October 23, 2077, the world -
as everyone knew it - ended. Missiles and bombs
rained from the sky, engulfing the world in flames in
an event that would become known as the Great
War. Cities and nations fell, and humanity descended
into a nuclear Dark Age. Many believed it was the
end of human civilization, but instead it was simply
the beginning of a new and bloody chapter.
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GENESYS
THE POST-WAR WORLD
The collapse of global civilization made it
impossible to ascertain the full extent of the damage
brought by the nuclear bombs. As viewed from orbit,
there were clear signs of a global catastrophe, and
much of the world's oceans were tinted green by
radiation. The Great War's enduring legacy was the
radiation that spread in its wake. Many of the plants
and animals that survived the nuclear fire were killed
by the irradiated rain that fell a week later. Of those
that survived, many were mutated by 2080.
The American mainland was reduced to
Wasteland. Most major American cities, with a few
exceptions such as Pittsburgh and Las Vegas, were
razed by the bombs. Even the surviving cities were
reduced to hellish ruin as society rapidly
disintegrated. Although the Vaults were never
intended to preserve the entire American
population, enough of their residents and
technology survived for them to
jumpstart civilization when they
opened.
New California benefited the most
from these early openings. In 2083,
Vault 12 established Necropolis in
Bakersfield. Eight years later, Vault 8
established Vault City in Western
Nevada, and the following year, the
LA Vault established the
Boneyard in Los Angeles.
Fifty years later, in 2142,
former residents of Vault
15 established Shady
Sands northwest of
Necropolis.
The Mojave
Wasteland was another
incubator of civilization.
This was due in no small part
to Robert House's
preparations; his secret missile defense systems
ensured that Las Vegas and the surrounding desert
were hit by fewer bombs than anywhere else in the
region, and as time passed the city was rebuilt
through the combined efforts of House, the local
tribals, and residents of Vault 21. Its infrastructure
was so far advanced that by 2281 it was, according
to House, within a century of being able to launch a
colonization spaceship.
In the east, the Capital Wasteland was also left
surprisingly intact. Although unable to compete with
the more advanced societies of the west, it was
nonetheless able to support a local radio station,
caravan routes and a large-scale water purification
plant.
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Similarly, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
and Boston were left relatively unharmed, being
struck by only a single, high-yield nuclear weapon in
an area that came to be known as the Glowing Sea.
Like the Capital Wasteland, it too supported caravan
infrastructure, regional radio broadcasts, and other
such amenities.
As these regions rose from the ashes, so too did
new societies. The New California Republic was
established in 2186 and would control all of New
California a century later. The Brotherhood of Steel
was founded days after the Great War and would
become a technological powerhouse by 2150. The
Enclave - descendants of the United States
government and military-industrial complex - made
its presence felt in New California in 2237 and then
in the Capital Wasteland in 2277. The Rome-
obsessed slavers of Caesar's Legion arose in 2247,
forged from the conquest of 87 tribes, and would
control most if not all of Arizona and New Mexico,
along with some holdings in eastern Utah and parts
of southern Colorado.
While very little is known of the world beyond the
former United States, things seem to be significantly
worse in Great Britain and Ireland than in North
America, as inhabitants of the Isles often emigrate
to the American Wastelands in search of fortune,
opportunity, and a better life.
CREATURES
The distinctive creatures in the Fallout world arose
after the Great War and were the result of exposure
to radiation or the Forced Evolutionary Virus.
Radiation led to the spontaneous rise of many new
species three years after the bombs fell. The new
species were larger, hardier and more dangerous
than the animals and insects they mutated from.
Radscorpions, giant ants, and brahmin descended
from scorpions, household ants and cows,
respectively.
Heavy exposure of radiation mutated some
humans, who possessed a particular genetic trait,
into ghouls. Although their decaying skin gave them
a frightening, almost inhuman appearance, they
generally retained their mental faculties: their ability
to reason and communicate were left intact.
Ironically, despite their physical decay they had
heightened senses and longer lifespans.
Varying degrees of exposure gave rise to diversity
within the ghoul community. Ghouls exposed to
prolonged radiation poisoning lost their intelligence
and mutated into feral ghouls. Longer periods of
radiation exposure resulted in further degeneration
into Glowing ones - ghouls with heightened physical
capabilities who literally glow in the dark.
INTRODUCTION
The remainder of mutations were caused by the
Forced Evolutionary Virus (FEV). Its origins lie in the
years preceding the Sino-American War. In an effort
to defend against a Chinese biological attack,
defense contractor West Tek initiated the Pan-
Immunity Virion Project. The goal was simply to
make the human immune system strong enough to
resist any pathogen, natural or engineered. Some of
the side effects, discovered during testing, were
increased size and strength. The US Army seized the
project in an effort to create a super soldier. They
moved the project to the Mariposa Military Base.
They also sent a large sample to Vault 87 on the
East Coast as part of the Vault Experiment.
Following the Great War, Mariposa was abandoned
- the surviving leadership having left to form the
Brotherhood of Steel. After laying dormant for 30
years, the base was rediscovered by Richard
Moreau, an exile from Vault 8. After realizing that the
FEV could be used to create super mutants, he
attempted to raise an army but was defeated by the
Vault Dweller.
Despite the destruction of Mariposa base, a
sample of its FEV was claimed by the Enclave. Using
slave labor kidnapped from nearby Redding, the
Enclave excavated Mariposa. Those slaves
inadvertently exposed to the FEV mutated into a new
batch of super mutants.
On the East Coast, the FEV sent to Vault 87 was
used to create that area's own variety of super
mutants. Shelton Delacroix, a Vault 87 security
officer was forcibly exposed to and mutated by it.
While the mutation process took away much of his
intelligence, he was, astoundingly, able to reclaim
much of it by studying the Vault's database. The FEV
also made it into the hands Weston Lesko who
inadvertently, but tragically, used it to mutate giant
ants into fire ants.
TROPES
Fallout centers around a post-apocalyptic retro-
future America. The tone of the setting is a cross
between post-apocalypse-survival and 50s-era-
atompunk. After World War II, the world advances
the power of the atom, and uses up many of its
natural resources in the process to create a variety
of fusion powered comforts. When resources begin
to run dry, hostilities around the world escalate,
resulting in a catastrophic nuclear war. Some people
managed to survive in the blasted Wasteland of
Post-war Earth, but others survived by paying for
space in large underground Vaults constructed
before the Cataclysm, Vaults built by an American
corporation called “Vault-Tec”.
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50s ATOMPUNK AMERICANA
The Fallout United States diverges slightly from the
real world sometime after World War II. The
transistor was not invented, but vacuum tubes and
atomic physics became the leading edge of
technology. This lead to an “atompunk golden age,”
with all the socio- and economic ideals of the 1950s
marching in step with nuclear powered cars,
advanced weapons and armor, robots, and other
futuristic technologies. Because of the lack of
transistors, technology tends to still be bulky. Cell
phones were never invented, nor were small
computers. TV monitors use cathode ray tubes, and
people still use landline based telephones. The
1950s cold-war era paranoia persisted until the
devastating end of the Great War in October, 2077.
APOCALYPTIC WASTELAND
These themes carry through 200 years later, when
civilization is trying to claw its way back from the
brink of extinction. The Wasteland world is littered
with the artifacts of pre-war America, some useful,
but mostly junk. Ramshackle settlements try to
make a living in blasted out buildings that somehow
have survived 200 years of war, weather, and
mutated creatures. Few animals survived
unchanged; two-headed cattle and giant mutant
insects thrive in vast numbers. Even once-small
lizards have grown into apex predators called
Deathclaws, a common and deadly hazard in the
Wastelands.
RADIOACTIVE NATION
The Wasteland is still reeling from the effects of
the world-encompassing nuclear war, even 200
years later. Atomic energy was everywhere; from
power plants that lit up the city at night to fusion
powered cars and airliners, even down to small
fusion batteries that powered hand-held devices.
The radioactive by-products of the nuclear age litter
the Wasteland. Vast sections of the country are still
deadly radioactive hot-zones. Vehicles once
powered by the atom lie dormant and rusting,
causing their fusion powered engines to leak and
sometimes explode in mini-atomic blasts. Vast
quantities of radioactive waste were improperly
disposed of, allowing toxic sludge to seep into
nearby ground-water. Lakes, streams, and even the
oceans have a small amount of radiation in them;
more so if they contain radioactive waste or a
submerged and rusting nuclear-powered car. In all
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cases, anyone living in the Wasteland must
constantly contend with the threat of irradiation.
MIXED TECHNOLOGY
With the near total destruction of America’s
manufacturing capability, the production level of the
Wasteland has dropped dramatically. Inventive
crafters have learned to build with scrap, making
useful items like armor, furniture, houses, and
weapons. This has led to a great repurposing of a
wide variety of salvaged items; as street sign might
be turned into a chopping weapon, a gardening tool,
or an armored breastplate. A car’s hood could now
be a table, window shutter, or a shield. Cables from
an old telephone pole could now support a catwalk
in a city, hold together a section of a defensive wall,
or utilize their original purpose and carry power from
one place to the next.
Although hundreds of years have passed, the
denizens of the Wasteland still use a surprisingly
large amount of ancient technology. Robots
continue to serve as assistants, guards, or
wandering dangers. Much of the hardware of the US
military was resilient enough to survive hundreds of
years of storage, or was able to be repaired.
Computer terminals still store data on old memory
tapes, and can control a variety of machines
scattered throughout the ruins of America. Even the
mighty power armor suits of the US Military and
various private security contractors can be found
and brought back to life with a charged fusion
battery.
Encounter three people in the Wasteland and one
could be wearing armor made from scrap metal and
brahman hide wielding a laser pistol, another
wearing a few pieces of military combat armor using
a pipe-wrench with saw blades welded to it, while
the third stands resilient in T-51 power armor
bearing a minigun in its grip. One never knows what
they’ll find in the ruins of the Wasteland.
FANATICAL GROUPS
Many people in the Wastelands have banded
together to increase their odds of survival. Several of
these groups form settlements or small towns,
relying on each other for defense, production, and
companionship. Some form raider gangs and eke
out a living raiding settlements and the merchants
traveling the ruins of America’s roadways.
A few survivors have even formed paramilitary
organizations, or groups that could be considered
cults. They may keep to themselves, work for the
benefit of others, or actively try to rule or simply kill
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anyone not belonging to their group. The Fallout

Wasteland is populated by a wide variety of such
groups; from the Brotherhood of Steel to the Legion,
and the Children of Atom to the Institute. Big or
small, these groups represent mankind's ability to
work together to survive, as well as man’s ability to
hurt or help their fellow man.

THE VAULTS
Of course, the greatest resource for surviving tech
may be the Vaults, the vast underground
communities created by Vault-Tec before the war.
Many of these Vaults suffered mechanical failures or
social hardships during their time in isolation (some
accidental, others intended as a part of Vault-Tec’s
twisted social experiments). At various points in the
past 200 years, a number of Vaults reopened and
joined the Wasteland community. A few Vaults are
even still closed off, living in isolation for one reason
or another and filled with vault-dwellers who know
relatively nothing of the dangers of the Wasteland
world. In any case; populated, abandoned, or ruined,
these Vaults represent a treasure trove for salvagers
and wanderers alike.

SURVIVAL
A main recurring theme of the Fallout game is
simply surviving in the ruins of Wasteland America.
With so few resources left, and truly safe havens
nowhere to be found, trying to survive against the
hazards of weather, radiation, mutants, and even
fellow man is a daunting task. A settler in the
Wastelands is just as likely to die from being shot by
a raider as they are from radiation poisoning, a bite
from a mole rat, or by simply catching a disease.

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THE SETTING
This chapter deals with the specific environmental the ruins of Pittsburgh. It was infested by Wildmen
setting of the Fallout roleplaying game. and trogs until a Brotherhood of Steel detachment
led by Paladin Owyn Lyons cleared the area on their
way to the Capital Wasteland. They left behind
LOCATIONS Ishmael Ashur, one of their own, who transformed
The Pitt into a slave colony. Just outside were the
The locations in the post-nuclear United States
settlements of Ronto and Monroeville.
form the backdrop in which the events of Fallout The Commonwealth consists of the city of Boston
occur. Many have diverse environments where and its surrounding towns, which weren't hit as hard
anything can happen, such as a special encounter, as many of the other cities in the United States,
or just a skirmish with raiders. The environments leaving most of the land relatively intact. Several
and places change over the course of the years, and settlements have popped up around the
always brought new surprises with them. Commonwealth, offering safe haven to the people of
the wasteland. Diamond City, established in a
EAST COAST baseball stadium in the center of the city and
While, strictly speaking, the "East Coast" describes Goodneighbor, established in the Old State House,
the entire eastern seaboard of the continental United are the two most prominent settlements in the
States, within the Fallout universe, it chiefly refers to Commonwealth.
the Northeastern US. Its major locations were the To the immediate north of the Commonwealth is
Capital Wasteland along the coast, The Pitt, the the Island, an island off the coast of Maine
Commonwealth and the Island. consisting of the town of Far Harbor, which is the
The Capital Wasteland encompassed the ruins of only remaining bastion for the Harbormen as the
Washington, D.C. and the surrounding wilderness. only place on the island not affected by the Fog, a
The city's downtown, though surrounded by rubble radioactive fog that has made many of the other
and accessible only through its Metro system, was a settlements on the island inhabitable. As well, the
hub of activity. The Galaxy News Radio building was Island is the home of Acadia, a refuge for synths
operational, its signal amplified by dish atop the located inside a wind farm to the west of Far Harbor,
Washington Monument. A contingent of slavers and a chapter of the Children of Atom, found in the
operates out of the Lincoln Memorial. Brotherhood submarine base known as the Nucleus.
of Steel paladins, super mutants and Talon Company To its immediate west, the Pre-War amusement
mercenaries fought to control the The Mall. The park of Nuka-World can be found, which has become
Museum of History housed a ghoul colony. the home of three vicious raider factions who seek
Just outside the city, the Brotherhood of Steel had to expand into the various sections of the park.
a base in the ruins of the Pentagon. Along the banks
of the Potomac River, Project Purity operated out of MOJAVE WASTELAND
the Jefferson Memorial. The Mojave Desert is now known as the Mojave
The wilderness surrounding Washington, D.C. was Wasteland. The Mojave Wasteland is the second
home to various vaults and settlements. Rivet City largest desert in North America.
was the most successful settlement and was The Mojave occupies a significant portion of
instrumental in delivering Aqua Pura to the area southern California, Nevada, and parts of Utah and
when Project Purity was completed. Vault 87 Arizona.
produced the region's super mutant population. Before the Great War, Las Vegas was the largest
Vault 101 was the home of the Lone Wanderer. oasis of civilization in the Mojave, and New Vegas
To the immediate south of the Capital Wasteland seems to maintain that reputation. 77 atomic
was the former coastal resort of Point Lookout. To warheads were launched at the city and surrounding
the Wasteland's immediate west was Adams Air areas, but due to an intricate system set in place by
Force Base where the Enclave sought to rebase itself Mr. House, 59 were force disarmed, 9 were blasted
after the destruction of their original East Coast out of the sky by a laser guided missile defense
base, Raven Rock, by the Lone Wanderer. system atop the Lucky 38, and only 9 hit the
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wildlife being much less radioactive, if not radiation-
free, than in other places in the post-atomic United
States.
Most denizens attribute the region's survival to the
Chinese betting against the House - and the House
always wins.
The NCR is the most powerful faction in the area,
with New Vegas being on the edge of the Republic's
southern borders. Other significant powers are
Caesar's Legion, the Great Khans, who before the
NCR came, had a strong grip on the region and a
surviving pocket of Mariposa super mutants, called
the State of Utobitha, and the Three Families that
run casinos in New Vegas. The Brotherhood of Steel
also have a small secret base in the area.
THE WEST
The first part of The West is known as the 'Core
Region'. It is mostly made up of New California.
More specifically New California stretches from Baja
in the south to Klamath in the north. It covers most
of the West Coast of the United States, including
California and parts of Oregon and Nevada. It is a
largely inhospitable region, which is why most
people have chosen to seek refuge in the ruins of the
old cities, where they have found (relative) safety in
numbers. However, as resources grew more and
more scarce, people and creatures came to
consolidate into groups of their own kind, so
locations are far more homogeneous than one might
expect from a world ravaged by mutation.
The ghoul population of New California was mostly
clustered around old Bakersfield (Necropolis), but
were scattered after an attack by the master's army.
Most of the surviving ghouls eventually found a
home in Gecko or Broken Hills along with humans
and super mutants, both far to the north-east of
their former home.
Super mutants were plentiful in the Mariposa area
from 2102 to 2162, and they sent patrols as far as to
Los Angeles. After the master's defeat, however,
most of them retreated to the east.
Humans are the dominant species of the
wasteland, and their main cities in New California
are The Hub, Los Angeles Boneyard, NCR, Vault City,
New Reno and San Francisco.
As of 2281, most of New California is part of the
NCR.
WASTELAND
The Wasteland or Wastes refers to the majority of
the world's post-nuclear environment in the Fallout
universe.
During the Great War, it took no more than two
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hours for the nuclear warheads that were fired to
change the face of the planet and affect life on Earth
for many centuries to come. After the atomic fire had
cleared, the surface of the Earth was very different.
Millions of buildings and cities were demolished or
severely damaged, with only a few exceptions. Most
of the plants that had once flourished on the Earth
died as the Earth was changed from a diverse
landscape to a barren and hot desert, radiation
becoming a serious threat to what little life
remained.
Countries such as the United States were turned
into scorching wastelands that became filled with
new dangers due to mutations in wildlife that altered
many of the species, making them more dangerous
than before. As the remnants of humanity began to
spread once again, new violence was introduced in
the form of different factions. They began warring
against each other in the new anarchic world which
they now reside in, and though more than two
centuries have passed since the Great War, progress
in the reclamation of humanity has been slow and
the wasteland remains a radioactive and war torn
desert, where life is a struggle.
AGRICULTURE
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals and plants
to create products used to sustain and enhance
human life. Agriculture is key to the growth of any
society, with surpluses in food encouraging further
development. The success and implementation of
agricultural techniques depends greatly on the
climate, culture, resources, and technology involved,
in addition to the availability of reliable and pure
water supplies.
Following the Great War, agricultural production in
the United States was gravely affected, with all
modern agrochemicals and industrial farming
methods lost. Societal knowledge of agricultural
was all but lost during that time. Once humans
began to reemerge and rebuild the land, revival of
agricultural rapidly followed.
CALIFORNIA AND OREGON
During the 2100s, emergent agriculture was highly
limited and prone to failure throughout the former
Northwest and Southwest Commonwealths. Where
agriculture was able to take root, it was limited to
barely more than subsistence farming carried out by
small villages or towns. The Water Merchants of the
Hub would play an instrumental role in the delivery
of water throughout the region, thus spurring on
further agricultural development. The town of
Adytum was unique at the time for being able to
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conduct hydroponic farming.
By the 2200s, with the rise of the New California
Republic (NCR) and the elimination of various raider
and super mutant threats, agriculture was allowed to
grow further. Dedicated farms and ranches could
now be maintained to feed the growing population.
Unified behind the NCR, the citizens and
communities of the region would finally gain a
reliable source of food and water.
MASSACHUSETTS
Agricultural production in the Commonwealth
seems largely unhindered by environmental
concerns, with access to arable lands and usable
water readily available. Several settlements in the
region were specifically dedicated to agriculture,
going as far as to use greenhouses to grow crops.
Raiders, however, were a constant concern as they
saw the agricultural settlements as an easy food
source without having to expend their time and
resources on actual farming.
The Institute considered agricultural production to
be a key priority and dedicated any entire division to
engineering and producing a viable food stock for
their staff. Dr. Clayton Holdren is the Head of
Biosciences at the Institute in 2287.
NEVADA
The lack of significant radiation from nuclear
attacks, as had befallen the rest of the country,
meant that agriculture in the Mojave Wasteland
rebounded which more successfully than was
possible elsewhere. Hoover Dam and Lake Mead
provided ample fresh water for farms and ranches in
the region, especially once the local infrastructure
was repaired by the NCR following the First Battle of
Hoover Dam in 2277. Agriculture in the Mojave
perhaps resembled pre-war practices as closely as
was possible in the two centuries following the Great
War.
The NCR Office of Science and Industry (OSI) took
great interest in the region, hoping to learn new
agricultural techniques to take back west to prevent
potential food shortages. Responsible for overseeing
farming efforts around New Vegas, the OSI branch in
the Mojave Wasteland is headquartered in Camp
McCarran and led by Director Thomas Hildern.
Hildern was also interested in convincing the Courier
to mount an expedition to nearby Vault 22 to recover
experimental agricultural data.
WASHINGTON DC, MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA
The Capital Wasteland was a very precarious place
for the development of agriculture. The area lacked a
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reliable source of clean water as the Potomac River
was irradiated and hazardous to use. Hostile wildlife,
not to mention bands of Raiders and Super Mutants,
also prevented the establishment of many large
communities which could sustain agricultural
endeavors.
Project Purity, constructed within the ruins of the
Jefferson Memorial, would provide an answer to the
Capital Wasteland’s water problem. Dr. Madison Li,
along with Catherine and James, were instrumental
in the initial development of the project. Project
Purity was finally brought online sometime in late
2277 or early 2278, thanks to the efforts of the Lone
Wanderer and the Brotherhood of Steel.
The Enclave had intentions of seizing Project
Purity for their own genocidal ends. John Henry
Eden, President of the Enclave, intended to introduce
a modified strain of the Forced Evolutionary Virus
into the purifier at the Jefferson Memorial that would
kill any living thing which had been in any way
affected by the radiation of the Capital Wasteland.
Had the Enclave been successful, not only would the
drinking water have become infected, ultimately any
agricultural grown with the same water would have
been as well.
CANNIBALISM
Cannibalism is considered a crime against nature
in most major Wasteland societies. Conversations
with members of the Family indicate that cannibals
are ostracized and often beaten by other members
of society, although by implication this suggests
that cannibalism alone (when not also combined
with murder) is not considered a sufficient crime to
warrant execution/extermination. Vance, the leader
of The Family, implies that cannibals are a species
mutation like ghouls or psykers; they are born with
an innate craving for human flesh, as well as the
ability to consume it without ill effects.
Cannibals often form groups in order to obtain
mutual social acceptance while engaging in this
taboo activity. Some, like the residents of Andale in
the Capital Wasteland or the underground-dwelling
tribe that would eventually become the White Glove
Society in the Mojave Wasteland, are descended
from a long line of individuals who have practiced
the killing and consumption of fellow humans. Other
groups, like The Family, consist of individuals who
have banded together after being shunned or exiled
from their home communities for their practice of
cannibalism.
Normal wastelanders may unwittingly engage in
cannibalism, as some vendors sell human flesh
under the guise of regular meat, either because they
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are practicing cannibals themselves, or because
they can obtain human flesh cheaply and engage in
unethical business practices by selling it as food.
Iguana Bob, a highly successful food vendor in The
Hub, would obtain human flesh for cheap from the
local morgue, and sell it at a premium price as
"iguana bits." Certain groups of hunters in the
Capital Wasteland hunt wastelanders for their meat,
and then sell it to unsuspecting travelers. Old Ben in
Freeside remarks that his father's butcher shop went
out of business after a local merchant began selling
"strange meat" at very low cost; after the merchant
died from the debilitating shakes associated with
prolonged consumption of human flesh, human
remains were found buried under his house.
SLAVERY
Slavery is a lucrative business in the post-War
world. Although many of the larger pockets of
civilization have outlawed slavery, the practice yet
persists throughout the wasteland.
SLAVERS
Slavery is a controlled business in the post-
nuclear world. Nearly all the slave trade in the
New California Republic is done
under the auspices of the Slaver's
Guild, a group of older slavers who
decide prices and organize capture
hunts in the wastelands. Anyone
caught capturing or selling slaves in
New California without their blessing
may be forced to undergo a series of
trials until either deemed worthy to join
the Guild or be killed. The Guild often
controls smaller towns in which it
operates, although quietly—preferring to
remain behind the scenes. Guild
members wear a distinctive tattoo
covering most of their face, making
them readily identifiable and allowing
the Guild to make fast judgments when
someone without "the tat" has a tribal up
on the auction block.
In 2241, the head of the Slaver's Guild is
Metzger, whose headquarters is in the Den.
Slavers in the Fallout games do not
discriminate between people based upon
their race, species, or ideology;
anyone who can be easily cowed
into submission, captured, and
fitted with a slave collar is
perfectly acceptable "meat" for
them to use. Similarly, slavers
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themselves may be of any ethnic background.
SLAVES
Slaves are not so much a faction as a collection of
victims. No one is safe from slavery in the
wasteland. If you are weak or vulnerable, you may be
taken as a slave.
RELIGION
All the basic pre-War religions and belief systems
are still active after the Great War. The entire
spectrum of Christianity still exists, and has
scattered into even more splinter groups, such as
the Catholicism-derived Saint Monica's Church as
seen in Rivet City, and the Abbey of the Road, a
Christian monastery somewhere west of the
Commonwealth. The Mormon church still exists as
well. The Hubologists are even more active than
before the war. Followers of Dharma also exist; such
as Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs - Aradesh is a prime
example.
After the bombs fell, many new religions also came
into being. Just before the War, and soon after it,
many doomsday cults were created, one of which
eventually became the Children of the
Cathedral who were situated near Los
Angeles. The Children of the Atom in
Megaton and the Crater of
Atom have a warped view of
nuclear weapons, viewing them
as a sort of deliverance, but are a
generally peaceful group. Some
of the post-War factions might
also be considered "religious"
even if they do not worship
any specific deity, such as the
Followers of the Apocalypse
and the Brotherhood of Steel.
There are also as many tribal
religions - some worship fragments
of forgotten knowledge about the world
before the War; some, like Arroyo or
Sulik's tribe, worship their ancestors, and
many others deify the Nature, or
particular plants or animals (like the
Vipers or the Hangdogs). Some natives of
the Pitt worship Ishmael Ashur, Lord of
The Pitt. The residents of Oasis in the
Capital Wasteland seem to have
developed a religious system around
the love of nature. Caesar's
Legion, composed of
reconditioned tribals, believes
in the divinity of Caesar as the
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son of Mars.
CHILDREN OF THE CATHEDRAL
The Children of the Cathedral was the religious
branch of the Unity, a widespread religious cult that
the Master established as a cover for his activities
and to spread his philosophy.
The actions of the Cathedral's Children are based
on the belief that the nuclear holocaust (referred to
as the Holy Flame, the Sacred Fire), invoked by
human greed, corruption and selfishness was a
chance to begin anew. It is the proverbial light that
nearly destroyed humanity. The Master is the
antithesis, the Dark God, waiting in the Darkness
below (quite literally), leading his children into a new
era of peace and unity.
They have faith that the Master will bring about the
Unity, through which the Nexus of Rebirth will be
reached, during which all the worthy ones will be
baptized in the holy FEV and become the next
generation of humans. When everyone reaches this
next stage of evolution, the Age of Peace will come,
when there will be no more war and no more
suffering.
The Children believed in expanding their influence
through all possible means. Nightkin would assault
cities assisted by Cathedral cultists, while loyal
servants would head into the wastes and establish
hospitals and offer healing to the body and the spirit.
The Master's plan was to unify all and bring them
into the glory that is his master plan.
The lowest ranking members of the Cathedral cult
were "Initiates", used as menial workers or
indoctrinated cannon fodder, used against the
enemies of the cult whenever nightkin involvement
was deemed unnecessary. An initiate that has
completed his assigned tasks could be elevated to
the rank of Scribe or Scholar, the latter tasked with
spreading the gospel of the Holy Flame and sent as
healers throughout the wastelands to build up
support for the cult and prepare weapon stockpiles
for the imminent invasion. This lowest ranking group
is commonly referred to as Acolytes.
Servitors were the "officers" of the cult, who have
undergone intense brainwashing and indoctrination
in the Inner Sanctum of the Cathedral and whose
faith is unquestioned. They are given vital
assignments and considered trustworthy enough to
know of the true foundation of the cult - the Master.
A separate caste, the High Order, grouped Servitors
who were tasked with the most delicate of
assignments.
Elders were the leaders, ensuring that Cathedral
operations ran smoothly, sometimes operating in the
field.
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CHRISTIANITY
Christianity is a pre-War monotheistic religion
based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth
as presented in the gospels and other New
Testament writings. Although Christianity still exists
in post-War America, its overall influence has
waned. Many new religions have sprung up in its
place. Where Christianity still holds sway, it has
scattered into even more splinter groups.
CHURCH OF THE CHILDREN OF THE ATOM
The exact origins of the Church of the Children of
the Atom is unknown, but it seems to have already
existed as far back as Megaton's construction, as
Manya mentions that they were instrumental in
getting the town built. The citizens of Megaton do
not mind them residing there as their technologies
and workforce were needed to build the city, in
exchange for it being "built around the bomb."
The Children of Atom believe that each atom
contains within it an entire universe, and when an
atom is split many universes are created. Therefore,
instead of seeing the Great War as destructive, the
Church believes it was a creative and unifying holy
event. The Children of Atom also see death more as
a celebration of life and unification to Atom through
"the Glow." "The Glow" is the earthly embodiment of
Atom and the Children of Atom's direct connection
to Atom. The Children of Atom view the ghouls as
"Atom's forsaken" or those who have unfinished
business and, for denying the ghouls their
unification with Atom himself, Atom touches them
with "the Glow" and asks that they spread the word
of Atom to those around the world. Those ghouls
that refuse to accept the "gift of the Glow" and
refuse to spread the word of Atom are doomed to
becoming feral ghouls.
CHURCH OF THE LOST
The majority of the city's population are members
of this cult, dedicated to guarding the secret vault
from the outside world and to eradicate all humans
and super mutants that happen across their holy
ground. Their leader and spiritual guide is Blake.
The Church of the Lost is indeed a powerful force.
The ghouls have access to some advanced
weaponry, such as laser weaponry, and they use
glowing one comrades, poison dogs, and even
suicide bombers to fight their enemies.
The Church of the Lost consists not only of pre-
War ghouls, but also ghouls who were turned after
the war. Some of the members, including Blake
himself, have been ghouls for little over 20 years,
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created by the explosion in the secret Vault from
which they originally came.
CTHULHU
In Lovecraft's fiction, the various cults worshipping
Cthulhu usually consist of primitive, or secluded
groups of people who either believe that Cthulhu will
usher in an era of chaos and uninhibited violence or
that he will wipe out all humanity but will
thoughtfully kill off the cult quickly and relatively
painlessly. Either way, the return of Cthulhu for most
people is thought of as a bad thing.
It sounds strange, but over the years there have
been a few small "cults" that have actually formed
around the Cthulhu mythos. Some of these cults
combined Lovecraft's mythology with other beliefs,
like Satanism, while others seem to accept that
Cthulhu and his brethren are fictional, but subscribe
to the philosophy that those fictional beings
represent. There are also several Lovecraft fan
organizations that use the term Cult of Cthulhu to
describe their group, though they are more about
celebrating works of fiction than promoting a
particular world view.
HUBOLOGISTS
The Hubologists originated as a cult founded
before the Great War by a man known as Dick
Hubbell (or "The Hub" by Hubologists). Hubology as
a religion promotes the idea that humans are
plagued by the spirits of the dead, causing
neurodynes to form.
Neurodynes can also be formed through contact
with so-called 'supressors: people that supress ones
talents and abilities. Their neurodyne-infested
brainwaves can trigger neurodyne activity in others.
Through a 'cleansing' process offered at Hubology
centers called 'alignment,' members can remove
these negative influences and gain greater powers.
This is done using zeta radiation to destroy some of
the neurodynes. Multiple alignments are therefore
required, each one destroying more neurodynes.
The degree to which a member has devoted his or
her time, efforts and caps to Hubology accords him
or her a numerical rank; the Hubologist leader, AHS-
9, holds the highest rank of any living Hubologist,
with his second in command being AHS-7. Guards
are typically AHS-4s. In the group of Hubologists
near Nuka-World, Dara Hubbell herself is also an
AHS-9, with the Sole Survivor potentially becoming
an AHS-8 (if they're willing to spend the caps
required). Phil Roller is an AHS-7.
Hubologists believe that their founder, Dick Hubbell
or 'The Hub,' made contact with the Star Father long
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ago. The Star Father lives on the distant planet
'Quetzal' in the constellation of Zyphus. Through
him, the Hubologists have received the knowledge
on 'alignments.'
The Star Father is the source of life on earth and
the Hubologists believe that they are all his
descendants, but that they have lost their way, led
astray by the neurodynes. The Hub's grand plan
however will save them: The Hub convinced the
great Star Father to let the true faithful live with him
on 'Quetzal,' where they are forever saved from
neurodynes. The Star Father will free the full
potential of their minds and they will be able to do
unimaginable things. Then they will return to Earth
to rule over mankind to end the influence of
neurodynes once and for all and guide the rest of
mankind to its full potential.
Hubology uses a metaphor of a "wheel in the sky"
to explain their existence, with Dick Hubbell
representing the center hub of the wheel, the
Hubologists the extending spokes, and non-
members the outer rim, "crushed" by the truth of
their teachings. The existence of extraterrestrial life
plays a role in Hubology, and as a part of this, the
Hubologists in San Francisco are trying to repair a
pre-War space shuttle to leave the planet, and the
Hubologists in Nuka-World are trying to repair a UFO
with the same goal.
MORMON CHURCH
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
more commonly known as the Mormon church to
most who are not members of the church, is the
largest denomination originating from the Latter Day
Saint movement founded by Joseph Smith in
Upstate New York in 1830.
Adherents, often referred to in-game as New
Canaanites, view good works and adherence to the
teachings of Jesus Christ as revealed through
Joseph Smith, Jr. as the central tenets of their
religion. The Church has an open canon which
includes five scriptural texts: the Bible (both Old and
New Testaments), the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine
and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. Other
than the Bible, the majority of the LDS canon
consists of revelation dictated by Joseph Smith
(who was subsequently murdered by an angry mob)
and includes commentary and exegesis about the
Bible, texts described as lost parts of the Bible, and
other works believed to be written by ancient
prophets. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints also follows a path of modern revelation, with
each successive president of the church (and his
Apostles) being sustained as prophets, seers, and
revelators; church publications and talks from
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General Conference are often likened to scripture, have a structure similar to a traditional government
and are used as such in a supplementary fashion. with politicians, a chief of the army, a medical
Groups of Mormons still survive in the wasteland, division, a science division, etc., but religious
mostly in the area that used to be known as the classes are also important in the Reaver Movement,
state of Utah, which originated as a safe haven for like priests. Also, the priest is the only reaver office
the Latter-day Saints as they migrated to escape that can be held in conjunction with the other
persecution. The Mormon Pioneers succeeded in classes, like scientist-priest. They are extremely
establishing a community, which became Salt Lake numerous, and a group of about forty reavers can be
City, Utah's capital and most populous city. Some seen in Junction City just to get one item of
time after a direct war with the United States, the technology and patrol the Midwest.
Utah territory, also known to the Mormons as Also, they have priests allowed to perform the
Deseret, became the state of Utah in 1896. This turn sacred rites of the Reaver Movement and acting as a
of events occurred after a series of unsuccessful mediatory between the reavers and the reavers'
petitions by the Church's former president, Brigham gods. They also have holy visions about prophecy or
Young, who had also been Utah territory's first technology, fanciful or not, that sometime take
governor. The petitions had been denied in the past, shape after in Temple-Laboratories, the reaver
primarily due to the Church's early stance on workshops. They generally perform a period of
polygamy. After the proclamation of the 1890 fasting, permitting them to have a better contact
Manifesto (which denounced any future plural with their gods.
marriages) by Church president Wilford Woodruff, Technology is everything for the Reaver Movement,
Utah was granted statehood. seeing it as sacred, searching for the spiritual
Though truly brutal groups like Caesar's Legion willenlightenment of science. Knowledge is divine for
not hesitate to enslave or kill Mormons, most tribals them and they don't hesitate to give courage in
and other organizations leave the Mormons alone, combat with citing the greatest invention of man or
knowing that they often will voluntarily give the scientific theory, like "for the glory of the
medicine or other aid to groups who need it. transistor" and "by the spirit of Counter-Electric-
Wastelanders tolerate the Mormons' proselytizing Motor-Force!", they also refer to each other as
because finding help with relatively benign brothers. They believe in a thing called the "current
conditions is rare; the New Canaanites are also flow", connecting them between the spiritual world
known as fair traders. of technology and the real world.
They have and revere many gods called Tech-Gods
REAVER MOVEMENT - mostly based on electrical units or pre-War
technology components - their domains being
The Reaver Movement is a religious cult of humans related to their function. The known Tech-Gods of
dedicated to the worship of technology operating in the Reaver Movement are:
the Midwest.  Electric Father of Creation, the creator of
The Reaver Movement was founded many decades everything.
before 2197 in the Midwest. They were raiders at  Be'alza-Gates, the acolyte of Satansoft (comes
first who found a military cache in the Midwest and from Beelzebub and Bill Gates, founder of
started to create a religion dedicated to the worship Microsoft).
of technology and everything around it. Sometime  Heavenly Ampere, the god of vision (comes from
after, they established a headquarters in the former the unit of electric current).
city of Newton in Kansas, where  His Capacitance, a kind of guide for
reaver scientists began to examine the Reaver Movement.
and produce technology and  Holy Ohm, the god of resistance
weapons. They are very different (comes from the unit of electrical
than the Brotherhood of Steel, since resistance).
they feel technology has an  Panasonica, lord of the Eternal
important religious significance and Assembly Lines of Panasonica
have religious beliefs in various (comes from the corporation
technology-related fields. They are Panasonic).
also more aggressive and have kept  Saint Di Ode, the god of
their likeness to raiders, acting like protection (comes from a diode -
them when they come close to getting wrongly named Di Ode).
new technology.  Saint Sony, the god of vision
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(comes from the corporation Sony).

 Satansoft, the god of evil technology and lord of
the Tech-Underworld (comes from Satan and
Microsoft).
While Reavers revere technological instruments
and weapons, they think hostile technology against
them, like the Calculator's robots, are possessed by
a evil god named "Satansoft" and are their creature,
a "Satansoft's creature". Each piece of recovered
hostile technology are surnamed "evil part". They
also have something called the "Holy Multimeter",
allowing them to get answers on something, but it's
only available for consultation by reaver priests.

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CURRENCY
Bottle caps, also commonly referred to as caps for
short, are the standard currency in the Fallout setting. VARIANTS
As odd as it may seem, then bottle caps are the
standard accepted currency instead of regular bills
and coins.
BACKGROUND
In New California, the relative scarcity
of bottle caps made them a perfect
currency for Hub merchants to
adopt in the 22nd century, leading
to the nickname "Hubbucks" and
"Hubscript." Backed by the value
of water, the Hub merchants
supported bottle caps because the
technology to manufacture them and
paint their surfaces had been mostly
lost in the Great War, which limited any
counterfeiting efforts. Secondly, there are a
limited number of bottle caps, which preserve their
value against inflation to some degree. For similar
reasons the East Coast merchants also recognize
bottle caps as a currency, although who backs them
and guarantees their value is unknown.
While becoming the standard currency for Hub
merchants in the 22nd century, by the mid-23rd
century bottle caps were replaced by New California
Republic (NCR) dollars, which were backed by gold.
Caps would once again become a regularly-used
currency after the destruction of NCR's gold reserves
by the Brotherhood of Steel destabilized the value of
the dollar.
By the late-23rd century, the NCR's tenuous grip on
New California, the presence of Caesar's Legion
(who have their own currency), and the low value of
the now water-backed NCR dollar caused bottle
caps to re-emerge as the standard currency of the
Mojave Wasteland in 2281. Nevertheless, NCR and
Legion currency are both considered legal tender by
the various caravan companies and on the New
Vegas Strip. Mojave merchants also accept
nonstandard variants, such as Sunset Sarsaparilla
bottle caps.
However, based on the relative prices of items on
the East Coast and West Coast, the bottle cap
currency is used in larger amounts in the former.
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GENESYS
There is a handful of different bottle caps available
that functions as currency in the Fallout setting.
NUKA-COLA BOTTLE CAP
Standard Nuka-Cola bottle caps featuring 21
crimps and ridges, used as the basic form of
currency throughout the entire American wasteland.
COUNTERFEIT NUKA-COLA BOTTLE CAP
Physically they appear identical to standard
Nuka-Cola bottle caps and are presumably
intended to be used for trading in place
of actual bottle caps. They are
produced by unknown persons,
have no trade value, and cannot be
used for any monetary purpose.
NCR DOLLARS
The NCR introduced its own
money around the turn of the 23rd
century and initially it relied on coins
minted from gold. By 2241, the economy of NCR
dominated the West Coast and coins became
universal currency, used by the three big powers:
NCR, Vault City and New Reno. During this time
bottle caps had become worthless in these regions.
The gold in Redding, for a while, backed the NCR
currency. However, by 2281, the currency was no
longer backed by gold due to it losing its value as a
result of the NCR-Brotherhood War. The NCR dollar
had value due to it being backed by commodity rare
metals. Due to this, the money has become severely
devalued, with a hundred-dollar bill coming out to
around 40 caps rather than its face value, even in
NCR territory or shops. This means that the
exchange rate for NCR Currency to bottle caps is
about 2 bottle caps to 5 NCR dollars. Its form had
also changed: instead of minted coins, the NCR
issues banknotes, similar to pre-War money. In the
Mojave Wasteland, these notes can be seen in the
$5, $20, and $100 denominations.
The notes are issued by the Republic Reserve
located in Angel's Boneyard. In 2281, the current
Treasurer of the Republic and head of the Republic
Reserve is John Michael Henderton; his signature
can be found on the front face of all NCR notes
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found in the Mojave Wasteland.

PRE-WAR MONEY
Pre-War money was the currency of the United
States of America before the Great War. Despite its
former status, no contemporary individuals or
organizations use pre-War money as a form of
currency, treating it as a low-value collectable item
instead. Since the holograms at the Sierra Madre
Casino were programmed before the war, they still
use pre-War money as their primary basis of
exchange.

SUNSET SARSAPARILLA BOTTLE CAP

This nonstandard variant, taken off Sunset
Sarsaparilla bottles, is used in the Mojave Wasteland
alongside Nuka-Cola caps.

SUNSET SARSAPARILLA STAR BOTTLE CAP

A rare variant of the Sunset Sarsaparilla bottle cap,
featuring a blue star on the underside of the cap.
These can be traded in to Festus at the Sunset
Sarsaparilla headquarters for a reward.

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TECHNOLOGY
Technology in the world of Fallout is different from
ours. First, due to the Divergence, it has developed in
a radically different direction. It's a world in which
integrated circuits were developed very late and
even then their popularity was limited, as people
preferred the more resistant and reliable vacuum
tubes. Second, the technology has progressed
beyond our current level, as the development
proceeded all the way until 2077 and even further in
certain cases (such as the Enclave).
Much of the Fallout world and technology is
inspired by 1950s pulp science fiction. The world is
not our own, functioning due to a different set of
rules. It is a world in which radiation can mutate
people into ghouls and portable directed energy
weapons are not only viable but also (relatively)
widespread. This article aims to highlight the
differences between the Fallout world's technology
and our own.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
In colloquial parlance, Artificial Intelligence refers stimpak is astounding by our standards - a self
to a computer or a robot that is "self-aware" - it is
capable of not only logical deduction, reasoning and cells into a replication frenzy, swiftly healing minor
communicating, but knows of its own existence, the wounds, doing in seconds what often takes days by
possibility of its own mortality (and immortality),
and possesses creativity, desire, and, in many cases, between our technology and that of Fallout is the
emotion.
The most notable, and the most advanced AI to
date, are the Synths, specifically the Generation 3
Synths. Almost entirely biological and near-perfect
clones of humans with the exception of a number of
mechanical components inserted during
manufacturing, Generation 3 Synths are entirely
sapient and self aware, with few exceptions.
AUTO-DOC
An Auto-Doc (abbreviation of "Automatic Doctor")
is a miracle of pre-War medical technology - a
device capable of performing even the most
complex medical procedures without qualified
medical personnel. Even for a talented physician,
these are invaluable aids. Early models were
retroactively upgraded with new software and
functionality introduced in later Auto-Docs before
the Great War and as such, even Mark I devices are
commonly able to perform complex surgeries just as
TECHNOLOGY
well as the Mark IX and Sink models.
Typically, Auto-Doc functionality includes
regenerating health, restoring crippled limbs and
performing surgeries, as well as being capable of
implementing implants that enhance both physical
and mental performance. Optional upgrades also
allow it to mitigate fatigue (by injecting adrenaline -
not recommended for extended use) and dispense
medical supplies. Even after the Great War, Auto-
Docs have remained a rare technology found in the
possession of only a few individuals.
The Auto-Doc is considered to have three points of
Intellect for the purpose of Medicine checks, and
also have two ranks of Medicine skill. Further, it also
have two ranks of both the Physician and Surgeon
talents.
BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES
Yet another startlingly advanced field in the Fallout
world, biomedical science flourished in the retro-
futuristic world. The most basic example, the
contained stimulation delivery package, sending the
regular means. What further deepens the gap
existence of superior versions, the super stimpak
and ultra stimpak, which can heal even the worst of
injuries at a minor cost of health damage from the
frenzy of replication a few minutes later.
Of course, developments also took place in fields
other than healing, namely, pharmaceutical
enhancement. In comparison, our drugs look like
primitive hallucinogenics, as those in the Fallout
world last longer and have much stronger effects.
Buffout, synthetic steroids, amplifies Strength and
Endurance greatly, Mentats increase Intelligence and
Perception while psycho increases both resistance
to pain and physical damage.
Yet all of the above pales in comparison with truly
revolutionary technologies. Beginning with the
ability to easily clone replacement limbs and organs
for humans, through surgeries permanently
enhancing the human body all the way to viruses
capable of rewriting human DNA and altering their
physical appearance in real time. This last, most
phenomenal achievement is called the FEV, Forced
Evolutionary Virus.
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COMPUTERS
Compared to other fields, computers are strangely
primitive - while portable units (such as RobCo Pip-
Boys) and robots exist, it seems that the actual
processing power is quite low (64k of RAM in
Enclave terminals), contrasting with other advanced
technologies. Their frames are also typically large
and cumbersome, compared to the small, sleek
forms of today. Desktop personal computers are
larger than a breadbox, while computers used in
offices can consist of multiple vending-machine
sized magnetic-tape servers, filling entire rooms.
One of the main reasons for these bulky computers
was that the computers in the Fallout universe make
use of primarily bulky vacuum tubes, with only a
small number of compact integrated circuit-boards.
Computer monitors also relied on large, primitive
Cathode ray tubes, which only allowed for
monochrome picture. Because of this, Television in
the Fallout world never moved past black and white.
While most pre-War computers were bulky,
primitive or both, there were exceptions. The U.S.
government possessed several ZAX
supercomputers, which were capable of complex
artificial intelligence. Some robots, including the
Mister Handy series, robobrains and assaultrons
also possess complex artificial personalities and
libraries worth of information, despite being built
around compact chassis.
CRYONICS
Cryonics is the low-level temperature preservation
of humans and animals in a suspended animation
by slowing their vital functions, for the purposes of
preserving them and keeping them alive for periods
of time ranging from decades or even centuries until
they are needed. Other purposes include
safekeeping, or for keeping them alive for as long as
possible while their brains are connected to an
external expression device.
Before the Great War, Robert House and his
company, as well as the Big Mountain Research
Facility, are known to have produced technology
within the cryogenic and cryonic field. Robert House
extensively researched extending the human life,
and created his own cryonic chamber that allowed
the user to connect their brain pattern and
consciousness to an external interface. Big
Mountain produced hibernation chambers with
similar purposes, however, the nature of their
research into the field is unknown. The United States
Armed Forces experimented with cryonic technology
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as well, making the systems at the Raven Rock
facility, and using cryonic chambers in the Sierra
Army Depot.
ENERGY
One of the key elements of the backstory are the
Resource Wars, fought for the last remaining energy
resources on Earth. In the wake of the crisis, as the
economy ground to a halt, the United States sought
alternatives to fossil fuel energy, arriving at two
solutions - utilizing fission and fusion as the primary
power sources. The first crude fusion cell was
unveiled in 2066, providing the United States with an
edge and averting its imminent bankruptcy.
By 2077, microfusion cells were commonplace,
used widely as chargers for energy-consuming
technology, ranging from laser rifles to cars.
However, perhaps the most representative element
of the new energy source is the iconic T-51b power
armor, powered by a back-mounted TX-23 Micro
Fusion pack, with enough fuel capacity to allow
operation for nearly a century.
Fission power sources have found their use as
well, as power sources for robots, which can utilize a
nuclear power unit as its energy source or backup
generators.
HOLODISK
A holodisk, holotape or THT tape, is a durable
laser-readable storage device produced by Wattz
Electronics, based on the tape holography
technology, storing their information safely for
extended periods of time.
Holotapes, according to the Vault Dweller's
Survival Guide, could hold as much as 256 kilobytes
(with the middle models holding 128 kilobytes and
standard tape holding only 64 kilobytes), while
according to Vree, high-density, manufactured-
crystal holodisks could hold as much as 4,000
gigabytes (nearly 4 terabytes) of information.
HOLOGRAM
A hologram is an three-dimensional photograph
recorded via refracted lasers onto a two-
dimensional surface. In the Fallout universe,
holograms appear as they do in other works of
science fiction, I.E. as three-dimensional volumetric
projections of objects and people made of beams of
monochromatic light. It is one of the more rare
technologies found in the Fallout universe.
Holograms were an advanced experimental
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technology before the Great War, and never achieved
the same level of prominence as other forms of
technology. Due to the enormous energy
requirements for projecting holograms, as well as
the cost of materials and manufacturing, holograms
were largely unseen by the public eye, existing
primarily in top-secret research labs and military
facilities.
It is believed that hologram technology originally
stemmed from Stealth Boy research, in a scientific
drive to match Chinese stealth suit technology.
All holograms in the Fallout universe appear as
bright blue, monochromatic 3-D projections, often
with visible scan lines and "flickering" effects similar
to an old CRT monitor. Being made of light, they are
intangible, and thus cannot be touched, held or, in
the case of security holograms, killed. All
holograms require an emitting device to
appear. They are used primarily for
displaying images for communication and
research, although some are
used for entertainment as well
as security.
Service protocol holograms
perform a specific function -
greeters, simple vendors, or in the
case of the Sierra Madre casino
itself, even monitoring gambling
tables. These service holograms
follow simple routines, being little
more than robots. They cannot attack,
nor will they respond to attacks. In the
Sierra Madre, they appear as ordinary
humans with neat haircuts and fancy
suits.
Security protocol holograms are
somewhat more sophisticated than
Service holograms, capable of
providing security to a designated area.
Using invisible field-of-view sensors to
scan their surroundings, Security
holograms can patrol a fixed path and
respond to any threats they encounter
with swift retaliation. Their memory cells
can only perceive the area in a fixed cone in
front of them, so two or more holograms are
utilised to cover each other's blind spots. Once an
intruder is detected, Security holograms will
turn from blue to yellow in color, indicating
that they are aware of the intruder's
presence. If the trespasser does not leave their
line of sight, they will flash red, and attempt to
subdue the target with a powerful discharge beam
fired from their foreheads.
Attacking a security hologram head-on is useless-
TECHNOLOGY
being made of only light, they cannot be killed, hurt,
or even slowed down by conventional weapons.
Their only weakness is the hologram emitter they
are bound to, and limits the range at which they will
pursue their targets. Due to the limited range
hologram emitters, they can often be found near
guards, after which they can be destroyed with a
decent amount of force. Emitters can also be
reprogrammed via terminals, either switching
holograms to a non-hostile state or shutting them
off completely.
PERSONAL PROTECTION
One of the most noticeable technological leaps
was made in the field of protecting people from
harm (as well as causing it, but more on that later).
The United States was especially proficient at doing
so, as its research into polymers paid off, resulting
in suits of advanced combat armor being widely
deployed across the country to police and military
forces, sometimes even civilians with a special
BADTFL permit. This armor protected the
wearer considerably from conventional and
explosive damage as well as laser and
plasma, a trait quite useful on the modern
battlefield.
Another example of considerable
advancement is the power armor, an
armored suit with a hydraulic endoskeleton,
powered by a fusion pack, designed to be a one-
man tank replacing traditional, inefficient
vehicles in their role. It is an exclusively
American technology, which is also the root of
many other technologies, such as the
aforementioned cold fusion.
Even the Great War failed to stall research into
the technology, as the Enclave continued to
develop new suits to create an even
more powerful suit than the pre-War
cutting edge T-51b power armor.
An interesting example of
research into personal protection
exists, in the form of the Tesla
armor, a suit based on Nikola
Tesla's blueprints, in which
Tesla Attraction Coils attract
and disperse energy attacks,
providing a surprisingly
effective protective apparel and
another example of how Fallout's physics are
different than our own.
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ROBOTICS
A fledgling field of science in our world has
become a thriving industry of its own in the Fallout
world. Robots are widely used and have reached a
very high level of refinement and advancement. They
can operate individually, can process visual and
audio data in real time and make tactical decisions
in the heat of the moment, operate human or inbuilt
weapons with deadly accuracy and even host
artificial intelligences.
An indication of just how advanced robotics were
is the fact, that robots were commercially available
to civilians and companies, apart from the military -
Mister Handy and protectron robots being the best
examples of just how widespread and popular they
were.
At the time of the Great War, robots were just
making their appearance in the average suburban
household, but the military still had the largest
number of active robots. The robots that are still
running are found in isolated former military bases
or ones that have been restored by settlements with
the sophisticated technology needed to keep them
running.
Typically, robots are equipped with a basic
programming structure that dictates behavior and
priorities. In most cases, these rules are effectively
set in stone, and there's little the player can do to
influence them. However, robots can also develop
personalities. Whether this is an intended feature
present from manufacturing or the cumulative result
of centuries of poorly-attended operation is unclear.
Some robots, such as the Nuka-Cola shipping
foreman appear to have rather harsh personalities
present from their first days of activation, while
others, such as the protectron series seem to have
little personality at all. At times, this personality
seems to operate at odds with the fundamental core
programming of the robot.
Robots are often pressed into emergency duty
outside their normal menu of skills, although this
meets with varying degrees of success. A general-
maintenance Mister Handy will likely make a poor
medic.
It may also be noted that without proper
supervision, robots may handle situations rather
extremely. Metro protectron will kill an unarmed
person if they do not have a ticket, on top of this they
do not accept red pass or blue pass cards, meaning
someone traveling on these lines may be attacked
even with proper authorization. With this in mind it
can be safe to say that robots of the Fallout universe
do not follow Asimov's three laws of robotics, or if
they do very loosely. It would seem that east coast
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GENESYS
robots have a naturally adverse attitude towards
humans, or animated things in general- living or
robotic, as all the robots feature a combat "inhibitor"
meaning that the robots all exhibit an uncontrollable
urge to kill, without the inhibitor anyway.
VEHICLES
In 2077, due to the oil crisis, gasoline was no
longer a viable car fuel, even more so with the
excellent power the automobiles had. As such, many
car companies have desperately pursued research
into alternative power sources, with Chryslus Motors
finally patenting the successor to gasoline: electric
engines, powered by energy cells. Charged with
fusion cells, a Chryslus Corvega or Highwayman
featured 800+ horsepower and acceleration from 0
to 60 MPH in under a second, all done with a full
analog system and no computers. However, not
many of these cars were produced and those that
were had a limited success due to their hefty price
tag.
Steam-powered trucks were also being used by
the time of the Great War, and unlike the bulky
nuclear cars, were also very viable for transit in the
post-Apocalypse.
VIRTUAL REALITY
Virtual reality or VR simulators were a fairly new
technology before the Great War and are known to
have been in use only in the United States military
and in at least one Vault-Tec Vault.
The extent to which the simulators replicate reality
is unknown - in some cases, being killed in the
simulation results in the person being killed in real
life. It is possible this is only an extreme case, as it is
a fail safe in Vault 112, and a simulation used to
open an armory in the VSS facility. Since, as
previously stated, these simulators are known to
have no civilian or entertainment applications, the
question remains whether they were part of a
previous training simulation or other project,
possibly involving the development of power armor.
Again, due to the limited information available since
the bombs fell, this may never be known.
WEAPONS
Likely the single field in which the greatest
advancements were made, weaponry of the Fallout
world is varied and incredibly advanced in some
regards. Apart from conventional weapons based on
combustion of gunpowder, energy weapons
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development advanced at a rapid pace, allowing for

the creation of mass produced laser, plasma and
pulse rifles.
While many conventional weapons echo those
available in our world (such as the AK-112 Assault
Rifle or Colt Rangemaster hunting rifle), advances in
high-tech, light-weight polymer have also enabled
man to carry huge weapons: man-portable
miniguns. Developed not only by America, these
massive rotary cannons are capable of delivering
extreme firepower in a compact package.
Yet they were still horribly bulky and inefficient
when compared with energy weapons. These
advanced armaments were developed to be powered
with Microfusion cells, although battery packs or
cabled power systems could also be used as well.
There are three distinct types of these weapons in
the wastelands - laser based, which emit a several
megawatt beam of coherent light, plasma based,
relying on delivering damage via condensed plasma
and pulse, in which the damage is done via a
powerful electrical energy pulse.
The United States Armed Forces were principally
interested in the development of these weapons and
employed them widely. The Enclave, successor to
the US government, followed this trend.
A curious offshot of research into ways to harm
other humans was the Gauss coilgun technology.
Originating in Germany, the weapons fired a small
caliber metal slug (2mm energy cell) down a barrel
surrounded by magnets, propelling it to extreme
speeds and guaranteeing massive damage upon
impact.

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THEIR CAUSES
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MUTATIONS AND THEIR CAUSES
Fallout is a world full of mutations, and this chapter blessed with exceptional strength, intelligence and
deals with what causes mutations and what
happens when mutations takes effect.
FORCED EVOLUTIONARY VIRUS
The other major source of mutations in the Fallout
world is FEV: the Forced Evolutionary Virus. The
super mutants, floaters, centaurs, and possibly
wanamingos are products of FEV infection. Harold
was also mutated by FEV, even though he looks
like a ghoul.
It was initially called the Pan-Immunity
Virion Project and was created to fight a
disease called the New Plague.
However, abnormal side effects
were observed in test subjects.
The test animals began to grow
dramatically and their brain
activity increased. Seeing the
potential there, the Army sent its
own people to secure the
project, renamed it FEV: Forced
Evolutionary Virus, and began
performing experiments on
humans within the
Mariposa Military Base,
which would turn soldiers into
abnormally strong and intelligent
supermen.
After the Great War, and the exodus of Roger
Maxson and his troops to the Lost Hills Bunker, the
base sat quiet until it was discovered by a group of
explorers including Harold and Doctor Richard Grey,
most of whom died when they encountered the
automated defense systems. Soon, only Grey and
Harold remained. Harold was knocked out (he never
did find out how) and woke up out in the desert
looking like a ghoul. Grey was knocked into a vat full
of FEV by a crane and managed to crawl out. He
began to mutate in horrible ways, turning into a sort
of blobby kind of thing. He developed psychic
powers, which were enhanced by consuming living
minds to expand his own brainpower. Slowly, he
started doing his own experiments with FEV.
Grey found that many of the test subjects were
metamorphosing into giant, mindless brutes with
the intelligence of a child, if they survived at all.
However, a rare few test subjects became super
mutants. Immune to disease or radiation while
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endurance, super mutants were superior to humans
in every way. They also possessed the exceptionally
long life of the mutated as well as total sterility. Grey
– who now called himself the Master – lamented the
needless destruction of the war. He decided that he
would have to force humanity to evolve. Those who
could not evolve would die.
Creating super mutants was a very hit-or-miss
process. The great majority of super mutants
produced by the Master and later his Lieutenant
in Mariposa's Vats were big, dumb brutes.
Physically, they were vastly superior
to humans, but they had the
intelligence of children. What
exactly causes some mutants
to be brilliant and others to be
stupid is unknown. As a rule
of thumb, the less damaged
or altered by radiation the
subject's DNA, the better.
Aside from super mutants,
the Master also created a
variety of other creatures.
Floaters are hostile mutant
creatures that likely originated
from the FEV-infected flatworms
mentioned in the FEV
experiment disk, and were later
further enhanced by the Master's
experiments. Centaurs were created by
tossing a varied mix of dogs, cats, brahmin
and other animals into a vat and seeing what came
out the other end.
RADIATION
The various types of mutant creatures that inhabit
the Wastelands were mostly created by radiation.
This is where mantises, geckos, radscorpions,
brahmin and the various mutant rodent species
originated from. Radiation is also how ghouls -
decrepit, zombie-like victims of massive radiation
poisoning - are created. Many ghouls were once
Vault dwellers living in Vault 12 under the city of
Bakersfield (better known as the Necropolis after the
War). As part of the vast Vault Experiment Program,
the Vault 12 door was designed not to close
properly. Thus, the vault's inhabitants were exposed
to massive amounts of radiation, leading to most of
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them becoming ghouls.

Indeed, this "Radiation Gigantism" has been shown
by many types of the Wasteland's creatures, such as
giant ants, radroaches, bloatflies, and mirelurks.

OTHER MUTANTS
There are a few other types of mutant creatures in
the Wastelands that don't directly stem from FEV or
radiation. These are mostly the intelligent animals.
The intelligent spore plant and radscorpion in
Broken Hills were another, separate experiment
conducted by a scientist there. The wanamingos
were a pre-War experiment conducted by the U.S.
military similar to the Enclave's intelligent Deathclaw
research, were all, without exception, systematically
eradicated. Occasionally, other intelligent animals
have appeared here and there, but all have been
flukes.
There are human societies that have undergone
gradual mutations over several generations due to
either environmental conditions like exposure to the
modified airborne strain of FEV that permeates the
Wastelands of New California, radiation exposure, or
other reasons. Two examples are the Slags (mutated
by genetic adaption to life underground) and the
Beastlords (mutated by a unique form of radiation).
Additional forms of these such mutants include the
Trogs of the Pitt, the Swampfolk of Point Lookout
and the Tunnelers of Hopeville.

ENCLAVE MUTATION POLICY

The Enclave holds the view that any "human" who
has been "exposed" to the post-nuclear world's
ambient environmental radiation is a mutant and
that all mutants should be destroyed and disposed
of. The Enclave's definition of "exposure" would
seem to mean that only Enclave members and those
people still residing in Vaults count as "pure" human
beings.

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DISEASES

DISEASES
Not only is the radioactive Wasteland a threat in
itself, but so are the many denizens that roam the
blasted wastes, but diseases also run rampart
among those that traverse the Wastelands.
NEW PLAGUE
New Plague, the Blue Flu, or Limit 115 is a socially
transmitted plague which arose in the middle of the
21st century in the United States.
The time from onset of early, flu-like symptoms to
death was three to five days. Later, infected subjects
suffered from profuse sweating, unexplained
contusions/swelling, and massive external
hemorrhaging. Eventually, the New Plague resulted
in clogged respiration, usually killing the infected
subject. Survivors of the New Plague usually ended
up sterile.
Limit 115 was a secret, genetically engineered
weapon designed by scientists working for the
United States government or the shadow
government later known as the Enclave. The intent
was initially to create a virus that would sterilize the
infected people, to be used on enemies such as
China.
The "New Plague" arose in 2052 after Chinese Hei
Gui agents managed to steal some of the Limit-115
during a sabotage of the Hoover Dam testing labs.
The spies were in the process of trying to escape
Denver and were killed, breaking samples of the
virus in a crowded public area. The epidemic killed
approximately two-hundred thousand citizens in the
United States, including cities such as Denver,
Boulder, and Colorado Springs. The United States
closed its borders and the first-ever national
quarantine was declared.
 Vector: Airborne.
 Speed: [24 – Brawn] hours.
 Duration: [Resilience] days.
 Effect: Anyone affected with the New Plague must
upgrade the difficulty of all skill checks once. This
upgrade penalty increases by an additional upgrade
per day, to the point of the patient's Resilience ranks
in days, at which point the patient dies a horrible
suffocating death.
 Treatment: New Plague can be treated, although it
is quite difficult. A Daunting (dddd) Medicine
check is required each day of treatment. A
successful check lowers the upgraded difficulty by
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one. When this reach no upgrade, the patient is
successfully treated of the New Plague.
POST-CRYOGENIC SYNDROME
Post-cryogenic syndrome is a medical condition
that can be suffered by individuals who are removed
from cryogenic stasis after having been submerged
in bio med gel for prolonged periods of time. Dobbs
is the only known person to have suffered the
condition.
The symptoms can be fatal, and can result in the
individual completely dissolving seconds after
leaving stasis.
 Vector: None.
 Speed: Immediate.
 Duration: Instantaneous.
 Effect: When brought out from cryogenic freeze, a
character must make an Average (dd) Resilience
check. Any uncancelled t results in 2 points of
unsoakable Strain damage each. A y results in the
character being Disoriented for a duration of one day
per uncancelled t on the check, with a minimum of
one day. Should the check result in y and ttt
the body immediately starts to dissolve, leaving the
character with a single turn before dying.
 Treatment: There is no known treatment for Post-
Cryogenic Syndrome.
REPCONN SHAKES
The REPCONN Shakes was an illness that was
caused when a few pre-War children drank the
glowing blue liquid from a rocket souvenir toy. The
children mistook the liquid inside of said rocket toy
for Nuka-Cola Quartz (presumably) and drank it
down after getting them at the REPCONN gift shop.
It is assumed that the symptoms would be the
same as drinking any other poisonous substance
such as Windex. Symptoms include:
 Severe diarrhea
 Vomiting.
 Severe shaking.
 Fever.
 Teeth chattering.
 Pale-looking face.
 Blood in vomit.
 Increased blood pressure to compensate for lost
blood after vomiting.
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The REPCONN Shakes, according to Cliff Briscoe
“was a bad thing indeed for RobCo”. Having no want
for the rocket toys after that incident, they unloaded
all of their stock of rocket toys onto the Dino Bite gift
shop in Novac, where they have sat for over 200
years.
 Vector: Ingestion.
 Speed: [Brawn + 1] turns.
 Duration: [Brawn – 6] days.
 Effect: RepCONN shakes renders the character
Disoriented for a duration of [6 – Brawn] days.
During this time, the character adds bb to all skill
checks.
 Treatment: RepCONN shakes can be treated by
administering an Average (dd) Medicine check.
SUPER EBOLA VIRUS
From the name alone Super Ebola Virus (SEBOV), it
can be assumed to be a mutated strain of the well-
known, standard Ebola virus. If it is anything at all
like or similar to the regular Ebola virus, the Super
Ebola virus would likely cause a virally hemorrhagic
fever in the infected and ultimately lead to high fever
shock and ultimately death much more quickly or
much more severely overall than the regular Ebola
virus.
write that the afflicted person should be encouraged
to see a vault physician for diagnosis. If diagnosed
with VDS, the afflicted person is prescribed an anti-
anxiety medication.
 Vector: None.
 Speed: Usually one check is made every year in a
Vault, at the GMs discretion.
 Duration: Until cured.
 Effect: Anyone suffering from VDS must upgrade
the difficulty of all skill checks once. Furthermore,
any skill check with a y result, means that the
character performs an erratic and random act, which
is determined by the GM. The character is well aware
of his actions during the time, but his mental state of
mind has driven him to do such an abnormal
behavior.
 Treatment: Vault Depressive Syndrome, or VDS, is
relatively easile cured, requiring an Average (dd)
Medicine check.

 Vector: Inhalation.
 Speed: [Brawn x 2] hours.
 Duration: Until cured.
 Effect: Every day that the character is affected with
SEBOV, he reduces both of his Agility and Brawn
characteristics by 1 point. If either of these two
characteristics reach 0, the character dies.
 Treatment: The Super Ebola Virus is rather
resistant to medicine and treatment, making it one
of the most difficult diseases for doctors to treat.
Attempts to cure a patient of SEBOV requires a
Formidable (ddddd) Medicine check.

VAULT DEPRESSIVE SYNDROME

The Vault depressive syndrome, or VDS, is a
mental health ailment. VDS was first diagnosed in
the mid-21st century by Vault-Tec vault physicians.
The physicians' notes and treatment methods were
recorded and codified in the Vault-Tec medical
protocols. The physicians listed some of the
symptoms of this ailment as lethargy, anxiety, and
low self-esteem. Some residents who have these
symptoms can sometimes act out their insecurities
and low self-esteem by bullying other residents. If a
resident exhibits these symptoms, the physicians

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VAULTS
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VAULTS
A vault is a type of subterranean installation
initially designed by the Vault-Tec Corporation, later
constructed in collaboration with RobCo Industries.
Officially, they were designed for the sole purpose of
sheltering up to one thousand individuals in the
event of a nuclear holocaust; however, in reality, they
were part of a series of secret experiments
orchestrated by the United States government.
BACKGROUND
Commissioned by the U.S. government in 2054 as equipment, hydro-agricultural farms, a water
part of “Project: Safehouse,” also known as the
"Societal Preservation Program," the Vault-Tec
Corporation constructed 122 vaults across the
country. However, at the onset of the Great War in
2077, the vaults sealed without many of their
intended inhabitants, a result of the “cry wolf effect" incinerator receptacles were used for the destruction
that previous training drills
had on the populace.
The first vault was
constructed beneath Los
Angeles, and was intended
to demonstrate the viability
of such a facility. Unlike
subsequent installations,
this demonstration vault
was not part of the ulterior
experiment behind Project:
Safehouse. By 2063, most
of the vaults had finished construction, with the
exceptions of Vault 13, Vault 114, Vault 118 and
Vault 88. Vault 112 is the last known vault to be
completed, construction having concluded in June
of 2074.
OVERVIEW
The vaults were some of the most expensive
shelters in the pre-War world. According to the Vault
Dweller's Survival Guide for Vault 13 (otherwise
known as the Fallout manual), the intended budget
for that particular installation was 400 billion dollars, seem to suffer from xenophobia (fear of strangers)
and by the end of its construction reached $645
billion (although it should be mentioned that prices
in the Fallout setting are highly inflated). The vaults
were located in various locations, and little
information is available as to why those particular
sites were chosen.
Each vault was designed to hold one thousand
VAULTS
occupants at any given time, although hot-bunking
was required at maximum capacity, and equipped
with all facilities and supplies needed by them to
survive in isolation for the designated time.
According to the Vault 101 PA System, the life
support system could work for over 900 years
without failure, and the odds of a vault failing were
1,763,497 to 1. In addition, the PA system also
stated that the average life expectancy in a properly
maintained vault is 92.3 years. The facilities and
supplies for Vault 13 included complete construction
purification system, defensive weaponry to equip 10
people, communication systems and surface
monitors, social, and entertainment files (for total
duration). Waste management was conducted by
burning trash on scheduled "burning days." Larger
of human corpses. In addition, some vaults received
one or two G.E.C.K.s,
intended to help the
inhabitants create a viable
civilization in the post-
nuclear world after the All
Clear signal is sent.
Different types of power
sources were utilized for
the vaults. Vault 13 relied
primarily on geothermal
energy, with backup power
available from a General Atomics nuclear power
generator, enough to sustain the vault for two
hundred years. Vault 8 on the other hand, relied on
an inefficient nuclear reactor, which, while enough
for Vault City to emerge, could only support a
relatively small, highly advanced settlement, and in
2241 was nearing its capacity, after which further
growth would be impossible.
All vault dwellers wear blue-and-yellow jumpsuits,
although the design varied between different vaults.
Needless to say, most vaults in the experiment
failed and had results completely different than
those advertised. Many who exited successful vaults
and/or agoraphobia (fear of open places).
LAYOUT
The vaults are all very similar in their basic
functions, but sometimes were constructed
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according to different designs. The vaults of the New
California area differ from those constructed in the
vicinity of Washington, DC, the Commonwealth, and
the Mojave area.
Due to scaling, the size of vaults shouldn't be
taken at face value. Many of the explorable vaults in
have enough space or facilities to actually house
1000 people (or rather 500, as hot-bunking is used
at maximum capacity). However, many doors within
vaults are inaccessible, from collapses, security
lockdowns, broken mechanical parts, etc., which
allows for the possibility that the vault is far larger
than the areas the player can access.
ENTRANCE
The entrance houses the vault's only connection to
the outside world - the airlock.
It is closed from the inside by a reinforced high-
security door and from the outside by a massive,
gear-shaped, four-foot thick vault door, which Three
Dog claims "weighs, like, thirteen tons." For most
vaults this is the only means of entering or leaving.
Most vaults have consoles located on both the
inside and outside, both of which require a security
code to open the outer door. These codes are usually
only known to a handful of people within the facility
so as to prevent unauthorized exits.
The automated narrator in Washington DC's
Museum of Technology states that the vault doors
had a projected 2% failure rate in case of a direct hit
by a nuclear missile. The only known vault to have
been hit by a nuclear weapon is Vault 87, and
according to the logs of its overseer, that blast
damaged the door beyond repair. This could have
been merely a "lucky shot" falling within the 2%
failure, but it seems more likely that Vault-Tec's
strength projections were incorrect or defined failure
as allowing the inside of the vault to be damaged or
irradiated.
Most vaults use a Seal-N-Safe Vault door Model
No. 343 to secure the airlock. Some older vaults,
such as Vault 101, use a different, cruder blast door
model. Vault 8, the control vault, had also a second,
much larger, blast door built, securing the entry
hallway leading to the entrance to the vault. Vault
111 and Vault 118 are the only known vaults to
feature an elevator leading to an underground area
where the gear shaped door is located already
secure in the hill it was built in.
The entrance level also houses the Emergency
Medical Lab complete with an Auto-Doc. A vault
medic was required to be present at the EML 24
hours a day. The lab had the equipment to treat
nearly all injuries and illnesses, ranging from simple
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bruises to radiation.
LIVING QUARTERS
Standard pre-War design of the living quarters was
that of a single room with a sanitary annex. Vault 13
had one hundred living quarters, and at maximum
capacity, ten people would be assigned to a single
living quarter, in a hot-bunking system. A standard
level had 20,000 square feet of usable area.
The lights in the vaults used Simu-Sun technology,
making it feel just like the outdoors, with only a
fraction of a sunburn risk.
COMMAND CENTER
At the heart of the vault, the command center was
where the overseer's seat was located. The
operations center, apart from the seat of power,
included the computer lab, where the water
purification system was located, and an armory,
where the vault's weapons, ammunition and armor
was stockpiled. A security guard was posted in the
command center at all times, to ensure that the
armaments were properly secured and handed out
only to people possessing the proper clearance from
the overseer. The overseer is also able to see anyone
inside the vault with the Eye-on-You cameras.
Apart from that, the level also contained the
computer core (with the vault's AI monitoring the
shelter 24/7), housing data processing units, a
library playing an important role in educating vault
dwellers, a common meeting room, and the primary
store room, where the most important supplies
would be stored.
Equipped with dual 5.56mm miniguns in some
vaults, the overseer's command post can be
considered the last line of defense in case vault
security is breached.
TRUE PURPOSE
Officially, the vaults were nuclear shelters designed
to protect the American population from nuclear
holocaust. However, with a population of almost 400
million by 2077, the U.S. would need nearly 400,000
vaults the size of Vault 13, while Vault-Tec was
commissioned to build only 122 such vaults. The
government, and Vault-Tec, never really believed an
actual nuclear war would occur; the real reason for
the existence of these vaults was to run social
experiments on pre-selected segments of the
population to see how they react to the stresses of
isolation and how successfully they recolonize Earth
after the vault opens.
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The total number of vaults is a government secret
and has been lost; there were the aforementioned
"public" vaults, which numbered 122 and an
undisclosed number of "private" vaults. Information
on whether Vault-Tec was an international
corporation or strictly U.S. based, cannot be
released due to Vault-Tec and United States federal
regulations. That said, Vault-Tec seems to have
constructed some vaults in Canada. In a letter sent
to a rejected DC citizen the company offered to
provide a list of "Vault-Tec facilities with available
accommodations, in exciting locales such as
Oklahoma and newly-annexed Canada."
Of the 122 known public vaults, only 17 were
control, meaning that only 17 were made to public
expectations. All others were designed to include a
social experiment, sometimes with a select few of
the inhabitants observing the occupants.
While some vaults had 'noble' goals, such as to
eradicate disease (Vault 81) or improve the
human genome (Vault 75), they had
incredibly unethical methods of doing
so, often exposing their inhabitants -
often fatally - to some danger
specific to certain vaults to
research the effects.
The few vaults that
survived intact for more than 80
years came to serve another,
unanticipated purpose: they were
an excellent source of pure
human stock, uncontaminated
by the mutated airborne
strain of FEV and prime
candidates for conversion
into super mutants.
The true nature of the vaults
epitomized the insidious nature of the government
at its most callous, a running theme in Fallout that
the American government was unconcerned with
the wellbeing of its people even in absolute
crisis. The innumerable loss of life caused by
making so few vaults, and their intended use
as social experiments, and toying with what
little remained of the American population
highlights this. Worse, if the Enclave met
setbacks, failed or were rendered incapable of
recolonizing the world, it appears there was no
backup plan to utilize the vaults to replenish
humanity.
RESULTS
In terms of providing safety and security for their
inhabitants, most of the vaults were complete
VAULTS
failures. However, as noted in the Penny Arcade
comic, the vaults were never truly intended to ‘save’
anyone; there was simply not enough time, money or
resources to build enough shelters to house more
than a fraction of the population. While the “control
vaults” did function as advertised and opened on
schedule, most of the vaults were actually intended
to explore and observe how societies succeeded or
failed to adapt in response to various challenges and
restrictions. These social experiments were
conducted on live, (largely) unaware subjects,
monitored by Vault-Tec researchers in several
separate facilities, and undertaken at the behest of
the future Enclave as part of a massive feasibility
study of how to best resettle a devastated Earth or, if
necessary, colonize another planet.
Most of the vaults seen in the games were non-
viable 200 or even a mere 80 years after the War.
While Vault 13 might have lasted until its
scheduled opening date of 2277, the
unplanned failure of the water chip
forced the overseer's hand and
set subsequent events in
motion. If Vault 101 was truly
intended to stay closed "forever,"
its failure was inevitable; the
only question was how
long, and what form the
change or disaster would
take. Many other vaults were
abandoned because of
unlivable conditions, or saw the
residents driven violently
insane by the procedures
inflicted on them. Some of these
continue to pose a hazard to the
unwary who wander in from
outside, looking for loot or a place
of safety.
Out of all the vaults, only the
control vaults were a success,
with all experimental vaults failing
in one way or another. There
are however exceptions; Vault
101 while an experimental
vault technically failed as it
was never meant to open; Vault
3 is another exception as
technically a control vault, it
failed as all the residents were
massacred by the Fiends; Vault 81 is the last
exception, as its experiment was sabotaged from
the start by the overseer, so it instead acted like a
control vault.
Despite all of this, the experiment may be
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considered a success in terms of the data collected
- data that was much more important to the Vault-
Tec and Enclave scientists than a few hundred
thousand lives, most of whom would have died
anyway if not for the vaults. However, it is unknown
if this data was recovered/used, as there is no
reference in the Fallout universe of the Enclave
receiving/collecting the data or Vault-Tec existing in
the post-war world.
LIST OF KNOWN VAULTS
Listed below are the known vaults, though this is
by no means a near-complete index of existing
vaults.
LOS ANGELES VAULT
The Vault-Tec demonstration vault. It was not part
of the experiment.
 Location: Southern California.
UNFINISHED VAULT
A fenced construction area in a small cave north of
Vaults 13 and 15. It may have been the first location
of Vault 13 before its relocation.
 Location: Northern California.
VAULT 3
A control vault designed to open after 20 years, but
kept closed longer due to the wishes of the vault
inhabitants. However, an unplanned water leak
forced the occupants to open in hopes of trading
with the outside. Unfortunately, all of the vault's
residents were massacred by a group of raiders
known as the Fiends shortly after they opened the
vault door.
 Location: West of Las Vegas, Nevada.
VAULT 8
A control vault, intended to open and recolonize
the surface after 10 years and is equipped with a
GECK. Vault City is the result.
 Location: Northern Nevada.
VAULT 11
This vault was a social experiment testing human
nature - most specifically the ability to sacrifice
oneself for others and the ability to place ideals
above one's own life.
 Location: Southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada.
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VAULT 12
In order to study the effects of radiation on the
selected population, the vault door was designed not
to close properly. This is the Necropolis vault and a
large population of ghouls was the result.
 Location: Bakersfield (Necropolis), California.
VAULT 13
Intended to stay closed for 200 years as a study of
prolonged isolation, the broken water chip forced
Overseer Jacoren to improvise and use the Vault
Dweller as a pawn. Later study of the Vault 13
records by the Enclave led them to their current plan
to end the war.
 Location: Mt. Whitney, Southern California.
VAULT 15
Intended to stay closed for 50 years and include
people of radically diverse ideologies. Gathered from
what Aradesh says in Fallout, he has quite a bit of
multicultural flavoring to his speech. The birthplace
of three raider groups and Shady Sands (later to
become the NCR).
 Location: Southern California.
VAULT 17
The vault was raided in 2154 and its inhabitants
taken prisoner by the Master's Army. They were
subsequently turned into super mutants. It is
unknown what this vault's experiment was, or if it
was one of the seventeen control vaults.
 Location: Uknown.
VAULT 19
The vault was segregated into two groups, Red and
Blue. The groups lived in separate sections of the
vault and the inhabitants may have been chosen due
to pre-existing paranoia.
 Location: Red Rock Canyon, Nevada.
VAULT 21
This vault's purpose was gambling, reinforced by
having only compulsive gamblers admitted as vault
residents and with all conflicts within the vault to be
resolved through gambling. It is one of the few non-
control vaults that didn't end in failure. When
opened, its residents successfully integrated into the
societies around them, and the lower levels of the
vault were collapsed by Robert House.
 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Fallout

VAULT 22 The Lone Inhabitant of the vault went insane from

Apparently a vault designed to develop advanced
agricultural technologies. Successful experiments
were executed, creating strains of plants that could
grow under artificial light. However, an experiment
on pest control involving a genetically-
manufactured spore annihilated or transformed the
vault's inhabitants.
 Location: West of Las Vegas, Nevada.
VAULT 34
The armory was overstocked with weapons and
ammunition and not provided with a lock. The
Boomers, the weapon-crazy inhabitants of Nellis Air
Force Base, descend from the inhabitants of this
vault.
 Location: East of Las Vegas, Nevada.
lack of human contact and eventually abandoned
the vault after "murdering" one of the puppets.
 Location: Unknown.
VAULT 81
Intended to develop a single cure for all human
diseases through testing on unaware human
subjects. The vault had two sections: the residents
lived in one section, while Vault-Tec scientists
secretly observed them and worked in the other.
Unexpectedly, the original overseer disabled the
equipment the scientists were to use to expose the
residents to diseases. As of 2287, the vault's
residents are alive and well, and regularly trade with
the outside world.
 Location: Boston, The Commonwealth.

VAULT 43 VAULT 87
A Forced Evolutionary Virus (F.E.V.) research and
Populated by twenty men, ten women, and one testing facility. The residents were exposed to the
panther. FEV in locked chambers where scientists would
 Location: Unknown. observe their changes. In two weeks, the subjects
VAULT 69 underwent changes that gave birth to super mutants
As Vault 68's counterpart, the vault had one and centaurs.
thousand people maximum and is populated by nine  Location: Capital Wasteland.
hundred and ninety nine women and one man.
 Location: Unknown. VAULT 88
Intended to test various prototype devices with the
VAULT 75 aim of rolling them out to the rest of the vaults; this
Excluding vault staff, all residents were under the vault was never fully constructed; only the entrance
age of 18 at the time of vault activation; parents and a few interior rooms were finished before the
were quietly separated from their children and later Great War began. With the assistance of the vault's
executed by vault security. The children were intended overseer, Valery Barstow, the Sole Survivor
subjected to various methods of torture and harsh can build this vault however they like, and run
tests by vault staff, with the hope of making them various experiments of their choosing on the
capable of surviving the wastes. The experiment dwellers.
went well for several generations, but the archives  Location: Boston, The Commonwealth.
were destroyed and most if not all of the progress
made was lost. VAULT 92
 Location: Malden, The Commonwealth. Populated largely by renowned musicians, this
vault was a test bed for a white noise-based system
VAULT 76 for implanting combat-oriented posthypnotic
This vault was designed as a control group for the suggestions. Nearby Old Olney, Capital Wasteland
vault experiment. Like Vault 3 and Vault 8, it was Vault 95 Populated solely with drug addicts, with
intended to open and re-colonize the surface after the exception of a single vault-tec employee
20 years. Vault 76 was unveiled by Vault-Tec in 2076 undercover. The vault residents would elect an
in celebration of the United States' tercentenary. overseer regularly and hold therapy sessions as part
 Location: Unknown. of a rehab program. Five years after the vault was
sealed, a hidden stash of drugs was unlocked.
Within a few days, all of the vault residents but one
VAULT 77 fell back into addiction or killed each other.
Populated by one man and a crate full of puppets.  Location: The Commonwealth.

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VAULT 101
The vault was created to evaluate the performance
of an omnipotent, dictatorial overseer in a closed
community, adopting a policy of "isolationism."
Supplied with equipment that was needed to
function for many years, this vault was never
intended to open to the outside world.
 Location: Capital Wasteland.
VAULT 106
As an experiment, the overseer instructed the vault
to be filled with colorless psychoactive drugs into
the air filtration system exactly 10 days after the
door was sealed. The drugs caused hallucinations
which led to all of the vault residents' insanity.
 Location: Capital Wasteland.
VAULT 108
Intended to test conflicts in leadership, the vault's
overseer was expected to die of cancer after 40
months. In addition, the vault had a power supply
that was to malfunction after 240 months, an
insufficient backup, an overstocked armory, and no
entertainment tapes. The vault also housed a
cloning lab and all (surviving) residents are clones of
one man called Gary.
 Location: Capital Wasteland.
VAULT 111
Tested the long-term effects of cryogenic
suspension on unaware individuals. The vault's staff
were assigned to observe the residents and protect
the vault for 180 days. Dwindling supplies drove the
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GENESYS
security personnel to mutiny against the scientists
and leave. Over a century after activation, a
mercenary broke into the vault in order to kidnap an
infant resident. In the process, he killed all but one of
the vault's frozen residents.
 Location: Sanctuary Hills, The Commonwealth.
VAULT 112
All residents were placed in suspended animation
and connected to a virtual reality simulator, where
they thought they would live a "perfect" virtual life
indefinitely. Unfortunately, Dr. Stanislaus Braun held
absolute control of the simulation and used it to
torture the residents for his own pleasure.
 Location: Capital Wasteland.
VAULT 114
Intended to test the stress of living in
impoverished, disenfranchised conditions by those
previously accustomed to extreme wealth and
power. Residents were to be exclusively politicians
and Boston's wealthy elite, with the exception of the
overseer. Construction was never completed.
 Location: Boston, The Commonwealth.
VAULT 118
The vault was intended to encompass two wings
under one overseer, each one to house exclusively
members of the highest class of society (Hollywood
actors, business tycoons, scientists, artists, etc.) or
the lower classes. The second wing was never
finished and while the vault was used as a fallout
shelter, the vault experiment never started.
 Location: Mount Desert Island, Maine.
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BROTHERHOOD OF
STEEL
 GENESYS

BROTHERHOOD OF STEEL
The Brotherhood of Steel is a quasi-religious days after the attack, on October 25, Captain
technological organization operating across the Maxson sent one of his men, Platner, outside in
ruins of post-war North America, with its roots protective power armor to scout the area and gather
stemming from the United States Armed Forces and readings on the atmosphere. Platner reported no
the government-sponsored scientific community significant amounts of radiation in the surrounding
from before the Great War. area.
After burying the bodies of Anderson and his
executed staff members, Captain Maxson and his
ORIGINS men raided the base for various supplies and
The Brotherhood of Steel was founded by Roger weapons schematics before sealing Mariposa and
Maxson, a captain in the United States Army. Led by venturing off into the desert. The following weeks of
Colonel Robert Spindel, Maxson was part of a team travel inflicted casualties on the party at the hands
sent on January 3, 2076 to monitor progress at a of various raider gangs and the harsh conditions of
West-Tek facility in California, which was conducting the Wasteland. In November 2077, Captain Maxson
research on behalf of the American government. On eventually led his band of survivors to the safety of
January 7, 2077, all West-Tek research and Lost Hills, a government fallout shelter. This journey
personnel – Maxson and his team included – were came to be immortalized in Brotherhood lore as “the
relocated to the newly constructed Mariposa Military Exodus”.
Base in an effort to enhance security. In time, Captain Maxson set the bunker as the
On October 10, 2077, Captain Maxson and his men headquarters for his new organization, the
discovered, to their horror, that the West-Tek Brotherhood of Steel. As the Brotherhood's first High
scientists at Mariposa were using military prisoners Elder, Maxson sought to use Lost Hills' resources to
as unwilling test subjects for their genetically help rebuild civilization – no matter the cost.
engineered Forced Evolutionary Virus (F.E.V.). Morale
in the base quickly collapsed and Colonel Spindel
suffered a mental breakdown, eventually committing EARLY YEARS
suicide five days later. In the midst of the crisis, Relatively little is known about the early years of
Maxson's men turned to him for leadership. Captain the Brotherhood of Steel. In 2134, an emerging
Maxson proceeded to interrogate Robert Anderson, faction of the Brotherhood, led by Sergeant Dennis
the chief scientist of the West-Tek research team Allen, petitioned the Council of Elders for permission
stationed at Mariposa, learning the extent of their to explore the remnants of the West-Tek research
experiments. Anderson, along with most of his facility in search of technological artifacts. In the
research team, were subsequently executed for their wake of the Great War, the facility was left a highly
crimes. irradiated ruin referred to by locals as “the Glow”.
Maxson, now in control of the base, declared his The Elders thus denied Sergeant Allen's request,
desertion from the United States Army via radio on prompting him and his followers to splinter from the
October 20. To his confusion, he received no Brotherhood, taking some advanced weapons and
response from the chain-of-command, as the U.S. technology with them. Despite this incident, the
Army was currently focused on escalating conflicts Brotherhood of Steel continued to grow in strength
with the Chinese. Three days later on October 23, under the guidance of Elder Maxson, further refining
both nations launched their entire nuclear arsenals. their technology and gradually forming the orders of
Within two hours, the Great War had ended and Knights, Scribes, and Paladins that are known today.
much of the Earth was reduced to a radioactive That following year, Roger Maxson died of cancer.
wasteland. On October 21 Maxson ordered that the His son, Maxson II, succeeded him as High Elder.
families, including his, be brought inside the base to In the 2150's, the Brotherhood began extending
protect them. The Mariposa Military Base survived their influence out into the surrounding areas,
the onslaught, its numerous safety protocols quickly asserting their place as one of the major
protecting the soldiers within from the radiation and powers of New California of the post-War West
the F.E.V., which had been accidentally released and Coast. The early 50's saw the emergence of a
was now seeping into the newborn Wasteland. Two prominent raider group known as the Vipers, who

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quickly established a base of operations in the
badlands to the south of Lost Hills. Driven by a near-
religious frenzy, the Vipers' raids become bolder and
more frequent over time, eventually attracting the
attention of the Brotherhood of Steel.
In 2155, the Brotherhood sent a handful of squads
out into the Wasteland to track the Vipers down. To
the Elders, this seemed a glorified training exercise,
as they were convinced that a small detachment of
Brotherhood troops in power armor would be
sufficient to deal with a band of raiders, no matter
how large. One Brotherhood squad, led by High Elder
Maxson II himself, located the Vipers. Expecting the
raiders to break and run at the sight of such a
heavily armed force, Maxson did not take into
account the Vipers' zeal and ferocity... or their
poisoned weapons. A single arrow nicked the High
Elder while he had his helmet off, leading to his
death a few hours later. John Maxson,
grandson of Roger, took up the role of
High Elder.
In the wake of this incident, the
newly appointed Head Paladin
Rhombus launched a full-scale
campaign against the Vipers,
hunting them down and driving
them to near-extinction over
the course of a month. The
few remaining Vipers
managed to scatter north
and east to the Sierra Madre
mountain range. It was
towards the end of this
campaign that the
Brotherhood sent a handful of
scouts and emissaries to the Hub
in order to track down these
runaway Vipers. It was from
these beginnings that the Hub
and the Brotherhood of Steel
opened full trade relations.
(Caravans had delivered to
the Brotherhood in the past,
but in the wake of the Vipers'
destruction, caravan trains
now ran directly from the
Hub to the Brotherhood's
headquarters at Lost Hills on a regular basis.)
THE SUPER MUTANTS
Several years after the Viper campaign, the
Brotherhood of Steel encountered an enemy far
more formidable than any band of raiders. In
October of 2161, a Brotherhood patrol stumbled
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upon the corpse of a super mutant. The remains
were transported back to Lost Hills for study by
Head Scribe Vree.
In 2162, the Vault-Dweller arrived at the Lost Hills
bunker, seeking entry into the Brotherhood. His
request was not taken seriously and he was tasked
with retrieving the records of Sergeant Dennis Allen's
expedition from the hazardous ruins of the Glow, a
fool's errand commonly used to deter would-be
Brotherhood members. To the Brotherhood's
surprise, not only did the Vault-Dweller return from
the West-Tek facility alive, but he had also
succeeded in his fool's errand and recovered a
holodisk recording of Allen's doomed expedition. As
a result, the Vault-Dweller became the first outsider
in decades to be accepted into the Brotherhood of
Steel, despite the protests of a few members.
It was from the Vault-Dweller that the Brotherhood
subsequently learned of the Master's mutant army
and its plans to forcibly convert the surviving human
population into Super Mutants. With the support
of High Elder John Maxson, the Vault-Dweller
was able to convince the Council of Elders
to deploy a squad of Paladins to
Mariposa, where the Master's F.E.V. vats were
located. With the assistance of the
Brotherhood, the Vault-Dweller managed to
defeat the Master and disrupt his mutant
army. They also helped drive some
mutants away from other human
outposts. At this point in time, the
Brotherhood of Steel stood as the
most technologically advanced faction in
New California. Although the remaining
super mutants and the nascent Gun
Runners had access to
comparably advanced
weaponry, the Brotherhood
had a monopoly on power
armor, supercomputers, and
advanced medical
technologies, such as cybernetics. With
this technology slowly being
introduced into New California,
the Brotherhood of Steel
became a major research
and development house.
AFTERMATH
In the wake of the Master's defeat, the Brotherhood
of Steel began arguing amongst itself over the need
for new recruits versus their secrecy as an
organization. In the end, most of the Elders ruled
against the sharing of their technology with
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outsiders, confident that their organization could

survive on their traditional principles. The minority
who opposed this ruling were sent eastward to track
down the last remnants of the Master's army via a
small fleet of airships. When these airships crash-
landed near the ruins of Chicago, the surviving
individuals founded the Midwestern chapter of the
Brotherhood. In the following years, the Brotherhood
continued to expand somewhat, establishing small
outposts throughout California, as well as launching
expeditions to regions such as Washington, D.C., and
the Mojave.
In addition, the end of the Master was
accompanied by the birth of the New California
Republic (NCR). What began in the small farming
community of Shady Sands quickly blossomed into
a spirited effort to reclaim what was lost in the Great managed to hold out against the NCR, even coming
War. As the young NCR expanded, the Lost Hills
region was incorporated into the growing nation in
the form of the newly founded state of Maxson.
While the bunker itself still remained under the
control of the Brotherhood, the NCR held jurisdiction
over the lands outside. Though tensions simmered
between the two factions, peaceful relations
remained.
WAR WITH THE NCR
By 2231, Jeremy Maxson had assumed the
position of High Elder. Vocal in his ideas of pushing
Brotherhood operations eastward, Maxson was also
notably aggressive in his “hoarding” of pre-War
technology. The High Elder sought to restore the
Brotherhood of Steel to power by wresting any and
all advanced technology from the hands of “lesser
people” by any means necessary. Naturally, this led
to disputes with the New California Republic, which
had always been in favor of utilizing advanced
technology for the benefit of society. Not long after
the destruction of the Enclave, conflict erupted
between the Brotherhood and the NCR.
With their superior technology, the Brotherhood
close to achieving total victory and avoiding a
protracted conflict altogether, However, the Lost Hills
Brotherhood's technological advantage was
gradually outmatched by the sheer size of the NCR
military; no matter how many troops the NCR lost,
they always seemed to have more. Meanwhile, the
Brotherhood, a selective and isolationist group,
lacked sorely in numbers. This discrepancy in troop
numbers caused major issues for the Brotherhood,

THE ENCLAVE fundamental weakness that has been constant until

recently as the Brotherhood has started recruiting
By 2242, the Brotherhood of Steel were but a from the outside. The Brotherhood was forced to
fraction of the power they had been once before. retreat into their bunkers, where they remained in
With the emergence of the Enclave, the Brotherhood hiding. However according to terminals on the
found that they were no longer the most advanced Prydwen, the Brotherhood has been able to come
faction in the Wasteland. Intimidated and lacking the out of hiding in the west and is operating on the
resources to deal with this new foe, the best the surface again once more.
Brotherhood could manage was just to keep an eye The Mojave chapter of the Brotherhood would still
on the newcomers. To this end, several previously- be fighting the NCR in 2274. After establishing a
dormant bunkers and outposts in areas of Enclave base at the HELIOS One solar plant, the Mojave
activity were reactivated. Brotherhood soon found itself at odds with the NCR
Eventually, the Brotherhood learned of the and its growing power in the region. Eventually, the
Enclave's Vertibird technology. Lacking any similar NCR sought to control HELIOS One and the
technology of their own, the Brotherhood saw itself Brotherhood. Under orders from their Elder, against
as vulnerable to a possible Enclave invasion. In light the will of his Paladins, the Brotherhood refused to
of this possibility, Matthew, an operative stationed in leave. This led to a confrontation between the two,
the San Francisco outpost, was requested to enlist and while the Brotherhood's superior technology and
the aid of the Chosen One to steal a set of Vertibird training was able to inflict outstanding losses on the
schematics from a major Enclave outpost at NCR, eventually the NCR's superior numbers
Navarro. prevailed, forcing the Brotherhood to retreat. With
Although the Chosen One was successful in his nearly half the chapter dead, the Mojave
mission, it is unknown if the Vertibird plans ever Brotherhood retreated to Hidden Valley, where
reached the High Council, as Operative Matthew was Paladin McNamara, in light of the disappearance of
killed by Agent Frank Horrigan a short time after the Elder Elijah following the battle, took the role of Elder
mission's completion. However, with the destruction upon himself and placed the complex under
of their oil rig base and NCR forces subsequently lockdown. The Brotherhood's loss can be put down
hunting down remaining members, the Enclave to its indefensible location, its low manpower, and its
ceased to pose a threat on the West Coast. poor leadership in Elder Elijah. Colonel Moore states

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that had the Brotherhood not suffered from such
poor leadership, and had been able to utilize its
training, then despite their numerical advantage, the
NCR would still have lost. Since then, the
Brotherhood's presence in the Mojave Wasteland
has been restricted to only a few scouting missions,
a point of major controversy within the chapter. The
Courier, however, may prove to the elder that the
NCR is no where near as strong as he thinks it is,
causing Elder McNamara to lift the lockdown,
allowing patrols into the wastes once more.
OPERATIONS IN THE EAST
In the year 2254, the Brotherhood sent a large
contingent under the leadership of Owyn Lyons
eastward. Their primary goal was to make contact
with the lost Midwestern Brotherhood chapter, who
had previously been sent east to hunt down the
remnants of the Master's army. The contingent
failed to make contact with the Midwestern
Brotherhood and ended up overshooting their target,
marching all the way to Pittsburgh. Upon arrival, it
became obvious to Elder Lyons that the East Coast
was in far worse condition than the West, and thus
he made radical changes to the Brotherhood
doctrine. The first step was to eradicate the slavers
of the Pitt, after which the contingent continued on
to the nation's capitol. Once there, the Brotherhood
worked tirelessly to eradicate the Super Mutant
threat and help the people of the Capital Wasteland.
A new threat soon challenged them in the form of a
resurgent Enclave, which had relocated to Raven
Rock and silently rebuilt itself into an effective
fighting force. In the end, the conflict came down to
a fight over Project Purity.
By 2287, the Brotherhood is still engaged in the
ongoing conflict with the NCR, but in the East they
saw a significant resurgence led by Arthur Maxson.
After establishing themselves in the Capital
Wasteland, they sent an expeditionary force
northward in a mission to locate and destroy the
Institute. Using their giant airship, the Prydwen. Over
a period of six years (two to design and four to
build), the Brotherhood constructed an airship to
transport a large contingent of troops to the
Commonwealth in order to destroy The Institute and
salvage what tech remained once they finished.
Notably, Arthur Maxson himself has led numerous
changes to Brotherhood policy. The Brotherhood
hearkens back to its traditional methods of
technology collecting, although it remains trustful of
human outsiders and is still willing to accept
wastelanders into their ranks. There is evidence The
West Coast may have also followed suit, due to their
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overwhelming acceptance and reverence for Elder
Maxson in light of his ideals and namesake. The
Brotherhood also has a hardline stance against
"abominations" since Maxson took charge, notably
wishing to eradicate the 'Synth menace' and all
super mutant and feral ghouls, sentient ghouls are
treated with suspicion, but far more leniency. It is
clear that from the sheer amount of troops and
advanced weaponry that the Brotherhood were
victorious against the Enclave in D.C. They have a
vast supply of Vertibird aircraft to facilitate the
transport of Brotherhood forces across the
Commonwealth. However, there have been some
changes to Brotherhood equipment. The
Brotherhood no longer equips all of its troops in
power armor, that right is reserved only for the rank
of Knight and above. Initiates are denied this right
until they pass training. However this is not due to
an inability to equip their soldiers but to maintain
flexibility in their military. Their power armor is also
far more advanced than their previous standard
issue model, they now equip their forces with the
more advanced T-60 power armor instead of the
older T-51 or T-45s.
SOCIETY
The Brotherhood of Steel is a neo-knightly order
that rose from the ashes of the United States
military in the years following the Great War of 2077.
The organization's tenets include the eradication of
mutants and the veneration of technology. In recent
years the Brotherhood has broken its trend of
reluctancy in sharing advanced technology with their
fellow Wastelanders. They generally consider them
too irresponsible and unpredictable to be trusted
with such technology, however the Brotherhood has
recently been more trustful of wastelanders, and has
established relationships with settlements and
traders on the east coast akin to their early
relationships with factions on the west coast, where
they had been known to trade their technology with
frontier communities and the NCR.
IDEOLOGY
Although the Brotherhood has always been
portrayed as aloof, as time went on more negative
aspects of their beliefs have been increasingly
emphasized as their power has decreased. Originally
they stood for relatively benign goals of
preservation. Indeed, in one of the possible endings
in Fallout; they voluntarily reintroduce technology,
engage in novel research, and actively assist those
inhabiting the wasteland. Later, in Fallout Tactics,
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the Midwestern faction eventually would go on to
become a near-fascist state, but only if a specific
ending is chosen in which this faction assumes the
new leadership of a prejudiced General Barnaky. A
different ending involves the Midwestern
Brotherhood working together with the humans and
non-humans of the Midwestern wasteland for the
greater good, and create a post-apocalyptic utopia
(however, none of the endings of Fallout Tactics
have yet been established as canon, and so this is
open to speculation). By the time of Van Buren/New
Vegas the main Brotherhood is strongly paranoid; it
not only seeks to preserve technology, but actively
remove it from outsiders, is disinterested in
nonmilitary assets, and engages in little if any
work to actually improve their tech. Much
of the Brotherhood's belief system is
enshrined in a document known as
the Codex, which acts as an
important source of information
on regulations and rules that
members must adhere to.
The East Coast
Brotherhood of Steel is
vastly different from the
West Coast, recruiting from
the outside and helping
protect civilians in the
wasteland through the
extermination of super mutants,
feral grouls, raiders and synths
are just some of the smaller
differences.
The Brotherhood in the East still seeks
and prioritizes the collection and preservation of
pre-War technology, but also regularly develops
new technologies. Shown from their construction of
their aircraft carrying airship the Prydwen, their
research into experimental crops and their
development of the X-111 compound, a superior
successor to both Rad-X and RadAway. They also
mass-produce their power armor from scratch,
using pre-War schematics allowing them to equip
the bulk of their military in T-60 power armor.
They are also far more assertive in the wasteland,
their vastly increased power, mobility and numbers
allowing them to exert their will. Shown from their
crusade into the Commonwealth from D.C. to stop
the Institute. Arthur Maxson's Brotherhood, although
not as charitable as Lyons' Brotherhood, are still
more caring to the people in the wasteland than their
west coast counterparts.
The Brotherhood also protects trade caravans with
their vertibirds in order to secure better trading
relationships.
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GENESYS
SYMBOLISM OF THE INSIGNIA
In the Brotherhood symbol, the gears represent
their engineering knowledge, the sword is their will
to defend themselves, the wings represent the
uplifting hope that the acquisition of lost technology
represents for mankind's salvation following the
devastation of the Great War, and the circle
represents the fraternal unity that makes the
organization a true brotherhood.
Another interpretation is that the Brotherhood's
symbol represents each of the organizations
different orders. The sword represents the Paladins,
the wings represent the Elders (the "wings" control
the movement of the sword), the large gear
represents the Knights, and the two
smaller gears represent the Scribes
and the Initiates, whose services
keep the Knights supplied with
the information and the
manpower required to get their
jobs done. This interpretation
could also be supported by
looking at the Outcast's
insignia, which is absent of
wings & shows that they do
not need Elders or their
equivalents.
While both the original
Brotherhood of Steel in New
California and the East Coast
faction of the Brotherhood use
different colors for different elements
of the symbol (blue for the wings, gray for
the sword and black for the gears), the Midwestern
Brotherhood uses several mono color variations. A
blue version is used by the Midwestern
Brotherhood's Knights and Paladins, a black one by
the Scribes and an orange one by the Elders. The
golden/yellow variant seems to symbolize the
Midwestern Brotherhood as a whole. The
Midwestern version of the Brotherhood symbol is
also reversed horizontally - the large gear is to the
right of the smaller ones, not to the left as in the
original.
STRUCTURE
The Brotherhood is mostly composed of the
descendants of those military officers, soldiers, and
scientists, but aside from some outsiders among
their ranks, the Brotherhood is as close to pure-
strain humanity (prime normals) that may be found
outside of a Vault or the Enclave. A notable
exception is the Midwestern Brotherhood who were
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known to recruit ghouls and other mutants into their
ranks.
The ranks of the Brotherhood of Steel are generally
recognized as being composed of the best and the
brightest remaining to humanity, which means the
BoS is a relatively small organization, at least
compared to the New California Republic. They
make up for this with their intimidating arsenal of
pre-and-post-Great War technology: they have laser
and plasma weapons, power armor, surgical
cybernetic enhancements, combat implants, and
Brotherhood Paladins have the ability to erase an
entire town from the map without a scratch. The
vast majority of BoS members are born into the
Brotherhood - they very rarely accept outsiders into
their ranks. While not an official policy, many
members believe that in order to survive, all
members are obligated to procreate. This results in a
lack of tolerance for same-sex relationships, at least
when the proponents of the aforementioned stance
are concerned. Those born in the Brotherhood that
want to be neither Scribes, Knights nor Paladins are
free to leave - the Brotherhood does not believe in
forcing anyone to serve them against their will.
Although, members who decide to leave the
Brotherhood will face the punishment of death for
sharing any medical or scientific knowledge they
have acquired with any outside faction.
While they have great reverence for technology,
most of the Brotherhood members have little regard
for non-technical fields of knowledge (and even for
non-combat-related technology). Even most of the
Scribes do not care about history, and some
Brotherhood of Steel Initiates do not even know who
Roger Maxson, the founder of the Brotherhood, was.
DIVISIONS AND LOCATIONS
Following below is a detailed description of each of It was not long afterward that the war with the New
the different chapters found within the Brotherhood
of Steel.
WEST COAST BROTHERHOOD
(FOUNDING CHAPTER)
The headquarters of the Brotherhood is the Lost
Hills bunker in California, the seat of the
Brotherhood's High Elder and its ruling council, and
the place where the organization was founded. It is
also the center of their research and military
activities. However, by 2242, the Brotherhood was
spread across the wastes of California in small
bunkers and installations hidden from the eyes of
common folk, and finding them all and wiping them
out would be a difficult and dangerous task.
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Their installations include bunkers in the Den, San
Francisco, and Shady Sands (capital of the New
California Republic). All Brotherhood outposts are
formally subject to the Lost Hills' ruling council's
authority, even if they sometimes tend to act
independently, especially if they are located far from
California and contact with the headquarters is rare.
The Lost Hills bunker is surrounded by the town of
Maxson, which, while named after the founder of the
Brotherhood, is officially outside Brotherhood rule
and is a state of the New California Republic. The
later conflict between the Republic and the
Brotherhood most likely resulted in the destruction
of many of the Brotherhood's bunkers in New
California.
COLORADO DETACHMENT
While not necessarily a separate chapter, a fairly
large group of Brotherhood soldiers and staff were
sent to the Maxson Bunker in southern Colorado.
In the year 2231, High Elder Jeremy Maxson
decided that it was time to expand Brotherhood
operations into the east, and he sent an
expeditionary force composed of five Paladins to
confirm the location of pre-war Senator Todd
Peterson's bunker. The expedition leader, Andrea
Brixley, discovered the bunker, disabled its security,
and opened it for habitation. For over a decade, she
and her fellow Paladins explored the east, and
forged relationships with many of the local tribes
that inhabited the area.
In the year 2242, Jeremy Maxson renamed the
bunker after his famous ancestor, Roger Maxson,
and later sent a full complement of troops for
occupation there. Andrea Brixley was promoted to
Elder, given the rank of General, and was placed in
charge of the bunker. The remainder of her
exploratory team were given the title of Elder as well.
California Republic was announced, and the bunker
was re-suited for war.
EAST COAST CHAPTER
On the East Coast, the East Coast division of the
Brotherhood established a base called the Citadel,
built into and beneath the ruins of the Pentagon in
Washington, D.C. This faction was led by the
idealistic Elder Owyn Lyons who decided to make the
protection of the human inhabitants of the Capital
Wasteland from super mutants and other threats his
top priority, instead of the acquisition and
preservation of technology. While Lyons was
officially recognized by the ruling council at Lost
Hills as the leader of a Brotherhood faction, because
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of his changed priorities he received no support from
California and his faction, for all intents and
purposes, was independent. Without reinforcements
from the West Coast, Lyons was forced to recruit
locally, but, as most new wastelander conscripts are
overeager, unskilled, or both, the survival rate of
these local members was atrocious. Elder Lyons’
daughter Sarah commanded her own elite squad,
Lyons' Pride. These soldiers help preserve the
Capital Wasteland by holding back the super
mutants, who tend to remain in the urban ruins of
Washington, D.C.
As the war with the super mutants intensified, the
Enclave returns in the flesh after relocating from
New California several years prior. Their radio
broadcasts had been heard for years on Wasteland
radios. In a bold first move they seized the Jefferson
Memorial's "Project Purity" (a project intended to
provide clean water to the wasteland), and
subsequently consolidated their power throughout
the Capital Wasteland. At first favoring caution, Elder
Lyons soon changed his mind, engaging the Enclave
in a full-scale battle after the Enclave acquires
possession of Vault 87's G.E.C.K. and nearly
activating Project Purity. With the aid of Liberty
Prime, the Enclave was ousted from the Jefferson
Memorial and into uncertain disarray. After the
events of Broken Steel, the East Coast chapter had
become as powerful and well-equipped as their
fellow chapters back west, possibly even more so.
There are members of Lyons' expeditionary force
to the East Coast who preferred to stay faithful to
the Brotherhood's original goals of locating and
preserving technology and knowledge. These
members of the Brotherhood left the Citadel to take
up residence in Fort Independence, and stylized
themselves as the Brotherhood Outcasts. In addition
to carrying out Lyon's original orders, the Outcasts
are also trying to re-establish contact with the
western Elders, and have Lyons placed in front of a
firing squad.
Between 2277 and 2287, Elder Lyons died and,
after a series of other Elders, the chapter came
under the leadership of Elder Arthur Maxson. They
spent years developing the Prydwen, a large airship
to act as a mobile base, and acquired large
quantities of Vertibirds and T-60 power armor and
the ability to manufacture more, as well as energy
weapons. They also spent years sending recon
teams, such as Recon Squad Gladius, to the
Commonwealth to investigate the region. Some time
later, a large contingent of Brotherhood troops
arrived in the Commonwealth aboard the Prydwen,
and began their offensive against the Institute. Once
they arrived, the Brotherhood conducted an air
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assault on the feral ghouls occupying Boston
Airport, and established their main base of
operations there. They are capable of and frequently
conduct air assault operations, especially when
inserting patrol teams and assaulting objectives
such as Bunker Hill.
MIDWEST BROTHERHOOD
The Midwestern branch, a splinter faction which
lost contact with the Brotherhood leadership at Lost
Hills has been an independent organization since
the 2160s, when the airships of its founders crashed
near Chicago. Unlike the original, isolationist
Brotherhood, this faction rules over a large part of
the area between the former states of Illinois and
Kansas and drafts tribals from villages under
Brotherhood protection into its ranks. While more
open to the outside world, this faction of the
Brotherhood is by no means altruistic - the villagers
under Brotherhood rule, while protected from raiders
and mutants, live in fear of the infamous
Brotherhood Inquisitors. The Midwestern
Brotherhood main bases were bunkers that were
probably pre-Great War military bunkers that were
found, taken, and rebuilt. In accordance with the
Brotherhood's military roots, they were renamed
Bunkers Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and Epsilon. The
Midwestern Brotherhood power armor is very similar
to the advanced power armor Mk II, and may be a
variant of it.
MOJAVE CHAPTER
The Brotherhood's bunker is located in Hidden
Valley, directly east of the settlement of Goodsprings
in the Mojave Wasteland. It is surrounded by
powerful underground fans that serve as a high-tech
defense system, creating artificial sandstorms which
allow the inhabitants to travel to and from the
bunker under cover. It also serves as a kind of
electronic disturbance to any and all outside
factions' targeting sensors, therefore rendering the
bunker safe from detection.
Prior to 2276 the Mojave Brotherhood had been
very active in the region before their crippling defeat
at HELIOS One by NCR Forces and were forced
underground on the orders of their new leader Elder
McNamara. Due to a complete lockdown ordered to
preserve what remaining soldiers he had, McNamara
relies solely on teams that were trapped outside of
the bunker for intel and trusted undercover
operatives to bring food and supplies back to those
trapped inside.
Despite their seclusion from the outside world they
still are regarded as a powerful faction in the region,
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this is shown in Mr. House's calculations as they
painted the Brotherhood insurgency to be the
greatest threat to his reign in the Mojave Wasteland
in the long-term.
MONTANA BROTHERHOOD
A bunker exists in Montana and is at some point
the home of Elder Patrocolus.
TEXAS BROTHERHOOD
After the death of John Maxson, Rhombus, the
head of the Brotherhood's Paladins, became the new
High Elder. After the death of the Master, the
Brotherhood of Steel helped the other human
outposts of New California drive the mutant armies
away with minimal loss of life on both sides of the
conflict. However, a super mutant faction under the
leadership of Attis moved east and attempted to
recreate the mutant army in Texas using the Secret
Vault. Rhombus, despite some criticism from the
ruling council of the West Coast
Brotherhood of Steel, started a crusade
against the still existent threat of the
super mutant army, now led by Attis.
They traveled eastward to Texas. There,
he discovered a prototype Vault which
was abandoned and installed the
Brotherhood's main base of operation
in this area. Their principal mission
was to eradicate the menace of all
super mutants. For this reason, they
created a new Texas Brotherhood
icon, which featured a pair of wings,
topped by dual pistols, all of a red color.
MILITARY
The Brotherhood of Steel has characteristics
similar to that of today's military such as standard
armor (T-45d power armor, T-51b power armor, or T-
60 power armor), standard weapons (laser rifle and
the laser pistol), standard ammunition (microfusion
cells, small energy cells and electron charge packs).
They also have training equal to that of pre-war US
military training and trade training, have a chain of
command, various bases, supply their own troops
and have distinct branches/trades (i.e. Paladins and
Scribes) that cover combat and support roles within
the organization.
RANKS
Like all military forces, the Brotherhood of Steel
adheres to a strict ranking code that indicates a
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person's rank and affiliation in the brotherhood.
WEST COAST
Initiates are trainees and amateurs of the
Brotherhood of Steel who are expected to perform
well enough in the training process to be promoted
to senior initiates, and later to apprentices. After
proving themselves, apprentices are promoted to
journeyman knights or scribes. The next rank is
senior knight/scribe, and finally the leader of each of
these orders is the head knight and head scribe. The
initiates must prove the Brotherhood of Steel
training is well-developed and that it can make the
weak into soldiers, and that the Brotherhood has
superior soldiers with enough training via utilizing
their skills.
Scribes are responsible for copying the ancient
technologies, maintaining the current technology
and even experimenting with new weapons and
other useful devices to be used on the field by the
knights and paladins. Scribes rarely leave the
safety of the bunkers, but they are
sometimes called into the field to examine
a piece of technology or perform a task
beyond the skills of the Brotherhood
soldiers. They can act as medics if need
be, to test medical advances, but usually
the Brotherhood has specialized medic
units for that.
Knights are trained soldiers of war
that know their enemy well enough
to show their progression on the
battlefield. They take part in
maintaining strategic advances in the
battlefield and they support their fellow soldiers
with the utmost honor and respect, even giving their
own lives to save their comrades. It is this courage
that shows that many have the heart of a true lion.
The ranks of knight are: apprentice knight,
journeyman knight, senior knight and head knight.
From there it is possible to be promoted to paladin.
Paladins are in charge of all security and outside
activities. The paladin ranks are junior paladin,
paladin, senior paladin, and head paladin.
Elders are the most senior members of the
Brotherhood, responsible for setting its course. They
must go through all ranks before reaching elder and
must have many years of experience. The only
exception is when one dies and the next elder is
"coronated." The leader of the council and the
Brotherhood itself is the high elder, usually
descended from the Maxson family.
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WEST COAST RANKS founder of the Brotherhood.

Ranks on the East Coast can be split up into four
KNIGHTS PALADINS SCRIBES
parts: regular ground soldiers (initiates and
Apprentice Knight Junior Paladin Apprentice Scribe aspirants), non-commissioned officers (knight to
Journeyman Knight Paladin Journeyman Scribe knight-commander), junior commissioned officers
Senior Knight Senior Paladin Senior Scribe (paladin and paladin-commander), and field
commanders (star-paladins and sentinels). The East
Head Knight Head Paladin Head Scribe
Coast still considers Brotherhood High Command
structure as the West Coast does, with an elder as
EAST COAST supreme commander of their chapter and the high
The east coast detachment utilizes a considerably elder as leader of the Elder Council and Commander-
different system of rank to that of the original in-Chief of all chapters.
Brotherhood on the west coast.
There are 3 main paths an initiate can take: the EAST COAST RANKS
Army, Air Force or a civilian role as a scribe. The AIR FORCE ARMY CIVILIAN
Brotherhood actively recruits wastelanders who Squire Squire Squire
have been sponsored by those already in their ranks
Lancer-Initiate Initiate Scribe Initiate
who take up the mantle of initiate, something not
commonplace within other Brotherhood chapters. Lancer Aspirant Scribe
Those born into the Brotherhood take up the rank of Lancer-Knight Knight Senior Scribe
squire and on becoming an initiate will then join one
Lancer-Sergeant Knight-Sergeant Protector
of the services, much like those who have been
sponsored and recruited. Lancer-Captain Knight-Captain Head Scribe
The three services are: Knight-Commander
The Air Force consists of lancers, those who pilot Paladin
the airship the Prydwen as well as the many VB-02
Star Paladin
Vertibird gunships the Brotherhood has in its
possession. The ranking structure is similar to that Sentinel
of the Army's knights, although the rank of lancer-
captain is the highest rank in the Air Force as
opposed to commander. Several lancer-captains are
MIDWEST
The midwestern branch has a rank system that
stationed in the Commonwealth and can be found
differs from the original Brotherhood ranks. In the
aboard the Prydwen or piloting Vertibirds, but they
midwest, the scribes act as both scientists and
report to Lancer Captain Kells who is the second in
engineers, taking the place of both western scribes
command to Elder Arthur Maxson and captain of the
and knights. Midwestern knights are just a military
Prydwen.
rank lower in the hierarchy than paladins and are not
Civilian roles are dedicated to the scribes who
allowed to use power armor. The inquisitors are the
follow a separate ranking structure to that of the
Brotherhood's law enforcement and intelligence. The
Brotherhood's two military services. Scribes are split
“general” rank seems to be made from the real life
into three distinct 'Orders': the Order of the Sword,
general rank, and the "commanding officer" is the
the Order of the Shield, and the Order of the Quill,
military leader of the Midwestern Brotherhood of
which are responsible for the research and
Steel and also the only one rank higher than
maintenance of weapons, the research and
generals, responsible for giving mission orders to
maintenance of armor and for history, record
everyone, and also the only one that can give their
keeping and non-combat technology; respectively.
opinion on the elders' politics. Also, the assignment
Each order is led by a proctor who consults with the
into commanding officer is done by the elders and
head scribe and elder on certain issues.
only a general can become commanding officer. Like
An elder is the leader of the Brotherhood and is
all Brotherhood of Steel, the midwestern elders are
selected and instated by the Elder Council back on
the leader and the thinkers of all decision. The
the west coast. An elder can be selected from any of
midwestern division is perhaps the section of the
the three services, though it is most common for
Brotherhood of Steel that is the most military-
elders to be selected from a background of military
minded.
service. The current elder of the East Coast Chapter
of the Brotherhood of Steel is Elder Arthur Maxson
(as of 2283), descendent of the great Roger Maxson;

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MIDWEST RANKS GENERAL

MILITARY CIVILIAN Generals control all of the Brotherhood's military.
Initiate Civilian They report to the high elder and the Elder Council
Senior Initiate Scribe
and will only make a move if it's approved by them.
They obtain the title of general by showing
Squire Elder
outstanding performance in military tactics and
Senior Squire combat. They help decide the titles of the most
Junior Knight promising recruits from initiates and squires all the
way up to the head paladin and head knight.
Knight
Senior Knight
Knight Commander
HEAD KNIGHT
The head knight is responsible for allocating
Junior Paladin
knights to missions ( i.e. to defend bases or to
Paladin secure areas of interest.) The head knight is also
Paladin Commander responsible for reporting all incidents involving the
knights to the generals, elders or high elder
Paladin Lord
(depending on the severity of the situation.) The
General head knights are also present at meetings with the
Commanding Officer high elder, elders, head scribe, generals and head
Elder paladin, like knight commanders and knight captains
in the Midwestern and East Coast branches.

CHAIN OF COMMAND HEAD PALADIN

The high elder is the leader of the entire
Brotherhood of Steel and the other elders. Since all
other known high elders came from the Maxson
family, it has been speculated that Rhombus was
descended from Roger Maxson as well. There were
most likely some high elders between Rhombus and
 Jeremy Maxson.
 Roger Maxson (2077 - 2135)
 Maxson II (2135 - 2155)
 John Maxson (2155 - ?)
 Rhombus (? - 2208)
ASPIRANT
The rank of aspirant was created by the East Coast
Chapter of the Brotherhood some time prior to 2287,
denoting an initiate who has entered training under a
superior officer - such as a paladin or knight-
commander - in order to be promoted to a full-
fledged knight.
ELDER
The elders form the Brotherhood's ruling council.
Individual elders are occasionally leaders of
localized splinter chapters of the Brotherhood.
Under normal circumstances, the ability to become
an elder is reserved for paladins, although there are and may also take on a project of their own interest.
exceptions, such as Elder Elijah, who was a scribe.
The head paladin is responsible for dealing with
the paladins in the same way the head knight does,
but the head paladin chooses which paladins should
lead each knight squad and which areas may prove
to be suitable HQ's. The head paladin holds
meetings with the high elder, elders, head scribe,
generals and head knight. Both the head knight and
head paladin report to the high elder and generals,
no one else. The head paladin and knight don't tend
to go out into the field of battle, although they may in
critical circumstances. When they do enter a battle it
is almost certain that they will have a huge army
protecting them and will very rarely be seen on the
front line, they normally sit back with the generals
and help plan strategic maneuvers.
HEAD SCRIBE
The head scribe is the highest ranking civilian
class of the Brotherhood of Steel. The head scribe is
responsible for choosing which scribes work on
which project and which scribes should be assigned
to each order. The head scribe also chooses the high
scribes or proctors of each order and must also
oversee the projects each order is working on. The
head scribe is a highly intelligent person who has
mastered the orders of the Sword, Shield and Quill,
The head scribe is one of the people who must
attend the meetings with the high elder, elder
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head scribe reports to the high elder and Elder
Council only.
HIGH SCRIBE
The high scribes are the proctors of the Orders.
There are three high scribes: one of the Sword,
Shield and Quill. They oversee and approve of each
project that the scribes in their order are working on
and assign the proper scribes to the right projects.
Each high scribe must report to the head scribe on
each project and to get approval to move ahead with
a new project. The high scribes often work on their
own projects, which are usually completed very
quickly because the high scribes can prioritize them
and assign senior scribes to them. In some cases,
high scribes have been called to meetings with the
high elder and the Elder Council.
INITIATE
Initiate is one of the lowest ranks in the
Brotherhood of Steel's rank system. The precise
definition of the rank appears to vary between the
regional chapters.
The West Coast division uses the term to indicate
a mere trainee as having been initiated into the
Brotherhood, whereas the other two reserve that title
until the recruit has completed initial training. The
most plausible explanation lies in the fact that the
West Coast division is significantly more insular
than the others; the bulk of its new recruits are the
offspring of existing members, and only rarely are
outsiders accepted into the organization. By
contrast, circumstances have forced the other two
divisions to actively recruit from among the local
population.
Both the West Coast and Midwestern divisions
divide the rank into "buck" initiate and senior initiate.
It is not known whether the East Coast division
follows this practice.
In the West Coast division, initiate is the base rank
of one who has only just been accepted into the
Brotherhood as a trainee. After completing initial
training, initiates are slated to become either scribes
or knights, and are promoted to apprentice in the
appropriate branch. Initiates on the West Coast were
also not allowed to leave the Lost Hills Bunker and
experience field combat. They would have to be
promoted to squire before they could actually fight.
Unlike in the other Brotherhood divisions, east
coast initiates may even be issued power armor if
their assignment merits it. They were also sent out
into the field of battle to experience fighting the
mutants for real, because of the low numbers of
soldiers. However, since their arrival in the
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Commonwealth, initiates are never seen wearing
power armor, and are instead seen with uniforms
(referred to as "fatigues") made from some sort of
light ballistic fiber that offers small protection from
small arms fire and shrapnel.
INQUISITOR
Inquisitors primarily act as a detective service
within Brotherhood territory. An inquisitor is a
special rank of the Midwest Brotherhood, and they
are usually extremely sadistic. They are in charge of
interrogation and intelligence within the
Brotherhood, and are not restricted by much of the
Brotherhood's code when it comes to their job.
JOURNEYMAN KNIGHT
Journeyman knight is the one small step rank
before becoming a full fledged knight. It is where an
initiate decides after their advancement whether to
continue as a knight or scribe. It is an important step
in advancement as they continue to serve the
Brotherhood.
JOURNEYMAN SCRIBE
Journeyman scribes are scribes-in-training. They
are often taken in by one of the senior scribes and
made apprentices, where they are then taught to be
full scribes. If they are not apprenticed by a senior
scribe, they are often chosen to work on projects
that are very insignificant. Journeyman scribes start
off in no order but will either pick an order
themselves, or their master will choose for them.
JUNIOR KNIGHT
Not much is known about this rank only that it is
higher than journeyman knight.
KNIGHT
Knights are responsible for manufacturing and
repairing the weapons and other pieces of
technology. After many years of service and
experience, the best knights are promoted to
paladins - the pinnacle of the Brotherhood military.
The next rank is senior knight, and finally the leader
of the order is the head knight. As all paladins are
also knights, the head paladin is usually also the
head knight. Knights wear mostly power armor. The
large gear in the Brotherhood of Steel symbol
represents the knights.
In the East Coast and Midwestern divisions,
"knight" is a strictly military rank and the scribes are
the ones responsible for manufacturing technology
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there. This rank is most likely the equivalent of real-
life junior non-commissioned officers (corporal or
sergeant).
KNIGHT CAPTAIN
Though not officially officers, they hold influence
and command similar to that of a modern day
second or first lieutenant. Knight captains can be
seen holding staff jobs as well as command
positions.
KNIGHT COMMANDER
Knight commanders are often seen in the field
leading shock troopers dropped off of Vertibirds, or
in charge of a command post in the Commonwealth,
leading lower ranking knights into battle. Being the
highest ranked field knight, they are accountable
only to officers such as paladins, the sentinel, and
the elder.
KNIGHT SERGEANT
Knight sergeant is a rank used by the East Coast
branch, denoting a position below knight captain.
The rank gives a command of one or two squads of
knights, as well as the command of a base or
outpost like the GNR building plaza.
PALADIN
Paladins are a class of members of the
Brotherhood of Steel. They are likened to the scribes
of the Brotherhood as being on the same level, but
with a different purpose. They are the protectors of
the Brotherhood, fighting and protecting its interests
across the wasteland, equipped with power armor
and an array of lethal weapons.
PALADIN COMMANDER
Paladin commanders lead squads (if not
battalions) in the East Coast, and are well respected
among the Brotherhood's ranks. They are scarcely
found in the field, often planning with the other
commanders in the Brotherhood, but when they are,
they are a force to be reckoned with, often found
with powerful energy weapons and leading huge
forces. They rank only below star paladin, sentinel
and elder.
PALADIN LORD
Paladin lords are paladins who lead special
operations outside of the main Brotherhood of Steel
military. They only report to the high elder and head
paladin. Their operations are sometimes kept secret
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from the generals, because they often clash with
Brotherhood military regulations. They are given
specially selected squads that will follow the paladin
lords without question, and are forbidden to talk
about their missions to other members of the
Brotherhood.
SCRIBE
Scribes are tasked with creating and keeping
records of the technology used by the Brotherhood.
The attitude of many scribes in the Brotherhood can
be described as techno-centric. While a great
number study history and culture, the majority of
scribes focus their studies on subjects related to the
acquisition, repair, or creation of technology.
It is implied by the Fallout Tactics Manual that
some scribes, at least in the Midwest chapter,
organize themselves into unions similarly named to
American labor unions.
SENIOR INITIATE
Senior initiates are initiates who have completed
basic training and move on to more advanced
training.
SENIOR KNIGHT
Senior knights are knights which show promise to
move up to be paladins, knight commanders or
knight captains. They are very well respected among
the other knights, and in the western Brotherhood of
Steel they are some of the top mechanics and
engineers.
SENIOR PALADIN
Senior paladins are paladins which show promise
to become paladin commanders, paladin lords or
sentinels. They are very well respected among other
paladins and knights and can increase the morale of
soldiers greatly.
SENIOR SCRIBE
Senior scribes are some of the most advanced
scribes. They are always chosen for the most
important projects and are the next in line to become
proctors of orders when the old proctor retires or
dies. They often take on the most promising
journeyman scribes to be their apprentices and
choose what order they should be in (usually, it is
the same order that the senior scribe is in). Senior
scribes teach their apprentices everything they know
and will continue to teach them until they are nearly
senior scribes themselves. On rare occasions, the
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senior scribe will be promoted to head scribe and
their apprentice to high scribe. When this occurs, the
apprentice will be given special treatment and the
elders usually separate the two to remove any
impression of impropriety.
SENIOR SQUIRE
Senior squires are squires which are ready to
become knights and are taught all the requirements
and oaths to be a knight of the Brotherhood of Steel.
SENTINEL
Sentinel is a rank used by the East Coast division,
ranking between paladin and elder. Maxson states
that the Sole Survivor is the only member of the
Brotherhood of Steel that currently holds this title
and it has been some years since the last sentinel
served under him.
SQUIRE
In the early years of the Brotherhood, squire is a
title which ranked above initiate, similar in function
to the East Coast's later aspirant rank. However, by
2277, the rank appears to have changed its purpose,
as the only member of the Brotherhood known to
hold it is the young Arthur Maxson of the East Coast
chapter.
By 2287, the East Coast chapter of the
Brotherhood has adopted the rank of squire as a title
for children who have been recruited by the
Brotherhood, making it the lowest rank in the
chapter. These children are not permitted to take
part in combat, instead performing errands and
menial labor for the Brotherhood's military, and are
provided with training and education in return. They
also appear to be heavily conditioned by
propaganda, with those aboard The Prydwen
claiming not to fear death and possessing an almost
religious devotion to the Brotherhood. Upon
reaching adulthood, squires become initiates and
begin active duty.
Squires are occasionally taken out as observers on
sweep and clean missions led by high ranking
members of the Brotherhood.
STAR PALADIN
Star paladins are paladins who have been
recognized by the Brotherhood for their honor,
tenacity in battle, and loyalty to the Brotherhood.
They are a separate caste (similar to sentinel) in that
they are free from the chain of command, although
they are not given as much freedom as a sentinel
would.
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RELATIONS WITH THE OUTSIDE
While they are generally not hostile to others
without a good reason, members of the Brotherhood
are not interested in justice for the obviously weaker
and less fortunate wastelanders around them. They
largely focus on keeping their secrecy and
preserving and developing technology, which they
often put above human life since technology is
irreplaceable in the post-nuclear wastelands—lives
are not. Their motives are often unclear, and
Brotherhood members are not people to be trifled
with. It is safe to say, however, that if a group of
Brotherhood Paladins appears to be helping
outsiders, their motives are not altruistic.
The Brotherhood does not like to share their
choicest technological bits with others, despite the
obvious benefits their technology could bring to the
Wasteland. It is a commonly accepted truth within
the Brotherhood that the people of the Wasteland
are not responsible enough to use (and maintain) all
of the technology they have at their disposal. They
are known for trading some of their technologies
with frontier communities and the states of the New
California Republic in exchange for food and other
resources, but they keep the more sensitive and
advanced technologies to themselves.
ATTITUDE TOWARDS MUTANTS
The Brotherhood's attitude towards mutants
ranges from dislike (e.g. in the case of ghouls) to
outright hostility (in the case of super mutants).
Early contact with the Master's super mutants was
mostly hostile, and the BoS helped drive the majority
of the mutant armies away from California. The
Brotherhood grew angry when various salvaging
operations began in the Glow, a location which the
Brotherhood came to regard highly both for their
fallen comrades and the pre-Great War technology
located there, with Dayglow ghouls at the forefront.
Most Brotherhood members came to see ghouls as
filthy scavengers. In the years after the Master's
defeat in New California, many super mutants
settled peacefully among humans and the
Brotherhood was no longer hostile to them.
TECHNOLOGY
Military technology is the Brotherhood's main
priority, and their efforts over the centuries have
equipped them with a powerful array of power armor,
energy weapons, defense turrets, combat implants,
and computers. Their devotion to the cause of
collecting technology is such that they are willing to
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go to war in order to obtain it, even against much

larger organizations such as the NCR.
Although less advanced than the Enclave,
Brotherhood soldiers are generally equipped with
energy weaponry and suits of power armor, usually
either the T-60, T-51b or T-45d models, all three of
them were designed before the Great War. Recon
armor and combat armor is also widely used,
primarily by scouts, knights, and initiates. In
addition, the Brotherhood has access to some of the
best medical technology available in the post-war
world, and other technologies such as cybernetics
and surgical implants.
The Brotherhood also has access to advanced
computers which they have found in various military
bases and Vault-Tec Vaults such as the Lost Hills
bunker, the ruins of the Pentagon, Bunkers Alpha,
Beta, Gamma, Hidden Valley and the Vault prototype.
They also possess heavy duty combat robots that
have assisted them in battle, like the intimidating
sentry bots, and even a 40-foot Communist-hating
metal giant in the hands of the East Coast

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THE ENCLAVE
The Enclave is a secretive
political, scientific, and militaristic
organization that is descended
directly from members of the pre-
War United States government,
and claims to be the legally-
sanctioned continuation of the
government, while also styling
themselves and their overall
demeanor as such.
The Enclave is comprised of
(mostly) ancestral descendants of
top ranking officials of the
government (most notably, the
last standing president of the
United States before the Great War), and elite
members of various branches of the United States'
military, as well as a few others such as those who
had considerable ties and/or sway with powerful
corporations that worked closely with the U.S
government that retreated to the Poseidon Energy
Oil Rig.
ORIGINS
One of the few old world organizations to survive
the Great War, the Enclave finds its roots in various
branches of the pre-War American government. Its
founding members embraced the inevitability of
nuclear war. They believed that the common man of
the nation could not survive it. With most believing
that as long as the 'important people' of the United
States survived, they could regroup quickly when
worse came to worst and wipe out communism
once and for all.
Though not technically a part of the Enclave, many
powerful corporations lobbied for the benefits that
they hoped would result from government-
sanctioned war contracts. Based in many of the
Enclave's research facilities, most were protected or
grazed during the nuclear firestorm of 2077.
In 2073, as the global race to exploit the handful of
remaining natural resources reached its most
fevered peak, the United States managed to stake a
claim on the entire world's last known supply of
crude oil, buried thousands of feet beneath the
Pacific Ocean. Poseidon Oil, which in the years
leading to the war became the world's leading
monopoly on remaining oil reserves, was contracted
to build an oil rig and extract the precious oil.
THE ENCLAVE
Finally, early in the fateful year of
2077, with the planet ultimately
headed directly for nuclear
devastation, the President of the
United States and various other
members of the continuity of
government fell back to multiple
fortified areas around the world.
The Poseidon Oil Rig in the Pacific
Ocean was chosen as their main
hidden fortress with which the
United States could continue to
exist and wage war on China, with
the eventual goal of retaking the
continental United States and
wiping out communism forever. Other members of
the Enclave retreated to remote locations in other
parts of the world, but when the bombs began to fly,
they lost communications with the main group.
As the world burnt in nuclear hellfire and the
United States with it, its President, and the Enclave,
remnants of the pre-War American government,
assumed positions and established themselves as
its continuation...
THE VAULT EXPERIMENTS
The Vaults were funded by the U.S. government
and, accordingly, the government had control over
them. Ostensibly, they were intended to allow a
selection of privileged United States citizens to
survive the Great War. Secretly, however, a large part
of the Vault Project had a far more sinister goal.
The U.S. government's real plan to survive a
nuclear war was simply to find another planet to live
on after blowing up Earth. A spacecraft designed to
ferry the human race to another planet was either
under construction or ready to go before the War.
The plan was for the government to flee to the oil rig,
and then leave in a spaceship for another planet.
Any voyage to space or recolonization of Earth
would have been very difficult and fraught with
unforeseeable complications. Thus, many of the
Vaults were designed to have some sort of critical
flaw in order to test how an average American would
be able to deal with various circumstances. Vault 12
in Bakersfield had a faulty Vault door that wouldn't
close all the way, allowing dangerous radiation to
leak in, leading to the creation of California's ghoul
population. Vault 15 was built normally (the rock
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slide that buried its control center was accidental),
but was populated with a diverse mix of races and
people to see what sort of tensions arise when
varied backgrounds are packed into a small
environment. Vault 13 was intended to stay shut for
a full 200 years to test the effects of long term
isolation. Vault 101 was to be sealed permanently to
study the evolution of small communities in
complete isolation from the rest of the world. The
types and purposes of the experiments go on.
Eventually, due to either a change of plans by the
Enclave's leadership or the spacecraft being
destroyed, the Enclave abandoned their initial goal of
settling on another planet, and decided to resettle
the one they already had, although the Vault
monitoring and research continued as the Societal
Preservation Program. In order to monitor the
populations being experimented upon, the Enclave's
oil rig possessed a great deal of equipment that
allowed them to observe and control the Vaults. For
example, the Enclave sent the all clear signal to
Vault 8 shortly after the War, prompting them to
leave their Vault and build their city. These
monitoring tools also let the Enclave see that the
population of Vault 13 was largely intact, although
this wouldn't become important until much later.
RISE TO POWER
For a long time after the Great War, the Enclave sat
quietly in its oil rig, consolidating its forces and
working on gaining a technological edge over
anyone on the mainland. Eventually, when they felt it
would be safe, they decided it was time to move out
and start working towards the rebirth of America.
Using their vertibirds, the Enclave sent out scouting
parties all over California, the closest state to the oil
rig.
The Enclave scouting parties arrived in California
after the Master's defeat, and so saw super mutants
and ghouls inhabiting the land. When this was
reported to the higher ups at the Enclave, it was
decided that all the mutants would have to go. It
occurred to the Enclave that those who had lived out
in the open on the mainland for over a hundred years
since the end of the war must have been
contaminated or compromised somehow by
radiation...or worse. These mutants too, then, would
have to be destroyed before "true" humanity (as
defined by the Enclave's leadership), could once
again lay claim to the mainland.
Reconnaissance and exploration of California
continued, looking for a way of carrying out their
genocidal ambitions without destroying the world all
over again with nuclear weapons. Eventually,
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Enclave troops stumbled across the old abandoned
Military Base, where research on the Forced
Evolutionary Virus had been done before the Great
War. The FEV was what had created the super
mutants, the biggest threat of all to the Enclave.
The Enclave excavated the military base, largely
using slave labor gathered from the nearby mining
town of Redding, eventually finding the vats deep
inside the lower levels of the base. Though they had
been buried in rock and forgotten for decades, the
vats still contained that old familiar green bubbling
gunk, the Forced Evolutionary Virus. The Enclave
gathered samples to be sent back to the oil rig for
further analysis. Before long, though, the slave
miners, some being fully exposed to raw FEV, others
likely falling into the vats accidentally, began to
mutate into a second generation of super mutants.
The mutant slaves soon overthrew their guards.
Seizing their weapons, hardware left behind by the
first mutant army or anything lying around, the super
mutants stormed the upper levels and quickly
overran the troops in the base. Panicked and
retreating, the Enclave troopers on the upper levels
fled the base and used explosives to seal the
entrance, trapping the second generation mutants
inside the base.
THE PROJECT
Even though things went badly at Mariposa, the
Enclave still had the samples of FEV they needed.
Back at the oil rig, the United States Chemical Corps
began work on the serum immediately. They found
that it would be possible to make from FEV an
incredibly potent and lethal toxin that only affected
mutants. But, in order for research to progress, they
would need test subjects. They needed two test
groups: one of clean, pure humans and another
composed of the "mutants" that lived all over the
mainland, suffering radiation and FEV exposure for
decades that, to the Enclave, made them unclean.
This unclean sample was easily obtained by
kidnapping the entire tribal population of Arroyo.
The clean group would be more difficult to obtain
though. The Enclave wouldn't allow the Chemical
Corps to use people living on the oil rig so they had
to look elsewhere. Thus, they traveled in force to
Vault 13 and sent a command to the Vault's
computers to open the Vault door. After taking care
of some mild resistance, the Enclave troops rounded
up the residents of Vault 13 and shipped them off to
the oil rig in Vertibirds to take part in the Chemical
Corps' FEV experiments.
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FALL AND AFTERMATH
Just as the Enclave was preparing to launch the
poison into the jet stream to kill off the entire known
population of the mainland, a tribal known as the
Chosen One arrived at the oil rig on the Poseidon oil
tanker that had sat in the San Francisco bay for
many years. The Chosen One freed the survivors of
both the Vault 13 population as well as the Arroyo
tribals and started a self-destruct sequence in the
oil rig that destroyed the entirety of the Enclave's
headquarters, saving the world from horrible death
at the hands of the modified FEV.
Although the Enclave survived the destruction of
their oil rig, all traces of President Richardson were
erased from history. Weakened and cut off from
much of their leadership, eventually the remainder of
Enclave personnel stationed in New California that
did not retreat prior were finally shattered by the
combined might of the Brotherhood of Steel and the
New California Republic. But beforehand, Autumn
Senior led the majority of surviving Enclave
personnel east, such as to the ruins of
Washington D.C. at Raven Rock, to re-
establish the Enclave as the dominant
power in their nation's former capital.
Those who remained (why Autumn
Senior and his subordinates left so
few of the remnant personnel behind
in New California to begin with remains
an unsolved mystery) were hunted by
the Brotherhood and the NCR, while
some tried to integrate themselves into
the NCR and met temporarily minimal
success, from time to time stories will
crop up of an elderly Enclave veteran
that was caught integrating being executed or
arrested.
RETURN
In D.C, the ZAX mainframe installed in Raven Rock
to ensure continuity of government continued to
function until the destruction of the oil rig. When
President Richardson was vaporized, ZAX created a
persona, John Henry Eden to claim the post and
assume authority over the remaining California
Enclave forces, in addition to resuming construction
of military ordnance to provide for the resource-
stricken subordinates. Augustus Autumn was
chosen as the commanding officer of the armed
forces (eventually succeeding his father). A series of
eyebots were sent to roam the Wasteland, spreading
hope and patriotism. Eden could spout his pro-
government rhetoric, and promise a return of the
THE ENCLAVE
pre-War America of legend: a land of white picket
fences, baseball, apple pie, and good, old-fashioned
American global supremacy.
President Eden’s secretive plan all along had been
to rule over an America of the "pure", free from any
mutation, just as his predecessor had planned
before him. He has learned of a ridiculously
ambitious scientific experiment known as Project
Purity, and knew the time to strike had come: the
Enclave's armed forces would "reclaim" the
Jefferson Memorial. By controlling the purified water
supply, Eden would control the Capital Wasteland,
and the rest of the country eventually. What better
way than to administer a Modified FEV virus, which
kills anyone infected or irradiated with any form of
mutation – than through a deceptively clean water
supply?
OLD TRICKS
When Project Purity was restarted in 2277, the
Enclave acted at once. Troops under Autumn
occupied the Purifier, and established a
presence in the wastes, which was
resisted by the Brotherhood of Steel.
After retrieving a Garden of Eden
Creation Kit from Vault 87, Eden
attempted to recruit the individual
known as the Lone Wanderer to work
as a double agent, participating in the
Brotherhood's attempted reclamation
of Project Purity but infecting the water
supply with the modified FEV at the last
moment. Eden was opposed by Colonel
Autumn, who wanted to make a bid to lead
the populace by completing and activating
the purifier, thus providing the Enclave with a strong
bargaining chip in unifying the wastes under their
flag. When the Brotherhood took the Jefferson
Memorial, Autumn was defeated by the Lone
Wanderer, but it is not known whether he survived.
The Lone Wanderer stood poised to finally realize
the Enclave's goal of purifying the wasteland, but it
is unknown to history whether or not they took that
action.
The definitive fate of the Enclave as a whole after
these unclear events, remain a mystery.
ENCLAVE SIGMA
After the destruction of Raven Rock, the Enclave
performed a combination of tactical retreat and all-
out flight, and their grip on the Capital Wasteland
loosened significantly. Now contending with
overwhelmed soldiers, ragged Enclave camps dot
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the Wasteland with little communication to and from
the others. With the conventional Enclave military
experiencing a lack of new recruits and the high
command remaining silent, the Enclave would seem
to be a doomed force.
However, a small influx of specially trained fighters
is seeking to fill the manpower losses caused by the
Brotherhood of Steel advances. Previously posted to
remote and classified locations outside of the
Capital Wasteland, only the most elite of Enclave
personnel having training in multiple forms of
combat can earn the right to belong to Sigma. Squad
sigma operates in six-soldier units, which utilize
heavy incinerators and are led by a soldier clad in
Hellfire Armor. Furthermore, Squad Sigma members
are experienced fighters, each member being a
hardened veteran of numerous successful combat
operations. Sigma Squads are posted around
locations deemed by Enclave high command as
imperative to the salvation of the cause.
Legion. Whether they joined the Courier, and/or the
outcome of the battle, remains unknown. Enclave
scientists and engineers stationed at Adams Air
Force Base sent a reinforced combat-model eyebot,
ED-E, to Navarro to be serviced and repaired there,
seemingly uninformed of the assault on the outpost.
ED-E's programming contained a message saying
that any repairs needed on the way were to be made
by Chicago Enclave personnel, indicating that there
are Enclave outposts there. The Illinois license plate
bolted to ED-E's side is just one more fact that
supports the idea that other Enclave outposts or
holdings still exist elsewhere within North American
Wastelands.

WESTERN REMNANTS
In the year 2281 on the west coast, a few elderly
Enclave survivors make an existence on the fringes
of, or near the borders of NCR territories, keeping
their heads down for fear of persecution. Many left
for the Mojave Wasteland, where the NCR's grip was
significantly weaker due to the presence of Caesar's
Legion. Enclave remnants may have supported the
Courier at the Second Battle of Hoover Dam, either
desperate for a final shot at glory and to exact
revenge on the NCR, or assist them against the

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REPUBLIC

NEW CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC
New California (officially the New California
Republic, often abbreviated to NCR) is a large,
democratic federation of well over 700,000 based in
California, with holdings in Nevada, Oregon, Mexico
(Baja California) and along the Colorado River. The
NCR emphasizes and claims to support a myriad of
old world values, such as democracy, personal
liberty, and the rule of law. It also strives to restore
general order to the wasteland, the improvement and
development of infrastructure and economic
systems, and a basic common peace between the
people. Though appearing to be a benevolent entity
of governance, the ability to control the land it
claims to protect, the fidelity of those who live under
their rule, and the widespread corruption within their
political system has been questioned by many,
without a clear response by the NCR themselves.
BACKGROUND
The New California Republic was born from the
remnants of the survivors of Vault 15 and the small
walled community they founded, Shady Sands.
Under the leadership of Aradesh, and with the
assistance of the Vault Dweller (who saved Tandi,
Aradesh's daughter and a future president of the
NCR), the community prospered. Trade routes with
other settlements allowed cultural exchange, and a
movement to form a national entity gradually took
root and won popular acceptance.
In 2186, the town of Shady Sands changed its
name to "New California Republic" and formed a trial
council government to draft a constitution. Four
more settlements joined the council, and in 2189 the as the Mojave, crimes are typically punished by
NCR was voted into existence as a sprawling
federation of five states: Shady Sands, Los Angeles, and slavery are not permitted within NCR city limits.
Maxson, the Hub, and Dayglow.
By post-apocalyptic standards, the NCR is a
paragon of economic success and good ethical
character: political enfranchisement, rule of law, a
reasonable degree of physical security and a
standard of living better than mere subsistence are
daily realities for its impressive population of citizen. ability. As much power is invested in particular
Currently, the NCR is in a state of transition, with
rapid economic growth and a series of changes in
political leadership endangering its grand
humanitarian ideals. Nowhere is this more evident
than in the Mojave, where the occupation of Hoover
Dam has improved access to electricity and water,
but at the cost of straining its budget and embroiling lack of being able to assist their own citizens.
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its armed forces in a morally corrosive imperialist
project.
The NCR government's aim is to annex New Vegas
as the republic's newest state. While it already
controls Hoover Dam, its treaty with Mr. House and
the three families compel it to allocate 5% of the
dam’s electrical and water production to local use
free of charge. Adding insult to injury, the NCR is
locked into protecting New Vegas from invasion by
Caesar's Legion even as it receives not one cap in
tax revenue from the Strip's highly lucrative resort
operations. NCR citizens in the Mojave have largely
come here for economic reasons, whether as paid
citizen soldiers or as prospectors and fortune-
seekers.
SOCIETY
The majority of the NCR populace is made up of
farmers, traveling merchants and poor settlers
seeking protection from the dangers of the post-
apocalyptic world - a luxury usually only available to
the rich and powerful. In exchange for their
protection, the NCR classes them as a 'citizen' and
collects taxes from them which is mostly used on
the military to arm, train and supply their troops.
Citizenship can be given to entire settlements and
put under NCR jurisdiction if requested, however, this
practice is controversial in the Mojave due to rumors
of the NCR supposedly bullying weaker settlements
and incorporating them against their will.
The NCR enforces strict rules upon their citizens
and in their cities. In areas under military law, such
death. Openly carrying arms, prostitution, gambling,
Persons found under the influence of alcohol or
drugs will be arrested.
A notable trait of the New California Republic, often
to the annoyance of its citizens, is the government's
tendency to be overly bureaucratic and give power to
those of an important background rather than by
individuals in the cities back west, citizens at the
frontier regions often feel that they are not listened
to and forgotten. This type of governing has lead to
many of the towns in the Mojave wishing to stay
independent rather than living under NCR rule,
having only seen inefficiency in their systems and a
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STRUCTURE
The NCR is a democratic federation, modeling
itself on the government of pre-War United States.
The government is divided into three branches:
legislative, executive and judicial. The legislative
branch is the Congress, staffed by representatives
elected by their states and senators, forming two
houses: House of Representatives and the Senate.
The Congressmen use a variety of titles: "Councilor," community's origins in Vault 15 and Tandi's
"Counselor," "Councilman," "Representative," and
"Senator." In particular, the Hub (in its own obstinate little discrimination against ghouls and mutants,
way) prefers to call their representatives
"Governors." The executive branch is the Republic
council, headed by the President and Vice-President.
The President and Vice-President are elected by
NCR citizens, with advice from the Congress.
Last, the judicial branch comprises courts and
judges ruling in accordance with NCR's
adapted version of American common law.
In theory, this is a sound and well-
balanced system, but in practice, every
state tries to assert its independence
and work toward furthering its own
agenda. There is a great amount of
friction between the states of Hub
and Shady Sands, usually related to
trade rights and caravan routes,
while New Reno remains
dominated by various
criminal interests.
Significant pressure is
exerted upon the political
and economic direction of
the NCR by a variety of
private interests: in particular,
the brahmin barons whose
wealth gives them great
influence at the ballot box and
whose needs are often placed first by officials
seeking support in their political ambitions. With the the NCR (past and present) allows any non-radical
armed forces, the Gun Runners gain special
dispensation and influence as they are the primary
contributor to NCR's weapon arsenal. Elsewhere,
monopolies like the Crimson Caravan and similar
trading families dominate the trade routes and use
their wealth to gain influence with the NCR
government and extort large amounts of money.
Smaller competitors who are unable to compete with
both the larger competition as well as the high taxes
are inevitably muscled out.
The president is the biggest factor in deciding the
course the Republic should take. For example, under units and a small number of Vertibirds. In addition,
Tandi (who served over ten terms as President;
something Caesar mocks as indicative of monarchy patrolled by heavily armed police officers. One of
NEW CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC
rather than democracy), the NCR grew substantially,
focusing its efforts on rebuilding the pre-War
infrastructure and restarting technological
development. Conversely, while under Aaron Kimball,
the NCR has become more imperialistic and
expansive, overextending itself on multiple fronts in
the process.
There is little to no sexism in the NCR (unlike many
other factions in the wastes), most likely due to the
extended presidency. The republic has also shown
though many political analysts argue that this is
because NCR has had limited contact with
them (the NCR did have little contact with
Necropolis or the Master's Army). Some of
their Veteran Rangers are ghouls,
however, and they accept ghouls into
their army. In any event, some
politicians use lingering anti-mutant
sentiments to boost their popularity
among voters.
There is a clear separation of church
and state within the NCR. In
particular, the NCR has resisted
any attempts to canonize the
Vault Dweller within its city limits
(the statue outside the Hall of
Congress being the only
exception). Both Aradesh
and Tandi found that politics
and religion don't mix; a
realization that was
cemented when they gained
more exposure to the people
of the Hub and received visits
from a few well-spoken
members of the Followers of the
Apocalypse. As long as there is no
interaction between church and government,
religious groups within their borders. Accordingly,
the NCR are very tolerant of religion as long as its
various assemblies do not participate in human
sacrifice or indulge in dipping people into vats of
Forced Evolutionary Virus, such as with the Legion
and the Master's Army.
MILITARY
The NCR's military is composed of several
Divisions, including marksmen, scouts, mechanized
many of their major cities are protected and
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their Special Forces units consists of the New
California Rangers, a select group that is pledged to campaign with the goal of pacifying the NCR and
protect the people of the Wastes much like the Texas
Rangers of old. The Rangers are said to have
numerous safe houses throughout the wastes, and
they use these to strike at slavers outside of NCR
territory (usually in the North). As expected, the two into retreat and hiding. The NCR had pushed back
groups hate each other with a passion. NCR was
also in the habit of establishing marshals in the
major population centers in their territories,
responsible for enforcing the laws of NCR
throughout the Republic. Ghouls, super mutants, and
humans were all known to serve in the NCR armed
forces. The NCR gained access to a
limited number of Vertibirds from their battle with
the Enclave over Navarro, along with the
Brotherhood of Steel.
Although diverse, the NCR military is mostly
composed of their regular troopers who are
characterized by their tan uniforms, wide-brimmed
hats, goggles and armed with a standard service
rifle. These soldiers are the image often associated
with the NCR and are commonly seen in both pro-
and anti-NCR propaganda.
RELATIONS WITH THE OUTSIDE
Many people in the western wastelands have
mixed feelings about the NCR. Some people strongly
support the Republic's goals of spreading
democracy and the rule of law, and others
vehemently oppose their methods of "controlling"
everything they come into contact with. With
wastelanders who were used to having no more than
a mayor or sheriff now suddenly being part of a
complex political structure and having to pay taxes,
some view it as a loss of the frontier lifestyles that defeat, the Legion regularly
once defined them. As the NCR's power and territory
grew, it made progressively stronger enemies who
would test the resolve of the Republic.
Under President Tandi, the NCR made slow but
sustainable territorial expansion, allowing towns and
other small communities, who were impressed by
the principles of the NCR, to join of their own
volition. While defending their borders from hostile
raiders like the once legendary Vipers and Jackals,
who would be ravaged by the NCR's military until
they became broken shadows of their former glory.
Eventually taming Southern California, these
achievements would garner such respect for
President Tandi that the people would come to adore conditioning unit is installed in place of the power
her, and tribals outside the NCR's borders would
refer to her as the "Great Mother."
Viewing the NCR's growth and success as a threat Veteran Rangers, use pre-War riot gear and armor.
to their already stagnating power and influence, the
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Brotherhood of Steel would launch a military
reclaiming technology that they felt the NCR was not
fully capable of understanding. After narrowly
avoiding defeat in the early days of the war, the NCR
would ultimately prevail and force the Brotherhood
their strongest opponent yet but at a cost. With the
destruction of their gold reserves in the early days of
the war, the Republic could not continue to fund their
costly war with the Brotherhood for long, unless
more revenue was acquired.
After the death of President Tandi, her successors
would gradually change the direction of the NCR.
Rapidly expanding the Republic's borders in every
direction in a more imperialistic fashion, they
sacrificed some of the NCR's principles and moral
high ground in the process. Now led by President
Aaron Kimball, the NCR's expansion has led it to the
Mojave Wasteland, where it would encounter the
impressive city of New Vegas, and the even more
promising Hoover Dam. However, it would also
encounter its greatest enemy to date, Caesar's
Legion, across the Colorado River. Seeking to annex
New Vegas and drooling over the prospects of the
money that would flow back towards the Republic in
taxes, they sent their army east.
The NCR initially had great success in the Mojave
Wasteland, setting up several bases and even an
embassy on The Strip. The front line of the new
conflict between the NCR and Caesar's Legion
moved towards the Colorado River. The Legion
attacked the NCR with its full strength during the
First Battle of Hoover Dam. The NCR was forced to
retreat, but lured the Legion into a trap at Boulder
City and was able to retake the Dam. After their
conducted raids on the
west side of the Colorado, even creating permanent
bases at Cottonwood Cove and sacking towns like
Nipton and Nelson with little response from the NCR.
TECHNOLOGY
The NCR has access to stockpiles of pre-War
technology. Standard NCR soldiers have service
rifles along with standard pre-War and self-made
combat armor. The NCR possesses salvaged power
armor acquired from engagements with the
Brotherhood, but lack the training to use it. Instead,
the servos in the joints are stripped out and an air-
core, turning it into extremely heavy, but effective,
armor. However, the NCR special forces, the NCR
The weapons used by the Rangers include: anti-
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materiel rifles, Ranger Sequoias, hunting revolvers

and brush guns, among others.
As for civilian technology, they appear to have
knowledge of irrigation (as apparent in the NCR
sharecropper farms). They can also maintain
some pre-War transportation, such as the
monorail at Camp McCarran. The NCR were
also working on an extensive railroad
network in the New Vegas area into New
California. The network used in the Mojave
was used for transporting limestone from
Quarry Junction to Boulder City; these efforts
were halted by the Powder Gangers revolt and the
unsuccessful efforts to curb deathclaw population
growth.

CURRENCY
The NCR created its own currency in the form of
gold coins around the turn of the 22nd century.
Bottle caps were useless at this time due to the gold
reserves of the NCR. This changed when the
Brotherhood of Steel destroyed the gold reserves in
2281. The NCR dollar devalued and the conversion
rate lowered to 2.5 NCR dollars to one cap.
The common denotations of NCR currency are the
$5, $20, and $100 bills. The $5 bill features a picture
of Aradesh and Shady Sands, the $20 bill features
pictures of Seth and the NCR Ranger insignia, and
the $100 bill features pictures of Tandi.

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RAIDERS
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RAIDERS
Raiders is a term used to describe a group of
hostile gangs in the Wasteland. The raiders are
loose bands of outlaws banding together for a
common cause, but there is no larger community
between rival raider gangs.
Individual stats for different types of raider
opponents are listed in the Adversary Menagerie
chapter.
gangs – often there is a connection between the
raider gang name and the symbols they incorporate.
For example, a raider gang under the name The Red
Claws could have a symbol of a Yao Guai's claw
splattered with blood.
RELATIONSHIPS
Raiders have no alliances with other factions and

BACKGROUND will attack everyone, even other rival raiders or

The raiders of the Wasteland are mostly hostile,
lawless, chem-addled ruffians who roam the infinite
wastes.
Raiders, sometimes referred to as bandits, are any
group of wastelanders who pillage, plunder, murder,
or otherwise ruin the day of anyone unfortunate
enough to not be one of them. Raiders tend to
organize into loose confederations of gangs in the
post-apocalyptic wasteland and are a constant
problem. Raiders typically prey upon travelers and
very small towns, leaving more populous or larger
areas alone.
Numerous raider groups can be
found across the wasteland. Most are
composed of only a few people scraping
out a living by preying on other
inhabitants of the wastes,
typically without any real
driving purpose (besides for
the thrills). Others, however,
such as the Khans and the
80s, form their own tribal
customs through raiding for
survival rather than for thrills.
slavers. They appear to be quite cruel, as places they
inhabit are usually filled with the mutilated bodies of
other raiders and wastelanders, implying that they
torture captured enemies and occasionally their
own. The raider sadist armor is equipped with
several dismembered hands that the raider has kept
as trophies. Raiders appear to show no mercy
even toward each other; some mention killing
one of their own just to make him shut up.
Raiders also show very little
respect for new recruits, as
shown by conversations with
one another. Raiders also appear to
be cowardly, like Talon Company
mercenaries, they will flee if the tide
of battle is turning against them.

TERRITORY
Raider territory tends to be marked with spray – it
could range from painted symbols and mutilated
bodies hung up with meat hooks on chains to skulls
on pikes, and everything in between. Many raiders
also use symbolic tags, much like graffiti spray tags.
These symbols could include a green-blue circle
with the number 21 in the middle, a "FUCK YOU"
written in blood, and a colorful mushroom cloud, a
grinning skull, a deathclaw talon, and so forth. Every
single raider gang have their own unique markings
and symbols. So the GM should be creative in
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THE INSTITUTE
Fallout

THE INSTITUTE
The Institute is an advanced scientific organization lasting prejudice against synths and wariness of the
in the Commonwealth. It is known and feared for its secretive Institute.
ability to produce advanced synthetic humans (also By 2227, work on the third generation of synths,
known as synths) of high enough quality to pass as who would be indistinguishable from genuine
true humans. humans, was well underway. The mercenary Conrad
Kellogg was sent out to find Vault 111, where the
Institute's scientists believed they could find a
BACKGROUND cryogenically-preserved pre-War human for their
The Institute was born from the Commonwealth experiments. Kellogg returned with the infant Shaun,
Institute of Technology, or CIT, a renowned university whose pristine DNA was used to finish the synths.
based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Robert House The people of the surface first encountered a
attended it in his youth. During the Great War, a prototype Generation 3 synth in 2229, when it
number of CIT personnel survived by taking attacked the residents of Diamond City in what
refuge in the underground level of the became known as the "Broken Mask
campus. In 2110, the survivors and Incident." Existing prejudices against
their descendants founded the synths were compounded into
Institute, an organization paranoia; the people of the
dedicated to furthering pre- surface realized that the
War science. Institute could secretly
In its early days, as the very kidnap and replace them with
first Generation 1 synths synths. While some scoffed
were being built, the at such a notion, this
Institute reached out to aid paranoia was in fact
the people of the justified, as the Institute did
Commonwealth in begin using synths to
rebuilding civilization, but infiltrate and even sabotage
mutual mistrust quickly surface communities to
doomed that enterprise. further their own goals.
Soured on any further By 2287, the Institute was
cooperation with the surface, the actively opposed by the Railroad,
Institute withdrew into the shadows who viewed the third-gen synths as
and adopted a new purpose: to abandon the fully sapient and wished to liberate
Commonwealth to whatever fate awaits it and them from the Institute, as well as the
focus only on furthering their own vision of Brotherhood of Steel, who viewed the Institute's
humanity's future - regardless of how many work with synths as a return to the days of amoral
innocent lives they would have to sacrifice in the pre-War corporations such as Poseidon Energy and
process. Mass Fusion. This quickly led to a large conflict
The Institute's Advanced Systems department between the three factions.
completed work on the Molecular Relay, a
teleportation device, in the late 2180s. This allowed
the Institute to completely seal itself off from the STRUCTURE
surface and begin expanding its facilities deeper The Institute is divided into four main divisions,
underground. Whenever the Institute required each with specific areas of expertise. All divisions
materials that it could not produce itself, Generation answer to the directorate, composed of the division
1 and 2 synths were teleported to the surface to heads plus the director, who lead the Institute. The
scavenge, as well as to conduct experiments which director is the overall leader of the organization,
would otherwise have required Institute personnel to whose main purpose is to ensure proper cooperation
leave the safety of the facility. These directives between the divisions so that the goals of the
frequently led to conflict between the synths and the Institute are properly met. These divisions are:
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 THE SYNTH RETENTION BUREAU (often
abbreviated to SRB), temporarily headed by Justin
Ayo in the absence of Dr. Zimmer. The bureau
employs completely obedient Generation 3 synths
known as coursers. Responsible for tracking down
and retrieving escaped synths, courser training,
synth wiping and monitoring the Commonwealth.
They wear the black variant of the Institute lab coat.
A notable member was A3-21, also known as
Harkness.
 ROBOTICS, responsible for synth construction,
development and maintenance. They wear the
orange variant of the Institute lab coat.
 BIO-SCIENCE, headed by Clayton Holdren: Focuses
on the study and creation of biomechanical life, and
bridging the gap between organic life and robotic
life. Responsible for genetic and bio-engineering,
medical care, FEV experimentation, crop production
and pharmaceuticals. They wear the green variant of
the Institute lab coat. Virgil was a member before
fleeing due sabotaging a secret program that
involved working with FEV.
 ADVANCED SYSTEMS, headed by Madison Li.
Responsible for advanced technological research
and development, including laser weapons and
synth armor. The Advanced Systems division
designed the teleportation matrix the Institute uses
on a daily basis. They are rumored to be planning a
dark matter initiative, which can be overheard in
conversations after the player character arrives at
the Institute. They wear the blue variant of the
Institute lab coat.
 FACILITIES, headed by Allie Filmore: The
department that maintains the building and upkeep
of the institute facilities and superstructure.
Responsible for life support, security systems, power
distribution, food and housing, mechanical
engineering and maintenance. They wear yellow lab
coats. As their work encompasses the whole of the
Institute, they do not have specialized quarters.
SOCIETY
Despite the Institute's prowess, there are a limited
amount of scientists at its disposal, with a small
team working with each division, and several
auxiliary scientists elsewhere. As a result, the
Institute requires relatively little housing space, and
has apartments to accommodate all scientists and
their families.
Scientists interact regularly, and often spend time
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inside the cafeteria and main chamber. Despite its
secrecy, the Institute maintains a friendly and
welcoming demeanor to those introduced into its
ranks, and allows access to almost every area inside
the facility to newcomers.
There appears to be no strict work hours for most
scientists, as they often take many hours off and
come and go as they please from meals.
MILITARY
While the Institute is primarily a scientific group, it
has a powerful army at its disposal: the synths.
Inside the main HQ of the Institute, the Robotics
Department can produce very large numbers of
synthetic organisms, which can be very efficient foot
soldiers with enhanced strength and resilience. This,
coupled with the advanced technology at their
disposal, makes the Institute's synths a serious
threat to anyone who dares to oppose them.
Coursers are a particular type of synth with higher
military capability, used as special agents to pursue
and recover lost synths.
TECHNOLOGY
The Institute is home to the most advanced social
structure and technology in the post-War wasteland,
surpassing the Brotherhood of Steel and is possibly
on par with the Enclave and Think Tank.
The main and most important technology of the
Institute is the synth. While the first and second
generations of synths are only very advanced
machines, the third generation is completely
indistinguishable from humans, making them
perfect agents and soldiers.
Also, the Institute has many powerful energy
weapons at its disposal, advanced AI and other
robotic technologies. Another powerful technology
of the Institute is teleportation, which scientists use
to enter and exit the Institute, and can be used to
relocate large numbers of troops and agents to
almost any location instantly via radio waves. This is
used under the guise of the Classical Radio station
that can be heard throughout the Commonwealth,
which will shut down if the Institute's HQ is
destroyed.
SYNTH
Synth is a diminutive for synthetic humanoid and
is used to name synthetic intelligence units
designed by the Institute to look, function and
behave like humans. They are sometimes also called
androids or artificial humans. They are found in the
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Capital Wasteland in 2277 and in the "born" with the bodies and mental faculties of full-
Commonwealth and the Island in 2287. grown adult humans. Though entirely biological,
each Gen 3 synth contains a neurological implant
BACKGROUND inside their brain allowing them to be "programmed"
and manipulated via voice commands. This implant
Synths, created by the Institute, are cybernetic cannot be detected nor removed without killing the
organisms designed to resemble humans. They are synth.
classified into one of three generations depending
upon their complexity: Although it is unknown when each successive
generation was developed, the people of Diamond
 GENERATION 1 SYNTHS are purely robotic City first encountered a synth in 2229, in an event
androids, possessing all the physical capabilities of called the Broken Mask Incident. The synth, which
a human, but being no smarter called itself Mr. Carter, was a
than a standard protectron. prototype that was field
They resemble a lanky tested without the Institute
skeleton with metal joints, director's approval. Though
mechanical "organs" and the Institute did not actually
hydraulic muscles. They are intend to massacre the
completely loyal to the people of Diamond City, the
Institute and speak in a high- people of Diamond City have
pitched, robotic tone. Like all feared and resented the
robots, they can take large Institute ever since.
amounts of damage, never By 2277, at least one
backing down from a fight Generation 3 synth is known
even with their limbs blown to have had traveled to the
off. Capital Wasteland after
becoming fully self-aware
 GENERATION 2 SYNTHS are and escaping the Institute.
similar in appearance to their With the help of the
predecessors, but are hardier underground organization
and sheathed in plastic "flesh" known as the Railroad, he
mounted on a thin metal had his appearance and
lattice surrounding their memories altered and
mechanical skeleton. Though eventually wound up as the
more human-like in chief of security at Rivet City.
appearance, Gen-2s still Incidents of synths escaping
possess limited A.I. and have occurred multiple times
superficially resemble a prior to 2277 as the Synth
mannequin more than a Retention Bureau was
human, having visible seams created and had multiple
along their sickly, yellow-gray coursers tracking rogue
skin. Their skin is fragile synths as far as the Island.
however, and will fall off in Many denizens of the Commonwealth have
large chunks if struck or shot with enough force to become paranoid and prejudiced against synths,
reveal their mechanical insides. These synths are fearing they might be abducted by the Institute and
often found dressed in synth armor when on the replaced with identical copies of themselves. Their
surface, or else in Institute jumpers when working paranoia is justified, as some of the most
down in the Institute. They also speak in a robotic sophisticated synths encountered act as spies and
voice, but at a much lower pitch than Gen 1 synths. could fool the unaware. There are some examples of
Commonwealth citizens that were murdered and
 GENERATION 3 SYNTHS represent the pinnacle of replaced with synth duplicates whom the Sole
synth technology, being virtually indistinguishable Survivor interacts with on missions if they choose to
from natural-born humans down to the cellular level. join the Institute.
Each Gen 3 synth is built from lab-grown bones, The synths' Institute creators view them as
muscles and other tissues that are assembled and nothing more than machines and treat them as
brought to life at the Institute's Robotics lab, and are

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slaves. The Railroad has committed itself to freeing
Generation 3 synths from their masters and
smuggling them out of the Commonwealth to
somewhere the Institute cannot reach them. In
contrast, the Brotherhood of Steel has sworn to
eliminate all synths, for to them, a machine capable
of thinking like a human is an abomination of
technology.
Most encountered hostile synths belong to either
Generations 1 or 2, are armed with Institute laser
weapons and shock batons and are immune to
radiation damage. When fighting against the Gen 1
and 2 synths, it is possible to shoot off their limbs.
The moment one of their arms is destroyed, they
may be unable to use their weapons. However, they
will then proceed to rush the player character and
begin attacking them with their remaining arm.
Shooting their legs will result in them crawling to the
player character and attacking them with their
hands.
Gen 1 and 2 synths are less intelligent than Gen 3
synths, but display a level of sapience, as
exemplified in their dialogue. They call out to their
target "whoever you are, I know you're there" and will
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comment that their systems may be in need of
recalibration if they lose track of a target. During the
Tradecraft quest, Deacon comments that Gen 1 and
2 synths are on a similar mental level to protectrons
and other pre-War robots, causing some debate
among members of the Railroad as to if Gen 1 and 2
synths are worth trying to rescue.
Generation 3 synths are physically and mentally
indistinguishable from ordinary humans, having lab-
grown bodies of real human flesh, bones, and organs
instead of plastic and metal. As Dr. Roslyn
Chambers found, no medical tests or procedures can
identify someone as a synth without killing them
(synths that infiltrate settlements, for example, only
drop synth components when killed). Psychological
tests, such as Covenant's SAFE test, are dubious at
best. However, they are not perfect duplicates, and
have a few key differences from humans that are not
immediately obvious: synths cannot gain or lose
weight (one Institute researcher remarked on this
after discovering that many of the Institute synths
had a taste for snack cakes).
GENERATION 2 SYNTHS
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FALLOUT CHARACTERS
Characters are the center of the Fallout roleplaying
game, as they are in just about every roleplaying
game ever published. They are the extensions of the
player's portraying them within the Fallout setting.
Characters come in a multitude of variety in
archetypes, races and careers, everyone is unique in
his or her own way as determined by skills, talents
and background. A character can be whatever you,
the player, wants it to be. Remember you are playing
someone else, not yourself!
NEW STARTING CHARACTERS
Characters in Fallout can be any human archetype,
as detailed below. In addition, radiation and genetic
experimentation has led to two mutant-human
races; Ghouls and Super Mutants. Many robots have
either survived since the Great War or have been
repaired by wasteland technicians. Some ingenious
survivors are even able to build new robots from
scrap. Several of these robots possess complex
personalities and individual desires, and
strike off on their own. Synths are also
making appearances, though they mostly
remain hidden among human settlements.
While ghouls, robots, super mutants and
synths are indeed a big part of the Fallout
setting, you should consult with your Game
Master before selecting a deviation from
the human species, to see how a ghoul,
robot or super mutant will fit into his or her
campaign.
A new character starts with a total of
500 bottlecaps for spending on
equipment. A character can spend 10 XP
for an additional 500 bottlecaps one time.
HUMAN
Humans (Homo sapiens) are the
dominant species of Earth. In the post–
apocalyptic age, "human" is more
specifically used to denote those that
have been more-or-less unaffected by
radiation as opposed to mutants like
ghouls and super mutants, even though
said mutant types originate from
humans. Non–mutated humans are
sometimes called normals, smoothskins
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or bleeders by their mutant counterparts. Four
distinguishable, common ethnic groups are present
in post-War America: African, Asian, Caucasian, and
Hispanic.
Post-nuclear humans, as a direct result of the
radiation and exposition to the F.E.V. of the West Tek
Research Facility (that mutated after the Great War
due to radiation), and some other biochemical
agents released into the environment during and
after the Great War, exhibit more diversity, primarily
in genetic structure. The aforementioned factors
have resulted in an increased rate of mutations in
humans, although very few of these result in
phenotypical changes. Most of these changes are
non-lethal, non-damaging variations in the human
DNA that simply increase the gene pool
variety. Also, humans with minor mutations,
like additional toes, skin lesions due to TDC
infection, permanent red eyes, permanent
varicose veins or complete lack of hair, are
still considered to be normal humans.
“Pure” humans, or “prime normals”
are theoretically humans which have
not been mutated unnaturally by
radiation or other Post-War
pollutants. They can be said to be
original humans, no different
than those from before the War.
However, because of the
widespread and pervasive fallout
in the Wasteland, these represent a
very small minority of all sentient
species on Earth. They exist only in
isolated factions, such as the
Enclave, or in remote areas
untouched by radiation, such as the
underground vaults. Some vaults,
opening at times where the radiation
has faded, can produce tribes which can
be said to be pure, such as the Boomers.
All of these variations have been
uniquely interpreted by the Enclave
leadership as basis for claiming that the
humans living outside the Enclave and
isolated vaults are no longer pure, that
they are, in fact, "near-humans" that
pose a threat to the "pure" humanity
living in the aforementioned locations.
Likewise, humans are the only race to
have been seen reverting back to a
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primitive age. The most notable example of this are
tribals that have developed their own culture; having
distinct beliefs and superstitions, religious rituals,
customs and even their own unique languages in
some cases. They also commonly bear tattoos as
one of their traditions, commonly practiced to
implicate an important, symbolic meaning to the
tribe or the human.
The human species is the most diverse of all the
playable races, and thus seven archetypes are
readily available to those players settling on a
human character.
AVERAGE HUMAN
The average human archetype is the baseline for
character creation, and portrays the most
customizable example of a person.
 Wound Threshold: 10 + Brawn.
 Strain Threshold: 10 + Willpower.
 Starting Experience: 110 XP.
 Starting Skills: An average human starts with 1
rank in each of two different non-career skills at
character creation. They obtain this rank before
spending experience points, and these skills can not
be increased higher than rank 2 during character
creation.
 Ready For Anything: Once per session, as an out-
of-turn Incidental, you may move one Story Point
from the Game Master's pool to the player's pool.
CHARISMATIC HUMAN
The charismatic archetype reprensts any character
who has the gift of a silver tongue. This could be a
entertainer of some sort, a politician, a musician, an
aristocrat, or even a merchant. As charming smooth
talkers, charismatic archetype typically rely on high
Presence characteristics.
 Wound Threshold: 10 + Brawn.
 Strain Threshold: 10 + Willpower.
 Starting Experience: 100 XP.
 Starting Skills: A charismatic character starts with
1 rank in Cool during character creation. They obtain
this rank before spending experience points, and
may not increase Cool above rank 2 during character
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creation.
 Forceful Personality: Once per session, your
character may spend a Story Point as an Incidental.
If they do so, during the next skill check they make
during that turn, your character doubles the strain
they inflict or the strain they heal (you choose before
making the check).
DEDICATED HUMAN
The dedicated archetype represents a character
with a stout and stalwart dedication or morale
compass, who has a background in a field that
requires an unmatched will and nerves of steel. This
could be a student, an entrepreneur, or even a
religious man. Strong willed and alert, the dedicated
character typically relies on a high Willpower
characteristic.
 Wound Threshold: 9 + Brawn.
 Strain Threshold: 11 + Willpower.
 Starting Experience: 100 XP.
 Starting Skills: A dedicated character starts with 1
rank in Discipline during character creation. They
obtain this rank before spending experience points,
and may not increase Discipline above rank 2 during
character creation.
 Focused: Once per session, as an out-of-turn
Incidental, you may spend one Story Point to recover
all your strain up to your strain threshold.
INTELLECTUAL HUMAN
The intellectual archetype represents a character
who has a background grounded in some sort of
intellectual pursuit. This pursuit could be
mechanical, medicine, or even teaching. Brilliant and
skillful, the intellectual archetype typically relies on a
high Intellect characteristic. The intellectual is quick
to deduce even the most complex of thinking into
logical, rational thought.
 Wound Threshold: 8 + Brawn.
 Strain Threshold: 12 + Willpower.
 Starting Experience: 100 XP.
 Starting Skills: An intellectual starts with 1 rank in
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Knowledge during character creation. They obtain
this rank before spending experience points, and
may not increase Knowledge above rank 2 during
character creation.
 Brilliant!: Once per session, your character may
spend a Story Point as an Incidental. If they do so,
during the next check they make during that turn,
you count their ranks in the skill being used as equal
to their Intellect.
NIMBLE HUMAN
The nimble archetype represents a character with
increased body control and coordination, who has a
background in something that requires precision and
deft hand-eye coordination. This could be an athlete
or even thieves. Quick and nimble, the nimble
archetype typically relies on a high Agility
characteristic.
 Wound Threshold: 10 + Brawn.
 Strain Threshold: 10 + Willpower.
 Starting Experience: 100 XP.
 Starting Skills: The nimble character starts with 1
rank in Athletics or Coordination during character
creation. They obtain this rank before spending
experience points, and may not increase Athletics or
Coordination above rank 2 during character creation.  Wound Threshold: 12 + Brawn.
 Did You See That?: Once per session you may
spend a Story Point, as an Incidental, and
immediately take two additional Maneuvers in that
turn, even if this exceeds the limitations of 1
Maneuver and 1 free Maneuver. Which means you
can essentially have up to four Maneuvers in a
single turn!
RESOURCEFUL HUMAN
The resourceful archetype represents a character
who gets things done by unconventional ways or
manners, one whom does not always think inside
the box. The pursuit of a resourceful character could
be a con artist, survivalists, outdoorsmen or even
spies. Unconventional and innovative, the
resourceful archetype relies on a high Cunning
characteristic. Resourcefuly characters are quick to ghoul's
put words to an idea and are quite capable of solving and respiratory function in a healthy human being.
even the most mind-boggling of puzzles.
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 Wound Threshold: 9 + Brawn.
 Strain Threshold: 11 + Willpower.
 Starting Experience: 100 XP.
 Starting Skills: A resourceful character starts with
1 rank in Perception or Streetwise. They obtain this
rank before spending experience points, and may
not increase Perception or Streetwise above rank 2
during character creation.
 It Came Out of the Blue!: Once per session, your
character may spend a Story Point, as an Incidental,
to change any number of a to s equal your
Cunning on a single skill check that he has made.
STRONG HUMAN
The strong human archetype represents a
character who has a background in some form of
manual labor, and who is generally strong and
tough. Powerful and usually good at combat, the
strong human archetype typically relies on a high
Brawn characteristic. Strong archetypes usually
include the likes such as body builders, laborers, and
others whom either actively seek to strengthen their
bodies by physical training, or have acquired such a
feat by means of years of hard labor.
 Strain Threshold: 8 + Willpower.
 Starting Experience: 100 XP.
 Starting Skills: A strong human starts with 1 rank
in Athletics during character creation. They obtain
this rank before spending experience points, and
may not increase Athletics above rank 2 during
character creation.
 Tough As Nails: Once per session, your character
may spend a Story Point as an out-of-turn Incidental
immediately after suffering a Critical Injury and
determining the result. If they do so, they count the
result rolled as “01”.
GHOUL
Specifically, the neurotransmitters affected in a
mutation are those responsible for cardiac
These transmitters are continually regenerated at a
greatly accelerated rate after the mutation sets in,
carrying sufficient oxygen to sustain the life of the
subject while being insufficient to retain dermal
elasticity and avoid the resulting necrosis, the result
of which is the decaying, corpse-like appearance of
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post-mutation humans. Considering that ghouls are
missing their noses, the pinna of the ear,
and some complain about knee pain, it
may be that the process of
ghoulification severely damages
cartilage in the human body.
In physical appearance,
a ghoul's flesh is
constantly rotting off,
appearing very raw and
discolored from necrosis.
Lips and eyelids are
sometimes absent, and
noses are in almost every
case completely rotted
off. Feral ghouls are
typically heavily
emaciated and hunched
over (possibly due to
malnutrition and lack of
sunlight), while non-ferals
typically have a healthier,
more human-like build and
posture. Another major
difference between ferals and non-
ferals is dress: while non-ferals dress like
normal humans, feral ghouls wear little clothing
other than tattered pants or sections of old armor,
having long ago lost the mental capacity to mend or
replace their clothes.
Ghouls, at least the non-feral ones, are generally
as intelligent as normal humans. However, their
intelligence decreases at varying rates as a result of
the radiation rotting their brains, this continues until
their ability to reason has gone completely, and they
become feral. Their physical repulsiveness makes
the life of a ghoul difficult at best - only the most
tolerant human communities accept them as
anything more than monsters. Some ghouls
eventually go mad and it remains unclear exactly
what precipitates this change in neurobiology and
psychology, but anecdotal evidence seems to
indicate that non-social ghouls, or those in isolation,
are more prone to the condition. It is known that
ghouls can turn feral when exposed to excessive
levels of radiation. Ghouls that succumb to insanity
are called "feral ghouls": they are mindlessly
aggressive and, having lost their ability to reason,
driven entirely by their instincts. These feral ghouls
strongly resemble zombies like those depicted in old
horror films, and this misconception succeeds in
alienating non-feral ghouls even more from humans.
The term "zombie" has become an offensive racial
slur to ghouls and "smoothskin" is a derogatory term
for humans often used by ghouls.
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Ghouls are immune to most forms of radiation that
still remain in the wasteland. Radiation poisoning
cannot get worse for the ghouls, though it can
hasten the process of decay and lead to their
decline into the feral state as described above.
However, many ghouls report feeling
healthier when exposed to low-
level radiation, and thus
make their homes near
locations with acute
background radiation. The
ghouls known as
"glowing ones" actually
enjoy large amounts of
radiation, which they
describe as being
"comfortably warm." They
are even healed by it.
As one of the more
common consequences of
ghoulification seems to be
sporadic or even complete
hair loss and loss of their
normal voice: few ghouls retain
enough hair on their heads to actually
maintain a haircut, and ghouls with
facial hair seems to be even more rare. Also,
ghouls with clear voices are very uncommon;
most possess raspy voices. While the exact cause
of their hoarse voices is unknown, it is more than
likely caused by partial decay of their vocal cords.
 Wound Threshold: 11 + Brawn
 Strain Threshold: 10 + Willpower
 Starting Experience: 90 XP.
 Special Abilities: Ghouls get a free Rank in
Survival. They obtain this rank before spending
experience points.
 Rad Resistance: Ghouls take no damage from
Radiation damage sources. Once per session when
exposed to a source of radiation damage, a ghoul
character may spend a Story Point to heal a number
of wounds equal to the rating of the radiation
source.
ROBOT
Robots in the wasteland come in a variety of
shapes and sizes. Their capabilities are determined
by their original purpose of construction; the
hovering Mr. Handy came with a trio of spindly arms
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that have pincer hands, buzzsaws, or even small
flame projectors. Meanwhile the Protectron series of
robots were used in fire and rescue, police and
security, and even construction. Other robots
were specifically built with warfare in mind,
and possess a lethal variety of weapons
bonded directly to their metal frames.
A player character robot can be built
from a Mr. Handy or Protectron blueprint,
but abiding to the rules below. Or the
player is free to come up with his or
her own unique appearance for a robot,
but have to restrain to using the
rules that apply to normal
characters; for example, no
flying. One might argue that a Mr.
Handy is flying, but it is not. It is
floating by means of a propulsion engine,
which is equivalent of walking, just a given
distance above the surface of the ground.
The GM should allow the player to use
unique designs for his or her robot
character, but
Robots are built using variation to the character
creation rules (see below). All robots start with
characteristics of 1, but have a higher starting XP.
This is for the player to customize his robot
according to his character design.
 Wound Threshold: 10 + Brawn.
 Strain Threshold: 10 + Willpower.
 Starting Experience: 175 XP.
 Special Abilities: After selecting their
career, your robot character may train one
rank in six of the eight career skills
(instead of the usual four).
 Inorganic: Since robots are inorganic,
they do not gain the benefits of
recovering Wounds with stimpaks or a
Medicine check. Robots can recover Wounds
and Strain naturally by resting, as their
systems attempt self-repairs. Robots can
also be “healed” by using the Mechanics
skill instead of the Medicine skill, but
otherwise following the guidelines
detailed on page 116 of the GENESYS core
rule book.
 Metal Body: Robots increase their
Soak value by 1.
 Networked Intelligence: A robot adds
automatic s to its Intellect- and
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Willpower-based checks for each other friendly
character of the same species (robot) within
Medium range – to a maximum of sss.
 Robotic: Robots do not need to eat, sleep, or
breathe, and are unaffected by toxins and poisons.
SUPER MUTANT
Super mutants are mutated humans,
products of infection by the Forced
Evolutionary Virus (FEV). They are much
taller, bulkier and muscular than pure strain
humans, have (mostly) green, gray, or yellowish
skin, are immune to disease and radiation, and
are gifted with superhuman strength and
endurance. Although they are completely sterile,
the rapid regeneration of their cells caused by
FEV makes them virtually biologically immortal
(but not immune to death from injury).
Average super mutants stand approximately
10.4 feet tall (although they typically stand with
hunched backs that reduce them to about 7.8
feet) and weigh around 800 pounds, possibly
even more. Their skin color is predominately grayish
green in the case of Mariposa mutants and yellow
with tints of red and green in the case of Vault 87
ones, although some mutants with other skin colors
also exist. Their skin is extremely tough, and their
muscle and bone structure are enhanced
well beyond the human norm.
Super mutant cells undergo cellular
division at a greatly increased rate.
Mitosis occurs at a rate 15%
quicker than that found
in pure strain humans. A
super mutant's
cellular structure is
said to be highly
similar to normal
humans. Super mutant
DNA strands are nearly
flawless, with all of the
recessive genes that
produce many of the
most common
ailments like
diabetes, cancer and
cardiovascular
disease eradicated
from the genome. Those
recessive genes which
are commonly found in
humans have been
manipulated in such a
way by the infection of the
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FEV as to bring about the best possible combination has a focused skill option, but less experience. The
of genetic traits. A super mutant's RNA structure “A Face in a Crowd” rule represents a synth blending
was also altered by the virus to produce more rapid into an urban setting (after all, they look exactly like
transcription, resulting in the enhanced regenerative a bunch of other synths), but may have to deal with
capacities of the mutated form. anti-synth bias.
The mutation produced by the FEV in this case has
some severe side effects. Chief among them is
sterility. As the gametes of the reproductive system
consist of 'half-cells' comprising only 23 of the
normal 46 chromosomes, they are perceived as
'damaged' cells by the FEV's integrated genetic  Wound Threshold: 11 + Brawn
sequences, which "repairs" them by restoring the  Strain Threshold: 10 + Willpower
missing chromosomes, which essentially renders  Starting Experience: 80 XP.
the mutants sterile since their gametes lose the  Special Abilities: You may select two skills when
ability to recombine with other sex cells in sexual creating a synth character. Your synth character
reproduction. Other side effects of this form of FEV starts play with two ranks in each of these skills.
infection include an alteration of the pigment cells of You still can't train their skills above rank 2 during
the epidermis. While the super mutants originating character creation.
from Mariposa are sterile, they do not lose their  A Face in a Crowd: Characters add b to any
sexual organs, but they do lose their secondary checks they make to pick a synth out in a crowd.
sexual characteristics, such as breasts; Similarly Synths also add b to Social skill checks
East Coast mutants are said to lose most sexual they make when interacting with people
characteristics. who don't know the specific synth.
While they will not normally die due to the normal
effects of aging, super mutants are prone to senility,
leading to tendencies to engage in near-psychotic,
aggressive attacks against other humans and other
creatures. As super mutants created by the modified
strain of FEV as part of the Evolutionary
Experimentation Program in the Capital Wasteland
age, they grow consistently larger and stronger,
eventually reaching heights of up to 2 stories.

 Wound Threshold: 13 + Brawn

 Strain Threshold: 9 + Willpower
 Starting Experience: 80 XP.
 Brute: A super mutant character is Silhouette 2.
 Forced Evolutionary Virus: Super Mutants reduce
the Encumbrance and Cumbersome value of all
wielded weapons by 1. Super Mutants are also
immune to damage from radiation.

SYNTH
This profile is for a human synth. It is an Institute-
produced synth that has been tailored for a certain
job (otherwise, if this were an unmodified synth, you
could simply use the Average Human profile).
Synths have customization options to represent
their “designed” nature, but in their case, the synth

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CAREERS
Once you've settled on a species – human, ghoul,
robot, super mutant, or synth – that you want to
play, it is time to further flesh out your character with
choices of careers, skills and talents. So what is it
that makes your character SPECIAL?
Fallout uses careers, skills, and talents that would
be appropriate in a Modern Day setting. The Knight
career is also appropriate for use with the sci-fi
setting changes, as it is used for the Brotherhood of
Steel, though this is not an available starting career
for the player character to select.
The choosing of an character's career
is probably the most important
choice a player makes. The
occupation of your character has
a direct bearing on which skills
she may have and her status
in the community.
Select one starting career
for your starting Wasteland
survivor. This represents
the training and life
experience the character has
had prior to the start of the
campaign. A character may hold
other jobs as his career unfolds,
but the benefits of a starting career
are only applied once, at the time of character
creation.
You can think of a career as your character's job or
role. It's a broad concept of what your character is
going to be especially good at during the game.
Careers enable your character to focus on being
better at certain tasks at the expense of others. A
career is usually definited by the role the character
plays in the game.
CAREER SKILLS
The default rules of career skills, as detailed on
page 40 of the GENESYS core rulebook, has been
modified for the Fallout setting to allow for a greater
character customization.
Each available career now only comes with four
predetermined career skills (individually listed under
each specific career; see below), that are irrevocably
unchangeable, whereas in the GENESYS core
rulebook careers come with a default set of eight
predetermined career skills.
As the careers presented below only comes with
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four predetermined career skills, what about the
remaining four career skills to complete the career?
The Fallout setting allows the player to select the
remaining four career skills and make notice of
these as being career skills on the character sheet.
However, the player must adhere to the following
restrictions for selecting the remaining four career
skills. It is important to notice that the
predetermined career skills do not count against the
requirements listed below, of course.
 At least one Social or Combat
skill must be selected.
 No more than a total of three
Combat or Social skills can be
selected: Magic skills (Arcana,
Divine and Primal) are not
available in the Fallout
setting.
 No more than two
additional General skills can
be selected.
Following the normal rules
for career skills, on page 40 in
the GENESYS core rulebook, a
starting character may
choose four of their career skills and gain one rank
in each of them. This is done before spending
experience during character creation.
AVAILABLE CAREERS
The following careers below are available to the
players in the Fallout setting. Please take into
consideration that the Game Master has the final
vote on determining whether or not the list below fits
into his or her specific Fallout campaign.
AMBASSADOR
An ambassador seeks out those who can help a
cause and works to ensure they do. He brings the
best arguments he can to sway hubs, settlements,
organizations, and other groups to side with the
forces he serves. The ambassador brings every
possible asset to bear in order to convince them to
see things his way.
Compromise is a way of life for the ambassador;
he won't even bother going into a negotiation if he
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has no room in which to maneuver. The true mastery
of his trade is in getting his most important goals
agreed to and making the other side of the
discussion feel like the agreement was its doing.
Ambassadors are just as effective in dealing with
individuals in crisis situations as they are in
managing discussions with a room full of skeptical
politicians.
The ambassador counts the following skills as
career skills: Charm, Discipline, Knowledge and
Negotiation.
ARCHAEOLOGIST
Most explorers are searching for the new – new
opportunities, new settlements, new locations, new
marketplaces, etc. Archaeologists, on the other
hand, are firmly entrenched in the old. The
Wasteland is impossibly old, and nigh-infinite
millennia have witnessed the rise and fall of
countless civilizations. The archaeologist endeavors
to find these lost cultures and unlock the secrets of
their history, art, science. and everything else about
them.
Most archaeologists believe very passionately that
what they do is noble and important to the people of
the Wasteland. They tend to be less concerned with
who is currently in charge, except for how the
prevailing policies of the current government impact
their studies and digs. Unfortunately for the current
state of the field, the Brotherhood of Steel tends to
take a very heavy hand in matters of "revisionist
history," preferring to alter findings to best fit its
agendas As such, most archaeologists either work
outside of Brotherhood channels or wish they did.
The archaeologist counts the following skills as
career skills: Athletics, Discipline, Knowledge and
Perception.
ASCETIC
There are many paths that might lead one to the
role of ascetic. Whether they are particularly
sensitive and seek seclusion to contend with some
failure that haunts their steps or wish to
contemplate the greater role of fate in the Wasteland
at large, ascetics are individuals driven to a calmer,
more comtemplative approach to their life, their
needs, and their place in the Wasteland. They do not
seek to gather caps, possessions, or laurels, but
rather judge their worth by the depth of their
understanding of and communication with fate.
Ascetics concentrate on honing their own mind to
a razor sharp focus. As a result, they are likely to
have the versatility to work their way through almost
any difficulty. An ascetic has spent a considerable
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time living on the fringes of society, learning to make
do with whatever materials and facilities were on
hand, regardless of their apparent functionality or
crude construction. Ascetics may be out of practice
in social interactions and interpersonal
communication, but the awareness and resilience
they have gained through their trials, as well as the
physical strength their chosen path has earned
them, can be invaluable to a group when more
refined, civilized plans have failed.
The ascetic counts the following skills as career
skills: Athletics, Discipline, Resilience and Vigilance.
ASSASSIN
Whereas most bounty hunters focus primarily on
the capture of quarry, those who specialize as
assassins are generally tasked with the
straightforward proposition of terminating their
targets.
Despite their different methods, assassins still
adhere to many of the same ethics and practics of
other bounty hunters. They take their work very
seriously, avoid all needless bloodshed, and honor
their contracts to the letter. Some treat their
methods with reverence, even assigning a certain
mystique to it. Others simply see themselves as cold
killers, and are just fine with it.
The assassin counts the following skills as career
skills: Melee, Ranged [Heavy], Skulduggery and
Stealth.
BEAST RIDER
While most any being can ride a trained mount, it is
the beast rider who can break in wild mounts and
train them. Once he has trained a mount, the skilled
beast rider can coax his mount to perform incredible
feats, even in the heat of battle. The beast rider is
also something of an outdoorsman, and is a
valuable member of a team with or without his
creature companion.
Beast riders might be expert riders on a single type
of mount or experienced creature wranglers who
have spent time with all manner of riding creatures.
Most cultures and militaries still rely heavily on
mounts.
The beast rider counts the following skills as
career skills: Athletics, Knowledge, Perception and
Survival.
BOUNTY HUNTER
He’ll hunt man or beast – bail jumpers, molerats,
runaway daughters, yao guai... whatever you pay
him to find, he’ll track it down and bring it back alive,
dead, or as a trophy. Truth be told, it’s not the money
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that matters so much as the challenge of pitting brand of flair and style. The charmer keeps a cool
himself against man and/or beast, facing down head in the hottest situations, which often serves as
whatever life throws at him and returning the winner. inspiration to others, and he has no qualms with
Plains, desert, or the concrete jungle, he’s the alpha taking a leadership role if it furthers his purposes.
predator. And you? You’re just prey. Run if you want, Whether or not he knows the right thing to say, the
but when he’s chasing, he knows how it’ll end. charmer always knows how to say it.
The bounty hunter counts the following skills as The charmer counts the following skills as career
career skills: Brawl, Ranged [Heavy], Streetwise and skills: Charm, Cool, Leadership and Negotiation.
Vigilance.
COMMANDO
CHARMER Commandos are specialists trained to strike the
Confident and elegant, the charmer employs his enemy from unexpected directions to do the most
wits and wiles with more precision than a laser damage in the most vulnerable locations.
scalpel. Rather than resorting to uncivilized Commando teams are often used like surgical
intimidation tactics or distasteful acts of violence, instruments by the commanders who have access
the charmer believes the best way to get what he to them. A commando knows how to find a target,
wants is to simply ask for it. A charmer knows how attack it, disable it, survive the aftermath, and find
to talk the talk, possessing natural charisma that his way home.
makes him irresistible. Struck by the flash of his For any team, a commando is a fine general-
smile or the wink of his eye, people have a hard time purpose combat specialist to have around.
denying anything to the He handles fights well
charmer. (especially hand-to-hand
The charmer combines the situations), and can manage in
silver tongue of a politico, the almost any high-stress
street smarts of a scoundrel, situation. More often than not,
and the keen mind of a he's also effective as backup
trader. Where the politico during covert operations.
might rally, chastise, or even Matters of overall philosophy
bribe to achieve his or strategy rarely concern a
objective, the charmer commando; he's almost
showers his mark with always focused on the
flattery. While the trader mission at hand or training to
relies on his ability to haggle ensure he and his companions
down a price, the charmer survive the next one.
convinces others that The commando counts the
lowering the price is their following skills as career
idea. When a scoundrel skills: Brawl, Melee,
resorts to coercion and Resilience and Survival.
violence, a charmer applies a
softer touch to disarm his
opponents with words alone.
COURIER
The chief weapon in a There is more to military
charmer’s arsenal is clearly intelligence than stealing the
his undeniable charisma. enemy's secrets. The data
When coaxing his way into a must be secured and
private club or restricted delivered to the specialists
area, the charmer knows how who can best exploit it. The
to compliment without courier specializes in
sounding sycophantic. In transporting critical
rare cases when his debonair information, often while
appearance and refined taste working incognito far behind
fails him, the charmer enemy lines. These experts take
knows how to resort to the necessary risks of repeatedly
negotiation and trickery to get his crossing through security checkpoints or
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operating under foes' scrutiny without drawing
undue attention. To a certain extend, these spies are
a very specialized type of smuggler, dealing primarily
in information rather than physical goods.
The courier counts the following skills as career
skills: Athletics, Deception, Streetwise and Vigilance.
DEMOLITIONIST
Demolitionists are masters of explosives and
incendiary devices. Often seen as dangerous
pyromaniacs, most demolitionists possess a deep
understanding of the physics behind combustion
and explosion on an intuitive level as well as an
academic one. They are not mindless destroyers.
but artists. Demolitionists are adept at wreaking
havoc while avoiding being injured by their own
handiwork – most of the time.
The work of a demolitionist is extremely
dangerous, as a single misstep can spell doom for
the character (and anyone unfortunate enough to be
in the general vicinity). In order to succeed. A
demolitionist must be able to keep a clear head and
focus on his work. even as bullets fill the air around
him As such, most demolitionists are adept at
staying cool in the most nerve-wracking situations.
In order to put their skills to the greatest use,
demolitionists must have an understanding of the
principles of construction, as well as knowing how
to construct their explosive devices. Both of these
are where some skill with Mechanics becomes
important. By knowing how a machine operates, or
the load-bearing points of a structure, a
demolitionist can determine where to place
explosives for the greatest effect. Similarly,
demolitionists know how to get the most from their
tools, creating larger than expected explosions or
causing devastating chain reactions. Demolitionists
can use their creative talents for more than sheer
destruction, and can usually be counted on to find
an inventive route out of a dangerous situation. Of
course, sometimes that plan is even more
dangerous than the original threat.
The demolitionist counts the following skills as
career skills: Computers, Cool, Mechanics and
Skulduggery.
DOCTOR
Of all the types of people who come to the
Wasteland, doctors probably have the easiest time
finding employment They are in high demand almost
anywhere they go. Unfortunately, most of what they
are asked to do involves patching up the wounds of
the worst kind of beings.
With his skills, a doctor brings not only healing and fringer is a jack-of-all-trades. He focuses on
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the treatment of illnesses with him, he brings a
broad spectrum of knowledge and a solid persona in
the face of adversity.
Most doctors trade their healing talents for a
chance to see more of the Wasteland than their time
in medical school ever allowed. Their overall motives
can be as varied as those of any being, yet they tend
to share a common instinct to heal where there is
harm. While many will simply take up residence with
whatever lord, organization, or boss will hire them,
other doctors will find a way to get out into the larger
Wasteland, both to bring help to those in need and to
experience life in some fashion.
The doctor counts the following skills as career
skills: Cool, Knowledge, Medicine and Resilience.
ENFORCER
Enforcers know that achieving results does not
always require violence – sometimes the threat of it
is enough. Enforcers focus on social interactions as
much as combat. They can handle themselves in a
fight, to be sure, but prefer to accomplish their
objectives through savvy, intimidation, blackmail,
and straightforward threats. If they need to fight,
however, they can brawl with the best.
In most criminal organizations, enforcers fill the
dual role of hired muscle and the "face" of a criminal
organization. The enforcer brings a criminal
syndicate's message to the streets, then ensures
that message is followed (and punishes those who
stray). Enforcers should have no trouble finding
work, whether in the uncivilized Wasteland or in the
shady underworlds the sporadic settlements
throughout the Wasteland. Enforcers are a natural fit
for organized crime syndicates. where they collect
debts and ensure everyone shows the proper
respect and deference to bosses and leaders. Many
enforcers practice a certain subtlety, avoiding police
forces while enforcing the rules of gangs and
criminal organizations.
While most enforcers have a fondness for violence,
they also display a degree of self-control. Violence is
a tool in the enforcer's arsenal. and not an end in
itself. An enforcer is more likely to try words before
violence, though these words may be laced with
venom and the threat of imminent violence.
However. an enforcer must always be ready to fight.
The enforcer counts the following skills as career
skills: Brawl, Coercion, Melee and Streetwise.
FRINGER
Part negotiator, part navigator, and savvy in the
ways of the Wasteland beyond the settlements, the
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knowing how to find what he needs and how to get
where he needs to go. He's got the gift of gab when
it's time to talk, and the awareness and reflexes to
maneuver away when it's time to run.
Fringers can also be tough, wiry, and nimble,
surprising any would-be assailant, with their ability
to avoid getting hit and avoid getting caught.
A Player Character fringer stands a good chance
of being either the primary or secondary one the
group turns to when it comes to dealing with
employers, or finding a job in the first place If
someone needs to go into a town to handle
business, the fringer should definitely be a part of
that excursion.
The fringer counts the following skills as career
skills: Coordination, Negotiation, Streetwise and
Survival.
GAMBLER
When the chips are down, the gambler holds all the
cards. Like the devious thief, the gambler loves
misleading others and taking big risks to profit. Like
the clever trader, the gambler has a knack for
convincing others to part with their valuables for
next to nothing. The gambler has a unique variety of
tricks up his sleeve to deceive or misdirect
opponents, keeping them guessing as to whether he
has a winning or losing hand. However, the gambler
knows that there is no such thing as a losing hand;
winning is all about knowing how to play the cards
that have been dealt.
The gambler knows how to play all the most
popular games of chance; however, he also
recognizes there is far more to winning than just
knowing the rules. His ability to identify subtle clues
in the body language, mannerisms, voice patterns,
and behavior of his opponents gives the gambler all
the information he needs to decide when to make his
move. The gambler prides himself on being
unpredictable, denying his opponents any hints to
his intentions with his stone-cold expression.
Whether the situation is a game of cards, betting on
races, or talking a thug out of blasting his
companions, the gambler has a strategy, and rarely
the one people expect.
A gambler may not always look like much, but
looks can be deceiving. The gambler is an excellent
actor, always able to project an air of calm
confidence so he seems as cool as carbonite even
when he is as tense as a raider on Jet. A great
gambler knows to never count his caps at the table,
so to speak, but sometimes playing hurt can throw
his opponents. Some gamblers love baiting their
opponents by looking vulnerable just so they can
gloat while raking in the pot. A fool and his money
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are soon parted, and the gambler is always happy to
oblige.
The gambler counts the following skills as career
skills: Charm, Cool, Deception and Skulduggery.
GUNSLINGER
The gunslinger knows better than most that
making a living in the Wasteland is a constant
struggle. He needs to be fast on the draw to stay
alive. The gunslinger and his beloved sidearm are
inseparable, but he often carries a holdout weapon
when stuck in a hostile, target-rich environment To
face off with a gunslinger is a dangerous and foolish
proposition.
A gunslinger often has a special bond with his
favorite weapon. His knack for gunplay often earns
him a reputation that puts him at odds with other
bandits who want to prove their mettle. This lifestyle
is second nature to the gunslinger, so he knows how
to keep his cool when threatened. When some thug
sticks a pistol in his face, the gunslinger doesn’t
flinch. He shoots first and skips asking questions.
The gunslinger often needs to remain one step
ahead of the law, and so he wanders the Wasteland
in search of his next job. The hard life of the streets
is not all gunfights, so the gunslinger takes on work
wherever he can find it. The gunslinger uses his
underworld contacts to secure odd jobs for a variety
of criminal groups.
The gunslinger counts the following skills as
career skills: Coercion, Cool, Ranged [Light] and
Streetwise.
HACKER
For the hacker, a computer or robot is just a puzzle
to solve with prizes for doing so. “Slicing” or
“Hacking” is the term used for the invasive efforts to
steal or alter data in a system. With practically the
entire Wasteland once wired to computerized
systems, hackers are extremely valuable people to
know, and dangerous to cross. Hackers are a skilled
with computers and robots, in fact they excel at
taking them apart and rebuilding them, or even
reprogramming them.
Hackers are among the most valued professionals
in the Wasteland, especially to the criminal world. A
hacker's worth, however, is only as good as his
reputation; success and loyalty will earn him top
caps, while blowing key operations or double-
crossing an employer will tend to make his
prospects far less attractive.
The hacker counts the following skills as career
skills: Computers, Knowledge and Mechanics and
Stealth.
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HEAVY
For a heavy, size really does matter. These
characters prefer to use the biggest guns possible,
and usually have the physique to match. Heavies are
often physically impressive, a necessity for
effectively wielding the heaviest manportable
weapons. Heavies are inevitably found at the front in
combat. as allies back away and give them space.
Heavies generally approach combat in the most
direct way possible – stealth and duplicity are not
becoming of a walking arsenal. Similarly, heavies
tend to be very straightforward in their dealings.
This bluntness sometimes comes across as a lack
of intellect, though few would be brave enough to
say so to the heavy's face. There may be some truth
to the perception that heavies sacrifice brains for
brawn, but as with all generalizations, there are
many exceptions. In a world of double-crosses and
altered deals, steadfastness and blunt honesty can
be seen as virtues.
The heavy counts the following skills as career
skills: Gunnery, Perception, Ranged [Heavy] and
Resilience.
INIATIATE OF THE BROTHERHOOD OF STEEL
The initiate is a warrior sworn to servitude
of the Brotherhood of Steel. He is
considered to be a noble warrior
amongst the wastelanders. An
initiate's life comes with privilege
and often wealth, but also a
responsibility to defend their liege
lord and the people who rely on
the Brotherhood of Steel for
protection. Initiates often train for
war from childhood, and they equip themselves
with the best arms and armor available.
The initiate of the Brotherhood of Steel counts
the following skills as career skills: Gunnery,
Leadership, Melee and Resilience.
INVESTIGATOR
Investigators examine unsolved crimes,
using their knowledge and skills to figure out
the who, what, when, where, and why. They
don't seek this information merely to satisfy some
obsession over the ugly side of society but rather to
honor the victims by bringing the perpetrators to
justice.
Investigators piece together what has been lost or
stolen by uncovering the past. Weaving the stories
of what happened into a living chronicle, they
discover secrets and untangle lies. Only by
understanding the how and why of a crime can
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investigators bring the one who did it to justice.
Since crimes are inflicted upon (and inflicted by)
people, these acts leave an impression behind.
Particularly violent crimes leave a strong
disturbance. Extremely evil crimes leave a wound –
a cold, dark space that frightens the unwary and
consumes the foolhardy. Investigators can tease out
details from those impressions, unwinding them so
they can heal. In many ways, investigators are
physicians for the souls of communities, solving
festering mysteries, airing out toxic secrets, and
cauterizing hidden crimes.
The greatest tools of investigators, though, can
often become their greatest weaknesses. Their
emotions can help them understand a person's
motives, giving context to a fact. If a perpetrator
killed a dangerous chem lord, is that person a
murderer or a savior? However, emotions can cloud
an investigator's judgment. If the good friend who
saved a life turns out to be a slaver, is it a betrayal to
turn that friend in? Finally, the constant exposure to
suffering can burn out even the most stalwart of
investigators.
The investigator counts the following skills as
career skills: Cool, Knowledge, Perception
and Streetwise.
MARAUDER
Marauders don't
necessarily mind
shooting their
opponents, but they
would much rather
get mixed up in a
melee, weapons in hand,
smashing and slashing their way
through. Marauders are tough-
probably the toughest combatants
in any conflict. They tend to take a
great deal of punishment while
dealing·out far more to any who dare go
against them.
Marauders may come from low-tech
settlements, where advanced weaponry simply
wasn't an option for them. Alternately, they might
come from a culture where melee combat is
considered far more honorable and worthy, and they
keep to their traditions. Moreover, many slavers and
raiders of the Wasteland favor melee weapons in
order to avoid damaging vital parts of whatever
object they're in the middle of trying to take.
The marauder counts the following skills as career
skills: Coercion, Melee, Resilience and Survival.
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MARSHAL A military-minded mechanic always has a solid,

portable kit for his tools and is ready to go into the
Criminals might run and criminals might hide, but line of fire to get a desperately needed piece of
the marshal won't rest until he drags them back to equipment back up and running before the enemy
town in binders. The presence of a strong marshal is overruns the position.
often the only thing keeping a settlement from The mechanic counts the following skills as career
plunging into chaos. The marshal has a gift for skills: Brawl, Computers, Mechanics and
extracting information from witnesses and Skulduggery.
confessions from criminals, and separating lies and
irrelevant information from the truth. Should
suspects turn violent, the marshal is equally adept at MERCENARY
talking criminals into a pair of binders or blasting The mercenary is a warfare expert. An adept of
them into oblivion. both ranged combat and military tactics, he is a
Equally as important is the marshal's knowledge of leader of warriors in combat and a deadly
crime and criminal elements, especially those combatant himself.
operating within his jurisdiction. A marshal who A mercenary can be a true mental rock in critical
doesn't take the time to familiarize himself with the situations. He is a deadly foe all on his own, and
local malcontents isn't going to be very good at his deadlier still if he has a force to lead in battle.
job. And when it comes time to go toe to toe with Mercenaries are the most likely to have come from
those criminals, the marshal is ready. Most marshals prior service with a larger organization, and they
know how to use the guns at their hips. almost certainly had at least a non-commissioned
The marshal counts the following skills as career officer role with that force. They have a keen grasp
skills: Coercion, Knowledge, Ranged [Light] and of both tactics and strategy, though they will tend to
Vigilance. focus more on the former as a matter of practicality
and survival. Even in less formal situations, a
MARTIAL ARTIST mercenary will tend to show a high degree of
personal discipline and order.
The martial artist is an unstoppable typhoon of The mercenary counts the following skills as
kicks and punches, but the martial artist is also a career skills: Discipline, Gunnery, Leadership and
wandering force that stands up for those who Ranged [Heavy].
cannot defend themselves. In a martial artist’s eyes,
it is the duty of the strong to protect the weak, not
dominate them. The brawling adept puts her fists PERFORMER
and force in the service of others, battling against The performer must always be the center of
those who oppress the common people. In the attention, and if all eyes aren't on the performer, he
Wasteland world, this most often pits her against the has ways to make them shift their focus. For them,
raiders and slavers, but corrupt government officials all the Wasteland is a stage, and the performer is
and criminal syndicates have all been known to draw always putting on a show. They can lie with more
her wrath as well, and her wrath is a force of nature.sincerity than even the a politico, and do so as easily
The martial artist counts the following skills as as if they were running lines for a one-man showing
career skills: Athletics, Brawl, Coordination, of the Robots of the Great-War. They can be as
Discipline. charming as a diplomat, and leave their targets
enchanted and completely manipulatable. And far
MECHANIC too many people underestimate the strength many
performers must possess for acrobatics, athletics,
Virtually nothing can function without a competent and even live theater.
Mechanic, due to the constant wear-and-tear on the Other performers may rely on different tactics in
mechanical and technical assets the usage relies their interactions. A cutting comedian or brilliant
upon to function. Mechanics do everything from actor can hurl a litany of insults that cut to the core
minor tune-ups and adjustments to massive of most beings, making them question their worth
overhauls and repairs. They are both the gears of the and their right to deny the performer what he wants.
Wasteland and the grease that makes it run Unfortunately, these almost psychotic breaks are
smoothly. just as likely to be directed against their closest
Most mechanics are definitely "in the field" types. allies and assistants as enemies. The performer
While they prefer to have a good place to work where knows how to use this to his advantage, though, and
they can keep their tools, they don't want to be too can create a scene to distract a bouncer while his
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friends sneak into a building that would otherwise
never have granted them access.
However, there is often more to a performer than
just words. Performers may include dancers,
acrobats, jugglers, and other individuals who must
possess impressive coordination and be at peak
physical condition. Their acrobatic abilities can give
some performers an unexpected edge in a fight. In
addition, many have been trained in martial arts and
the use of stage weaponry for roles in theater or
holovids. The agility and overall fitness required to
perform on stage means they are often in great
shape, and as such, it is not uncommon for the
performer to be the last one standing when the dust
settles.
The performer counts the following skills as career
skills: Charm, Coordination, Deception and Melee.
POLITICO
If there is one thing a politico knows how to do
better than anyone else in the Wasteland, it's talking.
He can talk to anyone about anything in any
necessary way. What others accomplish with might
and fear, a talented politico may well achieve with a
few well-placed words and a decent plan.
A politico might join a discussion, speech, or
debate in any number of ways. With his talents,
he might act to inspire greatness in those
around him, or he might know just what to
say to cut an opponent to the core,
diminishing his confidence and leaving him
vulnerable.
Politicos in the Wasteland are usually up to
something; ambition is hardwired into their
very being. They may not yet know what they
wish to accomplish, but when they see an
opportunity to achieve some kind of greater
goal, they will turn all their will and
personality towards achieving it.
Politicos might sign on to temporarily
work for another, but they will not
long be happy in a subservient
role. Leadership is the core of
who they are.
The politico counts the
following skills as career
skills: Charm, Coercion,
Deception and Knowledge.
PROSTITUTE
Depending on
circumstance, breeding and
background, a prostitute
may be a high-rolling
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expensive call girl, brothel whore or streetwalker.
Often driven by circumstance, many dream of a way
out. A few work completely independently; however
for most, they are lured and kept in the business by
ruthless pimps whose only concern is cash.
The prostitute counts the following skills as career
skills: Deception, Melee, Skulduggery and
Streetwise.
SABOTEUR
Almost anathema to the usual technician's
mentality, the saboteur specializes in disrupting and
destroying technical and mechanical assets. His job
is to diminish the enemy's capacity to wage war by
denying the enemy use of its weapons and vehicles.
Of course, it takes a high degree of understanding
about how something works in order to ensure it
ceases working, or better still, to ensure it never
works again.
Blowing things up is a popular way to commit
sabotage, and saboteurs are often the best at
handling demolitions tasks (often using a
combination of Mechanics and Skulduggery).
However, there are many other ways to disrupt
and destroy machinery, and the saboteur
knows them all. Most often, he will seek a
way to cause the most damage and the most
chaos at just the right moment. For the
saboteur (especially one with a sense of
style), timing is everything.
The saboteur counts the following skills
as career skills: Coordination, Mechanics,
Skulduggery and Stealth.
SCIENTIST
With a fraction of the resources
and funding of the
pre-War world, the survivors and
settlers are constantly forced to
find creative solutions to
problems. These problems
include matters of supply,
housing, transport, effective
weaponry and defenses,
and a host of others. The
people they turn to for those
creative solutions are those
who are trained and driven
to identify a need and seek
out a technical solution to it
– in other words, scientists.
Most Scientists pursue
their work in labs, rarely
venturing out into the
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greater Wasteland. Their lives are spent on theories surprisingly, most scouts develop fairly independent
and research, pondering the latest mysteries streaks and personality quirks, making them ill-
comfortably away from conflict and strife. Some suited to general military service. At the same time,
scientists, however, seek the satisfaction of bringing scouts often develop a profound love of travel and
their theories and their ideas into the world in order an appreciation for the diverse beauty of the
to help others. They design solutions, help create of Wasteland.
the technology to implement those solutions, and The scout counts the following skills as career
actively test and use those solutions alongside skills: Athletics, Medicine, Stealth and Survival.
others who are also trying to help make life better.
The scientist counts the following skills as career
skills: Computers, Knowledge, Perception and
SHARPSHOOTER
Vigilance. With a love of firearms and a pride in personal
accuracy, the sharpshooter is the most desirable
asset a team can ask for when a firefight erupts. He
SCOUNDREL maintains his composure under a blanket of bullets,
Part con artist, part gunslinger, and part bar takes careful aim, and eliminates threats with
brawler, the scoundrel is quick-witted, quick on his ruthless efficiency and lightning speed.
feet, and quick to get himself into a great deal of Sharpshooters are, simply, the masters of personal-
trouble at the drop of a hat. He doesn't care one whit scale ranged combat.
for rules or laws, except where he can use them to Most sharpshooters are thoroughly comfortable
work an angle that either nets him a lot of caps or with any ranged weapon, though many will focus
brings down an enemy If he's really lucky-and he attention and effort on mastering a single (often
tends to have an unshakable faith in his luck-he'll highly-personalized) weapon. Some prefer a sniper
manage both. role, taking up a hidden position and removing
Scoundrels fulfill many roles in the Wasteland. threats from the field as invisible dealers of death.
Some are grifters, others are middle-men, and still Other sharpshooters prefer a more direct approach,
others are simply thrill-seekers looking to see what blaster energy blazing in waves of destruction as
they can get into next. Scoundrels tend to avoid they cover their teammates against hordes of
taking charge of anything, but they are more than raiders.
willing to ride the coattails of powerful people, often The sharpshooter counts the following skills as
applying their unique skill set to help their employer career skills: Cool, Perception, Ranged [Heavy] and
in any number of ways. Scoundrels rarely put down Ranged [Light].
roots for very long, and will always be looking for the
next interesting thing to do (especially if it can make
them some caps).
SOLDIER
The scoundrel counts the following skills as career War. War never changes. Soldiers are warriors
skills: Charm, Cool, Deception and Ranged [Light]. through and through. At home on the battlefield, they
know everything there is to know about surviving the
horrors of combat – and making sure the opposition
SCOUT doesn't. Whether your soldier is a toughed brawler
Before an army dares commit its forces to action, it armed with a sword, carrying an assault rifle and
must know where the enemy is, what that enemy is body armor, or wielding a laser pistol, the soldier
doing, and what the conditions of the area of gets the work done. However, the basics of a career
operations are. Additionally, military forces require member of the military never really change.
constant updates on possible future sites for The soldier counts the following skills as career
operations. Operations like that being conducted by skills: Athletics, Gunnery, Ranged [Heavy] and
the military are in continual need of contingency Vigilance.
locations for new bases as raiders and slavers
relentlessly tracks down existing headquarters.
Scouts are the vital source of this information.
STRATEGIST
Most scouts tend to be loners, or else are used to Strategists are responsible for forming the core
working with a very small group. The ability to slip directives of many military units. Rather than
into and out of a system unnoticed is the key to their focusing on individual battles, they analyze the big
success and survival, and most scouts are picture – both what has happened and what is
accustomed to going long stretches of time without bound to happen should their plans bear fruit. They
direct contact with their command structure. Not also monitor the effectiveness of logistics to ensure
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sparsely supplied to be effective. Anything that
might change the tide of battle concerns them, and
they must possess sharp minds and keen wits to
keep all the variables under control.
The strategist counts the following skills as career
skills: Cool, Knowledge, Leadership and Vigilance.
SURVIVALIST
Beyond civilization, in the farthest reaches of the
Wasteland, there are places where few (if any)
sentients have ever trodden the ground. Places like
these are ideal hiding places for those fleeing the
law or retribution for their actions. Places like these
are where survivalists thrive.
Not everything that happens in the world occurs in
cities. In fact, most of the habitable places of the
Wasteland are rural or wilderness in nature. Being a
survivalist ensures a character has the necessary
knowledge and training to
make his way in such
environments. and help the far
more urban-minded folks he's
likely traveling with.
Despite their capacity to live off
the land, survivalists enjoy caps and the
things that can be purchased with them just
like anyone else. They will often look to hire
themselves out to customers who need their
expertise in seeking out (or hunting) something
beyond the concrete.
The survivalist counts the following skills as
career skills: Knowledge, Perception, Resilience
and Survival.
THIEF
Where the scoundrel is a bit flashier, the thief
really is a covert operative. His ideal circumstance
is to get into places blocked to others, grab things
he's not supposed to have, and get out without
anyone ever knowing he was there. If he can sell
what he grabbed for a tidy sum, that makes for a
perfect day.
Generally, thieves tend to either operate with a
group that shares in their larcenous goals, or they
work alone. The Wasteland is full of treasures, many
of which are guarded by locks and goons A thief will
gladly handle the locks, though he'll probably
appreciate having some back-up to handle the
goons if things go badly. Then again, if he's truly
good at what he does, that shouldn't happen. Some
thieves gain a strong enough reputation that they
are offered contract opportunities by powerful
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people or groups, seeking to accomplish something
against an opponent that is far beyond the realms of
legal action. Of course, thieves must always be on
the lookout for a double-cross.
The thief counts the following skills as career
skills: Computers, Skulduggery, Stealth and
Vigilance.
TRADER
Those seeking to take what they discover as they
explore the Wasteland and beyond (and turn a
serious profit from it) are traders. For a trader, a new
undiscovered location represents nigh-infinite
potential for resource exploitation, while a new
culture or hidden community is a customer base just
begging for his particular talents.
Traders are exceptionally adept at
commerce, naturally; they know how to find
what is needed, and can usually bypass the
kinds of restrictions that stymie others. At
the same time, traders can get the most
out of a transaction, as well as talk
themselves into or out of almost
anything. Traders are strategic
thinkers, planning ahead for
contingencies. They are also
strong-willed, making them
excellent companions in a
crisis.
A trader played in a
campaign will likely serve as the group's
public face, though not necessarily as
the leader. He will be one of the best first
choices for interacting with public
officials, money men, and anyone with
whom the group seeks to do business.
When it comes to finding and buying
something that the team needs, or fencing
something that they wish to get rid of for a
profit, he is invaluable.
The trader counts the following skills as
career skills: Cool, Deception, Knowledge
and Negotiation.
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SKILLS
AVAILABLE SKILLS
Playing in the Fallout setting means that not all
skills listed in the GENESYS core rulebook are
available. The skills listed below is the complete skill
list available for player characters and non-player
characters alike.

GENERAL SKILLS
 Athletics (Brawn)
 Computers (Intellect)
 Cool (Presence)
 Coordination (Agility)
 Discipline (Willpower)
 Driving (Agility)
 Mechanics (Intellect)
 Medicine (Intellect)
 Operating (Intellect)
 Perception (Cunning)
 Piloting (Agility)
 Resilience (Brawn)
 Skulduggery (Cunning)
 Stealth (Agility)
 Streetwise (Cunning)
 Survival (Cunning)
 Vigilance (Willpower)

COMBAT SKILLS
 Brawl (Brawn)
 Gunnery (Agility)
 Melee (Brawn)
 Ranged [Heavy] (Agility)
 Ranged [Light] (Agility)
Skills represent what your character excels at
doing; the more ranks in a skill, the better your KNOWLEDGE SKILLS
character performs that skill. Anytime your character  Knowledge (Intellect)
does something that has a possibility of failure (and
that failure has some negative consequences for
your character), your character makes a skill check SOCIAL SKILLS
to see if they succeed or not.  Charm (Presence)
The skills are divided into four different groups of  Coercion (Willpower)
skills; Social, General, Knowledge and Combat. This  Deception (Cunning)
is further detailed in the GENESYS core rulebook on  Leadership (Presence)
pages 57 through 69 for your reference. Naturally,  Negotiation (Presence)
the Magic skills on page 70 are not an integrated
part of the Fallout setting.

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TALENTS
Talents generally represent specialized techniques
that a character has mastered, typically through
intense practice and study. A character is likely to be
more successful when engaged in actions for which
they have appropriate talents.
Generally, skills are what your character uses to
perform a task. If your character wants to climb a
wall, they use the Athletics skill. Talents, on the other
hand, modify how a character uses that skill (such
as rerolling a failed Athletics check when attempting
to climb that wall). Talents may also modify some of
your character's other attributes (such as changing
their Wound threshold), or perform actions
normally not allowed by the rules (such as
ignoring Critical Injuries).
Listed below is a complete list of available
talents in the Fallout setting. For easy refering,
all talents from the GENESYS core rulebook
have also been included in this book.
Each talent belongs in one of five tiers,
as detailed in the GENESYS core
rulebook. The higher the tier, the
more XP it costs for your
character to purchase the
talent, and the more beneficial
or powerful the talent will be.
Some talents are better
than others. They may have
more exciting abilities or
just better mechanical
boosts for your character. To
balance these talents out and
create an opportunity for characters to progress
toward better abilities, this system sets different
talents at different tiers.
Particular talents are only beneficial if you have a
prerequisite talent already. These talents will start
the descriptive text with a red text indicating what
particular talent you should have prior to selecting
this talent, in order to benefit from this talent.
Each tier determines how much a talent costs in
experience points.
 Tier 1: Each talent costs 5 XP.
 Tier 2: Each talent costs 10 XP.
 Tier 3: Each talent costs 15 XP.
 Tier 4: Each talent costs 20 XP.
 Tier 5: Each talent costs 25 XP.
The following is a breakdown of each talent. Each
TALENTS
part of a talent entry conveys specific information.
 Name: Every talent has a name, making it easy for
you to refer to the talent, and hopefully providing you
a bit of colorful description as well!
 Tier: Each talent belongs in one of five tiers, as
detailed in the GENESYS core rulebook. The higher
the tier, the more XP it costs for your character to
purchase the talent.
 Activation: Some talents, once chosen, constantly
apply to your character; these are passive talents.
Toughened, which increases your character’s Wound
threshold, is one such talent. Once you buy it, your
character always has a higher Wound threshold.
Other talents are active, which means you choose
when your character uses the talent. Natural, for
example, lets you reroll one check in a game
session, and you choose when your character uses
it. If a talent is active, it has additional details in
parentheses describing how much time and effort it
takes for your character to use the talent. Finally,
you can use most talents only on your
character’s turn, but some talents can
be used during another character’s
turn. These talents have the “out of
turn” descriptor.
 Ranked: Some talents are ranked,
which means
your character can take them more
than once.
 Rules: These are the rules that
describe what the talent does.
AVAILABLE TALENTS
These talents are unique to the Fallout setting and
are detailed below. The talents are readily available
to anyone who can fulfill any prerequisites in terms
of Tier availability. Please notice that the GM has the
final saying on whether or not a new talent is
available in his or her particular campaign, so
remember to check before with the GM before you
spend all your hard earned experience points.
For easier and quicker reference, the talents from
pages 72 through 81 in the GENESYS core rulebook
are reprinted in this book. The reason for this is to
make it far easier and simpler for you, as a player
and GM, to look up talents without having to juggle
two books simultaneously.
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TIER 1 TALENTS
TALENT RANKED SUMMARY
Adaptable Flanker No Designate one Engaged target, allies gain b on combat checks made
against this foe.
All-Terrain Driver No Ignore penalties for difficult terrain when using Driving skill.
Bad Cop Yes Spend aa on Coercion or Deception check to upgrade ally's subsequent
Social skill check against the target.
Beautiful Beatdown Yes Brawl combat checks against you deal 1 less damage.
Black Market Contact Yes Reduce rarity of goods by 1 at increase cost by 50%.
Bought Info No Succeed on Knowledge check by spending cash on the info.
Brace Yes Remove b from skill check imposed by environment.
Broad Daylight No Use light in Pip-Boy actively during Stealth with no penalties.
Bullrush No Spend aaa or x to knock target prone within one range band.
Call 'Em No Do not add bb to Aim Maneuvers at specific target.
Cannibal No Eat human corpse to heal your Wounds.
Catch Off-Guard No Do not suffer imposed t when using improvised melee weapons.
Catfall Yes Add b to Athletics and Coordination check to reduce damage from falling,
and reduce Wound and Strain damage by 1.
Cave Dweller Yes Remove f from checks to find dangers in subterranean area.
Challenge! Yes Force adversaries to target you in combat.
Chem Resistant Yes Add b to to checks to avoid addiction from using chems.
Clever Retort No Add automatic tt to opponent's Social skill check.
Code Breaker Yes Remove b from checks to break codes or decrypt communications.
Collector of Stories No Hard (ddd) Knowledge check to identify creatures.
Complimentary Insight No Add bb when using the Assisting Maneuver instead of b.
Construction Specialist Yes Remove b on checks to build engineering projects.
Coyote Style No Use Brawn characteristic instead of Willpower for Coercion checks.
Crack Shot No Opponent's cover does not impose b on your ranged attack.
Creative Design Yes Add a on crafting checks, but equal amount of t.
Deathclaw Style No When you inflict a Critical Injury your opponent bleeds for 2 turns.
Defensive Sysops No Add bb to attempts to hack your computer system.
Desperate Recovery No Heal two additional Strain at end of encounter if over half of Strain
threshold.
Duelist No Add b against single opponent, add b if Engaged with 3 or more.
Durable Yes Reduce the result of Critical Injury by 10, to a minimum of 1.
Energy Transfer No Power up an unpowered electric device with other gear.
Entomologist No Add b to combat checks against insects.
Expert Tracker Yes Remove b from check to find or follow tracks at 50% less time.
Extra Ammo No Cannot run out of ammunition on a y or ttt result.
Familiar Sky No Hard (ddd) Knowledge check to gain useful information on
environment.
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Forager No Remove bb from skill checks to find food, water and shelter.
Friend of the Night No Remove b from checks imposed by darkness.
Ghost Steps Yes Throw your movement sounds to originate from other location.
Good Cop Yes Spend aa on Charm or Negotiation check to upgrade ally's subsequent
Social skill check against the target.
Grit Yes Increase your Strain threshold by one.
Hamstring Shot No Halve your Ranged damage in order to Immobilize your target.
Hidden Storage Yes Hidden storage in vehicle or equipment to hold 1 encumbrance.
Initiate of Pain Yes Add b to combat and Discipline checks when hurt.
Iron Soul No If carrying 2 Encumbrance or less heal all Strain at end of encounter.
Jump Up No Stand up from seated or prone position as an Incidental.
Kill With Kindness Yes Remove b from all Charm and Leadership checks.
Knack For It Yes Remove bb from any one selected skill.
Know Somebody Yes Reduce rarity of item when purchasing.
Knowledge Specialization Yes Spend x to gain additional s on Knowledge checks.
Lead Belly Yes Add b to resist effects of radiation from radioactive food or water.
Let's Ride No Mount or dismount from vehicle or steed as an Incidental.
Listen to This Yes You can perfectly imitate what you have heard.
Lurk Style No Hard (ddd) Knowledge check for foe add b to combat checks.
Machine Bender Yes Heal additional Wounds to robots.
Mole Rat Style No Combat checks against you add b, add b against some opponents.
Museum Worthy No Hard (ddd) Knowledge check to gain information on a relic, ruin or
piece of history.
Never Outnumbered Yes Hard (ddd) Coercion check to give all foes in Short range an automatic
t on all skill checks.
Night Person Yes Add b to Perception checks between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
One With Nature No May use Survival instead of Discipline or Cool to recover Strain.
Painful Blow No Increase difficulty of combat check, on a successful combat check inflict
2 Strain on opponent everytime it performs a Maneuver.
Parry Yes Suffer Strain to parry a Brawl or Melee attack and reduce the damage
before applying Soak.
Party Animal No Add b to all skill checks while intoxicated.
Physician Yes Heal additional Strain when using Medicine skill.
Plausible Deniability Yes Remove b from Coercion and Deception checks.
Prone Mastery No Attacks against you while prone do not incur the usual b bonus.
Proper Upbringing Yes Add a to your Social skill checks.
Quick Draw No Draw or holster item as Incidental, reduce weapon Prepare quality.
Quick Strike Yes Add b to checks against opponent who has not yet acted.
Rapid Reaction Yes Add automatic s to Vigilance or Cool check for Initiative.
Rapid Recovery Yes Heal 1 additional Strain after end of an encounter.
Redundant Systems No Easy (d) Mechanics check to use components from functional item to
repair a broken item, without breaking the functional item.

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Refractor Yes Energy weapon attacks against you have b penalty.

Researcher Yes Remove b from Knowledge checks, research time reduced by 50%.
Respected Yes Downgrade Social skill checks with specific groups/factions.
Second Wind Yes Heal Strain during an encounter.
Shake It Off No Gain on b all checks if Engaged to ally with Shake It Off talent.
Signature Vehicle No Increase Mechanics checks on your “Signature Vehicle”.
Silver Palm Yes Negotiation is a career skill, add b to Negotiation skill checks.
Skilled Jockey Yes Remove b from Driving, Operating, and Piloting skills.
Smooth Talker Yes Spend x on Charm, Coercion, Deception or Negotiation for additional s.
Solar Powered Yes Add b to Perception checks between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Solid Repairs Yes Repair 1 additional point of hull trauma.
Soothing Tone No Average (dd) Knowledge check to allow animal/beast to recover
additional Strain.
Steady Nerves Yes Remove b from Cool and Skulduggery checks.
Street Slang Yes Suffer Strain to add a on Social skill checks with seedy persons.
Strong Arm No Increase range of thrown weapon by one range band.
Surgeon Yes Heal additional Wounds when using Medicine skill.
Swift No Move unhindered through difficult terrain.
Thug No Add b to Initiative and automatic a on Coercion checks.
Toughened Yes Increase your Wound threshold by 2.
Travel Light No When wearing no armor or an armor with Encumbrance 3 or less, add b
on all Athletics and Coordination checks.
Tumble No Suffer 2 Strain to move to Short range of engaged adversary.
Uncanny Reactions Yes Add b to all Vigilance checks.
Uncanny Senses Yes Add b to all Perception checks.
Undying Fate No Discern Wound and Strain status of a character or adversary.
Unremarkable No Others add f to checks made to identify you.
Vigilant Recycler No Your energy weapons cannot run out of ammo on a y result.
Vow of Abstinence No Add bb to Resilience checks against poisons and chems.
Vow of Chastity No Add b to resist Charm and Coercion checks.
Vow of Purity No Add bb to Resilience checks to resist diseases.
Wanamingo Style No Inflict Strain damage with your Brawl attacks.
Warrior Instincts Yes Add automatic s to Initiative checks.
Wheel and Deal Yes Gain 10% more bottle caps on legal dealings.
Yao Guai Style No Impose b to opponent and may attempt a knockdown.

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TALENT RANKED SUMMARY
Adroitness No Reduce time to perform specific General skill by 25%.
Alluring Yes Add automatic a to all Social skill checks.
Animal Expertise Yes Add b on all skills when interacting with animal/beast.
Ant Style No Gain +1 Ranged Defense while using Brawl and having one hand free.
Anticipate Dodge Yes Add b to combat checks against target using Dodge talent.
Barrage Yes Add 1 damage to Gunnery and Ranged [Heavy] skill at Long and Extreme
range.
Basic Military Training No Athletics, Ranged [Heavy] and Resilience skills are career skills.
Black Widow / Lady Killer No Deal 1 additional damage against Nemesis adversaries, remove b from
Social skills when dealing with Nemesis adversaries.
Blackmail No Spend 1 Story Point to convince NPC to perform a task.
Bullwark No Parry to reduce Brawl/Melee damage on an Engaged ally.
Burly Yes Reduce weapon's Cumbersome quality and Encumbrance by 1.
Cazador Style No Remove b from Guarded Stance, +1 Melee Defense.
Chemist No Any chem you use have double its duration.
Child at Heart No Decrease difficulty of Social skill check when interacting with child.
Command Yes Add b to Leadership. Affected targets add b to Discipline checks.
Concussive Attack Yes Spend aa to add b on target's Intellect and Willpower checks.
Conditioned Yes Remove b from Athletics and Coordination. Reduce falling damage by
one.
Confidence Yes Decrease difficulty of Discipline checks to avoid fear.
Coordinated Assault Yes Automatic a to combat checks per rank in Leadership.
Counteroffer No Negotiation vs Discipline check to stagger a non-nemesis opponent.
Crashing Wave Style No You can immediately follow a disengaging adversary.
Cutting Question No When making Coercion check, may use Deception skill instead.
Daring Aviator Yes Add t to Driving/Piloting skill check to add equal number of s.
Debilitating Shot No Spend aa to reduce maximum speed of hit vehicle.
Deceptive Taunt No May force an adversary to focus attacking the character.
Defensive Stance Yes Upgrade difficulty of Brawl and Melee combat checks against you.
Defensive Sysops(Improved) No Add s and t to Defensive Sysops check instead of bb.
Dirty Tricks No Upgrade adversary's next skill check upon a Critical Injury.
Disorient Yes Spend aa to Disorient opponent.
Distracting Behavior Yes Give Engaged opponent's automatic t on skill checks.
Dual Wielder No Decrease difficulty of using two weapons simultaneously.
Dynamic Fire No Suffer 2 Strain to reduce difficulty of Ranged while Engaged.
Enforcer No When dealing Strain damage with Brawl or Melee attempt Coercion check
to demoralize opponent and add b to his skills.
Exploit Yes Suffer 2 Strain to add Ensnare quality to Melee combat check.
Fan the Hammer No Add Auto-Fire quality to pistol, but immediately run out of ammo.
Fancy Paint Job No Upgrade all Charm, Deception and Negotiation checks once within

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Engaged range of Signature Vehicle.

Fearsome Yes Engaged adversaries must make fear check if in Engaged range.
Feral Strength Yes Add +1 damage to Brawl and Melee combat checks.
Fighter's Stance No Suffer 1 Strain to ignore the penalties of Guarded Stance.
Fine Tuning Yes Reduce 1 additional point of System Strain on a vehicle.
Flash of Insight No x on Knowledge checks adds additional bb to the check.
Fleet of Foot No Take a free movement Maneuver once per encounter.
Flower Child No Decrease difficulty of chem addictions.
Freerunning No Suffer 1 Strain to move to any location within Short range.
Gearhead Yes Remove from Mechanics, time to apply attachments is 50% less.
Gecko Style No Add up to bb on a single target's combat checks.
Ghastly Scavenger No Eat super mutant or feral ghoul corpse to heal your Wounds.
Go Without No Once per session have the right tools for a job.
Grapple No Suffer 2 Strain to have adversaries spend 2 Maneuvers to disengage.
Gun Nut No Add b to Ranged [Heavy] and Ranged [Light] checks with slugthrowers,
but add t to all other combat checks.
Hard-Headed Yes Daunting (dddd) Discipline check to remove Staggered or Disoriented
status.
Heightened Awareness No Give allies b or bb to Perception and Vigilance according to range.
Heroic Recovery No Spend 1 Story Point to recover Strain equal to specific characteristic.
Hold Together No Spend 1 Story Point to turn damage on vehicle into System Strain.
Hunter No Ranged [Heavy] and Survival skill become career skills.
Hunter's Quarry No Hard (ddd) Survival check to upgrade attacks against opponent within
Long range.
Impaling Strike No Immobilize opponent on a Critical Injury with a Melee attack.
Improved Defenses No Average (dd) Survival check to fashion a small defense.
Inspiring Rhetoric No Average (dd) Leadership check to heal Strain on allies.
Inventor Yes Add b to check to construct or modify existing items.
Knockdown No Spend x to knock opponent prone with Brawl or Melee attack.
Know the Enemy No May make Knowledge check for determining Initiative.
Know-It-All No Perfectly recall an important fact as if having spent 1 Story Point.
Known Schematic No Hard (ddd) Knowledge check to get familiarity with building or vessel.
Knows the Ropes No Add b to escape restraints, spend x to free allies in Short range.
Light Step No Cannot accidentally trigger floor traps or mines.
Long Haul Yes Remove b from Agility- and Brawn-based checks from over-
encumbrance.
Loom No Add a to Engaged ally's Charm, Deception or Negotiation check.
Lucky Strike No Spend 1 Story Point to add damage equal to a characteristic.
Multiple Opponents No Add b to Brawl and Melee checks when fighting multiple foes.
Nuclear Physicist Yes Weapons with Rad quality deal 1 additional point of damage.
Outdoorsman Yes Remove b from difficult terrain movement. Decrease overland travel time
by 50%.

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Overstocked Ammo Yes Increase value of Limited Ammo on Signature Vehicle weapons.
One With the Shadows No In shadows or darkness add b to Initiative checks and all combat checks
against you have b.
Opening Tap No Open lock without tools at a twice increased difficulty.
Pack Initiative No Add automatic s to Initiative if ally has Pack Initiative talent.
Physical Training Yes Add b to Athletics and Resilience checks.
Pride and Joy No Upgrade all Social checks once in Short range of Signature Vehicle.
Quick Draw (Improved) No Use Quick Draw twice per turn, and reduce the Prepare quality of a
weapon by 2.
Rad Resistant Yes Gain b to resist all types of external radiation sources.
Radroach Style No No b to you or b to foes when you are being prone.
Rapid Reload Yes Reduce a weapon's Prepare quality to reload.
Reckless Charge No Suffer 2 Strain to add ss and tt on Brawl or Melee attack.
Reconstruct the Scene No Hard (ddd) Perception check to identify physical characteristics of a
person present at scene within 24 hours.
Researcher (Improved) Yes On successful Knowledge check, character and allies add automatic a to
all skill checks.
Resist Disarm No Suffer 2 Strain to avoid being disarmed or have weapons damaged or
destroyed.
Sadistic Reward Yes If dealing damage, all attacks against you have a b penalty.
Scathing Tirade No Average (dd) Coercion check to inflict Strain to enemies.
Scavenger Yes Remove b from checks to scavenge, reduce time needed by 50%.
Selective Detonation Yes Spend a on weapon with Blast quality to exclude person in blast.
Sense Danger No Remove bb from any one skill once per session.
Sense Emotions No Add b to all Charm, Coercion and Deception checks.
Shortcut Yes Add b to checks to catch or escape an opponent.
Side Step Yes Upgrade difficulty of all Ranged combat checks made against you.
Stalker Yes Add b to all Coordination and Stealth checks.
Stunning Blow No Melee attacks may inflict Strain damage instead of Wound damage.
Sturdy Frame No While wearing armor, the armor weighs 1 Encumbrance less.
Sundering Strike No The cost of triggering Sunder quality is one a less.
Suppressing Fire Yes Spend a on failed combat check to inflict Strain on opponent.
Technical Aptitude No Spend aa or x on Computers check to reduce the time by 50%.
Threaten Yes Suffer 3 Strain to inflict Strain upon opponent within Short range.
Time to Go No Spend 1 Story Point to move into cover or out of blast range of a weapon
or explosion.
Tinkerer Yes Add 1 additional hard point to items.
Touch of Fate No Add bb to any one skill check once per session.
Unarmed Parry No May parry Brawl and Melee attacks while unarmed.
Unstoppable No Do not receive Critical Injury on a Critical Injury result of 01.
Vehicle Combat Training No Driving, Gunnery and Piloting become career skills.
Walker Instinct No Add s and a to Perception checks when outside and outdoors.

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TALENT RANKED SUMMARY
Acrobatic Strike No Suffer 3 Strain and make a Hard (ddd) Coordination check to add bb
on Brawl or Melee combat check against an opponent.
Ambush No Add damage equal to Stealth when benefiting from cover.
Animal Companion Yes Gain a special animal companion.
Armor Master No Increase Soak by 1 when wearing armor.
Backstab No Attack unaware adversary for additional damage using Skulduggery skill
instead of Melee.
Bad Press No Hard (ddd) Deception check to reduce Strain threshold of members of a
specific faction.
Barrel Roll No Reduce damage to vehicle at the cost of System Strain.
Blind Spot No You and allies in Short range add a to combat checks while benefiting
from cover.
Blindsense Yes Ignore b from darkness within Short range.
Bloody Assault No Suffer bb to Melee or Ranged combat check to cause bleeding wound.
Body Guard Yes Suffer Strain to upgrade attacks against an Engaged ally.
Bullheaded No Add b to checks against fear, cannot become Disoriented.
Capital Sendoff No Hard (ddd) Cool check to make 2 vehicles suffer minor collision.
Center of Being Yes Increase critical rating against you by 1 when wielding melee weapon with
Defensive quality.
Cherchez La Femme / No Deal 1 additional damage against members of the opposite sex, add b to
Confirmed Bachelor Social skill checks against members of the opposite sex.
Chopshop Expertise Yes Average (dd) Knowledge check to reduce cost and time of repairs of
vehicles.
Chosen Foe Yes Gain b on combat checks and +1 Defense against one target, bb on
combat checks against others and they add b against you.
Combat Veteran No Add b to Brawl and Discipline checks.
Confidence (Improved) No Spend a on fear check to give allies in Short range automatic s on the
same fear check.
Congenial Yes Suffer Strain to downgrade or upgrade difficulty of Charm or Negotiation
checks.
Constant Vigilance No Use Vigilance to determine Initiative.
Counterattack No Activate item quality when using Improved Parry.
Creative Killer No Reduce critical rating by 2 with improvised weapon.
Customized Cooling Unit Yes Increase System Strain threshold by 2 on Signature Vehicle.
Daredevil Yes Add b to skill checks that is of Hard (ddd) difficulty or greater.
Daring Turn No Suffer 2 Strain to negate the effects of Gain the Advantage.
Defy Death No Immune to fear effects, allies in Short range gain b to fear checks.
Disarm No Spend aa or x with Brawl or Melee attack to disarm opponent.
Disarming Smile Yes Make Charm check to lower Defense rating of an opponent.
Distinctive Style No Add ss and tt to Computers checks to hack a system.
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Double of Nothing No Suffer 2 Strain to double the amount of a on a skill check with increased
difficulty of one.
Dual Strike No Suffer 2 Strain instead of using aa to hit with secondary weapon.
Eagle Eyes No Increase your weapon's range band by one.
Easy Prey No Suffer 3 Strain to add bb to combat checks at Immobilized foes.
Encoded Communique No Upgrade difficulty to decrypt your coded messages.
Encouraging Words No Suffer 1 Strain to assist Engaged ally's next skill check.
Eye for Detail Yes Suffer Strain to convert s to a on Mechanics or Computers check.
Fear the Shadows No Hard (ddd) Deception check to make minion group or rival flee.
Fearsome Reputation Yes Add a to Coercion skill checks.
Feint Yes Spend x or aaa on a failed Brawl or Melee combat check to upgrade
opponent's combat check.
Ferocious Loyalty No When you exceed half Wound threshold, your animal companion adds
automatic s and a to combat checks.
Field Commander No Average (dd) Leadership check for allies to perform a Maneuver.
Fire Control No All combat checks made from vehicle count target's Silhouette as 1 larger.
Flick of the Wrist No Add s and a to combat check if drawing a one-handed weapon.
Forgot to Count? No Spend tt on opponent's combat check to run out of ammunition.
Formation Tactics No Hard (ddd) Leadership check to upgrade combat checks against all
allies within Short range.
Fortified Structure Yes Increase hull trauma by 1 on Signature Vehicle.
Fortune Finder Yes Find 10% additional bottle caps.
Freerunning (Improved) No Suffer 4 Strain to move anywhere within Medium range.
Frenzied Attack Yes Suffer Strain to upgrade Brawl or Melee combat checks.
Full Stop No Bring piloted vehicle to speed zero immediately at 1 System Strain.
Full Throttle No Hard (ddd) Driving/Piloting check to increase top speed by 1.
Greased Palms Yes Pay 50 bottle caps to upgrade Social skill check once.
Grenadier Yes Spend 1 Story Point to trigger Blast quality without using aa, and
increase range of grenades to Medium range.
Harass No Animal companion may forego inflicting damage on foe to upgrade
difficulty of the target's next check instead.
Hard-Boiled Yes Spend a when recovering Strain to recover 1 Wound.
Heroic Resilience Yes Spend 1 Story Point to increase Soak.
Heroic Will No Ignore effects of Critical Injuries on two characteristics.
Hindering Shot Yes Spend 1 Story Point to increase difficulty of Gunnery, and inflict System
Strain to a moving vehicle.
Hit the Deck No Increase Soak by 1 against explosive weapons.
Hunter's Quarry (Improved) No Suffer 2 Strain to perform Hunter's Quarry as Maneuver instead of as an
Action.
Informant No Reveal a contact who can shed light on a chosen subject.
Inspiring Rhetoric No Allies affected by Inspiring Rhetoric add b to all skill checks.
(Improved)
Interjection No Average (dd) Vigilance check on another character's failed Social check,

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add s or f equal to s, and a or t equal to a.

Intimidating Yes Suffer Strain to downgrade or upgrade Coercion checks.
Iron Body Yes Remove b from Coordination and Resilience. Reduce critical rating on
Brawl combat checks by 1.
Larger Project Yes Can have Signature Vehicles of 1 larger Silhouette.
Lethal Blows Yes Add +10 to Critical Injury results.
Life or Death No When at half Wound threshold or greater, add b to combat checks.
Lone Wanderer No All combat checks have b against you, increase your Encumbrance
threshold.
Lucky Start No Suffer 3 Strain to re-roll Cool or Vigilance for Initiative.
Mind Over Matter No Spend 1 Story Point to recover Strain equal to Willpower.
Natural No Choose two skills and re-roll one skill check per session.
Nobody's Fool Yes Increase difficulty of Charm, Coercion and Deception checks against you.
Opportunist Yes Suffer Strain to convert s to a on non-combat skill check.
Outside the Box No Use other characteristic for making one skill check.
Overwhelm Defenses Yes Spend aa to reduce Defense on vehicle.
Pack Rat No Items with Encumbrance 2 or less weight half their weight.
Parry (Improved) No Spend y or ttt to make parried attack hit the attacker.
Pin No Opposed Athletics check to Immobilize an Engaged opponent.
Pinning Fire Yes Opponent within range suffers b to skill checks and 1 Strain.
Plasma Spaz No Increase damage and range with plasma weapons by one.
Plausible Deniability No Hard (ddd) Coercion check to convince bystander to depart.
(Improved)
Point Blank Yes Increase damage with Ranged [Heavy] and Ranged [Light] at Engaged and
Short range.
Point Blank Shot Yes Ignore increased difficulty on ranged weapon in Engaged range.
Powerful Blast Yes Increase damage by 1 to damage dealt by Blast quality.
Precision Strike No Change a Critical Injury result to Easy (d) result at 1 Strain cost.
Preemptive Avoidance No Spend 1 Story Point to disengage from opponent as out-of-turn
Incidental.
Pressure Point No Deal Strain damage with Brawl attack, deal additional Strain damage
equal to ranks in Medicine.
Pride and Joy (Improved) No Recover additional Strain within your Signature Vehicle.
Purifier No Deal additional damage against mutations.
Rad Child No Increase your Wound threshold for every level of radiation you have.
Radscorpion Style No Gain Pierce 1 when using Brawl combat checks.
Resourceful Refit No Average (dd) Mechanics check to scavenge attachment for parts to
construct a new attachment at reduced cost.
Scathing Tirade (Improved) No Enemies affected by Scathing Tirade add b to all skill checks.
Seize the Initiative No Hard (ddd) Athletics check to let other PCs take their turn immediately.
Sense Advantage No Add bb to one NPCs skill check.
Share Pain No Reduce damage on animal companion, character suffers Wounds instead.
Shortcut (Improved) No Suffer 2 Strain to add s to check during a chase.

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Shotgun Surgeon No Wielding a shotgun gives it a Pierce 1 quality for you.

Sixth Sense No Increase Ranged Defense value by 1.
Skilled Teacher Yes Suffer Strain to add s to ally's skill check within Short range.
Smart Handling No Hard (ddd) Knowledge check to increase Handling of vehicle of
Silhouette 4 or bigger.
Sound Investments Yes Gain 100 bottle caps at start of each session.
Staggering Critical No You also Stagger your opponent when inflicting a Critical Injury.
Stalwart No Forefeit Defense rating to add to Soak value instead.
Stim Application No Increase a characteristic by one by the expense of 4 Strain.
Stimpak Specialization Yes Heal 1 additional Wound when using stimpaks.
Stonewall No Brawl and Melee checks targeting you have b, cannot be knocked prone
by such attacks.
Strong Back Yes Increase Encumbrance threshold by 2.
Studious Plotting No May use Intellect instead of Cunning while navigating with Streetwise or
Survival skill.
Stunning Blow (Improved) No Spend x to Stagger opponent when dealing Strain damage with Brawl or
Melee attack.
Sunder Expertise No Damage item two steps instead of one when using Sunder quality.
Super Slam! No Weapons with Knockdown quality require one less a to activate.
Superior Reflexes No Increase Melee Defense value by 1.
Talk the Talk No Substitute Knowledge checks with Streetwise skill.
Time to Go (Improved) No Allow 1 ally to perform out-of-turn Maneuver to move into cover or out of
range of an explosion.
Tricky Target No Count piloted vehicle as one Silhouette lower when attacked.
Trust the Overseer Yes Hard (ddd) Leadership check to increase allies' ranks in Discipline check
within Short range.
Tuned Maneuvering Parts Yes Increase the Handling of Signature Vehicles by 1.
Twin Warriors No +1 Melee Defense and b to Brawl checks for allies with this talent.
Twisted Words No Suffer 1 Strain to inflict Strain on another character's failed Social skill
check.
Up the Ante Yes Win 10% more bottle caps when gambling.
Utility Belt No Spend 1 Story Point to produce an undocumented item.
Valuable Facts No Add automatic x to ally skill check.
Well-Rounded No Choose 2 skills, they permanently become career skills.

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TALENT RANKED SUMMARY
Action Boost
Armor Master (Improved)
Assassin Strike
Back-to-Back
Body Guard (Improved)
Bolstered Armor
Brilliant Evasion
Can't We Talk About This?
Capital Sendoff (Improved)
Careful Planning
Center of Being (Improved)
Commanding Presence
Comrades In Arms
Deadeye
Deadly Accuracy
Death Rage
Defensive
Defensive Driving
Discredit
Distracting Behavior
(Improved)
Don't Shoot!
Double or Nothing
(Improved)
Double-Talk
Dreadful Carnage
Enduring
Field Commander (Improved)
Flurry of Blows
Formation Tactics
(Improved)
Fortune Favors the Bold
Full Throttle (Improved)
Grim Reaper's Spirit
How Convenient!
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Yes Spend 1 Story Point to flip positive die to adjacent side.
No When wearing armor with Soak 2+ increase Defense rating by 1.
No After melee/brawl, spend 1 Story Point to disengage from opponent.
No Add b to your and allies in Engaged range combat checks.
No When your protected ally is hit, you can suffer the hit instead.
Yes Increase Armor value by 1 of Signature Vehicle.
No Make opposed Driving or Piloting check to stop opponent from attacking
your vehicle.
No Prevent target from attacking you.
No When performing Capital Sendoff targets suffer major collision instead.
No Introduce a “fact” into the narrative as if spent 1 Story Point.
No Suffer 1 Strain to use Center of Being as an Incidental.
No Make a Cool vs. Discipline check to make adversary within Short range
leave the encounter.
No Hard (ddd) Discipline check to grant you and allies within Medium
range +1 Defense rating.
No Select the outcome of your Critical Injuries within same severity.
No Add ranks of combat skill as damage to attack.
No +2 damage to Brawl and Melee by per sustained Critical Injury.
Yes Increase Melee and Ranged Defense Rating by 1.
Yes Add b to combat checks against vehicle piloted by you.
No Hard (ddd) Deception check to upgrade character's Social skill check.
No Distracting Behavior Maneuver adds automatic tt on NPC skill checks
if targeting your allies.
No Cannot be targeted by combat checks on a Hard (ddd) Charm check.
No Doubles up the remaining s after resolving a skill check.
No Spend aa or x on Charm or Deception check to Disorient opponents
within Short range.
No Hard (ddd) Coercion check when incapacitating an enemy to Stagger
foes in Short range.
Yes Increase your Soak Rating by 1.
No Spend x on Field Commander to let ally take an Action.
No Suffer Strain to add Linked quality to Brawl or Melee attack.
No Reduce difficulty of Formation Tactics to Average (dd). Spend x or
aaaaaa to have effect last the entire encounter.
No Suffer 2 Strain to move GM Story Point to Player Story Point pool.
No Suffer 1 Strain to perform Full Throttle as a Maneuver, and reduce
difficulty to Average (dd).
No Recover 1 Strain per a on combat check when making adversary
excceed Wound or Strain threshold.
No Hard Mechanics (ddd) check to have 1 device spontaneously fail.
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In the Know
Incite Rebellion
Inspiring Rhetoric (Supreme)
It's Not That Bad
Jury Rigged
Life or Death (Improved)
Mad Inventor
Mantis Style
Moving Target
Nightstalker Style
Not Today
Offensive Driving
Overbalance
Pain Train
Persistent Attacker
Pinning Fire (Improved)
Precise Aim
Precision Strike (Improved)
Prey On the Weak
Pride and Joy (Supreme)
Prime Positions
Prophetic Aim
Pyromaniac
Rain of Death
Reinforced Frame
Reroute Processors
Resolve
Retention
Savage Sweep
Savvy Negotiator
Scathing Tirade (Supreme)
Second Chances
Seen a Lot of Things
Set Lasers For Fun
No Make opposed Deception vs. Vigilance check to have target NPC believe
false intelligence.
No Hard (ddd) Cooercion check to make minions and rivals become
rebellious.
No Use Inspiring Rhetoric as a Maneuver instead of as an Action.
No Hard (ddd) Medicine check to prevent ally from gaining Critical Injury.
Yes Modify a personal weapon or armor.
No Upgrade your combat checks when you are at are wounded to half or
more of your Wound threshold.
No Cobble together a function item from spare parts.
No Reduce your Critical Injury rating by one with Brawl checks.
Yes If you have already acted this turn increase Ranged Defense rating.
No Engaged enemies with ranged weapons must upgrade combat checks
one additional time.
No Spend 1 Story Point to prevent Signature Vehicle from being destrouyed.
No Suffer System Strain to upgrade target's next Driving check.
No Spend y or ttt on Engaged foe's combat check to Stagger foe.
No When wearing power armor you can charge and stagger you foe.
Yes Spend aa on successful combat check to upgrade next combat check
against the same adversary.
No Affect additional targets with Pinning Fire.
Yes Suffer Strain to reduce adversary's Defense rating.
No Change a Critical Injury result to Average (dd) result at 2 Strain.
Yes Add +1 damage against Disoriented targets.
No Reduce Silhouette of Signature Vehicle by 2, to a minimum of 0.
Yes You and allies in Short range gain +1 Soak when in cover.
No While aiming, y cannot result in hitting an Engaged ally.
No Increase Burn quality by +1 on weapon with Burn quality.
No Ignore the increased difficulty due to Auto-fire quality.
No Signature Vehicle gains Massive 1 quality, Critical ratings on weapons
against the vehicle count as 1 higher.
No Decrease and Increase 1 characteristic of an Engaged robot.
Yes Suffer 1 less Strain when voluntarily suffering Strain.
No Double duration and effect from skill magazines and books.
No Increase difficulty of Brawl or Melee combat check and spend aa to
strike an additional Engaged opponent.
No Hard (ddd) Negotiation check to make observers see opponent's sides
as maliciously unreasonable.
No Use Scathing Tirade as a Maneuver instead of as an Action.
Yes Select positive dice and re-roll them.
No Spend aaa to attempt a new Knowledge check on a failed attempt.
No Add 5 to Critical Injury results with laser weapons per rank of appropriate
combat skill.

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Showboat No Suffer 2 Strain to gain x on success or y on failure on a check while in a

Skilled Slicer
Sniper Shot
Sorry About the Mess
Spitfire
Spray and Pray
Steady Aim
Stim Application (Improved)
Stingwing Style
Street Smarts
Supporting Evidence
Targeted Firepower
That's How It's Done
Third Time's the Charm
True Aim
Trust No One
Unbelievable Luck
Unrelenting
Unrelenting Skeptic
Weak Foundation
Wise Warrior
Works Like a Charm
vehicle.
No Spend x to make further Computer checks within system as Maneuvers.
Yes Increase ranged weapon's range by 1 range band by upgrading the
difficulty of the skill check.
No Decrease Critical Rating against foe that has not yet acted.
No Additional hit with two weapons can be dealt to other target.
No Deal only 50% damage to allies accidentally hit in combat.
No Do not lose the benefit of Aim Maneuver by performing other Maneuvers
or Actions.
No Stim Application is an Incidental instead of an Action. Reduce the Strain
cost of using the Stim Application Incidental to 1.
No Use Brawl ranks instead of Stealth, negate adversary's Defense Rating.
Yes Formidable (ddddd) Streetwise or Knowledge check to get vital clue
from GM.
Yes Add automatic a to Charm, Deception, Leadership or Negotiation checks
when assisting an ally.
No Hard (ddd) Knowledge check to grant allies in Short range automatic
a on attacks against target.
Yes Suffer 1 Strain to give allies in Short range automatic a on usage of the
same skill.
No Re-roll one negative die.
Yes Benefit from aiming and upgrade your ranged combat check.
No Suffer 1 Strain to add automatic t when targeted by a Social skill check.
Take immediate Maneuver as out-of-turn Incidental on a y.
No If sufficient Story Points in the player's pool add b to all skill checks.
No Suffer 4 Strain to make a second Brawl or Melee attack against the same
adversary at increased difficulty.
No Add automatic f to check when targeted by Deception.
No Hard (ddd) Knowledge check for you and your allies to add automatic
s or aa on combat checks targeting the structure.
No Spend 1 Story Point to use any characteristic for a combat check.
No Use Presence instead of other characteristic for skill check.

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TIER 5 TALENTS
TALENT RANKED SUMMARY
Action Boy No Add an additional Story Point to the player pool.
Action Surge No Spend 1 Story Point to perform an additional Maneuver or Action.
Agent 47 No Roll twice for Critical Injury and select one result while hidden.
Armor Master (Supreme) No Suffer 3 Strain to reduce result of Critical Injury by 10 per Soak.
Baleful Gaze No Spent 1 Story Point to upgrade opponent's combat check within Medium
range.
Biggest Fan No Hard (ddd) Charm check to turn NPC into biggest fan.
Body Guard (Supreme) No May protect Engaged characters equal to ranks in Resilience.
Comrades In Arms No Spend x or aaa for you an ally to gain +1 Soak rating.
(Supreme)
Coordinated Dodge No Spend 1 Story Point to add f to combat checks against you.
Critical Mastery No Spend 1 Story Point to inflict two effects on a Critical Injury result.
Crushing Blow No Suffer 4 Strain to give Melee weapon Breach 1 and Knockdown.
Custom Loadout No Add mount for weapon on Signature Vehicle.
Dedication Yes Increase a characteristic by 1 point, to a maximum of 5.
Double or Nothing No Double all x and y on Double or Nothing Incidental result.
(Supreme)
Dumb Luck No Suffer 3 Strain to spend aaa to change y result to f result.
Evasion No While in Guarded Stance attempt to negate a single successful Brawl or
Melee attack against you.
Finish Him! No Incapacitate any adversary that is Staggered.
Friendly Foe No Spend 1 Story Point to change y to f on combat check to avoid hitting
an ally Engaged with target.
Full Throttle (Supreme) No Full Throttle increases vehicle's top speed by 2, not 1.
Heavy Hitter No Add Breach 1 quality to attack with Ranged [Heavy] or Gunnery.
Indomitable No Spend 1 Story Point to prolong your incapacitation until next turn.
Inspiring Leadership No Hard (ddd) Leadership check to give allies in Short range automatic s.
Intense Focus No Suffer 1 Strain to upgrade skill check once.
Just Kidding! No Spend 1 Story Point to ignore y on Social skill check of ally within Short
range.
Let's Talk This Over No Daunting (dddd) Charm check to turn potential combat encounter into
Social encounter.
Life or Death (Supreme) No Life or Death activates when taking Wounds equal to one quarter of
Wound threshold.
Master No Reduce the difficulty of one skill by two.
Master Demolitionist No Spend a or x to extend Blast quality to Short range.
Master Driver/Pilot No Suffer 2 Strain to perform vehicle Action as Maneuver instead.
Master Grenadier No Reduce a cost to activate Blast quality.
Master Instructor No Suffer 2 Strain for ally in Short range to have ranks in Discipline equal to
your ranks in Discipline.
Master Merchant No Suffer 2 Strain to buy or sell goods at an additional 25% of cost.

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Meltdown No Killing opponent with energy weapon triggers a meltdown effect.

Mind Over Body No May attempt to heal 2 Critical Injuries in a week.
Most Impressive No Spend x on any skill to give allies in Short range automatic a.
Mysterious Stranger No Gain a Mysterious Stranger guardian angel.
Nerd Rage No +1 Brawn characteristic when at 20% Wound threshold or below.
Now the Master No Immitate one talent of another character for an encounter.
Precision Strike (Supreme) No Suffer 3 Strain to change a Critical Injury result to a Hard (ddd) result.
Rad Absorption No Reduce Radiation level by 1 per day, but heal less wounds.
Retribution No Spend 1 Story Point to automatically hit adversary that successfully hits
an ally within Medium range of you.
Ricochet No Spend y on opponent's attack to have the attack ricochet back and hit
the attacker instead.
Ruinous Repartee No Inflict Strain upon one opponent, you heal the same amount of Strain.
Stim Application (Supreme) No Increase additional characteristic on a x result.
Superhuman Skill No Spend 1 Story Point to change y to s equal to ranks in the skill.
Thorough Assessment No Hard (ddd) Knowledge check to gain additional b.
Unmatched Fortune No Spend 1 Story Point to set aside a x and roll one more c die.
Unrelenting Skeptic No Spend 1 Story Point when targeted by a failed Deception check to add y
(Improved) to the result.
Whirlwind No Suffer 4 Strain to increase difficulty of Brawl or Melee combat check and
hit all Engaged adversaries.
Wise Warrior (Improved) No Allow ally in Short range to use the same characteristic for attack.
Zealous Fire No Heal 2 Strain whenever the GM spends 1 Story Point.

AVAILABLE TALENTS ACTION BOY

Tier: 5
The rest of this chapter details each individual Activation: Passive
talent in great detail. Each talent is presented on the Ranked: No
list in alphabetical order, not by tier order. Action Boy (or Action Girl depending on your
character's gender) allows you to add an additional
ACROBATIC STRIKE Story Point to the player pool.
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Action) ACTION BOOST
Ranked: No Tier: 4
Your dexterous maneuvers and skilled acrobatics Activation: Active (Incidental)
allow you to slip past a foe's defenses and deliver an Ranked: Yes
accurate strike against him. You must attempt at a You have the ability to alter your luck drastically in
Hard (ddd) Coordination check as part of your dire circumstances. Spend one Story Point to flip a
attack. Whether or not this Coordination check positive dice to any adjacent side. For each rank
succeeds or fails, you suffer 3 Strain. If you succeed, beyond the first, Action Boost applies to an
you gain a bb bonus on the Brawl or Melee combat additional positive die.
check that you make against that foe as long as the
attack occurs before the end of your current turn.
ACTION SURGE
Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
You can spend 1 Story Point to take an extra

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Action or Maneuver in a turn, either before or after

your regular actions. This would allow you to
surpass the limitation of 2 Maneuvers per turn.
ADAPTABLE FLANKER
Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
When you and an ally team up against a foe, you
know how to maximize the threat your ally poses to
ruin your target's defenses. As an Incidental, you
designate a single opponent as the target of this
talent. When you are in Engaged range with the
chosen target, you grant a b to combat checks
other make against this particular target.
ADROITNESS
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
When first acquired, choose a General skill. When
making a check with that skill, reduce the time
required by 25%. The GM may determine that this
talent may not be used with certain skills or
activities.
ADVERSARY
Tier: None
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Upgrade the difficulty of any combat checks
targeting this character once per rank of
Adversary.
This talent is only accessible to NPCs.
AGENT 47
Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Whenever you score a Critical Injury with an
attack while you are hidden, you may roll twice
for a Critical Injury effect and select whichever
you prefer.
ALL-TERRAIN DRIVER
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Do not suffer usual penalties for driving
through difficult terrain when using the
Driving skill.
ALLURING
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: Yes
Others have an inexplicable urge to believe your
every word. Add automatic a to Charm, Coercion,
Deception, Leadership and Negotiation skill checks
per rank of Alluring.
AMBUSH
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Maneuver)
Ranked: No
Once per turn while benefiting from cover, may
make the Ambush Maneuver. Add damage equal to
Stealth skill to one hit of next successful combat
check against a target within Short range before the
end of the turn.
ANIMAL COMPANION
Tier: 3
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
Your character creates a bond with a single animal
or drone approved by your GM. This animal must be
Silhouette 0 (no larger than a mid-sized
dog). The bond persists as long as your
character chooses, although at your GM’s
discretion, the bond may also be broken
due to abusive treatment or other
extenuating circumstances.
As long as the bond persists, the
animal follows your character, and you
dictate the animal’s overall behavior
(although, since the animal is only
bonded with the character, not
dominated, it may still perform
inconvenient actions such as scratching
furniture, consuming rations, and
marking territory). Once per turn in
structured encounters, your character
may spend one Maneuver to direct
their animal in performing one
Action and one Maneuver during
your character’s turn. The
animal must be within
hearing and visual
range of your
character (generally
Medium range) to do
this. Otherwise, the animal
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The specifics of its behavior are up to you and your

GM.
ARMOR MASTER
For every additional rank of Animal Companion Tier: 3
your character has, increase the allowed Silhouette Activation: Passive
of the companion by one (this may mean your Ranked: No
character gets a new companion, or their companion When wearing armor, increase total Soak value by
grows in size). 1.

ANIMAL EXPERTISE ARMOR MASTER (IMPROVED)

Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
Add b per rank of Animal Expertise to all checks
when interacting with beast or animals (including
combat checks). Add +10 to Critical Injury results
against beasts or animals per rank of Animal
Expertise.
ANT STYLE
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
The ant style emphasizes active defense with one
hand. Students of the unarmed Brawl style utilize a
variety of locks, grabs, and circular blocks to protect
themselves, as well as employing a debilitating
clutch.
While using the ant style talent with at least one
hand free, you gain a +1 Ranged Defense.
As an Incidental, you can enter the stance
employed by the fighting style. Although you cannot
use a style talent before combat begins, the style
you are in persists until you spend an Incidental to
switch to a different combat style. For example, if
you have the Deathclaw Style and Cazador Style, you
can use an Incidental to adopt Cazador Style at the
start of one turn, and then by another Incidental at
the start of your next turn, you could adopt
Deathclaw Style.
ANTICIPATE DODGE
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: Yes
Your knowledge of mobility and your attack
prowess allow you to thwart elusive opponents. You
automatically know whether a creature you can is
benefiting from the Dodge talent. You gain a b
bonus per rank of Anticipate Dodge on combat
checks against a target that is using the Dodge
talent. This bonus cannot exceed the ranks of Dodge Activation: Active (Action)
the creature is using.
Tier: 4
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Your character must have purchased the Armor
Master talent to benefit from this talent. When
wearing armor with a Soak value of 2 or higher,
increase Defense by 1.
ARMOR MASTER (SUPREME)
Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
Ranked: No
Your character must have purchased the Armor
Master (Improved) talent to benefit from this talent.
Once per turn, when the character suffers a Critical
Injury, he may suffer 3 Strain to take the Armor
Master incidental. If he does he reduces the Critical
Injury result that he suffers by 10 per point of his
Soak, to a minimum of 1.
ASSASSIN STRIKE
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
After making a successful Brawl or Melee check,
may spend a Story Point to disengage from an
opponent as an Incidental.
BACK-TO-BACK
Tier: 4
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
While engaged with one or more allies, your
character and allies they are Engaged with add b to
combat checks. If one or more allies Engaged with
your character also have the Back-to-Back talent,
the effects are cumulative to a maximum of bb.
BACKSTAB
Tier: 3
Ranked: No
Your character may use this talent to attack an
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Backstab is a Melee attack, and follows the normal
rules for performing a combat check (see page 101
of the GENESYS core rulebook), using the
character's Skuduggery skill instead of Melee. If the
check succeeds, each uncanceled s adds +2
damage (instead of the normal +1).
BAD COP
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
May spend aa from a Deception or Coercion
check to upgrade ability of a single ally’s
subsequent Social Interaction check against the
target a number of times equal to ranks in Bad Cop.
BAD PRESS
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Once per session, choose an organization and
make a Hard (ddd) Deception check. On success,
organization members have their Strain thresholds
reduced by 1, plus 1 per sss, until the end of the
session. When he does this, the player must explain
how the PC disseminated the propaganda such that
it has affected his targets. The chosen organization
must be narrow and cohesive enough to be affected
by bad publicity.
BALEFUL GAZE
Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
Ranked: No
When targeted by combat check from within
Medium range, may spend a Story Point to upgrade
the difficulty of the check a number of times equal to character, or the character even becoming a
ranks in Coercion.
BARRAGE
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
Add 1 damage per rank of Barrage to one hit of
successful attack while using Ranged [Heavy] or
Gunnery skills at Long or Extreme range.
BARREL ROLL
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
Ranked: No
Your character can only use this talent while
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piloting an airplane of Silhouette 3 or less. When
your vehicle suffers a hit from a ranged combat
check, after damage is calculated but before Armor
is applied, your character may have their vehicle
suffer 3 System Strain to use this talent. Then,
reduce the damage suffered by a number equal to
their ranks in Piloting.
BASIC MILITARY TRAINING
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Athletics, Ranged [Heavy], and Resilience are now
career skills for your character.
BEAUTIFUL BEATDOWN
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
You are no stranger to physical punishment. Any
unarmed Brawl combat check against you deal 1
less damage per rank of Beautiful Beatdown after
the combat check has been resolved.
BIGGEST FAN
Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Once per session, may take a Biggest Fan Action;
make a Hard (ddd) Charm check to turn one NPC
into the character’s biggest fan. The exact effects of
this vary depending on the NPC and the situation.
They can include drastically decreasing the difficulty
of Social Interaction skill checks the character
makes targeting his biggest fan, the fan being willing
to perform minor or even significant favors for the
reoccurring ally in the narrative. At the CM’s
discretion, this talent may not be able to target
certain NPCs whose adversarial nature is vital to the
plot, or NPCs who would be unable to appreciate the
character’s work.
BLACK MARKET CONTACT
Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: Yes
When purchasing illegal goods, may reduce rarity
by 1 per rank of Black Market Contacts, increasing
cost by 50 percent of base cost per reduction.
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BLACK WIDOW / LADY KILLER
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
You're charming... and dangerous! Nemesis
adversaries suffer an additional Wound in combat
whenever you deal damage, and you can remove a
b from Charm, Coercion, Deception, Leadership and
Negotiation checks when dealing with the
nemesis adversaries.
BLACKMAIL
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
Ranked: No
When an NPC exceeds his Strain threshold,
may spend 1 Story Point to convince that NPC
to perform a single task of choice instead.
BLIND SPOT
Tier: 3
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Your character, and allies within Short range,
add automatic a to combat checks they make
while benefiting from cover.
BLINDSENSE
Tier: 3
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
As long as your character can hear,
you may ignore b imposed by
darkness or blindness within
Short range. Each additional rank
increases range.
BLOODY ASSAULT
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Sacrificing accuracy, you can inflict bloody wounds the Armor value of Signature Vehicle by 1 per rank of
that are slow to heal. You can choose to take a bb Bolstered Armor.
penalty on all Melee or Ranged combat checks to
inflict 1 Wound of bleed damage with your attack, in
addition to the normal damage dealt by the weapon.
A creature continues to take bleed damage every
turn at the start of its turn, and cannot soak this
bleed damage.. Bleed damage can be stopped by an Ranked: No
Average (dd) Medicine check or through a
stimpak. Bleed damage from this talent does not
stack with itself. You must choose to use this talent amount
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before making the combat check, and its effects last
until your next turn (although the bleeding lasts until
healed, as normal).
BODY GUARD
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Maneuver)
Ranked: Yes
Once per turn, may suffer a number of Strain
no greater than ranks in Body Guard to use
this talent. Choose one ally Engaged with
your character; until the end of your
character's next turn, upgrade the difficulty
of all combat checks targeting that ally a
number of times equal to the Strain suffered.
BODY GUARD (IMPROVED)
Tier: 4
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Your character must have purchased the
Body Guard talent to benefit from this talent.
Once per session, when an ally protected by
the Body Guard Maneuver suffers a hit,
suffer the hit instead.
BODY GUARD (SUPREME)
Tier: 5
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Your character must have
purchased the Body Guard (Improved)
talent to benefit from this talent. Body
Guard Maneuver may protect a number of
Engaged characters up to ranks in Resilience.
BOLSTERED ARMOR
Tier: 4
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
Your character must have purchased the Signature
Vehicle talent to benefit from this talent. Increase
BOUGHT INFO
Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Action)
When making a Knowledge skill check, your
character can instead use this talent to spend an
of bottle caps equal to fifty times the
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difficulty
of the check and automatically succeed on the
BULLRUSH
Tier: 1
knowledge check with one uncanceled s (instead of
Activation: Active (Incidental)
rolling). At your GM’s discretion, your character may
Ranked: No
not be able to use Bought Info if the information is
When your character makes a Brawl or Melee
particularly sensitive or difficult to find, or buying it
combat check after using a Maneuver to engage a
doesn’t make narrative sense.
target, you may spend aaa or x to use this
talent to knock the target prone and move them up
BRACE one range band away from your character.
Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Maneuver)
Ranked: Yes
BULLWARK
As a Maneuver, the character may Brace himself. Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
This allows a character to remove b per rank of
Ranked: No
Brace from the next skill check based on changing
Your character must have purchased the Parry
conditions, inclement weather, unstable surfaces,
talent to benefit from this talent. While wielding a
zero gravity, heavy gravity, or other disruptive
weapon with the Defensive quality, your character
physical obstacles that would make a skill check
may use Parry to reduce the damage of an attack
more difficult.
targeting an Engaged ally.

BRILLIANT EVASION BURLY

Tier: 4
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Action)
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Ranked: Yes
Once per vehicle encounter, your character may
Reduce any wielded weapon’s Cumbersome
take Brilliant Evasion Action. Select 1 opponent and
quality and Encumbrance rating by a number equal
make Opposed Driving or Piloting check to stop
to ranks in Burly to a minimum of 1.
opponent from attacking character for rounds equal
to Agility.
CALL 'EM
BROAD DAYLIGHT Tier: 1
Activation: Passive
Tier: 1
Ranked: No
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No Do not add bb to combat checks due to the use
You can use the built-in light in your Pip-Boy of the Aim Maneuver if targeting a specific object or
location.
without imposing any b penalty to Stealth checks
while the light is on.
CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT THIS?
BULLHEADED Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Action)
Tier: 3
Ranked: No
Activation: Passive
Your character can use this talent to make an
Ranked: No
opposed Charm or Deception versus Discipline
Your stubbornness and determination is legendary.
check targeting a single non-nemesis adversary
You are exceptionally headstrong and difficult to
within Medium range. If the check succeeds, the
sway from your course. You add b to skill checks
target cannot attack your character (or perform
against fear effects. Furthermore, you cannot
hostile actions against your character) until the end
become Disoriented.
of their next turn. You may spend aa to increase
the length of the effect by one additional turn, and
spend x to extend the benefits to all of their
identified allies within Short range.
The effect ends immediately if your character or a
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may rule that some targets are immune to this

ability. An automated sentry turret, for example, has
CATFALL
no interest in resolving a conflict through talking, nor Tier: 1
would someone consumed by rage and the desire Activation: Passive
for revenge against your character. Ranked: Yes
When rolling Athletics or Coordination to reduce
damage from falling, add b. In addition, reduce
CANNIBAL damage and Strain suffered from a fall by 1 per rank
Tier: 1 of Catfall.
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Feast on mortal flesh to heal your Wounds. Eating
CAVE DWELLER
human corpses has the effect of a single stimpak Tier: 1
usage for you. Note that this counts against the Activation: Passive
daily stimpak usage. Ranked: Yes
After your character makes a Perception, Vigilance,
or Knowledge check to notice, identify, or avoid a
CAPITAL SENDOFF threat in a cavern, subterrean ruin, or similar
Tier: 3 location, your character cancels a number of
Activation: Active (Action) uncanceled f no greater than your character's
Ranked: No ranks in Cave Dweller.
Take a Capital Sendoff Action targeting two
vehicles at Close range; make a Hard (ddd) Cool
check to cause the targets to suffer a minor
CAZADOR STYLE
collision. Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
CAPITAL SENDOFF (IMPROVED) Cazador style focuses on defense and agile
Tier: 4 counterattacks. Practitioners are known for graceful,
Activation: Passive one-legged stances and folding arm techniques that
Ranked: No mimic a cazador's enormous wings.
Your character must have purchased the Capital You do not take the usual b penalty on attack rolls
Sendoff talent to benefit from this talent. When for Guarded Stance. While using this style and
performing a Capital Sendoff, the targets suffer a Guarded Stance, you gain an additional +1 Melee
major collision instead. Defense while fighting unarmed using Brawl skill
only.
CAREFUL PLANNING As an Incidental, you can enter the stance
employed by the fighting style. Although you cannot
Tier: 4
use a style talent before combat begins, the style
Activation: Active (Incidental)
you are in persists until you spend an Incidental to
Ranked: No
switch to a different combat style. For example, if
Once per game session, the character can choose
you have the Mantis Style and Deathclaw Style, you
to introduce a “fact: or additional context directly
can use an Incidental to adopt Deathclaw Style at
into the narrative as if he had spent a Story Point.
the start of one turn, and then by another Incidental
at the start of your next turn, you could adopt Mantis
CATCH-OFF-GUARD Style.
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
CENTER OF BEING
Tier: 3
Foes are surprised by your skilled use of
Activation: Active (Maneuver)
unorthodox and improvised weapons. You do not
Ranked: Yes
suffer any t penalties for using an improvised
While wielding a weapon with the Defensive
Melee weapon.
quality, your character may perform a Center of
Being maneuver. Until the beginning of your
character’s next turn, whenever an enemy makes a
melee attack targeting them, the critical rating of the

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enemy’s weapon counts as 1 higher per rank of
Center of Being.
CENTER OF BEING (IMPROVED)
Tier: 4
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Your character must have purchased the Center of
Being talent to benefit from this talent. Suffer 1
Strain to use a Center of Being Maneuver as an
Incidental.
CHALLENGE!
Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Maneuver)
Ranked: Yes
Once per encounter, your character may use a
Maneuver to use this talent to choose a number of
adversaries within Short range no greater than your
character's ranks in Challenge! (a minion group
counts as a single adversary for this purpose). You
have to succeed on a Coercion check against the
adversaries to make use of the talent. Until the
encounter ends or your character is incapacitated,
these adversaries add b to combat checks targeting
your character and bb to combat checks targeting
other characters.
character is by one point. Furthermore, you also gain
a b to all Charm, Coercion, Deception, Leadership
and Negotiation checks you make against members
of the opposite sex.
CHILD AT HEART
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
The Child at Heart talent improves your
interactions with children (and even some adults at
the GMs option), allowing you to decrease the
difficulty on a single Social interaction skill check
involving a child.
CHOPSHOP EXPERTISE
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: Yes
Your character may make an Average (dd)
Knowledge check when at a dry dock, mechanics
garage, etc. with suitable personnel and equipment
to conduct repairs to a vehicle, or to add
attachments or modifications to one. If successful,
the cost and time for repairs is reduced by 20% for
each rank of Chopshop Expertise to a minimum of
100 bottle caps and one day.

CHEM RESISTANT CHOSEN FOE

Tier: 1 Tier: 3
Activation: Passive Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: Yes Ranked: Yes
All the rush without the hassle! You add b At the expense of attention to other
per rank of Chem Resistant to all checks to distractions, you focus on a single
avoid addiction when consuming chems. opponent to give you a decided
advantage while fighting
against him. Once during your
CHEMIST turn, as an Incidental, you can
Tier: 2 designate a single opponent.
Activation: Passive You gain on b per rank of
Ranked: No Chosen Foe on all combat
Any chem you take lasts twice as checks you make against this
long. Far out. opponent. You also gain 1
Defense Rating against this
CHERCHEZ LA FEMME / opponent, this doesn't
increase with ranks in
CONFIRMED BACHELOR Chosen Foe, however. The
Tier: 3 effects last until the end of
Activation: Active (Incidental) your next turn.
Ranked: No In exchange, you take bb
This talent allows you to on combat checks against
deal increase any damage other opponents, and other
dealt to the opposite sex of opponents gain a b on
whatever gender your

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combat checks against you.

COMPLIMENTARY INSIGHT
Tier: 1
CLEVER RETORT Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
Tier: 1 Ranked: No
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn) You get more out of having skills that work well
Ranked: No together with others. You add bb when using the
Once per encounter, your character may use this assist option, instead of the normal b.
talent to add automatic aa to another character’s
Social skill check.
COMRADES IN ARMS
Tier: 4
CODE BREAKER Activation: Active (Action)
Tier: 1 Ranked: No
Activation: Passive Once per encounter, make a Hard (ddd)
Ranked: Yes Discipline check. If successful, you plus one ally per
You remove b per rank of Codebreaker from your s within Medium range gains +1 Defense for the
attempts to break codes or decrypt remainder of the encounter. Effects end if affected
communications. targets move beyond Medium range.

COLLECTOR OF STORIES COMRADES IN ARMS (IMPROVED)

Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
You've heard so many tales of legendary monsters
that you remember all sorts of gory details. When
you attempt a Hard (ddd) Knowledge check to
identify a creature or to learn its special powers or
vulnerabilities.
Tier: 5
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Your character must have purchased the
Comrades in Arms talent to benefit from this talent.
Spend x or aaa when performing Comrades in
Arms to also gain +1 Soak or give one affected ally
+1 Soak.

COMBAT VETERAN CONCUSSIVE ATTACK

Tier: 3 Tier: 2
Activation: Passive Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No Ranked: Yes
Add b to all Brawl and Discipline skill checks. Your attacks can damage your opponent's ability
to think clearly. On a successful attack you can
COMMAND spend aa to imposes a b penalty on the target's
Intellect and Willpower skill checks for 1 turn. For
Tier: 2
each rank beyond the first in Concussive Attack, you
Activation: Passive
extend the duration by 1 turn.
Ranked: Yes
Add b per rank of Command when making
Leadership checks. Affected targets add b to CONDITIONED
Discipline checks for next 24 hours. Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
COMMANDING PRESENCE Ranked: Yes
The character removes b per rank of Conditioned
Tier: 4
from his Athletics and Coordination checks. He
Activation: Active (Action)
reduces the damage and Strain suffered from falling
Ranked: No
by 1 per rank of Conditioned.
Once per session, may take Commanding
Presence Action; make an opposed Cool vs.
Discipline check to force target within Short range to
leave the encounter.

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CONFIDENCE to have a number of allies engaged with your

character equal to your ranks in Leadership add a
Tier: 2
to all combat checks they make until the end of your
Activation: Passive
character’s next turn. The range of this talent
Ranked: Yes
increases by one band per rank of Coordinated
May decrease difficulty of Discipline checks to
Assault beyond the first.
avoid fear by 1 per rank of Confidence, to a minimum
of Easy (d).
COORDINATED DODGE
CONFIDENCE (IMPROVED) Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Tier: 3 Ranked: No
Activation: Passive Your character must have purchased the Dodge
Ranked: No talent to benefit from this talent. When targeted by a
Your character must have purchased the
combat check, may spend 1 Story Point to add f
Confidence talent to benefit from this talent. May
equal to ranks in Coordination to the combat check.
spend a on a fear check to steady the nerves of
allies making the same fear check. If the character
does so each ally within Short range who makes the COUNTERATTACK
fear check adds automatic s equal to the Tier: 3
character’s rank in Confidence. Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
Ranked: No
Your character must have purchased the Improved
CONGENIAL Parry talent to benefit from this talent. When your
Tier: 3 character uses the Improved Parry talent to hit an
Activation: Active (Incidental) attacker, they may also activate an item quality of
Ranked: Yes the weapon they used as if they had generated aa
May suffer a number of Strain to downgrade on a combat check using that weapon.
difficulty of Charm or Negotiation checks or upgrade
difficulty when target by Charm or Negotiation
checks, by an equal number Strain suffered this way COUNTEROFFER
cannot exceed ranks in Congenial. Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Action)
CONSTANT VIGILANCE Ranked: No
Once per session, your character may use this
Tier: 3 talent to choose one non-nemesis adversary within
Activation: Passive Medium range and make an opposed Negotiation
Ranked: No versus Discipline check. If successful, the target
May always use Vigilance when making checks to becomes Staggered until the end of their next turn.
determine Initiative.
At your GM’s discretion, you may spend x on this
check to have the adversary become an ally until the
CONSTRUCTION SPECIALIST end of the encounter. However, the duration of this
Tier: 1 may be shortened or extended depending on
Activation: Passive whether your GM feels your offer is appealing to the
Ranked: Yes adversary and whether your character follows
Your character removes one b per rank of through on their offer!
Construction Specialist from checks made to
construct bases, defense works, positions, COYOTE STYLE
fortifications, tunnels, bunkers, and similar combat Tier: 1
engineering projects. Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
COORDINATED ASSAULT This crafty unarmed Brawl style improves its
Tier: 2 practitioners’ chances to feint and to avoid sneaky
Activation: Active (Maneuver) tactics employed by their foes, and also expands
Ranked: Yes their ability to deploy other devious and dirty tricks.
Once per turn, your character may use this talent Your martial training helps you manipulate foes.

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While using this style, you can use your Brawn

characteristic in place of your Willpower when you
use Coercion.
As an Incidental, you can enter the stance
employed by the fighting style. Although you cannot
use a style talent before combat begins, the style
you are in persists until you spend an Incidental to
switch to a different combat style. For example, if
you have the Mantis Style and Deathclaw Style, you
can use an Incidental to adopt Mantis Style at the
start of one turn, and then by another Incidental at
the start of your next turn, you could adopt
Deathclaw Style.
CRACK SHOT
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
You are skilled at making well-
placed shots at targets
behind cover. When you
make a Ranged combat check
against an opponent behind
cover, the target's cover
does not give you any b on
your combat check.
CRASHING WAVE STYLE
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
Ranked: No
Someone skilled in this unarmed Brawl style
jostles and pulls her opponents about, inspired by
the power of ocean waves churning upon the shore.
You relentlessly push your enemies around, as the
sea moves those within and upon it against their
will. When an opponent disengages from you and
moves away from your position, you can take 3
Strain and immediately follow the opponent, even if
you have used your Maneuvers for this turn.
As an Incidental, you can enter the stance
employed by the fighting style. Although you cannot
use a style talent before combat begins, the style
you are in persists until you spend an Incidental to
switch to a different combat style. For example, if
you have the Radroach Style and Cazador Style, you
can use an Incidental to adopt Radroach Style at the
start of one turn, and then by another Incidental at
the start of your next turn, you could adopt Cazador
Style.
CREATIVE DESIGN
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
As part of resolving a successful crafting check,
your character may also apply a result equivalent to
spending a number of a equal to their ranks in
Creative Design. The GM may then apply a result
equivalent to the same number of t.
CREATIVE KILLER
Tier: 3
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Reduce the critical rating of improvised
weapons by 2 (to a minimum of 1).
CRITICAL MASTERY
Tier: 5
Activation: Active
(Incidental)
Ranked: No
Your Critical Injuries cause
two additional effects. When you
score a Critical Injury, you can
spend a Story Point, and you can apply the effects of
two Critical Injuries in addition to the damage dealt.
You must roll twice to determine the effects of the
Critical Injuries. Note that you do not add +10 to the
second Critical Injury from the first determined
result when using this talent.
CRUSHING BLOW
Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Once per session after rolling a Melee attack but
before resolving the check, your character may
suffer 4 Strain to use this talent. While resolving the
check, the weapon gains the Breach 1 and
Knockdown item qualities.
CUSTOM LOADOUT
Tier: 5
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Your character must have purchased the Signature
Vehicle talent to benefit from this talent. May add
one mount for a weapon or piece of equipment
(approved by the GM).

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CUSTOMIZED COOLING UNIT DEADLY ACCURACY

Tier: 3
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
Your character must have purchased the Signature
Vehicle talent to benefit from this talent. Increase
the System Strain threshold of Signature Vehicle by
2 per rank of Customized Cooling Unit.
Tier: 4
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Choose one combat skill. The character may add
his ranks in that combat skill as additional damage
to one hit of a successful attack made with that skill
made with non-vehicle weapons.

CUTTING QUESTION DEATH RAGE

Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Once per encounter, when making a Coercion skill
check, the character may use Deception skill
instead.
DAREDEVIL
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: Yes
Once per session, when performing a skill check of
Hard (ddd) or higher difficulty, you add b to your
roll for every rank of Daredevil your character has.
DARING AVIATOR
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: Yes
Before your character makes a Driving or Piloting
check, they may add a number of t to the results to
use this talent to add an equal number of s. The
number may not exceed your character’s ranks in
Daring Aviator.
DARING TURN
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Maneuver)
Ranked: No
When an opponent has Gained the Advantage on a
vehicle being piloted, may spent 2 Strain perform a
Daring Turn Maneuver to remove the effects.
Tier: 4
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Your character adds +2 damage to Brawl and
Melee attacks for each Critical Injury they are
currently suffering. (Your GM may also impose
additional penalties on Social skill checks your
character makes if they are suffering Critical Injuries
due to their frenzied behavior.)
DEATHCLAW STYLE
Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
This unarmed Brawl style seeks to emulate the
power and fury of the great deathclaw. Practitioners
use their hands like claws, perfecting overpowering
double hand strikes and driving attack chains.
While using this style, whenever you score a
Critical Injury with your unarmed Brawl strike, your
opponent also takes 1 point, which cannot be
soaked, of bleed damage at the start of his next two
turns.
As an Incidental, you can enter the stance
employed by the fighting style. Although you cannot
use a style talent before combat begins, the style
you are in persists until you spend an Incidental to
switch to a different combat style. For example, if
you have the Radroach Style and Mantis Style, you
can use an Incidental to adopt Radroach Style at the
start of one turn, and then by another Incidental at
the start of your next turn, you could adopt Mantis
Style.

DEADEYE DEBILITATING SHOT

Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
After your character inflicts a Critical Injury with a
ranged weapon and rolls the result, your character
may suffer 2 Strain to use this talent. Then, you may
select any Critical Injury of the same severity to
apply to the target instead.
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Upon successful attack with a vehicle weapon,
may spend aa to reduce the maximum speed of
the target by 1 until the end of the next turn.

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DECEPTIVE TAUNT DEFENSIVE SYSOPS

Tier: 2 Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Action) Activation: Passive
Ranked: No Ranked: No
Once per session, may make Deceptive Taunt When attempting to defend a computer system
Action. Make opposed Deception check. If against intrusion (or when someone attempts to
successful, one adversary must attack the character hack a computer owned or programmed by your
during adversary’s next turn. character) your character adds bb to their
opponent’s checks. If your character has access to
DEDICATION the computer system when the intrusion takes place,
they are automatically aware of the intrusion.
Tier: 5
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes DEFENSIVE SYSOPS (IMPROVED)
Each rank of Dedication increases one of your Tier: 2
character’s characteristics by one. This talent Activation: Active (Incidental)
cannot increase a characteristic above 5. You Ranked: No
cannot increase the same characteristic with Your character must have purchased the
Dedication twice. Defensive Sysops talent to benefit from this talent.
Before adding bb from Defensive Sysops to a
DEFENSIVE check, use this talent to add f and t to the results
of the check instead.
Tier: 4
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes DEFY DEATH
Each rank of Defensive increases your character’s Tier: 3
Melee Defense and Ranged Defense by one. Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
DEFENSIVE DRIVING You fear nothing. Not the undead, not death, not
the unknown, nothing. You are immune to fear
Tier: 4
effects, and you confer a b to fear checks to all
Activation: Passive
allies within Short range.
Ranked: Yes
Increase the Defense of any vehicle your character
pilots by one per rank of Defensive Driving. DESPERATE RECOVERY
The specifics of this talent require the optional Tier: 1
vehicle rules, on page 220 in the GENESYS core Activation: Passive
rulebook. If your game does not use these rules, this Ranked: No
talent adds b per rank to combat checks targeting Before your character heals Strain at the end of an
your character’s vehicle or your character while encounter, if their Strain is more than half of their
piloting it. Strain threshold, they heal two additional Strain.

DEFENSIVE STANCE DIRTY TRICKS

Tier: 2 Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Maneuver) Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: Yes Ranked: No
Once per turn, your character may suffer a number After your character inflicts a Critical Injury on an
of Strain no greater than their ranks in Defensive adversary, they may use this talent to upgrade the
Stance to use this talent. Then, until the end of your difficulty of that adversary's next skill check.
character’s next turn, upgrade the difficulty of all
Brawl and Melee combat checks targeting your
character a number of times equal to the Strain DISARM
suffered. Tier: 3
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
May spend x or aa with a successful Brawl or

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Melee check to disarm an opponent. suffer Strain no greater than ranks in Deception.
Until the beginning of next turn, equal number of
DISARMING SMILE Engaged NPC’s suffer t on checks. Range
increases with additional ranks.
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: Yes DISTRACTING BEHAVIOR (IMPROVED)
Take the Disarming Smile action; succeed at an Tier: 4
opposed Charm check against a target within Short Activation: Passive
range to lower all defenses of a target by ranks in Ranked: No
Disarming Smile until the end of the encounter. Your character must have purchased the
Distracting Behavior talent to benefit from this
DISCREDIT talent. The Distracting Behavior Maneuver inflicts
tt on NPC’s checks when NPC’s target
Tier: 4
character’s allies.
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Once per encounter, take the Discredit Action, DODGE
make a Hard (ddd) Deception check to upgrade Tier: 3
the difficulty of one character’s social checks once, Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
plus once for every aa, until the end of the Ranked: Yes
encounter. When your character is targeted by a Gunnery,
Melee, Ranged [Heavy] or Ranged [Light] combat
DISORIENT check, they may suffer a number of Strain no greater
than their ranks in Dodge to use this talent. Then,
Tier: 2 upgrade the difficulty of the combat check targeting
Activation: Passive your character a number of times equal to the Strain
Ranked: Yes suffered.
After hitting with combat check, may spend aa
to Disorient target for number of turnss equal to
ranks in Disorient. DON'T SHOOT!
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Action)
DISTINCTIVE STYLE Ranked: No
Tier: 3 Once per session as an Action, make a
Activation: Active (Incidental) Hard (ddd) Charm check. On a success,
Ranked: No cannot be target of combat checks until the
When making a Computers check to hack a end of the encounter or until making a
system or break into a secured network, combat check.
before rolling, your character may use
this talent to add ss and tt to the
results. DOUBLE OR NOTHING
If you are using the optional Tier: 3
hacking rules on page 232 in the Activation: Passive
Genesys core rulebook and your Ranked: No
check generates tt, your Suffer 2 Strain to perform
GM should spend it on the I the Double or Nothing
Know You! option in Table I.2- Incidental to increase the
22 on page 234 in the difficulty of the next check by
GENESYS core rulebook. one. Then, after canceling
opposing symbols, double the
amount of remaining a.
DISTRACTING BEHAVIOR
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Maneuver)
Ranked: Yes
Make a Distracting Behavior Maneuver and

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DOUBLE OR NOTHING (IMPROVED) DUAL WIELDER

Tier: 4
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Your character must have purchased the Double or
Nothing talent to benefit from this talent. When
performing the Double or Nothing Incidental, after
canceling opposing symbols, also double the
amount of remaining s.
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Maneuver)
Ranked: No
Your character may use this talent to decrease the
difficulty of the next combined combat check (see
Two-Weapon Combat, on page 108 in the GENESYS
core rulebook) they make during the same turn by
one.

DOUBLE OR NOTHING (SUPREME) DUELIST

Tier: 5
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Your character must have purchased the Double or
Nothing (Improved) talent to benefit from this talent.
When performing the Double or Nothing Incidental,
also double the number of x and y.
DOUBLE-TALK
Tier: 4
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Spend aa or x from a successful Charm or
Deception check to Disorient a number of opponents
within Short range equal to your character’s
Presence for the remainder of the turn and the next
two turns.
DREADFUL CARNAGE
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Incapacitating or slaying an enemy demoralizes
your other nearby foes. Whenever you cause an
enemy to exceed his Wound threshold, you can
make a Hard (ddd) Coercion check to stagger all
enemies Short range as an Incidental. Enemies that
cannot see both you and the enemy you
incapacitated are unaffected.
DUAL STRIKE
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
When resolving a combined check to attack with
two weapons in combat, your character may suffer 2
Strain to use this talent to hit with the secondary
weapon (instead of spending aa).
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Your character adds b to his Brawl and Melee
combat checks while Engaged with a single
opponent. Your character adds b to his Brawl or
Melee combat checks while engaged with three or
more opponents.
DUMB LUCK
Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Maneuver)
Ranked: No
You can survive situations that should kill you.
When you roll a y result on any skill check, you can
spend aaa from the same skill check to change
the y result to a f result. Using this talent is taxing
on your system and costs you 3 Strain, and you can
only use once a per session.
DURABLE
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
Your character reduces any Critical Injury result
they suffer by 10 per rank of Durable, to a minimum
of 01.
DYNAMIC FIRE
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
When making a Ranged [Heavy] or Ranged [Light]
attack while engaged with an opponent, may suffer 2
Strain to reduce the difficulty of the Ranged combat
check by one, to a minimum of Easy (d).

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EAGLE EYES to ignore an “out of ammo” y result.

Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Incidental) ENFORCER
Ranked: No Tier: 2
Once per encounter before making a ranged Activation: Active (Incidental)
combat check, you may use this talent to increase Ranked: No
your weapon’s range by one range band (to a You are skilled at causing fear in those you
maximum of Extreme range). This lasts for the brutalize. Whenever you deal Strain damage with a
duration of the combat check. Brawl or Melee combat check, you can make an
Coercion check to demoralize your target as an
EASY PREY Incidental. If you are successful, the target suffers b
to skill checks for a number of turns equal to aa
Tier: 3
on the combat check, minimum of 1 turn.
Activation: Active (Maneuver)
Ranked: No
Your character may suffer 3 Strain to use this ENTOMOLOGIST
talent. Until the start of your character's next turn, Tier: 1
your character and allies within short range add bb Activation: Passive
to combat checks against Immobilized targets. Ranked: No
Entomologist allows you to add b to all combat
ENCODED COMMUNIQUE checks you make against every radroach, giant ant,
bloatfly and radscorption.
Tier: 3
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No EVASION
Upgrade the difficulty of checks to decrypt this Tier: 5
character’s coded messages without the proper Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
cipher a number of times equal to Computers skill. Ranked: No
Your speed, agility, and talent for intelligent
ENCOURAGING WORDS fighting allow you to avoid your opponent's blows.
You take careful stock of an opponent and slip away
Tier: 3
from his blow just as he commits to the attack.
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
While in Guarded Stance, you can attempt to negate
Ranked: No
a single Brawl or Melee attack, as an Incidental. To
After an Engaged ally fails a check, may suffer 1
do so, you must make a Brawl or Melee attack
Strain to assist that ally’s next check this encounter
(depending on if you are unarmed or armed) attack
as an out-of-turn Incidental.
roll and beat the attacker's result. A tie falls in favor
of the attacker.
ENDURING
Tier: 4
Activation: Passive
EXPERT TRACKER
Tier: 1
Ranked: Yes
Activation: Passive
Each rank of Enduring increases your character’s
Ranked: Yes
Soak value by one.
You remove b per rank of Expert Tracker from your
checks to find or follow tracks. Survival checks
ENERGY TRANSFER made to track targets take 50% less time than
Tier: 1 normal (this does not decrease with additional ranks
Activation: Active (Maneuver) of Expert Tracker).
Ranked: No
You may suffer 1 Strain to perform the Energy
Transfer Maneuver; when you do, you can power up
EXPLOIT
Tier: 2
an appropriate unpowered device (such as a
Activation: Active (Incidental)
computer, a robot, or a door) until the end of the
Ranked: Yes
encounter. Alternatively, you can restore ammunition
When your character makes a combat check with a
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Melee weapon, they may suffer 2 Strain to use this Engaged range of Signature Vehicle once.
talent to add the Ensnare quality to the attack. The
rating of the Ensnare quality is equal to your
character's ranks in Exploit.
FAST METABOLISM
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive
EXTRA AMMO Ranked: Yes
Tier: 1 You recover faster than normal. You recover one
Activation: Passive additional Wound per day of natural rest per rank of
Ranked: No Fast Metabolism.
Cannot run out of ammo due to a y or ttt
result. Items with Limited Ammo quality run out of
ammo as normal.
FEAR THE SHADOWS
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Action)
EYE FOR DETAIL Ranked: No
Tier: 3 Once per session, may make a Hard (ddd)
Activation: Active (Incidental) Deception check to force a single Minion
Ranked: Yes group or Rival to flee the encounter.
After making a Mechanics or Computers
check, may suffer Strain up to ranks in Eye
for Detail to convert that many s to a.
FEARSOME
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
FAMILIAR SKY Ranked: Yes
Tier: 1 When an non-nemesis adversary
Activation: Active (Maneuver) becomes Engaged with the
Ranked: No character, the character
Once per session, may perform a may force the adversary
Familiar Sky maneuver; make a to make a fear check,
Hard (ddd) Knowledge check to with the difficulty equal to
reveal the current type of the character’s ranks in
environment and other useful Fearsome.
information.
FEARSOME REPUTATION
FAN THE HAMMER Tier: 3
Tier: 2 Activation: Passive
Activation: Active (Incidental) Ranked: Yes
Ranked: No Add a to results of Coercion
Once per encounter before making a combat checks equal to ranks in Fearsome
check with a pistol (your GM has the final say on Reputation.
whether a weapon is a pistol or not), your character
may use this talent to add the Auto-fire quality to the
pistol when resolving the check. If your character
FEINT
Tier: 3
does, the weapon runs out of ammo exactly as with
Activation: Passive
an Out of Ammo result (see page 104 in the
Ranked: Yes
GENESYS core rulebook).
Spend x or aaa generated on a missed Brawl
or Melee attack to upgrade difficulty of opponent’s
FANCY PAINT JOB next attack targeting character by ranks in Feint.
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
FERAL STRENGTH
Your character must have purchased the Signature Tier: 2
Vehicle talent to benefit from this talent. Upgrade all Activation: Passive
Charm, Deception, and Negotiation checks made in Ranked: Yes
Add +1 damage to Brawl and Melee combat

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checks per rank in Feral Strength.
FEROCIOUS LOYALTY
Tier: 3
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Your character must have purchased the Animal
Companion talent to benefit from this talent.
Whenever you exceed half of your Wound threshold,
your animal companion adds an automatic s and
a to all combat checks.
FIELD COMMANDER
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Your character may use this talent to make an
Average (dd) Leadership check. If successful, a
number of allies equal to your character’s Presence
may immediately suffer 1 Strain to perform one
Maneuver (out of turn). If there are any questions as
to which allies take their Maneuvers first, your
character is the final arbiter.
FIELD COMMANDER (IMPROVED)
Tier: 4
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Your character must have purchased the Field
Commander talent to benefit from this talent. When
your character uses the Field Commander talent,
your character affects a number of allies equal to
twice the character’s Presence. In addition, you may
spend x to allow one ally to suffer 1 Strain to
perform an Action, instead of a Maneuver.
FIGHTER'S STANCE
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
When making a combat check, if your character
has performed the Guarded Stance Maneuver this
turn, you may suffer 1 Strain to ignore the penalties
of the Guarded Stance Maneuver.
FINE TUNING
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
When reducing the amount of System Strain a
vehicle suffers, reduce 1 additional System Strain
per rank of Fine Tuning.
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FINISH HIM!
Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
You can take advantage of an enemy's debilitated
state to attempt a coup de grace. You can deliver a
coup de grace to staggering targets, and instantly
put the target 1 Wound above its Wound threshold.
Note that the GM may overrule the use of this talent
on certain cruicial Nemesis characters vital to the
plot.
FIRE CONTROL
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Maneuver)
Ranked: No
Take the Fire Control Maneuver; all combat checks
made from current vehicle count their target’s
Silhouette as one higher than normal until the
beginning of next turn.
FLASH OF INSIGHT
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
When your character generates x on a Knowledge
skill check, roll bb and add the results to the check,
in addition to spending the x as usual.
FLEET OF FOOT
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
You are extraordinarily swift. Once per encounter,
you are allowed to take a free Maneuver for moving.
This free Maneuver does not count towards the
number of Maneuvers you have or will take in the
specific given turn. This benefit only applies if you
are wearing no armor or light armor with Soak 1 or
less, and not over-encumbered.
FLICK OF THE WRIST
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
With a single motion, you can draw a light weapon
and make a devastating attack. If you draw a one-
handed weapon and make a combat check with it in
the same turn, you can catch your opponent off-
guard, and you add s and a to your combat check
against that one target. You may use this talent only
once per turn and once per opponent during any
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single encounter. You can use this talent with the

Quickdraw talent.
FORMATION TACTICS (IMPROVED)
Tier: 4
Activation: Passive
FLOWER CHILD Ranked: No
Tier: 2 Your character must have purchased the
Activation: Passive Formation Tactics talent to benefit from this talent.
Ranked: No Reduce the difficulty of Formation Tactics to
You are no stranger to chems and drugs of all Average (dd). Spend x or aaaaaa to have
kinds, as such you decrease the difficult of any the effect last until the end of the encounter.
chem additions once whenever you use chems.
FORTIFIED STRUCTURE
FLURRY OF BLOWS Tier: 3
Tier: 4 Activation: Passive
Activation: Active (Maneuver) Ranked: Yes
Ranked: No Your character must have purchased the Signature
Perform the Flurry of Blows Maneuver, suffering Vehicle talent to benefit from this talent. Increase
Strain up to your ranks in Coordination to gain the the hull trauma threshold of Signature Vehicle by 1
Linked quality with a rating equal to the amount of per rank of Fortified Structure.
Strain suffered on your next Brawl or Melee combat
check this turn.
FORTUNE FAVORS THE BOLD
Tier: 4
FORAGER Activation: Active (Incidental)
Tier: 1 Ranked: No
Activation: Passive Once per session as an Incidental, suffer 2 Strain
Ranked: No to flip one GM Story Point to a Player Story Point.
Your character removes up to bb from any skill
checks they make to find food, water, or shelter.
Checks to forage or search the area that your
FORTUNE FINDER
character makes take half the time they would Tier: 3
normally. Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
You find 10% more bottle caps whenever your
FORGOT TO COUNT? character would find bottle caps per rank of Fortune
Tier: 3 Finder, rounded up.
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
Ranked: No
When an opponent makes a ranged combat check,
FREERUNNING
Tier: 2
you can spend tt from that check to use this
Activation: Active (Maneuver)
talent to cause their weapon to run out of ammo
Ranked: No
(see page 104 in the GENESYS core rulebook), as
Suffer 1 Strain when making a move Maneuver to
long as the weapon can normally run out of
move to any location within Short range.
ammunition.

FORMATION TACTICS FREERUNNING (IMPROVED)

Tier: 3
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Ranked: No
Your character must have purchased the
Make a Hard (ddd) Leadership check. If
Freerunning talent to benefit from this talent. Suffer
successful, choose a number of allies within Short
4 Strain when making a move Maneuver to move to
range equal to generated. Upgrade the difficulty of
any location within Medium range.
attacks against these allies once until the end of
your character’s next turn.

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FRENZIED ATTACK vehicle rules, on page 220 in the GENESYS core

rulebook. If your game does not use these rules, this
Tier: 3 talent simply makes the vehicle go much
Activation: Active (Incidental) faster than normal, with the specifics up to
Ranked: Yes your GM.
When making a
Brawl or Melee
combat check, FULL THROTTLE (IMPROVED)
suffer a number of Tier: 4
Strain to upgrade the Activation: Active (Action)
attack an equal Ranked: No
number of times. The Your character must have
Strain suffered may not purchased the Full Throttle talent to
exceed ranks in Frenzied benefit from this talent. Suffer 1
Attack. Strain to attempt Full Throttle as a
Maneuver and decrease its difficulty to Average
FRIEND OF THE NIGHT (dd).
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive FULL THROTTLE (SUPREME)
Ranked: No Tier: 5
Your eyes adapt quickly to low-light conditions. Activation: Passive
Remove b from environmental modifiers due to Ranked: No
low-light conditions. Your character must have purchased the Full
Throttle (Improved) talent to benefit from this talent.
FRIENDLY-FOE When performing Full Throttle, top speed increases
by 2 instead of 1.
Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No GEARHEAD
Your knack for picking foe from friend in frantic Tier: 2
ranged combat allows you to spend a Story Point to Activation: Passive
downgrade a y to f and thus avoid accidentally Ranked: Yes
hitting your allies Engaged with your allies. The character removes b per rank of Gearhead
from his Mechanics checks. In addition, time to
FULL STOP install attachments to armor or weapons takes 50%
less time.
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Maneuver)
Ranked: No GECKO STYLE
When piloting a vehicle, the character may take the Tier: 2
Full Stop Maneuver to immediately reduce the speed Activation: Active (Incidental)
of the vehicle to zero. The vehicle then suffers 1 Ranked: No
point of System Strain for every point of speed it had Pulling from the trickster habits of gecko, this style
before stopping. focuses on duping and incapacitating foes in the
heat of combat. Your quick movement and trickery
FULL THROTTLE allow you to catch opponents off guard. While using
this unarmed Brawl style, you can attempt to
Tier: 3 perform a dirty trick in place of an attack at the end
Activation: Active (Action) of a charge. As part of a Maneuver that you use for
Ranked: No
movement, you can attempt an Average (dd)
While driving or flying, your character may use this
Coercion check to impose a b penalty on a single
talent to make a Hard (ddd) Piloting or Driving
opponent. You are able to impose a second b to the
check. If successful, the top speed of the vehicle
same opponent if you use a second Maneuver for
increases by one (to a maximum of 5) for a number
moving as well, and must attempt a second
of rounds equal to your character’s Cunning.
Coercion check.
The specifics of this talent require the optional
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employed by the fighting style. Although you cannot
use a style talent before combat begins, the style
you are in persists until you spend an Incidental to
switch to a different combat style. For example, if
you have the Lurk Style and Nightstalker Style, you
can use an Incidental to adopt Lurk Style at the start
of one turn, and then by another Incidental at the
start of your next turn, you could adopt Nightstalker
Style.
GHASTLY SCAVENGER
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
You can feast upon super mutants and feral ghouls
in order to heal your Wounds. Eating such corpses
has the effect of a single stimpak usage for you.
Note that this counts against the daily stimpak
usage.
GHOST STEPS
Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: Yes
Your footsteps echo strangely and no longer
betray your location. Thanks to your knowledge of
acoustics you can, should you choose, cause the
sound of your footsteps (as well as breathing and
the rustle of gear) to issue forth from any direction
and location within Short range. With a successful
Stealth check, enemies are not aware of your true
location and believe the Ghost Steps to be real. On a
failed Stealth check, enemies are aware of your real
location and hear your Ghost Steps for what they
are, echoes. Ghost Steps does not work when
underwater.
For every rank you have of Ghost Steps, you can
extend the range by one range band.
GO WITHOUT
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Once per session, count as having the right tools
for the job when performing the next skill check this
turn.
GOOD COP
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
May spend aa from a Charm or Negotiation
check to upgrade ability of a single ally’s
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subsequent Social Interaction check against the
target a number of times equal to ranks in Good Cop.
GRAPPLE
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Your character may suffer 2 Strain to use this
talent. Until the start of your character's next turn,
enemies must spent two maneuvers to disengage
from your character.
GREASED PALMS
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Maneuver)
Ranked: Yes
Before making a Social skill check, may spend up
to 50 bottle caps of per rank of Greased Palms to
upgrade the ability of the check once for every 50
spent.
GRENADIER
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: Yes
When your character makes a ranged combat
check with a weapon that has the Blast item quality,
you may spend one Story Point to use this talent to
trigger the weapon’s Blast quality, instead of
spending aa (even if the attack misses). In
addition, your character treats grenades as having a
range of Medium.
GRIM REAPER'S SPIRIT
Tier: 4
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Death becomes you! Whenever you kill or
incapacitates an adversary – making the adversary
exceed its Wounds or Strain threshold – you
immediately recover 1 Strain per a generated on
your combat check. Note that you don't have to
spend your a on recovering these Strain, it just
happens along with whatever you opt to spend your
a on.
GRIT
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
Each rank of Grit increases your character’s Strain
threshold by one.
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GUN NUT
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Guns, guns, guns, I'm looking for a good time! You
are good with guns, and know how to fully optimize
the potentiel of each and every singly type of gun.
While using any type of ordinary firearm
(slugthrower) that uses the Ranged [Heavy] or
Ranged [Light] skill, you add b to your combat
checks. However, your expertise with guns comes at
a cost, as you add an automatic t to all other
combat checks made with weapons that are not
guns.
HAMSTRING SHOT
Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Once per turn, your character may use this talent
to perform a Ranged combat check against one non-
vehicle target within range of the weapon used. If
the check is successful, halve the damage inflicted Tier: 2
by the attack (before reducing damage by the
target’s Soak). The target is Immobilized until the Ranked: No
end of its next turn.
HARASS
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Your character must have purchased the Animal
Companion talent to benefit from this talent.
Whenever the character’s animal companion makes Activation: Active (Incidental)
a successful combat check against a target, it may
forgo inflicting damage to upgrade the difficulty of
the target’s next check once instead.
HARD-BOILED
Tier: 3
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
When recovering Strain after an encounter, may
spend a up to ranks in Hard-Boiled to recover 1
Wound per a spent.
HARD-HEADED
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: Yes
When Staggered or Disoriented, perform the Hard
Headed Action; make a Daunting (dddd)
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Discipline check to remove status. The difficulty is
once reduced per rank of Hard-Headed.
HEAVY HITTER
Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Once per session, spend on a successful Ranged
[Heavy] or Gunnery check to add the Breach 1 quality
to the attack, or increase an existing Breach rating
by 1.
HEIGHTENED AWARENESS
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Allies within Short range of your character add b
to their Perception and Vigilance checks. Allies
Engaged with your character add bb instead.
HEROIC RECOVERY
Activation: Active (Incidental)
When your character acquires this talent, choose
one characteristic. Once per encounter, you may
spend one Story Point to use this talent to have your
character heal Strain equal to the rating of the
chosen characteristic.
HEROIC RESILIENCE
Tier: 3
Ranked: Yes
Immediately after being hit by an attack but before
suffering damage, spend 1 Story Point to increase
Soak by ranks in Heroic Resilience.
HEROIC WILL
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
Ranked: No
When you purchase this talent for your character,
choose two characteristics. You may spend a Story
Point to use this talent to have your character ignore
the effects of all Critical Injuries on any skill checks
using those two characteristics until the end of the
current encounter. (Your character still suffers the
Critical Injuries; they just ignore the effects. See
page 114 of the GENESYS core rulebook.)
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HIDDEN STORAGE HUNTER

Tier: 1 Tier: 2
Activation: Passive Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes Ranked: No
Gain hidden storage in vehicles or equipment that Ranged [Heavy] and Survival are now career skills
holds items with total encumbrance equal to ranks for your character.
in Hidden Storage.
HUNTER'S QUARRY
HINDERING SHOT Tier: 2
Tier: 3 Activation: Active (Action)
Activation: Active (Incidental) Ranked: No
Ranked: Yes Take Hunter’s Quarry
Spend a story point and increase the Action, make a Hard (ddd)
difficulty of next Gunnery check by Survival check to upgrade
1. If check deals damage, target the ability of all attacks
vehicle suffers System Strain made against a target within
equal to speed when it Long range until the end of
moves for a number of turns the character’s next turn.
equal to ranks in Hindering
Shot.
HUNTER'S QUARRY
HIT THE DECK (IMPROVED)
Tier: 3 Tier: 3
Activation: Passive Activation: Passive
Ranked: No Ranked: No
Your extensive familiarity with Your character must have
explosives allows you to ignore a purchased the Hunter’s
portion of their damage. You Quarry talent to benefit from
increase your Soak rating by this talent. Suffer 2 Strain to
1 against all explosive perform Hunter’s Quarry
weapons. Action as a Maneuver.

HOLD TOGETHER IMPALING STRIKE

Tier: 2 Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn) Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No Ranked: No
Spend 1 Story Point to perform a Hold Together When your character inflicts a Critical Injury with a
incidental immediately after vehicle takes damage to Melee weapon, until the end of the target's next turn
turn it into System Strain. they may use this talent to Immobilize the target (in
addition to the other effects of the Critical Injury).

HOW CONVENIENT! IMPROVED DEFENSES

Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Once per session, your character may use this
talent to make a Hard (ddd) Mechanics check. If
successful, one device involved in the current
encounter (subject to your GM’s approval)
spontaneously fails. This can be because of your
character’s actions, or it can simply be incredibly
convenient timing!
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Your character may attempt an Average (dd)
Survival check to fashion small defenses using
scavenged materials. If the check is successful, the
structure can provide cover for up to 4 characters for
the rest of the encounter. Your character may spend
aa or x from the check to increase the Ranged
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IN THE KNOW INSPIRING LEADERSHIP

Tier: 4 Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Action) Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No Ranked: No
Once per session, make an opposed Deception vs Make a Hard (ddd) Leadership check. If
Vigilance check with the difficulty downgraded a successful, a number of allies not exceeding your
number of times equal to your ranks in Deception to character’s Presence within Short range add s to
have a target NPC believe specific false intelligence. their next skill check.

INCITE REBELLION INSPIRING RHETORIC

Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Once per session, may take an Incite Rebellion
Action; make a Hard (ddd) Coercion check to
cause a number of minions or rivals up to ranks in
Coercion to become rebellious until the end of the
encounter.
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Your character may use this talent to make an
Average (dd) Leadership check. For each s the
check generates, one ally within Short range heals
one Strain. For each a, one ally benefiting from
Inspiring Rhetoric heals one additional Strain.

INDOMITABLE INSPIRING RHETORIC (IMPROVED)

Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
Ranked: No
Once per encounter, when your character would be
incapacitated due to exceeding their Wound or
Strain threshold, you may spend a Story Point to use
this talent. Then, your character is not incapacitated
until the end of their next turn. If your character
reduces their Strain or Wounds to below their
threshold before the end of their next turn, they are
not incapacitated.
INFORMANT
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Once per session, may reveal a contact who can
shed light on a chosen subject.
Tier: 3
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Your character must have purchased the Inspiring
Rhetoric talent to benefit from this talent. Allies
affected by your character’s Inspiring Rhetoric add
b to all skill checks they make for a number of turns
equal to your character’s ranks in Leadership.
INSPIRING RHETORIC (SUPREME)
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Your character must have purchased the Inspiring
Rhetoric (Improved) talent to benefit from this talent.
Your character may choose to suffer 1 Strain to use
the Inspiring Rhetoric talent as a Maneuver, instead
of as an Action.

INITIATE OF PAIN INTENSE FOCUS

Tier: 1 Tier: 5
Activation: Passive Activation: Active (Maneuver)
Ranked: Yes Ranked: No
The first time you take Wound damage in any Before making a skill check, may perform the
combat, you gain a b bonus on combat checks, and Intense Focus maneuver. Suffer 1 Strain and
Discipline checks against fear effects for 1 turn per upgrade the ability of the skill check once.
rank of Initiate of Pain.
INTERJECTION
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
Ranked: No
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suffer 3 Strain to take an Interjection Incidental
make an Average (dd) Vigilance check to add s or
f equal to s, and a or t equal to a to the check.
INTIMIDATING
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
Ranked: Yes
May suffer a number of Strain to downgrade
difficulty of Coercion checks, or upgrade difficulty
when targeted by Coercion checks, by an equal
number. Strain suffered this way cannot exceed
ranks in Intimidating.
INVENTOR
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: Yes
When your character makes a check to construct
new items or modify existing ones, use this talent to
add a number of b to the check equal to ranks of
Inventor. In addition, your character may attempt to
reconstruct devices that they have heard described
but have not seen and do not have any kinds of
plans or schematics for.
IRON BODY
Tier: 3
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
Remove b per rank of Iron Body from Coordination only applies so long as the character is using the
and Resilience checks. Reduce the critical rating of item. If the item is ever lost or destroyed, the
Brawl attacks by 1 per rank of Iron Body (to a
minimum of 1).
IRON SOUL
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
If you are carrying items that total 2 Encumbrance
or less (after factoring in reductions such as for
armor being worn), at the end of the encounter you
heal all Strain that you are currently suffering.
If a character normally carries items that total
more than 2 Encumbrance but discards or otherwise
loses those items temporarily, the GM can rule that
the character still does not gain the benefits of Iron
Soul.
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IT'S NOT THAT BAD
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Once per session when an ally would suffer a
Critical Injury, may take an It’s Not That Bad action;
make a Hard (ddd) Medicine check to stop the
ally from gaining the Critical Injury when you are
within Engaged range.
JUMP UP
Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Once per turn during your character’s turn, your
character may use this talent to stand from a prone
or seated position as an Incidental.
JURY RIGGED
Tier: 4
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
The character chooses one personal weapon or
piece of armor per rank of Jury Rigged. He may
increase the damage of the weapon by one;
decrease the a cost on its Critical, or any single
other effect by one to a minimum of one; or increase
armor’s Ranged or Melee Defense by one.
Alternatively, he can decrease the Encumbrance of
the item by two to a minimum of one. The bonus
character may apply Jury Rigged to a new personal
weapon or piece or armor.
JUST KIDDING!
Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
Ranked: No
Once per turn as an incidental spend 1 Story Point
to ignore y generated on a Social skill check by the
character or any ally in Short range.
KILL WITH KINDNESS
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
You remove b per rank of Kill with Kindness from
your Charm and Leadership checks.
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KNACK FOR IT a x result to gain additional s equal to ranks in

Tier: 1
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
When you purchase this talent for your character,
select one skill. Your character removes bb from
any checks they make using this skill.
Each additional time you purchase this talent for
your character, select two additional skills. Your
character also removes bb from any checks they
make using these skills. You cannot select combat
skills when choosing skills for this talent.
KNOCKDOWN
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
After hitting with a Brawl or Melee attack, may
spend a x to knock the target prone.
Knowledge Specialization.
KNOW THE ROPES
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Add b to checks made to escape from restraints
equal to ranks in Skullduggery. Spend x to free all
other allies within Short range.
KNOWN SCHEMATIC
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Maneuver)
Ranked: No
Once per session, may perform the Known
Schematic Maneuver; make a Hard (ddd)
Knowledge check. Success grants familiarity with a
building, vessel or vehicle's design.

KNOW SOMEBODY LARGER PROJECT

Tier: 1 Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Incidental) Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes Ranked: Yes
Once per session, when attempting to Your character must have purchased the Signature
purchase a legally available item, your Vehicle talent to benefit from this talent. Signature
character may use this talent to reduce its Vehicle can have a Silhouette 1 larger per rank of
rarity by one per rank of Know Larger Project.
Somebody.
LEAD BELLY
KNOW THE ENEMY Tier: 1
Tier: 2 Activation: Passive
Activation: Passive Ranked: Yes
Ranked: No Your digestive tract has adjusted to the
May use a Knowledge skill weirdness of the wasteland! Gain b per rank of
check, instead of Cool or Lead Belly to resist the effects of radiation from
Vigilance, when making checks to eating or drinking.
determine Initiative.

LET'S RIDE
KNOW-IT-ALL Tier: 1
Tier: 2 Activation: Active (Incidental)
Activation: Active (Incidental) Ranked: No
Ranked: No Once per round during your character's turn,
Once per session, perfectly recall an your character can use this talent to mount or
important fact previously learned as if a dismount from a vehicle or animal, or move from
Story Point had been spent. one position in a vehicle to another (such as from
the cockpit to a gun turret) as an Incidental.
KNOWLEDGE SPECIALIZATION In addition, if your character suffers a
Tier: 1 Short-range fall (see page 112 in the GENESYS core
Activation: Passive rulebook) from a vehicle or animal, they suffer no
Ranked: Yes damage and land on their feet.
When making a Knowledge skill check, may spend

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LET'S TALK THIS OVER
Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
Ranked: No
Once per game session, when a combat encounter
against one or more sentient beings is about to
begin, the character make a Daunting (dddd)
Charm check. If successful, the combat encounter
instead becomes a Social encounter, with the PCs
attempting to convince their opposition to back
down, come around to their viewpoint, or accept a
compromise. The GM is the final arbiter of how the
situation resolves without violence (or how the
combat encounter continues if the character’s check
is unsuccessful).
LETHAL BLOWS
Tier: 3
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
Add +10 per rank of Lethal Blows to any Critical
Injury results inflicted on opponents.
LIFE OR DEATH
Tier: 3
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
When your character suffers Wounds equal to half
of their Wound threshold or greater, add b to all
combat checks they make.
LIFE OR DEATH (IMPROVED)
Tier: 4
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Your character must have purchased the Life or
Death talent to benefit from this talent. When your
character suffers Wounds equal to half of their
Wound threshold or greater, upgrade the ability of all
combat checks they make once. This replaces the
normal effects of Life or Death.
LIFE OR DEATH (SUPREME)
Tier: 5
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Your character must have purchased the Life or
Death (Improved) talent to benefit from this talent.
The effects of Life or Death activate when your
character takes Wounds equal to one quarter of their
Wound threshold, instead of half.
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LIGHT STEP
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
You are incredibly light on your feet and make very
little noise in comparison to others. With the Light
Feet talent you cannot risk accidentally setting off or
triggering floor traps or mines, regardless of
knowing there are there or not.
LISTEN TO THIS
Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: Yes
You can perfectly repeat to others what you hear.
Whenever you make a successful Perception check
to hear a noise, you can describe that sound any
time up to 1 hour later with such clarity that any
individuals hearing the description are treated as if
they had heard the sound themselves. For every rank
of Listen to This beyond the first, you can extend the
duration with another hour.
This trick is particularly useful if you overhear a
conversation but don't understand the language
spoken, since it allows you to repeat it verbatim to
an ally who might be able to translate.
LONE WANDERER
Tier: 3
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Who needs friends anyway? When you are by
yourself all attacks against you suffer b and you
can carry additional Encumbrance equal to half your
Brawn rating (rounded down).
LONG HAUL
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
Being over-encumbered is no longer a hindrance to
you. For every rank of Long Haul you can remove
one b from all Agility- and Brawn-based checks
imposed from being over-encumbered, as per rules
detailed on page 85 in the GENESYS core rulebook.
LOOM
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
When an ally Engaged with the character makes a
successful Charm, Deception, or Negotiation check,
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the character adds a per rank in Coercion to the
ally’s check.
LUCKY START
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Sometimes your luck overcomes a slow natural
reaction. At the expenditure of 3 Strain, you can re-
roll your Initiative check (Cool or Vigilance according
to the situation and dictated by the GM). You must
keep the result of the re-rolled Initiative check.
LUCKY STRIKE
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
When your character purchases this talent, choose
one characteristic. After your character makes a
successful combat check, you may spend one Story
Point to use this talent to add damage equal to your
character’s ranks in that characteristic to one hit of
the combat check.
LURK STYLE
Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
The school of the lurk employs critical
observations as weapons against opponents.
Practitioners catalogue a foe's weaknesses and
seek the perfect moment to strike, ensuring that no
movement or effort is ever wasted.
While using this unarmed Brawl style, you can
spend an Incidental to make a Hard (ddd)
Knowledge check to identify a single creature. If you
succeed at the check, while using this style, you add
a b to all combat checks the creature makes
against you. These bonuses last for as long as you
use this style. If you cease combat with the creature
during this time and resume it later, you can attempt
the check again.
As an Incidental, you can enter the stance
employed by the fighting style. Although you cannot
use a style talent before combat begins, the style
you are in persists until you spend an Incidental to
switch to a different combat style. For example, if
you have the Radscorpion Style and Deathclaw
Style, you can use an Incidental to adopt Deathclaw
Style at the start of one turn, and then by another
Incidental at the start of your next turn, you could
adopt Radscorpion Style.
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MACHINE BENDER
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
When you make a Mechanics check to help a
character heal Wounds, the target heals one
additional Wound per rank of Machine Bender.
(Typically, only robots can be healed with Mechanics
checks.)
MAD INVENTOR
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Once per session, your character may use this
talent to make a Mechanics check to attempt to
cobble together the functional equivalent of any item
using spare parts or salvage. The difficulty of the
check is based on the item’s rarity; see the table
below.
Your GM will modify the check based on the
circumstances and might decide that some items
simply can’t be created with what’s available (if you
are being held in a prison cell, for instance). Your GM
may spend y on the check to indicate the item ends
up being dangerous to the user and anyone around
them in some way. For instance, a pistol might
explode instead of running out of ammo, or a
breathing mask might make the user light-headed.
MAD INVENTOR
RARITY DIFFICULT
0-2 Easy (d)
3-4 Average (dd)
5-6 Hard (ddd)
7 Daunting (dddd)
8 Formidable (ddddd)
9+ Impossible
MANTIS STYLE
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Based on the hunting techniques of the praying
mantis, practitioners of this unarmed Brawl style
fight with their hands turned down to emulate the
insect's sharp grasping forelimbs. Mantis style uses
precise, accurate strikes to pinpoint an opponent's
vital areas, such as eyes, throat, and pressure points.
While using this style, you gain reduce the Critical
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Rating of your unarmed Brawl attacks.

As an Incidental, you can enter the stance
MASTER INSTRUCTOR
employed by the fighting style. Although you cannot Tier: 5
use a style talent before combat begins, the style Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
you are in persists until you spend an Incidental to Ranked: No
switch to a different combat style. For example, if Once per turn, suffer 2 Strain to allow an ally within
you have the Stingwing Style and Ant Style, you can Short range to count as having the same number of
use an Incidental to adopt Stingwing Style at the ranks in Discipline as your character for the next
start of one turn, and then by another Incidental at Discipline check the ally makes.
the start of your next turn, you could adopt Ant Style.
MASTER MERCHANT
MASTER Tier: 5
Tier: 5 Activation: Active (Incidental)
Activation: Active (Incidental) Ranked: No
Ranked: No When buying or selling goods, may suffer 2 Strain
When you purchase this talent for your character, to sell for 25% more or buy for 25% less.
choose one skill. Once per turn, your character may
suffer 2 Strain to use this talent to reduce the MELTDOWN
difficulty of the next check they make using that skill Tier: 5
by two, to a minimum of Easy (d). Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
MASTER DEMOLOTIONIST When a target exceeds its Wound
threshold by an energy weapon,
Tier: 5
this talent will trigger an
Activation: Active (Incidental)
explosion centered on the
Ranked: No
target, similar to a plasma
When resolving an attack from a personal
grenade explosion, but
scale explosive or ordinance weapon, your
smaller. The explosion can
character may spend a or x to have the
cause Critical Injuries,
weapon’s Blast quality affect all characters
potentially killing nearby
within Short range (rather than Engaged).
targets and propagating
If the weapon normally affects all
further meltdowns.
characters within Short
range, then the range of the
effect is increased to Medium MIND OVER BODY
range instead. Tier: 5
Activation: Passive
MASTER DRIVER Ranked: No
Your body heals faster than most others,
Tier: 5
and you are allowed to attempt to heal
Activation: Passive
two Critical Injuries per week, instead of
Ranked: No
one as per normal healing rules.
Once per turn when driving, piloting, or
operating a vehicle, may suffer 2 Strain to
perform any vehicle Action as a Maneuver. MIND OVER MATTER
Tier: 3
MASTER GRENADIER Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Tier: 5
You may spend 1 Story Point to recover Strain
Activation: Passive
equal to your Willpower rating.
Ranked: No
Decrease the a cost to activate the Blast quality
on any attack by 1 to a minimum of 1.

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MOLE RAT STYLE
Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
This unarmed Brawl style, originating humbly from
the folk traditions of disparate peoples, represents
several similar unarmed fighting arts practiced
around the world. Regardless of variations in
technique, all practitioners have a fluid fighting
stance that emphasizes rapid, powerful kicks. The
style's constant motion and graceful footwork lead
many to mistakenly view practitioners as highly
skilled dancers, a misconception that has allowed
the technique to be taught in secret, the hidden
weapon of the downtrodden and the oppressed.
Openly martial versions of this style lose some of
the dance-like qualities but retain the style's
extraordinary kicking techniques and agility.
While using this style, attacks against you take a
b penalty. Further, you add a b against opponents
that are yet to act in this encounter.
As an Incidental, you can enter the stance
employed by the fighting style. Although you cannot
use a style talent before combat begins, the style
you are in persists until you spend an Incidental to
switch to a different combat style. For example, if
you have the Radroach Style and Deathclaw Style,
you can use an Incidental to adopt Radroach Style at
the start of one turn, and then by another Incidental
at the start of your next turn, you could adopt
Deathclaw Style.
MOST IMPRESSIVE
Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Spend x from any skill check to allow a number of
allies not exceeding your character’s Presence
within Short range add a to their next check.
MOVING TARGET
Tier: 4
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
If the character has already acted this turn,
increase Ranged Defense by 1 per rank of Moving
Target.
MULTIPLE FOES
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Your character adds b to his Brawl and Melee
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combat checks when engaged with multiple
opponents. This includes single groups of multiple
minions.
MUSEUM WORTHY
Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Once per session, take Museum Worthy Action,
make a Hard (ddd) Knowledge check to ascertain
information regarding a relic, ruin, or piece of history.
MYSTERIOUS STRANGER
Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
Ranked: No
You have a guardian angel, but with a deadly hand-
cannon instead of wings. Meet the Mysterious
Stranger. An odd and eldritch entity said to appear
and aid you in combat before you draw your dying
breath. Of course, it helps if you have said a prayer
to the Mysterious Stranger first.
Once per session, by spending a Story Point, the
Mysterious Stranger can make an appearance and
help you in a hostile situation. The Mysterious
Stranger will show up on Medium range, wearing a
long leather duster and a fedora, carrying a weapon
of sorts. If your character is male, the Mysterious
Stranger is also a male, while a female character has
a female Mysterious Stranger guardian angel.
The Mysterious Stranger has the exact same skill
ranks, talents, Wound and Strain threshold as the
character, and is carrying the same weapon (if the
character is wielding a Brawl or Melee weapon,
equip the Mysterious Stranger with a slugthrower).
The Mysterious Stranger takes his (or her) turn
immediately after the character, shooting at the
same target (or another target as specified by the
character if the original target has been
incapacitated). The Mysterious Stranger is always at
Medium range of the character and all of his allies
trying to interact with the guardian angel, though
adversaries may battle and close in on the
Mysterious Stranger normally.
Once the hostile situation and encounter is
finished, the Mysterious Stranger makes a quick
escape and is nowhere to be found.
NATURAL
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
When your character purchases this talent, choose
two skills. Once per session, your character may use
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this talent to reroll one skill check that uses one of
those two skills.
NERD RAGE
Tier: 5
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Whenever your Wound threshold drop to 20% or
below, you gain +1 to your Brawn characteristic. This Activation: Passive
stacks with other talents and applies to Soak.
NEVER OUTNUMBERED
Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Maneuver)
Ranked: Yes
You can demoralize multiple enemies. You can
perform the Never Outnumbered Maneuver and
attempt a Hard (ddd) Coercion check to
demoralize all opponents within Short range whom
can see you. If you succeed, all opponents add an
automatic t to all skill checks until the end of their session, spend a Story Point to save Signature
next turn.
For every rank of Never Outnumbered you extend
the duration by one additional turn.
NIGHT PERSON
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
You are a creature of the night! Gain b to
Perception per rank of Night Person between the
hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
If your character has the Night Person talent he
cannot have the Solar Powered talent.
NIGHTSTALKER STYLE
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Students of the nightstalker throw caution to the
wind as they weave recklessly among their foes.
Those who master the style turn their unrivaled
mobility into a weapon, striking their enemies with a
series of swift retaliatory strikes.
While using this unarmed Brawl style, opponents in
Engaged ranged of you that attack you with a
Ranged combat check must upgrade the difficulty of
their combat check one additional time because of
your style.
As an Incidental, you can enter the stance
employed by the fighting style. Although you cannot
use a style talent before combat begins, the style
you are in persists until you spend an Incidental to
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switch to a different combat style. For example, if
you have the Coyote Style and Lurk Style, you can
use an Incidental to adopt Lurk Style at the start of
one turn, and then by another Incidental at the start
of your next turn, you could adopt Coyote Style.
NOBODY'S FOOL
Tier: 3
Ranked: Yes
May upgrade difficulty of incoming Charm,
Coercion, or Deception checks once per rank of
Nobody’s Fool.
NOT TODAY
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Your character must have purchased the Signature
Vehicle talent to benefit from this talent. Once per
Vehicle from destruction.
NOW THE MASTER
Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Once per session, you may choose any one
character in the current encounter and one talent
that the target character possesses. For the
remainder of the encounter, you count as having that
talent. If you select a ranked talent, you count as
having ranks in that talent equal to the number of
ranks in that talent that the target possesses.
NUCLEAR PHYSICIST
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
You've learned to split the atom... and command it.
All weapons that have the Rad quality now deal 1
point of additional additional damage per rank of
Nuclear Physicist.
OFFENSIVE DRIVING
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Maneuver)
Ranked: No
As a Maneuver, suffer System Strain up to vehicle’s
highest Defense to upgrade the difficulty of target’s
next Driving check that many times.
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ONE WITH NATURE OUTDOORSMAN

Tier: 1 Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Incidental) Activation: Passive
Ranked: No Ranked: Yes
When in the wilderness, your character may make You remove b per rank of Outdoorsman from your
a Simple (–) Survival check, instead of Discipline or checks to move through terrain or to manage terrain
Cool, to recover Strain at the end of an encounter or environmental effects. Decrease overland travel
(see page 117 of the GENESYS core rulebook). times by 50% (this does not decrease with
additional ranks of Outdoorsman).
ONE WITH THE SHADOWS
Tier: 2 OUTSIDE THE BOX
Activation: Passive Tier: 3
Ranked: No Activation: Passive
You are adept at fighting in darkness. Ranked: No
Whenever you begin combat within an Choose one characteristic when
area of darkness or shadowy illumination, purchasing this talent. Once per
you gain a b on your Initiative check. session, make one skill check using
When in shadowy illumination or low- that characteristic rather than the
light conditions, all attacks against you characteristic linked to that skill.
have a b on all combat checks.
OVERBALANCE
OPENING TAP Tier: 4
Tier: 2 Activation: Passive
Activation: Active (Action) Ranked: No
Ranked: No Whenever an enemy Engaged with
”No time to waste on tools – a sharp the character makes a combat check,
tap should pop that lock!” As an after the attack is resolved, the
Action, you can make a Skulduggery character may spend y or ttt
check with an upgraded twice to Stagger the attacker until the
difficulty (which is determined by end of the attacker’s next turn.
the lock) by tapping a lock with a
hard, blunt object such as the
pommel of a weapon. You don't
OVERSTOCKED AMMO
take any additional penalty for making the Tier: 2
check without tools. Activation: Passive
You can use this trick any Ranked: Yes
number of times per day Your character must have
until you fail an Skulduggery check made in this way. purchased the Signature Vehicle talent to benefit
After a failure, you can't use Opening Tap again until from this talent. Increase the value of the Limited
after you have rested for 8 hours. Ammo quality of any weapons mounted on
Signature Vehicle by 1 per rank of Overstocked
Ammo.
OPPORTUNIST
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Incidental)
OVERWHELM DEFENSES
Ranked: Yes Tier: 3
When your character purchases this talent, choose Activation: Active (Incidental)
one non-combat skill. When you roll a check using Ranked: Yes
this skill, you may suffer Strain up to ranks in Upon unsuccessful attack with a vehicle weapon,
Opportunist to convert that many s into a. may spend aa per rank of Overwhelm Defenses.
Reduce the defense in the targeted zone by 1 for
every aa spent.

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PACK INITIATIVE
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
You can coordinate your Initiative with your allies.
If you and an ally both have the Pack Initiative talent,
you add an automatic s to your Initiative check
(applying to both Cool or Vigilance checks for
Initiative) per ally that has the Pack Initiative talent,
not including yourself.
PACK RAT
Tier: 3
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
You are efficient at arranging your inventory in
general. This makes it much easier to carry that little
extra you've always needed. This is useful for
characters with low Brawn. Any items that have an
Encumbrance of 2 or less now weighs half their
normal weight for you.
PAIN TRAIN
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Choo Choo! All aboard! While wearing Power
Armor, sprinting into enemies hurts and staggers
them. This requires you to make a Maneuver to run
into the enemy and succeed at a Brawl attack
against the opponent (does not count as an Action).
The opponent is suffers normal damage as per
brawling rules and is Staggered until the end of his
next turn if you have aa on your Brawl check.
PAINFUL BLOW
Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
When your character makes a combat check, you
may voluntarily increase the difficulty by one to use
this talent. If the target suffers one or more Wounds
from the combat check, the target suffers 2 Strain
each time they perform a Maneuver until the end of
the encounter.
PARRY
Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
Ranked: Yes
When your character suffers a hit from a Brawl or
Melee combat check, after damage is calculated but
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before Soak is applied (so immediately after Step 3
of Perform a Combat check, page 102 of the
GENESYS core rulebook), your character may suffer
3 Strain to use this talent to reduce the damage of
the hit by two plus their ranks in Parry. This talent
can only be used once per hit, and your character
needs to be wielding a Melee weapon.
PARRY (IMPROVED)
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
Ranked: No
Your character must have purchased the Parry
talent to benefit from this talent. When your
character suffers a hit from a Brawl or Melee combat
check and uses Parry to reduce the damage from
that hit, after the attack is resolved, you may spend
y or ttt from the attacker’s check to use this
talent. Then, your character automatically hits the
attacker once with a Brawl or Melee weapon your
character is wielding. The hit deals the weapon’s
base damage, plus any damage from applicable
talents or abilities. Your character can’t use this
talent if the original attack incapacitates him.
PARTY ANIMAL
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
You are such a Party Animal that you no longer
suffer the withdrawal effect from alcohol addiction.
While intoxicated you add b to all your skill checks.
PERSISTENT ATTACKER
Tier: 4
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
Once you find a target's weak point, you can easily
strike it again. If your attack successfully hits your
intended target, you can spend aa from your
attack to increase your next attack against the same
target, as long as the attack is within the following
turn. You can upgrade the next combat check once
per rank of Persistent Attacker.
PHYSICAL TRAINING
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
Add b per rank of Physical Training to Athletics
and Resilience skill checks.
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PHYSICIAN from your Coercion and Deception checks.

Tier: 1
Activation: Passive PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY (IMPROVED)
Ranked: Yes Tier: 3
When making a Medicine check to help a character Activation: Active (Action)
heal Wounds, the target heals 1 additional Strain per Ranked: No
rank of Physician. Your character must have purchased the Plausible
Deniability talent to benefit from this talent. Take a
PIN Plausible Deniability Action makes a Hard (ddd)
Coercion check to convince one bystander equal to
Tier: 3
your Willpower to depart quietly.
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Take Pin Action; make an opposed Athletics check POINT BLANK
to Immobilize an Engaged opponent until the end of Tier: 3
the character’s next turn. Spend x to extend Activation: Passive
duration one turn. Ranked: Yes
Add 1 damage per rank of Point Blank to damage
PINNING FIRE of one hit of successful attack while using Ranged
[Heavy] or Ranged [Light] skills at Short range or
Tier: 3 Engaged.
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: Yes
Select a target within range of your currently POINT BLANK SHOT
wielded ranged weapon and make a Pinning Fire Tier: 3
Action. Until the start of your next turn, the targeted Activation: Passive
character adds b to their checks for each rank of Ranked: Yes
Pinning Fire, and suffers 1 Strain. You are adept at firing against opponents at
Engaged range. Ignore one difficulty increase to your
ranged combat check when Engaged with
PINNING FIRE (IMPROVED) opponents per rank of Point Blank Shot.
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No POWERFUL BLAST
Your character must have the Pinning Fire talent to Tier: 3
benefit from this talent. When making a Pinning Fire Activation: Passive
Action, you may affect a number of targets equal to Ranked: Yes
ranks of Pinning Fire. Increase damage dealt by Blast quality by +1 per
rank of Powerful Blast.
PLASMA SPAZ
Tier: 3 PRECISE AIM
Activation: Passive Tier: 4
Ranked: No Activation: Active (Maneuver)
Plasma weapons is your weapon of choice. And Ranked: Yes
your specialization with them certainly bear fruit. Once per turn, may perform Precise Aim Maneuver.
When you are using plasma weapons, you increase Suffer a number of Strain no greater than ranks in
the damage dealt by one point, and you also Precise Aim, then reduce target’s Melee and Ranged
increase the range of the weapon by one range Defense by that number.
band.
PRECISION STRIKE
PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY Tier: 3
Tier: 1 Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
Activation: Passive Ranked: No
Ranked: Yes When you inflict a Critical Injury with a Brawl or
You remove b per rank of Plausible Deniability Melee attack, you may suffer 1 Strain to change the

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result to any Easy (d) Critical Injury result.

Additionally, whenever you defeat a minion or rival
PREY ON THE WEAK
Tier: 4
NPC, you may always choose to do so by nonlethal
Activation: Passive
means, even if the environment or exceptional
Ranked: Yes
circumstances would normally make that very
Add +1 damage to one hit of successful combat
difficult or impossible.
checks against Disoriented targets per rank of Prey
on the Weak.
PRECISION STRIKE (IMPROVED)
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
PRIDE AND JOY
Tier: 2
Ranked: No
Activation: Passive
Your character must have purchased the Precision
Ranked: No
Strike talent to benefit from this talent. Once per
Your character must have purchased the Signature
turn, when the character inflicts a Critical Injury with
Vehicle talent to benefit from this talent. Your
a Brawl or Melee weapon, she may suffer 2 Strain to
character's Signature Vehicle, with a Silhouette
change the result to any Average (dd) Critical
of 4 or greater, becomes their “Pride and Joy”
Injury result.
vehicle. Upgrade the ability of all Social skill checks
your character makes while within Short range of the
PRECISION STRIKE (SUPREME) Signature Vehicle once.
Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
Ranked: No
PRIDE AND JOY (IMPROVED)
Tier: 3
Your character must have purchased the Precision
Activation: Passive
Strike (Improved) talent to benefit from this talent.
Ranked: No
Once per game session, when the character inflicts a
Your character must have purchased the Pride and
Critical Injury with an unarmed attack, she may
Joy talent to benefit from this talent. While inside
suffer 3 Strain to change the result to any Hard
your character’s Pride and Joy, recover +1 Strain
(ddd) Critical Injury result. Combat checks to
whenever recovering Strain and spend on checks
activate this talent cannot be made with any
made to recover Strain to allow an ally also within
weapons.
the vehicle to recover 1 Strain.

PREEMPTIVE AVOIDANCE PRIDE AND JOY (SUPREME)

Tier: 3
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Ranked: No
May spend 1 Story Point to disengage from
Your character must have purchased the Pride and
Engaged enemy as an out-of-turn Incidental.
Joy (Improved) talent to benefit from this talent.
Once per session while inside your character’s Pride
PRESSURE POINT and Joy, reduce its Silhouette by 2 (to a minimum of
Tier: 3 0) for the remainder of
Activation: Active (Incidental) the turn and the
Ranked: No following turn.
When your character makes an
unarmed Brawl check targeting a
living opponent, they may use this
PRIME POSITIONS
Tier: 4
talent to deal Strain damage
Activation: Passive
instead of Wound damage,
Ranked: Yes
and inflict additional Strain
When this character or an ally in Short
damage equal to their ranks
range takes cover, he increases Soak against
in Medicine.
ranged attacks by 1 per rank of Prime Positions
until he leaves that cover.

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PRONE MASTERY QUICK DRAW (IMPROVED)

Tier: 1 Tier: 2
Activation: Passive Activation: Passive
Ranked: No Ranked: No
You are skilled at attacking from a prone position. Your character must have purchased the Quick
Opponents gain no bonus b on attacks against you Draw Talent to benefit from this talent. May use
while you are prone. Quick Draw twice per turn. This also allows you to
reduce the prepare rating by 1 additional point, to a
minimum of one.
PROPER UPBRINGING
Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Incidental) QUICK STRIKE
Ranked: Yes Tier: 1
When your character makes a social skill check in Activation: Passive
polite company (as determined by your GM), they Ranked: Yes
may suffer a number of Strain to use this talent to Your character adds b for each rank of Quick
add an equal number of a to the check. The Strike to any combat checks they make against any
number may not exceed your character’s ranks in targets that have not yet taken their turn in the
Proper Upbringing. current encounter.

PROPHETIC AIM RAD ABSORPTION

Tier: 4 Tier: 5
Activation: Passive Activation: Passive
Ranked: No Ranked: No
While benefiting from an Aim Maneuver, y from You have mutated on a cellular level. Your body is
the character’s Ranged checks cannot cause now capable of absorbing radiation and effectively
attacks to hit allies Engaged with the target. separate harmful radiation and excrete it from your
body. Reduce your Radiation level by one for every
24 hours. However, your body is slower to heal cuts
PURIFIER and bruises; whenever you recover Wounds, recover
Tier: 3 1 less Wound than normal.
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
All your attacks against centaurs, night stalkers, RAD CHILD
spore plants, spore carriers, deathclaws and super Tier: 3
mutants deal one higher damage than normal. Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Increase your Wound threshold by 1 per level of
PYROMANIAC Radiation you have accumulated, instead of
Tier: 4 decreasing your Wound threshold as according to
Activation: Passive Radiation level rules.
Ranked: No
Some people just want to watch the world burn.
Your attacks with fire weapons that possess the RAD RESISTANT
Burn quality increase its Burn rating quality by +1. Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
QUICK DRAW Exposure to the wasteland has made you more
Tier: 1 resilient, gaining b per rank of Rad Resistant
Activation: Passive against all external radiation sources.
Ranked: No
Once per turn on your character’s turn, they may
use this talent to draw or holster an easily
accessible weapon or item as an Incidental. Quick
Draw also reduces a weapon’s Prepare rating by one,
to a minimum of one.

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RADROACH STYLE attacks made this turn.

Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Incidental) RAPID REACTION
Ranked: No Tier: 1
Renowned for its speed and agility, radroach Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
unarmed Brawl style blends jumping strikes, rolling Ranked: Yes
blows, and ground fighting into a continuous Your character may suffer a number of Strain to
onslaught aimed at disorienting and damaging an use this talent to add an equal number of s to a
opponent through superior mobility. Vigilance or Cool check they make to determine
While using this style, you do not suffer b on Initiative order. The number may not exceed your
Brawl attack rolls nor do opponents gain any b character’s ranks in Rapid Reaction.
while you are prone. Further, you can crawl and
stand up from lying prone as an Incidental if you
succeed at a Daunting (dddd) Athletics check.
RAPID RECOVERY
Tier: 1
As an Incidental, you can enter the stance
Activation: Passive
employed by the fighting style. Although you cannot
Ranked: Yes
use a style talent before combat begins, the style
When healing Strain after an encounter, heal 1
you are in persists until you spend an Incidental to
additional Strain per rank of Rapid Recovery.
switch to a different combat style. For example, if
you have the Mole Rat Style and Deathclaw Style,
you can use an Incidental to adopt Deathclaw Style RAPID RELOAD
at the start of one turn, and then by another Tier: 2
Incidental at the start of your next turn, you could Activation: Passive
adopt Mole Rat Style. Ranked: Yes
You can reload weapons such weapons and
RADSCORPION STYLE firearms quickly. Every rank of Rapid Reload reduces
the Prepare quality of a weapon by 1, to a minimum
Tier: 3
of 0.
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: Yes
The radscorpion unarmed Brawl style emphasizes RECKLESS CHARGE
quick, shifting movements. Its practitioners normally Tier: 2
hold their hands flat with the fingers together to Activation: Active (Incidental)
mimic the tail of a radscorpion. Able to strike when Ranked: No
least expected, radscorpion stylists are known for After using a Maneuver to engage an adversary,
opportunism and blinding speed. your character may suffer 2 Strain to use this talent.
While using the Radscorpion Style talent, you gain They then add ss and tt to the results of the
Pierce 1 quality on your Brawl combat checks. next Brawl or Melee combat check they make this
As an Incidental, you can enter the stance turn.
employed by the fighting style. Although you cannot
use a style talent before combat begins, the style
you are in persists until you spend an Incidental to RECONSTRUCT THE SCENE
switch to a different combat style. For example, if Tier: 2
you have the Lurk Style and Nightstalker Style, you Activation: Active (Action)
can use an Incidental to adopt Lurk Style at the start Ranked: No
of one turn, and then by another Incidental at the Perform the Reconstruct the Scene Action; make a
start of your next turn, you could adopt Nightstalker Hard (ddd) Perception check to identify the
Style. physical characteristics of person present at the
scene within 24 hours.
RAIN OF DEATH
Tier: 4 REDUNDANT SYSTEMS
Activation: Action (Maneuver) Tier: 1
Ranked: No Activation: Active (Action)
Perform the Rain of Death Maneuver to ignore the Ranked: No
increased difficulty due to the Auto-fire quality of Once per session, may take a Redundant Systems

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Action; make an Easy (d) Mechanics check to

harvest components from a functioning device to
repair a broken one without breaking the first device.
RESEARCHER (IMPROVED)
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
REFRACTOR Ranked: Yes
Tier: 1 Your character must have purchased the Signature
Activation: Passive Vehicle talent to benefit from this talent. On a
Ranked: Yes successful Knowledge check, character and allies
You must be part mirror! All attacks against you gain automatic a per rank of Researcher on checks
with energy weapons suffer a b per rank of to act on those facts until the end of his next turn.
Refractor.
RESIST DISARM
REINFORCED FRAME Tier: 2
Tier: 4 Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
Activation: Passive Ranked: No
Ranked: No Suffer 2 Strain to avoid being disarmed or have
Your character must have purchased the Signature weapon damaged or destroyed.
Vehicle talent to benefit from this talent. Signature
Vehicle gains Massive 1: when making an attack
targeting the vehicle, the Critical rating of any
RESOLVE
Tier: 4
weapon used counts as 1 higher.
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
REROUTE PROCESSORS When a character involuntarily suffers Strain, he
Tier: 4 suffers 1 less Strain per rank of Resolve to a
Activation: Active (Action) minimum of 1.
Ranked: No
Once per encounter, you may perform
the Reroute Processors Action on a
RESOURCEFUL REFIT
Tier: 3
robot that you are Engaged with by
Activation: Active (Action)
making an Average (dd) Computers Ranked: No
check. If the robot is unwilling, the May perform the Resourceful Refit
Computers skill check is set with a Action, make an Average (dd)
difficulty equal to the robot's ranks in Mechanics check to scavenge an old
Brawl. If you succeed, you decrease attachment to construct a new one,
one of the robot's characteristics reducing its price by that of the
by 1 (to a minimum of 0) until dismantled attachment.
the end of the encounter and
increases another of its
characteristics by 1 (to a RESPECTED
maximum of 6) until the end of Tier: 1
the encounter. If you are a robot, Activation: Passive
you may perform this Action on Ranked: Yes
yourself, but still need to make the Average When first acquired, choose one social
(dd) Computers check. group. The character downgrades the difficulty of
Social skill checks to interact with members of that
social group a number of times equal to his ranks in
RESEARCHER Respected. The social group affected must be
Tier: 1 approved by the GM, but possibilities include
Activation: Passive institutions of higher learning, law-enforcement
Ranked: Yes agencies, a specific biker gang, etc.
You remove b per rank of Researcher from your
Knowledge checks. Researching takes 50% less time
(this does not decrease with additional ranks of
Researcher).

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RETENTION SADISTIC REWARD

Tier: 4 Tier: 2
Activation: Passive Activation: Passive
Ranked: No Ranked: Yes
With Retention, the duration of the skill magazines Your mind and body are fortified by harming
and books lasts for 2 encounters instead of 1 single others. If you deal damage to a living creature, all
encounter. Furthermore, it also doubles the benefits attacks that target you suffer b per rank of Sadistic
that a character would gain from reading a skill Reward until the beginning of your next turn.
magazine or book. This talent is useful when
supplementing a skill with magazines, where time
may be a factor.
SAVAGE SWEEP
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Incidental)
RETRIBUTION Ranked: No
Tier: 5 Increase difficulty of Brawl or Melee check once to
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn) perform Savage Sweep Action. May spend aa to
Ranked: No hit an additional Engaged target (you cannot strike
Once per turn when an adversary attacks an ally the same target twice with Savage Sweep).
within Medium range, your character may spend one
Story Point to use this talent to automatically hit
that enemy once with a weapon your character is
SAVVY NEGOTIATOR
wielding, if the enemy is within the weapon’s range. Tier: 4
The hit deals the weapon’s base damage, plus any Activation: Active (Action)
damage from applicable talents or abilities. Ranked: No
While engaged in a debate or argument, make a
Hard (ddd) Negotiation check. If successful, a
RICOCHET number of bystanders or observers equal to your
Tier: 5 Presence sees one of the opponent’s points (chosen
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn) by your character) as maliciously unreasonable.
Ranked: No The GM has the final say as to whether bystanders
What goes around comes around! Any enemy's could see a point as unreasonable, based on who
ranged attacks will sometimes ricochet back and hit those bystanders are and what the point is. In these
the shooter instead. You may spend y from an cases, the GM can suggest a modified version of
enemy's attack pool to have the attack ricochet back that argument that would be more believable.
to the shooter and resolve the attack normally.
SCATHING TIRADE
RUINOUS REPARTEE Tier: 2
Tier: 5 Activation: Active (Action)
Activation: Active (Action) Ranked: No
Ranked: No Your character may use this talent to make an
Once per encounter, your character may use this Average (dd) Coercion check. For each s the
talent to make an opposed Charm or Coercion check generates, one enemy within Short range
versus Discipline check targeting one character suffers 1 Strain. For each a, one enemy affected by
within Medium range (or within earshot). If Scathing Tirade suffers 1 additional Strain.
successful, the target suffers Strain equal to twice
your character’s Presence, plus one additional Strain
per s. Your character heals Strain equal to the SCATHING TIRADE (IMPROVED)
Strain inflicted. Tier: 3
If incapacitated due to this talent, the target could Activation: Passive
flee the scene in shame, collapse in a dejected heap, Ranked: No
or throw themself at your character in fury, Your character must have purchased the Scathing
depending on your GM and the nature of your Tirade talent to benefit from this talent. Enemies
character’s witty barbs. affected by your character’s Scathing Tirade add b
to all skill checks they make for a number of rounds
equal to your character’s ranks in Coercion.

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SCATHING TIRADE (SUPREME) PCs may take their turns immediately.

Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Your character must have purchased the Scathing
Tirade (Improved) talent to benefit from this talent.
Your character may choose to suffer 1 Strain to use
the Scathing Tirade talent as a Maneuver, instead of
as an Action.
SELECTIVE DETONATION
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: Yes
When using a weapon with the Blast quality spend
a to exclude 1 target that would be affected by the
explosion, up to ranks in Selective Detonation.

SCAVENGER SENSE ADVANTAGE

Tier: 2 Tier: 3
Activation: Passive Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
Ranked: Yes Ranked: No
The character removes b equal to the character's Once per session, may add bb to one NPC’s skill
ranks in Scavenger from checks made to find or check.
scavenge items or gear. These checks could include
Negotiation, Perception, or other checks, depending
on circumstances and the GM's discretion. Such
SENSE DANGER
skill checks take half their normal time (this does not Tier: 2
decrease with multiple ranks in Scavenger). Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Once per game session, the character may remove
SECOND CHANCES bb from any one skill check.
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: Yes
SENSE EMOTIONS
Once per encounter choose a number of positive Tier: 2
dice equal to ranks in Second Chances and re-roll Activation: Passive
them. Ranked: No
Add b to all Charm, Coercion, and Deception
checks.
SECOND WIND
Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Incidental) SET LASERS FOR FUN
Ranked: Yes Tier: 4
Once per encounter, your character may use this Activation: Active (Incidental)
talent to heal an amount of Strain equal to their Ranked: No
ranks in Second Wind. All laser weapons deal increased Critical Injuries in
your hands. Add +5 to the result of all Critical
Injuries that you inflict with a laser weapon per rank
SEEN A LOT OF THINGS of appropriate skill used (Gunnery, Ranged [Heavy]
Tier: 4 or Ranged [Light].
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Whenever your character fails a Knowledge check, SHAKE IT OFF
they may spend aaa to roll the check again Tier: 1
during their next turn. Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
You support your allies and help them recover from
SEIZE THE INITIATIVE crippling effects. When you are in Engaged range to
Tier: 3 one or more allies who also have this talent, you gain
Activation: Active (Maneuver) a bonus b on all skill checks.
Ranked: No
Once per session, as a Maneuver, may make a
Hard (ddd) Athletics check. On success, other

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SHARE PAIN SIDE STEP

Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
Ranked: No
Your character must have purchased the Animal
Companion talent to benefit from this talent. May
perform the Share Pain Incidental when animal
companion suffers Wounds. Reduce Wounds
suffered to half, then character suffers Wounds
equal to number reduced.
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: Yes
Once per turn, your character may suffer a number
of Strain no greater than their ranks in Side Step to
use this talent. Until the end of your character’s next
turn, upgrade the difficulty of all ranged combat
checks targeting your character a number of times
equal to the Strain suffered.

SHORTCUT SIGNATURE VEHICLE

Tier: 2 Tier: 1
Activation: Passive Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes Ranked: No
During a chase, add b per Choose one vehicle with a
rank in Shortcut to any checks silhouette of 3 or lower that
made to catch or escape an your character owns. This
opponent. vehicle is your character’s
“Signature Vehicle.” Upgrade
the ability of all Mechanics
SHORTCUT checks made to work on the
(IMPROVED) vehicle once. If the vehicle
Tier: 3 ever lost or destroyed, the
Activation: Passive character may apply
Ranked: No Signature Vehicle to a new
Your character must have vehicle that meets the
purchased the Shortcut talent to requirements.
benefit from this talent. When
engaging in a chase or race, may SILVER PALM
suffer 2 Strain to add s equal to ranks in Tier: 1
Shortcut to the check. Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
SHOTGUN SURGEON You are no stranger to haggling and the art of the
Tier: 3 deal. Negotiation becomes a career skill when you
Activation: Passive select the Silver Palm talent. Furthermore, you add
Ranked: No b to Negotiation checks per rank of Silver Palm.
When using shotguns, regardless of ammunition
used, treat the shotgun as if it had the Pierce 1 SIXTH SENSE
quality. Tier: 3
Activation: Passive
SHOWBOAT Ranked: No
Tier: 4 The character gains +1 Ranged Defense.
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No SKILLED JOCKEY
When making a check in a vehicle, may suffer 2 Tier: 1
Strain to gain x on success or y on failure. You Activation: Passive
must declare that you use this talent before rolling Ranked: Yes
your check. You remove b per rank of Skilled Driver from your
Driving, Operating, and Piloting checks.

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SKILLED SLICER the shot due to longer range).

Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Incidental) SOLAR POWERED
Ranked: No Tier: 1
When making a Computers check may spend x a Activation: Passive
to make further Computers checks within this Ranked: Yes
system as Maneuvers. Catch some rays! Gain b to Perception per rank of
Solar Powered between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and
SKILLED TEACHER 6:00 p.m.
If your character has the Solar Powered talent he
Tier: 3 cannot have the Night Person talent.
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
Ranked: Yes
Before an ally within Short range makes a skill SOLID REPAIRS
check, if that ally has fewer ranks in that skill than Tier: 1
your character does, your character may suffer a Activation: Passive
number of Strain no greater than ranks in Skilled Ranked: Yes
Teacher to add an equal number of s to the ally’s The character repairs one additional point of hull
check. trauma per rank of Solid Repairs whenever he
repairs a vehicle.
SMART HANDLING
Tier: 3 SOOTHING TONE
Activation: Active (Action) Tier: 1
Ranked: No Activation: Active (Action)
Once per session, while aboard a vehicle of Ranked: No
Silhouette 4 or higher, your character may make a Once per encounter, take a Soothing Tone Action;
Smart Handling Action; making a Hard (ddd) make an Average (dd) Knowledge check to allow a
Knowledge check. If successful, until the start of the beast to recover Strain equal to s.
next turn, the vehicle’s handling increases by two
plus one per a scored on the check to a maximum
handling of +4. x can be spent to extend the effect
SORRY ABOUT THE MESS
Tier: 4
until the end of the encounter.
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
SMOOTH TALKER Decrease the Critical Rating of a weapon by 1 (to a
Tier: 1 minimum of 1) against targets that have not yet
Activation: Active (Incidental) acted this encounter.
Ranked: Yes
When first acquired choose 1 skill; Charm,
Coercion, Deception, or Negotiation. When making
SOUND INVESTMENTS
Tier: 3
checks with that skill spend x to gain additional s Activation: Passive
equal to ranks in Smooth Talker. Ranked: Yes
At the start of each session, gain 100 bottle caps
SNIPER SHOT for each rank of Sound Investments.
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Maneuver) SPITFIRE
Ranked: Yes Tier: 4
Once per turn before making a non-thrown Ranged Activation: Passive
attack, the character may perform the Sniper Shot Ranked: No
Maneuver. Sniper Shot increases the maximum After a successful combined check with two
range of his ranged weapon up to one range band Ranged [Light] weapons, additional hits can be
per rank. For each rank beyond the normal maximum allocated to other targets within range of the
of the weapon, upgrade the difficulty of the check by weapon.
one (this is in addition to the increased difficulty of

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SPRAY AND PRAY
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Spray 'n Pray reduces the damage you do to your
companions by 50% - rounded down. In other words,
you only do half of your normal damage to allies that
you accidentally or actively hit in combat situations,
from a y result, for example.
STAGGERING CRITICAL
Tier: 3
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Your Critical Injuries leave your opponents reeling.
When you successfully inflict a Critical Injury, the
target is also Staggered for 1 turn.
STALKER
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
Add b per rank of Stalker to all Coordination and
Stealth checks.
STALWART
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
Ranked: No
You adopt a defensive stance that allows you to
absorb and redirect hits. When you are the target of
a combat check, but before the dice are rolled and
the result calculated, you can opt to forefeit your
Defense Rating and instead add it to your Soak
instead. For example, if you have Melee Defense
rating of 2 you can negate this and increase your
Soak by 2 points against a Brawl or Melee attack. Or
if you have Ranged Defense 1, you could negate this
to improve your Soak value by 1 against ranged
attacks.
STEADY AIM
Tier: 4
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Your character does not lose the benefits of the
Aim Maneuver if they perform other Maneuvers
(including moving) or Actions. Your character does
lose the benefits of the Aim Maneuver if the
encounter ends.
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STEADY NERVES
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
You remove b per rank of Steady Nerves from
Cool and Skulduggery checks.
STIM APPLICATION
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
You may take the Stim Application Action. To
perform this Action, you must have access to chems,
a medpac, or stimpak. You make an Average (dd)
Medicine check. If successful, one ally you are
Engaged with (including yourself) increases one
characteristic of your choice by one for the
remainder of the encounter, and suffers four Strain.
A single character's individual characteristic may
each only be increased once by Stim Application
during an encounter.
STIM APPLICATION (IMPROVED)
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Your character must have purchased the Stim
Application talent to benefit from this talent. When
performing the Stim Application it becomes an
Incidental instead of an Action. You may increase
the difficulty of the Medicine check to Hard (ddd)
as an Incidental. If you do so, the target of the talent
suffers one Strain instead of four.
STIM APPLICATION (SUPREME)
Tier: 5
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Your character must have purchased the Stim
Application (Improved) talent to benefit from this
talent. When performing the Stim Application
Incidental, each x may be spent to increase an
additional characteristic by one.
STIMPAK SPECIALIZATION
Tier: 3
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
When your character uses stimpaks (or their
equivalent, depending on the setting), the target
heals one additional Wound per rank of Stimpak
Specialization. The sixth stimpak and beyond each
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day still has no effect.

STREET SMARTS
Tier: 4
STINGWING STYLE Activation: Active (Action)
Tier: 4 Ranked: Yes
Activation: Active (Incidental) Once per session, may take a Street Smarts Action;
Ranked: No make a Formidable (ddddd) Streetwise or
You take advantage of basic training in skills that Knowledge check to learn one vital clue from the
affect movement to enhance those skills through GM. Reduce the difficulty once per rank of Street
combat ability. You can move with the quiet grace of Smarts.
an stingwing. While using this unarmed Brawl style,
you can use your ranks in Brawl in place of your
ranks in Stealth when you make Stealth checks.
STRONG ARM
Foes that fail their Perception checks and don’t Tier: 1
otherwise notice you do not add their Activation: Passive
Defense Rating to your first attack Ranked: No
against them. Treat thrown weapons as if
As an Incidental, you can enter the they had one step greater range, to
stance employed by the fighting a maximum of Medium range.
style. Although you cannot
use a style talent before STRONG BACK
combat begins, the style Tier: 3
you are in persists until you Activation: Passive
spend an Incidental to switch to a Ranked: Yes
different combat style. For Increase your Encumbrance threshold value
example, if you have the by 2 per rank of Strong Back.
Radscorpion Style and
Lurk Style, you can use an
Incidental to adopt Lurk STUDIOUS PLOTTING
Style at the start of one Tier: 3
turn, and then by Activation: Passive
another Incidental at the Ranked: No
start of your next turn, you When making a Streetwise or Survival
could adopt Radscorpion skill check to navigate, the
Style. character may use Intellect
instead of Cunning.
STONEWALL
Tier: 3 STUNNING BLOW
Activation: Passive Tier: 2
Ranked: No Activation: Active (Incidental)
All melee and brawl attacks that target you suffer a Ranked: No
b to the attack dice pool, and you cannot be When making a Melee combat check, may inflict
knocked prone by such attacks. damage as Strain instead of Wounds. However, Soak
does still apply.
STREET SLANG
Tier: 1 STUNNING BLOW (IMPROVED)
Activation: Active (Incidental) Tier: 3
Ranked: Yes Activation: Active (Incidental)
When making a Social skill check in criminal or Ranked: No
dubious company, may suffer a number of Strain no Your character must have purchased the Stunning
greater than ranks in Street Slang to add an equal Blow talent to benefit from this talent. When dealing
number of a to the check. Strain damage with Brawl or Melee combat checks,
may spend x to Stagger target for 1 turn per x.

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STURDY FRAME SUPPORTING EVIDENCE

Tier: 2 Tier: 4
Activation: Passive Activation: Passive
Ranked: No Ranked: Yes
While wearing armor, your sturdy frame and build When assisting an ally with a Charm, Deception,
allows you to decrease the Encumbrance of the Leadership, or Negotiation check, add a automatic
armor by 1, to a minimum of 0. per rank of Supporting Evidence.

SUNDER EXPERTISE SUPPRESSING FIRE

Tier: 3 Tier: 2
Activation: Passive Activation: Passive
Ranked: No Ranked: Yes
Each aa your character spends to activate a The character and each ally within Short range
weapon’s Sunder quality damages the target item may spend a on their failed combat checks to
two steps, instead of one. inflict one Strain on the target per rank of
Suppressing Fire. Each character can only activate
SUNDERING STRIKE this effect once per turn.
Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Incidental) SURGEON
Ranked: No Tier: 1
You can sunder your foes' weapons more easily. Activation: Passive
Whenever you attempt to active a Sunder effect as Ranked: Yes
part of a combat check, you require one less a to When your character makes a Medicine check to
activate the effect, to a minimum of a. heal Wounds, the target heals one additional Wound
per rank of Surgeon.
SUPER SLAM!
Tier: 3 SWIFT
Activation: Passive Tier: 1
Ranked: No Activation: Passive
All Brawl and Melee weapons that have the Ranked: No
Knockdown quality require one less a to activate Your character does not suffer the penalties for
on a combat check, to a minimum of one a. moving through difficult terrain (they move through
difficult terrain at normal speed without spending
additional Maneuvers).
SUPERHUMAN SKILL
Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Incidental) TALK THE TALK
Ranked: No Tier: 3
When purchased, choose a skill. Once per session, Activation: Active (Incidental)
when rolling y on a check with that skill, spend a Ranked: No
Story Point to remove the y and replace it with a When about to make a Knowledge skill check, the
number of s equal to ranks in that skill. character may spend one Story Point to substitute
Knowledge with Streetwise. The GM may suitable
embellish any information gathered due to a
SUPERIOR REFLEXES success on the check to reflect its possible criminal
Tier: 3 and underworld origins.
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
The character gains +1 Melee Defense. TARGETED FIREPOWER
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Once per session, identify one enemy target and
make a Hard (ddd) Knowledge check. If

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successful, for the rest of the encounter, allies within talent increases by one band per rank of Threaten
Short range of your character add one a to attacks beyond the first.
against the target equal to s generated on the
check. THUG
Tier: 1
TECHNICAL APTITUDE Activation: Passive
Tier: 2 Ranked: No
Activation: Passive You have a knack for getting the jump on the
Ranked: No competition and pushing other people around. While
When making a Computer skill check may spend others debate, you act. You gain b to Initiative
aa or x to reduce the time spent to complete the checks, and also a a bonus to Coercion skill
task by 50% checks.

THAT'S HOW IT'S DONE TIME TO GO

Tier: 4 Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Incidental) Activation: Active (Maneuver)
Ranked: Yes Ranked: No
May suffer 1 Strain on successful skill check to The character may spend 1 Story Point to perform
add a to the same skill check made by a number of a move Maneuver as an Incidental to attempt to
allies equally to Willpower within Short range during move into cover or out of the blast range of a
the next turn. Range increases with ranks. weapon or explosion.

THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM TIME TO GO (IMPROVED)

Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
One or more of the gods must be smiling upon you.
Once per encounter you can select one negative die
and re-roll it. You must keep the result of the re-roll,
even if it is not as good as the first roll.
You suffer 3 Strain when you activate the Third
Time's the Charm talent.
Tier: 3
Activation: Active (Maneuver)
Ranked: No
Your character must have purchased the Time to
Go talent to benefit from this talent. When activating
Time to Go, allow one Engaged ally to also perform
an out-of-turn move Maneuver as an Incidental to
attempt to move into cover or out of the blast range
of a weapon or explosion.

THOROUGH ASSESSMENT TINKERER

Tier: 5 Tier: 2
Activation: Active (Action) Activation: Passive
Ranked: No Ranked: Yes
Once per session, take a Thorough Assessment May add 1 additional hard point to a number of
Action: make a Hard (ddd) Knowledge check to items equal to ranks in Tinkerer. Each item may only
gain s equal to that can be distributed during the be modified once.
session.
TOUCH OF FATE
THREATEN Tier: 2
Tier: 2 Activation: Active (Incidental)
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn) Ranked: No
Ranked: Yes Once per game session, the character may add
After an adversary within Short range of your bb to any one skill check.
character resolves a combat check that deals
damage to one of your character's allies, your
character may suffer 3 Strain to use this talent to
inflict a number of Strain on the adversary equal to
your character's ranks in Coercion. The range of this

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TOUGHENED TUMBLE
Tier: 1 Tier: 1
Activation: Passive Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: Yes Ranked: No
Each rank of Toughened increases your character’s While engaged with one or more adversaries, may
Wound threshold by two. suffer 2 Strain to move to Short range as an
incidental, and thus circumventing having to
TRAVEL LIGHT disengage from opponents.
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive TUNE MANEUVERING PARTS
Ranked: No Tier: 3
When you are wearing no armor or an armor Activation: Passive
with a base Encumbrance of 3 or less, add b Ranked: Yes
on all Athletics and Coordination Your character must have purchased the
checks. Signature Vehicle talent to benefit from this
talent. Increase the Handling of Signature
TRICKY TARGET Vehicle by 1 per rank of Tuned Maneuvering
Parts.
Tier: 3
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No TWIN WARRIORS
Count vehicle piloted as having a Tier: 3
Silhouette 1 lower when being attacked. Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
TRUE AIM Some martial arts schools teach their
students to fight in teams, one martial artist
Tier: 4 using aggressive techniques and the other
Activation: Active (Maneuver) fighting defensively, the better to keep
Ranked: Yes opponents off balance. For each ally, to
Once per turn, before the character makes a maximum of two, who possess this
a ranged combat check, he may perform a talent, is fighting using the Brawl
True Aim Maneuver. By performing this skill and is within Short range of
Maneuver, the character gains all the benefits you, you benefit from a +1 bonus to Melee
for aiming and also upgrades his attack roll
Defense and also add a b to Brawl combat
once per rank of True Aim.
checks. No two characters may benefit
from the same bonus simultaneously but
TRUST NO ONE any character can change the bonuses
Tier: 4 (including the bonuses of their allies) on
Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn) their turn as a Maneuver.
Ranked: No
When targeted by a Social skill check, suffer 1 TWISTED WORDS
Strain to add automatic f to the check. If the check Tier: 3
fails with y, your character may immediately Activation: Active (Incidental, Out-of-Turn)
perform a Maneuver as an out-of-turn Incidental. Ranked: No
When an incoming Social skill check generates
TRUST THE OVERSEER tt or y, may suffer 1 Strain as an Incidental to
Tier: 3 inflict Strain equal to ranks in Coercion on speaker.
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: Yes UNARMED PARRY
Make a Hard (ddd) Leadership check. If Tier: 2
successful, for the rest of the encounter allies within Activation: Passive
Short range increase their ranks in Discipline by an Ranked: No
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suffers a hit from a Brawl or Melee combat check,
after damage is calculated but before Soak is
applied (so immediately after Step 3 of Perform a
Combat Check, page 102 in the GENESYS core
rulebook), your character may suffer 3 Strain to use
this talent to reduce the damage of the hit by two.
This talent can only be used once per hit, and your
character does not need to be wielding a Melee
weapon.
UNBELIEVABLE LUCK
Tier: 4
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
The powers of fortune truly smile on you more than
most others. As long as there are at least Story
Points equal to the number of player characters
excluding yourself in the player pool, you gain a b
bonus on all skill checks that you make.
For example a gaming group with 5 player
characters (obviously not including the GM) require
a minimum of 4 Story Points in the player's pool for
you to benefit from the Unbelievable Luck talent.
UNCANNY REACTIONS
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
Add b per rank of Uncanny Reactions to all
Vigilance checks.
UNCANNY SENSES
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
Add b per rank of Uncanny Senses to all
Perception checks.
UNDYING FATE
Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
As an Incidental, you can determine how close
creatures are to death. This extraordinary ability can
be used at will. The GM will tell you what the status
is of one specific creature that you can see, in terms
of Wounds and Strain and its threshold. You take a
b penalty to your next skill check after having used
the Undying Fate talent.
TALENTS
UNMATCHED FORTUNE
Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
By some odd twist of fate or grain of luck you gain
an extra edge when you need it the most. You can
spend a Story Point to set aside any x result on a
skill check and roll a new c in its place.
For every c you generate on your roll, even on
newly added dice, you roll a new c to your skill
check. However, any subsequent x results only
count as s results.
UNRELENTING
Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Once per turn after resolving a successful Brawl or
Melee combat check, your character may suffer 4
Strain to use this talent to make an additional attack
as an incidental against the same target. Increase
the difficulty of the combat check once if this attack
uses a secondary weapon, or by two if the attack
uses the same weapon.
UNRELENTING SKEPTIC
Tier: 4
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
When targeted by a Deception check, the
character automatically adds f to the check equal
to ranks in Vigilance.
UNRELENTING SKEPTIC (IMPROVED)
Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Your character must have purchased the
Unrelenting Skeptic talent to benefit from this talent.
When targeted by a Deception check that fails, may
spend 1 Story Point to add y to results.
UNREMARKABLE
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Other characters add f to any checks made to
find or identify your character in a crowd.
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UNSTOPPABLE VOW OF ABSTINENCE

Tier: 2 Tier: 1
Activation: Passive Activation: Passive
Ranked: No Ranked: No
If a Critical Injury roll is 1 or reduced to 1, do not You have taken a sacred vow to abstain from
receive the Critical Injury. alcoholic beverages, chems, stimulants such as
caffeine, and intoxication. You gain a bb bonus on
UP THE ANTE Resilience checks against poisons and chems (as
long as you are subjected to a chem unwillingly).
Tier: 3
To fulfill your vow, you must not consume
Activation: Passive
intoxicating, stimulating, depressant, or
Ranked: Yes
hallucinogenic substances, including alcohol,
When gambling win 10% more bottle caps per rank
caffeine, and other chems. If you intentionally break
of Up the Ante.
your vow, you immediately and irrevocably lose the
benefit of this talent. You may not take another
UTILITY BELT talent to replace it. If you break your vow
Tier: 3 unintentionally (a chem slipped into your drink, for
Activation: Active (Incidental) example), you lose the benefit of this talent until you
Ranked: No perform a suitable penance.
Spend 1 Story Point to perform a Utility Belt
Incidental; produce an undocumented item VOW OF CHASTITY
(maximum 1 encumbrance) or weapon (with Limited
Tier: 1
Ammo One quality) from a tool belt or a satchel.
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
VALUABLE FACTS You have taken a sacred vow to refrain from
Tier: 3 marriage and sexual intercourse. You gain a b
Activation: Active (Action) bonus on attempts to resist Charm and Coercion
Ranked: No checks.
Once per encounter, the character may make a To fulfill your vow, you must abstain from any
Hard (ddd) Knowledge check. If successful, the sexual contact with any other creature. If you
character may add x to any one check made by an intentionally break your vow, you immediately and
allied character during the encounter. The irrevocably lose the benefit of this talent. You may
subsequent check should relate in some way to the not take another feat to replace it. If you break your
facts the character learned, or the player should vow unintentionally (being raped, for example), you
come up with an explanation for why the information lose the benefit of this talent until you perform a
the character learned is instrumental in the success suitable penance.
of the ally’s check.
VOW OF PURITY
VEHICLE COMBAT TRAINING Tier: 1
Tier: 2 Activation: Passive
Activation: Passive Ranked: No
Ranked: No You have taken a sacred vow to avoid contact with
Driving, Gunnery and Piloting become career skills. dead flesh. You add bb to Resilience checks to
resist diseases.
To fulfill your vow, you must avoid all contact with
VIGILANT RECYCLER dead creatures, including meat cooked for food. You
Tier: 1 may not touch fallen foes. You may fight the living
Activation: Active (Incidental) dead, but must purify yourself as soon as possible
Ranked: No afterward. You may touch dead characters in order
When using energy weapons (laser and plasma to restore them to life, but for no other purpose. If
weapons), you cannot run out of energy you fight the living dead or accidentally touch dead
(ammunition) on a y result in a combat check. flesh, you must purify yourself in a special ritual that
requires 1 hour. If you intentionally break your vow,
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this talent. You may not take another talent to
replace it. If you break your vow unintentionally, you
lose the benefit of this talent until you perform a
suitable penance.
WALKER INSTINCT
Tier: 2
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Add automatic s and a to your
Perception checks while outside
and outdoors.
WANAMINGO STYLE
Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
You savagely squeeze and twist when
grappling. This grappling unarmed Brawl
style mimics the powerful crushing blows
of the tentacled wanamingo. This style
focuses on pulverizing holds around a
creature’s chest, limbs, and throat. If you
succeed on a Brawl combat check against
any target while using this style, you can
inflict Strain damage instead of Wound
damage.
As an Incidental, you can enter the
stance employed by the fighting style.
Although you cannot use a style talent
before combat begins, the style you
are in persists until you spend an
Incidental to switch to a different
combat style. For example, if you have
the Mole Rat Style and Deathclaw
Style, you can use an Incidental to
adopt Deathclaw Style at the start of one turn, and
then by another Incidental at the start of your next
turn, you could adopt Mole Rat Style.
identify one bunker, weapon emplacement, or other
fixed combat structure (subject to the GM’s
approval) and then take a Weak Foundation Action;
make a Hard (ddd) Knowledge check. If
successful, until the end of the encounter, your
character and all allies add automatic s or aa to
all combat checks made targeting the structure
(your character’s choice).
WELL-ROUNDED
Tier: 3
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Choose any two skills. They
permanently become career skills for
your character.
WHEEL AND DEAL
Tier: 1
Activation: Passive
Ranked: Yes
When selling good legally, gain
10% more bottle caps per rank of Wheel
and Deal.
WHIRLWIND
Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Action)
Ranked: No
Your character may suffer 4 Strain to
use this talent to make a Brawl or Melee
attack against the engaged adversary
who is hardest to hit (as determined by
the GM), increasing the difficulty by one. If the
combat check succeeds, each adversary Engaged
with the character suffers one hit from the attack,
that deals base damage plus damage equal to the
total s scored on the check.

WARRIOR INSTINCTS WISE WARRIOR

Tier: 1 Tier: 4
Activation: Passive Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: Yes Ranked: No
You were born with a warrior's instincts and Once per turn when making a combat check, you
intuition. You add s to Initiative checks per rank of may perform a Wise Warrior Incidental to spend 1
Warrior Instinct. Story Point and use any characteristic for the check.

WEAK FOUNDATION WISE WARRIOR (IMPROVED)

Tier: 4 Tier: 5
Activation: Active (Action) Activation: Passive
Ranked: No Ranked: No
Once per game session, your character may Your character must have purchased the Wise

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Warrior talent to benefit from this talent. When you

perform the Wise Warrior Incidental, one ally at Short
range may use the same characteristic that you
used in the Wise Warrior Incidental for the next
combat check the ally makes before the end of your
next turn.

YAO GUAI STYLE

Tier: 1
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
This Brawl style seeks to emulate the tenacity and
savagery of the vicious yao guai. It focuses on
tripping or penalizing an opponent’s movement.
While in this unarmed Brawl style, you hamper foes
that turn their backs on you. For every 3 points of
uncanceled or unsoaked damage you deal to the
target, you impose a b to all of its skill checks until
the end of its next turn. If you deal 6 or more
damage, you can also spend aa or x to knock the
opponent prone.
As an Incidental, you can enter the stance
employed by the fighting style. Although you cannot
use a style talent before combat begins, the style
you are in persists until you spend an Incidental to
switch to a different combat style. For example, if
you have the Cazador Style and Coyote Style, you
can use an Incidental to adopt Cazador Style at the
start of one turn, and then by another Incidental at
the start of your next turn, you could adopt Coyote
Style.

WORKS LIKE A CHARM

Tier: 4
Activation: Active (Incidental)
Ranked: No
Once per game session, the character can choose
to make one skill check using Presence rather than
the characteristic linked to that skill. When he does
this, he must explain how, in this particular instance,
his social ability helps him overcome this challenge.

ZEALOUS FIRE
Tier: 5
Activation: Passive
Ranked: No
Each time your Game Master spends a Story Point,
your character heals 2 Strain.

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MOTIVATION
Motivation includes a character's driving forces:
what ultimate goal is your character pursuing? What
are they most afraid of? What character trait allows
them to persevere in the face of adversity? What
flaws hinder their ability to pursue their goals?
Desires, Fears, Strengths, Flaws: these four
different facets of Motivation are described in the
GENESYS core rulebook. However, the Fallout setting
does not make use of these four Motivations.
Instead, it makes use of a simplified system of
Merits and Flaws that add additional flavor to your
character, and also add a minor game mechanic
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change that makes your character truly unique.
And unlike the rule presented in the GENESYS core
rulebook that allows you to select a Motivation, you
have to randomly roll both your Merit and Flaw in the
Fallout setting. This is to enforce that you become
forced into playing a character that is not
necessarily just an extension of yourself set in a
role-playing game setting. It is not much of a role-
playing game if you simply are playing a version of
yourself set in the dystopian Fallout setting.
While some players are ready to adopt the merits
and flaws of their character instantaneously, as it is
randomly determined, it means that they are quite
gifted for role-playing – you might go as far as
saying that they might actually have the Knack For It
talent, other players might have problems with
assuming a randomly determined Merit and/or Flaw.
These players are not deemed free of having a Merit
and Flaw for their characters, quite far from it
actually, as Merits and Flaws are part of the Fallout
setting. The GM could re-roll the result and let the
player choose which one he or she feels most
comfortable with. Or, in some cases, the GM might
actually let the player peruse through the lists and
pick one that is suitable, or have the player come
with suggestions and check the list for matching
entries. The possibilities are there, if you just look for
them.
As with all rules in a role-playing game, the GM can
opt to not include Merits and Flaws in his Fallout
setting, although that is not recommended, as it
does make each character unique and
individualized.
MERITS
Merits, as the name suggests, provide boons or
advantages. Merits have a similar function to
backgrounds in that they flesh out a character via
minor modifiers to the game mechanics.
Your character's Merit is one of the best things
about them. It's the first thing you'd put on your
character's résumé, the one word other people use
when praising your character, and the defining
feature that they're known for, that one word that
defines the character's whole being.
A Merit is usually a personality trait, a mental quirk
your character possesses that sets them apart.
What we're thinking of are personality traits that
people are born with.
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MOTIVATION: MERITS
d100 RESULT
01-02 Acute Sense: the character chooses one of the five senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch);
when using this sense to discern something about the environment or when applicable in a skill,
the character adds b to the skill check.
03-04 Ambidextrous: the character is equally adept at using either hand. Add s to checks when taking
an Action with both hands (ie, two-weapon fighting). Also extremely helpful should the character
happen to lose a hand...
05-06 Approachable: the character seems harmless, easy going, and warm to those around her. Add a
to the dice pool for all Charm and Negotiation checks.
07-08 Attractive: the character is physically attractive to members of the opposite sex. Add b to all
Charm, Coercion, or Negotiation skill checks made with members of the opposite sex.
09-10 Beast Affinity: Animals are unusually drawn to the character, and though he can't speak with
them, he can communicate with them on a limited level using tone of voice and body language.
The character adds s on all Social skill checks when interacting with animals.
11-12 Bundle of Energy: the character is full of energy. He subsists on five or six hours’ sleep at night,
he finds himself unable to stay in bed any longer. His days are full of physical activity, and he
can work long into the night without penalty.
13-14 Calm Heart: the character is naturally calm and well-composed, and do not easily fly off the
handle. Add an automatic s on all Cool and Discipline check.
15-16 Cat Napper: Although the character needs six to eight hours’ sleep per night, he doesn’t need it
all at once. He catches his Z’s as and when he can. As long as his naps total six to eight hours in
a 24 hour period he can function as normal.
17-18 Child-Like: the character has an aura of child-like innocence (whether he really is or not). Add b
on all Charm skill checks.
19-20 Coldly Logical: While some might refer to this character as a 'cold fish', he has a knack for
separating factual reporting from emotional or hysterical coloration. He may or may not be
emotional himself, but he can see clearly when others are clouding the facts with their feelings.
All Deception checks against you are increased in difficulty once.
21-22 Computer Aptitude: the character has a natural affinity with computers, and adds an automatic s
on all skill checks to repair, construct or operate them.
23-24 Crack Driver: the character can drive a car like he is on crack (but can do it without killing
anyone). Reduce the difficulty of all Driving skill checks by one.
25-26 Crack Shot: the character has a natural knack for firearms. Once per session, the character may
upgrade his Ranged [Heavy] or Ranged [Light] skill check once.
27-28 Danger Sense: “My Spider Senses are tingling!” The character counts Vigilance as a career skill.
29-30 Daredevil: the character loves to take risks, and is damn good at living through them. Once per
session, the character may reduce the difficulty of any skill check where a potential failure is
hazardous to his health.
31-32 Determined: the character gains +1 strain threshold.
33-34 Eagle Scout: all those years in the scout troop did pay off, just as your mother always said. The
character counts Survival as a career skill. If this is already a career skill, add b on all Survival
skill checks.
35-36 Excellent Liar: lying is as natural as breathing to the character. Deception is a career skill. If the
character already has Deception as a career skill, he instead adds an automatic s on all
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37-38 Fast Reader: the character can read and understand a piece of writing far faster than most
people. Although it can make long journeys by train or carriage expensive propositions due to
the number of books he goes through, it allows him to quickly extract useful information from
anything written in his native language. Add an automatic s on all Knowledge skill checks.
39-40 Flirt: the character claims that he is a terrible flirt, but that quite manifestly isn’t true. He is great
at it. He is an absolute master of all the subtle signals that give off the particular combination of
promise and denial that makes teasing so much fun. At his best, he can make members of the
opposite sex, or members of the same sex, putty in his hands. Increase Charm checks in such
circumstances once.
41-42 Funny: the character can make people laugh. His timing and sense of the absurd are second to
none. He is always being invited to parties because he is so much fun. However, he is also very
good at judging the appropriateness of his humor. Sometimes the right joke can lift the spirits of
people when everything seems to be going against them. So, the character does what he can to
make life more bearable for his fellows, even when the situation seems darkest. When assisting
in a Social skill check, the character adds bb instead of the usual b.
43-44 Gifted: the character is extremely talented in one particular skill. Choose one skill and add s to
all skill checks with that skill, and it becomes a Career Skill if it is not already.
45-46 Good Judge of Character: the character has an instinct for reading people. He can make an
appraisal of the kind of person someone is after meeting her for a few seconds, based on little
more than gut instinct. He is rarely wrong. Decrease the difficulty of any Perception skill check
based on assessing someone once.
47-48 Harmless: Everyone in the community knows the character, and knows that he is no threat to
their plans. While that sort of estimation may seen insulting, it's also what's kept him from being
killed. No one considers him worth the time to deal with, and that low opinion keeps him safe. If
he starts acting in a way that demonstrates that he is no longer harmless, others' reactions to
you will likely change as a result.
49-50 Herbalist: the character knows more than the average person about herbcraft, and gains s to all
Medicine skill checks made with herbs. Also gains b to Survival skill checks to find herbs.
51-52 Jack-of-All-Trades: the character has a large pool of miscellaneous skills and knowledge
obtained through your extensive travels, the jobs he has held, or just all-around know-how.
Select one non-career skill and it becomes a career skill for the character.
53-54 Lead Belly: the character is highly resistant to most poisons and toxins, and gains a b on all
Resilience skill checks to resist them.
55-56 Light Sleeper: the character awakens instantly when outside stimuli such as light or noise are
present. The character receives b to Perception skill checks to awaken if the entity approaching
is attempting to be stealthy.
57-58 Lucky: the character may reroll any one skill check or Initiative order roll once per session.
59-60 Martial Artist: increase the damage dealt by the character by +1 when Brawling an opponent.
61-62 Mechanical Aptitude: the character is naturally adept with all kinds of mechanical devices. In
game terms, add b to all Mechanic skill checks to understand, repair or operate any kind of
mechanical device. Note that this aptitude does not extend to electronic devices such as
computers, and doesn't help you drive any sort of vehicle.
63-64 Natural Leader: people always rallied to the side of this character. Add automatic s on all
Leadership checks.
65-66 Natural Survivalist: the character is at home in the wilderness, and gains s to all Survival skill
checks when not near civilization.
67-68 Night Sight: the character can see in near-total darkness, and subtracts b from all skill checks
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69-70 Nine Lives: fate has granted the character the opportunity to come as close to final death as
anyone can get and still survive. It the character would die from reaching twice his wound
threshold, he may, as an Incidental, spend two Story Points and be brought back to his
maximum wound threshold and recover from his near death experience. He can do this only
once per session.
71-72 Perfect Balance: the character's sense of balance is superb. The narrowest of ledges holds little
fear for him, because he has such a good command of his physical equilibrium. He is probably a
good dancer, as well. This Merit allows the character to reduce the difficulty of all balance-
related Athletics skill checks once.
73-74 Pillar of the Community: The character is a fine, upstanding person, respected by people around
him. Through participation in local events, helping out with community groups or helping others,
he has become well-liked and trusted by those who live around him. When he brings them a
warning of potential danger or offer an explanation of strange events, they’re likely to believe
him. Add automatic s on all Leadership skill checks.
75-76 Precognition: the character has glimpses of the future. Though he try to enter a trance and try to
summon a vision this foresight usually comes out of nowhere, and can be quite shocking in
some circumstances. The character can upgrade a single skill check for free during the session.
77-78 Robust Health: the character has the constitution of an ox. He rarely gets ill, if ever, and food
poisoning is a stranger to him. He doesn’t even get hangovers, you bastard. Reduce the difficulty
of any roll to resist illness or poisoning – including alcohol poisoning – once.
79-80 Sea Legs: No landlubber, this character is a salty sea dog at heart. He is at home on a boat, even
when traveling rough seas. He suffers no penalty incurred due to rough seas or unpredictable
ship motion on any actions performed while on board.
81-82 Sexy: the character might not necessarily be that good looking, but there’s something about the
way he moves and acts that exudes sexuality. As a result, he draws attention from members of
the opposite sex, or his own sex, with raw animal magnetism. He may lower the difficulty of any
Social skill check once when dealing with someone who is attracted to him. If he actively
attempts to direct his charms at a person, he may lower the difficulty twice.
83-84 Soothing Voice: the character has an entrancing voice. Add b to all Charm, Leadership and
Negotiation skill checks.
85-86 Sturdy: whenever the character suffers a Critical Injury, subtract 10 from the Critical Injury roll (to
a minimum of 1).
87-88 Surreal Beauty: the character possess a beauty far beyond that of normal mortals. People stand
in awe of his perfect form. Once per session, the character may upgrade a s result to a x result
on a Charm or Leadership skill check.
89-90 Time Sense: the character has an innate sense of time and are able to estimate the passage of
time accurately without using a watch or other mechanical device.
91-92 Tough: the character gains +2 wound threshold.
93-94 Unremarkable: the character does not stand out in a crowd. Anyone attempting to identify or
notice the character must add b to their skill check.
95-96 Well Balanced: add b to Coordination skill checks when traversing difficult terrain.
97-98 Well Grounded: the character is so well grounded that very few things truly phase him. Add b to
all skill checks to resist fear.
99-00 Well Traveled: the character is knowledgeable of the ways of the world from his travels and
studies. Once per game session, the character can gain an automatic s on a skill check to gain
a piece of information.

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FLAWS
Everyone has an element of themselves that
they're not proud of. Why should your character be
any different? When someone speaks ill of your
character, this is always the first thing they bring up.
It's also what gets mentioned when your character's
friends say “they're a great person, but...” That “but”
is your character's Flaw.
Just like your Merit, your Flaw is primarily a part of
your character's personality. It is a selfish
Motivation, bad habit, or element of personality that
your character wishes they didn't have.
Flaws provide a minor modification to game
mechanics for your character.
Again, keep in mind that some players might not be
comfortable with playing certain aspects of the
flaws, and the GM should allow for a change. But be
wary that this is not exploited just because a player
doesn't want to be impeded by a specific flaw.
MOTIVATION: FLAWS
d100 RESULT
01-02 Addiction: the character is addicted to some substance, such as caffeine, nicotine, etc. The
character will start to crave the substance if he doesn't get it often enough, and have to make
a Hard (ddd) Discipline check every six hours to avoid giving in to the urge. A failed check
results in adding a b to all skill checks until the character get his fix.
03-04 Airhead: maybe the character has trouble paying attention, maybe he is just clueless, maybe
he just looks like a flake; no matter what, people don't take him seriously. Add f on all Social
skill checks.
05-06 Amnesia: the character has no memory of his past, or at least are missing a significant
portion of it.
07-08 Bad Liar: the character is a horrible liar. Add b to all Deception and Coercion skill checks.
09-10 Black and White: the character sees all situations in black and white, good and evil, etc. In
situations where this limited, judgmental way of thinking may hinder his reaction to
something or cause him to act socially inappropriate, increase the difficulty of Social skill
checks once.
11-12 Bully: the character tends to push people around when he can get away with it. This
aggression doesn’t necessarily require a physical display; it is often purely social. He chafes
under the leadership of more forceful personalities and can be a malcontent when he isn’t in
charge.
13-14 Chronic Pessimist: the character thinks the glass is half-empty, the water in the glass is
contaminated, and that the glass will probably tip over at any second. Others practice
pessimism out of habit. For this character, it’s an art form. Nothing can ever go right,
especially plans that others propose. The character is the implacable voice of gloom and
doom, always ready to point out a potential problem no matter how remote a chance it has of
coming to pass. Add automatic f on all Leadership checks.
15-16 Color Blind: the character has a difficult time differentiating colors. For rolls where coloration
and hues may be important, such as Perceptions rolls, add b to the dice pool.
17-18 Compulsive Speech: ror whatever reason, the character has difficulty sticking to the rule, "if
you can't say anything nice, don't say it at all." Add automatic f on all Social skill checks.

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19-20 Crazy Old Coot: the character has delved too deeply into the secrets of the spiritual realm and
possibly spent too much time alone in the wilderness. Add b to all Charm and Negotiation
skill checks.
21-22 Creepy: the character is repulsive and more than a little creepy to the opposite sex. Add f to
all Charm and Negotiation skill checks made with members of the opposite sex.
23-24 Crude: the character is crude, disgusting, and often rank. During most social situations the
character will suffer an additional b to the dice pool.
25-26 Defensive: the character has problems taking responsibility for his actions. Perhaps he views
himself as perfectionist, or maybe he is simply too immature to accept the blame for failure.
When things go wrong, he looks for ways to blame others and rarely accept blame or criticism
for his actions without contention.
27-28 Disfigured: the character has an injury or physical defect which makes him perfectly hideous;
add an automatic f on all Social skill checks.
29-30 Disturbing Mannerism: the character has a habit or character trait which is peculiar, gross, or
annoying. The character may not even be aware of it-but boy, everyone else is. Upgrade the
difficulty of all Social skill checks once.
31-32 Easily Surprised: the character is easily surprised and taken aback. Add b to all Vigilance
and Perception skill checks.
33-34 Faint of Heart: the sight of gore and blood shocks this character to the core. If he witness a
gruesome scene, he must make a Hard (ddd) Discipline check or suffer the effects of fear,
as detailed on page 243 in the GENESYS core rulebook.
35-36 Frail: the character has an amazingly weak constitution. Add f to all Resilience checks.
37-38 Ghoulish Sense of Humor: the character finds humor in situations that make most people
uncomfortable or even nauseated. The character's questionable taste doesn’t make him
particularly resistant to the horror of gruesome sights. His defense mechanism is simply to
belittle the situation or those involved in an inappropriate way. When confronted with a
horribly gory scene or otherwise uncomfortable situation such as people trying to console
each other, the character tends to crack jokes and sling insults. Increase the difficulty of all
Social skill checks in such situations once.
39-40 Gullible: the character has a lot of trouble separating truth from fiction. He is not stupid, he
just tends to believe what people tells him rather than to take things with a grain of salt. All
Deception checks made against the character is upgraded once.
41-42 Heavy Sleeper: the character requires a significant amount of light, noise, or movement in
order to awaken. Once awakened, the character suffers an additional b to all dice rolls for the
encounter that awakened him.
43-44 Ignorant: the character is unfamiliar with the wider world at large, and may not even care.
While this character may select and purchase Knowledge skills, they tend to only focus on
elements that interest them. As a result, they suffer b to all Knowledge skill rolls.
45-46 Illiterate: the character can't read or write. This may make passing yourself off as that learned
professor from Oxford a bit difficult.
47-48 Impaired Sense: the character chooses one of the five senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, or
touch); when using this sense to discern something about the environment or when
applicable in a skill, the character suffers b to the skill check.
49-50 Insomniac: For whatever reason, the character has tremendous trouble getting more than a
few hours of sleep. He is often groggy and slow as a result. Add an automatic f on all
Vigilance checks.
51-52 Intolerance: the character has an unreasoning dislike of a certain thing. This may be an

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animal, a class of person, a color, a situation, or just about anything at all. Add an automatic
f to all skill checks involving the subject.
53-54 Lazy: the character is simply lazy, avoiding anything that requires effort on his part. Preferring
to let others do the hard work, he lounges around. For any action that requires preparation,
there's a good chance the character didn’t prepare properly.
55-56 Low Alcohol Tolerance: Alcohol goes straight to this character's head. While this can be an
advantage when he tries to enjoy a night out on the cheap, it can be deadly in other
situations. Double any penalties the character suffers for consuming alcohol.
57-58 Low Pain Tolerance: the character has a very low capacity for pain. He turns into a
whimpering, blubbering ball of misery at the first sight of it. Although the character soaks
damage normally, he suffer an additional 1 point of damage whenever he is injured.
59-60 Lustful: the character can’t resist the erotic advances of the appropriate gender(s). He is
easily seduced and often exhibit very poor judgment when dealing with sexually attractive
people. All Charm checks against you are increased once.
61-62 Missing Eye: the character is missing the use of an eye; upgrade the difficulty of all Ranged
weapon attacks, as well as other skill rolls subject to GM discretion.
63-64 Mistaken Identity: people think the character is someone he is not; even if that person isn't
bad, it can still cause the character trouble if they realize he is not who they think he is.
65-66 Motion Sickness: the character becomes queasy and nauseous on board boats, when
travelling long distances by car or on amusement park rides. Increase the difficulty of all skill
checks he performs by once when dealing with these conditions.
67-68 Mute: the character is physically unable to speak, and must communicate through writing or
sign language.
69-70 Non-Swimmer: the character never learned to swim, and he has no natural talent for it. If he
ever finds himself in a position where he must try to swim, he can manage a pitiable dog
paddle. Increase the difficulty of any Athletics skill checks involving swimming once.
71-72 Obese: the character is seriously overweight and large enough that he have trouble using the
seats in most theaters. Increase the difficulty of all Athletics skill checks once.
73-74 Old Wound: the character suffers from a wound that never fully healed. This wound counts as
an existing Critical Injury whenever the character suffers another Critical Injury.
75-76 Phobia: the character has a specific phobia, an incredibly powerful fear and aversion to a
specific object of his fear. When confronting the fear, the character must make a Hard
(ddd) Cool check to avoid being affected by fear, as detailed on page 243 in the GENESYS
core rulebook.
77-78 Poor Personal Hygiene: the character often go days without showering, and only brush his
teeth when they start to gain a greenish tinge. He often smells quite bad, and his breath is
atrociously offensive. Increase the difficulty of all Social skill checks once.
79-80 Sensation Junkie: the character is addicted to sensation, and will do anything to find new
means of stimulation. The character must roll a Hard (ddd) Willpower check to resist
taking the opportunity to try a new kick, difficulty depending on the situation.
81-82 Short Temper: the character is easily driven to distraction by what would otherwise be minor
failures and other frustrations. If he fails to gain any uncanceled s on any single skill check
during an Action, increase the difficulty of all subsequent checks by one, cumulatively.
83-84 Shy: the character is distinctly ill at ease when dealing with people and try to avoid social
situations whenever possible. Add b to all Social skill checks.
85-86 Sickly: the character is constantly coughing and wheezing, and he has trouble shaking colds.
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adult. When making Resilience checks to avoid catching a disease or developing an infection,
increase the difficulty of the check by one.
87-88 Slow Healer: for some reason, the character's healing process is slow, and he subtracts 1
wound of healing from all healing attempts on him with the Medicine skill, and adds an
automatic f on any attempts to heal a Critical Injury.
89-90 Snob: the character is an arrogant snob. During most social situations, add b to Charm and
Negotiation skill checks.
91-92 Sterile: the character is incapable of reproducing.
93-94 Superstitious: the character fears and distrusts anything associated with the spiritual or
supernatural. Add b to all Charm and Negotiation skill checks made with someone known to
the character to be involved in any spiritual or supernatural undertakings. The character adds
b to all Discipline skill checks based on spiritual or supernatural fears.
95-96 Too Honest: the character has trouble lying convincingly. Adds automatic f on all Deception
skill checks.
97-98 Twitch: the character has a repetitive motion that he makes in times of stress, and it’s a dead
giveaway as to his identity. Examples include a nervous cough, constantly wringing his
hands, cracking your knuckles and so on.
99-00 Yellow-Bellied: the character lacks courage. Your strain threshold is reduced by 1, you can
never take the first PC slot in combat, and you add b to all Leadership and Coercion checks.
However, your concern for your life enables you to always find cover wherever you are, and
your Ranged Defense is always increased by 1.

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GEAR AND EQUIPMENT

The following section presents the weapons,
armor, and equipment commonly found in the
wasteland. This is not an exhaustive list, but does
represent the most common and well known items
in Fallout.
raw damage. They are of short range, and deal
damage to the target as system strain (affecting
robots and vehicles). It is still reduced by Armor and
Soak. Robots are affected by pulse weapons, taking
damage to their Strain threshold.

ITEM QUALITIES RAD (ACTIVE)

When Rad is triggered, the target's radiation level
The following item qualities from the GENESYS increases by an amount equal to the weapon's Rad
core rulebook (see pages 86-89) are available in the rating. When a character's radiation level is
Fallout setting. increased by the Rad item quality, they do not make
a Resilience check to try and mitigate the increase,
 Accurate (Passive) but any Rad Resistance they have is still applied.
 Auto-Fire (Active) While wearing armor with this quality, reduce the
 Blast (Active) Radiation damage from all radioactive sources by an
 Breach (Passive) amount equal to the armor's Rad rating.
 Burn (Active)
 Concussive (Active)
 Cumbersome (Passive) GEAR
 Defensive (Passive) Gear is a catchall term for anything that isn't
 Deflection (Passive) weapons or armor. Generally, gear needs fewer rules
 Disorient (Active) than either of those.
 Ensnare (Active)
 Guided (Active)
 Inaccurate (Passive) ANTIDOTE SET
 Inferior (Passive) Poisoning has become a
 Knockdown (Active) common concern of those traveling
 Limited Ammo (Passive) the Wasteland, especially with the
 Linked (Active) emergence of radscorpions.
 Pierce (Passive) Small, portable antidote sets
 Prepare (Passive) offer a degree of protection,
 Rad (Active) providing an assortment of
 Pulse (Passive) single-use vials of antidote to
 Reinforced (Passive) common poisons.
 Slow-Firing (Passive) A character using an antidote
 Stun (Active) set reduces the difficulty of any
 Stun Damage (Passive) check to resist a poison by two (to a
 Sunder (Active) minimum of Easy (d)). If he does not
 Superior (Passive) know which poison was used, he
 Unwieldy (Passive) must make a Hard (ddd)
 Vicious (Passive) Knowledge check to make an
educated guess at the poison based
In addition, there are two new qualities on a region, its quality, and other
introduced in the Fallout setting; Pulse evidence at his disposal to benefit
(Passive) and Rad (Active), as detailed below. from this item.

PULSE (ACTIVE) BACKPACK

Pulse weapons are designed to affect Backpacks are indescribably
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Wasteland. Most are simple textile constructs with a
number of compartments and external pouches
good for carrying tools, survival equipment, trophies,
or anything else a user could desire. More advances
models are reinforced, built from advanced textiles,
and may have lightweight internal supports that
allow for the easy carrying of incredible weights.
Backpacks increase the wearer's Encumbrance
threshold by 4.
BEAST CALL
Beast calls are some of the more simple and
effective tools used by hunters and trappers. Little
more than a small audio-playback machine encased
in a sturdy, impact-resistant shell, a beast call is
used to lure creatures out of hiding by speaking to
them in their own language. They contain a
sophisticated audio-signal modulator similar to
those used by robot manufacturers to give their
creations voice, as well as a nearly bottomless
programmable database capable of holding the
various screeches, howls, and calls of numerous
known animal species throughout the Wasteland.
Along with the preprogrammed database, these
devices can also record sounds, allowing a user to
build his own sound library generated by previously
unknown creatures.
To use, a hunter simply sets the type of beast he
wants to attract. places the beast call in a
convenient area, and activates it. The call then plays
back the appropriate sounds at varying pitches and
volumes until a creature or creatures are attracted or
the user turns the device off. The sounds produced
by the beast call are so realistic that members of the
species being imitated are hard pressed not to come
as quickly as they can to investigate.
Using a beast call to lure an animal requires no
skill check, but the beast being targeted must make
an Average (dd) Discipline check to resist the call.
To record a particular beast's call to use later, the
user must make an Average (dd) Computers check
modified by any other environmental conditions
(heavy background noise, atmospheric interference.
etc).
BINDERS
Binders are simple restraints used to keep
prisoners subdued and manageable. They come in
many shapes, sizes, and styles such as hardnened
plastic strips and ordinary handcuffs.
Breaking free from a set of binders requires either
brute force or feats of agility and flexibility. The
difficulty varies by the make and model of the binder,
but the most common restraints require a Daunting
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(dddd) Athletics or Coordination check to
escape.
BINOCULARS
Binoculars are rugged imaginng systems to
magnify far-off objects for their users. They are
reliable and sturdy. Binoculars magnify objects up to
five kilometers away. There are countless of
binocular brands available, though most of the
differences are purely cosmetic.
CAMOUFLAGE NETTING
This sophisticated and versatile camouflage is
used by military personnel to conceal
encampments. Supply caches. vehicles and other
high-value assets. Camouflage netting contains
photoreactive fibers that enable it to match the
visual profile of its surroundings, as well as jamming
circuitry that offers an effective countermeasure
against standard sensor sweeps.
Camouflage netting adds automatic ff to all
checks made to detect items concealed by it. One
roll of netting can conceal one object up to
Silhouette 2, two rolls can conceal one object up to
Silhouette 3, and three rolls can conceal one object
up to Silhouette 4. Anything Silhouette 5 or larger is
too large to conceal by camouflage netting alone.
CAMOUFLAGE PAINT
This thick paint comes in small tubes holding five
applications and is intended to camouflage exposed
skin. but can be used on everything from weapons to
personal gear. In the container. the paste appears an
almost colorless gray, but photoreactive pigments
allow it to match the color and visual texture of its
surroundings once exposed to air.
Camouflage paint adds automatic f to all checks
made to detect items concealed by it. Note that
camouflage paint does not have any of the advanced
circuitry that provides concealment from electronic
scanning and surveillance. Camouflage paint only
works for items or individuals with a Silhouette of 1
or smaller.
CANTEEN
This standard military canteen is constructed from
rugged synthetics and housed in a canvas cover
available in a variety of uniform specifications and
camouflage patterns. The military-issue canteen
holds 1.5 liters of liquid and features an integrated
filtration system that can purify water.
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CLIMBING GEAR
Climbing gear is a catchall term for tools used to
scale and abseil steep or sheer surfaces. Whether a
character is attempting to scale a stony cliff or the
smooth transparisteel facade of an office tower,
climbing gear is essential for anyone who needs to
gain access to otherwise-unreachable places. Most
sets of climbing gear include a few coils of rope or
cable, a hook or adhesive attachment, and a number
of pitons, picks, hammers, and other tools used to
secure lines.
CONCEALMENT HOLSTER
These compact holsters built for small, light
handguns are designed to fit the contours of the
carrier's body and mask his presence from even
determined observation and surveillance.
Concealment holsters are available in a variety of
forms, allowing them to be worn high on the belt,
under the arm, in the small of the back, or on an
ankle.
These holsters add b to Perception checks to
discover the presence of the concealed weapon, but
may only hold pistols.
DATA BREAKER
Data breakers are basic tools of the trade for many
slicers. While robot slicers are programmed to crack
complex sequences, humans usually lack this innate
option, and therefore rely on a data breaker to do the
grunt work of opening systems to them so that their
true skills can shine once they are inside. Most data
breakers are also recording devices, and can pull
vast amounts of information from ill-guarded
systems in seconds. Data breakers add bb to any
Computers check made to slice computers (as
opposed to the usual one for having the right tools
for the job).
DISGUISE KIT
Disguise kits are simple collections of make-
up, contact lenses. In addition, disguise kits
contain basic camouflage paints for use in
various environments to help a user blend
more easily into the surrounding. A
disguise kit grants an automatic f on
checks made to recognize the disguised
individual.
EMERGENCY MEDPAC
Standard medpacs contain field dressing, basic
drugs, antisepctics, medical tools and knives, blood
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coagulators, and more, all designed for ease of use
and fast patient stabilization. The intention of this
medpac is to allow for basic first aid in the field.
Emergency medpacs allow characters to attempt
to heal others using Medicine checks without
penalties.
EMERGENCY REPAIR PATCH
Used to perform temporary emergency repairs to
keep machinery running until proper repairs can be
done, nearly every mechanic in the Wasteland keeps
one or two of these handy patches on hand.
Composed of a semi-flexible steel disk coated on
one side with insulation and edged with auto-
activating thermal welds, emergency repair patches
come in a variety of sizes. From small enough to
cover a bullet hole, to meter-long sheets used to
patch holes in vehicle hulls, emergency repair
patches are as varied as they are versatile. They are
designed to be quickly applied over a hole or tear in
a vehicle's hull, robot's chassis, or machine's casing,
keeping the vulnerable interior works of the machine
safe and shoring up structural integrity.
Emergency repair patches are one-use items that
can be utilized to gain the normal bonus for having
the right tools for a job at hand. Likewise, robots can
use them to heal Wounds similar to the way an
organic being employs a stimpak. Using an
emergency repair patch requires a character to
spend a Maneuver. When applied to robots,
emergency repair patches heal 3 Wounds, and up to
five can be used in a single day. Unlike stimpaks,
emergency repair patches do not decrease the
amount of Wounds healed after the first application.
Using a sixth emergency repair patch has no effect,
as by that point the robot is so patched and jury-
rigged together that further patches would be
useless. It takes one day for a robot's self-repair
routines, or some actual repairs, to restore its
body to enough functionality to be able to take
any benefit from emergency repair patches.
FIELD RATION PACK
Ration packs are typically bland, flavorless
affairs comprising a calorie-dense meal
packed with necessary nutrients and
vitamins in a small, easily portable bag or
box. They employ a built-in chemical heater,
and generally consist of a main entree, sides,
and a dessert. Also included are disposable
eating utensils and small, single-serving packets of
spice and condiments. Each ration pack is good for
one meal.
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FLASHLIGHT
Flashlights are small, directional, handheld light
sources used in many applications. They project a
beam of bright light and can illuminate objects at
respectable ranges – usually out to Long range.
LOAD BEARING GEAR
Load-bearing gear, or combat webbing, is a system musical traditions comes musical instruments.
used by soldiers to carry necessary equipment on
their persons in easily accessible pouches. They are styles, and the list of specific instruments is far too
commonly made of hard-wearing reinforced textiles, vast to include here (although some common
and often with removable armor plates.
Load-bearing gear increases a wearer's
Encumbrance threshold by 3.
LOCKPICKS
Some smugglers and thieves find that it pays not
only to keep a lockpick in hand in a figurative sense, instrument not found here is left to the discretion of
but also in a more literal fashion. A lockpick is a
small appendage, usually a finger's length, equipped rare musical instrument can easily lay the
with a number of small tools that assist in cracking
both physical and electronic locks. Without a
lockpick locks cannot be attempted opened with
Skulduggery checks.
MEDPAC
Often referred to as “a hospital that you can fit in
your pocket”, a standard medpac is a larger and
better equipped version of the common emergency
medpac. Carried by field medics and first
responders, medpacs carry a full suite of surgical
implements, diagnostics tools, spray splints, various
medicattions, and anti-radiation/anti-biological
contamination drugs, in addition to the equipment
found in the emergency versions.
Standard medpacs allow a user to perform
relatively complex medical procedures in the field.
Like emergency medpacs, standard medpacs allow a
character to use the Medicine skill without penalty,
and in addition grant b to all Medicine skill checks.
Also, thanks to their stock of stim applicators, these
medpacs grant the equivalent of one stimpak per
scene, at the GM's discretion.
MILITARY PACK
This is a standard military-issue backpack used to
stow and carry tents, rations, canteens, excavation
tools, and all manner of other gear the soldier needs
in the field. It is constructed of durable and
lightweight materials able to withstand a broad
range of environmental conditions while adding as
little as possible to the soldier's load. The military
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packs are available in a variety of uniform
specifications and camouflage patterns.
This pack increases the user's Encumbrance
capacity by 6, but has the Cumbersome 2 quality.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
The number of different musical traditions across
the Wasteland is truly staggering. Along with
Musical instruments are made in a dizzying array of
instruments are included to provide guidance), but a
character needing to purchase an instrument or
instrument accessory (strings, reeds, sticks, etc.)
can usually find what he's looking for with little
effort, the problem is whether or not it is functional.
The exact price and availability of a specific
the Game Master, and the acquisition or theft of a
foundation for a complex and exciting adventure.
RESPIRATOR
Designed to allow a being to breathe in
atmospheres that are typically dangerous to them,
respirators are some of the most common pieces of
survival gear in existence. The respirator is a simple
respirator plug and face mask that can filter toxins
and airborne pathogens. Most are bulky and
uncomfortable to wear for long periods.
RESTRAINING BOLT
Restraining bolts are to robots what binders are to
sentient creatures. Using magnetic clamps or
chemical adhesives, restraining bolts attach to a
robot's chassis and are used to restrict its actions,
usually by means of a remote control. The most
basic restraining bolts simply shut down a robot,
allowing the user to bypass robot guards and
incapacitate any robot witnesses. More advanced
systems can be used to make a robot perform any
action commanded by the person holding the
restraining bolt controller.
Most robots cannot withstand the powerful
programming overrides in a restraining bolt.
However, Player Characters who are robots are made
of sterner stuff than their NPC comrades, and can,
with the right amount of effort, overcome a
restraining bolt. PC robots may make a Daunting
(dddd) Discipline check to shake off the effects
of a restraining bolt and act normally after one is
applied. If the check fails, they may make another
attempt at a later time, at the Game Master's
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discretion.
SPRAY PLASTO-CAST
Quickly immobilizing a limb injury after it happens
SLEEPPAK can prevent the extremity from becoming more
Physically similar to a stimpak, a sleeppak is an seriously damage through accidental misuse.
auto-injection tube filled with a variety of natural Prompt action reduces the patient's overall healing
and synthetic sedatives. The intent is to quickly time, even though further treatment may be required
knock a target out, so that he can be safely before proper healing can begin. A spray plasto-cast
mampulated. Originally intended solely for medical is an easily portable tool that can be used in field
use – particularly when dealing with volatile patients conditions. When a patient suffers a serious injury,
– sleeppaks eventually spread to use in law the cast reinforces the wounded limb from the
enforcement, as well as amomg bounty hunters. outside, preventing it from bending or exacerbating
Applying a sleeppak to an aware an unwilling the tissue damage.
target requires the wielder to make a Hard (ddd) A character can make an Easy (d) Medicine check
Brawl or Melee combat check against the target. to apply a spray plasto-cast to a limb that has been
Instead of inflicting damage, if the attack succeeds, crippled or disabled due to a Critical Injury. If
the target must immediately resist the effects of the successful, the Critical Injury heal's automatically
medications that flood the system as a poison (with after one week of narrative time.
a Resilience check). Any sized dose has a Hard
(ddd) difficulty, and failure inflicts 10 Strain.
STEALTH BOY
The RobCo Stealth Boy 3001 is a personal stealth
SPECIMEN CONTAINER device worn on one's wrist. It generates a
Made by numerous scientific-technology modulating field that transmits the reflected light
companies throughout the world during the pre-War, from one side of an object to the other, making a
specimen containers are ubiquitous among person much harder to notice (but not completely
explorers who need to transport delicate or invisible).
dangerous flora and fauna. They come in all shapes The Stealth Boy is a portable device that, when
and sizes, from the simple petri dish to massive, activated, renders the user invisible for a variable
environmentally sealed and controlled containers amount of time. Every rank of Stealth a user has
designed to hold the largest and most lethal allows the user to remain invisible for 2 full turns.
creatures. No matter their size. shape, or After this time has passed, the effect starts to wear
manufacture, specimen containers all possess a set off, and the Stealth Boy has to recharge its cell for 1
of common features and systems. They are hour.
constructed from sturdy impact-resistant polymers Stealth Boy users are extremely difficult to be
and have secure environmentally sealed lids. They detected by sight, and any attempts to detect a user
are generally transparent, the interiors of specimen any means make their skill checks at a difficulty of
containers are modular and can be configured to fit Formidable (ddddd). Any t or y generated
a number of small specimens or one large one. They while using a Stealth Boy may be used by the GM to
are also usually equipped with life-support and indicate the field flickers for a moment, or collapses
stasis systems that allow specimens to be safely altogether prematurely and renders the user visible.
transported. While they seem to not have any adverse effects
Specimen containers come in four general sizes, on humans, Stealth Boys increase the risk of
as follows: tiny, small, medium, and large. Tiny schizophrenia in nightkin, who, as permanent Stealth
specimen containers have an Encumbrance capacity Boy users, nearly always show one or several
of 1 and are typically roughly the size of a human's symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia, such as
hand. Small specimen containers have an paranoia, hallucinations, and/or delusion.
Encumbrance capacity of 3-5 and range up to the
size of a Silhouette 0 creature. Medium specimen
containers have an Encumbrance capacity of 5-10
STIMPAK
and typically require two or more sentients to lift and This item consists of a syringe for containing and
carry them. Large specimen containers have an delivering the medication and a gauge for measuring
Encumbrance capacity of 10-15 and are designed to the status of the stimpak's contents. When injected,
carry the largest and heaviest specimens. These last it provides fast healing of injuries.
containers are so large that they need towing on a Stimpak are small single-use auto-injector
vehicle or wheeled-contraption in their handling. systems containing a powerful cocktail of
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medications designed for quick healing in the field.
Using a stimpak requires one maneuver, which
covers the simple act of a character using the
autohypo on himself or one other person. This
immediately heals 5 wounds. While a character can
use multiple stimpaks, doing so is an act of
diminishing returns, as every stimpak used after the
first heals one fewer wound. A second stimpak heals
4 wounds, a third 3 wounds, and so on. Using a sixth
stimpak in a single day has no further effect, as the
character's system is already so saturated with
medications that additional stimpaks are
useless (and could even cause harm
at the GM's discretion). Once used,
the chemicals within a stimpak
stay in a character's system
for 24 hours, after which
additional stimpaks have
their full effect again.
STIMSTICK
A character who chews a stimstick removes b
from her Discipline, Perception, Resilience, or
Vigilance checks to stay awake or notice something
due to fatigue or lack of sleep until the end of the
encounter. At the end of the encounter, the character
suffers 1 strain.
SUPER STIMPAK
The super stimpak is a more advanced version of
the regular stimpak. While it heals more severe
wounds, it also has unpleasant side effects.
The super version comes in a hypodermic, but with
an additional vial containing more powerful drugs
than the basic model and a leather belt to strap the
needle to the injured limb.
A super stimpak functions similarly to an ordinary
stimpak, exact that it heals 10 wounds when
applied. Similarly to a stimpak, additional use of
super stimpaks heal less damage; 9 wounds on the
second super stimpak, 8 wounds on the third, and so
on. The sixth super stimpak heals has no further
effect, as the character's system is already so
saturated with medications that additional stimpaks
are useless (and could even cause harm at the GM's
discretion). Once used, the chemicals within a
stimpak stay in a character's system for 24 hours,
after which additional stimpaks have their full effect
again.
The side effect of using super stimpaks is that
immediately after having used the super stimpak, a
character suffers t and f to all skill checks based
on Brawn and Agility for the rest of the encounter.
Should a super stimpak be used after a combat
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encounter, for example, the side effect carries over to
the following encounter.
TENT
Found in larger survival kits and sold separately by
a number of vendors, tents are portable shelters
used to provide protection from the elements.
Depending on the model, a tent can hold one to six
individuals, and can be made from any material.
THERMAL CLOAK
Thermal cloaks are versatile pieces of
equipment that can be worn or used as a
blanket and provide protection from
extreme heat and extreme cold. Use of a
thermal blanket or cloak removes up to
bb from any checks made to
handle extreme heat or cold.
TOOL KIT
From small precision tools used to repair robots
and advanced computers to huge rolling boxes used
to maintain buildings, tool kits are an essential piece
of equipment. Whether general kits used for
maintainance or custom-built sets for specific jobs,
tool kits offer their users a wide variety of necessary
tools for getting the job done. With the proper tools,
there is little that a skilled and inventive technician
can't accomplish if given the time and
circumstances. Tool kits allow mechanics and
technicians to perform most mechanical checks to
repair devices, as well as to “heal” robots.
When purchasing a tool kit, the player should
specify the purpose of the tool kit. Examples include
weapons maintenance tools, armor maintenance
tools, crafting and repair tools, computer
maintainance tools, etc.
UTILITY BELT
A utility belt is a common item for those where
quick access to tools and gear is a necessity. Their
contents will vary with their user and their planned
actions. Some belts even have weapon holsters.
Utility belts increase the character's Encumbrance
threshold by 1.
VETERINARY KIT
Designed for use by veterinarians, animal breeders,
or anyone who deals with large and often dangerous
animals for a living, the veterinary kit features a
veterinary clinic's worth of equipment in an easy to
carry, man-portable package. Roughly the size of a
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large duffel, within its lockable, hard-sided case the Emergency Repair Patch - 25 4
veterinary kit contains enough drugs, medical
supplies, speciality tools and other gear to stabilize Field Ration Pack - 5 3
wounded creatures in the field until they can be Flashlight 1 10 3
moved to a fully outfitted clinic. The kit also contains
a book containing specialized knowledge and Load Bearing Gear - 25 4
emergency procedures database for many of the Lockpick - 50 6
more well-known animals, as well as tutorials to
Medpac 2 400 5
assist those with no veterinary training in treating
wounded animals in an emergency. Military Pack - 100 4
The veterinary kit allows a user to examine,
Musical Instrument 1-5 50-100 5
analyze, and perform medical procedures on all
manner of animals. Like the medpac does for Respirator - 25 3
humanoid species, the veterinary kit allow a Restraining Bolt - 75 6
character to medically treat animals without
penalties. Additionally, it grants b to all Medicine, Sleeppak - 250 7
Survival and Knowledge skill checks made to Specimen Container, - 10 3
analyze or treat these animals. Tiny
Specimen Container, 1 25 4
WALKIE TALKIE Small
Walkie talkies are the most common
communication devices in the Wasteland. Small, Specimen Container, 3 50 4
convenient, and easy to use. Most are simple two- Medium
way devices that can transmit to and receive from a Specimen Container, 5 150 5
single mated unit at relatively long ranges over land Large
and even into low orbit. Most walkie talkies,
Spray Plasto-Cast 1 35 7
especially those made specifically for military or law
enforcement use, can be encrypted for secure lines Stealth Boy 1 2,000 10
of communications. While they are largely foolproof,
Stimpak - 25 2
walkie talkies can be disrupted by certain terrain
features, atmospheric disturbances, and deliberate Stimstick - 5 3
signal jamming. Super Stimpak - 150 6

GEAR Tent 4 100 3

NAME ENCUM PRICE RARITY Thermal Cloak 2 200 5
Antidote Set 1 250 6 Tool Kit 4 350 5
Backpack - 50 3 Utility Belt - 25 2
Beast Call 1 100 5 Veterinary Kit 4 600 4
Binders - 25 4 Walkie Talkie - 25 6
Binoculars 1 75 3
Camouflage Netting 4 100 5
Camouflage Paint - 40 3
Canteen 1 10 2
Climbing Gear 1 50 4
Concealment Holster - 40 5
Data Breaker 1 1,000 7
Disguise Kit 2 100 5
Emergency Medpac 1 100 3

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JUNK ITEMS
Junk items are exactly what the name indicates,
items that offers no in-game benefits in terms of b,
dice upgrades, dice increases, s, a or x. These
items are intended to be fillers for scenery and
setting the mood of the destroyed former nation of
America, the Wasteland that it is today. These are
items that can be refitted into usage by someone,
somewhere, and somehow, but items that is of little
or no use to the player characters. Often, junk items
is little more than items to be hauled to vendors for a
few meager bottle caps. The items found on the junk
lists are, by default, always non-functional, empty or
in disrepair.
However, particularly inventive GMs can find
creative ways to incorporate the junk items and give
them some sort of value or purpose to the players.
The list below is far from complete, and the GM
should feel free to come up with additional junk
items found throughout the Wasteland.
The junk items are listed on two tables with d100
rolling options for randomly determining what junk
items are readily found in any room or location. The
result is naturally subject to the GMs discretion.
$5 NCR
$5 NCR appears as a paper bill similar to a US $5
bill. It features a picture of Aradesh on the face and
the view of Shady Sands on the back.
$20 NCR
$20 NCR appears as a paper bill similar to a US
$20 bill. It features a picture of First Ranger Seth on
the face and the emblems of the NCR Rangers on
the back.
$100 NCR
$100 NCR appears as a paper bill similar to a US
$100 bill. It features a picture of President Tandi on
the face of the bill and the scene of the 'Dayglow
Incorporation Address' on the back.
ABRAXO CLEANER
Abraxo cleaner was a popular pre-War detergent
produced by Abraxodyne Chemical. It can be found
in many homes, laundromats and vaults across the
country. The undamaged boxes can be found in
areas that have not been tainted by radiation, such
as non-compromised vaults. Undamaged Abraxo
cleaner is fifty percent more caps as the more
commonly found worn boxes. Abraxo cleaner
industrial grade has a green color to it with
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"Industrial grade" added to the label. Because it is
industrial grade, its potency is increased, and as
such, it breaks down into twice as many
components compared to normal Abraxo cleaner.
ABRAXO CLEANER INDUSTRIAL GRADE
Abraxo cleaner is a pre-War cleaning agent
produced by Abraxodyne Chemical.
ALARM CLOCK
The alarm clock is a junk item.
ANTI FREEZE BOTTLE
A pre-War red plastic bottle that contains
antifreeze.
ANTIQUE POCKET WATCH
This antique pocket watch is one of the few junk
items in the Wasteland that have fared well after
years of fallout.
ASHTRAY
A ceramic or glass item with rounded indentations
along its rim. Its primary functions are to deposit
ash and safely hold lit cigarettes.
BABY BOTTLE
A tall bottle made of glass with a rubber tip on the
top to aid in its usage. Its primary use is the feeding
of babies and small children.
BABY RATTLE
A faded plastic toy that is used to entertain babies
and small children. When shook it produces a
rattling noise which is where its name derives from.
BAG OF CEMENT
A bag of cement is a pre-War item that was used
extensively in the construction industry. Following
the falling of the bombs, the larger stashes of
concrete can be found at development sites
(buildings, vaults etc.) across the Wasteland.
Bags of cement are most commonly used in the
construction of settlement structures, primarily
those which are concrete in design and building
foundations.
BAG OF FERTILIZER
A bag of fertilizer is a common gardening good
that can be found across the Wasteland, but it is
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unknown if its composition is organic or chemical.
BASEBALL
A baseball is a ball used primarily in the sport of
the same name. The ball features a rubber or cork
center, wrapped in yarn and covered leather.
BASEBALL GLOVE
Catcher glove, used for baseball play.
BASKETBALL
The basketball is plain and simple, with rubber
dimples and darker shade in color. There are no
logos or company names on the balls. The Nuka-
World variant is dark green with a star on it.
BEAKER
The beaker a simple glass container for stirring,
mixing and heating liquids commonly used in many
laboratories. Beakers are generally cylindrical in
shape, with a flat bottom. Most also have a small
spout (or "beak") to aid pouring.
BEAKER STAND
The beaker stand is a metal tripod stand with a
circular top. It is used to hold beakers and similar
objects during experiments.
BEER BOTTLE
A typical glass bottle in terms of shape and size, it
once contained a type of beer.
BENT TIN CAN
A rusty, empty tin can with no label, similar to the
ordinary tin cans, only bent out of shape.
BLANK BOOK
This book has empty pages waiting to be filled out.
BLOATFLY GLAND
The glands are part of a bloatfly which has
mutated and evolved over years of exposure to the
radioactive wasteland. The purpose of the gland is
to provide lift and stability to bloatflies, enabling
their oversized bodies to fly under their own power.
BONESAW
A bonesaw is a type of pre-War hand-held medical
equipment used mostly for amputations. This item
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is portable, has a metal saw for cutting into flesh
and bone, and a wooden handle for handling by a
doctor. This item is associated with other hand-held
medical equipment on a compartment tray and often
accompanies them.
BOURBON BOTTLE
The bourbon bottle is a brown glass bottle that
used to contain bourbon, Old Appalachia branded
aged 9 years. The bourbon junk item looks exactly
like the consumable bourbon but cannot be
consumed. It is unclear as to if it is empty or
contents has perished to the point that it is no
longer fit to drink.
BOWL
A deep ceramic, plastic or glass bowl to hold food.
BOWLING BALL
A typical style bowling ball with a faded black
color. It has 3 holes in it used to place fingers in
when throwing.
BOWLING PIN
A white bowling pin made up of a wooden core
wrapped in a plastic polymer.
BOX OF DETERGENT
This item is simply a box of detergent of various
brand names.
BRAHMIN HIDE
The brahmin hide, as the name indicates, is the
hide of a killed brahmin.
BRAHMIN SKULL
The brahmin skull is the skull of a brahmin.
BREADBOX
The breadbox is a plastic box found in many
homes. Before the War, it was designed help to keep
a single loaf of bread fresh once opened. It has an L-
shaped hinged lid spanning over the top and front of
the box. Currently, it has no uses other than
decoration and scrapping.
BROOM
A long, straight wooden cleaning tool with stiff
bristles used to gather and move debris.
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BROTHERHOOD OF STEEL HOLOTAG
The Brotherhood of Steel holotag is carried by
every member of the order. When a member of the
order falls in battle their tags are handed over to the
Brotherhood of Steel scribes so their deeds can be
recorded in the scrolls.
CAFETERIA TRAY
A light blue plastic tray that was made for use in
cafeterias and mess halls in pre-war buildings
across the nation. It has two large and three smaller
sections for different food items to be placed in.
CAMERA
A contraption used to take photographs.
CAN
An empty rusted metal can that once held food
items such as Pork n' Beans and canned dog food.
CARTON OF CIGARETTES
A box containing several packs of cigarettes.
CAT BOWL
A small, plastic bowl commonly used to feed feline
pets and other small animals.
CAZADOR POISON GLAND
A poison gland from a dead cazador.
CENTAUR BLOOD
It's a translucent jar full of a small amount of red,
valuable blood.
CERAMIC DINNER PLATE
A round dinner plate made from ceramic.
CHALK
Chalk is a small white stick of writing chalk,
commonly found in schools and labs.
CHERRY BOMB
A small firecracker.
CHESSBOARD
A classic eight by eight brown/beige checkered
board. It show signs of being wore down.
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CIGAR BOX
A small wooden box used to store cigars.
CIGARETTE
A single cigarette, commonly found across the
Wasteland.
CLIPBOARD
A wooden board with a metal spring clip for
holding paper down. Its pre-War use was to provide
a flat surface for writing. The batter clipboard is a
significantly weathered version of the clipboard.
CLOTHES HANGER
A piece of steel wire bent into a triangular shape. It
would commonly be used to hang shirts and other
garments.
CLOTHING IRON
A rusty iron once used before the war for removing
wrinkles from clothing.
COFFEE CUP
A white ceramic coffee cup weathered from the
years with scratches and stains.
COFFEE MUG
The coffee mug is a dinnerware item used for
carrying and containing coffee and tea. It is a
ceramic cup with a looped handle.
COFFEE POT
The coffee pot is a large pot that gently slopes
inwards. As indicated by the untarnished pot, it was
originally chrome colored.
COMPASS
A compass is a navigational instrument for
determining direction relative to the Earth's
magnetic poles. It consists of a magnetized pointer
(usually marked on the North end) free to align itself
with Earth's magnetic field. The compass greatly
improved the safety and efficiency of travel,
especially ocean travel.
CONDUCTOR
A mechanical part that used to serve as a
conductor for a piece of machinery.
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CONTAINER OF CHLORINE
A plastic container used for storing Chlorine.
COOKING PAN
The cooking pan is a large, flat bottomed pan with
a wooden handle, usually found in kitchens.
COOKING POT
The cooking pot is a large metal pot with two
handles, one on other side to allow the user to pick it
up with both hands.
COYOTE HIDE
The hide of a dead coyote.
CRUTCH
A set of metal-plated dog tags. They contain
A medical crutch that is used to support those with essential personal and medical information about its
problems walking. owner.
CUP
It is a glassware item intended to be used for the
carrying and containment of beverages and other
liquids.
CUTTING BOARD
A pre-War wooden cutting board that was made
with a handle that had a hole drilled in it for hanging
up. Once it was used for cutting vegetables, meat,
bread, and various other food items.
DEATHCLAW EGG
Deathclaw eggs are the unhatched offspring of
deathclaws. They have a brownish-red shell which
appears to have cracks and small fissures all around
it. They are about the size of a human torso.
DEATHCLAW HAND
The deathclaw hand, as the name implies is the
hand of a deathclaw. It has been removed below the
wrist from the deceased creature.
DESK FAN
Desk fans were commonly used to cool down
during warm temperatures before the War and can
be found in homes and offices across the
Wasteland.
DESKTOP PICTURE FRAME
The frame would have been used to display
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pictures on a desktop. It provides wood when
scrapped.
DINNER PLATE
A simple dinner plate, varying in size and resource.
The regular dinner plate yields steel, while the other
two are made of ceramic.
DOG BOWL
A plastic bowl used to feed canines and other
animals.
DOG HIDE
The skinned hide from a dead dog.
DOGTAG
DRINKING GLASS
Drinking glasses are a common glass found
across the Wasteland.
DUCT TAPE
A roll of gray adhesive tape used before the war to
seal ducts, leaks and fix just about everything. Post-
War they can be used to make weapons.
EARNINGS CLIPBOARD
The clipboard is a stationary item used for note
taking. A clipboard is a wooden board with a metal
spring clip for holding sheets of papers.
EGG TIMER
The egg timer is a contraption used to measure a
small amount of time, usually up to a maximum of
one hour.
EMPTY SYRINGE
The syringe is a type of pre-War hand-held medical
equipment used for injecting or withdrawing fluid or
gases from body tissues. This item is made of metal
and glass. Known as a hypodermic syringe, this
syringe has a glass barrel for containing substances,
a metal housing for the barrel, a metal needle for
delivery, and a plunger for controlling the flow of
substances into or out of the syringe. Empty
syringes are often found with other hand-held
medical equipment on a compartment tray in
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various locations, including the Vault-Tec Vaults.

EXTINGUISHER
A former large fire extinguisher, extinguishers are
mostly the exterior of a large fire extinguisher. The
inside of the container is hollow, and the sides are
lined with some asbestos to absorb outside heat.
GAS CANISTER
A metal gasoline canister covered in rust, it may or
may not still containing some amount of gas.
GECKO EGG
An eggs retrieved from the bodies of geckos.

FINANCE CLIPBOARD GECKO HIDE

The clipboard is a stationary item used for note The skin of a gecko.
taking. A clipboard is a wooden board with a metal
spring clip for holding sheets of papers. GLASS PITCHER
The glass pitcher is a normal-sized kitchen object
FIRE GECKO EGG formerly used for storing liquids.
A fire gecko egg is an egg that may be dropped
from a fire gecko. It has an appearance similar to GLOBE
gecko eggs or golden gecko eggs, differing in that it A mounted circular sphere that displays the map of
is primarily purple in color (much like fire geckos the world.
themselves).

GOLDEN GECKO EGG

FIRE GECKO HIDE A golden color and quite large, golden gecko eggs
Fire gecko hide is the skin of a fire gecko. can sometimes be found on the bodies of golden
geckos.
FIREHOSE NOZZLE
The nozzle used at firehose stations for spraying GOLDEN GECKO HIDE
water in case of fires. The hide of a dead golden gecko.

FISHING ROD GOLF BALL

A long pole made of wood with a reel attached to The golf ball is a small white plastic ball used for
one end. It was used for the sport of fishing before playing the pre-War game of golf.
the War.

GREEN GECKO EGG

FISSION BATTERY These eggs are retrieved from the bodies of green
Produced among others by Wattz Electronics, the geckos.
fission battery has taken on the role of an on-hand
generator
GREEN GECKO HIDE
The hide from a dead green gecko.
FLIP LIGHTER
The flip lighter is an oil based lighter with a basic
rectangular design, often found with or in the vicinity HAIRBRUSH
of other smoking paraphernalia like cigarettes and The hairbrush is a common brush found
ashtrays. throughout the Wasteland. It's body often sport an
ornate design on the back, which is lighter in color
than the bulk of the brush.
FLOUR
A bag or canister containing flour.
HARMONICA
A small musical instrument used by placing it at
GARDEN GNOME the lip and blowing air into it.
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HOT PLATE
The hot plate is a portable, self-contained tabletop
appliance that features one a single electric heating
element.
LAB BOTTLE
The lab bottle is a bell jar style bottle with a wide
rim at the top of it's neck. It is commonly found in
laboratory and educational facilities.
LANTERN
The lantern is a steel standing lamp with a glass
shield, secured in place by a wire frame, surrounding
the gas flame. It has an overhead handle so it
illuminates the surrounds area, as opposed to a
torch which will only illumate the area directly
ahead.
LARGE RUINED BOOK
A large book that has been burned beyond
readable function.
LARGE DESTROYED BOOK
This item is a small-sized book that has been
ruined after years of exposure and neglect, rendering
them unreadable.
LARGE RUINED BOOK
A large book that has been ruined by the passing
of time.
LARGE SCORCHED BOOK
Scorched but not unreadable, this book bears
markings of scorching to some degree.
LEAF BLOWER
A gardening tool used to clear away light debris
with high-powered gusts of air.
LIFE PRESERVER
Life preservers are a ring buoy often installed on
ships as a safety measure, most often deployed in
the event of a crew member or passenger falling
overboard.
LIQUOR BOTTLE
A glass bottle that once held an unknown type of
liquor.
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LOTTERY TICKET
Lottery tickets appear as small, square, gold-
embossed pieces of paper bearing text.
LUNCHBOX
A metal box from before the Great War that was
used for storing a small lunch.
MANTIS EGG
The mantis eggs are large eggs that are laid by
female giant mantises to produce more mantises.
MARKED PLAYING CARDS
A deck of cards that have been marked, allowing
the player to cheat during a game.
MEDICAL BRACE
A medical brace is used to support an injured limb.
MEDICAL CLIPBOARD
The clipboard is a stationary item used for note
taking. A clipboard is a wooden board with a metal
spring clip for holding sheets of papers.
METAL BUCKET
The metal bucket is a round steel bucket used to
haul liquids or items.
MICROSCOPE
A scientific microscope, used to study microscopic
organisms and substances. It shows significant
weathering and rusting along the edges.
MILK BOTTLE
A glass bottle from before the Great War. The bottle
was used for storing fresh milk.
MIRELURK CARAPACE
The carapace of a mirelurk.
MOLE RAT HIDE
A piece of skin from a killed mole rat.
NUKA-COLA BOTTLE
The bottle is a packaging item used for carrying
and containing Nuka-Cola. This item is a light blue
glass bottle with the Nuka-Cola logo printed on it.
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NUKA-COLA TRUCK may not contain a company logo.

The Nuka-Cola truck is a red die-cast metal toy
delivery truck labeled with the corporate logo of PENCIL
Nuka-Cola on the right side. An orange pencil with a pink eraser.

OFFICE DESK FAN PEPPER MILL

Desk fans were commonly used to cool down
during warm temperatures before the War and can
be found in homes and offices across the
Wasteland.
OPHTHALMOSCOPE
A medical instrument used to inspect eyes and
ears.
The traditional counterpart to the salt shaker, it is a
plastic container fitted with a mechanism for
grinding peppercorns.
PICTURE FRAME
Wooden frame to put a picture in. The regular
frame has a frame of smaller width compared to the
small frame.

OVEN MITT PILOT LIGHT

The oven mitt is a red and white checkered mitt A small light bulb that is found in refridgerators
commonly found in domestic and commercial and ovens.
kitchens. It has been scorched from use, primarily at
the fingers.
PLASTIC SKULL
A plastic skull looks exactly like a normal skull.
PACK OF CIGARETTES
A small box containing pre-War cigarettes. This
box is labeled with the name of a brand or company.
PLAYING CARDS
Playing cards are a common thing at casinos and
other gambling dens.
PAINT CAN
Found in some places across the Wasteland. Used
to paint surfaces. Some cans contain paint which is
PLUNGER
still usable, some are dried up and some are empty. A wooden stick equipped with a rubber suction cup
at the end.

PAINT GUN POOL BALL

A paint gun is a tool for spraying paint unto a
surface. There are 15 different variants of pool balls that
can be found across the Wasteland.

PAINT BRUSH PRE-WAR BOOK

The paintbrush is a wide brush used for general
painting. A pre-War book is a book that has not been
destroyed, burned, or otherwise rendered
unreadable.
PAPERWEIGHT
Paperweights are ubiquitous, but they appear more
frequently in office buildings or at reception desks.
PRESSURE COOKER
They are also frequently found in the larger offices A cooking utensil that uses pressure.
on the top floor of office buildings.
RADIOACTIVE GLAND
PASSPORT The radioactive gland looks like a small putrefied
A Pre-War travel document for a single person. organ.

PEN RADSCORPION EGG

A commonly found, generic blue pen, which may or Radscorpion eggs are presumably the eggs of

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radscorpions. readable function.

RADSCORPION POISON GLAND SMALL DESTROYED BOOK

It is a poison gland taken from the tail of a This item is a small-sized book that has been
radscorpion, giant radscorpion, or albino ruined after years of exposure and neglect, rendering
radscorpion. them unreadable.

RADSCORPION STINGER SMALL RUINED BOOK

The radscorpion's stinger is found at the end of its
arched tail. It contains a gland for producing venom
which is used to weaken and kill its prey, and is
injected from the tip of the stinger.
RAKE
A rake is a gardening tool.
RESEARCH TEST TUBE
The research test tube is a thin glass tube used in
lab experiments.
A small book that has been ruined by the passing
of time.
SMALL SCORCHED BOOK
Scorched but not unreadable, this book bears
markings of scorching to some degree.
SNOW GLOBE
These rare, pre-War artifacts are widely considered
to be useless baubles, but rumor has it that some
collectors will pay handsomely for them.

RUM BOTTLE SOAP

The rum bottle is a tall, square bodied bottle made It is a cleaning tool of the hand or body variety, it is
from brown glass. relatively clean in appearance.

SALT SHAKER SOUVENIR DRINKING GLASS

The traditional counterpart to the pepper mill, it is
a plastic container for salt with a hole in the top for
easy dispensing.
SCALPEL
A plain metal scalpel for cutting soft tissue.
A small shot glass embellished with symbolism of
a tourist attraction.
SOUVENIR MAGNET
A souvenier magnet is a refridgerator magnet
depicting some symbolism of a tourist location.

SCISSORS SOUVENIR TOY

They are plain metal scissors for cutting, with an Sold at gift vendors, a souvenir toy is a children's
extra finger support on one of the bows. toy fused with some symbolism of a specific place.

SENSOR MODULE SPATULA

A module for a technological item. The spatula is is a flat steel cooking utensil with a
rubber handle.
SHOT GLASS
The shot glass is a small narrow glass, designed STOGIE
for consuming liqueur. The stogie is a pre-smoked, small cigar.

SHOVEL SUNSET SARSAPARILLA BOTTLE

A shovel with a wooden handle, used for digging.
SMALL BURNED BOOK
A small book that has been burned beyond
It is an empty Sunset Sarsaparilla bottle. Visibly it
is differentiated from a full Sunset Sarsaparilla by
the lack of a cap and having a lighter, rusty orange
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TABLE FORK TOOTHBRUSH

The fork is a four pronged eating utensil. The toothbrush is a small brush with bristles, used
for cleaning teeth.
TABLE KNIFE
A simple utensil used at dinner tables. TOOTHPASTE
The toothpaste is a small tube with a plastic screw
TABLE SPOON cap. It is unknown if its original contents has been
expended.
The table spoon is a table utensil used for eating
food.
TOY ALIEN
TABLETOP PICTURE FRAME The toy alien is a pre-War children's toy.
The picture frame usually has a picture of a cat or
landscape on it, but when picked up the picture TOY CAR
disappears. The toy itself is a metal or plastic race car, with
four rubber tires.
TALL FLASK
The flask and tall flask are wide bottomed glass TOY ROCKETSHIP
flash, with a long narrow neck. They are commonly A small toy rocketship, made of aluminum and with
found in laboratories and education institutes. a plastic shell.

TEDDY BEAR TOY TRUCK

A teddy bear is a child's toy shaped like a little bear A children's toy. Trucks come with or without
made from soft fabrics and stuffing used for play company logos on the sides.
and comfort. Teddy bears can be found in
abundance all across the wastes, in a wide variety of
shapes and sizes.
TRAY
The tray is an aluminum tray with three ridges on
the base.
TELEPHONE
A telephone with a wheel dial.
TRIFOLD AMERICAN FLAG
The trifold American flag is an American flag
TIN CANfolded into a triangle and inserted into a wood box
Tin cans are sealed metal containers used to hold with a glass-like substance (that has since been
and preserve perishable food, such as Pork n' Beans. shattered) on one side to allow the flag to be seen. It
Their airtight seal allows food to keep for years, is sent to the families of those who served as a form
although after the Great War, most tin cans found of gratitude for their service, or to those who have
are open, empty and many times, even unlabeled. lost a loved one during service.

TIN PLATE TURPENTINE

A plate made out of tin. Used for holding and
carrying foods until they are eaten.
TOASTER
The toaster is a pre-War kitchen appliance that
was used to toast bread. It has a stainless steel
casing with black painted levers and base, that has
internal heating coils to toast the bread inside the
two slots on the top.
Turpentine is believed to be a cleaning, or maybe
multipurpose household chemical that can be found
in any location where you might expect someone
might be shopping.
TV DINNER TRAY
The TV dinner tray is an aluminum tray.
TWEEZERS
The tweezers are a pair of movable pinchers, fixed
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TYPEWRITER the word "whet," which means to sharpen a blade,

A device for writing characters, by means of
keyboard-operated types striking a ribbon to
transfer ink through carbon onto paper.
UMBRELLA
Flexible sheet plastic set on retractable supports
designed to be splayed out forming a barrier from
rain or the sun. It has a long handle so it can be
easily held above the user's head and body.
not the word "wet."
Stones are usually available in various grades,
which refers to the grit size of the particles in the
stone. Generally, the finer the grit, the denser the
material, which leads to a finer finish of the surface
of the tool. Finer grits cut slower because they
remove less material. Grits are often given as a
number, which indicates the density of the particles
with a higher number denoting higher density and
therefore smaller particles.

UNDAMAGED AMERICAN FLAG WHISKEY BOTTLE

This pristine version of the trifold American flag An empty bottle of whiskey.
can be found in areas that have not been touched by
radiation, such as non-compromised vaults. WINE BOTTLE
A burgundy bottle that used to contain wine.
VACUUM CLEANER
A cleaning apparatus from before the Great War. WONDERGLUE
A tube of clear, liquid acrylic adhesive used before
VACUUM TUBE the war to fix broken plastics and ceramics, and in
A glass tube whose contents are kept at a near the assembly of a great assortment of items.
vacuum state to facilitate the effective flow of
electric current. YAO GUAI HIDE
The yao guai hide is the hide of a deceased yao
VAULT CANTEEN guai.
A canteen used to store a small amount of liquid. A
vault canteen comes with the vault number YARN
imprinted in yellow on one front of the blue metal Yarn comes in small spools.
bottle.

VODKA BOTTLE YEAST

Yeast is used in the production of bread and
A glass bottle that contained vodka, imported from alcohol.
Russia before the Great War.

WALKIE-TALKIE
A hand-held communications device. It has the
appearance of a United States Armed Forces
handheld radio set, similar to those used by civilians
for recreational uses.

WHET STONE
A whet stone is a smooth stone used to sharpen
knives or other edged weapons and is used to grind
and hone the edges of steel tools and implements.
Examples of items that may be sharpened with a
sharpening stone include scissors, scythes, knives,
razors, and tools such as chisels and plane blades.
Though it is sometimes mistaken as a reference to
the water often used to lubricate the stones, the
word "whetstone" is a compound word formed with

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JUNK ITEMS (TABLE 1) 36 Can 1 -

d100 ITEM PRICE ENCUM 37 Carton of Cigarettes 40 -
01 $5 NCR 2 - 38 Cat Bowl 2 -
02 $20 NCR 8 - 39 Cazador Poison Gland 85 -
03 $100 NCR 40 - 40 Centaur Blood 15 -
04 Abraxo Cleaner 5 - 41 Ceramic Dinner Plate 3 -
05 Abraxo Cleaner Industrial 15 - 42 Chalk 2 -
06 Alarm Clock 2 - 43 Cherry Bomb 5 -
07 Anti Freeze Bottle 4 1 44 Chessboard 1 -
08 Antique Pocket Watch 111 - 45 Cigar Box 40 -
09 Ashtray 1 - 46 Cigarette 1 -
10 Baby Bottle 1 - 47 Clipboard 1 -
11 Baby Rattle 2 - 48 Clothes Hanger 1 -
12 Bag of Cement 15 5 49 Clothing Iron 3 2
13 Bag of Fertilizer 25 3 50 Coffee Cup 1 -
14 Baseball 4 - 51 Coffee Mug 1 -
15 Baseball Glove 4 - 52 Coffee Pot 1 -
16 Basketball 1 - 53 Compass 1 -
17 Beaker 1 - 54 Conductor 30 4
18 Beaker Stand 4 - 55 Container of Chlorine 45 -
19 Beer Bottle 2 - 56 Cooking Pan 2 -
20 Bent Tin Can 1 - 57 Cooking Pot 4 -
21 Blank Book 1 - 58 Coyote Hide 7 -
22 Bloatfly Gland 2 - 59 Crutch 5 1
23 Bonesaw 5 - 60 Cup 1 -
24 Bourbon Bottle 2 - 61 Cutting Board 1 -
25 Bowl 1 - 62 Deathclaw Egg 400 6
26 Bowling Ball 5 3 63 Deathclaw Hand 75 -
27 Bowling Pin 3 1 64 Desk Fan 4 2
28 Box of Detergent 1 - 65 Desktop Picture Frame 2 -
29 Brahmin Hide 8 1 66 Dinner Plate 1 -
30 Brahmin Skull 1 1 67 Dog Bowl 1 -
31 Breadbox 2 - 68 Dog Hide 4 -
32 Broom 2 2 69 Dogtag 1 -
33 Brotherhood of Steel 1 - 70 Drinking Glass 1 -
Holotag
71 Duct Tape 5 -
34 Cafeteria Tray 1 -
72 Earnings Clipboard 1 -
35 Camera 5 -
73 Egg Timer 1 -

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74 Empty Syringe 8 - 09 Mantis Egg 12 -

75 Extinguisher 6 4 10 Marked Playing Cards 2 -
76 Finance Clipboard 1 - 11 Medical Brace 1 1
77 Fire Gecko Egg 65 2 12 Medical Clipboard 1 -
78 Fire Gecko Hide 25 - 13 Metal Bucket 2 1
79 Firehose Nozzle 5 - 14 Microscope 22 2
80 Fishing Rod 4 2 15 Milk Bottle 1 -
81 Fission Battery 75 5 16 Mirelurk Carapace 60 4
82 Flip Lighter 12 - 17 Mole Rat Hide 8 -
83 Flour 2 - 18 Nuka-Cola Bottle 1 -
84 Garden Gnome 1 - 19 Nuka-Cola Truck 5 1
85 Gas Canister 10 2 20 Office Desk Fan 4 2
86 Gecko Egg 10 - 21 Opthalmoscope 4 -
87 Gecko Hide 10 - 22 Oven Mitt 1 -
88 Glass Pitcher 1 - 23 Pack of Cigarettes 12 -
89 Globe 2 2 24 Paint Can 10 4
90 Golden Gecko Egg 50 - 25 Paint Gun 15 1
91 Golden Gecko Hide 20 - 26 Paintbrush 2 -
92 Golf Ball 1 - 27 Paperweight 1 1
93 Green Gecko Egg 80 3 28 Passport 1 -
94 Green Gecko Hide 30 - 29 Pen 1 -
95 Hairbrush 2 - 30 Pencil 1 -
96 Harmonica 2 - 31 Pepper Mill 2 -
97 Hot Plate 5 1 32 Picture Frame 4 -
98 Lab Bottle 1 - 33 Pilot Light 14 -
99 Lantern 15 1 34 Plastic Skull 1 -
00 Large Burned Book 1 - 35 Playing Cards 1 -
36 Plunger 1 -
JUNK ITEMS (TABLE 2)
37 Pool Ball 2 -
d100 ITEM PRICE ENCUM
38 Pre-War Book 1 -
01 Large Destroyed Book 1 -
39 Pressure Cooker 15 3
02 Large Ruined Book 1 -
40 Radioactive Gland 30 -
03 Large Scorched Book 1 -
41 Radscorpion Egg 5 1
04 Leaf Blower 15 1
42 Radscorpion Poison Gland 25 -
05 Life Preserver 6 2
43 Radscorpion Stinger 30 -
06 Liquor Bottle 2 -
44 Rake 1 2
07 Lottery Ticket 1 -
45 Research Test Tube 1 -
08 Lunchbox 3 -
46 Rum Bottle 2 -

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47 Salt Shaker 2 - 85 Tweezers 3 -

48 Scalpel 8 - 86 Typewriter 11 2
49 Scissors 3 - 87 Umbrella 3 1
50 Sensor Module 30 1 88 Undamaged American Flag 9 2
51 Shot Glass 1 - 89 Vacuum Cleaner 20 3
52 Shovel 3 2 90 Vacuum Tube 3 -
53 Small Burned Book 1 - 91 Vault Canteen 5 -
54 Small Destroyed Book 1 - 92 Vodka Bottle 2 -
55 Small Ruined Book 1 - 93 Walkie-Talkie 1 -
56 Small Scorched Book 1 - 94 Whet Stone 4 -
57 Snow Globe 2 - 95 Whiskey Bottle 2 -
58 Soap 4 - 96 Wine Bottle 2 -
59 Souvenir Drinking Glass 1 - 97 Wonder Glue 10 -
60 Souvenir Magnet 3 - 98 Yao Guai Hide 10 1
61 Souvenir Toy 5 - 99 Yarn 1 -
62 Spatula 1 - 00 Yeast 2 -
63 Stogie 1 -
64 Sunset Sarsaparilla Bottle 2 -
65 Table Fork 1 -
66 Table Knife 1 -
67 Table Spoon 1 -
68 Tabletop Picture Frame 2 -
69 Tall Flask 1 -
70 Teddy Bear 3 -
71 Telephone 5 2
72 Tin Can 1 -
73 Tin Plate 1 -
74 Toaster 5 2
75 Toothbrush 1 -
76 Toothpaste 3 -
77 Toy Alien 5 -
78 Toy Car 5 -
79 Toy Rocketship 7 -
80 Toy Truck 8 -
81 Tray 1 -
82 Trifold American Flag 3 2
83 Turpentine 10 1
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normally produced when normal beer has been

CONSUMABLES exposed to radiation for an extended period of time.
Everyone in the needs to eat and drink, otherwise Being drunk on irradiated beer add an automatic
one would eventually die and wither away, and it a to Brawl and Presence skill checks, and an
does not matter if you are living safely within the automatic t to all Intellect skill checks.
depths of a protective Vault or if you are struggling
to stay alive in the irradiated Wasteland – you need IRRADIATED SCOTCH
to eat and drink, as simple as that! Similar to the non-radioactive scotch, this bottle of
Consumables are items which, when ingested or scotch has been exposed to prolonged exposure of
consumed by the character, provide various effects. radiation and thus has become irradiated.
Anyone drunk on scotch has automatic a on
ALCOHOL Brawl and Willpower checks, as well as an automatic
Various forms of alcohol appear throughout the on all t Intellect checks.
entire Wasteland. Alcoholic beverages are available
in varying forms. Alcoholic beverages provide both IRRADIATED WHISKEY
beneficial and negative effects to the consumer. As the name indicates, irradiated whiskey is simply
Unlike most foods, alcoholic beverages appear to be whiskey which has absorbed radiation.
completely radiation-free. Being drunk on whiskey, the intoxicated recipient
An excessive amount of alcohol consumption can adds automatic a to all Brawl and Presence skill
eventually lead to an alcohol addition, though this is checks, and adds automatic t to Intellect skill
a slowly building addiction, unlike a chem addiction. checks.
Excessive alcohol consumption over a prolonged
time, at the GM's discretion, will eventually result in
an addiction. See the rules for addictions under the
MOONSHINE
Chems section. Moonshine is a very potent homebrewed alcoholic
beverage which has a more pronounced effect on
the user's personality than other types.
ABSINTHE Moonshine's effects stack with other alcohol
Absinthe is a green, highly alcoholic beverage types, unlike other types of alcohol.
derived from wormwood, fennel, aniseed and other Getting intoxicated on moonshine gives the
herbs and does not stack separately from other character a b on Brawn checks, as well as a b on
alcohols such as beer etc. Intellect and Cunning checks.
Running drunk on absinthe provides the recipient
with an automatic a on Presence skill checks, as
well as an automatic t on Intellect, Cunning and
RUM & NUKA
Rum & Nuka is a variation of Nuka-Cola mixed with
Willpower skill checks.
strong rum.
Intoxication from rum & nuka results in an
ATOMIC COCKTAIL automatic a on Brawn checks, as well as an
A novelty drink mixer shaped like a rocket ship, automatic on all t Intellect checks.
with a black logo on one side shaped like the words
"atomic cocktail" surrounding an atom.
Anyone drunk on atomic cocktails increase their SCOTCH
Wound threshold by 2, but add an automatic ff on Scotch is a type of whiskey, and thus have the
all skill checks. telltale bright pseudo-glowing golden orange color
similar to whiskey.
Anyone drunk on scotch has automatic a on
BEER Brawl and Presence checks, as well as an automatic
Beer is an addictive alcoholic drink commonly on all t Intellect and Willpower checks.
found throughout the wasteland.
Characters drunk on beer add an automatic a to
Brawl and Presence skill checks, and an automatic SIERRA MADRE MARTINI
t to all Intellect skill checks. The Sierra Madre martini is a potent alcoholic
beverage brewed by Dean Domino using toxins from
the Cloud and pre-War junk food.
IRRADIATED BEER Getting intoxicated on moonshine gives the
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character automatic s on Brawn check. ALCOHOL CONSUMABLES

NAME PRICE ENCUM RARITY
VODKA Absinthe 20 - 6
Vodka is a distilled alcoholic beverage, made
mostly from water and ethanol and then distilled Atomic Cocktail 25 - 6
from a fermented substance such as rye, wheat, Beer 2 - 3
potatoes or sugar beet molasses. It is also the
world's most popular spirit beverage. Irradiated Beer 1 - 1
Being drunk on vodka gives the recipient an Irradiated Scotch 5 - 2
automatic a to Brawn and Presence checks, and
also incurs an automatic t on all Willpower checks. Irradiated Whiskey 5 - 2
Moonshine 20 - 3
WASTELAND TEQUILA Rum & Nuka 20 - 4
Wasteland tequila is an alcoholic drink which can
be easily brewed with materials readily available in Scotch 10 - 4
the Wasteland. Sierra Madre Martini 20 - 7
Anyone drunk on wasteland tequila gives the
Vodka 20 - 4
recipient an automatic s on Brawn checks and
automatic a on Presence checks, while suffering an Wasteland Tequila 20 - 4
automatic f on all Intellect checks. Whiskey 10 - 4
Wine 10 - 3
WHISKEY
Whiskey is a strong, potent and spiced alcoholic
beverage that has a rich, golden amber hue to the BEVERAGE
liquid. Drinks come in a variety of taste, color and
Being drunk on whiskey, the intoxicated recipient presentation. Drinking and staying hydrated is every
adds automatic s to all Brawl checks and a to all bit as necessary as it is to eat and fill up a hungry
Presence skill checks, and adds automatic f and t belly. However, many of the drinks throughout the
to Intellect skill checks. Wasteland are irradiated. Beverages, like food stuff,
provides a benefit and negative effect for the
WINE recipient. As with food, overall caution should be
Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from the taken before drinking.
fermentation of grape juice. It is produced by
fermenting crushed grapes using various types of BLACK COFFEE
yeast which consume the sugars found in the Boiled from roasted coyote tobacco chew and
grapes and convert them into alcohol. honey mesquite pods, black coffee is a good way to
While intoxicated on wine, the recipient adds stay awake in the middle of the night as well as
automatic a to all Brawl and Presence skill checks, improving alertness, which makes repairing things,
and adds automatic t to Intellect and Cunning skill medical treatment and solving theoretical/practical
checks. problems easier. However, it comes with the
negative drawback of making it harder to maintain
focus in pitched combat.

BLOOD PACK
Blood packs are simply packs of blood used in
blood transfusions before and after the Great War.
The bloodpack is stored in an IV bag.

DIRTY WATER
Dirty water is the most common water in the
Wasteland. It is bottled from the tainted lakes and
rivers throughout the Wasteland. Unlike purified

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water, this is radioactive, which, if accumulated, can bottle color was adopted as standard in 2052, after
cause sickness or death. Accumulated rads can be
removed for a fee by a doctor or by using RadAway.
It comes in either a bottle or a carton. Typically one
would only drink this in an emergency.
IRRADIATED WATER
Basically dirty water, but a more potent radioactive unique flavor is the essence of seventeen different
content.
NIGHTSTALKER SQUEEZIN'S
Nightstalker squeezin's are a biological product
made by processing nightstalker blood.
Drinking this bloody cocktail allows the recipient to
add an automatic a to all Stealth and Perception
skill checks for up to one minute per point of Brawn
that the character has.
NUKA-CHERRY
Nuka-Cherry was originally the product of Merle
Haverston, branded as Merle's Very Cherry Soda,
prior to being acquired by the Nuka-Cola
Corporation. After acquiring the patent, Nuka-Cola
Corp. rebranded it as Nuka-Cherry, and changed the
flavor profile to that of a Nuka-Cola and cherry
mixture along with adding coloring to boost its
visual appeal to consumers.
Sometime before the Great War, The Nuka-
Cola Corporation introduced their own
cherry-flavored soft drink, branded
simply as Nuka-Cola Cherry.
However, unlike the Nuka-Cherry
beverages distributed in the
Boston area, this other
cherry-flavored soda proved
highly unsuccessful.
NUKA-COLA
Nuka-Cola, produced by
the Nuka-Cola Corporation,
was the most popular soft
drink in the world before the
Great War. After the War, many
bottles of this pre-War favorite
still survived, and Nuka-Cola
remains one of the most popular soft
drinks of the post-apocalyptic world.
Their bottle caps are also famously used as
currency, along with Sunset Sarsaparilla and Vim.
Nuka-Cola was invented in 2044 by John-Caleb
Bradberton. Its unique taste gained widespread
popularity, quickly becoming the most popular soft
drink in the United States with an extremely
dedicated following. The widely known dazzling blue
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market research programs indicated that the blue
color was the favorite in 86 people out of 100 polled.
The ingredients of Nuka-Cola include: carbonated
water, caramel color, aspartame, phosphoric acid,
potassium benzoate (to protect taste), natural
flavors, citric acid, and caffeine. What gives it a
fruits mixed in just the right proportion to give the
beverage its trademark taste. Some versions of the
drink also include vita-minerals and health tonics.
During the Great Passion Fruit Famine of 2044,
people actually noticed the taste difference when the
recipe was changed.
By 2067, vending machines with ice cold Nuka-
Cola could be found on virtually every street in
America.
NUKA-COLA ORANGE
This Nuka-Cola features the traditional rocket-like
bottle with an orange color. It is assumed that the
flavor of the cola is orange. It also features a half
orange slice as the background of the label with red
text.
NUKA-COLA QUANTUM
In 2077, a new version called Nuka-Cola Quantum
was introduced. According to the advertisements, it
had twice the calories, twice the
carbohydrates, twice the caffeine and
twice the taste. To make it stand
out more on the shelves and to
give it an extra kick, the
Quantum included a mild
radioactive strontium isotope
(and an eighteenth fruit
flavor - pomegranate). The
effect was a drink that not
only boosted your energy,
but also glowed with a
bright blue light. While no ill
effects were recorded by the
Food and Drug
Administration, the isotope also
caused the drinker's urine to
glow for almost a week.
Reports that can be obtained in the
Nuka-Cola plant show that product
development had not been without failures and
casualties. All of the testers of the first batch died
soon after consumption. The company found a
suitable isotope in strontium-90. The product was
made in small experimental groups, which were then
sent out around Washington, D.C. for feedback.
Unfortunately, while the product was being sent out
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for response, some of the packages were caught out throughout the Wasteland.
in the Great War. Sunset Sarsaparilla is a root-beer-type carbonated
Nuka-Cola Quantum was released to the public the beverage found around New Vegas. With its easy
same day the bombs dropped: October 23, 2077. availability and low cost, it is an excellent
Because of this, Nuka-Cola Quantum is incredibly consumable that provides a high health regeneration
rare in the Wasteland, with many bottles found in effect, while also lacking the radiation present in
trucks that were shipping the product, ravaged by many other drinks.
the bombs.
BEVERAGE CONSUMABLES
NUKA-COLA QUARTZ NAME PRICE ENCUM RARITY
Nuka-Cola Quartz is a flavor of Nuka-Cola. In a
Black Coffee 5 - 6
similar sort of situation to Nuka-Cola Quantum. It is
a clear drink with a white tint and glow. This version Blood Pack 5 - 2
of the soft drink also gives the drinker low-light Dirty Water 10 - 6
vision. The Nuka-Cola Corporation had a trademark
battle with Vim! Pop Incorporated over the "Quartz" Irradiated Water 5 - 3
trademark, since Vim was also selling a drink known Nightstalker Squeezin's 100 - 8
as Vim Quartz. Nuka-Cola won the battle.
Nuka-Cherry 40 - 8
NUKA-COLA VICTORY Nuka-Cola 10 - 5
A variant of Nuka-Cola with an orange glow and a Nuka-Cola Orange 20 - 7
yellow-orange color, Nuka-Cola Victory is similar to
the variant found in the Mojave Wasteland but in the Nuka-Cola Quantum 30 - 8
signature Nuka-Cola rocket bottle instead. The new Nuka-Cola Quartz 40 - 8
bottle has a label with a graphic of the United States
flag on it, as well as red, white, and blue coloring. Nuka-Cola Victory 75 - 9
According to the tour guide announcer in the World Nuka-Cola Wild 20 - 7
of Refreshment, this "refreshingly patriotic" variant
was a "regional favorite" available "out west" along Purified Water 20 - 6
with Nuka-Cola Quartz. Sunset Sarsaparilla 3 - 3

NUKA-COLD WILD
A brown bottle of Nuka-Cola with a red and gold
Nuka-Wild label. Nuka-Cola Wild is a root-beer
flavored beverage and is the Nuka-Cola
Corporation's answer to Sunset Sarsaparilla. While it
was never officially advertised as such, the Wild
flavor was conceived as a direct counter to their
rival's locally popular product after their failed buy-
out of the Sunset Sarsaparilla Company. Wild is,
therefore, one of a number of localized flavors that
were not widely distributed through the whole of the
US.

PURIFIED WATER
Purified water is water that is completely free of
radiation, and as such can be safely consumed
without harming the drinker. It's relatively rare in the
Wasteland. Purified water comes in a can or a bottle.

SUNSET SARSAPARILLA
Sunset Sarsaparilla (also known as the Beverage
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FOOD BLOATFLY MEAT
Some of the most readily available foodstuffs are
packaged pre-War food, still edible thanks to their
preservatives as well as sterilization from being
irradiated. Some mutant plants and animals can be
harvested for food as well. Though cheaper and
more abundant than stimpaks and other healing
chems, food is somewhat riskier to rely on for
healing, as most foodstuffs in the wasteland is
tainted with radiation, or otherwise has some
drawbacks as well as benefits. Overall, caution
should be taken before eating.
ANT EGG
They are the eggs of giant ants that impart
radiation when consumed.
ANT MEAT
A carapace with meat belonging to ants found
throughout the Wasteland.
ASH BLOSSOM
An ash blossom is the flower of a Wasteland plant
which grows almost exclusively in heavily irradiated
bodies of water. This plant is nearly identical to the
melon blossom plant found elsewhere in the
Wasteland, but with ash-colored vines and ash-
purple flowers.
BAKED BLOATFLY
A baked piece of bloatfly meat.
BANANA YUCCA FRUIT
Like all other Mojave Wasteland plants, ripe
banana yucca plants found in the Wasteland.
BARREL CACTUS FRUIT
Barrel cactus fruit are found on barrel cactus; a
spherical cacti that can be encountered while
wandering the Wasteland. They usually form in
groups, with one large barrel cactus that contains
the fruit surrounded by several smaller cacti.
BLAMCO MAC & CHEESE
BlamCo Mac & Cheese is a fast food product from
before the Great War, which can be found around the
wasteland to this very day. They are found in
rectangular green boxes, which features both a
picture of the product contained within, macaroni
and cheese, and the company logo.
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Meat from an irradiated, mutated bloatfly.
BLOODLEAF
This plant grows in water containing little
radiation, like streams and other shallow water
sources. There is only one variant and is moderately
common, usually found in groups of 3-10 depending
on the area in question.
BRAHMIN MEAT
A piece of meat from the two-headed mutant cow.
It can be eaten in its raw state. Brahmin meat is a
fairly universal.
BRAHMIN STEAK
The steaks are a staple food source in the
wasteland. The steaks are said to be quite tasty and
nutritious. It is also a very versatile food, for example
if the meat isn't used right away it can be dried out
and made into jerky, ideal for travelers and caravans.
BRAHMIN WELLINGTON
Brahmin Wellington is a gourmet food item. As a
food item, brahmin Wellington is good for quenching
your hunger with no negative effects, making it one
of a small number of food items which do not
increase radiation when consumed.
BROC FLOWER
The broc flower grows on broc plants.
BUBBLEGUM
Bubblegum are consumables that are found in
small yellow boxes, with the product name clearly
shown against a blue background.
BUFFALO GOURD SEED
Buffalo gourd seeds are possibly the most
common consumables from plants, being both sold
by most food vendors and located in numerous
areas. The plants themselves grow on cracked or
broken roads and, due to their contrast of color
against the roads, they are very easily spotted.
CARAVAN LUNCH
The caravan lunch is a collection of food items
with the harmful radiation removed. It is often eaten
by caravan merchants, due to the filling nature of the
food and preparation simplicity.
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CAT MEAT DANDY BOY APPLES

This meat item consists of a skinned leg of a cat
down to the heel, with the thigh and calf muscle
present.
CAVE CRICKET GLAND
An insectoid gland belonging to cave crickets
found throughout the Wasteland.
CAVE CRICKET MEAT
The legs of cave crickets.
CAVE FUNGUS
Cave fungi are food items that, when consumed,
serve as an active ingredient for reducing the
consumer's radiation level.
CAZADOR EGG
A nourishing egg from a cazador.
Dandy Boy Apples were made by a pre-War
company. On the front and sides of the box, there is
some sort of apple mascot with a bowler hat,
monocle, and mustache.
DEATHCLAW EGG OMELET
A tasty Wasteland omelette cooked using the rare
eggs of a deathclaw.
DEATHCLAW MEAT
A piece of meat from a deathclaw.
DEATHCLAW STEAK
A tasty, juicy, baked piece of deathclaw steak.
DESERT SALAD
A salad made from various vegetables or fruits
harvested from the Wasteland.

CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP DOG MEAT

Chicken noodle soup is cooked with meat from the Dog meat is a food item scavenged from the
rad chickens. corpses of dead canines, consisting of their meat.

COOKED SOFTSHELL MEAT DOG STEAK

A cooked piece of softshell mirelurk meat.
COTTON CANDY BITES
Bite sized fun with this sweet cotton candy.
COYOTE MEAT
This is a slab of raw, uncooked meat from a
coyote.
Roasted over fire and seasoned with spice, this
steak consists of meat from a canine.
FANCY LAD SNACK CAKES
Fancy Lads Snack Cakes are pre-War snack cakes
found around the wastes, packaged in plain white
boxes with red labeling set above a stylized picture
of a tied bow.

COYOTE STEAK FIRE ANT EGG

Coyote steaks are fried and prepared slices of
coyote meat.
CRAM
Cram is processed meat from before the War,
found in blue cardboard boxes. They were useful
rations during World War II.
CRISPY CAVE CRICKET
Crispy slices of cave cricket meat.
CRUNCHY MUTFRUIT
Crunchy mutfruit is a fruit of a slight purple tinge
that resembles an apple. It has a different
appearance than the standard mutfruit.
A reddish-orange egg found rarely on fire ants.
FIRE ANT FRICASSÉE
A cooked and prepared serving of fire ant meat.
However, unlike the fire ant meat, there is no
radiation upon ingesting the fire ant fricassée.
FIRE ANT MEAT
Raw, uncooked meat from a fire ant.
FOOD PASTE
Food paste appears as a cafeteria tray with a blob
of pink paste on it. It replaced all forms of food at
Suffolk County charter school as an experiment to
help fund the school through a program called the
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developed by Vault-Tec in conjunction with the
federal government. The paste was designed to
provide complete nutrition and have a shelf life of
over 100 years.
Holotapes found in the school suggest that the
paste is completely devoid of flavor, turns skin pink
with regular consumption, and has psychological
effects such as irritability.
FRESH APPLE
Fresh apples are one of the few edible food items
that are not irradiated, besides other fresh fruits or
vegetables and food found in a uncompromised
Vault.
FRESH CARROT
Like most common fruits and vegetables
(including its surface counterpart), fresh carrots are
fully safe for consumption. However, they are also
one of the few edible food items that are not
irradiated, alongside other fresh food from a non-
compromised Vault.
FRESH PEAR
They are fresh fruit seldomly found in the
wasteland, usually cultivated in temperate areas
before the War.
FRESH POTATO
Fresh potato, one of the world's largest food crops
before the Great War.
GAZELLE MEAT
Meat from a gazelle.
GAZELLE STEAK
A grilled steak of gazelle meat.
GECKO KEBAB
Fried gecko meat that is seasoned in various
spices and served on a skewer.
GECKO MEAT
Uncooked meat from a gecko.
GECKO STEAK
The filleted meat of a gecko which is cooked over
an open fire.
GLOWING FUNGUS
A common and edible mushroom found in the
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when eaten.
GRILLED HERMIT CRAB
Grilled hermit crab is the cooked version of hermit
crab meat.
GRILLED MANTIS
This grilled meat comes from a giant mantis.
GRILLED NUKA-LURK
A grilled steak of nukalurk meat that glows blue.
GRILLED RADROACH
Some grilled radroach meat.
GUM DROPS
Gum drops are small drops of congealed gelatin.
As such, they aren't helpful at quenching hunger and
will give a small dose of radiation.
HERMIT CRAB MEAT
Meat from the fairly rare hermit crabs.
HONEY MESQUITE POD
The honey mesquite pod grows on a short tree
with willow-like branches. Trees with pickable pods
will appear bushier in foliage and have strings of
pods on them, resembling a fern pattern. Pods can
be eaten or used in recipes.
IGUANA-ON-A-STICK
Some vegetables and a freshly flame-broiled
iguana, delicately roasted in its own skin, makes this
tasty treat so sought after.
INSTAMASH
InstaMash comes in a rectangular box, with what
appears to be an electrical unit on the rear and its
beaters on the bottom of the box. As the name
suggests this is most likely a potato-based food
product.
JALAPEÑO PEPPER
Jalapeño peppers can be obtained from jalapeño
plants, it is spicy and often served in conjunction
with other foods.
LAKELURK EGG
This egg comes from a lakelurk and can be used
for preparing a tasty meal.
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Raw, uncooked meat from a lakelurk.
MAIZE
Maize (or corn) can be obtained by picking a maize
plant.
MELON
They appear like a cross between a watermelon
and a pumpkin as far as the stem.
MIRELURK CAKE
A cake made from mirelurk meat.
MIRELURK EGG OMELET
An omelette containing pieces of mirelurk egg.
MIRELURK JERKY
A shishkebab, made from mirelurk meat.
MIRELURK MEAT
A piece of meat from a dead mirelurk.
MOLERAT CHUNKS
Grilled bits of mole rat meat.
MOLERAT MEAT
Piece of meat from a mole rat.
MONGREL DOG MEAT
A piece of meat from a dead mongrel or dog.
MUTANT CAVE FUNGUS
While cave fungus is normally grown in caverns as
a reliable healing reagent, some caverns over the
years have been unfortunate enough to become
irradiated. This resulted in the mutated cave fungus,
considered a delicacy in the wasteland, it is often
used to make black blood sausages and other
consumables.
Whereas a normal cave fungus would reduce
radiation, mutant cave fungus adds radiation when
consumed and has an appropriate green glow.
MUTFRUIT
As the only living trees known present in the
Capital Wasteland are in Oasis it is possible that
they were grown here, though it is just as likely that
it was created through genetic experimentation.
Rivet City scientists are capable of growing fresh,
radiation-free fruits and vegetables, so it's clear that
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fruit-growing climates can be replicated with the
proper technology.
MYSTERY BACON
Mystery bacon appears as crispy strips of bacon
and might just very well be made of human meat.
MYSTERY JERKY
Mystery bacon appears as crispy strips of jerky
and might just very well be made of human meat.
NIGHTSTALKER TAIL
The severed tail of a night stalker, rattle and all.
NOODLES
Noodles are a kind of long noodle served in a
ceramic bowl.
PINTO BEAN POD
Pinto beans grow on bean plants, but they are rare
to find.
PINYON NUTS
Pinyon nuts are hard-shell nuts that grow on
plants. Pinyon nuts can be used as an ingredient for
desert salad and trail mix.
PORK N' BEANS
Mostly recognizable by its red and blue colors, this
rusted can of food is still good to be eaten after all
these years.
POTATO CRISPS
Potato Crisps are packaged in a small red and
white box, with a yellow bubble encouraging the
purchaser to "See Moon Map Offer on Back!". They
are visually identical to junk food.
RAD-RAT MEAT
A piece of meat belonging to rad-rats.
RAD-RAT STEAK
A grilled steak of rad-rat meat.
RADROACH MEAT
The edible meat from mutated and irradiated
cockroaches known throughout post-War America
as radroaches. It is radioactive and offers very little
in terms of hunger satisfaction but may be cooked to
provide a slightly more nourishing meal.
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RADSCORPION EGG OMELET SPORE CARRIER SAP

A tasty omelet made from a radscorpion's egg and Thick and sticky, this honey-like substance that
purified water. comes from spore carriers can actually be
consumed.
RADSCORPION MEAT
Radscorpion meat appears SPORE PLANT PODS
to be a section of tail or leg These pods, that grow on spore plants, can be
from one of the Wasteland's plucked and prepared into a meal.
radscorpions.
SQUIRREL ON A STICK
RADSCORPION STEAK Squirrel on a stick can be found in virtually
A cooked piece of every corner of the wasteland, even though live
radscorpion meat, with squirrels are nowhere to be found. It restores a
all traces of radiation relatively small amount of health, and adds a
removed. small amount of radiation.

ROASTED ANT SQUIRREL STEW

Roasted slices of ant meat prepared at a cooking
station.
ROASTED MIRELURK MEAT
A grilled piece of mirelurk meat.
SALIENT GREEN
A jar containing green plant material broken down
to its base components. This material is used as
part of the nutrients required for think tanks as
nourishment.
Salient green is a universal and easily convertible
nutrient source. It is derived from 11 plant types
through a process at the biological research station.
After conversion into salient green, the substance
can be converted back into the original form, or one
of several different plants via cooking it.
Squirrel stew is a staple food among wasteland
denizens, found in many households or kitchens
across the wasteland. Its commonality is strange as
there are no squirrels to be found in the wastes.
STINGWING FILLET
A cooked piece of stingwing meat.
STINGWING MEAT
Stingwing meat appears to be the midsection of a
stingwing with its head, legs and a portion of the tail
removed.
STRANGE MEAT
Widely suspected to be human flesh, no one knows
exactly what it is, other than that it looks and tastes
strange.

SALISBURY STEAK STRANGE MEAT PIE

Packaged in a small, red box, this slice of Strange meat, which some speculate might
preserved beef can still be eaten, although it have actually be human flesh, that has been ground up
that particular irradiated tinge to it. and baked into a pie.

SEASONED RABBIT SKEWERS SUGAR BOMBS

A tasty seasoned rabbit skewer.
SILT BEANS
Silt beans are red pods of beans that grow in the
wilderness, appearing similar to a red flower at a
distance. Silt beans appear to be some form of
mutated green bean.
SOFTSHELL MIRELURK MEAT
Meat from a softshell mirelurk.
Sugar Bombs is a pre-War breakfast cereal that
can be found all around the Wasteland, packaged in
white and blue boxes with a red ovoid logo at the
top, fully labeled as "Sugar Bombs breakfast cereal."
Numerous promotional posters can be found posted
on walls around the wasteland, touting the Sugar
Bombs' "explosive great taste!" and some
supposedly contain a "free Captain Cosmos decoder
ring," though one has yet to be found. The cereal
pieces themselves are modeled after atomic bombs,
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a mini nuke. WOLF MEAT

Rib meat from a wolf.
TARBERRY
Tarberries are small, purple berries of the tarberry WOLF RIBS
plant, itself a water-grown crop ostensibly similar to Cooked rib meat from wolves, seasoned with lure
cranberries. weed.

TATO XANDER ROOT

A hybrid between a potato and tomato. Looks like Xander root is a large, turnip-like root. It can easily
a tomato on the outside, but is brown on the inside. be identified by its exposed head and tall green stalk
Tastes absolutely as disgusting as it looks. protruding from a raised ring of dirt, resembling an
onion.
TRAIL MIX
Trail mix is a combination of nuts, fruits, and YAO GUAI MEAT
breakfast cereal taken on long hiking trips or Can be eaten raw or used to cook yao guai ribs or
camping expeditions. It's intended to be high in yao guai roast.
calories, carbohydrates, and saturated fats to
maintain energy during long periods of physical
exertion. YAO GUAI RIBS
The cooked rib meat of a yao guai.
WHITE HORSENETTLE
Capable of growing up to 1 meter in height, and YAO GUAI ROAST
sporting both nettles and berries, white horsenettle A roasted piece of yao guai meat.
(Solanum elaeagnifolium) is a flowering plant
capable of growing in semi-arid climates with poor YUMYUM DEVILED EGGS
soil. As such, it is commonly found in the South and Yum Yum Deviled Eggs are a food item produced
Southwestern United States. Unchanged by the by YumYum before the Great War. YumYum deviled
environmental conditions that followed the Great eggs come in a blue box with red labeling. The full
War, the white horsenettle growing in the Mojave title on the packaging reads "YumYum Brand Pure
Wasteland has exhibited few morphological changes Dried Whole Deviled Eggs."
in the past two hundred years. Along with the
common potato and various species of datura, white
horsenettle is considered to be part of the
Solanaceae family of plants.
As with many other plants that share its taxonomic
grouping, white horsenettle produces a glycoalkaloid
compound known as solanine, which is highly toxic
to many animals. Absorption of solanine in humans
may cause symptoms indicative of severe
gastrointestinal and neurological poisoning,
including nausea, hallucinations, diarrhea, vomiting
and cardiac dysrhythmia; left unchecked, this can
eventually lead to paralysis and death. Most cases
of solanine poisoning are brought about by ingestion
of plant material; contraction through direct delivery
into the bloodstream is possible, although such an
occurrence is highly unlikely under normal
circumstances.
Nevertheless, the berries produced by the white
horsenettle plant have been used by indigenous
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FOOD CONSUMABLES Fancy Lad Snack Cakes 5 - 3

NAME PRICE ENCUM RARITY Fire Ant Egg 4 - 7
Ant Egg 4 - 6 Fire Ant Fricassée 30 - 7
Ant Meat 20 - 6 Fire Ant Meat 6 - 7
Ash Blossom 6 - 6 Food Paste 1 - 2
Baked Bloatfly 15 - 5 Fresh Apple 5 - 9
Banana Yucca Fruit 6 - 5 Fresh Carrot 5 - 9
Barrel Cactus Fruit 5 - 3 Fresh Pear 5 - 9
BlamCo Mac & Cheese 5 - 4 Fresh Potato 5 - 9
Bloatfly Meat 8 - 5 Gazelle Meat 60 - 7
Bloodleaf 5 - 6 Gazelle Steak 75 - 7
Brahmin Meat 5 - 1 Gecko Kebab 4 - 4
Brahmin Steak 5 - 2 Gecko Meat 4 - 4
Brahmin Wellington 5 - 3 Gecko Steak 5 - 4
Broc Flower 3 - 3 Glowing Fungus 6 - 3
Bubble Gum 1 - 2 Grilled Hermit Crab 130 - 7
Buffalo Gourd Seed 2 - 2 Grilled Mantis 8 - 5
Caravan Lunch 5 - 2 Grilled Nuka-Lurk 40 - 8
Cat Meat 8 - 2 Grilled Radroach 7 - 1
Cave Cricket Gland 3 - 4 Gum Drops 2 - 4
Cave Cricket Meat 50 - 4 Hermit Crab Meat 80 - 7
Cave Fungus 50 - 6 Honey Mequite Pod 5 - 4
Cazador Egg 4 - 6 Iguana-On-A-Stick 5 - 2
Chicken Noodle Soup 23 - 3 InstaMash 5 - 3
Cooked Softshell Meat 40 - 5 Jalepeño Pepper 5 - 4
Cotton Candy Bites 7 - 2 Lakelurk Egg 4 - 6
Coyote Meat 4 - 3 Lakelurk Meat 12 - 6
Coyote Steak 4 - 3 Maize 5 - 3
Cram 5 - 3 Melon 6 - 6
Crispy Cave Cricket 65 - 6 Mirelurk Cake 35 - 7
Crunchy Mutfruit 5 - 3 Mirelurk Egg Omelet 30 - 7
Dandy Boy Apples 5 - 4 Mirelurk Jerky 100 - 7
Deathclaw Egg Omelet 80 - 8 Mirelurk Meat 18 - 7
Deathclaw Meat 110 - 8 Mole Rat Chunks 8 - 1
Deathclaw Steak 130 - 8 Mole Rat Meat 5 - 1
Desert Salad 5 - 4 Mongrel Dog Meat 8 - 2
Dog Meat 1 - 2 Mutant Cave Fungus 50 - 8
Dog Steak 4 - 2 Mutfruit 5 - 9

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Mystery Bacon 15 - 4 Yao Guai Ribs 90 - 6

Mystery Jerky 15 - 4 Yao Guai Roast 110 - 6
Nightstalker Tail 18 - 8 YumYum Deviled Eggs 5 - 4
Noodles 5 - 3
Pinto Bean Pod 1 - 8
Pinyon Nuts 5 - 3
Pork N' Beans 5 - 3
Potato Crisps 5 - 3
Rad-Rat Meat 5 - 1
Rad-Rat Steak 8 - 1
Radroach Meat 3 - 1
Radscorpion Egg Omelet 65 - 4
Radscorpion Meat 55 - 4
Radscorpion Steak 65 - 4
Roasted Ant 7 - 6
Roasted Mirelurk Meat 40 - 7
Salient Green 50 - 8
Salisbury Steak 5 - 3
Seasoned Rabbit Skewers 15 - 3
Silt Beans 6 - 5
Softshell Mirelurk Meat 22 - 5
Spore Carrier Sap 1 - 9
Spore Plant Pods 1 - 9
Squirrel On A Stick 5 - 4
Squirrel Stew 5 - 4
Stingwing Fillet 35 - 4
Stingwing Meat 30 - 4
Strange Meat 2 - 3
Strange Meat Pie 2 - 3
Sugar Bombs 5 - 3
Tarberry 5 - 3
Tato 7 - 5
Trail Mix 5 - 3
White Horsenettle 2 - 5
Wolf Meat 8 - 4
Wolf Ribs 16 - 4
Xander Root 1 - 3
Yao Guai Meat 85 - 6

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PIP-BOY
The RobCo Pip-Boy (Personal Information
Processor) is an electronic device manufactured by
RobCo Industries. It uses ultra-modern super-deluxe
resolution graphics, which coupled with its
capability to store large amounts of information and
transfer data to and from holodisks and from data
tubes make it the obvious choice for the wandering
explorer, the out-on-his-own newbie or the all-
around survivalist expert. Some common
characteristics that Pip-boys had were Geiger
counters, Health status of the user, a radio, a map, a
journal, and an inventory list for weapons, armor, and
any supplies.
The Pip-Boys were standard equipment issued to
all Vault-Tec Vaults. Some Vaults received
newer models of the device, while
others were given older models.
A user can turn up the Pip-
Boy’s brightness, causing
the screen to function as an
ad-hoc flashlight. Pipboys
also have programs that
help the wearers analyze
opponents and assist in
targeting weak spots on their
bodies.
A turned-up Pipboy provides light,
and removes bb added to checks due to
darkness. (If it becomes important to determine how
far the light reaches, a Pip-Boy provides light out to
short range.) When a character using a Pip-Boy
takes the Aim maneuver to target a specific location,
they remove b from the subsequent combat check,
because of the V.A.T.S. System – Vault-Tec Assisted
Targeting System. When using V.A.T.S. against a
humanoid enemy, seven different areas can be
targeted: the head, torso, left arm, right arm,
currently held weapon, left leg, and right leg.
However, there may be other points available when
facing off non-humanoid creatures (e.g. robot
combat inhibitors, ant antennae).
The character who shows the images which
illustrate all of the characteristics in the character
system (traits, stats, items, etc.) is often incorrectly
called The Pip-Boy”. His correct name is the Vault
Boy.
LIL' PIP 3000
The Lil' Pip 3000 provides all of the functionality of
the Pip-Boy 2000 Plus, but boasts a greatly reduced
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size made possible by the use of integrated circuits.
Despite its advantages, the Lil' Pip remained less
popular than its more durable predecessor.
Using a Lil' Pip 3000 allows the user to add an
automatic a on all Computers checks.
PIP-BOY 1.0
The Pip-Boy 1.0 was the very first model of the
Pip-Boy personal information processors created by
RobCo before the Great War. The device marked the
first known attempt by any company to create a
wearable portable computer. The only observed unit
of the Pip-Boy 1.0 featured a highly cumbersome
design with a small screen and no protective
outer casing. Due to its crude appearance
and a lack of protection for the circuitry,
the Pip-boy 1.0 was most likely a mere
prototype never meant for distribution
to vaults.
The Pip-Boy 1.0's crude and
somewhat simplistic design
imposes a b penalty on all
Computers checks made
with it.
PIP-BOY 2000
The Pip-Boy 2000 displays information in bright
green on its black 5" x 3" screen, can record sound
and video footage for later playback, and uses a
simple yet elegant form of sonar and satellite
tracking where satellite coverage is available to map
out areas where its user travels. Though input is
slow, a user can also hand-enter and edit text
messages on the Pip-Boy 2000.
The original Pip-Boy 2000 was a hand-held device,
though some very cumbersome models were made
to be worn on the arm. These models were
unofficially called Pip-Boy 2000 Plus. A modified
model was used by the Brotherhood of Steel.
The Pip-Boy 2000 allows the user to remove b
imposed on Computer skill checks.
PIP-BOY 3000
The Pip-Boy 3000 abandoned the hand-held
design of its predecessor completely, making wrist-
mounted designs standard. Several different models
of the 3000 were made, each incorporating minor
ergonomic and technical changes but maintaining
the same general appearance. The Pip-Boy 3000A
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features a built-in radio, Geiger counter, flashlight,

and a biometric lock that can only be opened by
either the user or a skilled technician.
The Pip-Boy 3000A was distributed to Vaults in the
Washington, D.C. and Mojave Desert areas. It adds
an automatic s on all Computer skill checks.

PIP-BOY 3000 MARK IV

The Pip-Boy 3000 Mark IV is the fourth iteration of
the Pip-Boy 3000 line and includes a number of
design enhancements. The control dials were moved
from the left side of the device to the right to
improve accessibility and the biometric lock and
glove were replaced by a simple latch, allowing
for quick and easy removal. The Mark IV
also utilized a revamped display interface
with animated images and was capable of
playing the latest video games, such as
Atomic Command and Red Menace.
The Mark IV, unlike their
predecessors, are able to manually
unlock the main vault door
entrances.
The Pip-Boy 3000 Mark IV adds
an automatic s and a on all
Computers checks.

PIP-PAD
The PIP-Pad is an experimental tablet-sized
version of the Pip-Boy series, mainly for reading text
and high-resolution graphics. A cache of these
devices was discovered after the Great War in an old
RobCo warehouse by the staff of The Armageddon
Rag. There are some known bugs with the text
processor, and users may occasionally see some
strange characters.
The Pip-Pad allows the user to remove b imposed
on Computer skill checks, but it adds an automatic
t on all Computers checks.

PIP-BOY
NAME ENCUM PRICE RARITY
Lil' Pip 3000 - 1,500 10
Pip-Boy 1.0 1 2,000 10
Pip-Boy 2000 1 1,000 10
Pip-Boy 3000 1 1,000 10
Pip-Boy 3000 Mark IV 1 1,500 10
Pip-Pad - 1,500 10

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BOBBLEHEADS
Vault-Tec bobblehead figures are
promotional Vault-Tec items. Bobbleheads
are only encountered within the Capital
Wasteland and the Commonwealth and
not, for example, in any of the other
vaults of the West Coast. This may
suggest that the Vault-Tec
bobblehead range was an exclusive
item to the East Coast and not a line
of permanent Vault-Tec merchandise. The
idea of the bobbleheads being a piece of
exclusive Vault-Tec merchandise is
supported by a computer terminal found
within the Vault-Tec HQ. The computer
provides a list of 'orderable' merchandise
such as clothing and lunchboxes, but when
a bobblehead is requested the terminal
reports that they are only available to
executive staff.
There are a total of 34 different
collectible bobbleheads from the Vault-Tec
assembly line. A bobblehead is a representation of
the Vault Boy in some pose associated to the
specific Characteristic or Skill, standing on a neutral
black base. On the front side of the base is
embellished with the word Vault-Tec.
A collectible bobblehead will provide a small
personalized bonus to a specific characteristic or
skill, as determined by the individual bobblehead
figure. Only a single recipient can benefit from a
bobblehead, and thus must be in possession of the
specific bobblehead in order to benefit from it. It
should be noted that a character cannot benefit from
having two of the same bobblehead collectibles,
should he or she be so lucky as to have two of the
same variant.
CHARACTERISTIC BOBBLEHEADS
There are six variants of these bobbleheads, one
for each characteristic; Brawn, Agility, Intellect,
Cunning, Willpower and Presence. These
bobbleheads are more rare than the Skill
bobbleheads.
Owning a Characteristic bobblehead grants the
recipient an automatic a on all skills that are based
on the respective skill of the bobblehead miniature.
The character needs to carry the bobblehead on his
person, or at the very least be able to see it if it is not
on his person.
BOBBLEHEADS
BRAWN
This bobblehead figure is represented as the
Vault Boy holding both arms up in the air and
flexing his muscles.
AGILITY
Represented as the Vault Boy standing on
one hand lifting up his own body in the air.
INTELLECT
This bobblehead figure is made as the Vault Boy
wearing a college graduation ceremonial robe and
hat.
CUNNING
This bobblehead figure is represented as the
Vault Boy standing with his arms crossed
and one finger resting on his chin.
WILLPOWER
The bobblehead figure is depicted as the Vault Boy
holding both index fingers up to the temples of his
head.
PRESENCE
This particular bobblehead figure is depicted as
the Vault Boy holding a thumbs up and brandishing
a big smile.
SKILLS BOBBLEHEADS
There are 28 variants of the Skill bobblehead, and
despite still being fairly rare, they are, however,
somewhat more common than the Characteristic
bobbleheads.
Any character who owns a Skill bobblehead will
benefit from having an automatic s on all skill
checks made with that particular skill, for as long as
the individual bobblehead miniature is on his person
or at least within sight.
ATHLETICS
This bobblehead is shown as the Vault Boy having
his sleeves rolled up and wiping sweat from his
brow.
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BRAWL
The bobblehead shows the Vault Boy standing
with both arms raised in a boxing pose.
CHARM
This particular bobblehead shows the Vault Boy
standing at a podium with a microphone.
COMPUTERS
The bobblehead is depicted as the Vault Boy
wearing glasses and holding a keyboard in one
hand and typing with the other hand.
COERCION
This bobblehead shows the Vault Boy
pointing out in front of him and having a
scowl on his face.
COOL
This bobblehead is shown as the Vault Boy tipping
a worn hat with one hand while smirking.
COORDINATION
The bobblehead is depicted as the Vault Boy
arched back at a perfect 90 degree angle with
one hand on the ground and one hand extended
out to the side.
DECEPTION
This bobblehead shows the Vault Boy brandishing
a huge smile and holding one hand behind his back
with two fingers crossed.
DISCIPLINE
The bobblehead is shown as the Vault Boy
standing with his hands pressed together palm to
palm in front of him and with his eyes closed.
DRIVING
This bobblehead depicts the Vault Boy wearing an
old fashioned leather driving helmet and goggles.
GUNNERY
The bobblehead shows the Vault Boy holding a
gattling gun.
KNOWLEDGE
This particular bobblehead shows the Vault Boy
holding a book open with one hand and pointing to a
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LEADERSHIP
The bobblehead is shown as the Vault Boy
standing on top of a three stepped stairs and
pointing with his left hand while his right hand is
indicating that he is motioning for someone behind
him.
MECHANICS
The bobblehead is holding a large, two-
handed double-headed wrench.
MEDICINE
The bobblehead is holding an oversized
stimpack with both hands.
MELEE
This bobblehead is shown as the
Vault Boy holding a super sledge
resting comfortable against his
shoulder.
NEGOTIATION
The bobblehead shows the Vault Boy
holding a Nuka-Cola bottle cap.
OPERATING
This bobblehead is depicted as the Vault Boy
wearing a hardhat and holding an operating manual
in his hands.
PERCEPTION
This particular bobblehead shows the Vault Boy
holding his right hand up over his brow, as if he is
scouting for something far away.
PILOTING
The bobblehead is shown as the Vault Boy wearing
a fighter pilot helmet and shades, holding a model
airplane in his right hand.
RANGED [HEAVY]
This bobblehead figure is depicted as the Vault
Boy taking aim with a varmint rifle ready to shoot.
RANGED [LIGHT]
The bobblehead figure depicts the Vault Boy
holding a 10mm pistol with both hands out in front
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of him.

RESILIENCE
This bobblehead shows the Vault Boy standing
with one foot on a barrel marked with a radioactive
symbol and showing a thumbs up with his right
hand.

SKULDUGGERY
This particular bobblehead is shown as the Vault
Boy wearing a black mask over his eyes, standing
hunched over and holding a set of bobby pins in his
outstretched hands.

STEALTH
This bobblehead is shown as the Vault Boy
hunched over and standing on the tips of his toes in
a stereotypical sneaky profile.

STREETWISE
The bobblehead is shown as the Vault Boy
standing leaned back with his arms resting crossed
over his chest and he is looking to the left.

SURVIVAL
The bobblehead is depicted as the Vault Boy
wearing hiking boots and carrying a backpack on his
back.

VIGILANCE
This bobblehead shows the Vault Boy having his
hands lodged behind his head with the fingers
folded, and brandishing a confident look on his face.

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SKILL BOOKS AND MAGAZINES

Skill books and magazines temporarily give a  #43 Rise of the Mutants!
bonus to the corresponding skill according to  #121 Rise of the Radiated
whichever book or magazine has been read, but
wear off after an encounter. Skill books and
magazines come in a multitude of variations to cater
different likes and interests.
Using a skill book or magazine require the
character to take the time to read the entire work,
which means that reading a skill book or magazine
is not possible during a combat encounter. However,
a character reads the skill book or magazine, and
would in turn benefit from the bonus the book or
magazine conveys for the next encounter. Once read,
that particular skill book or magazine is rendered
ineffective; it can still be read, though it no longer
confers any bonus to the reader. Nor could one
character read the magazine and benefit from it,
then pass it on to the next character whom would
also benefit from it. Consider the skill book or
magazine a single-use item; once a character has
read it and has the benefit, the item is rendered
useless for other characters. This is solely
implemented as the skill books and magazines are a
part of the Fallout world, and would require some
limitation while transferred to the GENESYS system.

ASTOUNDINGLY AWESOME TALES

There are well over one hundred and forty different
issues released of Astounding Awesome Tales.
Listed below are a few selected titles which have
been found relatively intact in the Wasteland.
Perhaps there are many more waiting to be
found.
Reading the Astounding Awesome Tales will
allow the recipient reader to deal +1 damage to
all of his or her attacks during the next
encounter.
 #1 My Brain and I... (A Twisted Love Tale)
 #2 The Starlet Sniper
 #3 Attack of the Metal Men
 #4 Invasion of the Zetans
 #6 Attack of the Fishmen
 #7 Deep Sea Terror! "Sinister Seafood Strikes!!"
 #8 The Man Who Could Stop Time
 #9 When Apes Go Bananas!!! "A Gorilla Ate My
Patrol Car!"
 #10 Giant Insects Invade
 #12 Have Dog, Will Travel!
 #13 Curse of the Burned!
 #41 The Mad Russian's Revenge
BIG BOOK OF SCIENCE
It's a collection of writings on
general science, written before
the Great War. This heavy book
contains information about
different scientific fields.
Reading the Big Book of
Science will grant the reader the
option to upgrade all of his
Knowledge skill checks once
that he or she makes during the
next encounter.
BOXING TIMES
This particular magazine focuses on primarily
mostly only boxing sports, but also occassionally
include other physical and martial sports in later
issues. The Boxing Times comes with a phletora of

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training exercises forthcoming encounter.

illustrated throughout its
pages, showing how to
perform the exercises in
DEAN'S ELECTRONICS
easy step-by-step Dean's Electronics is a skill book, written for
illustrations. amateur electronics engineers in the 21st century.
Reading the Boxing Shocking breakthroughs in teaching methods allow
Times magazine will you to learn about a variety of electronics.
allow the reader to add The book has been revised
once since its first edition. The
s to all unarmed Brawl
first edition had a blue cover,
checks he or she makes
with a picture of three
during the next
lightning bolts in a circle.
encounter. It is not
The revised second edition,
restricted to boxing only,
however, comes in a
so a character practicing martial arts can benefit
brown cover, there is the
from the Boxing Times magazine as well.
picture of a vacuum tube
in a circle lying atop
CHINESE ARMY: various electrical diagrams.
Anyone reading Dean's Electronics will be able
SPECIAL OPS TRAINING MANUAL to add a a to all Mechanics checks they make
The Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual is during the next encounter.
a collection of writings on covert operations, written
before the Great War. The characters on the cover
translates from Chinese to English as “Chinese DUCK AND COVER
Army: Training Manual". Duck and Cover is a book containing information
It is important to notice that about the manufacture and usage of big, heavy guns
the Chinese Army: Special and ground assault artillery. Duck and Cover
Ops Training Manual is provides in-depth detailed information about
written in Mandarin everything from construction to usage of heavy
Chinese, and thus would weapons.
require a Daunting It is said that there is a
(dddd) Knowledge noticeably bigger version of
check for anyone to read, unless Duck and Cover in circulation
coming from a Chinese background, in comparison to the
naturally. But not just everyone can pick this manual standard version.
up and delve right into it. Given the fact that the The recipient who reads
Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual is Duck and Cover will
written in Mandarin means that many discards the benefit from adding a s
manual without giving a second thought. to all of his or her
Reading the Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Gunnery skill checks made during
Manual grants the reader the benefits of a bonus a the next encounter.
to all Stealth skill checks for the next encounter.
FIXIN' THINGS
D.C. JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE A magazine that divulges
The D.C. Journal of Internal information on do it
Medicine is a collection yourself repairs and how to
of writings on medicine, mend things from metal
written before the Great tools to cloth. Fixin' Things
War. is a magazine that is aimed
Anyone reading the D.C. for the do-it-yourself and
Journal of Internal fixer-up types of individuals.
Medicine will benefit from The magazine is full of good
a bonus a to all Medicine advice and neat tips and
skill checks for the tricks of how to tweak and
perfect techniques.

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Reading this do-it-yourself magazine will grant the

reader the benefits of s to all Mechanics checks
that he makes during the upcoming encounter after
having finished reading the magazine.

FUTURE WEAPONS TODAY

A pre-War magazine that is entirely devoted to
energy weapons. It is similar to the book Nikola
Tesla and You. The magazine offers the reader in-
depths detail and information on the latest
development in energy weapons research. There is
also frequent schematics and blueprints of
deconstructed energy weapons brandished on the
pages of this magazine.
Future Weapons Today also frequently includes
interviews with inventors and users of energy
weapons to cast light on the effects and usage of
energy weapons and how it enrich the lives of those
traversing the Wasteland.
Reading the Future Weapons Today magazine will
allow the recipient
reader to upgrade all of
his Ranged [Light],
Ranged [Heavy] and
Gunnery checks once
while employing laser
and plasma weapons.
The effects of Future
Weapons Today does GUNS & BULLETS
not apply to other Guns and Bullets is an annual pre-War magazine
weapons using the that makes no apologies or excuses for what it really
same skills, such as is. It presents itself as: "a magazine devoted to the
slugthrowers or practical use of firearms, and the occasional biased
railguns. review." There are 10 issues of the Guns and Bullets
magazine.
Reading a Guns & Bullets magazine grants the
GROGNAK THE BARBARIAN recipient a bonus s to all Ranged [Light] and
Grognak the Barbarian is a series of comic books Ranged [Heavy] skill checks he or she makes during
published by Hubris Comics in the mid-21st century. the next encounter. The effects of a Guns & Bullet
The comic books relate the adventures of the titular magazine apply only to weapons of the slugthrower
character in a prehistoric world. The magazines type; that means laser, flame, plasma, cryo, etc.
consist of a 10-issue run. weapons are excluded. Needless to say that
The reader of any issue of Grognak the Barbarian weapons such as missile launchers and the likes are
benefits from upgrading all of his or her Brawl skill also not included within the confines of the Guns &
checks once during the next encounter. Bullets magazine.
 #1 Blood on the Harp  Avoid Those Pesky Gun Laws!
 #2 Cometh the Trickster  Street Guns of Detroit
 #3 Jungle of the Bat-Babies  “Little Guns For Little Ladies”
 #4 In the Bossom of the Corsair Queen  Lasers & Hunting: Acceptable Overkill
 #5 Demon Slaves, Demon Sands  “Guide to Hunting Commies!”
 #6 Enter Maula: War Maiden of Mars  The Future of Hunting?
 #7 Fatherless Cur!  Plasma - The Weapon of Tomorrow
 #8 Lost in the Snows of Lust  Bear Proofing Your Campsite
 #9 In the Lair of the Virgin Eater  Take Aim, Army Style
 #10 What Sorcery This?  The Moon: A Communist Doomsday Device?

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¡LA FANTOMA!
¡La Fantoma! is comic written in Spanish, which
can prove somewhat difficult for certain readers to
fully grasp what ¡La Fantoma! is really all about. It
requires a Hard (ddd) Knowledge check to fully
understand and grasp the concept of ¡La Fantoma!
in order to benefit from the
magazine. However, if a
character is of Spanish
bloodline, this check is not
necessary.
Anyone capable of
reading the magazine
and actually
understanding it will
benefit from a bonus s
to all Stealth skill
checks that he or she
makes during the next
encounter.

LA COIFFE
La Coiffe is a high end magazine for those whom
care a great deal about their appearance. It is a
magazine that would be displayed at barbershops
and hair dressers before the Great War.
HOT RODDER Reading an issue of La Coiffe grants the reader a
The Hot Rodder magazine is targeted for a very bonus a to all Charm skill checks for the upcoming
narrow audience. The magazine is aimed for drivers encounter.
and those in love with the idea of driving; of which  #1 Megaton Hair
there isn't much of anymore after the Great War. As  #2 Anchorage – The Buzzed Cut Classic
such, there were only three issues published of Hot  #3 The Hornet's Nest
Rodder before it was cancelled.  #4 La Coiffe
Reading the Hot Rodder magazine provides the  #5 The “Jackie-Oh-My!!” - Putting the 'Style' in
reader with a bonus s to all Driving skill checks for Hairstyle
the next encounter.
Furthermore, the Hot Rodder magazines comes
with custom paint-job schematics for individual
Power Armors. The Flame Job! Issue provides a red
base with black flames schematic. The Shark Paint
Schemes! Issue provides an olive base with red
edges, and eyes with a shark mouth on the torso.
And finally the Hot Pink! issue provides a pink base
with white scallops.
 #1 Flame Job!
 #2 Shark Paint Schemes!
 #3 Hot Pink!

LAD'S LIFE
Lad's Life is a monthly magazine which is aimed at
teenage boy scouts. The magazine comes with
many outdoors tricks, valuable information and tips
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Each magazine covers a

couple of different topics,
LOCKSMITH'S READER
and usually is rather If the lock's too much for you to handle, reading
detailed with illustrations through the magazine might give you the edge you
and step-by-step need. The magazine publisher did not only make the
instructions for boy scouts magazine about methods and techniques of how to
to hone their techniques open locks, because that would perhaps have lead to
and skills. the banning of the magazine as it might have been
Anyone who reads Lad's viewed as promoting breaking and entering
methods. Instead, the publisher also includes
Life will benefit from a a
information about lock technology, the progression
to all Survival skill checks
of the evolution of locking systems and
that he or she needs to
mechanisms, as well as
make during the following
being an all-round
encounter after having read Lad's Life.
informative magazine about
the locksmithing profession.
LIVE & LOVE Anyone who reads the
The Live & Love magazine deals with relationships Locksmith's Reader
of all kinds, the good, the bad and the ugly. It comes magazine will benefit from a
with a phletora of advice and formulas to follow in bonus s to all Skulduggery
order to have the perfect relationship, and also skill checks that the
comes with constructive ways of how to find the recipient needs to make
perfect man or woman. There are 9 issues in total during the next encounter
published. after having read this
Reading the Live & Love magazine grants the particular magazine.
characters a bonus s to all Charm skill checks
made during the next encounter.
 Talk Yourself Sober
LYING, CONGRESSIONAL STYLE
Lying, Congressional Style is a collection of
 An Experience to Remember
writings on speech and deception, written before the
 Beware the Man Handler
Great War. It is said that
 Advice From Married Men
numerous politicians and
 Fabulous 1st Issue: Life Long Best Friends!
men of the state have
 The Secretary Charmer
been interviewed for the
 Trim the Fat
making of this book.
 Nuke-The-Man!
Included within the pages
 I Married a Robot!
of Lying, Congressional
Style are techniques of
fast-talking, how to keep
your cool during
deceptions, easy ways to
keeping track of your lies, and the like.
Reading this particular book provides the reader
with a bonus s to all Deception skill checks that he
or she makes during the next encounter.

MASSACHUSETTS SURGICAL JOURNAL

The Massachusetts Surgical Journal is a monthly
magazine that is aimed for those studying or
working in the field of medicine.
There are 9 different published issues of the
Massachusetts Surgical Journal. These issues are
not marked by a number.
Reading a Massachusetts Surgical Journal grants
the recipient a bonus s to all Medicine skill checks
that he or she makes for the upcoming encounter.

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 Cryo-Technology: Haven or Tomb! survivalists.

 Scars Are Cool When the Milsurp Review
 Finding Your Funny Bone has been read, the reader
 Pay Now, Get Better Later!! benefits from a bonus a to
 ER Nurses Confess All all of her Ranged [Heavy] and
 Better Living Through Chems Ranged [Light] skill checks
 Let's Play Doctor! made during the following
 Happy Sedation Special encounter. The Milsurp
 Raised by Robots Review applies to weapons of
any type, as long as they fall
under usage of Ranged
[Heavy] and/or Ranged [Light] skills.

MOTIVATIONAL SECRETS OF THE STARS

Ever wanted to shine like the stars you adore in the
movies? Ever found yourself practicing movie lines
in front of the mirror? The Motivational Secrets of
the Stars gives you every tool and method you need
to make yourself heard and noticed.
Reading the Motivational Secrets of the Stars
grants the reader the option to freely upgrade all of
his or her Coercion skill checks once during the next
encounter.

MEETING PEOPLE NIKOLA TESLA AND YOU

This magazine is written for those whom are either Nikola Tesla and You is a book containing
looking to improve their own ways of how they information about energy-based weaponry. The
conduct themselves or those whom are learning book is a reference to Nikola Tesla, a scientist who
how to properly interact with other people. discovered the alternating
Regardless, Meeting People is a magazine that current electricity.
comes with numerous interviews with people highly Reading Nikola Tesla
educated and trained the way of social interactions, and you allows the
as well as a great number of recipient to add a to all
methods of how to revise, Ranged [Light], Ranged
train and expand your own [Heavy] and Gunnery skill
social interaction skills. checks while using laser
Reading the Meeting People and plasma weapons of
magazine greatly improves all kinds.
the methods readily available
for the reader to implement
while interacting with other
PARADISE LOST
This particular book, albeit somewhat bleak for its
people. As such, the reader
time when it was written, deals with the topic that
can upgrade all of his Charms
nuclear energy could be seen as an analog to the
skill checks once during the
Fruit of Knowledge, the Old World to Eden, and so on.
next encounter after having
It is said that Paradise Lost is about a man making a
read Meeting People.
trip through the Underworld.
Anyone reading the Paradise Lost will add a to all
MILSURP REVIEW of his or her Coercion checks made for the following
"Milsurp" is short for "military surplus", and is a encounter.
term used for supplies used by the military, usually
guns and ammunition, that is sold or disposed of by
the military when no longer needed. Sometimes
PATRIOT'S COOKBOOK
The Patriot's Cookbook has a name that
milsurp are collected by gun collectors and
sometimes confuses those unfamiliar with its

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contents. This is definitely not

an average cookbook with
PROGRAMMER'S DIGEST
food recipes, which many Programmer's Digest is a monthly magazine the
have found out after picking it focuses of smaller technology and the advancement
up and checking its contents. of home technology. The
The Patriot's Cookbook is a magazine is informative and
magazine that deals with appeals to anyone with an
heavy weapons and warfare. interest in how the items
The subtitle is "The around them work, operate
Underground Rebel's Guide to and how they have come into
Practical Dissent". On the being. One might be deceived
front is a red stamp administered by the pre-War into thinking that this monthly
federal government which says "Banned Material. magazine is one that focuses
Marked for Burn 02/11/69”. The magazine offers on computer programming,
articles on creating and disarming explosive devices but that is not the case.
for a variety of purposes. Given the banned nature of When read, the Programmer's Digest benefits the
the material, it is hinted to have a survivalist bent to recipient with a bonus a added to all Knowledge
it. The bottom corner says "NEW: Abraxo Recipe for skill checks that the reader makes during the
Mailbox Bombs". following encounter.
Anyone who reads the Patriot's Cookbook will be
granted a bonus a to all Gunnery skill checks that PUGILISM ILLUSTRATED
he makes in the forthcoming encounter after having Pugilism Illustrated is a collection of writings on
read the magazine. martial arts, written before the Great War. Pugilism
Illustrated, as the name
PICKET FENCES indicates, comes with a great
Picket Fences is a very homely magazine that many illustrations and easy
deals with home improvement and how to become to follow step-by-step
the perfect handyman; a grand do-it-yourself instructions of how to
magazine. The Picket Fences magazines saw a practice these martial arts
printing of five spectacular issues. oneself.
Reading the Picket Fences magazines grants the When Pugilism Illustrated is
read, the recipient reader
character a bonus s to all Knowledge skill checks
that he or she makes during the forthcoming adds a to all of his or her
encounter after having read the magazine. Brawl skill checks made
 #1 The House of Tomorrow...Today! during the next encounter.
 #2 Modern Hearth!
 #3 Essential Upgrades! ROBCO FUN
 #4 Modern Lawn Care! Reading the highly popular and hot in demand
 #5 Welcome Home! RobCo Fun magazine allows the reader to turn any
one single s to a x result in the forthcoming
encounter. It is important to notice that the
character can only change a single s to a x once
during the encounter and the benefits of having read
the RobCo Fun magazine is expended.
The RobCo Fun magazines comes with a holotape
that can be used with any Pip-Boy or computer
terminal. The holotape allows the user to play a
game on his Pip-Boy or any computer terminal.
 Atomic Command
 Automatron
 Captain Cosmos in "Jangles' Big Day"
 Grognak & the Ruby Ruins
 Pipfall
 Red Menace

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 Zeta Invaders  #10 Eagle's Nest

 #12 Skulls Are Hip!!
 #16 Sailor

TALES OF A JUNKTOWN JERKY VENDOR

The "Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor" series is a
collection of books written by an unknown vendor of
jerky from Junktown. In a manner similar to the
Wasteland Survival Guide, it is a post-War
publication, and the covers are hand-illustrated with
simple black ink brush strokes. There are 8
published issues of Tales of a Junktown Jerky
Vendor.
Reading the Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor
grants the reader a bonus s to all Negotiation skill
checks he or she makes during the next encounter.
 #1 Benefits of Child Labor
 #2 The Art of Haggling
 #3 Capitalism & You
 #4 How to Run a Successful Vendor Stand
SALESMAN WEEKLY  #5 Suit Up & Succeed
Ever wondered where the phrase “he is able to sell  #6 Why I Sold My Mother
sand in Sahara” comes from? Well, with the  #7 The Joy of Wealth
Salesman Weekly magazine you have the chance to  #8 Take Your Business on the Road
become the salesman that you always wanted to be.
This weekly magazine is
crammed with sales pitch
techniques, methods of
improving your presentations,
and the like.
Anyone having read the
Salesman Weekly magazine
adds a to all Negotiation
checks made during the
following encounter.

TABOO TATTOOS
Most of the Taboo Tattoos magazines are lost to
time and only a handful of issues are still in
circulation.
Reading the Taboo Tattoos magazine provides the
character with an added s bonus to all Coercion
skill checks he makes for the upcoming encounter.
 #1 13
 #2 Anchor
TÆLES OF CHIVALRIE
Like Grognak the Barbarian, the Tæles of Chivalrie
is a popular boy's comic book series which featured
more outlandish melee feats of knights rescuing
damsels in distress, while battling cunning goblins,
ferocious orcs and fire-breathing dragons. Some

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issues even focused the  #2 Precision Hunting

storytelling on wizards  #3 Far Harbor Sightseer's Guide
instead of the usual knights,  #4 Children of Atom Exposé
though these issues were not  #5 Recipe Roundup
as successful, and the
magazine quickly resumed its
heroic knight formula.
When someone reads Tæles
of Chivalrie, the recipient
reader adds s to all Melee
skill checks that he or she
makes during the following
encounter after having read
Tæles of Chivalrie.

TESLA SCIENCE MAGAZINE

The Tesla Science Magazine is indeed a niche TODAY'S PHYSICIAN
magazine, as it deals with fusion and reactor This monthly magazine specializes in the modern
technology, which may not be interesting to just wonders of medicine and medical care. Today's
everyone. But still, the magazines were well received Physician deals with many topics, ranging from
and have a large group of readers – mostly those everyday ordinary diseases to rare, exotic
fully devoted to the future technology of tomorrow. pathogens, the latest
Reading the Tesla Science Magazine grants the advancements in medical
recipient reader a bonus s to all Ranged [Light], technology, and the
Ranged [Heavy] and Gunnery skill checks that he stress of being a
makes while using laser or plasma weapons for the physician, to name but a
next encounter. few of the topics found in
 #1 Will Robots Rule the World? this monthly magazine.
 #2 What is Plasma, Anyway? Anyone who reads
 #3 Rocket Science for Toddlers Today's Physician can
 #4 Tomorrow's technology for Today's Super upgrade all of his or her
Soldiers (Blast Off to Adventure!) Medicine skill checks
 #5 Giant Super Weapons once during the next
 #6 Geckos and Gamma Radiation encounter.
 #7 U.S. Army Goes to Space
 #8 10 Number 1 Hits!!! TOTAL HACK
 #9 Future of Warfare? Total Hack is a paperback magazine with aged
covers. The details on the covers are done entirely in
ASCII art, a style of illustration which uses assorted
symbols on a computer to create a picture.
Total Hack provides a bonus s to all Computer
skill checks for the next encounter after having read
the paperback magazine.
 #1 Control Robots
 #2 Control Spotlights
THE ISLANDER'S ALMANAC  #3 Control Turrets
The Islander's Almanac is a series of post-War
magazines detailing various tips and tricks to better
survive natural hazards. Reading The Islander's
Almanac grants the reader a a bonus to all Survival
skill checks for the upcoming encounter.
There are five issues in total of The Islander's
Almanac.
 #1 Pincer Dodge

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TRUE POLICE STORIES the basics of covert operations or at least have an

interesting in such. These magazines proved to be
This magazine was dedicated to articles on quite controversial, as many of the articles give
famous criminal investigations and busts of the detailed in-depth insight into undercover operations,
time. The True Police Stories would feature stings and the like. The magazines often also
interviews with real officers of the law and provided detailed techniques for the reader to hone
investigators. True Police Stories also offered the his covert operations skills.
reader in-depths looks at how the daily lives of these Reading an issue of the U.S. Covert Operations
men were, often having had the reporter tag along Manual allows the character to upgrade all Stealth
for a firsthand recap of the events. skill check once in the forthcoming encounter.
Reading True Police  #1 Whistling in the Dark
Stories allows the  #2 Urban Camouflage
character who read the  #3 Facepaint Fundamentals
magazine to roll twice  #4 Not the Soldiers You're Looking For
when scoring a Critical  #5 Who Goes There?
Injury and selecting  #6 Squeaky Floorboard, Sudden Death
which of the two results  #7 Bushes, Boxes, and Beehives Camouflage
he wants to keep. This Special
particular benefit is only  #8 Getting the Drop on Communists
functional for the next  #9 Look Better in Black
encounter after having  #10 Tiptoe Through the Tulips
read an issue of True
Police Stories.

TUMBLERS TODAY
Tumblers Today is a magazine containing
information about the art of lockpicking or rather
information of the latest in mechanical locks found
in safes, footlockers and doors. There are five
magazines available in the Tumblers Today
publication.
Reading an issue of Tumblers Today will grant the
character a bonus s to all Skulduggery checks he
makes in the next encounter.
 #1 Bobby Pins – More Effective Than Lockpicks?
 #2 Confessions of a Housebreaker
 #3 Open Any Lock in 5 Seconds Flat UNSTOPPABLES
 #4 Locksmith Certification Special – Pass With The Unstoppables is a five-issue comic book
Flying Colors release that included cross-over character from
 #5 Mysteries of the Master Key Exposed! various comics. The characters included in the
Unstoppables are The Inspector, Grognak the
Barbarian, The Silver Shroud, Mistress of Mystery,
Manta Man, Dr. Brainwash, Ragnarök and Commie-
Kazi. While the cross-over seemed unrealistic to
many in the comic book scene, the Unstoppables
proved to be rather popular.
Reading an issue of the Unstoppables provides the
reader with a +1 increase bonus to Soak Rating for
the next encounter.
 #1 Dr. Brainwash and His Army of De-Capitalists!
 #2 Who Can Stop The Unstoppable Grog-Na-Rok?!
U.S. COVERT OPERATIONS MANUAL  #3 Commie-Kazi VS. Manta Man
These in-depth manuals are written by experts for  #4 Trapped In The Dimension Of The Pterror-
experts, and it can be some very complex reading of Dactyls!
highly confusing material if one does not understand  #5 Visit the Ux-Ron Galaxy!!

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Chinese Army: Special Ops Training 50 6

Manual
D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine 50 6
Dean's Electronics 50 6
Duck and Cover 50 7
Fixin' Things 20 7
Future Weapons Today 20 8

WASTELAND SURVIVAL GUIDE Grognak the Barbarian 50 8

Similar to Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor, The Guns and Bullets 50 7

Wasteland Survival Guide is a post-War edition Hot Rodder 100 7
magazine series, written and illustrated with crude ¡La Fantoma! 20 7
pen drawings. There are 9 published issues of
Wasteland Survival Guide. However, given the quality La Coiffe 100 6
of the front cover images, many tend to not even Lad's Life 20 7
give these magazines a second glance when
Live & Love 100 7
happening to come across them without knowing
what they truly are, shrugging them off a mere Locksmith's Reader 20 7
children's scribblings. Lying, Congressional Style 50 7
Should a person read a copy of a Wasteland
Massachusetts Surgical Journal 100 7
Survival Guide, he would benefit from a having
adding a bonus s to all Survival skill checks for the Meeting People 20 8
next encounter. Milsurp Review 20 6
 #1 Farming the Wastes
Motivational Secrets of the Stars 25 8
 #2 Insect Repellent Special
 #3 The Bright Side of Radiation Poisoning Nikola Tesla and You 50 6
 #4 The Scrapyard Home Decoration Guide Paradise Lost 20 6
 #5 Guide to Diamond City
Patriot's Cookbook 20 6
 #6 Commonwealth Coupon Spectacular
 #7 Water Aerobics for Ghouls Picket Fences 100 7
 #8 Self Defense Secrets Programmer's Digest 20 6
 #9 Hunting in the Waste
Pugilism Illustrated 50 6
RobCo Fun 100 8
Salesman Weekly 20 6
Taboo Tattoos 100 7
Tales of a Junkyard Jerky Vendor 50 7
Tæles of Chivalrie 20 7
The Islander's Almanac 100 6
Tesla Science Magazine 100 7
Today's Physician 20 8
Total Hack 100 7
True Police Stories 20 8
Tumblers Today 50 7
SKILL BOOKS AND MAGAZINES U.S. Covert Operations Manual 100 8
NAME PRICE RARITY
Unstoppables 100 8
Astoundingly Awsome Tales 100 6
Wasteland Survival Guide 20 8
Big Book of Science 50 8
Boxing Times 20 7

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CHEMS
Chems (a truncation of "chemical") is both a pre-
and post-War slang term for "drug". A chem is any
chemical, medicine, etc. that is used to cause
changes in a person's behavior or biological
systems.
BACKGROUND
Chems were a pre-War term used to describe
narcotic drugs and substances that caused
numerous temporary side-effects, both positive and
negative. Pre-War narcotics included Mentats, a pre-
War "party-drug," originally developed by Med-Tek
for medical purposes. Buffout, a "sports-
enhancement" drug popularized by athletes, Psycho,
a combat-enhancement drug developed per orders
of General Chase, and Med-X, a painkiller found in
many pre-War hospitals. A large drug-trade existed
within pre-War society. Skylanes Air Flight 1981 was substance regularly to fulfill his craving. The
one of several illegal smuggling operations that
utilized jet airliners to smuggle goods across the
country.
Little is known about how chems entered the
markets of post-nuclear America, but it is commonly
accepted by most wastelanders that the Khans
invented the chem trade. Their specialties were in
creating Jet and Psycho. However, that the Great
Khans did not know how to produce chemicals
before the Followers of the Apocalypse taught them
between 2278 and 2281.
ACQUIRING AN ADDICTION
Addiction can be physiological,
psychological, or both.
Psychological dependence
usually stems from the emotional
gratification, euphoria, and
escapism derived from use of
a chem. Physiological
addiction results from the
body’s dependence on the
substance for its continued
“survival.” Some chems can
confer both types of addiction, and are
typically among the more difficult to kick
(assuming the character even wants to).
While there is no set rule for when chance
of addiction sets in, this is entirely up to the
GM. Be fair, if players want to have their
character's use chems, by all means let
CHEMS
them. But chems are addictive and after having use
a certain chem an unspecified number of times (as
determined by the GM), using the chem warrants
Resilience checks against the chem's Addiction
Rating on each subsequent use of the chem. Failure
on this Resilience check indicates that the character
has picked up an addiction.
Once Hooked: Any t results on the Resilience
indicates the character suffers a bad experience
with the chem (a bad trip, nasty side effects, or
something similar). A y means addiction occurs
and the character develops an increased tolerance
to the substance and must upgrade the difficulty of
any checks made to kick the habit (see below).
GETTING A FIX
Once addicted, the character must use the
substance's Fix Factor determines the maximum
period a character can go between doses.
If the character fails to get a dose in time, he goes
into immediate withdrawal (see below).
ADDICTION EFFECTS
In addition to cravings, an addicted character must
make a Hard (ddd) Discipline or Resilience check
(as determined by the individual chem addicted to)
once a month, every month until the addiction is
kicked. If this check fails, the
character now has a Mild addiction
to the chem. If the substance abuser
fails his next monthly check,
the addiction becomes
Moderate. A third failed
check raises the addiction
level to Severe. A fourth and
final failed monthly check
results in turning the
substance abuser into a
Burnout.
ROLEPLAYING ADDITION
Characters can handle addiction in
different ways, depending on their
Addiction level.
Those with a Mild addiction are more
social or habitual users. They will have a
craving “now and then,” and will
unhesitatingly indulge in their chem of
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choice, seeing no reason not to. Many will not
recognize that they even have a problem, though any
attempts to “cut back” or go “cold turkey” will be
problematic. While the addiction could get worse, at
this stage it’s manageable.
Characters who have a Moderate addiction have
developed tolerances and stronger cravings, so they
may use more frequently, take stronger dosages, or
move on to a harder substance. By this time, the
problem is more noticeable even if a character
attempts to hide it or deny it. She may experience
(additional) repercussions from her habitual use,
display increased mood swings or unreliability, and
may begin to have financial difficulties due to
increased spending on her habit. Characters with
Moderate addictions receive a b penalty on all skill
checks.
Characters with a Severe addiction are more like
the junkies many think about when given the term
“addict” - out of control, strung out, continually
needing a fix, borrowing money to finance their
habit, and so forth. Some may become desperate
and resort to more theft, gambling, borrowing money
from unreliable or loan shark services, and anything
else the player and GM can think of. How bad this
gets is left up to the player and GM, keeping in mind
that if or when a character bottoms out, she could
die or be inspired to quit. A character with a Severe
addiction must upgrade the difficulty of all skills
checks made once.
Burnout characters are on their way down, and it’s
not pretty. These are characters with longterm
Severe addictions who are now exhibiting physical
and mental side effects from continual substance
abuse. Characters who continue in this state for
long will continue to suffer deteriorating health
effects determined by the GM. Such effects may
include:
 Permanent characteristic loss (Willpower or
Brawn as dictated by the chem).
 Psychological problems such as flashbacks,
blackouts, drastic and violent mood swings,
paranoia, schizophrenia, amnesia, and so on.
 Physiological health issues as appropriate to the
substance, including such fun things as as
abcesses, incontinence, a weak immune system,
lower pain tolerance, slurred speech, and so on.
 Strain damage that cannot be healed.
KICKING THE HABIT
At some point, an addicted character might want
to “kick the habit”. Quitting an addiction is difficult.
To begin the process, the character must make a
Formidable (ddddd) Discipline or Resilience
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check (as the individual chem dictates). This roll can
be modified by mitigating external circumstances,
such as a strong peer support, a long stay at a
medical facility and so on. Addiction recovery
attempts can only be made if the GM believes they
are warranted – a player cannot decide that his
character is cured without cause. If the character
succeeds, he forces himself to avoid the substance
and goes into immediate withdrawal (see below). If
the character fails, he caves in and does whatever he
can to get his next fix. If other characters prevent
him from getting his fix, he goes into forced
withdrawal (see further below).
WITHDRAWAL
During withdrawal a character suffers bb to all
skill checks. This is due to the ordeal of withdrawal
pains and mental and/or physical shock.
The penalties of withdrawal vanish immediately if
a dose of the “required” chem is administered. In
that case, however, the recovering character is
automatically considered addicted once again.
FORCED WITHDRAWAL
In other circumstances – perhaps the character
cannot obtain the addictive chem in time – he might
suffer forced withdrawal. This is not a recovery
process, but a failure to satisfy artificially induced
substance cravings.
Losses due to addiction accrue throughout a
forced withdrawal period. The character could feel
physically and emotionally drained and wish he were
dead. The character suffers bbb to all skill
checks. Also, the individual is in a state of constant
pain and will behave as if suffering from a
Compromised Critical Injury Result (increase
difficulty of all skill checks by one).
The effects and penalties associated with the
withdrawal process are immediately removed once a
dose of the “required” chem is administered.
However, this only reinforces the addiction.
RECOVERY
Once the character has beaten the addiction, he
must rest for 1 week per Brawn or Willpower
(depending on the chem) rating he has to restore his
physical and mental health. During this time his
penalty from withdrawal is lowered by b. The
character recovers any Wounds according to normal
rules for natural rest and increases 1 point in each
lowered characteristic for every 3 days of full rest,
unless the loss was permanent, of course. Once the
rest cycle has elapsed, all b are removed.
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STAYING CLEAN gas. A target wearing a gas mask or chemical seal is

immune to its effects. Chemical protection gives a
Even after withdrawal and recovery, cravings for bonus equal to its Rating to the Resilience check.
the substance may linger. If the character is offered Injection: Injection substancs must be injected
a substance he was recently addicted to, the GM into the target’s bloodstream. Similar to contact
might require him to make a Daunting (dddd) toxins, they may be used to coat a bladed (not blunt)
Cool check to refuse it. Modifiers for passed time, melee weapon and applied with a successful
exceptional therapy, counseling and so forth can be damage – causing melee attack.
applied. If a character takes a dose, he is
immediately addicted again.
Chem addiction is a very debilitating experience. SPEED
The best solution is prevention – not to become Speed determines how soon after exposure the
dependent in the first place. victim suffers the substance's effect. Substance
effects are always applied at the end of a turn.
Immediate: Immediate means the effect is applied at
OVERDOSING the end of the turn the victim is exposed to the
Extreme amounts of anything can kill a person. chem.
The exact point at which “a lot” becomes “too much” Turn: Turn means the effect is applied at the end of
and causes toxicity varies, depending on the the specified number of turn. For example, 3 turns
substance in question. Whenever you take a would mean that the effect takes place at the end of
substance while you’re already on that substance or the third turn after applied.
one that has a shared effect, you take Strain damage When a substance is applied, note its Speed to
equal to the sum of the Addiction Ratings of the determine when it will take effect. At the end of the
overlapping chems (add the d together and the total appropriate turn, a Resilience check is made to see if
number of d equals the amount of Strain damage the substance actually infiltrates the victim’s
suffered). biosystem and impacts her health.
It is the GM’s call to decide when this point is
reached and when to start applying additional
damage to the character. As a general guideline, a DURATION
check that generates y or tttt may result in This indicates how long the effects described in
an overdose. Effects will be effective. Most substance duration is
determined by a fixed number, while some have a
duration based on a characteristic subtracted a
CHEM CHARACTERISTICS specific amount in hours or minutes.
Chems have certain characteristics in regards of
how they function. Some are specific for each chem, EFFECT
and are detailed in their respective substance The Effect determines what happens to a character
section. exposed to the substance. Some substances simply
cause damage; in this case, the Effect supplies the
VECTOR base damage value. Once damage has been
Vector is the method in which the substance can inflicted, it is treated just like any other injury;
be applied. antidotes and similar protections only work as a
Contact: Contact substances (in liquid or gas form) defense when taken before the substance's effect
must be applied to the target’s skin. If coated on a kicks in.
weapon, they may be applied with a successful Some substances cause other effects, such as
melee attack (whether or not they cause damage). A nausea or paralysis, which are listed in their Effect
chemical seal offers complete protection unless description and take effect once the chem's effect
breached (by an attack causing damage), while wears off.
chemical protection gives a bonus to the Resilience Disorientation: The target suffers a bbb modifier
check. to all skill checks due to confusion and
Ingestion: Ingestion substances must be eaten by disorientation for the remainder of the encounter.
the victim. They generally take longer to have an Nausea: Nausea is a catch-all term that covers
effect. pain, panic, vomiting, double vision, and other chem
Inhalation: Inhalation substances must be inhaled effects. If the Resilience check failed and results in
by the target and are applied as an aerosol spray or nausea, the character must upgrade the difficulty of
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encounter.
Paralysis: This substance blocks the body’s
neuromuscular signals, rendering the target unable
to move. If the Resilience check against the chem
failed, the character is Staggered and Immobilized –
unable to perform any Actions or Maneuvers for the
remainder of the encounter. Even if the
target is not paralyzed, she will suffer a b
modifier for the remainder of the
encounter.
It is important to keep in mind
that no characteristic can be
raised above 5 from the
effects of any substance,
unless so stated in the
individual substance
description. Just as no
characteristic can be lowered
below 1.
CUTTING CHEMS
Many chems are debased, or cut, with a filler
material so the chem dealer can realize a greater
profit. If the filler is harmless, the worst the
character has to deal with is being ripped off. Many
dealers, however, are completely unscrupulous
about what they cut their chems with, and players
may end up mainlining rat poison or dish detergent
with their brainburner of choice.
It is up to the GM to determine if the chems the
characters use are cut or contaminated. If the filler
is inert or harmless, the duration and effects of the
chem are halved. If the filler is toxic or poisonous,
users suffer as if ingesting the relevant compound in
addition to the chem’s normal effects.
CONCENTRATION
If a substance is applied at concentrated levels
(more than a single dose), the GM may increase the
Power of the substance as he feels appropriate, as
well as increasing the damage it causes or its other
effects by an appropriate amount.
Likewise, if a character remains in contact with a
substance over an extended period, such as being
caught in a gas-filled room for several minutes, she
may receive an additional dose and suffer stronger
effects (or have to resist the substance again). When
the substance’s Speed period has elapsed again,
apply additional concentration effects as
appropriate or call for another Resilience check.
MIXING CHEMS
Habitual users often develop a tendency to
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“speedball,” or mix chems in order to increase the
level of their high. Speedballing is more addictive
than taking chems separately. Characters who mix
chems receive a b penalty to their addiction checks
for chems that they have mixed.
GRADES OF CHEMS
Chems come in different qualities,
depending on where they were cooked up
and produced.
Street Cooked: These are the chems a
wastelander makes in a basement or
warehouse. The cook cuts the pure chems
to get more product to sell and keep profits
up. Street-cooked chems are half the cost
of standard chems, but crash times
(meaning the duration of negative
effects after chems wear of) are doubled.
Decreases the Rarity of the chem by 1.
Standard: The default chem grade unless
otherwise stated. No changes in effect or cost.
Pharmaceutical: High-end controls used to
minimize impurities and standardize effects. Costs
are doubled. Any crash effects are halved in time
duration. The Addiction Rating is reduced by 1 (to a
minimum of Easy (d)). Pharmaceutical grade is the
minimum grade for customized chems. Increases
the Rarity of the chem by 1.
Designer: A chem made specifically for one person,
further reducing side effects and optimizing
benefits. Cost is triple that of a pharmaceutical
grade of the same chem (making it six times the
Standard cost), and the cook making the chem must
keep a sample of the user’s DNA on file. The crash
isn’t as severe since it is tailored for the individual,
so the duration is quartered. Increases the Rarity of
the chem by 2.
If someone uses a Designer chem intended for
someone else, treat it as Street Cooked.
CHEM INTERACTIONS
When chems are mixed, bad things happen.
Sometimes you get lucky, sometimes you don’t, and
the more chems involved, the worse it can get. If you
take a chem while still under the effect of another
chem or recovering from a chem crash, you run the
risk of experiencing a chem interaction.
Roll 1d10 die for each chem beyond the first, and
total the results, and modify the die roll by the
following modifiers:
Street Cooked Chems: +1 to roll result for each
street cooked chem used in the concoction.
Designer Chems: –1 to roll result if all chems used
are designer chems.
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CHEM INTERACTIONS  Speed: Immediate.

 Duration: Immediate, and see below.
ROLL EFFECT
 Addiction Rating: None.
1 Double duration of all chems  Addiction Type: None.
2-4 No side effect  Crash Effect: None.
 Fix Factor: None.
5-6 Duration of all crash effects are doubled  Effect: Alien biogel heals 1 Wound
7-9 Crash effect occur immediately per rank of Medicine the user has, a
minimum of 1 Wound. The alien biogel does
10 Immediately take 3 points of unsoakable not count towards stimpak usage for one
Strain damage day. In addition, the alien biogel has a 50%
11-13 Crash effect damage is Wounds instead of chance of causing one of ten random effects aside
Strain from its normal healing qualities:

14+ Immediately suffer 10 points of Wound

ALIEN BIOGEL SIDE EFFECT
damage, soaked by Brawn only and
ignoring armor D10 ROLL SIDE EFFECT
1 t on all Intellect-based skill checks
for 1 minute per point of Brawn
TYPES OF CHEMS 2 t on all Cunning-based skill checks
Various chems exist in the wasteland, some more for 1 minute per point of Brawn
beneficial than others. Each chem has an individual
profile, allowing users to "stack" chems to provide a 3 t on all Brawn-based skill checks for
larger bonus than either does individually. Chems 1 minute per point of Brawn
may have 4 or 5 simultaneous effects, usually, with 4 t on all Agility-based skill checks for
some kind of balance — it might lower one stat while 1 minute per point of Brawn
raising another. Abusing chems results in addiction.
Addiction to a chem will cause withdrawal 5 Increase current Radiation level by 1
symptoms when the chem wears off, resulting in 6 Reduce current Radiation level by 1
lowered stats unless the user continues to take the
chem, or seeks a cure or treatments. 7 Recover 1 Wound per turn for 1 minute
It is important to keep in mind that no per point of Brawn
characteristic can be raised above 5, unless so 8 One additional Maneuver per turn for 1
stated in the individual chem description. minute per point of Brawn
9 s on all Brawn-based skill checks for
ADDICTOL 1 minute per point of Brawn
Addictol has the appearance of a small inhaler,
0 s on all Agility-based skill checks for 1
similar to the psychoactive chem jet.
minute per point of Brawn
 Vector: Injection.
 Speed: 1 turn.
 Duration: Immediate. ANT NECTAR
 Addiction Rating: None. Ant nectar is a naturally occurring substance
 Addiction Type: None. secreted by giant ants.
 Crash Effect: None.  Vector: Ingestion.
 Fix Factor: None.  Speed: 3 turns.
 Effect: Using the addictol will allow the recipient to  Duration: [Brawn x 10] minutes.
make an Average (dd) Resilience check to  Addiction Rating: None.
effectively have all of his addictions cured.  Addiction Type: None.
 Crash Effect: None.
ALIEN BIOGEL  Fix Factor: None.
This chem is of extraterrestrial origin, and its  Effect: When used, ant nectar adds an automatic
contents is quite simply beyond the comprehension s to all Brawn skill checks. Disorientation.
of present science.
 Vector: Injection.

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BLACK NO. 1 Using too much buffout causes cardiac arrest, or

even death. The pill-shaped chem, typically
Black No. 1 comes in a small container, and its fine contained in small bottles, with the disadvantage of
powdered black crystalline contents needs to be being highly addictive.
inhaled through the nose, which often leads to a  Vector: Ingestion.
severe nose bleed. Black No. 1 is heavily scented  Speed: 1 turn.
with perfume. It is believed that it contains grounded  Duration: [Brawn] hours.
dust from a corpse.
 Addiction Rating: Daunting (dddd).
 Vector: Inhalation.
 Addiction Type: Psychological.
 Speed: 1 turn.
 Crash Effect: When Buffout wears off, the
 Duration: [Brawn] hours.
user suffers f and t to all Brawn checks for
 Addiction Rating: Average (dd).
[10 – Brawn] hours.
 Addiction Type: Psychological.
 Fix Factor: 1 day.
 Crash Effect: After Black No. 1 wears off,
 Effect: Buffout provides the wearer with a
the user will have his Wounds and Strain
+1 increase to his Brawn score. Buffout
thresholds reduced by 2 for a duration of
adds bb to all Resilience checks made
twice the duration of the effect.
to resist getting addicted to Buffout.
 Fix Factor: 7 days.
 Effect: Black No. 1 increases the user's
Presence characteristic by 1 point, to a maximum of CALMEX
6, when dealing with members of the opposite sex. Calmex is believed by many to be a pre-War light
However, it also decrease the user's Presence tranquilizer for veterinarian purposes. Despite these
characteristic by 1 when dealing with members of rumors that this medicine is for animals, the value of
the same sex, to a minimum of 1. it is exceptional due to its pre-War quality.
This tranquilizer doesn't work as a painkiller when
BONES administered to humans. However, it still carries a
high enough dosage to cause a kind of head high
Bones is a rather unique chem, albeit a very rare
that boosts some survival senses that are
chem at that too. Bones is created with a mixture of
ordinarily dulled by reasoning.
synthesized chemicals, powdered bones from
 Vector: Ingestion.
irradiated creatures, brahmin urine and a good
 Speed: 1 turn.
amount of odd household chemicals.
 Duration: [Brawn x5] minutes.
 Vector: Injection.
 Addiction Rating: Average (dd).
 Speed: 2 turns.
 Addiction Type: Psychological.
 Duration: [Brawn] hours.
 Crash Effect: When Calmex wears off, the recipient
 Addiction Rating: Average (dd).
user suffers an automatic f to all Agility skill
 Addiction Type: Physiological.
checks for 24 hours.
 Crash Effect: When Bones wears off, the recipient
 Fix Factor: 3 days.
user suffers a reduction of a random characteristic
 Effect: Calmex lets the user upgrade all Stealth
(as under Effect) by 1 point, to a minimum of 1 for 24
checks once he makes.
hours. The user also adds b to all skill checks from
physical exhaustion, just wanting to lay down with
his legs elevated high, if possible. CALMEX SILK
 Fix Factor: 1 day. This chem is identical in appearance to regular
 Effect: Bones courses through the user's system Calmex, but gives the user an extra edge in
with a vengeance, causing a strange random effect. comparison to basic Calmex.
When using Bones, roll 1d10 to see which  Vector: Ingestion.
characteristic is increased by 1, to a maximum of 5,  Speed: 1 turn.
for the entire duration: 1-3 for Brawn, 4-6 for Agility,  Duration: [Brawn x5] minutes.
7 for Intellect, 8 for Cunning, 9 for Willpower and 10  Addiction Rating: Average (dd).
for Presence.  Addiction Type: Psychological.
 Crash Effect: When Calmex Silk wears off, the
BUFFOUT recipient user suffers an automatic f to all Agility
skill checks for 24 hours.
Buffout is a highly advanced steroid that was
 Fix Factor: 3 days.
popularized before the Great War by professional
 Effect: Calmex Silk lets the user upgrade all Stealth
athletes and their clandestine use of the chem.

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checks once that he makes. Furthermore, the
Calmex Silk also adds automatic aa to all of the
user's Stealth checks.
CATSEYE
Catseye is not as effective outdoors, especially
during daytime. When used during the day, the
character will lose the ability to make out many
colors until the effects wear off.
 Vector: Ingestion.
 Speed: 2 turns.
 Duration: [Brawn] hours.
 Addiction Rating: Easy (d).
 Addiction Type: Physiological.
 Crash Effect: The user suffers a b penalty
to all skill checks made where sight is a
crucial factor for success. This lasts for [12
– Brawn] hours.
 Fix Factor: 6 days.
 Effect: The user effectively have low-light
vision and thus reduces b to any skill
checks made due to penalty from lack of
adequate light.
COYOTE TOBACCO CHEW
It is not the same plant that is typically processed
into tobacco cigarettes; it is instead based upon the
real-world coyote tobacco plants which grow wild in
the Western United States, classified as Nicotiana
attenuata.
 Vector: Ingestion.
 Speed: 3 turns.
 Duration: [Brawn x10]
minutes.
 Addiction Rating: Easy (d).
 Addiction Type: Physiological.
 Crash Effect: None.
 Fix Factor: 1 day + [Brawn x2] hours.
 Effect: Using Coyote Tobacco Chew will add an
automatic s to all Perception skill checks the user
makes.
DADDY-O
Daddy-O is a small syringe with two vials filled
with a bright orange liquid inside. According to
Wasteland rumors, the drug is popular with beatniks
and intellectuals of the time.
 Vector: Injection.
 Speed: Immediate.
 Duration: 30 minutes
 Addiction Rating: Hard (ddd).
 Addiction Type: Psychological.
 Crash Effect: Crashing on Daddy-O results in
CHEMS
having Intellect lowered by 1 point and also suffering
an automatic f on all Perception skill checks for 12
hours.
 Fix Factor: 5 days.
 Effect: Daddy-O increases the user's Intellect by 1,
as well as adding automatic s to all Perception
checks, but also lowers the user's Presence by 1
point.
DAY TRIPPER
An unusual chem, Day Tripper enhances the
user's self-confidence while weakening the
user's physical strength.
 Vector: Ingestion.
 Speed: 1 turn.
 Duration: [Brawn] hours.
 Addiction Rating: Hard (ddd).
 Addiction Type: Both.
 Crash Effect: Coming off a Day Tripper
high results in decreasing all Presence skill
checks by one for a duration of [24 – minus
two hours per point of Brawn] hours.
 Fix Factor: 1 day.
 Effect: Day Tripper adds automatic s on
all Presence skill checks, while also adding
automatic f to all Brawn skill checks.
FIRE ANT NECTAR
Fire ant nectar is a naturally occurring substance
secreted by fire ants.
 Vector: Ingestion.
 Speed: 1 turn.
 Duration: [Brawn x10] minutes.
 Addiction Rating: None.
 Addiction Type: None.
 Crash Effect: None.
 Fix Factor: None.
 Effect: Fire ant nectar adds automatic x on
Resilience checks made against fire and extreme
heat. Furthermore, fire ant nectar also adds
automatic a to all Agility skill checks. Nausea.
FUCKITALL
This obscure chem is believed to have originated in
the New York commonwealth, but this not a proved
statement. Fuckitall is a thick, semi-opaque liquid
that must be administered by injecting it into the
bloodstream.
 Vector: Injected.
 Speed: 5 turns.
 Duration: [Brawn] days.
 Addiction Rating: Average (dd).
 Addiction Type: Physiological.
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 Crash Effect: Fuckitall causes uncontrollable
shakes and spasms, effectively lowering the
recipient's Brawn and Agility by 1 point for a
duration equal to the chem's initial effect.
 Fix Factor: 6 days.
 Effect: This chem lets the user ignore the effects
of any Critical Injuries for the duration the chem is
coursing through his system. A character suffering a
Critical Injury still obtains the Critical Injury, its
effects is just not applied to him, not even after the
effects of Fuckitall wears off.
GHOST SIGHT
Ghost Sight provides a green night vision effect.
The effect is similar to that of Catseye or Nuka-Cola
Quartz, and is useful in low-light areas.
 Vector: Ingestion.
 Speed: 1 minute.
 Duration: [Brawn x5] minutes.
 Addiction Rating: None.
 Addiction Type: None.
 Crash Effect: None.
 Fix Factor: None.
 Effect: The user of Ghost Sight benefits from
having darkvision and removes all b imposed on
skill checks from darkness. Furthermore, any
increases on skill checks imposed due to darkness
is also negated. In fact, the user perceives his
surroundings as if he had a light source available.
HYDRA
Hydra appears as a "Supa Yum"-brand soda bottle
with three sealed glass vials of liquid taped around
its middle, each one with a thin rubber tube feeding
their contents up to the mouth of the bottle.
 Vector: Ingestion.
 Speed: 1 turn.
 Duration: [Brawn] hours.
 Addiction Rating: Hard (ddd).
 Addiction Type: Both.
 Crash Effect: Crashing on Hydra
means that the user will add
automatic ff on all Resilience checks
for [48 – 3 hours per point of Brawn] hours.
 Fix Factor: 7 days.
 Effect: The use of Hydra allows the user to ignore
the results of any Critical Injuries suffered. Hydra
adds f to all Resilience checks the user makes to
ward off hydra addiction.
JANX
Part of the ingredients used to create Janx is said
to be radscorpion poison, bleach, cacti juice,
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irradiated water and other equally interesting things.
The ingredients are mashed to a pulp and treated
with chemical ingredients and then worked into a
fine turquoise powder once the entire cooking
process is completed.
 Vector: Inhalation.
 Speed: 2 turns.
 Duration: 24 hours.
 Addiction Rating: Formidable (ddddd).
 Addiction Type: Psychological.
 Crash Effect: Anyone crashing on Janx must make
a Daunting (ccdd) Resilience check upgraded
twice as the chem wears off. A failed check results
in the user suffering from severe sweating and
debilitating nausea, which inflicts 10 points of
unsoakable Strain damage, plus an additional Strain
damage per uncancelled t on the check. The user
is not able to recover these Strain before the end of a
period of 24 hours. A y result means that the user
experiences extreme, acute projectile vomitting and
diarrhea. Furthermore, regardless of the Resilience
check result, the character is Disoriented for the next
24 hours, suffering bbb to all skill checks.
 Fix Factor: 2 days.
 Effect: Those using Janx says that it is beyond
euphoria, almost as if witnessing a thousand nuclear
bombs going off, just without all the radiation,
fallout, mutations and all that nastiness. Using Janx
raises all characteristics by 1, to a maximum of 5.
JET
Jet is a highly addictive drug. It is extracted from
brahmin dung fumes and administered via an
inhaler.
 Vector: Inhalation.
 Speed: 1 turn.
 Duration: [Brawn x5] minutes.
 Addiction Rating: Daunting (dddd).
 Addiction Type: Both.
 Crash Effect: Coming off Jet results in an
automatic f to all Agility checks for 12 hours.
 Fix Factor: 1 day.
 Effect: Using Jet adds an automatic s and a to
all skill checks that the user makes. Nausea.
MED-X
Med-X is a potent opiate analgesic that binds to
opioid receptors in the brain and central nervous
system, reducing the perception of pain as well as
the emotional response to pain. Essentially, it is a
painkiller delivered by a hypodermic needle.
 Vector: Injection.
 Speed: 2 turns.
 Duration: [Brawn x20] minutes.
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 Addiction Rating: Average (dd).
 Addiction Type: Physiological.
 Crash Effect: Crashing on a Med-X high results in
the user's Strain threshold being reduced by 2 as
well as suffering t on all Agility skill checks for 24
hours.
 Fix Factor: 4 days.
 Effect: Increases the user's Soak rating by 1.
MENTATS
This pre-War chem was created by Med-Tek. They
were designed to increase memory related functions
and speed up other mental processes. These chalky
red pills were a popular party drug once favored for
the boost it gave to creativity - turn on, tune in, drop
out.
After the war, the Professor allegedly developed an
easy method to mass-produce Mentats, likely owing
to its ubiquitous nature across the country, even
years after the war had already ended.
Mentats were sold in
both cardboard and tin
packaging, the latter a
bit more likely to
survive the nuclear
holocaust. They are, of
course, highly addictive.
 Vector: Ingestion.
 Speed: 5 turns.
 Duration: 30 minutes.
 Addiction Rating: Hard (ddd).
 Addiction Type: Psychological.
 Crash Effect: The user suffers automatic tt to
all Presence skill checks he makes for 12 hours
while crashing on Mentats.
 Fix Factor: [Brawn] days.
 Effect: Mentats allows the user to upgrade all
Intellect skill checks once.
MORNO
This black dust is laced with metallic green flecks,
making it shiny when moved about in adequate
lighting. Inhaling this dust usually tears the
nostril cavity to shreds, resulting in a bloody
nose.
 Vector: Injection.
 Speed: Immediate.
 Duration: [6 – Brawn] hours.
 Addiction Rating: Daunting (dddd).
 Addiction Type: Both.
 Crash Effect: Coming off a Morno trip
leaves the recipient weak and sluggish,
suffering -3 to Brawn (to a minimum of Brawn
1) for 48 hours.
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 Fix Factor: 4 days.
 Effect: Morno allows the user to upgrade all
Agility-based skills once.
MUTIE
A powerful mutagenic compound designed to give
the user abilities resembling those of a super
mutant. It has very nasty side effects. It's sort of a
mutagenic serum that gives its user temporary stat
modifications.
 Vector: Injection.
 Speed: 1 turn.
 Duration: 60 minutes.
 Addiction Rating: Daunting (dddd).
 Addiction Type: Psychological.
 Crash Effect: Once the effects of Mutie wears off,
the user suffers a Brawn decrease of two points, but
increases his Intellect and Presence by 1 point each
for 1 hour. Paralysis.
 Fix Factor: 3 days.
 Effect: Mutie increases the user's Brawn rating by
2 points, but also reduces the user's Intellect and
Presecence by 1 point each.
PSYCHO
Psycho appears as a form of injected chem
composed of strange, unknown chemicals of
military origin which comes with its own
unique delivery system. It was designed
specifically for military use. It increased a
soldier's damage resistance, and its
dampening effect on higher brain
functions made for tough — but
uncontrollable-troops. This
chem was very popular for
human-wave assaults.
 Vector: Injection.
 Speed: 1 turn.
 Duration: [Brawn x5]
minutes.
 Addiction Rating: Average (dd).
 Addiction Type: Physiological.
 Crash Effect: Crashing on Psycho results in the
user having his Brawn characteristic reduced by 1
for a duration of 12 hours.
 Fix Factor: 1 day.
 Effect: Anyone using Psycho adds an
automatic s on all Brawl and Melee combat
checks.
RAD-X
Rad-X is an anti-radiation chemical that
can significantly reduce the danger of
irradiated areas. When combined with an
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advanced radiation suit, Rad-X can create near-
immunity to radiation, even at moderate medical
skill levels.
Rad-X is reasonably common and can be used
frequently. Like stimpacks and RadAway, Rad-X is
non-addictive. Taking multiple doses of Rad-X does
not increase the total radiation resistance (the
effects do not stack). Instead, the drug's active time
is lengthened (the effective time stacks).
 Vector: Ingestion.
 Speed: 2 turns.
 Duration: [Brawn x12] minutes.
 Addiction Rating: None.
 Addiction Type: None.
 Crash Effect: None.
 Fix Factor: None.
 Effect: Rad-X grants the user an automatic ss on
all Resilience checks made against radiation
exposure.
RADAWAY
RadAway is an intravenous chemical solution that
bonds with radiation particles and passes them
through the body's system. It takes some time to
work, and is also a potent diuretic.
It cannot be used to keep away from, or resist
radiation when entering radioactive areas like its
relative namesake Rad-X, but is instead used for
after receiving radiation to purge some of it from the
body.
On top of being addictive, it has several adverse
effects, most notably headaches, stomach pains,
and hair loss.
 Vector: Injection.
 Speed: 5 minutes.
 Duration: Immediate.
 Addiction Rating:
None.
 Addiction Type: None.
 Crash Effect: None.
 Fix Factor: None.
 Effect: RadAway purges radiation from the user's
body, effectively reducing his current Radiation level
by 3.
REBOUND
Rebound appears as a metal hip flask filled with
liquid jet and a pair of glass vials of pre-War
adrenaline drugs taped to the side, which flow up
through tubes into the mouth of the flask. A needle
on the top administers the drug cocktail, causing a
steady rush of energy rather than an instant energy
rush.
 Vector: Injection.
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 Speed: 1 turn.
 Duration: [Brawn x5] minutes.
 Addiction Rating: Easy (d).
 Addiction Type: Physiological.
 Crash Effect: Coming off Rebound results in an
automatic f to all Agility checks for 12 hours.
 Fix Factor: 1 day.
 Effect: Allows the user to take an additional free
Maneuver each turn (although he may still not take
more than two Maneuvers in a turn). Rebound also
adds an automatic x on Initiative checks. Nausea.
ROCKET
Rocket is a variant of Jet that kicks in immediately
and takes you on a wild ride.
 Vector: Inhalation.
 Speed: Immediate.
 Duration: [Brawn x5] minutes.
 Addiction Rating: Formidable (ddddd).
 Addiction Type: Both.
 Crash Effect: Coming off Rocket results in an
automatic ff to all Agility checks for 12 hours.
 Fix Factor: 1 day.
 Effect: Using Rocket adds an automatic ss and
a to all skill checks that the user makes. Nausea.
SLASHER
Slasher is a chem which combines the effects of
Med-X and Psycho into a single chem.
 Vector: Injection.
 Speed: 1 turn.
 Duration: [Brawn +1] minutes.
 Addiction Rating: Hard (ddd).
 Addiction Type: Physiological.
 Crash Effect: Crashing on the Slasher chem results
in the user having his Brawn characteristic reduced
by 1 point (to a minimum of 1) for a duration of 12
hours.
 Fix Factor: 1 day.
 Effect: Slasher allows the user to add automatic s
to all Brawl and Melee checks he makes, as well as
ignoring up to ss on any damage he sustains while
high on Slasher. Disorientation.
STEADY
A combat chem made from unknown chemicals, it
provides the user with a steady aim that makes it
impossible to miss in sharpshooting, perfect for
snipers lining themselves up for the perfect shot.
Due to the potency and untested nature of the drug,
however, it is also highly addictive.
The item appears to be a makeshift inhaler crafted
from an empty Sunset Sarsaparilla bottle, complete
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with a tinfoil heating element and a hose the next 48 hours.

mouthpiece.  Fix Factor: 3 days.
 Vector: Inhalation.  Effect: The user is allowed to take an additional
 Speed: 2 turns. Action per turn. Paralysis.
 Duration: [10 + Brawn x2] minutes.
 Addiction Rating: Average (dd).
WASTED
This is a rather foul-smelling and even worse
 Addiction Type: Both.
tasting small brown pill. It is easily swallowed,
 Crash Effect: Crashing from Steady adds
though reports of diarrhea and cold sweats have
automatic t to all Ranged [Light], Ranged [Heavy]
been reported amongst the side effects of the chem.
and Gunnery skills checks made for the next 24
 Vector: Ingestion.
hours.
 Speed: 1 turn.
 Fix Factor: 7 days.
 Duration: [Brawn x5] minutes.
 Effect: Using Steady adds automatic b to all
 Addiction Rating: None.
Ranged [Light], Ranged [Heavy] or Gunnery skill
 Addiction Type: None.
checks the user makes. Furthermore, Steady adds
 Crash Effect: When the effects of Wasted wears off,
automatic f to all Resilience checks made to avoid
the user suffers an automatic f and b to all skill
Steady addiction.
checks for 24 hours.
 Fix Factor: None.
SWON  Effect: The user of Wasted automatically recovers
Injecting Swon into one's system requires some 2 Wounds he has at the beginning of each of his
talent and no weak heart – literally. Those using turns.
Swon must inject the chem directly into the heart for
utilizing the effects of the chem to its fullest
potential.
X-CELL
Created before the War as a general performance
 Vector: Injection.
enhancer, X-cell never got out of the prototype stage,
 Speed: 1 turn.
but was widely distributed on the black
 Duration: [Brawn x2] hours.
market. It boosts every
 Addiction Rating: Easy (d).
characteristic for a limited
 Addiction Type: Physiological.
period of time, but is highly
 Crash Effect: When Swon wears off, the character
addictive.
immediately suffers 6 points of unsoakable Strain
 Vector: Inhalation.
damage. Paralysis.
 Speed: 1 turn.
 Fix Factor: 5 days.
 Duration: [Brawn] minutes.
 Effect: Adds an automatic ss to all Initiative
 Addiction Rating: Formidable (ddddd).
checks.
 Addiction Type: Both.
 Crash Effect: The user who comes off of a X-Cell
TURBO high suffers f to all skill checks for 24 hours.
Turbo appears as an inhaler of Jet hastily duct-  Fix Factor: [24 + Brawn x6] hours.
taped to a can of "HairStylez"-brand hair spray. The  Effect: X-Cell increases Brawn, Agility, Intellect,
effect of turbo is a brief slowdown of the Cunning, Willpower and Presence by 1 point.
surroundings (time goes at about 35% of its original Furthermore, X-Cell adds ff to all Resilience
speed), including everything from your enemies' checks made for the addiction.
movements, to projectile speeds (your own projectile
speed included), and even the duration of the drug
itself. However, you are not slowed down yourself -
your own movement speed and fire rate will remain
the same.
 Vector: Inhalation.
 Speed: Immediate.
 Duration: [Brawn] minutes.
 Addiction Rating: Daunting (dddd).
 Addiction Type: Physiological.
 Crash Effect: Anyone coming down from a Turbo
high suffers an automatic f on all skill checks for

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CHEMS
NAME PRICE RARITY
Addictol 125 8
Alien Biogel 25 9
Ant Nectar 20 4
Black No. 1 55 6
Bones 15 9
Buffout 45 6
Calmex 70 8
Calmex Silk 150 9
Catseye 20 4
Coyote Tobacco Chew 1 3
Daddy-O 50 7
Day Tripper 40 5
Fire Ant Nectar 50 7
Fuckitall 175 8
Ghost Sight 40 7
Hydra 55 4
Janx 550 10
Jet 50 3
Med-X 50 6
Mentats 50 3
Morno 75 6
Mutie 400 9
Psycho 50 3
Rad-X 20 3
RadAway 80 5
Rebound 35 6
Rocket 120 7
Slasher 50 8
Steady 45 5
Swon 35 4
Turbo 50 3
Wasted 175 7
X-Cell 270 9

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WEAPONS
There are a lot of ways to kill someone in this
world. The weapons that can be encountered out in
the wasteland are varied; they could be
relics from the Pre-War, cobbled
together with junk and ingenuity
in the time since, or in rare
cases newly manufactured by
one of the few weaponsmiths
still able to make new weapons.
Weapons come in a great
variation and suits many
different purposes. Many of the
weapons found throughout the
Wasteland have seen better
days and tend to be victim of
poor maintenance or neglect.
The weapons in the Fallout
setting function similar to the
weapons found in the modern
setting (as detailed on page 166
of the GENESYS core rulebook).
Weapons have a number of
distinct characteristics, which is
how they are defined within the
Fallout setting and delineate
their capabilities. All weapons
share the characteristic categories
covered here.
Some also come with unique
rules, which are covered in the
weapon's individual entry. Those rules are so
specialized that making them universal would just
create clutter in the general rules, since they won't
come up often.
NAME
This is the name or generalized type of the weapon
in question.
SKILL USED (SKILL)
All weapons require a combat skill to operate, and
this entry defines which skill the weapon requires.
Skills also can determine whether a weapon
requires one or two hands to wield. The [Heavy]
version of the Ranged skill means the weapon takes
two hands to use, and the [Light] version of the skill
means it can be used with one hand.
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BASE DAMAGE (DAM)
The base damage the weapon inflicts.
This is the minimum damage inflicted with
this weapon hits. Each s the combat
check generates adds one point to
this damage rating.
Some weapons (including most
Brawl and Melee weapons) have a “+”
in front of their base damage. This
means you add your character's
Brawn rating to this value.
CRITICAL RATING (CRIT)
Indicated by a number of a
required to trigger Critical Injuries
using this weapon. If the weapon's
Critical rating triggers, the character
rolls percentile dice on Table 6-10:
Critical Injury Result, on page 115 of
the GENESYS core rulebook to
determine the effect on the target. A
Critical Injury can only be triggered on
a successful hit that inflicts Wounds
on the target.
Some weapons and talents modify
this Critical roll, potentially making
a Critical Injury more or less
effective. In addition, a character
can only generate one Critical
Injury per hit on a target.
However, if the check generates enough a to trigger
the Critical rating of the weapon multiple times, the
character can choose to add +10 to the Critical roll
for each trigger after the first. More on Critical
Injuries can be found on page 114 in the GENESYS
core rulebook.
RANGE
The range of the weapon. Range is measured in
several broad range bands. Melee weapons usually
require the attacker to be Engaged with the target.
Ranged weapons have ranges listed as Short,
Medium, Long, or Extreme. See pages 102 and 105 in
the GENESYS core rulebook for more details.
ENCUMBRANCE (ENCUM)
Encumbrance is an abstract measurement of how
heavy and awkward something is to carry and
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transport. The higher the Encumbrance, the more
difficult the item is to carry. More details on
Encumbrance can be found on page 84 in the
GENESYS core rulebook.
HARD POINTS
Many weapons can be customized, to an extent
determined by the number of Hard Points they have.
The vast majority of weapons have a limited number
of Hard Points that determine how many
attachments can be mounted on them. This is
covered in greater detail on page 206 in the
GENESYS core rulebook.
PRICE
The price of the weapon on the open market. The
price is listed in bottle caps currency, naturally.
RARITY
The rarity of the item, before modifying (see page
82 in the GENESYS core rulebook).
SPECIAL
These are the qualities or other special rules each
weapon possesses. More in-depth descriptions of
these qualities can be found on page 86 in the
GENESYS core rulebook, while rules specific to a
certain type of weapon are detailed in the weapon's
individual description.
BRAWL WEAPONS
Brawl weapons are simple, often easily concealed
weapons that are worn on the hands as both a
means of protection and a way to increase the
damage of physical blows. While there are many
kinds of brawl weapons in the Wasteland, brass
knuckles are the most common types available.
When using a brawl weapon, users add their Brawn available materials.
characteristic to the damage dealt, unless the
weapon description indicates otherwise. When a
brawl weapon has its own stated damage, the
inclusion of a plus sign next to the damage indicates GENESYS core rulebook). Targets may attempt to
that the user adds his Brawn to the damage dealt.
BLADED GAUNTLET
This brawl weapon is composed of three
sharpened blades arranged around a wooden cup of
sorts and secured with leather bindings.
BLAST KNUCKLES
This unusual weapon consists of a heavy, armored
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glove incorporating what amounts to a laser pistol
on the back of the wearer's hand. Impact-sensitive
plating across the knuckles fires the laser when the
wearer lands a punch. delivering a devastating blast.
While these weapons are undeniably effective, they
are also dangerous for the wielder. Despite the fact
that the impact-plating supposedly also shields the
user, only the very brave or very reckless embrace
the idea of a laser impact just scant centimeters
from their fingers. Even the toughest fighters can
only withstand repeated blaster impacts on their
knuckles for so long.
When using blast knuckles, every successful hit
inflicts 1 Strain on the wielder (in addition to any
strain suffered due to check results) . Blast knuckles
cannot deal damage to a target's Strain threshold.
BOXING GLOVES
Boxing gloves are a large, red leather mitt laced
onto the wearer's hands. They are intended for
throwing stunning blows to the opponent, and not
for causing lethal wounds.
DEATHCLAW GAUNTLET
The deathclaw gauntlet appears as a set of
severed finger-bones from a deathclaw, joined with
hose clamps and a handle attached via threaded rod
welded to wire to make a deadly handheld weapon.
GARROTE
The garrote has been the go-to weapon for quiet
assassinations since the dawn of time. An extremely
simple and deceptively lethal weapon, a garrote is a
length of cord or cable with a handle attached at
each end. The cable is wrapped around a target's
throat and the handles are pulled tight at the back of
the neck, cutting off air, and either knocking out or
suffocating the target. Garrotes are easy to conceal
and can even be made in the field with readily
A character who makes a successful Brawl attack
when using a garotte against a target can cause that
target to become suffocated (see page 112 of the
break free of the garrote with an opposed Brawl vs.
Brawl check, adding b for each turn they have been
caught.
The garrote can only be used against opponents
that are of the same Silhouette or up to 1 Silhouette
difference in size than the wielder of the garrote.
KNUCKLES
Knuckles, brass knuckles, or knuckledusters, take
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the form of four linked metal rings in a shallow
convex formation with a bumper attached to the
concave face. The rings are slipped over a
combatant's fingers with the bumper pressed into
the palm of the hand. When a punch is thrown, the
brass knuckles take the majority of the impact
impulse, transferring much of the punch's kinetic
energy to the target by way of the harder, smaller
impacting surface of the metal knuckles. This
drastically increases the likelihood of serious tissue
disruption and bone damage.
MANTIS GAUNTLET
Consisting of a severed mantis foreleg, this
weapon is fitted to the wielder's forearm and
reinforced with metal bars and leather straps.
power generators and dozens of meters of superfine
metallic thread that turns them from simple hand
protection into extremely effective anti-personnel
weapons. When an individual wearing shock gloves
strikes a target, the gloves release stored energy in a
burst of power that can knock even the toughest
opponent unconscious in an instant.
YAO GUAI GAUNTLET
This gauntlet is constructed the paw of a yao guai.
The massive bear paw can not only cut deep
wounds but bruise or even break bones because of
its burdensome size.

MEATHOOK
A typical butcher's meat hook used for holding
animal carcasses, readily used as an improvised
weapon.

POWER FIST
The power fist is a mechanical glove mounted with
a hydraulic piston powered ram. When punching, the
pistons push the ram forward, smashing into the
enemy. Sometimes, enough power is transferred to
the target to knock them down.

SAP GLOVES
Made in a variety of styles for nearly every
species, they are simply a pair of gloves with heavy
plates, alloy pellets, sand, or some other dense,
weighty material sewn into the fingers and
back of the hand. Relatively innocuous when
worn, sap gloves amplify a wearer's punch
and act almost like knuckles.
Spotting sap gloves on an individual
requires a Daunting (dddd)
Perception check.

SHOCK GLOVES
Popular among infiltrators, law
enforcement agents, and others needing a
quick, non-lethal weapon easily at hand, shock
gloves are an excellent addition to any
Wastelander's equipment loadout. They are
produced in a variety of styles, from sleek hide
gloves suitable for evening or formal wear to
heavily armored gauntlets built to match battle
armor. Shock gloves fit snugly over the
hands and are threaded with tiny kinetic

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BRAWL WEAPONS
NAME SKILL DAM CRIT RANGE ENC HP PRICE RARITY SPECIAL
Bladed Gauntlet Brawl +1 3 Engaged 1 1 35 4
Blast Knuckles Brawl +4 4 Engaged 2 - 50 6 Inaccurate 1
Boxing Gloves Brawl +0 5 Engaged - - 10 2 Disorient 2, Stun
Damage
Deathclaw Brawl +4 3 Engaged 3 1 150 8 Cumbersome 3,
Gauntlet Pierce 1, Vicious 2,
Unwieldy 3
Garrote Brawl +0 - Engaged 1 - 5 2 Stun
Knuckles Brawl +1 4 Engaged 1 - 10 2 Disorient 3
Mantis Gauntlet Brawl +2 3 Engaged 1 - 72 3
Meat Hook Brawl +2 3 Engaged 2 1 32 4 Pierce 1
Power Fist Brawl +3 3 Engaged 3 2 100 7 Knockdown,
Unwieldy 3
Sap Gloves Brawl +2 5 Engaged 1 1 50 4 Concussive 1
Shock Gloves Brawl +0 5 Engaged - 1 30 2 Stun 3
Yao Guai Gauntlet Brawl +3 2 Engaged 2 1 150 6 Cumbersome 2,
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ENERGY WEAPONS
Energy weapons come in a seemingly broad array
of shapes and sizes, from small pistols that can be
hidden in a sleeve or pocket to heavy repeaters used
to mow down whole squads of infantry and destroy
light vehicles. All energy weapons use some sort of
highly pressurized volatile combustible gas as their
propellant. When the weapon is fired, the gas is
pushed through a second chamber that "excites" the
gas. The next compartment converts the gas into
energy particles, which are then focused through a
crystal of some sort. The end result is a dense
packet of charged particles that can tear through
everything from flesh to concrete to armor alloys.
AEP7 LASER PISTOL
The AEP7 laser pistol was put into service to
replace the AEP5 model. With a generous battery
size, tight shot grouping at range, resilience to
extended use, and fairly decent damage output, it is
a very good choice for a sidearm and is used
extensively in this role by the Brotherhood of Steel
and the Enclave in the Capital Wasteland.
As the successor to the AEP5, it boasted a
redesigned focusing crystal pattern, an improved
photonic focusing chamber, and selectable laser
focus, wavelength, pulse energy and repetition rate.
In addition, it was lighter and less bulky than its
predecessor and was perceived as a step toward
replacing the N99 10mm pistol with a laser weapon
as the standard issue sidearm for military forces.
The AEP7 was produced in large numbers thanks
to newly developed manufacturing technologies in
the United States, although logistics and supply
issues (caused by prolonged war with China)
prevented its wide-scale deployment.
AER9 LASER PISTOL
The AER9 features a
titanium housed crystal
array which proved to withstand
long years of exposure to the
elements much better than the gold
alloy housing of the later models. As a
result, the crystal arrays stayed focused
within operating parameters, rather than
falling completely out of focus like the
newer models. Power is drawn from
microfusion cells and processed
through a wave/particle diverter
manufactured by General Atomics
International. The diverters are
protected by a carbon-fiber housing,
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preventing frequent malfunction, but when a diverter
fails the weapon becomes unusable.
As with all energy weapons, the AER9 can suffer
from poor performance if not properly maintained.
The crystal arrays and non-mechanical components
are delicate and if not properly serviced can lead to a
loss of beam intensity, overheating, and energy
regulation failure. The GM can spend ttt or y
on the Ranged [Light] combat check to have the
AER9 laser pistol become damaged one step (as
detailed on page 89 in the GENESYS core rulebook).
AER9 LASER RIFLE
The AER9 laser rifle was actually not the top laser
rifle in service at the time of the Great War. The
model line went up to the state-of-the-art AER12,
which saw service in a handful of specialty units.
The reason that the AER9 is much more commonly
found is that it was much sturdier and more reliable
than the models that followed. A new model, the
AER14, was in development prior to the war, with at
least one working prototype in Vault 22.
AER14 PROTOTYPE LASER RIFLE
The AER14, a successor to the AER9 and AER12,
was a prototype in development before the Great
War. The unit found in Vault 22 is one of these
development models, complete with exposed wiring
and loose prototype circuit boards taped to the
stock.
The AER14 is similar in appearance to the AER9,
although it is a lighter gray scheme with an orange-
red trim. It also has two integrated circuit chips
housed inside its stock, which are connected to the
rest of the weapon via wires. It uses two microfusion
cells per shot. The AER14 also fires a green laser
instead of the normal red laser.
ALIEN ATOMIZER
The atomizer is an alien
pistol commonly used by
the aliens. It has an
average rate of fire and
does relatively high
damage when compared to
other sidearms found
throughout the Wasteland. The
alien atomizer is dead-on
accurate.
Alien atomizers may never
benefit from upgrades or
attachments that improve their
range or grant multiple shots.
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Whenever a target is hit with an alien atomizer, any
Critical Injury results in a “Crippled” effect, unless
the roll on Table 6-10 (on page 115 in the GENESYS
core rulebook) would result in a more grievous
injury.
ALIEN BLASTER
The gun is very futuristic in appearance, with a
chrome and red paint job. It fires blue bolts of
energy. The alien blaster can also be set for a stun
setting, unlike all other energy weapons.
ALIEN DISINTEGRATOR
The alien disintegrator is an energy weapon
created by aliens. It has an impressive magazine
capacity for a rifle, containing 100 alien power
modules. The alien disintegrator has a unique way of constructed from the ground up, unlike the
reloading: it charges multiple alien power modules in Brotherhood of Steel, who use pre-War military
the weapon. The user just presses a specific button surplus weapons. The weapons are mass-produced
on the top to charge the next alien power module.
The alien disintegrator does high damage, has a low headquarters.
spread, an impressive ammunition capacity, and a
quick reload speed. Although it has good accuracy,
its accuracy is not as good as that of the alien
atomizer. However, it remains reliable for long and
short-range combat.
Alien disintegrators may never benefit from
upgrades or attachments that improve their range or
grant multiple shots.
Whenever a target is hit with an alien disintegrator, It is a sort of "plasma shotgun," firing three rounds
any Critical Injury results in a “Crippled” effect,
unless the roll on Table 6-10 (on page 115 in the
GENESYS core rulebook) would result in a more
grievous injury.
GATLING LASER
Designed specifically for military use, the L30
Gatling laser was in the prototype stage at the
beginning of the Sino-American War. Capable of
firing only in burst and with a low energy capacity, it
was eventually superseded by the more advanced
full auto Gatling.
The Gatling laser achieves a high damage output
by firing multiple low powered lasers at an incredibly
fast rate, about 1800 rpm. It consumes ammunition
at an equally incredible rate, depleting a full battery
of 240 electron charge packs in just 8 seconds.
On a Gunnery check that generates tt or y can
result in the gatling laser to run out of microfusion
energy, and needs a fusion cell reload.
INSTITUTE LASER PISTOL
The technology for laser pistols standard-issue to
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Institute military and scientific personnel were
developed by the organization's Advanced Systems
division. The Institute's laser pistol system was
constructed from the ground up, unlike the
Brotherhood of Steel, who use pre-War military
surplus weapons. The weapons are mass-produced
in a factory located within the Institute's
headquarters.
The Institute laser pistol is a much-more bulky
package and sports less stopping power than its
pre-War counterpart.
INSTITUTE LASER RIFLE
The technology for laser rifles standard-issue to
Institute military and scientific personnel were
developed by the organization's Advanced Systems
division. The Institute's laser rifle system was
in a factory located within the Institute's
The Institute laser rifle is a much-more bulky
package and sports less stopping power than its
pre-War counterpart.
MULTIPLAS RIFLE
The multiplas rifle (a portmanteau of "multiple" and
"plasma") is based on the urban plasma rifle design.
of plasma in a volley, at the cost of a massive drain
on the microfusion cell.
A Ranged [Heavy] combat check that generates
tt or y can result in the multiplas rifle having run
out of microfusion energy, and needs a fusion cell
reload.
PLASMA PISTOL
Plasma pistols are high-tech weapons which find
numerous applications in military and industrial
fields. They fire superheated bolts of plasma
powered by either microfusion cells, heavy energy
cells or plasma cartridges. The bolt forms in a
special chamber, which is then sent down a
superconducting barrel, propelled by, and in some
models stabilized by electromagnetic claws upon
exiting it.
The plasma bolt is a toroid of superheated
hydrogen gas that delivers high levels of both
thermal and kinetic energy damage to the target,
melting through most types of armors and causing
massive 3rd-degree and 4th-degree burns.
Initially, these weapons were bulky, industrial
plasma casters designed to be an industrial welding
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tool rather than a weapon, manufactured by
Winchester Arms; while it performed admirably as a
welding tool, it was expensive and required
specialized training to use. However, later
developments for the US Army would lead to a more
compact and smaller designs, such as the plasma
pistol, that was cheaper to produce and easier to
train for, perfectly suited for urban warfare.
If a plasma pistol scores a critical hit with a xx
result, they can literally melt down enemies and
instantly kill them. While most industrial casters
aren't powerful enough to dissolve bones too,
subsequent models have no problem converting the
target into a puddle of goo.
PLASMA RIFLE
This plasma rifle is a lightweight urban warfare
weapon created by REPCONN Aerospace for the US
Army based on engine parts from the failed Z43-
521P - "Green Bean" plasma-powered rocket. Like
the AER9 laser rifle, it uses a microfusion cell as its
power supply. It taps into the cell, essentially a small
fusion reactor, to produce a toroid of plasma that is
ejected down a superconducting barrel. In contrast
to the Winchester P94, it does not have the
electromagnetic claws.
As of 2277, these plasma rifles can usually be
found in use by Enclave soldiers on the East Coast.
By 2281, they can be found less commonly
throughout the Mojave Wasteland.
If a plasma rifle scores a critical hit with a xx
result, they can literally melt down enemies and
instantly kill them. While most industrial casters
aren't powerful enough to dissolve bones too,
subsequent models have no problem converting the
target into a puddle of goo.
PULSE GUN
The pulse gun is an electromagnetic pulse (EMP)
based weapon, similar in principle to that of pulse
grenades and pulse mines, it delivers pulse damage
to robots, vehicles and those wearing power armor.
When fired, the pulse gun suffers from a small
delay before discharging, due to it building up the
charge for the pulse. This results in the need to
continue aiming on target after pulling the trigger to
ensure a hit. As a weapon, the pulse gun is only
effective against robots and power armor
opponents, since it only delivers a small amount of
impact damage otherwise.
RECHARGER PISTOL
The recharger pistol is the second version of a
self-charging weapon with effectively limitless
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ammunition. It's a more advanced and compact
version of the recharger rifle that is fitted with a
microfusion breeder that provides it a virtually
limitless power supply.
If a recharger pistol runs out of ammunition as a
result of y or ttt on a Ranged [Light] combat
check, it has fully recharged itself in time for the next
forthcoming encounter, and thus is ready for usage
again, without the wielder having to purchase a
fusion cell reload.
RECHARGER RIFLE
A specialized laser rifle designed to work with
microfusion breeder ammunition, the recharger rifle
effectively has unlimited ammunition. The recharger
rifle is also an incredibly sturdy weapon and requires
less skill with energy weapons to use effectively.
However, this particular rifle is much weaker and
heavier than the more common AER9, and the user
must time their shots to compensate for the
weapon's need to charge up its shots.
If the recharger rifle runs out of ammunition on a
y or ttt result, it has fully recharged itself in
time for the next forthcoming encounter, and thus is
ready for usage again, without the wielder having to
purchase a fusion cell reload.
SONIC EMITTER
The sonic emitter's chassis is composed of a grey
metallic tube outfitted with four vacuum tubes, a
housing for a small energy cell, a conical muzzle,
and a rear-mounted oscilloscope, all attached to a
pistol grip. It shares some visual features with other
pistol-grip energy weapons, such as the pulse gun
and the recharger pistol. When the trigger is pulled,
the vacuum tubes light up as the weapon charges
for a moment before firing concentric rings of blue
energy at the target.
A sonic emitter is particularly efficient against
robots, synths and power armor users. Against such
opponents, the sonic emitter allows the user to add
an automatic s on his Ranged [Light] combat
checks, and deals an additional point of damage.
TRI-BEAM LASER RIFLE
The tri-beam laser rifle is essentially a "laser
shotgun", which fires three laser beams with each
shot. Compared to the regular AER9, it's missing the
tube on the bottom length of the barrel, is shorter in
overall length and has a new emitter aperture and
attached wires.
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NAME SKILL DAM CRIT RANGE ENC HP PRICE RARITY SPECIAL
AEP7 Laser Pistol Ranged [Light] 6 3 Medium 1 1 175 6 Accurate 1
AER9 Laser Pistol Ranged [Light] 7 3 Medium 2 1 250 7 Accurate 1
AER9 Laser Rifle Ranged [Heavy] 8 3 Long 4 2 800 7 Accurate 1
AER14 Prototype Ranged [Heavy] 9 3 Long 6 3 1,000 8 Accurate 1
Laser Rifle
Alien Atomizer Ranged [Light] 10 2 Short 2 1 500 10 Accurate 1, Vicious
4
Alien Blaster Ranged [Light] 5 4 Short 1 1 500 10 Stun
Alien Ranged [Heavy] 10 2 Long 5 3 300 10 Cumbersome 2,
Disintegrator Vicious 5
Gating Laser Gunnery 12 3 Extreme 9 5 2,000 10 Auto-Fire only,
Cumbersome 5,
Pierce 2, Prepare 1
Institute Laser Ranged [Light] 5 3 Medium 3 2 100 7 Accurate 1
Pistol
Institute Laser Ranged [Heavy] 7 3 Long 5 3 500 8 Accurate 1
Rifle
Multiplas Rifle Ranged [Heavy] 12 2 Short 4 2 2,500 10 Inaccurate 2,
Vicious 2
Plasma Pistol Ranged [Light] 8 2 Short 2 1 200 8 Inaccurate 1,
Vicious 2
Plasma Rifle Ranged [Heavy] 10 2 Medium 4 2 1,300 9 Inaccurate 1,
Vicious 2
Pulse Gun Ranged [Light] 6 3 Medium 2 1 1,800 7 Pulse only
Recharger Pistol Ranged [Light] 5 4 Medium 2 1 270 7 Accurate 1
Recharger Rifle Ranged [Heavy] 7 4 Long 6 3 2,500 7 Accurate 1
Sonic Emitter Ranged [Light] 6 4 Short 1 1 750 8 Stun Damage
Tri-Beam Laser Ranged [Heavy] 8 3 Medium 3 2 1,000 7 Accurate 1, Pierce 1
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magazine, typically at a rate of several hundred

HEAVY WEAPONS rounds per minute.
Weapons intended for mass interdiction. This The heavy machine gun is a powerful support
includes demolition, rocket-propelled grenades, weapon firing .308 caliber rounds. It is a rifle with a
squad automatic weapons, and stationary machine very long barrel and high-powered rifle ammunition,
guns. Basically anything big and heavy that isn't but suffers from poor spread.
readily shoulder-fired and does massive amounts of
damage. LIGHT MACHINE GUN
The light machine gun is a fully automatic 5.56mm
FAT MAN LAUNCHER machine gun with a rapid rate of fire and an
First entering service in September 2077 with the ammunition capacity of 90 5.56mm rounds. In 2281
U.S. Army, the Fat Man is a shoulder mounted mini within the New California Republic Army, the light
nuke launcher. machine gun is only issued to the NCR heavy
Developers struggled to find a way to fire the heavy troopers, the finest of the NCR troops. The light
ammunition from a man-portable system far enough machine gun has a decent rate of fire, high
to keep the operator outside the blast radius, losing magazine capacity, damage, and remarkably fast
a lot of people in the process. Eventually, it was reload speed.
discovered that by placing a small sub-charge into
the ammunition itself, similar to bullets being fired MINIGUN
from a gun (or perhaps more accurately described This weapon is a six-barreled heavy machine gun,
as being along the lines of a recoilless launcher), the fed by a "cassette" ammunition box using the 5mm
warheads could be launched a considerable round. Utilizing the Gatling style rotating barrels
distance without adding too much weight to the powered by an internal motor, it delivers an
already heavy weapon. extremely high rate of fire, making it an effective
A y rolled while using a Fat Man means the weapon and is ideal for inflicting heavy damage on
nuclear detonation injures the firing character as large quantities of relatively unarmored enemies.
well (the character takes damage equal to the With the use of armor piercing ammunition, the
weapon's Blast rating, even if Blast was not minigun is extremely deadly, being able to cut
triggered). through even the toughest target very fast, the
downside being that it uses up the 5mm ammunition
FLAMER rather quickly.
The flamer is by far the most effective big gun for A Gunnery skill check that generates tt or y
close-quarters action, as it doesn't have as great a can result in the minigun depleting its ammunition
warm-up as the minigun or risk-to-self as the supply prematurely.
missile launcher or Fat Man. The flamer and its
ammunition are fairly common, and can be found on MISSILE LAUNCHER
any Mister Gutsy (and even Mister Handy) and in The missile launcher is a shoulder-fired explosives
many stores. weapon. It is heavy but powerful, and can fire several
types of missiles. Multiple enemies can be hit with a
HEAVY INCINERATOR single shot due to the blast radius of the explosion.
The heavy incinerator is essentially a napalm Enemies not killed by the blast will often have
launcher; it lobs flammable fuel with a splash multiple limbs crippled and will be easier to
damage possibility at the target in an arc. These dispatch.
'projectiles' cause splash damage, and will most
often set the enemy on fire, unless a large 'miss' NUKA NUKE LAUNCHER
variance is registered. The heavy incinerator can be The Nuka-nuke launcher is a Fat Man nuclear
fired at extremely long distances with relatively good catapult with a unique modification. Instead of
accuracy. regular mini nukes it launches Nuka-nukes, a
specially modified, quantum-enhanced version with
HEAVY MACHINE GUN increased explosive power. Apart from its superior
A heavy machine gun is a fully automatic mounted damage output and its unique ammunition, the
or portable firearm, usually designed to fire bullets in Nuka-nuke launcher looks and handles exactly like
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TESLA CANNON
The Tesla cannon is a pre-War, portable, directable
energy weapon. It was designed to be used as a
lightweight, compact anti-tank weapon. The design
was named after Nikola Tesla, whose designs for the
technology were seized by the U.S. government after
his death. When used, the cannon projects a blast
that will damage the enemy on impact. It will
continue to gradually reduce the enemy's health due
to its ability to electrify the target and its
surroundings.
It is aesthetically identical to a missile launcher
and uses missiles as its ammunition source.

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NAME SKILL DAM CRIT RANGE ENC HP PRICE RARITY SPECIAL
Fat Man Launcher Gunnery 25 2 Long 7 4 1,000 10 Blast 15, Breach 1,
Cumbersome 4,
Limited Ammo 1,
Prepare 1, Rad 5
Flamer Ranged [Heavy] 8 2 Short 6 3 500 6 Blast 8, Burn 3
Heavy Incinerator Gunnery 10 2 Long 8 4 775 8 Blast 9, Burn 4,
Cumbersome 3,
Inaccurate 1
Heavy Machine Gunnery 15 2 Long 8 4 520 8 Auto-Fire,
Gun Cumbersome 5,
Pierce 2, Vicious 1
Light Machine Ranged [Heavy] 11 3 Long 7 4 450 7 Auto-Fire,
Gun Cumbersome 2,
Pierce 1
Minigun Gunnery 13 2 Long 8 4 1,000 8 Auto-Fire only,
Cumbersome 5,
Inaccurate 1, Linked
1
Missile Launcher Gunnery 20 2 Extreme 7 4 500 8 Blast 10, Breach 1,
Cumbersome 3,
Limited Ammo 1,
Prepare 1
Nuka-Nuke Gunnery 25 2 Long 7 4 650 10 Blast 15, Breach 2,
Launcher Cumbersome 4,
Limited Ammo 1,
Prepare 1, Rad 6
Tesla Cannon Gunnery 12 3 Long 7 3 1,800 10 Blast 8, Burn 3,
Cumbersome 4,
Limited Ammo 1,
Prepare 1, Pierce 1,
Vicious 1

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MELEE WEAPONS
In a Wasteland filled with deadly firearms and
lasers with bolts of charged particles that can burn
through a car's hull in an instant, not to mention
explosives so powerful that the smallest can destroy
an entire squad of infantry, a melee weapon seems
an almost comical anachronism. In truth, the utility
and deadliness of a well-honed blade or a heavy
blunt object is well-respected. From the deadly
combat knife to the shishkebab, melee weapons still
have their place on the battlefield.
AXE
The axe is a wooden handled weapon with a heavy
steel head intended for firefighting use. It has a
broad finely sharpened front blade and a sharp pick
point on the rear of the head. The long hardwood
handle allows for sweeping attacks at reasonable
distance and is partially rubber coated to ensure a
good grip on the weapon. Originally designed for
breaking down walls and doors, this weapon can
inflict severe damage to a soft target.
An axe requires the wielder to use two hands to
wield it properly and effectively.
BASEBALL BAT
This is a long, smooth wooden bat, typically made
of ash, for use in the sport of baseball. Under MLB
regulations, a baseball bat cannot exceed 2.61
inches in diameter at the widest point, can be no
longer than 42 inches, and must be a single solid
piece. Bats found in the Commonwealth have a base
weight of three pounds, approaching the weight of
bats used in the early 20th century by players like
Babe Ruth.
The baseball bat requires the wielder to use both
hands for effectively wielding it as a melee weapon.
BATON
This is a collapsible model law enforcement baton,
used by various police departments before the Great
War. It is standard issue gear for Vault-Tec security
forces, alongside the 10mm combat pistol.
CATTLE PROD
Normally used for herding stubborn cattle, it has
been re-purposed as a non-lethal weapon against
humans. In addition to the taser-like prongs at the
tip normally found on cattle prods, it has been
outfitted with a thick, electrified metal coil around
the striking end, hooked up to a pair of batteries
taped down near the handle.
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In addition to its damage causing potential, the
cattle prod also causes Strain damage, which can
help knock out targets quicker.
CHINESE OFFICER'S SWORD
These weapons are remnants from the United
States' war with China, an event that triggered the
Great War. They were most likely brought back by
American soldiers fighting in various campaigns in
mainland China, or were brought by Chinese
infiltrators and saboteurs.
CLEAVER
The cleaver was designed to chop hunks of meat
for use in butcher's shops, but has since been
repurposed as a melee weapon. It also does bonus
damage to limbs.
COMBAT KNIFE
A large knife designed for both combat and
survival purposes. It has a long, clip-point blade with
serrations along the back intended for cutting rope
and small branches. The knife uses a fast swing
stabbing and slashing motion when used.
HATCHET
It is a hand-axe with a rubber-gripped wooden
handle for chopping wood and limbs alike.
KATANA
A katana is a type of Japanese sword with a blade
length greater than 23.6-28.7 inches (60-73
centimeters) and characterized by its distinctive
appearance: a curved, slender, single-edged blade,
circular or squared guard, and long grip that can
accommodate two hands. Often called a "samurai
sword" or "samurai's sword" because of its use by
the feudal warriors, it became a symbol of the
samurai caste.
Renowned for its sharpness and cutting ability, its
origins go back at least as far as the Kamakura
Period (1185–1333). Most often held with two
hands, some techniques and combat styles were
performed with a one-handed grip. The katana was
generally carried in a saya, or scabbard,
manufactured from lightweight wood, with a coat of
lacquer on the exterior and a wooden knob on one
side for attaching a braided cord.
KNIFE
A simple chef's knife with low melee damage.
Extremely common to the point of being cheap
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clutter. Its availability and low cost makes it ideal for being wielded effectively.
repairing higher-ended one-handed melee weapons.
SPEAR
MACHETE Although a simple weapon, a spear is easy to wield
A machete is essentially a large, long, sharp knife, and allows the user to keep some distance from an
designed to hack through vegetation. They make opponent. Hence, spears don't have very high
handy melee weapons too. The machete is a broad, damage, but the Accurate 1 quality represents their
single-edged blade with a wooden grip wrapped in ease of use. In addition, the Defensive 1 quality
cloth. It has a medium swinging speed and is swung represents their usefulness at keeping someone at
in alternating diagonal slashes. arm's reach.
The spear can be wielded by using two hands in
REVOLUTIONARY SWORD melee, or thrown out to Short range requiring only a
single hand.
The revolutionary sword is a simple steel spadroon
with a straight, single-edged blade and wooden hilt.
It has a medium swing speed, swinging in a diagonal SUPER SLEDGE
downward slash and a horizontal swipe following It is a heavy two-handed hammer, and contains a
that. A downward chop serves as its power attack. It kinetic energy storage device to increase the
is the same type of sword that the original knockback effect of the weapon. It is rather
Minutemen would have used during the cumbersome and slow, but very powerful.
Revolutionary War.
SWITCHBLADE
RIPPER The switchblade is a small melee weapon that may
This weapon is essentially a chainsaw compacted be swung fast, but with small damage inflicted upon
into knife form so that it can be wielded with just one enemies. Any attempts to find a hidden switchblade
hand. Nevertheless, the Ripper inherits many of the has a b penalty on the skill check.
qualities of its larger version.

SHISHKEBAB
The shishkebab is a flaming sword which sets the
target on fire upon impact. It runs on fuel from a
tank on the wielder's back. When simply held in
hand, the sword emits a steady stream of small
bluish flames from the nozzles mounted along its
blade. However, when the weapon is swung, the fire
immediately starts burning much hotter and brighter,
creating a far more spectacular effect than any
previous incarnation of this weapon ever displayed.

SHOCK BATON
The shock baton is a melee weapon of alien origin.
The design is somewhat similar to that of a police
baton, except that the stun baton release a high
electrical jolt upon impact.
A Brawl melee combat check that generates
ttt or y can deplete the shock baton of
electrical energy. Recharging the shock baton
requires a fusion cell.

SLEDGEHAMMER
A sledgehammer is used in heavier working
conditions, such as industrial areas or for breaking
ground. A sledgehammer requires two hands for

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MELEE WEAPONS
NAME SKILL DAM CRIT RANGE ENC HP PRICE RARITY SPECIAL
Axe Melee +3 3 Engaged 2 1 25 3 Vicious 1
Baseball Bat Melee +2 4 Engaged 2 1 25 2
Baton Melee +2 4 Engaged 1 - 70 2
Cattle Prod Melee +2 4 Engaged 2 1 45 3 Stun Damage
Chinese Officer's Melee +3 2 Engaged 1 1 75 7 Defensive 1
Sword
Cleaver Melee +3 3 Engaged 1 - 20 3 Vicious 1
Combat Knife Melee +1 3 Engaged 1 1 35 3 Vicious 1
Hatchet Melee +2 3 Engaged 1 - 75 3
Katana Melee +3 2 Engaged 1 1 2,500 8 Accurate 1, Vicious
2
Knife Melee +1 3 Engaged 1 - 20 2
Machete Melee +3 2 Engaged 2 1 50 4 Pierce 1
Revolutionary Melee +3 2 Engaged 1 1 50 5 Pierce 1
Sword
Ripper Melee +3 2 Engaged 2 1 1,200 8 Pierce 1, Vicious 2
Shishkebab Melee +2 4 Engaged 2 1 2,500 8 Burn 1, Vicious 2
Shock Baton Melee +3 4 Engaged 2 1 70 10 Stun Damage
Sledgehammer Melee +3 4 Engaged 3 2 130 3 Cumbersome 2,
Knockdown
Spear Melee +2 4 Engaged 2 1 25 2 Accurate 1,
Defensive 1
Super Sledge Melee +4 4 Engaged 4 2 580 7 Cumbersome 3,
Disorient 3,
Knockdown
Switchblade Melee +1 3 Engaged 1 - 35 2

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Other weapons cover a rather broad spectrum of
weapons that fall outside every other specified type
of weaponry. They may resemble other weapons in
appearance and function, but incorporate unique
firing mechanisms and effects, that differentiate
them from other classifications of weapons.
ACID SOAKER
An acid soaker is a small pistol that has been jury- weapon's ability to apply large amounts of radiation
rigged to fire acid concentrate from a small glass
container rather than ordinary ammunition. It sprays
an acidic solution at targets, causing acid damage. It
has an intake that dispenses liquid from a glass jar
that is screwed into place. The solution visibly
drains as the weapon is fired.
CRYOLATOR
The cryolator was developed by the overseer of
Vault 111 as a way to occupy time, waiting for the
All-Clear signal from Vault-Tec that never came.
Using chemicals and components readily available
within the vault, the prototype was able to be
completed, making cryogenic freezing available in a
portable, on-demand form. Conceptually, it is a
flamer that shoots ice.
The weapon creates a cryogenic spray when fired
that fades away at mid-range. Firing continuously at
an enemy may freeze it solid and render it unable to
move or attack for a period of time. More durable
enemies will require a longer exposure, and some
cannot be frozen at all. The Cryolator can chew up
large amounts of (rather expensive) ammunition, so
use it wisely.
DART GUN
The dart gun is a weapon which functions like a
small pistol-crossbow. The weapon fires a small
dart, which can be coated with radscorpion venom
or various injection vector chems. If the dart is
treated with venom or chems, the wielder must
spend x or aaa on his Ranged [Light] check to
have the toxin successfully be injected into the
target's blood stream.
FLARE GUN
The flare gun is a break-action single-shot
weapon that is not designed to deal direct damage,
but instead to summon nearby sentients for
assistance. Firing a flare directly at an enemy will
cause a small amount of damage, but virtually every
other weapon will yield better results in the heat of
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GAMMA GUN
The gamma gun is crude weapon but a
technological marvel. Most weapons of this type
look home made, but always consist of a pistol grip,
a central hexagonal housing, and have a small
emitter dish that projects the weapon's gamma ray
when fired. Targets hit by the gamma ray suffer
some damage, but the true threat comes from the
to a target.
GAUSS RIFLE
The Gauss rifle, also called a "coil gun," is a device
used to propel a ferromagnetic projectile by
accelerating it through a process of electromagnetic
induction. The Gauss rifle is named after German
mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss, who formulated
mathematical descriptions of the magnetic effect
demonstrated by magnetic accelerators.
The Gauss rifle uses a series of eleven
electromagnetic coils to energize and magnetize a
preloaded standard projectile round to a tremendous
speed.
H&H TOOLS NAIL GUN
The H&H Tools nail gun was a tool created by H&H
Tool Company, now re-purposed as a fully-
automatic weapon. It has a layout comparable to a
9mm SMG, with a yellow color.
This weapon uses nails for ammunition.
RADIUM RIFLE
The radium rifle is a pre-War carbine that has
been modified to deal radiation damage.
Its regular wooden and steel rifle components have
been upgraded with all manner of wiring and
circuitry, among them what looks like two sets of
gamma rounds on the barrel in front of the ejection
port. A crudely made dish fashioned from wire and
tin foil surrounds the muzzle on long barreled
variants. This component is somewhat reminiscent
of the gamma gun and most likely the source of the
radium rifle's radiation damage. With the ported
variant of the long barrel, looking at the weapon from
the front shows the dish's foil parts forming the
well-known radiation warning symbol with the barrel
representing the center point.
It utilizes a gas-delayed blowback design, where
the bolt is never locked, and is pushed rearwards by
the expanding propellant gases, which are vented
from the barrel into a cylinder that delays the
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The radium rifle utilizes ordinary .45 rounds.
TESLA RIFLE
It fires an electrical discharge that arcs between
targets, and uses fusion cells as ammunition. Due to
RAILWAY RIFLE its arcing nature, the Tesla rifle is capable of
The railway rifle fires railway spikes as projectiles damaging multiple enemies at once, but with a
in the same manner as a crossbow or a flechette limited range. It is an ideal choice for close range
gun. These are rarely found as ammunition, but are crowd control, e.g. feral ghouls.
cheap to buy and may be recovered from enemies When attacking with a Tesla rifle, the attacker can
slain using the weapon. In exchange, the railway rifle use x results from the attack roll to hit an additional
has become enormously more powerful from its last target within Engaged range of the original target for
iteration while retaining its ability to do extreme the same amount of damage.
damage to limbs - sometimes even pinning
detached ones to walls.

SYRINGER
The Syringer is a weapon that uses air pressure to
propel custom-made syringes at a target. Rather
than dealing direct damage, the Syringer is used to
weaken the target with various effects. This weapon
supports a wide variety of injectable ammo, such as
chems, toxins, venoms, and the like. The syringer
uses darts for its ammunition, similar to the dart
gun.

OTHER WEAPONS
NAME SKILL DAM CRIT RANGE ENC HP PRICE RARITY SPECIAL
Acid Soaker Ranged [Light] 4 - Short 1 - 125 7 Burn 2
Cryolator Ranged [Heavy] 8 2 Short 6 3 300 8 Blast 8,
Cumbersome 3,
Ensnare 3
Dart Gun Ranged [Light] 4 4 Short 1 - 500 6 Limited Ammo 1
Flare Gun Ranged [Light] 6 3 Long 1 - 50 3 Burn 4, Disorient 2,
Inaccurate 2,
Limited Ammo 1,
Prepare 1
Gamma Gun Ranged [Light] 4 - Medium 2 1 155 10 Rad 4
Gauss Rifle Ranged [Heavy] 10 2 Extreme 5 3 500 7 Cumbersome 3,
Pierce 5, Slow-
Firing 1
H&H Tool Nail Gun Ranged [Light] 5 3 Short 1 - 500 6 Pierce 2
Radium Rifle Ranged [Heavy] 7 3 Long 4 2 110 8 Rad 1
Railway Rifle Ranged [Heavy] 7 2 Medium 3 2 200 5 Pierce 2
Syringer Ranged [Heavy] 4 4 Medium 3 1 135 7 Limited Ammo 1
Tesla Rifle Ranged [Heavy] 8 3 Medium 4 2 900 8 Burn 1,
Cumbersome 3,
Pierce 1, Vicious 1

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PISTOLS
The smallest of all firearms is the handgun. There
are two common types of handguns: revolvers and
semi-automatic pistols. Revolvers have a number of
firing chambers or "charge holes" in a revolving
cylinder; each chamber in the cylinder is
loaded with a single cartridge or
charge. Semi-automatic pistols have
a single fixed firing chamber
machined into the rear of the barrel,
and a magazine so they can be
used to fire more than one
round. Each press of the
trigger fires a cartridge,
using the energy of the
cartridge to activate the
mechanism so that the next
cartridge may be fired
immediately. This is opposed
to "double-action"
revolvers which
accomplish the same end
using a mechanical action
linked to the trigger pull.
.357 MAGNUM REVOLVER
The .357 Magnum revolver is a single action,
fixed-cylinder revolver that can fire both .357
Magnum and .38 special rounds. It has an average
firing rate but makes up for it with a somewhat more
powerful damage output. Its fixed cylinder is
reloaded by hand one round at a time through the
loading gate, as such it can be interrupted mid-way
through reloading and fired if needed.
.44 MAGNUM REVOLVER
The .44 Magnum revolver is a double action,
swing-out cylinder revolver, with a high damage
output for a one-handed gun, but its ammunition is
slightly rarer in the wasteland. Additionally, the .44
Magnum fires and reloads quickly, due to its speed-
loader and ejector rod. It is, however, somewhat
inaccurate.
.45 AUTO PISTOL
The .45 Auto pistol is a single-action, semi-
automatic, magazine-fed handgun that utilizes .45
Auto ammunition.
5.56MM PISTOL
The 5.56mm pistol has an intact black finish, two
small red LEDs on the side, and a large pale green
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LED on the back. The 5.56mm pistol is a heavily
modified, pared down .223 pistol, successor to the
same weapon. It is a weighty pistol and has a
motorized cylinder and crane for quicker shooting
and reloading than a typical revolver.
The green light on the left side
turns yellow while reloading,
then turns green and
makes a ringing noise once
the weapon has reloaded.
9MM PISTOL
The M&A 9mm pistol is a
semi-automatic handgun,
designed by M&A Guns
Manufacturers. It is the
standard issue sidearm of the
New California Republic Army and
a common sight in the Mojave
Wasteland. It is very cheap to buy,
utilizes very common ammunition,
and requires very little in order to be
handled effectively. It has three-dot
luminescent front and rear iron-sights for
better low-light fighting, and a minor idle sway.
10MM PISTOL
After the phase out of the N80 in 2051, the N99
sidearm became standard issue military gear. The
N99 was known for its ability to survive in the
harshest of conditions and did so in many tests, as
the weapon was reliably able to be restored to
working condition after an extended period of time
exposed to hard elements and without maintenance.
The N99 proved to stand up to its claims and as a
result is one of the most common weapons found in
use in the wasteland. While many civilian weapons
were ruined beyond use in the extreme conditions
following the War, the N99 is commonly able to be
easily restored to working order by anyone with even
the most basic knowledge of firearm mechanics.
Vault-Tec issued them to vault security units, as
seen in Vault 101 where the security is only armed
with N99's.
12.7MM PISTOL
A Swiss SIG-Sauer 14mm handgun rechambered
for 12.7mm ammunition, likely designed for long-
range pistol hunting or target shooting. It was
imported to the United States from the European
Commonwealth before the war. They were decently
common early on in the survivor era, but the number
of working units has swiftly declined. The 12.7mm
fires and reloads like a 9mm, but packs a more
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serious punch.

CHINESE PISTOL
Originally produced in 1929 by the Taiyuan
Arsenal for the army of Yan Xishan, this pistol is now
a relic of the Sino-American War. The Shanxi Type
17 was a mass-produced sidearm before the Great
War.
It shares a strong resemblance with the late 19th
century Mauser C96 pistol, with the addition of the
manufacturer's stamps and the text on the sides, but
using 10mm instead of the original Mauser's
7.63mm, or Shanxi's .45 calibers.

PIPE GUN
A crude, homemade weapon, pipe guns were
common in pre-war street gangs and gun
enthusiasts. Two centuries later, it's a staple of
wasteland combat favored by settlers, raiders, and
super mutants all over. Pipe guns are highly
modifiable, more so than any other weapon in the
Wasteland.

WESTERN REVOLVER
The western revolver is a revolver chambered for
the .44 round. It comes standard with a clean finish
and wooden grip in good condition. The western
revolver is similar both in use and appearance to
the .44 pistol.

PISTOLS
NAME SKILL DAM CRIT RANGE ENC HP PRICE RARITY SPECIAL
.357 Magnum Ranged [Light] 6 3 Medium 2 1 110 4 Limited Ammo 6
Revolver
.44 Magnum Ranged [Light] 7 3 Medium 2 1 300 6 Inaccurate 1,
Revolver Limited Ammo 6
.45 Auto Pistol Ranged [Light] 5 3 Short 1 1 175 5
5.56mm Pistol Ranged [Light] 6 4 Medium 2 1 1,200 4
9mm Pistol Ranged [Light] 5 4 Short 1 1 100 4
10mm Pistol Ranged [Light] 5 4 Short 1 1 225 3
12.7mm Pistol Ranged [Light] 6 3 Short 2 1 400 6 Inaccurate 1
Chinese Pistol Ranged [Light] 5 4 Short 1 1 190 8
Pipe Gun Ranged [Light] 5 5 Short 1 3 20 2 Inaccurate 1
Western Revolver Ranged [Light] 6 4 Short 1 1 85 6 Limited Ammo 6

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RIFLES
A rifle is so named for the spiral fluting (rifling)
machined into the inner surface of its barrel, which
imparts a self-stabilizing spin to the single bullets it
fires. Rifles have a very small impact area but a
long range and high accuracy.
ANTI-MATERIEL RIFLE
The anti-materiel rifle is a
magazine-fed, bolt-action .50 caliber
rifle that is designed for use against
military targets and equipment (or
"materiel" in military terminology). The
rifle is similar in design principle to that
of a sniper rifle, delivering a high-powered
shot at long distances with great accuracy.
It is specially chambered with a larger
caliber for hardened targets, and as
such has extremely high damage
and low weapons spread. The
damage benefits of the rifle are
offset by the fact that it is
bolt-action, greatly lowering the
rate of fire, and the weapon itself
without modifications has
an Encumbrance of 6,
making it one of the
heaviest shoulder-fired
weapons around. The gun's
recoil is extreme, causing each
shot to push the player back a
few inches.
ASSAULT RIFLE
The assault rifle starts off semi-automatic, but
can be modded or found with an automatic receiver
at the expense of a hefty damage reduction. The
assault rifle has low recoil and good accuracy (even
when fitted with a fully automatic receiver), both of
which are excellent handling traits for sustained
automatic fire, though the weapon can burn through
ammo rapidly. Burst firing is advised, especially for
long range engagements.
BB GUN
The Red Ryder BB gun is a BB gun made by Daisy
Outdoor Products and introduced in 1938 that
resembles the Winchester rifle of Western movies.
Named for the comic strip cowboy character Red
Ryder, it is arguably the most famous BB gun in
American history. The BB gun fires pellets.
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CHINESE ASSAULT RIFLE
The Type 93 Chinese assault rifle was designed
and manufactured by a Chinese industrial
conglomerate for the People's Liberation Army
during the Resource Wars, for the purpose of
equipping the Chinese infiltrators and
American fifth-columnists. To this end,
it was chambered for the abundant
5.56mm round and utilizes a 24-
round magazine. Thousands of
these weapons were smuggled
into the US for use by Chinese
operatives and sympathizers on
the East Coast, and many remain
functional even two hundred years
after the Great War. These rifles are
also proven to be ready for
manufacturing in post-War
conditions.
COMBAT RIFLE
The combat rifle was a weapon
used before the Great War. They may
now be found scattered around the
wasteland.
COWBOY REPEATER
The cowboy repeater is a
lever-action rifle firing
small-caliber .357 Magnum
rounds. Its iron sights are
similar to that of the brush
gun. Due to the gun having
a tube magazine, it is reloaded by hand one bullet at
a time, as such it can be interrupted mid-way
through reloading and fired if needed. Because of
this, it gives the gun the added advantage of being
quickly available to fire again if only a single/few
rounds are needed.
HUNTING RIFLE
In general, a hunting rifle is any high-caliber long-
range rifle designed for hunting medium game. They
are a little less effective as military sniper rifles, but
will more than make up for a decrease in
performance through an increase in availability.
PIPE RIFLE
Pipe rifles share many qualities as pipe pistols
with a few additions; a stock has been affixed and a
longer barrel worked into the weapon to allow it to
hit distant targets. Like their smaller cousins, pipe
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rifles are highly customizable.

SERVICE RIFLE
A semi-automatic medium power rifle, this rifle is
chambered in the common 5.56mm cartridge and
has a magazine capacity of 20 rounds. The rifle is
simple yet well made, and since it requires relatively
low strength and Guns skill to use accurately, it
makes a very reliable weapon often used by New
California Republic troopers.

SNIPER RIFLE
A sniper rifle is chambered for .308 ammunition,
it's also extremely fragile and requires regular repair
and maintenance to keep it in working condition.
The sniper rifle is a semi-automatic rifle, designed
primarily as a extreme range weapon.

VARMINT RIFLE
The varmint rifle is a low-powered hunting rifle,
designed for hunting varmint and small game such
as geckos. It utilizes a magazine-fed bolt-action
system and is chambered for 5.56mm caliber
rounds.

RIFLES
NAME SKILL DAM CRIT RANGE ENC HP PRICE RARITY SPECIAL
Anti-Materiel Rifle Ranged [Heavy] 12 2 Extreme 6 3 5,600 8 Accurate 1,
Cumbersome 3,
Pierce 5, Prepare 1,
Slow-Firing 1
Assault Rifle Ranged [Heavy] 8 3 Long 4 2 300 7 Auto-Fire,
Cumbersome 2
BB Gun Ranged [Heavy] 2 5 Long 2 - 35 3
Chinese Assault Ranged [Heavy] 8 3 Long 4 2 500 9 Auto-Fire
Rifle
Combat Rifle Ranged [Heavy] 8 3 Medium 3 2 115 4 Accurate 1
Cowboy Repeater Ranged [Heavy] 8 3 Long 4 2 800 4
Hunting Rifle Ranged [Heavy] 7 4 Long 4 2 220 4 Accurate 1, Limited
Ammo 5
Pipe Rifle Ranged [Heavy] 7 4 Medium 3 5 200 6 Inaccurate 1
Service Rifle Ranged [Heavy] 7 3 Long 3 2 540 6 Auto-Fire
Sniper Rifle Ranged [Heavy] 9 2 Extreme 4 2 400 6 Accurate 1,
Cumbersome 3,
Pierce 1
Varmint Rifle Ranged [Heavy] 8 3 Long 4 2 75 4 Limited Ammo 5

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SHOTGUNS
Shotguns are predominantly
smoothbore firearms designed to fire a
number of shot; pellet sizes commonly
ranging between 2 mm and 8.4 mm
buckshot. Shotguns are also capable of
firing single slugs, or specialty (often
“less lethal”) rounds such as bean bags,
tear gas or breaching rounds.
Shotguns have a large impact area with
considerably less range and accuracy.
However, the larger impact area can
compensate for reduced accuracy, since
shot spreads during flight; consequently, in
hunting, shotguns are generally used for
flying game.
CARAVAN SHOTGUN
The caravan shotgun is a short shotgun in
which one barrel is mounted on top of the
other. The iron sight is a screw which holds
the action release lever to the receiver.
COMBAT SHOTGUN
Vastly superior to the sawed-off shotgun,
the combat shotgun combines a large drum
magazine with mutilating close-range
damage. The only drawback is the weapon's
poor reliability, as the combat shotgun
deteriorates quickly.
DOUBLE-BARREL SHOTGUN
The first double-barrel shotguns were
originally muzzle-loaded firearms, first used
during the American Civil war.
The primitive, but efficient, design was popularly
used during the era of the American frontier. Double-
barrel shotguns are mainly used for hunting and
home defense, among various other purposes. They
come in an either a side-by-side, or over-and-under
barrel configuration. Still used greatly after the Great
War, the shotgun has become a rather common
sight in the Wasteland.
HUNTING SHOTGUN
The hunting shotgun is a long range precision
shotgun used for hunting big game. This shotgun
was built for accuracy and power, and is one of the
best shotguns available, it uses rare but powerful 12
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gauge shells. It's pump-action, which means there's
a longer than average reload delay between shots. It
also loads through the bottom.
LEVER-ACTION SHOTGUN
This shotgun has a lever-action (similar to the
cowboy repeater) and fires a 20 gauge shotgun
shell. The only real disadvantages to the
lever-action are the ammunition
capacity and the fact that it must be
single-loaded instead of feeding from
a detachable magazine.
RIOT SHOTGUN
The riot shotgun is a semi-
automatic shotgun with a
drum magazine. It has a
high damage-per-second,
due in part to its large
ammunition capacity when
compared to other
shotguns, and its high rate
of fire. It also reloads
much faster than any other
shotgun and therefore can
change ammunition types very
quickly.
SAWED-OFF SHOTGUN
The sawed-off shotgun is a break
action, 12 gauge shotgun with most of
the original barrel and stock removed to
make it smaller and more easily concealed at
the expense of range. Pulling the trigger fires both
barrels at once, unleashing 14 pellets instead of the
typical 7. However, its incredible damage is offset by
the fact that it has an extremely wide spread, the
highest in the game. In addition, because it fires
both barrels at once it wears out fast, eats up more
ammo than other shotguns, and must be reloaded
after each shot.
SINGLE SHOTGUN
A single shotgun, also called a "scattergun," is a
firearm designed to shoot a multitude of lead or
steel balls of varying sizes, greatly increasing the
weapon's hit potential. This makes it very effective
at hunting game. However, the accuracy and power
found at close range starts to diminish as the target
gets farther away. Though it only carries a single
round of ammunition, it has a fast reload speed.
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NAME SKILL DAM CRIT RANGE ENC HP PRICE RARITY SPECIAL

Caravan Shotgun Ranged [Heavy] 6 2 Short 2 2 675 5 Blast 4, Limited
Ammo 4, Vicious 2
Combat Shotgun Ranged [Heavy] 8 3 Short 3 2 200 5 Blast 4
Double-Barrel Ranged [Heavy] 7 3 Short 3 2 175 4 Blast 3, Inaccurate
Shotgun 1, Knockdown,
Limited Ammo 2,
Vicious 2
Hunting Shotgun Ranged [Heavy] 9 3 Medium 3 2 380 7 Blast 2, Limited
Ammo 2, Prepare 1
Lever-Action Ranged [Heavy] 8 3 Short 3 2 200 6 Blast 4, Knockdown,
Shotgun Limited Ammo 5,
Prepare 1, Vicious 1
Riot Shotgun Ranged [Heavy] 8 2 Short 3 2 550 5 Blast 4, Vicious 3
Sawed-Off Ranged [Heavy] 9 3 Short 2 2 190 3 Blast 3, Knockdown,
Shotgun Limited Ammo 2,
Vicious 1
Single Shotgun Ranged [Heavy] 7 2 Short 3 2 175 3 Blast 5, Knockdown,
Limited Ammo 1

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SUBMACHINE GUNS
A submachine gun (SMG) is a magazine-fed
firearm, usually smaller than other automatic
firearms, that fires pistol-caliber ammunition; for
this reason certain submachine guns can also be
referred to as machine pistols, especially when
referring to handgun-sized designs. Because of their
small size and limited projectile penetration
compared to high-power rifle rounds, submachine
guns are commonly favored by military, paramilitary
and police forces for close-quarters engagements
such as inside buildings, in urban areas or in trench
complexes.

.45 AUTO SUBMACHINE GUN

The .45 Auto submachine gun (SMG) is an old
two-handed automatic weapon that was stored in
U.S. Army and National Guard armories at the time
of the war. A large number of them have surfaced
after these armories were breached by looters after
the war.

9MM SUBMACHINE GUN

The 9mm submachine gun is a small, yet capable
weapon, able to empty a full magazine in under 3
seconds. The 9mm rounds are common and
lightweight, making it even easier to spray-and-pray.

10MM SUBMACHINE GUN

The 10mm SMG is most effective at close-range
by unleashing a hail of bullets. However, the SMG is
next to useless at longer ranges. The SMG simply
has too much spread to be of much use beyond
short range combat.

PMNH-666 SUBMACHINE GUN

The PMNH-666 is a 12.7mm submachine gun is a
heavy duty large caliber submachine gun. It features
a unique top mounted magazine, the bullets lie at a
right angle to the weapon.

SUBMACHINE GUNS
NAME SKILL DAM CRIT RANGE ENC HP PRICE RARITY SPECIAL
.45 Auto SMG Ranged [Heavy] 5 3 Medium 3 2 375 6 Accurate 1, Auto-
Fire
9mm SMG Ranged [Heavy] 5 4 Long 2 1 850 5 Auto-Fire
10mm SMG Ranged [Heavy] 6 3 Short 2 1 330 4 Auto-Fire
PMNH-666 SMG Ranged [Heavy] 7 4 Short 2 1 430 6 Auto-Fire,
Inaccurate 1

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AMMUNITION
Ammunition or ammo is the term used for
expendable ordnance material used in charging
firearms of all kinds; such as powder, balls, shot,
shells, percussion caps, rockets, missiles, energy,
etc. The purpose of ammunition is to project force
against a selected target or area.
All ammo is weightless, except in Survival Mode,
so there is never a reason to avoid collecting it.
There are certain types of ammo that will only
appear at specific locations. There is plenty of
ammo scattered throughout the Wasteland, but if
you don't feel like venturing out to find more and
have the caps, the nearest trader should have what
you need in stock.
While it is not necessary to keep micromanaging
ammunition in the Fallout game, it is important to
keep in mind that weapons can run out of
ammunition by rolling ttt or y on combat
checks, and thus player's may need to restock on
ammunition once such an occurrence have taken
place.
WEAPONS
Weapons with the Limited Ammo quality function
somewhat differently, however; ammunition for
those weapons must be found or purchased
individually by the number, as they tend to be bulkier
and more cumbersome.
ACID
These small jars contains a highly corrosive acid
that is used with the acid soaker.
BBS
BBs are lead-free metal pellets for use in air guns.
They are usually propelled using compressed air or
gas; therefore, there is no need for common
ammunition ingredients such as gunpowder or
primers.
BALLISTIC
A hard-hitting ammunition type that include bullets
for various types of pistols, rifles and submachine
guns. The ballistic ammo also includes shotgun
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CRYO CELL
A small casing, possibly containing liquid nitrogen,
used by emergency services and in cryogenic
weaponry.
DART
Darts are used with the dart gun. They can be
treated with toxins, such as radscorpion venom or
chems to provide an additional effect when used
against opponents in combat. Administering a toxin
to a dart requires a Maneuver.
ELECTROMAGNETIC COIL
This compact electromagnetic coil is used power
the Tesla rifle and Tesla cannon. It has a very high
electrical output despite of its small, compact size.
FLAMER FUEL
Flamer fuel is a type of ammunition primarily used
by the flamer. This is essentially a sealed cannister
or container containing a highly flammable liquid.
FLARE
The flare is an ammo type that is
specifically used in the flare gun.
The round has a familiar look of
a shotgun shell but with red
paint on the sides. As this is
a type of ammo it has no
weight.
FUSION CELL
A miniaturized fusion
reactor. The fusion cells
are used by laser
weapons.
FUSION CORE
A compact, powerful battery
that operates on nuclear fusion.
Primarily used to fuel Power
Armor suits, fusion cores have a wide
variety of applications from back-up
power for residential structures to
powering heavy energy weapons.
Once drained, the fusion core can
only be recharged by a large nuclear
reactor (such as in a power plant,
Pre-War warship, or Vault).
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Fusion cores are rugged, but if their casing is
breached while they still carry a charge they could
explode. Any hit to a fusion core that deals 10
damage will rupture the cell, resulting in a nuclear
detonation at the end of the current round (Damage
15, Breach 1) and apply a Radiation 5 effect out to
short range until the end of the following round.
Fusion cores are also used as ammunition for
gatling lasers.
GAMMA ROUND
The gamma rounds closely resemble high voltage
electrolytic capacitors in size and shape. The
gamma round is used for the gamma gun.
MINI NUKE
A small, football-sized nuclear bomb, as rare as it
is powerful. It is used for the Fat Man launcher.
MISSILE
A high powered projectile, more powerful and rarer
than most ammo types, but dwarfed by the mini
nuke.
NAILS
A nail is a pin-shaped, sharp object
of hard metal or alloy used as a
fastener. This makes for a
potentially deadly projectile
when propelled at high
speeds. Nail gun nails are
generally mounted together
in a strip or linked in a
carrier and are stripped off
the carrier at high
velocities as they are
propelled by the nail gun's
actuator.
PLASMA CARTRIDGE
The plasma cartridge is a
small, green container and is used
by all varieties of plasma
weapons.
RAILWAY SPIKE
Iron spikes or nails used to
secure railroad tracks to the ground.
They are now used as ammunition for
the railway rifle in the post-War world.
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AMMUNITION upon hitting the ground. The vapors can then be

ignited from a distance with an energy or incendiary
NAME ENCUM PRICE RARITY
weapon, causing the leaking gas to erupt in a
BBs - 1 4 spectacular fireball. In this way, they function as
Ballistic - 2 3 portable gas-leaks.
Anyone affected by the initial effect of the bio-gas
Cryo Cell - 10 7 when it is thrown, is considered to be Disoriented,
Dart - 1 3 adding b to all skill checks until the end of the
encounter.
Electromagnetic Coil 3 7 Should the gas be set ablaze it deals 8 damage
Flamer Fuel - 1 5 and has a Burn 3 quality.
Flare - 1 3
Fusion Cell - 3 5
BOTTLECAP MINE
The bottlecap mine is a crudely put together, yet
Fusion Core 1 200 6 formidable, explosive. The bottlecap mine is
extremely powerful, but its construction requires a
Gamma Round - 10 7
Vault-Tec lunchbox along with other, more common
Mini Nuke 2 250 10 components.
Missile 1 50 8 The bottlecap mine explodes in Engaged range, but
its blast radius extends out to Short range. Placing
Nails - 1 3 multiple bottlecap mines with the primary bottlecap
Plasma Cartridge - 5 7 mine increase the damage by +1 for each additional
bottlecap mine beyond the first.
Railway Spike - 2 3

EXPLOSIVES AND GRENADES
Although pistols and rifles are the most common
weapons in the Fallout setting, many individuals use
other, more esoteric weapons as well; explosive
devices may not be as ubiquitous as firearms, but
they're no less deadly.
Grenades are wielded and thrown with the Ranged
[Light] skill. While having an explosive effect,
grenades have a limited blast radius that is in
Engaged range – potentially affecting the target and
all those Engaged with the target.
All explosives use the Mechanics skill to rig and
set up. The difficulty of the check (unless specified
otherwise) is Easy (d). Increase the difficulty by +1
per additional charge in the device. s scored on the
check increase the damage dealt by the device when
it detonates by +1 per s. Failure generally means
the charge has been improperly placed or set up.
The consequences of this are up to the GM, but by
default, this means the bombs explode but do not
damage their intended target, or the detonator
fizzles and the device does not even detonate.
Explosives do not have a critical rating, and simply
inflict damage or hull trauma.
BIO-GAS CANISTER
This grenade does not explode by itself, but
instead releases highly-flammable bio-gas vapors
CRYOGENIC GRENADE
Cryogenic grenades do little damage, but release
frigid liquid nitrogen upon detonating, freezing any
opponents caught in the blast, and rooting them in
place for several seconds. When a cryogenic
grenade explodes, it has a chance to temporarily
slow wounded targets that managed to survive the
initial blast.
CRYOGENIC MINE
When a cryogenic mine explodes, it has a chance
to temporarily slow wounded targets that managed
to survive the initial blast.
The cryogenic mine explodes in Engaged range,
and its blast radius is limited to Engaged range as
well. Additional cryogenic mines set increase the
base damage by +1 per additional mine beyond the
initial first cryogenic mine.
DYNAMITE
Dynamite is a high explosive, consisting of
nitroglycerin mixed with the absorbent substance
kieselguhr. Strictly speaking, dynamite is
nitroglycerin-soaked absorbent, pressed into sticks.
Available in single sticks with safety fuses, to be lit
and thrown, or as a bundle with a timing device for
use as a bomb. Dynamite is especially helpful for
clearing cave-ins, and can blow most doors apart.
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result on their Ranged [Light] check to throw it has
an unstable dynamite stick that explodes in his
hand, dealing the damage of the check to himself
instead of his intended target.
FAT MINE
The fat mine is a mine, created by converting a
mini nuke into a placed improvised explosive device.
Only normal mini nukes can be used for making fat
mines. A fat mine inflicts substantially less damage
than a mini nuke fired from a fat man launcher.
The fat mine has a very significant area of effect,
much larger than any other placed weapon. As such,
some advanced preparation is necessary to use a fat
mine. Simply dropping a fat mine in front of an
approaching enemy and running away will still result
in the death of all.
While the initial explosion from a fat mine is
Engaged range, it's blast radius extends out to
Medium range. Each additional fat mine set up in
conjunction with the first fat mine increase the base Anyone affected by the HalluciGen gas must
damage by +5.
FRAGMENTATION GRENADE
The standard thrown explosive device used by
militaries worldwide before the Great War, the frag
grenade causes a lethal blast sending metal
shrapnel flying in all directions. Fragmentation
grenades are generally simple and effective. Useful
against groups of unarmored enemies, or for hitting is a generic name used for a variety of improvised
enemies around corners by banking grenades off
walls. They are widely used throughout the
Wasteland.
FRAGMENTATION MINE
When armed, the mine is placed on the ground,
where it will lie dormant until an enemy strays too
close, upon which its proximity fuse will trip,
detonating the mine shortly thereafter.
Anti-personnel mines are typically smaller mines
primarily intended by design to inflict casualties only
on personnel. While the explosive blast of an anti-
personnel mine may be large enough to damage
small vehicles, they also utilize some form of
fragmentation or other means to damage soft tissue
outside of the immediate blast area.
A fragmentation mine's blast area is Engaged.
Additional fragmentation mines rigged up with the
initial mine increase the base damage by +1 per
additional mine beyond the first.
GAS GRENADE
A non-lethal grenade that lets out a cloud of
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gas/smoke upon detonation. Whether it was to be
used as smokescreen cover or flammable gas is
unknown. Smoke grenades are used as both
signaling devices and to provide concealment. A
chemical reaction of different agents, when mixed
and ignited, produce either colored smoke as a
signaling device, or a dense cloud of chemical
smoke to screen for concealment.
Anyone using a gas grenade for hiding is allowed
one free upgrade on his or her Stealth check.
It is also possible to add a doze of any inhalation
chem or toxin to a gas grenade, requiring an Easy
(d) Mechanics check, and have the explosive
administer the toxic contents to anyone affected,
instead of the normal gas or smoke the grenade
would produce.
HALLUCIGEN GAS GRENADE
After throwing and detonating, the Hallucigen gas
grenade will emit a green gas that distorts vision.
upgrade the difficulty of all skill checks once until
the end of the encounter. The effects of multiple
HalluciGen gas grenades do not stack for multiple
difficulty upgrades.
MOLOTOV COCKTAIL
The Molotov cocktail, also known as the petrol
bomb, gasoline bomb, fire bomb, or simply Molotov,
incendiary weapons. They are frequently used by
rioters due to the relative ease of production. They
typically consist of some form of easily breakable
vessel or container, often a glass bottle, filled with a
highly flammable mixture of gasoline or napalm
mixed with surfactants or other thickening agents,
with a wick, often of cloth, soaked in a slowly
burning combustible liquid like kerosene that
penetrates through the sealed opening of the vessel.
The bombs were derisively named after the then
Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union, Vyacheslav
Molotov, by the Finns during the Winter War.
y results on a Ranged [Light] check made to
throw the molotov cocktail can result in the bottle
not breaking upon impact. While yy results in the
bottle exploding prematurely in the hands of the
thrower, dealing the damage to the thrower.
NUKA GRENADE
Nuka grenades are rare and very powerful portable
nuclear grenades. The explosion is very similar to
the mini nuke and leaves a slight radioactive residue
after detonation.
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NUKE MINE vehicle and machinery.

A nuclear variant of landmine. The nuke mine
operates in all respects as other mines do although
its explosion is more akin to that of a mini nuke. It
deals both normal damage and radiation exposure
damage. The mine also leaves behind a radiation
exposure area effect for a short time after
detonation. It appears to have three detonators
located around the outside of the mine.
While the initial explosion of a nuke mine is
Engaged range, its blast extends out to Medium
range. Additional nuke mines set up with the initial
nuke mine increase the base damage by +10 per
additional nuke mine beyond the first.
If the demolitionist generates y when setting up
the device. it detonates immediately, dealing the
device's damage (base plus additional damage) to
everything in the current blast radius. Anything
Engaged with the device when it detonates should
add + 50 to any subsequent Critical Injury or critical
hit rolls.
PLASMA GRENADE
Plasma grenades, as their name suggests, emit a
powerful burst of plasma energy when detonated, as
opposed to using chemical explosives like those in a
frag grenade.
If a plasma grenade scores a critical hit with a xx
result, they can literally melt down enemies and
instantly kill them, converting the target and his gear
into a puddle of goo.
PULSE MINE
Pulse mines are a variation of normal proximity
mines. The mine consists of a powerful EMP device
wired to a proximity fuse and then secured inside a
heavy metal casing. While only mildly harmful to
organic targets, these mines deal severe damage to
robotic enemies, stunning or even permanently
disabling them.
Organic creatures in the blast suffer half damage
(rounded down).
Pulse mines are set to explode in Engaged range,
and its blast radius is also Engaged range. If
multiple pulse mines are rigged together, increase
the base damage by +1 per additional pulse mine
used beyond the first.
STUN GRENADE
A less-lethal alternative to a traditional grenade.
Flash bangs deal very little physical damage, but the
blinding light and deafening bang it creates deal
significant Strain damage.

PLASMA MINE
Like plasma grenades, plasma mines offer a
powerful combination of ballistic damage and
energy damage. Crafting this explosive also requires
considerable skill and some rare components.
If a plasma mine scores a critical hit with a xx
result, they can literally melt down enemies and
instantly kill them, converting the target and his gear
into a puddle of goo.
The plasma mine explodes in Engaged range, but
its blast extends to Short range and affects anyone
within that range. Additional plasma mines rigged to
explode with the first plasma mine increase the base
damage by +5 per additional plasma mine beyond
the first.

PULSE GRENADE
An electromagnetic pulse grenade, generating an
intense magnetic field on detonation. Doesn't affect
biological creatures. A pulse grenade deals its
effective damage as Strain damage to robots,

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EXPLOSIVES AND GRENADES

NAME SKILL DAM CRIT RANGE ENC HP PRICE RARITY SPECIAL
Bio-Gas Cannister Ranged [Light] - - Short 1 - 50 6 Blast 6, Limited
Ammo 1
Bottlecap Mine Mechanics 13 - Engaged 2 - 75 7 Blast 7, Limited
Ammo 1, Pierce 1,
Vicious 3
Cryogenic Grenade Ranged [Light] 4 4 Short 1 - 125 6 Blast 6, Ensnare 3,
Limited Ammo 1
Cryogenic Mine Mechanics 8 - Engaged 2 - 25 6 Blast 5, Ensnare 3,
Limited Ammo 1
Dynamite Ranged [Light] 6 3 Short 1 - 25 3 Blast 8, Limited
Ammo 1
Fat Mine Mechanics 20 - Engaged 4 - 275 10 Blast 10, Breach 1,
Limited Ammo 1,
Rad 4
Fragmentation Ranged [Light] 8 4 Short 1 - 25 5 Blast 6, Limited
Grenade Ammo 1
Fragmentation Mechanics 12 - Engaged 3 - 25 5 Blast 4, Limited
Mine Ammo 1, Vicious 4
Gas Grenade Ranged [Light] - - Short 1 - 25 3 Limited Ammo 1
HalluciGen Gas Ranged [Light] - - Short 1 - 35 6 Limited Ammo 1
Grenade
Molotov Cocktail Ranged [Light] 6 3 Short 1 - 20 3 Blast 6, Burn 3,
Limited Ammo 1,
Prepare 1
Nuka Grenade Ranged [Light] 9 4 Short 1 - 50 6 Blast 7, Limited
Ammo 1, Rad 3
Nuke Mine Mechanics 25 - Engaged 4 - 100 8 Blast 15, Breach 2,
Limited Ammo 1,
Rad 4
Plasma Grenade Ranged [Light] 12 3 Short 1 - 50 6 Blast 10, Limited
Ammo 1
Plasma Mine Mechanics 16 - Engaged 3 - 50 7 Blast 8, Burn 1,
Limited Ammo 1
Pulse Grenade Ranged [Light] 10 5 Short 1 - 40 5 Blast 7, Disorient 5,
Limited Ammo 1,
Pulse
Pulse Mine Mechanics 14 - Engaged 3 - 40 6 Blast 5, Disorient 5,
Limited Ammo 1,
Pulse, Vicious 4
Stun Grenade Ranged [Light] 10 5 Short 1 - 50 4 Blast 8, Concussive
2, Disorient 5,
Limited Ammo 1,
Strain Damage

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WEAPON ATTACHMENTS
The Wasteland is seemingly filled with inventive
survivors that have figured out how to kitbash and
modify just about anything. In addition to the Item
Attachments and Hard Points alternate rules (page
206 of the GENESYS core rulebook), the Fallout
setting has several more attachments to modify
weapons.
AUGMENTED SPIN BARREL
Using an updated and streamlined galven pattern
and heavy-duty static pulse adaptors, this custom
barrel increases both the damage output and armor
penetration of energy rifles. The trade-off for all this
extra stopping power is increased wear and tear on
both the frame of the energy rifle and the barrel,
leading to an increase in maintenance and down-
time.
 Use With: This attachment can only be used with
energy rifles.
 Modifiers: Increase the weapon damage by one
point. Adds b to all Mechanics checks when
performing maintenance on this weapon.
 Hard Points Required: 2.
 Price: 875 bottle caps.
AUTO-FIRE MODULE
Most weapons are capable of firing in singleshot
forms only.
 Use With: This attachment can only be put on
ranged firearms that does not already have Auto-
Fire quality.
 Modifiers: The auto-fire module allows these
weapons to be fired in auto-fire mode, as per Auto-
Fire quality.
 Hard Points Required: 2.
 Price: 600 bottle caps.
BAYONET
The bayonet is a blade attached to the underside
barrel of any weapon. A tried and true method of
making a melee weapon ready at a moment's notice,
most weapons can either support a bayonet or can
be modified to do so. Even handguns can be
retrofitted to have a stabbing implement attached to
them.
 Use With: A bayonet can be attached to any type of
slugthrower firewarm (pistol or rifle).
 Modifiers: The weapon can now be used as a
melee weapon with the following stats; Melee,
Damage +2, Crit 3, Range (Engaged), Pierce 1. The
weapon gains the Inaccurate 1 quality when making
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ranged combat checks.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 75 bottle caps.
BETA WAVE CAPACITOR
By adding a Beta Wave capacitor to an energy
weapon, the bolt of energy is able to superheat the
target to the point of combustion.
 Use With: This attachment can be added to any
energy weapon.
 Modifiers: The weapon gains the Burn 2 quality.
 Hard Points Required: 2.
 Price: 500 bottle caps.
BEAM SPLITTER
The focusing crystals or ejector ports of an energy
weapon can be modified to cause the energy
projectile to spread out similar to a shotgun blast.
This allows the weapon to potentially hit more than
one target, at a cost of reducing the effective range
of the weapon.
 Use With: This attachment can be added to any
energy weapon that uses the Ranged [Light] or
Ranged [Heavy] skill.
 Modifiers: Grants weapon quality Blast with a
value equal to half of the weapon's damage
(rounded up). Reduces weapon's range by one range
band (to a minimum of engaged).
 Hard Points Required: 3.
 Price: 625 bottle caps.
BIPOD MOUNT
Little more than a pair or folding or collapsible legs
mounted beneath the barrel of a long arm, bipods
are used to stabilize awkward or heavy weapons to
improve their firing characteristics. Especially useful
when firing from behind low cover or from a prone
position, bipods are typically used on squad support
weapons, or by sharpshooters and snipers to better
steady their weapons.
 Use With: This attachment can only be applied to
rifles, carbines and machine guns, and it takes one
preparation maneuver to set up.
 Modifiers: Decrease the weapon's Cumbersome
rating by 2 when firing from a prone or crouched
position (or can otherwise brace the bipod on
something).
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 100 bottle caps.
CHARGE CRANK
The charge crank adds a series of additional
capacitors to the rifle. This modification allows the
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wielder to cycle more energy into the weapon,  Hard Points Required: 1.
ramping up the power of the rifle’s next shot. The  Price: 250 bottle caps.
capacitors can only store so much charged energy,
and could damage itself while firing.
 Use With: A special attachment specifically for
ELECTRONIC SIGHTING SYSTEM
energy rifles. By adding a small electronic device to the top of a
 Modifiers: The wielder may spend a Maneuver to ranged weapon, a small holographic crosshair is
cycle an additional charge into the energy rifle. This projected a meter out from the weapon's barrel. This
increases accuracy by reducing the time it takes for
charge adds 2 damage and t to the next Ranged
the user to aim. Unfortunately, the holographic
[Heavy] combat check made with the rifle. During
crosshair is readily visible to anyone on the
that combat check, ttt or y may be spent to
weapon's receiving end, especially in conditions of
damage the energy rifle by one step (as if it had been
darkness or low light.
Sundered). Unused charges dissipate from the rifle
 Use With: This attachment can be used on any
at the end of the encounter.
ranged weapon that could logically benefit from the
 Hard Points Required: 2.
addition of a sight.
 Price: 1,000 bottle caps.
 Modifiers: Allows the shooter to aim as an
incidental once per round at short range. Decrease
COMPONENTIZATION the difficulty of Perception checks to locate the
This mod allows a weapon to be broken down into shooter in low light conditions by 1.
a number of innocuous looking pieces so that it can  Hard Points Required: 1.
be smuggled into and out of places where weapons  Price: 250 bottle caps.
are not allowerd or are highly regulated. When
broken down, a componentized weapon looks like a
collection of of basic tools any individual might be
ENERGY ACTUATING MODULE
Adaptable to nearly any energy pistol, this
expected to carry. It takes two Maneuvers to
attachment is a simple upgraded energy actuating
assemble or disassemble a weapon with this mod.
module with custom firmware and a stronger
Loss of or damage to a component ruins the
electromagnetic accelerator that provides more
weapon, and another will have to be acquired and
powerful and more penetrating energy shots.
modified.
Unfortunately, this excess power takes its toll on the
 Use With: This attachment can be applied to any
weapon, and energy pistols so modified tend to
weapon with an Encumbrance of 2 or less.
develop reliability problems the longer they are used
 Modifiers: Allows a weapon to be broken into
with this attachment.
pieced and disguised as other items. A character
 Use With: This attachment is only for used on
must make a Formidable (ddddd) Mechanics or
energy pistols.
Skulduggery check to deduce the items are weapon
 Modifiers: Increase weapon damage by one point.
parts.
Add to all b Ranged [Light] checks when using this
 Hard Points Required: 2.
weapon.
 Price: 575 bottle caps.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 250 bottle caps.
CUSTOM GRIP
A skilled tinkerer can tailer a weapon to perfectly fit
its wielder's hand. A custom grip is crafted to
EXTENDED MAGAZINE
The ammunition capacity of many ballistic
uniquely match its owner, allowing the weapon to
weapons can be modified to carry more rounds.
act as an extension of the wielder's body. While the
 Use With: This attachment can be used for any
weapon fits perfectly in the hands of its owner,
Ranged [Light] or Ranged [Heavy] slugthrower
others who try to use it find the grip uncomfortable
without the Limited Ammo quality.
or the weapon off-balance. A finely customized grip
 Modifiers: The weapon can only suffer the "Runs
is the hallmark of a master weaponsmith.
Out of Ammo" effect with a y result.
 Use With: This attachment can be applied to any
 Hard Points Required: 1.
weapon with a handle.
 Price: 100 bottle caps.
 Modifiers: Remove b from all combat checks the
weapon's owner makes using this weapon. Anyone
other than the owner instead adds bb to all FILED FRONT SIGHT
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removing the front sight of a pistol by filing it off. A
common modification to light pistols, filing down the
weapon's front sight allows it to be drawn more
quickly from its holster, and reduces the possibility
of it becoming snared on clothing. Unfortunately,
while this modification makes for easy concealment
and drawing, it also reduces the weapon's accuracy,
as it effectively makes it impossible to aim with any
amount of precision.
 Use With: This modificaiton may only be applied to
pistols. Applying it oneself requires an Average
(dd) Mechanics check, the cost is paying others to
perform the modification.
 Modifiers: Innate Talent (Quick Draw), increases
difficulty of combat checks to hit targets at ranges
beyond short by one.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 25 bottle caps.
FOREARM GRIP
Little more than a vertical handgrip affixed below
the barrel of a rifle-sized weapon, forearm grips are
a popular modification among mercenaries,
designed to give the user better control over the
weapon.
 Use With: This attachment can only be used on
rifles (but not shotguns, SMGs or machine guns).
 Modifiers: Decrease the additional difficulty of
making Ranged [Heavy] checks with this weapon
while engaged to an additional d (rather than dd).
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 125 bottle caps.
GYROSTABILIZER
A gyrostabilizer artifically reduces the weight of a
weapon, allowing a user to heft and aim a heavy
weapon with greatly decreased difficulty. With such
a modification, a single combatant can operate a
weapon that normally requires a team of two. These
sophisticated devices are comparatively expensive
and rare, and thus are seldom seen outside of elite
forces.
 Use With: This attachment can be applied to any
Ranged [Heavy] or Gunnery weapons.
 Modifiers: Decrease Cumbersome quality by 1.
 Hard Points Required: 2.
 Price: 500 bottle caps.
HAIR TRIGGER
A “hair trigger” represents a modification that
allows the user to fire a weapon very quickly,
although this can be at the expense of accuracy.
 Use With: This attachment can be applied to any
pistol.
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 Modifiers: When the user makes the first combat
check with this weapon in an encounter, add s and
t to the results.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 150 bottle caps.
INTEGRATED ILLUMINATOR
Operating in darkness is never ideal, but there are
several ways to compensate for one's lack of night
vision. The simplest, perhaps, is to integrate a single
spotlight, similar in most respects to a high-powered
flashlight, along the length of a ranged weapon's
barrel. In addition to providing illumination in dark
conditions, high-powered spotlights have the
potential to blind enemies.
 Use With: This attachment can be applied to any
ranged weapon that could logically benefit from a
spotlight.
 Modifiers: Removes up to bb due to darkness on
any checks to use this weapon against targets
within short range.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 100 bottle caps.
LASER SIGHT
An extremely simply gun sight, a laser sight emits
a low-power light beam to place a visible “dot” that
marks the weapon's precise target. A laser sight can
help even an amateur shooter hit a taret. One
drawback to this upgrade is that the laser can alert
an otherwise unaware target to the shooter. For
these reasons, laser sights are rarely used by
sharpshooters and snipers.
 Use With: This attachment can be used with any
Ranged [Light] or Ranged [Heavy] weapon that do
not possess the Blast quality.
 Modifiers: Gain automatic a on successful
combat checks with this weapon.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 250 bottle caps.
LIGHTWEIGHT FRAME
This mod reduces both the weight and bulk of
ranged weapons to make them easier to handle and
conceal. Along with a frame made of a lighter alloy,
this mod also includes lightweight polycarbonate
stocks, foregrips, and other pieces designed to
lighten up a pistol or rifle.
 Use With: This attachment can be applied to any
weapon.
 Modifiers: Reduces a weapon's Encumbrance by 1,
to a minimum of 1.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
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 Price: 325 bottle caps.

NIGHT VISION SCOPE
This useful relic from the pre-War era allows a
MAGNETIC WEAPON TETHER shooter to see their targets in low-light and even no-
A magnetic weapon tether is a relatively simple light conditions. Very few can make new night-vision
modification that consists of a small magnetic scopes, so those that are available are found or
device built into the weapon. The magnetic weapon salvaged attachments.
tether allows the wielder to snap the weapon back to  Use With: This attachment can be added to any
a readied position with a press of a button, rather Ranged [Light] or Ranged [Heavy] weapon.
than having to scramble to retrieve it.  Modifiers: Reduce the penalty to ranged combat
 Use With: This attachment can be applied to any checks from darkness or concealment by bb.
weapon wielded in one hand that could logically  Hard Points Required: 1.
benefit from a weapon tether.  Price: 250 bottle caps.
 Modifier: During his turn, the wielder may retrieve
the wepaon as an incidental so long as he is
engaged with it.
OPTIMIZED ENERGY CELL
 Hard Points Required: 1. An optimized energy cell allows an energy weapon
 Price: 125 bottle caps. to achieve a much higher number of shots before
needing to reload, thanks to more efficient use of
resources. Such modifications are often the result of
MARKSMAN BARREL excessive tinkering, rather than off-the-shelf
This barrel is nearly two meters long and made of models.
lightweight materials. It not only increases the  Use With: This attachment can be applied to any
weapon's range, but also its accuracy. The trade-off energy weapon.
for this increased range and accuracy is a weapon  Modifiers: When the GM would spend ttt to
that's slightly awkward to use and nearly impossible cause the weapon to run out of ammunition, it
to conceal due to the length of the barrel. requires an additional t to have that effect apply to
 Use With: This modification may only be applied to this weapon.
slugthrower rifles.  Hard Points Requirement: 1.
 Modifiers: Increases the weapon's ranged by one  Price: 100 bottle caps.
range band, the weapon gains the Cumbersome 2
quality.
 Hard Points Required: 2. OVERCHARGE VALVE
 Price: 600 bottle caps. An overcharge valve is a simple (if dangerous)
modification that allows the wielder of a plasma
weapon to discharge the entire ammunition reserve
MULTI-OPTIC SIGHT in a single, devastating shot.
A complex and sophisticated piece of equipment,  Use With: This attachment can be applied only to
the multi-optic sight is a wonder of modern sensor energy weapons.
technology, consisting of a bulky on-weapon optic  Modifiers: An an incidental, the wielder may have
equipped with numerous sensors including low- the weapon gain the Prepare 1 quality and increase
light, thermal, ultrasound, milimeter wave emitters, its damage by 4 for the next attack he makes with it.
and common optical enhancements. The optic is After firing, the weapon runs out of ammunition.
connected to a pair of goggles worn by the user by a GMs may spend ttt or y from any combat
reinforced fiber cable that transmits the vision check involving an overcharged shot with this
enhancements directly to the user in real time. This weapon to cause the weapon to explode and deal
allows the user to see around corners and over full damage to the shooter.
obstacles.  Hard Points Required: 2.
 Use With: This attachment can be fit to any ranged  Price: 550 bottle caps.
weapon.
 Modifiers: Removes up to bb on any checks to
use this weapon due to smoke, darkness, or other PAIRED WEAPONS
environmental conditions that obstruct vision. Many wanderers wield a pistol in each hand, and
 Hard Points Required: 1. some raiders even prefer to pair a blade with a
 Price: 1,000 bottle caps. pistol. This weapon modification balances a pair of
weapons, allowing the wielder to use them in perfect
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 Use With: This attachment can only be applied to
one-handed weapons.
 Modifiers: Must be applied to two weapons at the
same time. Reduce the a required to hit with the
secondary weapon when two-weapon fighting with
this pair of weapons by 1.
 Hard Points Required: 1 (per weapon).
 Price: 150 bottle caps (for the pair).
PISTOL GRIP
A pistol grip replaces the stock or other grip on a
long arm with one like that of a pistol, allowing it to
be fired one-handed. Most firearms feature a pistol-
like grip by defeault, in which case this attachment
makes additional modifications to make the weapon
better-suited to one-handed use.
 Use With: This attachment can be used with any
Ranged [Heavy] rifle or shotgun that does not
possess the Cumbersome quality.
 Modifiers: The weapon's skill changed to Ranged
[Light], but add b to any combat check made while
firing the weapon one-handed. The weapon's range
is reduced to medium if longer.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 200 bottle caps.
RAZOR EDGE
This attachment represents sharpening a blade
to a razor edge, then reinforcing or treating that
edge so that it can withstand repeated blows.
 Use With: This attachment can be applied to
any close combat weapon that has a blade.
 Modifiers: The weapon gains the Pierce 2
quality, or increases any existing Pierce quality by
1. The weapon also decreases its Crit rating by 1,
to a minimum of 1.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 125 bottle caps.
REMOVED SAFETY FEATURES
By removing or deactivating weapon safeties and
other features, a gun can more easily be drawn and
readied for combat. Of course, these safety features
are in place for a reason, and weapons modified in
such a way tend to be more accident prone.
 Use With: This attachment can be applied to any
Ranged [Light] or Ranged [Heavy] weapon that could
logically have such elements to remove.
 Modifiers: Adds b to the first combat check made
with the weapon during an encounter. The GM may
spend tt or y from any combat check to have
the weapon misfire; it runs out of ammunition and
inflicts 4 strain on the wielder.
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 Hard Points Required: None.
 Price: 125 bottle caps.
SERRATED EDGE
The simplicity of this modification belies it
viciousness. Adding a serrated edge to a weapon is
something almost anyone can do, and giving a
bladed weapon tearing edges ensures it does terrible
damage to flesh and bone.
 Use With: This modification may be applied to
Melee weapons that use a cutting edge.
 Modifiers: Grants the weapon Vicious (+1) quality.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 50 bottle caps.
SET TRIGGER
Commonly known as a “hair-trigger”, this weapon
retooling allows a slugthrower to fire with barely a
touch of the trigger.
 Use With: This attachment can be applied to any
Ranged [Light] or Ranged [Heavy] weapon.
 Modifiers: Add automatic st to the first combat
check made with this weapon each encounter.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 225 bottle caps.
SHOCKPAD
A shock-absorbing pad is situated on the
rigid stock of a rifle, shotgun, or heavy weapon.
 Use With: Rifle, shotgun or any weapon that
uses Ranged [Heavy] or Gunnery skill.
 Modifiers: The shockpad provides recoil
compensation for the weapon and effectively
removes 1 t from any combat check made with the
weapon.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 50 bottle caps.
SHORTENED BARREL
Shortened barrels are a handy modification used
by spies and anyone needing to conceal the fact that
they are carrying a weapon. Little more than a
replacement barrel shorter than the standard one,
this attachment makes concealing a pistol easier,
and can improve the speed of a quick draw.
 Use With: This attachment can only be applied to
Ranged [Light] pistol weapons.
 Modifiers: Reduces the difficulty of checks made
to conceal this weapon by one. Reduces range by
one range band to a minimum of short. If already
short, add b to attack checks.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 125 bottle caps.
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STOCK
A gunstock, often simply stock, also known as
a shoulder stock, a buttstock or simply a butt, is a
part of a long gun such as rifle, to which the
barrelled action and firing mechanism are
attached and is held against the user's shoulder
when shooting the gun. The stock provides a
means for the shooter to firmly support the
device and easily aim with stability. The stock
also transmits recoil into the shooter's body.
Folding or unfolding a folding stock requires a
Maneuver.
 Use With: Rigid or folding stocks can be added
to pistols and submachine guns.
 Modifiers: Stocks remove one t generated on
any combat check made while firing the weapon.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 75 bottle caps.
STRIPPED DOWN
By removing redundant components and stripping
down the body, it is possible to significantly reduce
the weight and profile of a weapon. A weapon
modified this way is more easily carried and
transported, and can be better hidden under a coat
or among other equipment.
 Use With: This attachment can be used with any
Ranged [Light] or Ranged [Heavy] weapon.
 Modifiers: Decrease the weapon's Encumbrance by
1 (to a minimum of 1). Add b to a character's
Perception check to find the weapon when it is
hidden.
 Hard Points Required: 3.
 Price: 250 bottle caps.
SUPERIOR WEAPON CUSTOMIZATION
Even the simplest weapon can benefit from a
craftsman's touch. A skilled weaponsmith can tweak
a weapon to its owner's exacting specifications,
turning a blunt instrument into a honed and deadly
weapon of war.
 Use With: Any weapon.
 Modifiers: Grants the weapon the Superior quality.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 2,500 bottle caps.
SUPPRESSOR
Firearms and ordinary slugthrowers emit an
audible crack when fired. The suppressor is made
for a firearm muzzle, making the weapon virtually
silent.
 Use With: This attachment can only be used with
ordinary slugthrowers such as pistols, SMGs and
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rifles.
 Modifiers: Adds bb to any Perception or
Vigilance checks made to locate a concealed
shooter firing the silenced firearm.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 375 bottle caps.
TELESCOPIC OPTICAL SIGHT
Popular with snipers and hunters, this attachment
is essentially a long tube with a pair of telescopic
lenses attached to the top of a weapon. The sight
magnifies far-off objects, allowing a sharpshooter to
hit distant targets with relative ease.
 Use With: This attachment can be used on any
ranged weapon that could logically benefit from the
addition of a sight.
 Modifiers: Reduces the difficulty of ranged combat
checks at long and extreme range by one.
 Hard Points Cost: 1.
 Price: 125 bottle caps.
TRIPOD MOUNT
Used in static weapon emplacements to augment
heavy squad support weapons, tripods use a
number of different technologies – from self-
extending hydraulics to tiny, low-output hydraulic
generators – to stabilize heavy weapons for firing.
 Use With: This attachment is only for use on
machine guns, as weall as portable Gunnery
weapons. Setting up a tripod takes two preparation
maneuvers.
 Modifiers: Decrease the weapon's Cumbersome
quality by 3 when set up. May not move the weapon
(except to pivot) once tripod is set up.
 Hard Points Required: 2.
 Price: 125 bottle caps.
UNDER-BARREL GRENADE LAUNCHER
Under-barrel grenade launchers are designed to
give soldiers and squads heavy anti-infantry or light
anti-vehicle capabilities in a small package. This
attachment consists of a basic, smooth-bore barrel
attached to a magazine with an automatic feed
system. It carries up to six grenades and is fired by a
simple press of a button. It adds extra weight to the
weapon it's mountaed to, however, which makes the
entire assembly quite barrel heavy.
 Use With: This attachment can only be applied to
rifle-sized weapons (Ranged [Heavy] weapons).
 Modifiers: Enables weapons to fire grenades. This
uses the grenade's profile, but uses the Ranged
[Heavy] skill to fire and has a medium range. Adds
Cumbersome 2. Remember, grenades are Limited
Ammo 1 weapons and the launcher is thus Limited
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Ammo 1.
 Hard Points Required: 2.
 Price: 1,000 bottle caps.
UNDER-BARREL FLAME PROJECTOR
Uncommon but highly effective, this is a small
under-barrel flame projector designed to give an
infantryman extra punch at short range. These
weapons are typically used by the most desperate or modification masks or otherwise diminishes such
callous individuals.
 Use With: This attachment can only be applied to
rifle-sized weapons (Ranged [Heavy] weapons).
 Modifiers: Enables the weapon to fire using the
following profile at the user's choice: Ranged
[Heavy]; Dam 10; Crit 2; Range [Short]; Burn 5; Blast type of scanner to search for this weapon by 2. Due
2). Adds Cumbersome (+1) to the weapon.
 Hard Points Required: 2.
 Price: 1,500 bottle caps.
VARIABLE CHARGE
The variable charge attachment takes advantage
of an energy weapon's ability to modify the damage
caused by its own shots. This attachment gives the
user the ability to “power up” his or her shots by
focusing more energy into a single blast.
 Use With: Energy weapons only.
 Modifiers: A weapon with the variable charge
attachment may be primed as a Maneuver,
increasing the damage of its next shot by +2 to
damage. But priming the weapon also adds a b to
the combat check for inaccuracy added to the
weapon from the charge. A weapon may be primed
for up to three turns, damage increase and
inaccuracy stacks. If primed for a fourth turn, the
weapon explodes and deals the fully charged
damage to the user. When this occurs, the weapon is
completely destroyed.
 Hard Points Required: 2.
 Price: 400 bottle caps.
WEAPON HARNESS
Designed to allow a single sentient to wield even
the heaviest man-portable weapons with no
support. Worn over the shoulders and belted around of the weapon for particularly crippling strikes.
the midsection or torso, weapon harnesses consist
of a series of load-bearing straps and harnesses
connected to a gyro-stabilized, power-assisted
boom arm attached to a heavy weapon. Powered by  Hard Points Required: 1.
a tiny rechargable power pack, the harness offers its  Price: 125 bottle caps.
user enhanced stability and strength when using
heavy weapons.
 Use With: This attachment can only be used with
Ranged [Heavy] weapons and Gunnery weapons.
 Modifiers: Decrease Cumbersome rating by 2.
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 Hard Points Required: 2.
 Price: 250 bottle caps.
WEAPON SIGNATURE REDUCTION
Even when broken down into several pieces,
ranged weapons are still liable to be detected, due to
the specific technologies and substances that allow
them to function as lethal weapons. This particular
signatures in a weapon's components.
 Use With: Unfortunately, weapon signature
reduction is only effective on weapons with an
encumbrance rating of 3 or less.
 Modifiers: Increase the difficulty checks using any
to the masking used on various weapon
components, this modification adds b to all
Mechanics checks when performing maintenance
on this weapon.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 500 bottle caps.
WEAPON SLING
Slings are lenghts of hide or synthetic fabric
designed to allow easy handling of long arms like
rifles. They come in a dizzying array of styles, from
the simplest adjustable single-strap Brahmin hide
sling for carrying a weapon off the shoulder to multi-
strap slings that allow for any number of custom
configurations.
 Use With: These attachments can only be used
with Ranged [Heavy] weapons.
 Modifiers: Decrease Cumbersome rating by 1.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 100 bottle caps.
WEIGHTED HEAD
Bludgeoning weapons, such as sledgehammers,
deal damage through weight and impact. A simple
modification to these weapons is to add heavier,
denser materials to the head of the weapon, allowing
for more powerful blows. Some enterprising
sentients also add metal studs or ridges to the head
 Use With: This attachment may only be used on
bludgeoning Brawl and Melee weapons.
 Modifiers: Damage +1.
WRIST MOUNT
A wrist mount ensures that the user always has a
weapon read while keeping his hands free. Many
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users choose wrist mounts as a way to pack further

firepower, while it is simply an aestethic choice for
some. Wrist-mounted weapons can be fired with a
pressure-sensitive palm trigger or a particular wrist
motion.
 Use With: This attachment can be applied to any
Ranged [Light] weapon.
 Modifiers: The weapon can be worn on the user's
wrist, allowing him to use his hands without
interference.
 Hard Points Required: 2.
 Price: 150 bottle caps.

WEAPON ATTACHMENTS
NAME ENCUM HARD POINT COST PRICE RARITY
Augmented Spin Barrel - 2 875 4
Auto-Fire Module - 2 600 7
Balanced Hilt - 2 750 5
Bayonet - 1 75 3
Beta Wave Capacitor - 2 500 7
Beam Splitter - 3 625 5
Bipod Mount - 1 100 1
Charge Crank 1 2 1,000 6
Componentization - 2 575 5
Custom Grip - 1 250 6
Electronic Sighting System - 1 250 4
Energy Actuating Module - 1 250 4
Extended Magazine - 1 100 4
Filed Front Sight - 1 25 -
Forearm Grip - 1 125 1
Gyrostabilizer - 2 500 6
Hair Trigger - 1 150 4
Integrated Illuminator 1 1 100 4
Laser Sight - 1 250 5
Lightweight Frame - 1 325 3
Magnetic Tether - 1 125 2
Marksman Barrel - 2 600 4
Multi-Optic Sight - 1 1,000 3
Night Vision Scope - 1 250 8
Optimized Energy Cell - 1 100 5
Overcharge Valve - 2 550 6
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Pistol Grip - 1 200 3

Razor Edge - 1 125 3
Removed Safety Features - - 125 2
Serrated Edge - 1 50 1
Set Trigger - 1 225 4
Shock Pulse Emitter - 2 750 5
Shockpad - 1 50 2
Shortened Barrel - 1 125 4
Stock - 1 75 4
Stripped Down - 3 250 4
Superior Weapon Customization - 1 2,500 6
Suppressor - 1 375 5
Telescopic Optical Sight - 1 125 1
Tripod Mount - 2 125 3
Under-Barrel Grenade Launcher - 2 1,000 5
Under-Barrel Flame Projector - 2 1,500 5
Variable Charge - 2 400 8
Weapon Harness - 2 250 2
Weapon Signature Reduction - 1 500 6
Weapon Sling - 1 100 -
Weighted Head - 1 125 3
Wrist Mount - 2 150 5

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ARMOR
Protecting yourself against the hazards of the
wasteland is key to surviving in the Wasteland. For
the past two centuries, wastelanders have been
using all sorts of materials to protect themselves.
They will forge armor from whatever is lying around
or scavenge suits from ruined police stations and
abandoned military depots. The technique of making
armor from animal hides and from forged metal have
been rediscovered, and in some cases improved
upon. Reliable suits can last for decades if cared for
properly; some suits of armor have been handed
down from generation to generation thanks to the
rugged survivability of their construction.
Armor is essentially anything that a character can
don on his body to increase his or her own
personal protection. Combat and
brawling is a big part of the
lawless Wasteland, and thus
many tend to don some kind
of armor, from the simplest of
Brahmin-hide outfits to the
most advanced of power
armors, and everything in
between. If Wasteland
wanderers get into fights
without any armor, they are
taking on more of a risk to
their own safety and may
very well be putting their
lives at risk.
A character can only benefit
from wearing one piece of armor,
despite it being nearly impossible to don two sets of
armors anyway. Even if they wear two ore more
pieces of armor, you have to choose which one
improves Soak and Defense and provides any unique
benefits, it is one or the other, not the best of both!
DEFENSE
The armor’s Defense adds b equal to the Defense
Rating directly to the attacker’s dice pool. This
reflects the armor’s ability to deflect damage away
from the wearer’s body.
The defense rating of armor sets the user’s
Defense at a certain value, while other abilities and
talents may then increase the user’s Defense Rating.
SOAK
A suit of armor’s Soak is added to the wearer’s
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Soak value and you subtract the total Soak from any
damage suffered. If an attack causes 10 damage, for
example, a Soak of 2 plus a Brawn of 2 reduces the
damage incurred by four, leaving a total of six points
of damage.
Most armor adds +1 or +2 Soak, rarely more,
unless it is heavy armor or power armor (which have
their own section further in this chapter).
ENCUMBRANCE
Each full suit or discrete piece of armor has a listed
Encumbrance value. However, armor’s full
Encumbrance Rating only comes into play when a
suit or piece of armor is carried instead of worn.
When armor is worn, its Encumbrance
Rating is reduced by three, to a minimum
of zero.
HARD POINTS
Many armors can be customized, to
an extent determined by the number of
Hard Points they have. The vast
majority of armors have a
limited number of Hard Points
that determine how many
attachments can be
mounted on them. This is
covered in greater detail on
page 206 in the GENESYS
core rulebook.
PRICE
The price of the weapon on the open market.
Prices of armor, like all other equipment in the Fallout
setting, is listed in bottle caps currency.
RARITY
The rarity of the armor, before modifying according
to variable circumstances as warranted by the GM
(see page 82 and 83 in the GENESYS core rulebook).
ARMOR AND SNEAKING
Anyone wearing an armor with an Encumbrance of
4 or more means that the character must upgrade
the difficulty of all Stealth checks made once. This
applies for attempts to remain unheard, not unseen.
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TYPES OF ARMOR
The following is a list of readily available armors in although it requires only very little skill to modify it
the Fallout setting. This is far from a complete list,
and the GM should be encouraged to incorporate his
own creations and unique armors.
ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL GEAR
Wasteland wanderers may find themselves
operating in some of the harshest, most inhospitable female version of this outfit has a rolled-up long-
environments the Wasteland has to offer. Whether
the blistering heat of the Mojave desert or the frigid
cold of Canada, many locations require the use of
adverse environment gear. Specialized clothing that
wicks away sweat or retains body heat, respirators
and gas masks, sealed environment suits, polarized
goggles, water recyclers, and reinforced gloves built
to handle dangerous specimens are all examples of
hazardous environment gear. Wasteland wanderers
equipped with the proper adverse environment gear
may ignore b imposed by the environment in which
they are currently operating. This only applies if their
hazardous environment gear is appropriate for the
current environment.
ARMORED CLOTHING
Available in a variety of styles from the workaday
and utilitarian to the ultra-fashionable, armored
clothing is an excellent option for those who need
light, flexible protection. Armored clothing typically
consists of various hides and textiles woven with
layers of energy-dispersion mesh. While bulkier than
normal clothing, armored clothing can be tailored to
fit any taste and still retain its effectiveness. Lighter
types rely solely on the energy-dispersion mesh and
the strength of the material to provide protection,
but more advanced types offer additional protection
in the form of strategically located plastoid or
ceramic armor plates sewn into the clothing.
Reasonably subtle, it takes a thorough search of an
individual's person to detect that he's wearing
armored clothing, an action that requires an Average
(dd) Perception check.
ARMORED VAULT JUMPSUIT
The armored Vault suit or armored vault jumpsuit
is - as the name suggests - a vault suit
supplemented with pieces of armor and a number of
pouches. In addition to comfort, the Vault jumpsuit
is termally controlled and resistant to radiation,
granting to b all Resilience checks. Unlike the
ordinary Vault jumpsuit, this armored variant cannot
be worn underneath other armors.
ARMOR
The armored Vault jumpsuit is nowhere near a
common a sight as an ordinary Vault jumpsuit,
with basic armoring.
BRAHMIN-SKIN OUTFIT
A basic outfit carved from tanned Brahmin hide
consisting of a white shirt and patched trousers with
Y-shaped suspenders complete with boots. The
sleeve shirt and pants. Needless to say that
Brahmin-skin outfits do come in a myriad of
different styles and appearances.
A Brahmin-skin outfit provides its wearer with an
automatic a on all Resilience checks made to ward
off the blistering heat of the Wasteland.
BROTHERHOOD OF STEEL SCIENCE ARMOR
Worn by the scribes of the Brotherhood of Steel
that are devoted to the field of science, this robe
provide little protection for the wearer. The robe has
been created with a fabric inlaid with special energy
absorbant reagents. This means that all energy-
based weapon attacks (from lasers, plasmas, etc.)
deal 1 point less of damage against the wearer of
the robe. This reduction is calculated into the
damage, after the outcome of the attack die roll has
been resolved.
BROTHERHOOD OF STEEL SCRIBE ARMOR
This is a very common armor seen amongst the
field active scribes of the Brotherhood of Steel. While
the armor covers the chest and back, it is not made
from a durable material strong enough to withstand
ballistic impact. Instead, the armor comes with a
myriad of pouches and packs that the scribe can
store items in; effectively raising the wearer's
maximum Encumbrance threshold by 1.
BROTHERHOOD OF STEEL SCRIBE ROBE
Scribe robes are clothing items worn by the
Brotherhood of Steel scribes. They consist of a red
robe that covers the entire body and the thick belt
that covers the midsection.
Wearing a Brotherhood Scribe robe grants the
wearer an automatic a bonus on all Leadership skill
checks.
CHINESE STEALTH ARMOR
The Hei Gui (黑鬼), or Chinese stealth armor is a
form-fitting armored jumpsuit, with stealth
camouflage system embedded. It generates a
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modulating field that transmits the reflected light armor was designed to protect key sections of the
from one side of an object to the other, making a human body from ballistic trauma with hard armored
person much harder to notice (but not completely plates made from complex polymers and ceramics,
invisible). The technology was the basis for the with a flexible body suit interwoven with thermal-
unstable "Stealth Boy" wrist units developed in the dissipative membranes and bulletproof material. The
U.S. earliest models of the combat armor were
Wearing the Chinese stealth armor improves the manufactured as specific plates mounted on
character's Stealth skill, allowing him to upgrade all combat webbing, although as the technology
Stealth skill checks once while wearing the armor. improved, body-enclosing suits of armor were
created and entered active combat duty, though in
COMBAT ARMOR, HEAVY limited quantities. The armor came with a matte-
finish olive drab coloring by default, making it
Heavy combat armor is much similar to the slightly suitable for woodland and/or urban camouflage.
lesser cumbersome combat armor variant. In this The combination armor layers of a suit of
more advanced and expensive pre-War model, the adequately-maintained combat armor grant the
torso is covered by the primary armor assembly, wearer significant protection from most types of
including a split breastplate, pauldrons, gorget, and damage, including laser, plasma, ballistic (bullets,
abdominal ring. The sleeves of the body suit are full shrapnel), and blast damage - uncommon for
sleeves, and include armor plate protection for the personal armor. Furthermore, it does so without the
upper and lower arms. The lower body is protected extreme weight inherent in most battle armor
by woven trousers and incorporate no hard armor, systems of the 20th and 21st centuries. In summary,
save armored boots. In the interests of comfort and combat armor provides outstanding protection at
maneuverability, the armor encasing the foot and comparatively low-weight and high-comfort levels.
lower leg is articulated, not sealed. While this Prior to the Great War, combat armor was nearly
permits longer wear times and more comfortable exclusively the property of military forces and
and sure footing, it compromises the armor integrity. special police units. Currently-available historical
Consequently, water and other liquids can enter the documentation shows users only in the North
armor and affect the user. American continent, but allied nations were likely to
The helmet is a ballistic assembly, designed to possess identical or similar systems. Combat armor
protect the wearer from projectile and energy was the de facto armor of the United States military,
weapon impacts, bladed weapons, blunt trauma, and issued to all combat soldiers not in the powered
concussion. An integrated polarized visor protects armor units.
the user's eyes from the ordinary battlefield hazards Civilian ownership of combat armor was highly
of grit and dust, but also laser blindness and restricted. A special permit was required from the
fragments. Helmets also incorporate a combination Bureau of Alcohol, Drugs, Tobacco, Firearms and
camera/laser rangefinder unit built into the helmet's Lasers for private ownership of the combat armor
right side, just above the ear. Those suits of combat (though it was marketed to US citizens without
armor surviving in the wasteland still have the mentioning this fact).
housing for that equipment, but no suit has been
documented as having working hardware.
The heavy combat armor has a Cumbersome 3 HEAVY CLOTHING
quality, which means that it does require some raw, Heavy clothing is just that – sturdy, well-made
physical strength to use the armor properly. articles of clothing built to withstand the rigors of
life in the Wilderness. While a thick hide jacket,
COMBAT ARMOR, LIGHT reinforced mechanic's jumpsuit, or a thick woolen
cloak doesn't offer much in the way of protection
Of all the combat armor variants, the light combat from bullet, blast, laser, and blade, it's certainly
armor is the most common and by far the less better than nothing. Most Wasteland wanderers
cumbersome of all the three variations. A light wear heavy clothing as day-to-day wear for its
combat armor comes with a protective torso piece, a durability and style.
helmet, as well as shoulders and thigh guards. The
light combat armor is built to keep the soldier alive,
while offering maximum mobility. LEATHER ARMOR
This leather armor is based on pre-War armor
COMBAT ARMOR, MEDIUM designed for motorcycle riding, football, and other
dangerous contact sports. It is likely that the simple
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construction techniques required to produce armor
of this design made it a popular choice following a
nuclear disaster. It provides moderate protection,
and the light construction makes it easier to dodge
attacks or run away while worn.
Leather armor is a lightweight body armor made
from tanned brahmin hide, offering protection from
firearms and melee damage.
It offers significant protection, being comparable
to the recon armor and superior to Vault security
armor and the raider armor. Effectively, it's the "poor
man's" combat armor. It is a typical armor worn by
mercenaries and occasionally by raiders.
LEATHER ARMOR, HEAVY
Heavy leather armor consists of five separate
pieces - the chest, both arms and both legs. This
armor set is fashioned out of belts, straps, braces
and pads. Like with other armor sets, various
crafting designs can change the look of the armor
pieces. Its appearance varies from normal leather
armor in that both of its shoulder pads are about the
same size and appear to be made of or plated with
metal.
METAL ARMOR
Metal armor is simply any kind of armor
manufactured from metal scrap and ancient relics.
While power armor is technically also made mostly
of metal, it is more advanced in its characteristics
and as such, is not counted as “metal armor”.
A craft metal armor created from a variety of scrap
pieces put on a black leather armor. The metal
helmet is similar in shape to a motorcycle helmet,
though with a dirty silver color instead of white, as
well as no neck wrap or goggles for males, and for
females, the helmet is made of rusted metal and is
open faced, similar in shape to combat helmets
(although it still muffles the user's voice while worn).
The shoulder plates have metal spikes welded onto
them.
The metal armor has a Cumbersome 3 quality,
which means that it does require some raw, physical
strength to use the armor properly.
METAL ARMOR, HEAVY
The heavy metal armor serves as a very heavy
armor. It provides much more protection than a suit
of leather armor, but is more ramshackle than
combat armor and is weaker than power armor.
Much similar to the lighter and less cumbersome
metal armor, the heavy metal armor armor consists
of five separate pieces - the chest, the arms and the
legs as well as a matching helmet.
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Heavy metal armor consists of five separate pieces
- the chest, the arms and the legs as well as a
matching helmet. Like with all other armor pieces,
each can be worn over clothing. Given that metal
armor lives up to its name by being assembled from
various crudely fashioned pieces of scrap metal, it is
also among the heaviest of armor sets.
A heavy metal armor armor has the Cumbersome 4
quality, which means that it does require some raw,
physical strength to use the armor properly.
NCR RANGER ARMOR
First created in 2051, the military-grade combat
armor was designed to protect key sections of the
human body from ballistic trauma with hard armored
plates made from complex polymers and ceramics,
with a flexible body suit interwoven with thermal-
dissipative membranes and bulletproof material. The
earliest models of the combat armor were
manufactured as specific plates mounted on
combat webbing, although as the technology
improved, body-enclosing suits of armor were
created and entered active combat duty, though in
limited quantities. The armor came with a matte-
finish olive drab coloring by default, making it
suitable for woodland and/or urban camouflage.
Prior to the Great War, combat armor was nearly
exclusively the property of military forces and
special police units. Currently-available historical
documentation shows users only in the North
American continent, but allied nations were likely to
possess identical or similar systems. Combat armor
was the de facto armor of the United States military,
issued to all combat soldiers not in the powered
armor units. Additionally, at least one Canadian
partisan was caught on camera wearing a suit of
combat armor.
NCR SCOUT ARMOR
NCR frontline runners, scouts in particular, often
don this armor, which is a modified variation of the
NCR shock trooper armor. The armor comes with
excellent body protection, which includes a helmet
for maximum protection to the wearer. Further, the
NCR scout armor has been kept in dark tones which
match the Wasteland colors rather well. This allows
the wearer add an automatic s to Stealth checks
made in the outdoor Wasteland regions.
Furthermore, the wearer also adds an automatic s
to all Survival checks made in the outdoors
Wasteland region.
NCR SHOCK TROOPER ARMOR
This armor is issued to the bulk of the NCR forces,
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While it is the least protective of the NCR armors, the
shock trooper armor is still an emblem of the NCR to
behold. The NCR shock trooper armor is essentially
combat fatigues with a protective torso piece to
ward off bullets and energy weapon blasts.
NCR TROOPER ARMOR
As of 2281, the official combat uniform consists of
a khaki field jacket with bellowed hip pockets and
khaki breeches, worn with a desert facewrap, black
leather fingerless gloves, arm wraps, brown combat
boots, and khaki puttees. An armored breastplate
emblazoned with the emblem of the NCR are worn in
combat environments, attached via leather straps
and buckles.
RADIATION SUIT
The radiation suit is a suit specially designed to
protect the wearer from harmful radiation, meaning
it has greater radiation resistance than any other
armor or clothing. It covers the entire body.
Wearing a radiation suit allows the character to
upgrade his Resilience checks once against
Radiation sources.
RAIDER ARMOR
Rough leather panels held together with wire and
string, but it can also sometimes contain metal
plates covered with leather.
The raider set of armor is often found on the many
brigands and cut-throats across the wastes. The
armor varies in quality and appearance with most
consisting of scrap metal plates molded into armor
pieces reinforced by metal bars along with wires
fastened together by leather straps.
The barbaric appearance of this armor is bolstered
by the gruesome trophies some ruffians choose to
attach to the armor pieces such as skulls or other
vulgar mementos. Not only is the armor
"homemade" but it is of low quality.
When wearing a raider armor, the character gains
automatic a on Coercion checks and automatic t
on Charm checks. The GM may determine that this
armor provides different benefits or detriments
depending on the situation, such as Wasteland
settlers believing the wearer to be a raider and
acting accordingly.
RAIDER ARMOR, HEAVY
The raider set of heavy armor is often found on the
many brigands and cut-throats across the
Wasteland. The armor varies in quality and
appearance with most consisting of scrap metal
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plates molded into armor pieces reinforced by metal
bars along with wires fastened together by leather
straps. The armor includes hardened and buttressed
variants take appearance of large, bulky plates of
riveted steel with patches of rust, heavy-duty chain
links, metal rods and thick padding. Some of the
plates stick out considerably as well.
Needless to say that the heavy raider armor is
bulkier and less comfortable to wear than the
ordinary raider armor. But take into consideration
that the raiders think protection above comfort. Who
cares about comfort if it means a bullet to the head?
And while comfort is not a priority for the raiders, nor
is proper maintenance most of the time either, which
means that the armor is often dented, dirty, grimy,
rusty and in horrible condition. This often makes the
armor look like it could come apart at any moment,
but appearances can be deceiving, as many a foe on
the opposite end of a raider's pistol have come to
learn the hard way.
When wearing a raider armor, the character gains
automatic s on Coercion checks and automatic f
on Charm checks. The GM may determine that this
armor provides different benefits or detriments
depending on the situation. As with the lesser
variant, wearing this armor may result in the wearer
being mistaken for being a raider.
The heavy raider armor has a Cumbersome 3
quality, which means that it does require some raw,
physical strength to use the armor properly.
RECON ARMOR
Intended to serve as the under-armor of the T-45d
power armor, the recon armor is a vacuum-sealed
asbestos jumpsuit covering the entire body.
Attached to it is the interface and mounts for the T-
45d power armor. Its purpose is twofold - it allows
the user to actually operate the armor and protect
soft tissue from heat and moving parts inside the
suit. Unlike the under-armor for the T-51b power
armor models, this one is also designed to offer
limited protection from small-arm weapons.
Although this armor is intended to be an
“undercoat" for power armor, you cannot wear recon
and power armor at the same time.
Wearing a recon armor grants the wearer a s
bonus to all Resilience checks made against
extreme heat.
Mark II Recon Armor: A new version of the armor,
developed by Scribe Bowditch of the Capital
Wasteland Brotherhood of Steel. While development
is complete, distribution of it has been slowed due to
budget cuts.
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SPACE SUIT others may include tanned Brahmin or even Gecko

hide, but not enough to constitute as being a leather
A standard suit for travel in the void of space. armor of any sort.
Although a space suit is designed to block out
Tribal armor add an automatic a on Coercion
harmful interstellar radiation, this suit will not
checks.
protect you from radiation sources. A space suit will
allow you to survive the vacuum of space, but not
withstand the Radiation of the Wasteland. VAULT-TEC SECURITY ARMOR
A space suit comes with an air supply that allows The armor consists of a bulletproof vest and
the wearer to breathe in an airless atmosphere for shoulder pads and can be worn over various clothing
up to 2 or 3 hours. Every space suit sold comes with parts including, but not limited to: Vault jumpsuits,
an emergency repair kit that allows for quick fixes of various fatigues and harnesses.
tears, leaks, and bad gasket seals. The Vault-Tec security helmet is a separate
component of this set.
SYNTH ARMOR, HEAVY
Synth armor is a type of combat armor plating
created by the Institute for their first and second
generation synth soldiers deployed in the
Commonwealth. While the heavy synth armor
provides Soak 2 against all weapons, it is particular
efficient against energy-based weapons, increasing
its Soak Rating to 4.

SYNTH ARMOR, LIGHT

Synth armor is a type of combat armor plating
created by the Institute for their first and second
generation synth soldiers deployed in the
Commonwealth. A light synth armor, is much similar
to a light combat armor, though it proves to be less
Defensive. Light synth armor adds an automatic t
to all energy-based combat checks against the
wearer.

SYNTH ARMOR, MEDIUM

A middle way between the light and heavy synth
armor, this particular Institute produced armor
provides slightly less protection than a medium
combat armor against weapons, but it proves to be
more effective against energy-based attacks. A
medium synth armor adds an automatic f on all
energy-based combat checks against the wearer.

TRIBAL ARMOR
Pieced together from scraps of armor, this outfit
provides protection without impacting mobility. The
appearance of this particular type of armor varies
from tribe to tribe, and they individually are marked
with something to distinguish their tribal affiliation,
such as symbols, markings, small totems, and the
like.
Some tribal armors, for example, is a single-
sleeved suit of armor with a piece of a tractor tire
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NAME SOAK DEFENSE ENCUMBRANCE HARD POINTS PRICE RARITY
Adverse Environmental Gear - 1 2 1 250 1
Armored Clothing 1 - 3 1 50 6
Armored Vault Jumpsuit 1 - 2 1 300 8
Brahmin-Skin Outfit 1 - 3 - 125 4
Brotherhood of Steel Science Armor - 1 2 - 250 8
Brotherhood of Steel Scribe Armor - 1 3 1 250 8
Brotherhood of Steel Scribe Robe 1 1 3 2 600 8
Chinese Stealth Armor 2 - 5 2 1,000 10
Combat Armor, Heavy 3 1 5 3 880 9
Combat Armor, Light 1 1 3 1 185 5
Combat Armor, Medium 2 1 4 2 560 7
Heavy Clothing - 1 1 - 50 -
Leather Armor 1 - 2 - 65 4
Leather Armor, Heavy 1 1 3 1 200 6
Metal Armor 2 - 5 2 375 5
Metal Armor, Heavy 2 1 6 3 650 7
NCR Ranger Armor 3 - 5 3 600 7
NCR Scout Armor 1 - 2 1 400 7
NCR Shock Trooper Armor 1 - 2 1 250 7
NCR Trooper Armor 2 - 3 1 400 7
Radiation Suit - - 4 1 400 5
Raider Armor 1 - 3 2 45 4
Raider Armor, Heavy 2 - 4 2 220 5
Recon Armor 1 - 4 2 450 5
Space Suit 1 - 4 - 500 5
Synth Armor, Heavy 2 1 4 2 655 9
Synth Armor, Light 1 - 2 - 225 7
Synth Armor, Medium 1 1 3 1 425 8
Tribal Armor - 1 3 - 50 1
Vault-Tec Security Armor 1 1 4 2 200 7

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POWER ARMOR TIMELINE

 August 2065: The need for increased mobility
among the units of the US Army Mechanized Cavalry
Power armor is the peak of armored infantry leads the American government's defense
technology, initially developed in the West Tek contractors to focus their research on the
Research Facility laboratories. Now, only the most development of a man-based tank - the ultimate
technologically advanced factions with ties to pre- result is powered Infantry armor.
War military or government, such as the Brotherhood  2065 - 2067: Research and development into
of Steel or the Enclave, have access to them, and power armor intensifies among the different firms
only the latter possesses the technology required to involved in the project and several prototypes are
manufacture new power armor models, such as the developed, many of which prove to be unworkable
advanced power armor Mk II. once they are deployed in the field. These prototypes
The first version of power armor successfully pave the way for several major future advances in
deployed in combat was the T-45 model, which materials science, robotics, and nuclear fusion
originally ran on small energy cells, burning through technology in the decade before the outbreak of the
them at an alarming rate. In response, later versions Great War.
were manufactured with built-in microfusion packs.  Summer 2066: The first crude nuclear
The effectiveness of the T-45 power armor was microfusion cell is unveiled, one of the civilian
overwhelming. It served a huge role in pushing back technological spin-offs of the power armor project.
Chinese forces, allowing individual soldiers to take The new technology is soon incorporated into a wide
entire towns, protecting the wearers from everything variety of consumer goods, including robots and
from conventional fire to head on missile impacts. automobiles. It begins to alleviate the terrible energy
The most advanced pre-War model, T-51b power shortages plaguing the United States, but was
armor is fitted with a back-mounted TX-28 unable to fully alleviate the world's energy problems
microfusion pack which generates 60,000 Watts to before the outbreak of the Great War in 2077 made
power the HiFlo hydraulic systems built into the the problem moot. Ironically, had the fusion
frame of the suit. Made of the poly-laminate microcell technology had more time to disseminate
composite, the T-51b shell is lightweight and across the globe from the United States, it
capable of absorbing over 2500 Joules would have solved most of the world's
of kinetic impact. The 10 micron silver energy problems, thus ending the
ablative coating can reflect laser and need for the armed conflicts
radiation emissions without damage to that ultimately lead to the
the composite subsurface. downfall of human
T-51b power armor and later civilization.
models also include a complete  2067: The first suit of T-
waste recycling system. 45d power armor is deployed
The Hēi Guǐ (黑鬼) stealth for combat duty among
armor kept the Chinese American infantrymen
near the same level as the fighting the Chinese
United States, but not by occupation of Alaska. While
much. The armor's lacking the full mobility of
translation is "Black Ghost". future versions of the armor, this early
suit of power armor is incredibly effective against
BACKGROUND conventional Chinese tanks and infantry. Its ability
Power armor is the latest development in personal to allow a single infantryman to carry heavy
body armor. This armor must be custom-fitted to the ordnance becomes key in various localized conflicts
user and is so heavy that it requires internal micro- during the Sino-American War, and it has the power
motors to allow movement. Hardening is a process to destroy entire towns without endangering the
that increases the protection of normal power armor. wearer from attacks by conventional firearms or
Advanced power armor is a completely new, post- even missile launchers. The Chinese People's
War design of this Cadillac of the personal Liberation Army rushes to create its own versions,
protection world (tail fins optional). but the Chinese are many years behind the United
States' work on the project.
 2074: Contrary to the United States' claim of
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Alaska from the Chinese, entire mechanized infantry
divisions outfitted with power armor are deployed in
an American invasion of China, but they become
bogged down during intense combat on the Chinese
mainland, putting a further drain on American
resources and supply lines in the Sino-American
War.
 September 2075: Under the command of General
Brock testing begins at Fort Strong, Boston on an
early batch of prototype T-51b power armor suits
constructed by the US Army Corps of Engineers.
During testing it was noticed that the test pilots
were having difficulty jumping, in response to this
future prototypes had a gyroscope fitted to correct
the issue.
 June 2076: The T-51b power armor prototype is
finally completed, resulting in the development of
the suit of power armor that the Vault Dweller finds
in Fallout. This suit represents the pinnacle of power
armor technology before the outbreak of the Great
War ends all technological progress for many
decades. Many of these units are sent by the
American military to the front in China, and they
begin to carve a swath through the Chinese forces
defending their nation, ending the stalemate that
had defined the Chinese front of the war in the two
years since the start of the American invasion.
Chinese resources are strained to the breaking point
by the new American offensive using the T-51b
armor, and the supply lines from the nations China
has annexed in East and Southeast Asia begin to
break down.
 2077: The T-60 power armor is developed as a
prototype, intended to replace the T-51 model. In the
final days before the Great War, the suit sees limited
deployment among military peacekeeping forces
within the United States. Around this time, early
models of the X-01 power armor were under
development by the US government with one model
being put up for display at the Galactic Zone at the
Nuka-World Amusement Park to advertise the
recently released Nuka-Cola Quantum.
 January 22, 2077: Power armor is used for the
first time for domestic purposes within the United
States by U.S. Army units deployed within American
cities for crowd and quarantine control duties
related to the growing resource shortages and
outbreaks of epidemic disease. Units originally
serving in China and on the Anchorage Front Line
find themselves fighting fellow Americans at home
as disorder grows worse across the course of this
year. Food riots increase, and many civilians are
killed in fights with the military and police. A growing
number of soldiers desert from the American
military both in Canada and the United States. These
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deserters are captured when possible by military
policemen and are sent to various military prisons
across the United States. Some of these prisoners
are later used by American military scientists in
illegal human experiments at the Mariposa Military
Base in California where the Forced Evolutionary
Virus is first tested.
 2198: The Enclave's scientists develop various
new technologies, including the first new viable
power armor variations since the Great War. None of
these suits are much of an improvement over the
original versions of power armor developed before
2077, and some are actually worse.
 2215: Under Presidential Order, the Enclave's
scientists begin to work on an upgraded version of
power armor that exceeds the performance of the T-
51b model. Many prototypes are developed and
tested.
 October 2220: Enclave scientists finally develop a
reliable version of what they call advanced power
armor. The prototype's capabilities (and the various
accidents/explosions/deaths involved in its
creation) are classified by order of the Enclave's
President Dick Richardson for the sake of the
Enclave's morale.
 During 2242: After the destruction of the Oil Rig,
the Enclave finished developing a Tesla power armor
based on the standard advanced power armor, which
was lower in standard compared to the advanced
power armor Mk II but made the operation of energy
weapons by the wearer easier. This power armor is
rare and almost never appears in the West due to the
complete destruction of Navarro, which was the only
remaining large base in the West.
POWER ARMOR ENCUMBRANCE
While powered, the power armor acts more like a
vehicle than a suit of armor. The suit’s powerful
servos negate any Encumbrance caused by the suit,
and does not count towards the character’s current
Encumbrance total. When a fusion core is not
installed, the power armor suit has its full
Encumbrance rating (see “Fusion Cores” below).
Also carrying the armor means that the person
carrying is recipient to the full Encumbrance value of
the armor.
SOAK AND DEFENSE RATING
The Soak Rating of the power armor suit is not
additive to the Soak Rating of the wearer, it has its
own value. It does not add to the character's base
Soak, nor is it affected by other armor the character
is wearing. When attacked, damage is reduced by
the character’s Soak rating or the power armor’s
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soak rating, whichever is higher.
If the character’s has a personal Defense Rating, it
is replaced by the Defense Rating of the power
armor even if the power armor's is lower.
RAD RESISTANCE
All power armor have an innate Rad rating equal to
the armor's current Soak Rating.
ENHANCED STRENGTH
While wearing power armor, the wearer’s Brawn
characteristic is considered to be 2 higher (which
may exceed the usual maximum of 5) when
calculating damage from Brawl and Melee combat
checks, Encumbrance Thresholds, and for the
Cumbersome weapon quality.
However, this does not count
towards increasing dice for Brawn-
based skill checks.
FALLING
When determining falling
damage, reduce the
effective distance fallen by
two range bands to a
minimum of effectively falling
no range band if the wearer
succeeds at their Average
(dd) Athletics or Coordination
check (as detailed on page 112 in
the GENESYS core rulebook), or by
one range band if they failed their
skill check.
FUSION CORES
The power armor operates by drawing
power from a disposable fusion core. Once
drained, the core’s charge cannot be
replenished; another fusion core with a
charge must be installed to restore the
power armor to operation. The more
activities that are performed with the suit,
the faster the core is drained.
A y or tttt result on any skill
check while wearing power armor may
be spent to cause the suit's fusion core
to run dry at the end of the encounter.
A suit of power armor that has an
empty (or no) fusion core is severely
hindered. The unpowered suit has an
Encumbrance equal to its current
Soak Rating (to a minimum of 8).
The person wearing the power
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armor cannot gain benefit from any attachments
granted by the armor. The wearer may also only use
one Maneuver on their turn to move.
CRITICAL INJURIES
When a character suffers a Critical Injury, the
resulting Critical Injury roll is reduced by an amount
equal to 5 times the current Soak Rating for the
armor to a minimum of 1. Additionally, the Soak
Rating of the power armor is reduced by 1 when it
suffers a Critical Injury hit, until it can be repaired.
TRIUMPHS
If x is rolled during a combat check against a
character wearing power armor, the x can be used
to reduce the Soak Rating of the armor by 1.
This occurs after the attack is
completed and damage is
calculated vs. the current Soak
Rating. This Soak reduction lasts
until the power armor can be
repaired.
REPAIRS
Restoring a power armor to its
full Soak is a hard, manual labor.
Repairing a power armor is
considered to be a Hard (ddd)
Mechanics check if the power
armor is at half maximum Soak
Rating or more. When it drops below
half maximum Soak Rating the check
becomes Daunting (dddd). It requires a
tool kit and replacement parts; the GM
determines if sufficient salvage is available to
complete the repairs (usually such parts
would have a Rarity equal to the armor itself).
The difficulty of the check is upgraded
twice if it is attempted without a
power armor cradle or similar heavy
equipment lift. A y rolled during the
repair check may be spent to reduce
the Soak Rating of the power armor by 1,
permanently. Repairing reduced Soak costs
100 bottle caps per 1 point of Soak to be
restored in spare parts and materials.
POWER ARMOR AND SNEAKING
Attempts to sneak (using Stealth skill)
to remain silent and unheard is
impossible for anyone wearing a power
armor.
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TYPES OF POWER ARMOR HELLFIRE POWER ARMOR

This armor is the result of a post-War research
Following below is a selection of different types of project undertaken by the Enclave at Adams Air
power armors known to exist in the Fallout setting. Force Base. It was one of several concurrent
The GM is free to come up with his own unique research projects, including one on duraframe
power armors, of course. eyebots and ended up being the only one to be fully
completed; other projects, much to chagrin of
ADVANCED POWER ARMOR researchers such as Whitley, were canceled in favor
of the new model of power armor.
The armor was created by the Enclave's skilled
This heat-resistant type of power armor is used by
team of engineers and scientists after the Great War,
specialized Enclave Hellfire troopers as well as a few
as a result of a research program initiated in 2198,
regular Enclave soldiers.
part of a larger project to develop various
Wearing the Hellfire power armor provides the
technologies. In 2215 the first actually superior suit
wearer with an upgrade to all Resilience checks
is manufactured, entering service in 2220. Various
against heat and fire sources. Furthermore, the
accidents/explosions/deaths involved in its creation
Hellfire power armor automatically adds an
are classified by order of President Dick Richardson
for the sake of the morale of the Enclave's personnel. automatic f to all flame- and fire-based attacks
It is composed of lightweight metal alloys, directed against the wearer. Further, any successful
reinforced with ceramic castings at key stress attack with a flame- or fire-based weapon deal 2
points. The motion-assist servo-motors used in the points less damage to the wearer, after the combat
armor appear to be high-quality models as well. The check has been resolved.
suit has an auto-gyro system to keep it upright and
the knees can be locked in position, to prevent the RAIDER POWER ARMOR
wearer from falling over, if, for some reason, he loses This armor has been salvaged and restored to
consciousness on duty (e.g. takes a nap). fighting shape by Raiders, long after the Great War. It
Additionally, like the T-51b power armor, it includes a appears to incorporate elements of both the T-45
recycling system that can convert human waste into and T-51 models, although it has been rebuilt mostly
drinkable water, enhancing survival and an air using scrap metal. Its jury-rigged nature means that
conditioning system for comfort. it can't withstand as much punishment as most
It was issued primarily to Enclave troopers other varieties of power armor.
operating on the United States mainland, with the The armor appears to be just scrap metal over the
Enclave insignia prominently displayed on the limbs of the power armor frame, most notably in the
breastplate, while rank indicators were usually legs as they don't appear to be from any specific
painted on the shoulders of the armor. suit. The torso appears to be from a T-45 chest
Later, the advanced power armor Mk II was piece evident by the distinguishable shape, it has
introduced, and by 2277 it had become the heavy reinforcement with simple scrap metal. The
standard-issue Enclave power armor used by all of arms and shoulders may be from a heavily damaged
that organization's military units. T-51 as the shoulders resemble the shoulder pieces
The wearer of the advanced power armor adds of a T-51. The helmet is not from any suit and
bb to all Resilience checks. appears to be homemade. The helmet does show
some professional attachments such as what
ADVANCED POWER ARMOR MK. II appears to be a transceiver on the back,
The advanced power armor Mk II, also called black reinforcement on the face plate protecting the
devil power armor or simply Enclave power armor, is wearer's eyes, a respirator on the front of the helmet
and a security flashlight on the side of the helmet.
a high-end model of power armor used exclusively
When wearing a raider power armor, the character
by the Enclave's Department of the Army and
developed after the Great War and the destruction of gains automatic x on Coercion checks and
the Enclave Oil Rig in 2241. It is composed entirely of automatic y on Charm checks. The GM may
lightweight composites rather than the usual determine that this armor provides different benefits
combination of metal and composite plates found or detriments depending on the situation, such as
on the previous designation of advanced power the wearer being mistaken for being a raider.
armor, the MK I.
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T-45 POWER ARMOR
Originally developed and manufactured for the
United States Army by American defense contractor
West Tek, the T-45d power armor was the first
version of power armor to be successfully deployed
in battle. In 2067, the first suit of T-45d power armor
was deployed in Alaska during the start of the
Anchorage Reclamation in the midst of the Sino-
American War. This power armor was incredibly
effective against Chinese tanks and infantry. Its
ability to allow a single infantryman to carry heavy
ordnance that otherwise required a team of soldiers
to transport and operate became key in various
localized conflicts on the Alaskan front, and it
allowed American soldiers wearing the armor to
destroy entire towns occupied by Chinese troops
without endangering themselves. In 2076, the more
advanced T-51b power armor variant was
introduced into combat duty.
After the Great War, this model of power armor is
still being used by factions such as the Brotherhood
of Steel. While main forces of the Brotherhood in
New California and the Mojave Brotherhood of Steel
tend to use the newer T-51b, more remote chapters,
such as the East Coast Brotherhood of Steel and the
Brotherhood Outcasts, have to rely on these
outdated suits.
The T-45d lacks the mobility of later power armor
models (such as the T-51b power armor) because of
its less advanced servo design; as a result it limits
the wearer's Agility. Anyone wearing a T-45d power
armor has his or her Agility reduced by 1 point, and
this can be to 0, where it effectively renders the
wearer unable to operate the power armor. The first
version of T-45d power armor deployed on the front
lines against the Chinese was powered by small
energy cells and it burned through them at an
alarming rate.
While the T-45d armor is similar in its overall shape
to the newer T-51b power armor, it is significantly
less advanced than its later counterpart, and uses
riveted steel plates instead of plastic composite
materials in its construction. Various electronic and
mechanical subsystems of the armor are exposed
on the outside of its casing rather than sealed within
as in the T-51b, making it far more susceptible to
damage. In addition, a specialized body suit is
required to be worn underneath the T-45d's armored
shell in order to facilitate linking the armor's servos
to the wearer's own motions and to make the armor
more bearable because of its heat dissipation
problems.
Developed before the Great War, the T-45 set was
one of the first suits of power armor deployed widely
by the United States Army, and as such, it remains
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T-51 POWER ARMOR
T-51b powered infantry armor, or power armor,
represented the peak of armored infantry technology
before the Great War, surpassed only by its
successor, the T-60 power armor. Developed in the
laboratories of the West Tek Research Facility, the T-
51b was deployed at the end of the Anchorage
Reclamation, and by January 2077, the armor had
become standard issue for American soldiers in the
Army's Mechanized Cavalry Regiments. Now, only
the most technologically advanced factions with ties
to the pre-Great War American military or federal
government, such as the Brotherhood of Steel or the
Enclave, have access to this type of power armor.
The armor is fitted with a back-mounted TX-28
MicroFusion Pack which generates an output power
of 60,000 Watts to power the HiFlo hydraulic
systems built into the frame of the suit. Made of a
poly-laminate composite, the outer shell of the T-
51b is lightweight and capable of absorbing over
2500 Joules of kinetic impact. The 10-micron-thick
silver ablative coating can reflect laser and other
radiation emissions without damaging the
composite subsurface, and the eyeslit for the helmet
is made of bullet proof glass to protect the wearer
from any projectiles.
The Brotherhood of Steel does not possess the
technology required to manufacture new suits of
power armor and relies only on repaired and
refurbished pre-Great War suits. Among the soldiers
of the Enclave, this power armor is seen as obsolete,
as it was replaced by the Enclave's advanced power
armor and advanced power armor Mk II models,
though it should be noted that it is still used by
soldiers of the Enclave who have not been issued the
newer armor, most likely due to slow production
rates for a faction that is still quite small and
possess only limited resources in the post-atomic
world.
As of 2287, the T-51b seems to still be in use in the
West Coast Brotherhood of Steel, while over in the
East Coast Brotherhood Division, it was entirely
replaced by its more advanced successor model,
The T-60 armor. Additionally, after the defeat of the
Enclave, the Brotherhood has the ability to
manufacture more power armor, according to
Paladin Danse.
The T-51b power armor provides a bb to all
Resilience checks.
T-60 POWER ARMOR
The T-60 series of power armor was the pinnacle
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of powered armor technology in the pre-war U.S.

military arsenal, far surpassing the previous two
models, the T-45 and T-51 series. It was developed
right after the liberation of Anchorage and was
deployed domestically among U.S. Army units just
prior to the Great War. U.S. forces stationed in the
Commonwealth were one of the first few divisions to
receive the T-60 power armor.
The armor set is similar in appearance to the T-45
power armor, but boasts higher damage, energy and
radiation resistance. Physically, the shoulders of the
T-60 are composite, double layered, and shorter than
the T-45d predecessor, while the opening valve on
the T-60 set is lower on the suit, larger, and has a
slot for a fusion core. The breastplate on the T-60
has two vertical handlebars, while the T-45d has a
single horizontal handlebar.
The latest known edition of the T-60 line is the T-
60f model.

X-01 POWER ARMOR

An advanced suit of post-War power armor.
Prototyped before the war, then specially engineered
and fielded by remnants of the United States military
after the bombs fell, it is superior to all pre-War
models. Abandoned suits of X-01 can be found
throughout the Wasteland with one variant in a pre-
War display at the Galactic Zone area of Nuka-
World.
A variant of the X-01 power armor was still in
testing phases with the scientists at Nuka-World in
2077 as a part of a cooperative initiative between
the U.S. military and Nuka-Cola Corporation when
the bombs fell. This unique variant is known as the
Quantum X-01 power armor, and can be found at
Starport Nuka.
It was later engineered by remnants of the U.S.
military after the Great War. It improves upon older
suits by offering superior protective abilities

POWER ARMOR
NAME SOAK DEFENSE ENCUMBRANCE HARD POINTS PRICE RARITY
Advanced Power Armor 9 - 9 3 2,000 10
Advanced Power Armor Mk. II 10 - 8 2 1,750 9
Hellfire Power Armor 10 - 8 2 1,650 8
Raider Power Armor 8 - 8 1 900 5
T-45 Power Armor 10 - 10 2 1,200 6
T-51 Power Armor 10 1 10 4 1,550 9
T-60 Power Armor 12 - 12 4 2,400 8
X-01 Power Armor 12 1 12 5 4,200 10

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ARMOR ATTACHMENTS
Armor, like personal weapons, has a number of
customization Hard Points and can be just as easily
modified as a slugthrower or energy weapon. By
design, armor attachments are more defensive in
nature, leaning toward special coatings or
environmental sealants, as well as enhanced optics
and built-in communications. As with weapons, a
fair amount of common sense on the part of the
players and GM is required when modifying armor.
Most suits of armor can only hold one environmental
system, such as cold or heat resistance, or one type
of optical enhancement in the helmet.
AMPHIBIOUS MODIFICATION
For those sentients without the evolutionary
adaptation of gills, specialized equipment is
necessary. With the addition of a sealed helmet and  Use With: This attachment can be applied to any
oxygen supply, nearly any suit of armor can be
converted into an amphibious suit. Retractable
flippers provide sentients with improved mobility in  Modifiers: Turns any article of clothing into
water and other liquids.
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 Use With: This attachment can be applied to any
armor that could logically have an air tank attached.
 Modifiers: The armor provides enough oxygen for
up to five hours of submersion or in an airless
environment (although it does not protect against
vacuum or radiation). In addition, the user removes
b from physical checks due to underwater
conditions.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 250 bottle caps.
ARMOR INSERT
Armor inserts are thin, flexible, steel and ballistic
gel plates that can be sewn into clothing to give the
wearer concealed armor protection. They can be
added to any garment that is suitably large and
alternate, and they can be installed by any skilled
tailor for a moderate fee.
armor (or clothing) with a Defense no greater than 0
and a Soak Rating of 1 or less.
Armored Clothing (see “Armor” section above).
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Characters can notice the inclusion of armor inserts
in clothing by making an Average (dd) Perception
check. When applied to ordinary clothing, the article
of clothing is considered to be armor.
 Hard Points Required: 0.
 Price: 225 bottle caps.
ARMOR SPIKES
While armor serves a largely defensive role for its
wearers. that needn't be the rule. With the addition of difference.
spikes, blades. and other protrusions on areas
covering shoulders, knuckles, feet, knees, or elbows, armor.
armor can be turned into a deadly weapon of last
resort. The majority of such modifications are
scratch-built. Largely popular with raiders,
mercenaries, and bounty hunters, armor spikes lend  Price: 200 bottle caps.
an intimidating mien to anyone equipped with them.
 Use With: This attachment can be applied to any
armor that covers the arms or legs.
 Modifiers: Increase the armor's Encumbrance by 2.
When the wearer suffers a hit from a Melee or Brawl
combat check, after the attack is resolved, the
character may spend ttt or y to automatically
inflict one hit for 6 Wounds damage on the attacker.
 Hard Points Required: 3.
 Price: 250 bottle caps.
ASBESTOS LINING
By lining armor with asbestos plates or finely
powdered asbestos, the armor becomes greatly
improved in its ability to resist the damage dealt by
energy-based weapons. And by using asbestos,
what side effects could there possibly be?
 Use With: Asbestos lining can only be added to
armor made from fabrics such as clothing and
leather. This means metal and alloy armors cannot
benefit from the attachment.
 Modifiers: Wearing an asbestos lined armor reduce
the damage dealth by energy weapons. The wearer
reduces the damage by 2 from all energy weapons,
after the combat check has been resolved.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 100 bottle caps.
COMBAT BRACERS
By reinforcing the gauntlets of the power armor
with extra plating, striking surfaces, or even rusty
lengths of rebar welded on, the power armor is able
to increase the damage dealt when making Brawling
attacks.
 Use With: This attachment can be used only with
power armor.
 Modifiers: Increase damage by 2 when making
Brawl combat checks.
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 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 200 bottle caps.
CUSTOM FIT
Although standard “off-the-shelf” armor can
provide invaluable protection, it can also prove bulky
or awkward, even after adjustments. For those who
require their armor to feel like a second skin,
personalized customization can make a drastic
 Use With: This attachment can be applied to any
 Modifiers: Remove b from Athletics and Stealth
checks while wearing the armor.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
ENERGY DISPERSION SYSTEM
This minute metallic wiring is designed to
distribute electrical shocks across the armor while
grounding the user against the energy, reducing the
potency of such attacks. It protects against
electricity as well as weapons Stun qualities,
although it does not effectively disperse lasers.
 Use With: This attachment can be installed on any
armor.
 Modifiers: When using the wearer's Soak to reduce
damage dealt to the wearer's Strain threshold, count
the Soak Rating as 2 higher.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 250 bottle caps.
HEATING SYSTEM
Heating systems are installed in armor to protect
the wearer against dangerously low temperatures
and frigid environments. Equipped with small,
efficient heating elements and double-insulated
against the cold, this attachment allows a wearer to
survive in places where the ambient temperature
can be dozens of degrees below freezing.
 Use With: This attachment can be installed on any
armor that covers the entire body and can be sealed.
 Modifiers: Reduces the difficulty of Resilience
checks made to resist the effects of extreme cold by
one. Removes up bb to added to checks due to
extreme cold.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 500 bottle caps.
IMPROVED SHIELDING
The power armor can be made more resistant to
energy weapon attacks by coating the armored
surfaces with a variety of chemical coatings.
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Surfaces treated with these chemicals become more
resistant to energy attacks, allowing some of the
energy to be absorbed or harmlessly dispersed
around the armor.
 Use With: This attachment can be added to any
power armor.
 Modifiers: Increase Soak Rating by +2 when taking
damage from energy weapons.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 1,000 bottle caps.
INTEGRATED ASCENSION GEAR
Incorporating a grapnel launcher, line, clips, and
other climbing and rappelling equipment directly into armor can leave any unsuspecting opponent reeling
a set of armor ensures that the user is always
prepared to ascend or descend sheer surfaces in a
hurry. Whether to escape from pursuers, follow a
target, infiltrate a building, or exfiltrate from a
dangerous situation, ascension gear can prove
invaluable in a variety of situations. In addition,
having the grapnel and line integrated directly into
one's armor provides a high degree of safety and
security.
 Use With: This attachment can be applied to any
armor.
 Modifiers: As an Action, a character may take an
Average (dd) Ranged [Light] check to secure the
grappling hook to an object within medium range.
On success, as an Action, he may reel in the cord,
pulling himself to the object (or, if the object is
unsecured and lighter than he is, pulling it to him). A
character may use the grappling hook to pull
another character aloft with him; if he does he must
make an Easy (d) Athletics check to avoid losing his
grip on his partner.
 Hard Points Required: 2.
 Price: 175 bottle caps.
INTEGRATED HOLSTERS
By mounting their holsters into the framework of
their armor, combatants can ensure no one can
catch them unarmed. Not only does the wearer have
easy access to these weapons at all times, but
powered servos and other systems can be set up to
assist the wearer in drawing or stowing these
weapons more rapidly. A character with a fully
tooled set of integrated holsters has access to a
hidden arsenal that can overwhelm most foes.
 Use With: Any armor.
 Modifiers: Increases Encumbrance by 2. The
character may holster up to 2 weapons of
Encumbrance 3 or lower in the armor. While
holstered, these weapons do not count towards the
character's Encumbrance value.
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 Hard Points Required: 2.
 Price: 150 bottle caps.
JETPACK
One of the most intimidating sights an enemy
soldier could witness during the Great War was that
of a platoon of flying power armor troopers sailing
through the air. By channeling the energy of the
suit’s fusion core through a series of reaction
chambers and focus nozzles, the power armor can
take limited flight to cross great distances. Coupled
with the suit’s ability to reduce damage taken when
falling from great heights, jet pack equipped power
when they suddenly “drop in” from higher positions.
 Use With: This attachment can be installed in any
power armor.
 Modifiers: Increases Encumbrance by 4. Spend a
Maneuver to move to any point within Medium
range, horizontal or vertical. Additionally, reduce the
effective number of range bands when determining
falling damage by one range band.
 Hard Points Required: 2.
 Price: 2,500 bottle caps.
LEAD LINED
Adding lead plates and inlays to an armor, not only
makes the armor more heavy, but it also greatly
improves the armor's effectiveness against
Radiation sources.
 Use With: Any armor.
 Modifiers: Increases the armor's Encumbrance by
2. Whenever the wearer is exposed to Radiation of
any means, he is always treated as being exposed to
one Radiation rating lower than normal.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 200 bottle caps.
LIGHTER BUILD
Exchanging the materials used to construct the
normal armor with lighter alloys and materials, and
rearranging protective parts, can increase the
cumbersome burden of wearing usually heavy and
weighty armors.
 Use With: Any armor, except power armor.
 Modifiers: This attachment decreases the armor's
Encumbrance by 1, to a minimum of 1.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 1,000 bottle caps.
LOW-FRICTION COATING
Low-friction coatings work by lowering the
coefficient of friction against solid armor plates.
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With the addition of such a coating, the surface of
armor becomes almost impossible to grip or seize.
In addition, glancing blows from melee weapons are
often unable to find purchase, which diminishes the
damage they cause as they slide off. The only
downside to the coating is that it can make working
on the armor more difficult, as tools must scramble
for a grip on its slick surface.
 Use With: This attachment can only be applied to
armor with hard surfaces such as metal armor.
 Modifiers: Increases the armor's Melee Defense by
+1. Adds bb to Mechanics checks to modify or
maintain the armor.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 325 bottle caps.
MEDIC PUMP
Through a series of on-board life support sensors
and injection tools, the suit is able to detect when
the wearer suffers great injury and administer
stimpaks to keep the trooper in the fight. The medic
pump can hold up to ten stimpaks, and will
administer them as needed if the wearer suffers any
significant injury.
 Use With: This attachment can be installed in any
power armor.
 Modifiers: At the beginning of the wearer’s turn, if
their Wounds are more than half of their Wound
threshold, the medic pump administers a stimpak to
the wearer. This happens automatically, requires no
Maneuver and happens automatically.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 1,200 bottle caps.
MOTION ASSIST SERVOS
The power servos that help move the armor and its
core frame have been enhanced, granting the wearer
even more super-human strength.
 Use With: This attachment can be installed in any
power armor.
 Modifiers: The wearer’s Brawn characteristic is
now considered to be 3 higher (instead of 2) when
calculating damage from Brawl or Melee checks,
Encumbrance thresholds, and for the Cumbersome
weapon quality.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 750 bottle caps.
OPTICAL CAMOUFLAGE SYSTEM
Optical camouflage systems are a wonder of
modern stealth technology. Using a series of phased
array optical projectors combined with sound
baffling equipment and thermal and radiation
shielding, this can render a wearer nearly invisible to
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the nake eye. The PAO projectors allow the wearer to
blend in with his surroundings by mimicking them,
similar to a chameleon, and the different radiation
shields hide the wearer's body heat as well as any
electromagnetic radiation from other sensors or
communications gear. For all of its utility, however,
this system is incredibly fragile and is not
recommended for combat.
 Use With: This attachment can be equipped on any
type of armor, but is useless on armor with an
Encumbrance of 4 or more, which proves too bulky
and loud to mask properly.
 Modifiers: Upgrades the ability of all Stealth
checks twice while wearing this armor.
 Hard Points Required: 2.
 Price: 2,750 bottle caps.
OPTIMIZED SERVOS
By fine tuning the efficiency of the suit’s servo
actuators, the suit is able to perform better and with
less draw from the suit’s fusion core. This can
greatly extend the battery life of the fusion core, and
allow the suit to operate longer before needing a
replacement.
 Use With: This attachment can be applied to any
type of power armor.
 Modifiers: Once per session, ignore y spent to
cause the suit’s fusion core to become drained at
the end of the encounter.
 Hard Points Required: 2.
 Price: 1,000 bottle caps.
PADDED
Adding layers of padded fabric, the wearer of a
padded-treated armor is better protected against the
forceful blasts of explosions.
 Use With: This attachment can be applied to any
armor.
 Modifiers: Wearing a padded armor reduces the
damage dealt by a weapon with Blast quality, after a
resolved combat check, by 2 points of damage.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 100 bottle caps.
POCKETED ARMOR
This modification adds a series of pouches, bags
and carrying loops to the armor in key areas. These
additions makes it easier for the wearer to carry a
greater amount of equipment.
 Use With: Any armor.
 Modifiers: Increase the Encumbrance threshold of
the character by 2.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 100 bottle caps.
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QUICK SHED
Armor, especially heavy armor, takes time to put on degrade far more rapidly than it otherwise would,
and take off. Though putting armor on remains a
chore, taking it off – especially in an emergency
situation – is expedited with the quick-shed
attachment. By installing several quick-release
latches at strategic locations, suits of armor can be  Modifiers: Increase the armors Encumbrance by 4.
quickly removed by the wearer.
 Use With: This attachment can only be applied to
armor with an Encumbrance of 3 or higher.
 Modifiers: As a Maneuver, the wearer may shed the loses this benefit until fully repaired.
armor. Armor removed in this fashion must be
reassembled before the wearer can don it again.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 325 bottle caps.
RADIATION SHIELDING
By adding lead-lined strips and other radiation
blocking materials a suit of armor can be made
resistant to some forms of radiation. The addition of  Use With: This attachment can be applied to any
such material does weigh down the armor
considerably.
 Use With: Any amor with an Encumbrance of 3 or
more.
 Modifiers: Armor gains Rad 4 (or increases existing
Rad rating by +2), increase armor's Encumbrance by
2.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 600 bottle caps.
RANGE FINDER
A system incorporating a simple computer and
visual sensors, a range finder calculates the
distance to any spot in the user's field of vision,
feeding him precise information to a visor HUD. With
this information, the wearer can push his weapon to
its limits, while knowing when to hold his fire on an
impossible shot.
 Use With: Any armor that includes a helmet.
 Modifiers: Innate Talent (Sniper Shot).
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 750 bottle caps.
REACTIVE PLATING
Reactive plating is a modification that attaches
small explosive panels to the armor's exterior plates.
When hit by an attack, the explosives are designed
to detonate outward, absorbing some of the attack's
kinetic energy with the counter-explosion. Employed
properly, reactive armor can even deflect or dampen
blows from weapons that would cleave through any
other defenses. Besides the considerable weight it
adds to any set of armor, an unfortunate side effect
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of reactive armor is that it destroys itself as it
protects the individual inside. It causes the armor to
which means that the wearer must repair it far more
often.
 Use With: This attachment can only be applied to
armor with a Soak of 2 or higher.
The first time the wearer of this armor is hit by an
attack each encounter, reduce the damage he
suffers by 10; the armor suffers minor damage and
 Hard Points Required: 2.
 Price: 1,000 bottle caps.
RECON SENSORS
The Heads-Up Display (HUD) in the suit's helmet
can be tied into a more powerful scanning and
detection system, granting the operator an
increased chance of noticing hostile targets.
type of power armor.
 Modifiers: Adds b to all Vigilance checks.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 1,750 bottle caps.
REFLEC ADAPTIVE SKIN
Reflec is an advanced polymer that possesses
adaptive light-warping and sensor-damping
properties. When applied to armor, reflec acts as an
optical camouflage even in fully illuminated areas.
 Use With: This attachment can be applied to any
armor.
 Modifiers: Upgrade the ability of all Stealth checks
once while wearing reflec-coated armor
 Hard Points Required: 2.
 Price: 1,750 bottle caps.
SELF-REPAIR SYSTEMS
Some wanders in the fringes of the Wasteland live
a life of near-constant battle. For such individuals, a
good suit of armor is vital. and keeping it in top
condition is nearly as important. Some suits or
armor include sophisticated self-repair suites, not
dissimilar to the systems found in some robots.
Smart malerials, laminate extruders, electromagnetic
assemblers, and other systems work to keep the
armor in one piece even under the greatest duress.
 Use With: This attachment can be applied to any
armor with Melee or Ranged Defense 1 or higher.
 Modifiers: Once per encounter, as a Maneuver, the
wearer can have the armor attempt to repair itself or
provide assistance to a character on a check to
repair it; it counts as having an Intellect of 2 and 2
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ranks in the Mechanics skill for the check. In
addition, there is no cost to repair the armor.
 Hard Points Required: 2.
 Price: 1,500 bottle caps.
SHADOW COATING
Most suits of armor can be modified to enable the
wearer to reduce the chance of being detected while
sneaking. This is accomplished through painting the
armor dark colors to blend in with shadows, and
placing noise dampening materials in key areas of
the armor to reduce friction and noise.
 Use With: All armor.
 Modifiers: Add b to all Stealth checks made while
wearing the armor.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 400 bottle caps.
STEALTH FIELD GENERATOR
The stealth field generator use a combination of
optical camouflage, low-output cloaking technology,
active electromagnetic dampers, electronic acoustic
bafflers, and thermal shielding to make a user
virtually invisible to both the naked eye and most
scanners. These systems are no perfect, however.
Users still need to know how to move stealthily and
how to use cover and shadows to their advantage.
 Use With: This attachment can be applied to any
armor.
 Modifiers: Upgrades the difficulty of all opposed
Perception checks to spot the wearer once. The
stealth field generator does not work if the wearer
spends more than a single Maneuver for movement
in any given turn.
 Hard Points Required: 2.
 Price: 1,900 bottle caps.
STRENGTH ENHANCING SYSTEM
Strength enhancing system easily converts a suit
of full armor into a power-assisted suit. Composed
of a matrix of electrically controlled myomer
synthetic muscle fibers backed up with nano-
hydraulics, the MSES increases a wearer's raw
physical strength, allowing him to lift more and carry
more for longer periods of time.
 Use With: This attachment can only be used with
full-body hard armor suits that have an
Encumbrance of 4 or more.
 Modifiers: Increases wearer's Brawn by one point
while wearing this armor. This does not increase
Soak or Wound threshold. The increase may exceed
the usual limit of 5.
 Hard Points Required: 2.
 Price: 2,750 bottle caps.
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STUN MATRIX
A stun matrix is an additional defensive option for
armor. Instead of enhancing the wearer's defenses
directly, it unleashes a punishing pulse of energy
that weakens the attacker in the hope of preventing
a second strike. Installing this attachment requires
the addition of insulation to protect t he wearer from
the effects of the stun matrix on top of the setup of
the self-charging battery and of the stun matrix
itself.
 Use With: This attachment can be applied to any
armor that have an Encumbrance of 4 or more.
 Modifiers: Increase the armor's Encumbrance by 1.
When the wearer suffers a hit from a Melee or Brawl
combat check, after the attack is resolved, the
character may spend tt or y to Disorient the
attacker for 2 rounds.
 Hard Points Required: 3.
 Price: 875 bottle caps.
STURDY ARMOR
Most armors can have their protective qualities
increased by adding more plates or layers. This
comes at a slight consequence of weight and
flexibility.
 Use With: This particular attachment can be used
with any armor that has an Encumbrance of 3 or less
and a maximum starting base Soak Rating of 2.
 Modifiers: Increase the armor’s Soak Rating by +1
and the Encumbrance by +2.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 500 bottle caps.
SUPERIOR ARMOR CUSTOMIZATION
Any piece of armor can benefit from retooling at
the hands of a superior craftsman. A skilled
armorsmith can add improved protective plating to
increase the protection a piece of armor offers, even
as he decreases its weight and bulk. Of course, such
delicate and exacting work can make the armor less
customizable in other respects.
 Use With: Any armor.
 Modifiers: Grants the armor the Superior quality.
 Hard Points Required: 1.
 Price: 2,500 bottle caps.
TESLA COILS
An unusual modification, giant conical coils are
attached to the back and shoulders of the power
armor. During combat, anyone engaged with the
target stands a chance of suffering a potentially
lethal shock from the coils. These coils can be
turned on or off as needed, allowing the operator to
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protect nearby allies from being electrocuted incorporate small vibro-motors installed in the
accidentally. armor's gloves or gauntlets and wired to the helmet
 Use With: This attachment can only be applied to system, which subtly adjust the user's hands to
any power armor. enhance accuracy.
 Modifiers: The Tesla coils may be turned on or off  Use With: Any armor.
as an Incidental during the operator’s turn. While  Modifiers: The user adds b to all combat checks.
active, a result of ttt or y on any skill check  Hard Points Required: 1.
made by any creature at Engaged range may be  Price: 1,500 bottle caps.
spent to deal 6 Strain damage to all creatures
Engaged with the wearer of the power armor. This
damage is considered to be from an energy weapon.
VAULT-TEC THREAT MONITOR
 Hard Points Required: 2. A threat monitor is a suit of motion detectors,
 Price: 1,800 bottle caps. electroreceptors, and photoreceptors that constantly
monitors the armor wearer's vicinity and through
directional auditory or electrical cues, warns the
THERMAL SHIELDING SYSTEM wearer of imminent threats and incoming attacks.
Utilizing both active and passive cooling systems, While many find threat monitors somewhat
along with an insulated body glove and special annoying to wear, they can provide a critical edge in
coatings on the armor plates, this attachment allows life-or-death situations.
a wearer to withstand dangerously high  Use With: This attachment can only be used on
temperatures. This thermal shielding is proof armor and is typically integrated into the helmet,
against open flames, molten rock and steel, intense visor, or another place where the user can easily see
heat, and even some forms of radiation. it at all times.
 Use With: This attachment can be installed on any  Modifiers: Adds automatic a to Initiative checks.
armor that covers the entire body and can be sealed.  Hard Points Required: 1.
 Modifiers: Reduces the difficulty of Resilience  Price: 375 bottle caps.
checks made to resist the effects of fire and extreme
heat by one. Removes up to bb added to checks
due to extreme fire or heat.
WEAPON MOUNT
 Hard Points Required: 1. By modifying his armor to mount one or more
 Price: 500 bottle caps. weapons, a Wasteland wanderer can keep his hands
free for whatever unexpected needs might arise in
combat-or just to carry more weapons. While few
VACUUM SEALED weapons are intended for such use, most can be
Full body armor can be designed to be sealed modified to mount on a properly-equipped suit of
against a vacuum, allowing the user to operate in armor. The difficult part is modifying the weapon so
space. This modification protects against adverse that it can be aimed and fired hands-free. Methods
atmospheric environments. range from voice-activation to a pressure-sensitive
 Use With: Any armor. glove activated by certain hand movements. The
 Modifications: Allows the user to ignore the effects most common location for the weapon mount is on
of vacuum or poisonous atmospheric environments the shoulder, though other areas are possible.
for up to 10 minutes. Once these 10 minutes have A weapon must also be modified in order to be
passed, the attachment needs to be reset and its armor-mounted, requiring one hard point. This
filters cleaned, effectively rendering the attachment attachment can mount any Ranged (Light) or
non-functional until the end of the encounter. Ranged (Heavy) weapon with an Encumbrance of 4
 Hard Points Required: 1. or less, subject to the GM's discretion.
 Price: 500 bottle caps.  Use With: Any armor with an Encumbrance of 4 or
more and a Soak Rating no less than 2.
 Modifiers: Mounts a single weapon on the armor,
VAULT-TEC ASSISTED TARGETING SYSTEM allowing the wearer to aim and fire it without using
Complex and sophisticated attachments, targeting his hands or arms. Operating the mounted weapon
systems integrate an advanced targeting computer still requires an Action to fire, just like if using hands,
and sensor suite, providing a constant stream of and aiming still requires a Maneuver.
data to the user. Depending on the model, this  Hard Points Required: 2.
information may be delivered by audior or on a visor  Price: 500 bottle caps.
HUD. Some particularly advanced systems

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ARMOR ATTACHMENTS
NAME ENCUM HARD POINT COST PRICE RARITY
Amphibious Modification - 1 250 4
Armor Insert - - 225 3
Armor Spikes 2 3 250 2
Asbestos Lining - 1 100 5
Combat Bracers - 1 200 3
Custom Fit - 1 200 3
Energy Dispersion System - 1 250 4
Heating System - 1 500 3
Improved Shielding - 1 1,000 8
Integrated Ascension Gear - 2 175 3
Integrated Holsters - 2 150 4
Jet Pack 4 2 2,500 9
Lead Lined 2 1 200 5
Lighter Build - 1 1,000 7
Low-Friction Coating 2 1 325 5
Medic Pump - 1 1,200 6
Motion Assist Servos - 1 750 5
Optical Camouflage System - 2 2,750 6
Optimized Servos - 2 1,000 6
Padded - 1 100 5
Pocketed Armor - 1 100 3
Quick Shed - 1 325 4
Radiation Shielding 2 1 600 4
Range Finder - 1 750 6
Reactive Plating 4 3 1,000 6
Recon Sensors - 1 1,750 7
Reflec Adaptive Skin - 2 1,750 7
Self-Repair Systems - 2 1,500 7
Shadow Coating - 1 400 6
Stealth Field Generator - 2 1,900 7
Strength Enhancing System - 2 2,750 4
Stun Matrix 1 1 875 3
Sturdy Armor 2 1 500 5
Superior Armor Customization - 1 2,500 6
Tesla Coils 2 2 1,800 8
Thermal Shielding System - 1 500 3

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Vacuum Sealed - 1 500 3

Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System - 1 1,500 7
Vault-Tec Threat Monitor - 1 375 4
Weapon Mount - 2 500 6

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OUTFITS AND CLOTHING
Outfits and clothing are wearable items which
increase chances of survival or add special
attributes. There are many types of outfits and
clothing ranging from Vault jumpsuits to Nuka-Girl
rocketsuits, simple dresses and tuxedos, to Western
outfits, and everything in between.
Most outfits and clothing can affect skills, to keep
it within the spirit of the numerous Fallout games
readily available for the computer and various
consoles.
Wearing an outfit or clothing of the type listed here
means that the character usually benefits from a
minor boon in form of a boost to skills or an ability. If
the character opts to wear armor atop of such an
outfit or clothing, the benefits granted from the outfit
or clothing no longer applies for as long as the
armor is worn, unless specified otherwise in the
individual outfit or clothing description.
While it makes little sense that an outfit might
grant certain benefits to skills or abilities, then this
has been included as it is a big part of the Fallout
games. The GM may, at his or her discretion, rules
that the Outfits and Clothing chapter is not part of
the campaign, if it conflicts with the boundaries of
what he or she is willing to impose upon the
game mechanics.
ARMY FATIGUES
A set of plain green army fatigues, comprised
of pants and jacket. An American flag is usually
sewn onto the chest pocket or on the upper
region of one of the sleeves.
Wearing army fatigues allows the
wearer to add an automatic a to all
Resilience checks made.
ATHLETIC OUTFIT
The athletic outfit can be one of
many types of sports and athletic
practicioners outfits with boots
and often comes with knee or
elbow pads.
Anyone wearing the athletic
outfit gains an automatic a on
all Athletics checks made.
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ATOM CATS JACKET AND JEANS
The Atom Cats jacket and jeans appear as a
Perfecto leather jacket with an Atom Cats patch on
the back, worn over a faded T-shirt, along with jeans
and worn white sneakers.
Wearing this particular outfit grants the wearer an
automatic a on all Coercion checks.
BASEBALL UNIFORM
The uniform is a two colored outfit, where white is
usually the base color, with a button up shirt, long-
sleeved red undershirt and white pants.
The baseball uniform grants the wearer an
automatic a to all Perception checks.
BROTHERHOOD OF STEEL FATIGUES
The fatigues are comprised of a military sweater,
pants, gloves, a large vest, and what appears to be
military webbing. The entire uniform is saturated
with pouches; some are included on a chest panel
on the webbing, with more on the belt and vest, one
on either pants thigh, one on each pants leg just
above the boot (secured by straps), and one
sewn on to the left shoulder of the sweater.
Each vest has a segment of utility cord or rope
over the shoulder of the vest, and another on
the back of the belt.
There are three variants of fatigues. The first
has a black sweater, and is the standard
variant used by most Brotherhood
personnel. The second has a navy
blue sweater and the final variant
is a set of medical fatigues.
Wearing Brotherhood of Steel
fatigues grants the wearer an
automatic a on all Survival
checks.
BROTHERHOOD OF STEEL
UNIFORM
There are three different
variants of this uniform.
Orange and gray variant typically
worn by Brotherhood power armor
users and recon forces.
Olive and black variant typically worn by
Brotherhood ground troops, paladins or
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knights with combat armor.
Jet black officer variant.
The Brotherhood of Steel uniform grants the
wearer a b to all Vigilance checks.
BOTTLE AND CAPPY SHIRT AND JEANS
A t-shirt featuring Bottle & Cappy and blue jeans. Some clergy outfits also comes with a white collar.
The t-shirt comes in variations ranging from white to
light variants of every color.
This outfit grants the wearer an automatic a that checks, but also an automatic f on all Deception
can be added to any one skill check during the
session. The player must call that he is adding the
a to the check before making the dice roll.
BOWLING OUTFIT
This particular outfit consists of a set of specially
made indoor bowling shoes, pants and a two-
colored bowling shirt.
Wearing the bowling outfit provides the wearer
with an automatic a on all Coordination checks.
CARAVANEER OUTFIT
It is worn by caravaneers and travelers. The male
version consists of a dark brown shirt with orange
and mustard-yellow stripes with a white satchel
over the shoulder. Around the neck is a red
bandanna. The female version is a cream colored
floral-print dress with a white apron and beige
cardigan.
A caravaneer outfit provides the wearer with an
automatic a on all Negotiation skill checks.
CHILD OF ATOM ROBES
These robes are worn by the devotees known as
the Children of the Atom. The robes comes in brown
and green color ranges.
Anyone donning a Child of Atom robes is granted
an automatic a on all Deception checks.
CHINESE JUMPSUIT
The jumpsuit and ushanka are a military uniform
worn by Chinese armed and special forces during
the infiltration of the Columbia Commonwealth, as
well as other conflicts with the United States, before
the Great War.
The uniform consists of collared green coveralls
with four pockets on the torso, two Chinese flag
patches, either a knee strap to keep it tight or a
gaiter, and a brown leather shoulder strapped belt
and brown leather shoes.
A Chinese jumpsuit grants the wearer an
automatic a on all Athletics skill checks. However,
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it also provides an automatic t on all Social skill
checks.
CLERGY OUTFIT
A clergy outfit consists of a single colored, mostly
found in black, cassock with gold or white lining.
Wearing the clergy outfit grants the wearer an
automatic s on all Discipline and Leadership skill
and Knowledge checks.
COLONIAL DUSTER
The colonial duster is a lightweight, loose fitting
and lightly armored, militia-styled coat. There is a
purple vest and heavy scarf underneath it. It has a
leather bullet pouch around the shoulder, a small
pouch on the belt but these do not increase the
wearer's Encumbrance threshold.
The colonial duster bestows an automatic a on
all Streetwise checks made by the wearer.
COWHIDE WESTERN OUTFIT
The cowhide western outfit is a type of old Wild
Western-style outfit. It is made from a black and
white cow skin.
A cowhide western outfit grants the wearer an
automatic a on all Cool checks.
DOO-WOP OUTFIT
The doo-wop outfit is an outfit made for women. It
comes in a six piece ensemble; containing a skirt
with ladies appliqué, peasant blouse, belt, slip, scarf
and socks.
Wearing the doo-wop outfit provides a female
wearer with an automatic s on all Charm checks,
but provides an automatic f on all Coercion and
Leadership checks.
ELF OUTFIT
The elf outfit is green and red, with a green hat and
green boots with the toes curled up. The outfit also
has small tingling bells attached to it.
An elf outfit provides its wearer with an automatic
a on all Negotiation checks, but adds an automatic
f on all Coercion checks.
ENGINEER'S OUTFIT
This particular outfit consists of a grease
monkey's jumpsuit and a worker's apron, capable of
holding tools and equipment – though it does not
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technically improve the wearer's Encumbrance
threshold.
Wearing an engineer's outfit allows the wearer to
add an automatic a on all Mechanics checks.
ENCLAVE OFFICER UNIFORM
The Enclave officer uniform is composed of two
garments: a jet-black uniform with a tan jacket and
pants that are worn over it. The outer layer is made
of a sturdy material designed to withstand the harsh
conditions of the wasteland. The uniform comes
with a pair of knee-high boots, black gloves, a utility
belt and a small knife sheath on the right leg.
The Enclave officer uniform provides an automatic
a on all Leadership skill checks made.
EXPLORER OUTFIT
The explorer outfit is made up of a ratty parka,
fingerless gloves and brown pants.
The explorer outfit bestows an automatic a on all
Vigilance checks.
EXPOSED PROSTITUTE OUTFIT
The male version has black cowboy boots, black
ripped tights worn under gray boxers, chains
covering the wearer's chest which are connected to
a spiked choker necklace, and a wrestling singlet.
The female version consists of a tight leather bra, a
choker necklace, a pair of tight black short shorts
worn under a torn black mini-skirt with a chain and
hand cuffs used as a belt, a leather leg harness
made of grunge belts, and another grunge belt worn
around the wearer's abdominal region.
This particular outfit allows the wearer to add an
automatic s on all Charm checks, but also provides
an automatic f on all Discipline and Leadership
checks.
FANCY SUIT
A fancy suit consists of a jacket and matching
pants. They are made from a light fabric and comes
in almost every imaginable color.
Wearing a fancy suit adds an automatic a to any
Negotiation checks the character makes.
FARMHAND CLOTHES
The farmhand clothes is usually a button up shirt,
tattered jeans and scarf with an unbelted trenchcoat
and work gloves worn over them.
The farmhand clothes grants the wearer an
automatic a on all Coordination checks.
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FLIGHTSUIT
The flight suit is a grey one-piece outfit with
pockets on the chest and thighs.
Anyone wearing a flightsuit benefits from an
automatic a on all Piloting skill checks.
FORMAL WEAR
This is a set of regal wear, that comes readily
available in both a distinguishable male and female
variation. For men, this comes as a standard black
tie suit, consisting of pants, a fancy jacket and a
white shirt. While formal wear for women is a stylish
and fancy cut and sewn dress.
Formal wear allows the wearer to add an
automatic a on Leadership checks.
GHOST COSTUME
The ghost costume is an all white outfit with holes
for the eyes and mouth.
Wearing a ghost costume allows the wearer to add
an automatic a to all Coercion checks, but also
adds an automatic f to all Charm, Leadership and
Negotiation checks.
GROGNAK COSTUME
The costume worn by the comic book character
Grognak the Barbarian. The outfit includes a
loincloth of tanned brahmin hide dyed green, a
leather belt, leather gloves and leather boots. The
female variant also include a leather bikini top.
The wearer of this costume adds an automatic a
on all Coercion checks.
HORROR FAN OUTFIT
A horror fan outfit comes with a dark colored,
either black, dark green or dark blue jumpsuit, a worn
brown overall jacket and a hockey mask.
Wearing a horror fan outfit allows the wearer to
add b to all Coercion checks.
HUNTER'S PELT OUTFIT
A full-body suit typically worn by trappers. The
outfit is made from leather and thick animal hides,
adorned with a belt of pelts or even mirelurk shells.
The hunter's pelt outfit grants the wearer a b on
all Survival skill checks, but also imposes an
automatic t on all Social skill checks.
INSTITUTE LAB COAT
An Institute lab coat comes in five distinct
variations according to what department the
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scientist wearing it is assigned to: black for Synth
Retention Bureau, blue for Advanced Systems, green
for BioScience, yellow in Engineering, and orange for
Robotics and Synth workers.
Anyone wearing the Institute lab coat adds an
automatic a to all Knowledge skill checks.
KID'S DRESS
The outfit consists of a colored or simple patterned Operating skill checks.
button up dress, often with a rope belt worn over
kid's pajamas.
A kid's dress is not wearable by an adult, obviously.
A child wearing this dress benefits from an
automatic s to all Charm checks.
KID'S PAJAMAS
Kid's pajamas comes in different color variations,
usually with light blue or light pink being the most
common, for boys and girls respectively. The
pajamas is often dotted with teddy bears,
rocketships, and the like.
Naturally, an adult cannot wear a kid's pajamas.
Any child wearing the pajamas add an automatic a
to all Coordination checks.
KID'S SHIRT AND JEANS
A pair of weathered jeans and a simple shirt in
either a single color or two-color stripes pattern.
Needless to point out that a kid's shirt and jeans
does not fit an adult. A child wearing this outfit
benefits from an automatic a to all Discipline
checks made.
LAB COAT
A lab coat appears as a filthy lab coat with some
kind of clock or sensor on the left breast and with a
white undershirt and a black tie. It is similar in
appearance to Vault-Tec lab coat which is a clean
lab coat with a Vault-Tec Corporation logo on the
left breast and with a white undershirt, a black tie,
khaki slacks and brown shoes making up the rest of
the outfit.
A lab coat provides the wearer with an automatic
a to all Medicine checks.
LETTERMAN'S JACKET AND JEANS
This outfit consists of a plain, single colored t-
shirt, a two colored varsity jacket, a pair of jeans and
a pair of trainers. The outfit looks quite worn.
The Letterman's jacket and jeans outfit provides
the wearer with an automatic a on Cool checks.
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LONGSHOREMAN OUTFIT
The longshoreman outfit seems to be a weathered
yellow slicker, which was commonly worn by
fishermen. The outfit is tattered and has some
netting wrapped about the chest.
The yellow slicker hat appears as a yellow rain hat
with a fine net pattern over it.
A longshoreman outfit provides an automatic a to
MAGICIAN'S TUXEDO
This tuxedo has a long tailed jacket that is lined
with fine colored silk. It comes complete with
matching pants and a top hat.
A magician's tuxedo grants the wearer a b to
Deception checks.
MECHANIC JUMPSUIT
This one-piece jumpsuit comes in great a many
color variations, with a zipper at the front.
A mechanic jumpsuit adds an automatic a on all
Mechanic checks the wearer makes.
MERC ADVENTURER OUTFIT
The appearance of the male variant is a large black
vest with a red long sleeved undershirt and black
trousers. The female variant is the same though it is
short sleeved and exposes the midriff. Looking
closely at the collar of the male variant, you can see
three teeth on a string, being worn like a necklace.
On the female variant, there is an 8-ball patch
stitched on the left sleeve. It also has spurs on the
boots.
A merc adventurer outfit provides the wearer with
an automatic a on all Coercion checks.
MERC CHARMER OUTFIT
A blue and gray outfit, the male version resembling
a three piece suit, heavily stitched and reinforced as
well as having a small metal cup on the groin area,
and the female version a ripped and torn blue
business suit with ripped black fishnet tights.
Wearing a merc charmer outfit provides its wearer
with an automatic a on all Charm checks.
MERC CRUISER OUTFIT
The merc cruiser outfit comprises a long leather
coat with the arms removed, worn over a white t-
shirt (male) or a white muscle shirt (female). The
lower part of the armor consists of a pair of stitched
and reinforced pants with chains around the ankles
and a pair of army boots. The pants look like they
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may have been sewn
together by different pieces
of fabric.
Merc cruiser outfit allows
the wearer to benefit from an
automatic a to all
Skulduggery checks.
MERC GRUNT OUTFIT
The outfit consists of a dirty
white T-shirt (white tanktop for
female) and brown cargo pants,
tucked into shin-high army boots.
This particular outfit provides an
automatic a on all Coordination
checks.
MERC TROUBLEMAKER OUTFIT
A bulky black and dark blue leather
jacket tucked into black gloves with
blue jeans and black knee-high
boots. On the male version there
are two bandoleers strapped
diagonally around the torso. The
female version does away with the
belted ammunition and instead has
several leather cartridge carrying belts
around the waist.
Wearing a merc troublemaker outfit
provides the wearer with an automatic a on
all Coercion skill checks.
MERC VETERAN OUTFIT
Very similar to the merc cruiser outfit, but in
faded/blued black and a dust mask is worn around
the neck. The male version adds thick mesh around
the wrists and shoulders and a scarf and face mask.
This outfit provides the wearer with an automatic
a on all Driving, Operating and Piloting checks.
MILITARY FATIGUES
Much similar to army fatigues, the military fatigues
consists of a set of camouflaged green jacket and
pants, and often comes with a black beret included.
Wearing military fatigues grants the wearer an
automatic a on all Leadership checks.
MINUTEMAN OUTFIT
The Minuteman outfit is a colonial style field
uniform worn by most minutemen, consisting of a
baby blue button-up shirt with a tattered jacket with
rolled sleeves worn over it with jeans and boots. It is
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the standard uniform for the Commonwealth
Minutemen. The Minuteman hat is visually quite
similar to the militia hat, and both are
commonly seen being worn
by minutemen throughout
the Commonwealth.
Anyone wearing a
minuteman outfit benefits
from adding an automatic
a to all Perception skill
checks.
MYSTERIOUS STRANGER OUTFIT
The suit is a nod to the classic film noir style
detective, i.e. Long overcoat with a shady hat pulled
over his/her face.
The wearer of the Mysterious Stranger outfit
selects any one non-combat skill when acquiring
the outfit. Wearing the outfit will grant the wearer an
automatic a to that particular skill.
NEURAL INTERFACE SUIT
In appearance, the suit is identical to recon armor,
except with white and yellow for colors.
Wearing a neural interface suit adds an automatic
a to all Computer skill checks made by the wearer.
NUKA-GIRL ROCKETSUIT
The Nuka-Girl rocketsuit costume was released to
retailers in time for Halloween in 2062. The
popularity of the costume was so high that stores
had trouble keeping up with demand for it.
A nuka-girl rocketsuit gives the wearer an
automatic a on all Charm checks.
NUKA-WORLD GEYSER SHIRT AND JEANS
A colored t-shirt with the Nuka-World logo in the
shape of a geyser on the front. The pants are tight
jeans.
This outfit grants the wearer an automatic a to
Discipline checks.
NUKA-WORLD JUMPSUIT
The Nuka-World jumpsuit is orange and beige in
color, sporting a long zipper at the front of the
jumpsuit.
The Nuka-World jumpsuit bestows a an automatic
a on all Operating skill checks.
NUKA-WORLD SHIRT AND JEANS
This outfit consists of a t-shirt or shirt of any color
emblazed with a Nuka-World logo, and a pair of
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jeans. The pre-War relaxedwear provides its wearer with

Wearing this particular outfit grants the wearer an an automatic a to all Cool checks.
automatic a to Athletics checks.
PRE-WAR SUBURBANITE
PILGRIM OUTFIT The outfit consists of pants, a long-sleeve shirt
The pilgrim outfit is black with a white collar, socks and a sweater vest.
and cuffs. Male wearers have a black hat while Wearing this particular outfit grants the wearer an
female wearers have a white bonnet. automatic a on all Streetwise checks.
A pilgrim outfit allows the wearer to add an
automatic a on all Knowledge skill checks.
PROSPECTOR OUTFIT
The male outfit consists of denim overalls and a
POSTMAN UNIFORM tan long sleeve shirt underneath. The female outfit
The postman uniform consists of blue pants and a consists of a tan button dress with a belt. It is not
blue long-sleeved jacket worn over a button up white uncommon for either variation to come included
and blue striped shirt with a black tie. It also with a brown satchel (though this does not
includes black boots and a bag worn over the effectively increase the wearer's Encumbrance
shoulder with U.S. Mail printed on it. threshold).
A postman uniform provides the wearer with an A prospector outfit provides the wearer with a b to
automatic a to all Driving skill checks. all Survival skill checks, but also with an automatic
f on all Negotiation checks.
PRE-WAR BUSINESSWEAR
Pre-War businesswear consists of a single colored RANGER CASUAL OUTFIT
or pinstriped suit with a tie, while the female outfit It is an outfit with trousers and a long sleeve shirt
exists of a jacket and matching skirt that reaches to which protects against the elements (mostly
the knees. sandstorms).
This outfit provides the wearer with an automatic A ranger casual outfit grants the wearer an
a to all Negotiation checks. automatic a on all Discipline checks.

PRE-WAR CASUALWEAR RED RACER JUMPSUIT

This outfit comes with a sweater-vest and a pair of
trousers for a male, and a single-colored dress and
heels for a female.
Wearing the pre-War casualwear provides the
wearer with an automatic a on all Cool skill checks.
PRE-WAR PARKSTROLLER OUTFIT
A parkstroller outfit for men comes with a
comfortable short-sleeved shirt and jeans. For
women it comes with a colorful dress and heels.
Anyone wearing a pre-War parkstroller outfit
benefits from an automatic a on all Perception
checks.
PRE-WAR RELAXEDWEAR
Pre-War relaxed wear
comes in two variations;
one for men and one for
women. The men's variation
includes a long-sleeved shirt, a
sweater-vest and simple trousers.
The female variation comes with a
stylish dress, a belt and a pair of heels.
The Red Racer jumpsuit is a basic yellow jumpsuit
with a red Red Racer logo on its back.
Wearing a Red Racer jumpsuit grants the wearer
an automatic a on all Driving checks made.
RED ROCKET JUMPSUIT
Much similar to the more ordinary
mechanic jumpsuit, a Red Rocket
jumpsuit is pale blue in color and
has a Red Rocket logo emblazed on
it.
The Red Rocket jumpsuit gives the
wearer a b to all Mechanics
checks.
REPCONN JUMPSUIT
This clothing item is a pale
blue jumpsuit with a black
"REPCONN" logo on the back.
A REPCONN jumpsuit grants the
wearer an automatic a on all Piloting skill
checks.

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REPUBLIC ROBES
The republic robes consist of a white robe with a
red patterned sash.
The republic robes provides an automatic a on all
Negotiation checks made by the wearer.
ROBCO JUMPSUIT
The RobCo jumpsuit is a basic blue jumpsuit with
the RobCo logo in silver-gray letters on the back.
The RobCo jumpsuit provides the wearer with an
automatic a on all Computers skill checks.
SANTA SUIT
The Santa suit is a red suit with white trim, and
includes a red hat with white trim.
Anyone wearing the Santa suit adds an automatic
s on all Charm checks, but also adds an automatic
f on all Coercion and Deception checks.
SCAVENGER OUTFIT
A scavenger outfit appears as a long, tattered coat Chinese Navy before the Great War along with the
with pants, boots and gaiters. Duct tape is wrapped
around the wearer's hands like gloves.
The scavenger outfit provides its wearer with an
automatic a on all Skulduggery skill checks.
SETTLER OUTFIT
For males it is a plaid shirt with jean overalls. A
handkerchief is often wrapped around the neck. For
females, it is an earth tone dress that comes down
to the mid calves with a gray scarf wrapped around
the neck.
A settler outfit grants the wearer a b to all Survival visor, brown
and Vigilance skill checks. But it also provides the
wearer with an automatic f on all Coercion and
Leadership checks.
SEXY SLEEPWEAR
Sexy sleepwear it is a set of pajamas with a zipper
for males, and a revealing nightgown for females
with both having bare feet.
Wearing sexy sleepwear allows the wearer to add
an automatic s to all Charm checks. But it also
imposes an automatic f on all Coercion,
Leadership and Negotiation checks.
SILVER SHROUD COSTUME
The Silver Shroud costume is a dark trench coat
featuring silvery-gray lapels and a light scarf which,
along with its matching fedora with a silver
sweatband (the Silver Shroud hat).
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The Silver Shroud costume provides the wearer a
b to all Cool checks made.
SPACESUIT COSTUME
A spacesuit is an autenthic-looking replica
costume of an actual American spacesuit, complete
with helmet. This is a non-functioning costume of
course, providing absolutely no protection against
the cold vacuum of outer space.
A spacesuit provides an automatic a to Piloting
skill checks.
SKELETON COSTUME
The skeleton costume is a black bodysuit with
white bones.
Wearing a skeleton costume provides an
automatic a on all Coercion checks made by the
wearer.
SUBMARINER UNIFORM
The submariner uniform is a jumpsuit used by the
combo cover. The outfit was meant for submarine
personnel, possibly just officers. The uniform
underneath the coveralls looks similar to the
Chinese jumpsuit but has an officer's collar and has
buttons, unlike the Army version.
The jumpsuit consists of green coveralls with
several cargo pockets on the arms and legs, a brown
leather belt, and a brown leather handgun chest-rig.
The submariner hat is a peaked cover of a Chinese
naval officer and a variant of the sea captain's hat.
The cover features a green upper, brown leather
leather band, no chin strap (unlike the
US Navy), and the communist red star in a gold
diamond with a small gold skull pin below.
A submariner uniform gives the wearer a b to all
Operating skill checks.
SYNTH UNIFORM
A synth uniform is made of a pure white material,
which resembles ordinary clothing, but it is actually
a cloth-like polymer. This polymer is not strong
enough to provide any protection. The design of the
uniform is somewhat futuristic in style, with sharp
cuts and lines.
Wearing a synth uniform grants an automatic a to
all Deception checks.
VAULT JUMPSUIT
Vault jumpsuits are the regulation clothing carried
by the vault dwellers of Vault-Tec vaults. They are
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made of leather, blue with a yellow zipper and the OUTFITS AND CLOTHING
number of the vault is on the back of the suit and on
NAME PRICE RARITY
the outside of the collar. The yellow stripe on the suit
is actually a gold foil that aids in heat dissipation Army Fatigues 12 4
and works with the suit's integrated biometric Athletic Outfit 5 4
scanners.
In addition to comfort, the Vault jumpsuit is Atom Cats Jacket and Jeans 20 6
termally controlled and resistant to radiation, Baseball Uniform 10 6
granting to b all Resilience checks. Vault jumpsuits
can be worn under other suits of armor and still Brotherhood of Steel Fatigues 20 7
provide its bonus. Brotherhood of Steel Uniform 20 7
Bottle and Cappy Shirt and Jeans 5 6
WASTELAND OUTFIT Bowling Outfit 100 8
This is the most common of all outfits, easily
found and seen throughout the entire Wasteland Caravaneer Outfit 180 6
wherever there are settlers. Child of Atom Robes 10 5
Crudely made, they provide only the most basic of
protection against the hardships of the Wasteland, Chinese Jumpsuit 10 10
and are easy to come by. A Wasteland outfit is made Clergy Outfit 100 7
from tanned brahmin hide, and consists of a set of
pants and a shirt of sorts. Colonial Duster 13 6
Wearing a Wasteland outfit grants the wearer an Cowhide Western Outfit 13 7
automatic a to all Survival skill checks made.
Doo-Wop Outfit 100 8

WASTELAND WANDERER OUTFIT Elf Outfit 100 9

The Wasteland wanderer outfit is a tan jacket with Enclave Officer Uniform 9 8
a hood and off-white pants tucked into riding boots.
Engineer's Outfit 15 5
It is a unisex outfit; wth the male and female version
being largely identical except for the male having an Explorer Outfit 13 3
off-white undershirt, and the female version having a Exposed Prostitute Outfit 390 7
dark gray one, along with more significant signs of
repair and patching. Fancy Suit 5 5
Anyone wearing a Wasteland wanderer outfit Farmhand Clothes 10 3
benefits from an automatic a on all Survival skill
checks. Flightsuit 10 7
Formal Wear 120 6
WESTERN OUTFIT Ghost Costume 100 3
A Western outfit comes with a plain shirt, a leather
Grognak Costume 24 10
vest, jeans and leather gloves. Some Western outfits
also comes with a pair of leather chaps. Horror Fan Outfit 100 5
Wearing a Western outfit provides the wearer with
Hunter's Pelt Outfit 45 2
an automatic a on all Streetwise checks.
Institute Lab Coat 65 7
WINTERIZED CHINESE JUMPSUIT Kid's Dress 5 2
The suit is nearly identical to the Chinese jumpsuit, Kid's Pajamas 5 4
yet sports a white skin for improved camouflage in
the Alaskan environment. Kid's Shirt and Jeans 15 2
The winterized Chinese jumpsuit provides the Lab Coat 10 5
wearer with a b to Resilience checks made to ward
Letterman's Jacket and Jeans 20 6
off the effects of extreme cold.
Longshoreman Outfit 26 5
Magician's Tuxedo 200 8

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Mechanic Jumpsuit 6 2 Synth Uniform 10 8

Merc Adventurer Outfit 50 6 Vault Jumpsuit 20 6
Merc Charmer Outfit 50 6 Wasteland Outfit 6 1
Merc Cruiser Outfit 50 6 Wasteland Wanderer Outfit 6 2
Merc Grunt Outfit 50 6 Western Outfit 13 7
Merc Troublemaker Outfit 50 6 Winterized Chinese Jumpsuit 10 10
Merc Veteran Outfit 50 7
Military Fatigues 10 4
Minuteman Outfit 15 8
Mysterious Stranger Outfit 40 10
Neural Interface Suit 180 9
Nuka-Girl Rocketsuit 165 10
Nuka-World Geyser Shirt and 5 6
Jeans
Nuka-World Jumpsuit 11 6
Nuka-World Shirt and Jeans 5 6
Pilgrim Outfit 100 7
Postman Uniform 28 7
Pre-War Businesswear 8 2
Pre-War Casualwear 8 2
Pre-War Parkstroller Outfit 8 2
Pre-War Relaxedwear 8 2
Pre-War Suburbanite 10 2
Prospector Outfit 180 7
Ranger Casual Outfit 6 5
Red Racer Jumpsuit 6 4
Red Rocket Jumpsuit 11 5
REPCONN Jumpsuit 6 6
Republic Robes 100 7
RobCo Jumpsuit 6 4
Santa Suit 100 8
Scavenger Outfit 13 3
Settler Outfit 180 2
Sexy Sleepwear 6 7
Silver Shroud Costume 400 10
Skeleton Costume 100 8
Spacesuit Costume 100 8
Submariner Uniform 12 9

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VEHICLES
Vehicles are devices that are designed or used to
transport people or cargo from one point to another.
Vehicles span a variety of categories, including cars,
trucks, airplanes, and trains.
They are generally run on electric engines drawing
power from on-board batteries or nuclear powered
with a small reactor to the rear of the vehicle, but
vehicles running on petrol also exist. The super
mutant army is also said to have used some steam-
powered trucks. There are numerous wrecked
vehicles in the Fallout world, but functioning vehicles
are now extremely rare. Also, some vehicles can
explode in a small mushroom cloud and release
radiation when shot at; this can make
them dangerous to take cover behind
unless the vehicle has already been
destroyed or won't blow up.
The rules for vehicles and vehicle
combat are detailed at length on pages
220 through 231 in the GENESYS core
rulebook.
HISTORY
The Great War was fought mainly for
resources. The last resources remaining
were most likely depleted in the war itself.
Without resources, vehicles could not be
driven any longer. After the war, a lot of
human knowledge was lost. People forgot
how to tend to the high tech pre-War
vehicles with their complicated
electrical, oil or nuclear motors. Most
books were damaged beyond all
legibility by the war and many
computers were destroyed due
to years of neglect, and with
them the documentation for
these pre-War vehicles was
lost. This combined with
the lack of large scale
primary and secondary
industry meant most vehicle
production/repair was largely
impossible. Perhaps most
significantly, few roads are in a fit
state to drive on anyway. So most groups
stick with pack brahmin for their transport needs.
This does not mean that there are no old vehicles
that have been kept functional or that someone out
in the wastes could not have invented and adapted
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their own vehicles, but such instances are extremely
rare outside of technologically advanced groups (i.e.
groups that have overcome the struggle for basic
survival and can put resources towards researching
old/new technologies). Prime examples are the New
California Republic, who, by 2281, have several
United States military trucks repaired and in working
order at Camp McCarran. At least one Vertibird VTOL
aircraft is also in NCR hands, as well as several
fixed-wing aircraft, although it is unknown if these
craft are in any working order. Another example is
the Enclave, who are seen to have a large fleet of
Vertibirds in their possession.
DAMAGING VEHICLES
Many seemingly inert vehicles
that take sufficient damage will
explode quite violently - similar in
sound, appearance and effect to a
mini nuke - doing considerable damage
to anyone nearby. Vehicles may also
catch fire after taking some damage,
starting a process by which they will
then detonate after the fire burns for a
brief period; a telltale sound can be
heard with a vehicle catches fire,
and a warning vehicle symbol will be
displayed if the character is nearby
such a vehicle, indicating the danger
of an imminent explosion. Vehicles
that explode leave an irradiated
area for a brief period of time
afterwards, implying that vehicle
explosions are at least partly
nuclear.
As per default, a vehicle
will not explode simply by
dealing enough Hull Trauma
to it, eventhough Fallout is
set in America. The GM or
player, however, may indicate
that an attack with a y or
tttt result may cause a
vehicle's core to be damaged
and to explode within one turn. Each
a on the check may be spent to prolong
the explosion by one turn per spent a.
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TYPES OF VEHICLES
Listed below is a selection of vehicles that are part
of the Fallout game. It is important to establish that
functional vehicles are indeed a rare commodity in
the Wasteland and not a common sight – not taking
into consideration the countless rusted and non-
functioning husks of former vehicles scattered
across the Wasteland.
Stats for vehicles have been included to assist
GMs that wish to incorporate functioning vehicles in
their Fallout setting. But since functioning vehicles
are extremely rare in this setting, all Rarities have
been set for 10.
BUS
Buses are vehicles found in multiple spots
throughout the Wasteland. Their density increases
the closer one gets to a pre-War larger city and on
what's left of many highways, possibly hinting to a
tight public transit network in pre-War times.
School buses painted in a yellow school bus livery
can be found at various schools.
Most buses, as long as they aren't turned over, can
be entered by a door in the middle. Inside, some will
offer a place to sleep, which was presumably placed
there by Wastelanders in search for shelter.
 Control Skill: Driving.
 Complement: 1 driver.
 Passenger Capacity: 40 (60 uncomfortably).
 Consumables: None.
 Encumbrance Capacity: 30.
 Price/Rarity: 10,000 bottlecaps/10.
 Weapons: None.
CHRYSLUS CHERRY BOMB
The Cherry Bomb is a fancy sports car with a
design optimized for aerodynamics, and was
advertised on billboards as "The first car to break
the sound barrier" in 2069. It has a low overall profile
with wedged front and a tapered, boat-like nose, and
can seat only one person under an all-glass bubble
top. Rather than a typical steering wheel found in
other pre-War vehicles, the Cherry Bomb appeared
to have been controlled using a joystick, and the
gauges replaced with a single large screen, the
steering being representive of the Firebird 3, a
concept car in 1959. It also slightly resembles the
Firebird 3 with its low, lean design.
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 Control Skill: Driving.
 Complement: 1 driver.
 Passenger Capacity: None.
 Consumables: None.
 Encumbrance Capacity: 5.
 Price/Rarity: 5,000 bottlecaps/10.
 Weapons: None.
CHRYSLUS CORVEGA
There were at least four models in this line
produced by Chryslus Motors before the Great War.
The exact year when the first Corvega was available
is still unknown, but it was already available for
purchase in 2056.
In the 2060s, soon after Canada was annexed, an
original Corvega cost "only" $199,999.99. This
further corroborates speculation of steady and
reasonable (4.55% average from 1960s Corvair)
inflation in the decades leading up to the Great War,
since these vehicles are known to be commonly
found throughout California, Nevada, Utah,
Pittsburgh, the Columbia Commonwealth, and
Massachusetts. Other products, such as Giddyup
Buttercup and the Vault-Tec vaults themselves,
carried similarly hefty price tags.
 Control Skill: Driving.
 Complement: 1 driver, 1 co-driver.
 Passenger Capacity: 3 (5 uncomfortably).
 Consumables: None.
 Encumbrance Capacity: 20.
 Price/Rarity: 4,000 bottlecaps/10.
 Weapons: None.
CHRYSLUS COUPE
The Corvega Coupe is a relatively common sight
on the streets of the wasteland, indicating that it
was quite popular in pre-War times. It is a rather
small car, features two gull-wing doors and four
seats. Another way to recognize it is its strongly
slanted front, which would make it a particularly
unpleasant vehicle to get hit by because the slanted
front end would cause the person to get pulled under
the car.
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 Control Skill: Driving.
 Complement: 1 driver, 1 co-driver.
 Passenger Capacity: 2 (4 uncomfortably).
 Consumables: None.
 Encumbrance Capacity: 20.
 Price/Rarity: 2,000 bottlecaps/10.
 Weapons: None.
FUSION FLEA
The Fusion Flea Supreme is a small, three-
wheeled, one passenger nuclear vehicle made before
the Great War. Entrance to the driver's seat was
achieved through a lift-off roof/windshield.
The Fusion Flea Supreme is a common sight
throughout the Wasteland (on truck trailers like at
Corvega factory, on display like at the car dealership,
or on the road).
 Control Skill: Driving.
 Complement: 1 driver.
 Passenger Capacity: None.
 Consumables: None.
 Encumbrance Capacity: 5.
 Price/Rarity: 1,500 bottlecaps/10.
 Weapons: None.
JET LINER
Jet airliners are large pre-War commercial aircraft
that flew passengers all over the Commonwealths of
the United States. By 2287 several wrecks can be
found throughout, with no known surviving
examples.
The jet airliner was an all metal passenger plane in
blended wing configuration. Passengers sat in the
fuselage and in the wings. The wings had large
viewing windows on the inboard leading edge,
similar to an airship. Meanwhile, the fuselage
maintained a standard 3-3 seating. It was powered
by eight nuclear power turbo jets in clusters of 4 on
each wing. In addition to engine inlets, the engine
clusters also have a fifth intake possibly for air
conditioning or turbo charging. The jetliner also had
a vertical stabilizer on each wing. Passengers were
stationed all down the fuselage. There were two
lavatories at the very nose of the aircraft. Just aft of
the lavatories was the cockpit access stairs. The
cockpit was small with two pilot seats and a data
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recorder. The aircraft had at least two operating
companies; Horizon Airlines and Skylanes Air.
 Control Skill: Piloting.
 Complement: 1 pilot, 1 co-pilot.
 Passenger Capacity: 50 (80 uncomfortably).
 Consumables: 3 days.
 Encumbrance Capacity: 150.
 Price/Rarity: 100,000 bottlecaps/10.
 Weapons: None.
LOCOMOTIVE
These locomotives were used as haul trains -
cargo trains exclusively as one would conclude from
the absence of passenger carriages - until the Great
War. By a very long shot, these monstrous machines
are the largest ground vehicles appearing in the
game, being the height of about a two-story
building. Their design is loosely based on a heavy
steam engine, with a 6-8-4 ("oooOOOOoo") wheel
arrangement. The locomotive has a massive cow
catcher on the front made of two huge blades. This
is a rather odd design as rather than push dead
animals off the track, it would likely rip them to
shreds. The engine is very tall in relation to its track
gauge, perhaps even bigger than the Russian
loading gauge. It is about 2 metres taller than the
boxcars it hauls. Tunnels must have been rare on
these railway lines. It has connecting rods linking
the driving wheels, but no visible steam cylinders. It
is driven by a jackshaft, suggesting steam turbine or
electric transmission. It is quite likely intended to
represent a nuclear powered locomotive, operating
on similar principles to the nuclear powered cars of
the era. This may involve using the heat from the
reactor to generate steam, driving the wheels
mechanically via a steam turbine. Hence the
resemblance to a steam locomotive. In the state it is
found in game, it is completely useless, because it
lacks couplings at either front or rear to allow it to
pull a train, and lacks a tender to provide fuel.
 Control Skill: Operating.
 Complement: 1 driver, 1 co-driver.
 Passenger Capacity: 50 (80 uncomfortably).
 Consumables: None.
 Encumbrance Capacity: 250.
 Price/Rarity: 100,000 bottlecaps/10.
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 Weapons: None.
MOTORCYCLE
Motorcycles are a single-track two-wheeled
vehicle used for personal transportation. Their
overall design appears to be based on various
cruiser motorcycles from the 1950s, albeit with a
more retro-futuristic design.
 Control Skill: Driving.
 Complement: 1 driver.
 Passenger Capacity: None (1 uncomfortably).
 Consumables: None.
 Encumbrance Capacity: 3.
 Price/Rarity: 2,000 bottlecaps/10.
 Weapons: None.
PICK-R-UP
It is a small truck with a flatbed compartment in
the rear and low suspension. Interestingly, it has
only one seat in the cabin while the overall width
would allow two seats easily. Also, the cabin is so
squished that someone bigger than Silhouette 1
would have trouble entering.
 Control Skill: Driving.
 Complement: 1 driver.
 Passenger Capacity: 2 (5 uncomfortably).
 Consumables: None.
 Encumbrance Capacity: 30.
 Price/Rarity: 2,500 bottlecaps/10.
 Weapons: None.
POLICE CAR
The police car is a standard pre-War police cruiser,
painted in the traditional black and white color
scheme of pre-War law enforcement. It is a modified
Chryslus Corvega.
 Control Skill: Driving.
 Complement: 1 driver, 1 co-driver.
 Passenger Capacity: 3 (5 uncomfortably).
 Consumables: None.
 Encumbrance Capacity: 20.
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 Price/Rarity: 6,500 bottlecaps/10.
 Weapons: None.
STATION WAGON
This four-door sedan was the most popular car
model on streets before the war for personal and
service use, and remains the one most commonly
found in the wasteland. As of design, the Station
Wagon offers seats for up to six or seven people, a
canopy roof, and a streamlined rear with two trunks,
one on each side of the fusion reactor.
 Control Skill: Driving.
 Complement: 1 driver, 1 co-driver.
 Passenger Capacity: 3 (5 uncomfortably).
 Consumables: None.
 Encumbrance Capacity: 35.
 Price/Rarity: 2,000 bottlecaps/10.
 Weapons: None.
SUBWAY TRAIN
The subway train was a vehicle used for
transportation under the busy streets of cities, used
by the public as a more efficient way to travel around
before the Great War.
The subway train is an all metal streamlined train
that is usually made up of four carriages. A
locomotive/passenger carriage on the front and
back, and two passenger carriages in the middle. the
carriages are linked by an accordion joint making
movement between carriages in transit possible.
Each carriage has an exit on both sides, and the
locomotive has an emergency exit in the cockpit
located at the extreme nose. The cockpit has a
simple control console and chair for the operator to
sit. The subway also operated above ground with a
track suspended under the Highway.
 Control Skill: Operating.
 Complement: 1 driver, 1 co-driver.
 Passenger Capacity: 40 (80 uncomfortably).
 Consumables: None.
 Encumbrance Capacity: 100.
 Price/Rarity: 100,000 bottlecaps/10.
 Weapons: None.
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TANK notably less common.

The tank was a tracked fighting vehicle used by the
US Army during many of its wars both on and off
U.S. soil including the short lived Great War,
equipped with a twin-linked main cannon both of
which appear to be equipped with bore evacuators  Control Skill: Driving.
or counterweights on the muzzles of the cannon  Complement: 1 driver.
barrels, and its nuclear engine now long empty. It  Passenger Capacity: 1 (3 uncomfortably).
rides on double track mounts, sporting 4 separate  Consumables: 1 day.
tracks instead of 2. It has an entry hatch on the roof.  Encumbrance Capacity: 100.
It has no visible secondary armament. The vehicle  Price/Rarity: 10,000 bottlecaps/10.
bears some resemblance, in turret shape at least, to  Weapons: None.
the M46 Patton which was used by the U.S. Army
during the early years of the Korean War. Unusually, UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT
it appears that parts of the tank engine on the rear A large disc-shaped flying craft of extraterrestrial
would interfere with the movement of the turret, origin. Reports of crashed flying vessels report of
preventing it from rotating a full 360 degrees. UFOs, but no proof has been substantiated about a
flying and functioning UFO.

 Control Skill: Driving.

 Complement: 1 driver, 1 gunner.  Control Skill: Piloting.
 Passenger Capacity: None (1 uncomfortably).  Complement: 1 pilot, 1 co-pilot.
 Consumables: None.  Passenger Capacity: 2.
 Encumbrance Capacity: 8.  Consumables: 1 month.
 Price/Rarity: 100,000/10.  Encumbrance Capacity:
 Weapons: Cannon (Fire Arc 25.
All; Gunnery; Damage 2;  Price/Rarity: Not
Critical 2; Range Available.
[Extreme]; Blast 10,  Weapons: Laser Cannon
Breach 2, Limited Ammo (Fire Arc Forward;
1, Prepare 1). Gunnery; Damage 2;
Machine Gun Turret Critical 2; Range [Extreme];
(Fire Arc All; Gunnery; Breach 2, Linked).
Damage 1; Critical 3; Range
[Long]; Auto-Fire, Pierce 2,
Vicious 2). VAN
Before the War, they were used for goods transport,
with prominent users being Vault-Tec and Lobster
TRUCK Grill, as well as being used by medical facilities as
It is built in a cab-over-engine arrangement with ambulances.
two large headlights, a fuel-cell powered engine and
three axles. It was produced as a standardized
cutaway chassis, which was then, depending on the
need of the buyer, modified. As such, two primary
models exist - a semi-trailer truck (often found with
the accompanying trailer) and flatbed truck.  Control Skill: Driving.
The US Army used a great deal of these trucks to  Complement: 1 driver, 1 co-driver.
transport soldiers and goods over long distances. As  Passenger Capacity: None (5 uncomfortably).
Army vehicles, they were painted olive drab and bore  Consumables: None.
a serial number in addition to the Army's insignia.  Encumbrance Capacity: 40.
Private companies also employed this type of  Price/Rarity: 3,500 bottlecaps/10.
vehicle, though most used the truck and trailer  Weapons: None.
model. Flatbeds were not unheard-of, but were

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VERTIBIRD
The VB-02 Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL)
craft, alternatively called the XVB02, codenamed
"Vertibird," is a U.S. military multipurpose tiltwing
aircraft designed for the United States
Armed Forces in the years leading
up to the Great War of 2077. Despite never entering
full-service, numerous models were
disseminated into various federal and private
applications, and saw use in armed
conflicts across the globe.
The Vertibird was still in the
prototype phase when the Great
War struck in 2077, preventing it
from entering full military service
which was scheduled for 2085.
The Vertibird's VTOL flight
mechanics allow it to approach
landing zones with the speed of a fixed-wing
aircraft and transition into a hovering mode of flight,
by tilting its rotors vertically upwards 90 degrees.
While the design of a Vertibird is convenient, its
dual rotor-blades serve as a flight hazard, for if the
aircraft were to suffer a single rotary malfunction at
a substantial altitude, the VB-02's airframe and
distribution of down-wash would cause the aircraft
to fall on its side in a dramatic and likely fatal crash.
The Vertibird has a heavily armored fuselage and
can be outfitted with a variety of offensive weapons
and defensive countermeasures, the most common
being Gatling lasers, missile racks, and a mini nuke
bay. It is unknown how a Vertibird is powered,
however, dialogue with the Enclave remnants
suggest that it runs on some kind of fuel. It has a
winch that can haul several tons of equipment - or a
large deathclaw cage.

 Control Skill: Piloting.

 Complement: 1 pilot, 1 co-pilot.
 Passenger Capacity: 2 (4 uncomfortably).
 Consumables: 1 day.
 Encumbrance Capacity: 20.
 Price/Rarity: 300,000 bottlecaps/10.
 Weapons: Two Rotary Cannons (Fire Arc All;
Damage 2; Critical 5, Range [Long]; Auto-Fire).

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CRAFTING
HOW CRAFTING WORKS
Technicians do more than just maintain and
improve their equipment; such skilled artisans
frequently build their own devices. Whether their
creations are made from refined materials procured
at great cost or thrown together in desperation from
whatever scraps happen to be on hand at the time,
the machines that technicians cobble together are
often incredible works of ingenuity.
The rules in this section provide GMs and players
with options for crafting their own weapons, armor,
robots and gadgets. When a player wishes to have a
character craft an item, the player should consult
with the GM, and then the two should collaborate to
go through the steps listed below to create the
device. As with all such matters, anything that the
player wants to craft is subject to the GMs approval.
It is important for the GM and player to keep in mind
that just because the character has 1 or more ranks
in Mechanics doesn't mean he can craft every single
item available in the game. Don't let crafting take
over the mechanics of purchasing ordinary
equipment from the Gear and Equipment, Weapon
and Amor chapters.
Crafting follows three steps. In STEP 1: SELECT
TEMPLATE, the player character chooses what kind
of item to make. In STEP 2: ACQUIRE MATERIALS,
the player character acquires the supplies to build
that specific item. In STEP 3: CONSTRUCTION, the
character actually crafts the item.
STEP 1: SELECT TEMPLATE
When a craftsperson sets about crafting a piece of
item, the character first chooses a template from the
appropriate item table table. The template dictates
the material required (Material Price/Rarity), the
difficulty of building it (Check), an estimate of how
long construction takes (Time), and the base
mechanical statistics of the item should the
character succeed on the check (Profile).
Each template represents an incredibly vast
number of specific models and designs of individual
items that provide roughly equal protection or effect.
Players and GMs should feel free to be creative in
coming up with their own unique types of items that
a given template can represent. Inspired GMs are
even encouraged to create their own new templates
– all a template needs is a Name, Material/Price,
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Check, Time and Profile, which GMs can furnish as
they see fit.
This step takes as much or little time as the
character spends planning, drafting, and designing.
After selecting a template, a character moves on to
STEP 2: ACQUIRE MATERIALS.
ACQUIRING TEMPLATES
From a narrative standpoint, there are literally
countless ways that a character might come to
know how to build a particular item. For many
simple items, the knowledge needed to build them
might be available in any technical manual,
mechanic's shop, or simply by conversing with a
local technician or mechanic. Many technicians and
engineers might actually have simply memorized
such information, thanks to years of practice, or can
at least improvise if push comes to shove.
For other items, especially more complicated and
complex ones, common knowledge and common
sense might not always be enough. A character
might need to seek out an experienced mentor, do
long hours of research, or find ancient repositories
of knowledge edge to design an advanced model of
drone or craft a device to perform an unprecedented
task. One might actually resort to dusting up
information in technology manuals from yesteryear.
It is always up to the GM whether a given template
is available to the PC. As a general rule of thumb,
most templates should be available to the PCs a
majority of the time – the difficulty of turning
abstract knowledge into a practical device is
reflected by the difficulty of the check to acquire
materials and construct the device. But it is
important for the GM to keep in mind that the higher
the Rarity is of a similar item on the equipment lists,
the more difficult it is to find someone who might
have the necessary blueprints or information
needed to craft such an item. Keep in mind that just
because a character has one or more ranks in
Mechanics doesn't mean he can construct every
single item available in the game. However, if it
makes for a more interesting story, the GM (or the
player) can require the character to spend time on
research or even go on a short adventure to
complete STEP 1: SELECT TEMPLATE for a
particular special item. Alternatively, a character's
past successes (or failures) might open the door to
crafting a brand new item.
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STEP 2: ACQUIRE MATERIALS reduces this time by 2 hours (to the minimum of 1
hour). Other factors can also affect the time required
To attempt to build an item based on a particular at the GM's discretion.
template, the player character must acquire Alternatively, the GM could ask the player
appropriate material for that template. These are interested in crafting to arrive early to the session
listed under Material Price/Rarity on the respective (or stay a bit late) to take care of the mechanical
tables, and for acquisition purposes count as a side of the crafting, so that everyone else at the table
single item wit hthe listed price and rarity. As always, doesn't have to wait around while that player
at the GMs discretion, certain supplies might not agonizes over which quality to add to an item. The
always be available for the listed price at a given best option is the one that works best for the
market. particular group in question.
Because Material Price/Rarity for a template is
defined only in terms of price in bottlecaps and
abstracted rarity, the particular nature of the
materials a character uses can vary wildly, and
depends on the specifics of the item the character is
crafting.
At the GMs discretion, player
characters can acquire materials for
a template via means other than
paying for them (such as
salvaging them, stealing them,
or being gifted with them).
This step requires as
much time as it takes for
the player character to
actually obtain the
materials. This endeavor
could be as short as a trip
to a scrapyard or market, or
as long as an epic quest to
find a rare ore, depending on
the situation. After successfully
acquiring materials, a character
moves on to STEP 3:
CONSTRUCTION.

STEP 3: CONSTRUCTION
After acquiring the materials to make the specific
item, the character must make the associated check
listed under Check on the respective tables to
actually build the item in question. If the character
succeeds, the item is fully functional and has the
profile listed in its template. If the character fails on
the check, the product that comes out of the attempt
is unusable, and the materials are lost.
There is a table linked to each individual type of
crafting for suggestions on how to integrate other
results into construction. First, crafters can use a
and x results to make improvements to the item.
Then the GM can spend t and y to add flaws.
The amount of time STEP 3: CONSTRUCTION takes
is determined by the estimate of working hours
listed in the template under Time. Every s the
character scores on the check beyond the first

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ARMOR CRAFTING
Crafting a new set of armor can be a
meaningful endeavor for a character,
signifying an advancement in
knowledge, a renewed resolve to protect
oneself or others, or even just crafting
because one is capable. Many
wanderers choose to purchase or
acquire armors via other means, but
for a craftsperson, there is no
substitute for creating one's own
armor.
Armor covers a great many
variations, from simple tanned and
carved gecko hides beaten into
leather, cumbersome metal plate put
together to form a torso protective plate
with greaves and a helmet, to intricate
armor put together for maximum
modification option to actually crafting a
power armor – a weaker version than the
ones purchased, but a power armor
nonetheless.

ARMOR TEMPLATES
NAME COST RARITY CHECK TIME SOAK DEF ENC HP
Tribal Armor 20 1 Easy (d) Mechanics or 4 hours 0 1 1 0
Survival Check
Reinforced Clothing 25 1 Average (dd) Mechanics 6 hours 1 0 1 0
check
Light Armor 250 2 Average (dd) Mechanics 12 hours 2 0 2 0
check
Customizable Armor 500 4 Average (dd) Mechanics 16 hours 2 0 4 4
check
Deflective Armor 500 5 Hard (ddd) Mechanics 24 hours 1 1 2 1
check
Combat Armor 625 4 Daunting (dddd) 48 hours 2 0 4 3
Mechanics check
Segmented Armor 1,250 6 Formidable (ddddd) 72 hours 2 1 6 2
Mechanics check
Power Armor 2,250 8 Formidable (ddddd) 120 4 0 8 2
Mechanics check hours

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SPENDING a, x, t, AND y WHEN CRAFTING ARMOR

SYMBOLS EFFECT
a or x Practice Makes Perfect: The character learns something valuable, and gains b on the
next check he makes with the same skill before the end of the session.
Lightweight: Reduce the armor's Encumbrance by 1 (to a minimum of 1).
Sealable: The armor covers the entire body, and is eligible to have the Vacuum Sealed
attachment applied to it (can only be selected once).
aa or x Lessons Learned: Reduce the difficulty of the character's next crafting check by 1.
Extra Melee Defense: Add +1 Melee Defense to the armor (can only be selected once).
Special Embellishment: The wearer of this armor adds automatic a to checks for one
of the following skills: Charm, Coercion, Leadership, Negotiation, Resilience or Stealth (can
only be selected once).
aaa or x Efficient Construction: A sizeable portion of the material is unused or can be reclaimed
from the process, the character retains supplies worth 50% of the Cost needed to craft the
item (can only be selected once).
Extra Ranged Defense: Add +1 Ranged Defense to the armor (can only be selected once).
Extra Hard Point: Add 1 Hard Point to the armor (to a maximum of 2 additional hard points).
aaaa or x Extra Soak: Add +1 Soak to the armor (can only be selected once).
Duplicate: Create one additional, identical set of armor (with all of the qualities,
improvements, and flaws that the first possesses) at no extra cost.
Armor Schematic: Create a schematic that permanently reduces the difficulty to create
armors of this template by 1, to a minimum of Simple (-) (can only be selected once).
xx Integral Attachment: Add +1 Hard Point to the armor, then install one applicable armor
attachment that requires 1 hard point. No check is required to obtain this attachment, and it
costs 0 bottlecaps.
t or y Exhausting Effort: Upon completing STEP 3: CONSTRUCTION, the character suffers 3 strain.
Heavy: Increase the armor's Encumbrance by +1.
Poor Fit: Donning and removing this armor requires 1 additional action (can only be selected
once).
tt or y Complex: The armor is difficult to maintain. Increase the difficulty of checks to repair this
item by 1.
Difficult to Customize: Increase the difficulty of checks to install attachments on this armor
by 1.
Restrictive: The wearer of this armor adds automatic t to checks for one of the following
skills: Athletics, Coordination, Perception, Skulduggery or Vigilance (can only be selected
once).
ttt or y Wear and Tear: The tools the character was using to craft the armor are worn down or
destroyed, and are damaged one step (minor damage if undamaged, from minor to moderate,
or moderate to major).
Fragile: The armor has a substantial vulnerability that can be exploited; whenever the armor
becomes damaged, the damage always counts as moderate damage unless it would be
worse).
tttt or y Expensive: The armor has intricate mechanisms that can only be replaced at substantial
cost. Whenever it becomes damaged, the cost to repair the armor is doubled.
Supply Shortage: The character runs out of equipment midway through constructing the
armor. The crafter cannot finish it until he has a chance to acquire more supplies and spends
bottlecaps equal to 25% of the Cost on these additional supplies (can only be selected once).
yy Unexpected Flaw: The armor has a serious problem the crafter does not detect. At some
point in the future, the GM may spend a Story Point to cause the armor to fail. When he does
so, the armor counts as suffering major damage, and thus becomes unusable. Once the
armor has been repaired, this flaw is removed and cannot be exploited this way against (can
only be selected once).

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BRAWL AND MELEE CRAFTING

Melee weapons might not be the battlefield
mainstay that they once were in ancient days, but
many still carry them to war as symbols, as
secondary weapons, or for the sheer menace
they exude. Smiths have been crafting fine
melee weapons since time immemorial, and many
traditionalists still work the craft of the
weaponsmiths of old with incredible finesse and
artistry.
Other melee weapons are modern in design,
developed based on innovations in martial
sciences and machinecraft. Some powered
weapons even use heat,
tightly focused bursts of
energy, or crackling fields of
electricity as their primary means of
inflicting harm.
Brawl and melee weapons are far from
obsolete in the Fallout setting as they are
easily acquired and require less
maintenance in comparison to most
ranged weapons. And the only thing
more fearsome than a super mutant
with a super sledge is a super mutant
with a super sledge he crafted
himself.
Brawl and melee weapon
crafting follows the normal
steps for crafting, as detailed
earlier in this chapter.

BRAWL AND MELEE WEAPON TEMPLATES

NAME COST RARITY CHECK TIME EXAMPLES
Fist Weapon 10 1 Average (dd) Mechanics 4 hours Knuckles
check
Blunt Weapon 10 2 Easy (d) Mechanics check 6 hours Baton, Sledgehammer
Bladed Weapon 20 4 Average (dd) Mechanics 16 Axe, knife, sword
check hours
Powered Melee 400 6 Daunting (dddd) 48 Super Sledge
Weapon Mechanics check hours

BRAWL AND MELEE WEAPON TEMPLATE PROFILES

NAME SKILL DAM CRIT RANGE ENCUM HP HANDS REQUIRED SPECIAL
Fist Weapon Brawl +0 5 Engaged 1 0 One-Handed Disorient 3
Blunt Weapon Melee +1 4 Engaged 3 1 One-Handed Disorient 2
Bladed Weapon Melee +1 4 Engaged 2 1 One-Handed
Powered Melee Melee +2 4 Engaged 3 3 One-Handed Stun 3
Weapon

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SPENDING a, x, t, AND y WHEN CRAFTING BRAWL AND MELEE WEAPONS

SYMBOLS EFFECT
a or x Practice Makes Perfect: The character learns something valuable, and gains b on the
next check he makes with the same skill before the end of the session.
Two-Handed: Increase the weapon's damage by 1 and encumbrance by 2; it becomes a
weapon that requires two hands to wield (can only be selected once).
Lightweight: Reduce the weapon's encumbrance by 1 (to a minimum of 1).
Knockdown Quality: The weapon gains the Knockdown quality (can only be selected once).
aa or x Lessons Learned: Reduce the difficulty of the character's next crafting check by 1.
Defensive Quality: The weapon gains the Defensive 1 quality (or increase its Defensive
quality by 1, to a maximum of 3).
Customizable: Increase the weapon's Hard Points by 1 (can only be selected once).
Pierce Quality: The weapon gains the Pierce 1 quality (or increase its Pierce quality by 1).
Vicious Quality: The weapon gains the Vicious 1 quality (or increase its Vicious quality
by 1, to a maximum of 5).
Stun Quality: This weapon gains the Stun 1 quality (or increase the value of its Stunquality by
1).
aaa or x Efficient Construction: A sizeable portion of the material is unused or can be reclaimed
from the process; the character retains supplies worth 50% of the Cost needed to craft the
item (can be selected once).
Ensnare Quality: The weapon gains Ensnare 1 quality (or increase its Ensnare quality by 1).
Deflection Quality: The weapon gains the Deflection 1 quality (or increase its Deflection
quality by 1, to a maximum of 5).
Destructive: Increase the weapon's damage by 1 (can only be selected once).
aaaa or x Accurate Quality: The weapon gains the Accurate 1 quality (or increase its Accurate
quality by 1, to a maximum of 5).
Lethal: Reduce the weapon's critical rating by 1, to a minimum of 1 (can only be selected
once).
Sunder Quality: The weapon gains the Sunder quality (can only be selected once).
Schematic: Create a schematic that permanently reduces the difficulty of creating weapons
of this template by 1 (to a minimum of Simple [-]).
xx Concussive Quality: The weapon gains the Concussive 1 quality (can only be selected
once).
Integral Attachment: Add +1 Hard Point to the weapon, then install one applicable
weapon attachment that require 1 or fewere hard points. No check is required to obtain this
attachment, and it costs 0 caps.
t or y Exhausting Effort: Upon completing STEP 3: CONSTRUCTION, the character suffers 3 strain.
Heavy: Increase the weapon's Encumbrance by 1.
tt or y Cumbersome Quality: The weapon gains the Cumbersome 1 quality (or increase its
Cumbersome quality by 1).
Hard to Modify: Increase the difficulty of checks to install attachments to this weapon by 1.
ttt or y Wear and Tear: The tools the character was using to craft the weapon are worn down or
destroyed, and are damaged one step (minor damage, from minor to moderate, or moderate
to major).
Difficult to Repair: Increase the difficulty of checks to repair this weapon by 1.
Inaccurate Quality: The weapons gains the Inaccurate 1 quality (or increase its Inaccurate
quality by 1).
tttt or y Brittle: On a result of y from a combat check using the weapon, it becomes damaged
one level (minor damage, from minor to moderate, or moderate to major).
yy Hidden Flaw: At some point in the future, the GM may flip a Story Point to have the
weapon fracture or break. Once repaired, this flaw is removed and cannot be used again.

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GADGET CRAFTING
Crafting one's own tools takes a special level of
dedication, even for skilled machinists. After all, any
time spent creating the perfect tool is time not spent
tinkering with more complex and volatile devices.
Still, there are those technicians who set out to
build everything from the scratch.
Further, many technicians find that
they need devices that they cannot
simply purchase – and indeed, often
devices that do not exist – and thus
delve into the world of inventing new
gadgets for their own use.
Gadget crafting follows the
normal steps for crafting, as
detailed earlier in this chapter.

GADGET TEMPLATES
NAME COST RARITY ENC CHECK TIME EFFECT EXAMPLES
Simple Tool 50 1 4 Easy (d) 2 hours Choose a General Climbing Gear,
Mechanics check skill, the tool allows Tool Kit
the character to
make checks with the
skill. At the GM's
discretion this tool
counts as the right
tool for the job.
Specialist 200 4 8 Average (dd) 10 Choose a General First Aid Kit,
Tool Mechanics check hours skill. Add automatic Welding Gear
s to checks with that
skill.
Precision 150 5 5 Hard (ddd) 16 Choose a General Surgeon's Kit,
Instrument Mechanics check hours skill. Remove bb Binoculars
from checks with that
skill.

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SPENDING a, x, t, AND y WHEN CRAFTING GADGETS

SYMBOLS EFFECT
a or x Lightweight: Reduce the encumbrance of the gadget by 1 (to a minimum of 1).
Practice Makes Perfect: The character learns something valuable, and gains b on the
next check he makes with the same skill before the end of the session.
aa or x Compact: If the gadget is of encumbrance 3 or smaller, add b to checks other
characters make to find it on the wearer's person (to a maximum of bbb).
Lessons Learned: Reduce the difficulty of the character's next crafting check by 1.
aaa or x Efficient Construction: A sizeable portion of the material is unused or can be reclaimed
from the process, the character retains supplies worth 50% of the Cost needed to craft
the item (can only be selected once).
Safety Features: Add automatic a to checks with the General skill chosen for this tool
(can only be selected once).
aaaa or x Inbuilt Weapon: Choose a weapon of encumbrance 2 or lower that the character
possesses to build into the gadget, add b to checks to determine that the gadget
contains a weapon (can be selected only once).
xx Supreme Craftsmanship: Upgrade checks with the skill that the gadet made for with this
tool once.
t or y Exhausting Effort: Upon completing STEP 3: CONSTRUCTION, the character suffers 3
strain.
Heavy: Increase the Encumbrance of the gadget by 1.
tt or y Difficult to Repair: Increase the difficulty of checks to repair this gadget by 1.
Delicate: The GM may spend tt or y from any check to have it become damaged one
step (undamaged to minor, minor to moderate, moderate to major, etc.) (can be selected
only once).
ttt or y Unpresentable: Decrease the base price others are willing to pay for this item by 50%
(can be selected only once).
tttt or y Fragile: Whenever this item would be damaged one step, it is damaged two steps instead
(can be selected only once).
yy Faulty: Whenever a character uses this tool for a skill check, upgrade the difficulty of the
check once.

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RANGED WEAPON CRAFTING

Most citizens of the Wasteland know the value of a
good firearm and a steady hand. Tradesmen and
individual gunsmiths alike turn a profit crafting and
selling firearms and other ranged armaments.
Firearms is the most commonly used of all
armaments throughout the Wasteland, be it
Pre-War pipeguns or high-tech energy
weapons; the latter being the most
predominant in this instance. Firearms,
however, are less easy to maintain in comparison
to melee and brawl weapons, though they offer the
safety of being able to take out hostiles from afar.
Ranged weapon crafting follows the normal
steps for crafting as detailed earlier at the very
beginning of this particular chapter. Any weapon
with the Limited Ammo quality is crafted with a
number of rounds equal to its Limited Ammo
quality (so, a weapon with Limited Ammo 1 could
only be fired once before the wielder would need
to go about either crafting or acquiring reloads
for the weapon). So be prepared for additional
time at the crafting station for weapons with
Limited Ammo quality.

RANGED WEAPON TEMPLATES

NAME COST RARITY CHECK TIME EXAMPLES
Simple Projectile Weapon 10 1 Average (dd) Mechanics 4 hours Bow, Sling, Spear
or Survival check
Solid Projectile Pistol 50 2 Average (dd) Mechanics 8 hours Pistol
check
Solid Projectile Rifle 125 3 Hard (ddd) Mechanics 8 hours Rifle, Shotgun, Rail Gun
check
Solid Repeating Rifle 400 6 Daunting (dddd) 16 hours Light Machine Gun
Mechanics check
Energy Pistol 200 5 Hard (ddd) Mechanics 12 hours Laser Pistol, Plasma
check Pistol
Energy Rifle 450 6 Hard (ddd) Mechanics 16 hours Laser Rifle, Plasma Rifle
check
Missile Launcher 400 7 Daunting (dddd) 16 hours Missile Launcher
Mechanics check
Missile 100 5 Hard (ddd) Mechanics 4 hours Missile
check
Thrown Explosive Device 35 3 Hard (ddd) Mechanics 2 hours Fragmentation Grenade
check
Planted Explosive Device 75 4 Hard (ddd) Mechanics 4 hours Fragmentation Mine
check

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RANGED WEAPON TEMPLATE PROFILES

NAME SKILL DAM CRIT RANGE ENCUM HP SPECIAL
Simple Projectile Weapon Ranged [Light] 4 5 Short 1 0
Solid Projectile Pistol Ranged [Light] 4 5 Short 1 1
Solid Projectile Rifle Ranged [Heavy] 6 5 Medium 4 1 Cumbersome 2
Solid Repeating Rifle Ranged [Heavy] 10 4 Long 7 3 Auto-Fire, Cumbersome 2
Energy Pistol Ranged [Light] 5 4 Medium 1 1
Energy Rifle Ranged [Heavy] 7 4 Long 4 2 Cumbersome 2
Missile Launcher Gunnery - - - 7 2 Cumbersome 3, Limited
Ammo 1
Missile N/A 15 3 Extreme 1 0
Thrown Explosive Device Ranged [Light] 7 5 Short 1 0 Blast 5, Limited Ammo 1
Planted Explosive Device Mechanics 11 - Engaged 3 0 Blast 3, Limited Ammo 1

SPENDING a, x, t, AND y WHEN CRAFTING RANGED WEAPONS

SYMBOLS EFFECT
a or x Practice Makes Perfect: The character learns something valuable, and gains b on the
next check he makes with the same skill before the end of the session.
Pulse Quality: The weapon gains the Pulse quality (can only be selected once).
Lightweight: Reduce the weapon's encumbrance by 1 (to a minimum of 1).
Disorient Quality: The weapon gains the Disorient quality (or increase its Disorient quality by
1).
Expanded Magazine: If the weapon has the Limited Ammo quality, increase its Limited Ammo
quality by 1.
aa or x Lessons Learned: Reduce the difficulty of the character's next crafting check by 1.
Customizable: Increase the weapon's Hard Points by one (can only be selected once).
Increased Range: Increase the weapon's range by 1 range band, to a maximum of
Extreme (can only be selected once).
Knockdown Quality: The weapon gains the Knockdown quality (can only be selected once).
Vicious Quality: The weapon gains the Vicious 1 quality (or increase its Vicious quality by 1,
to a maximum of 5).
Stun Setting: This weapon gains the Stun setting quality (can only be selected once).
aaa or x Efficient Construction: A sizeable portion of the material is unused or can be reclaimed
from the process, the character retains supplies worth 50% of the Cost needed to craft the
item (can only be selected once).
Destructive: Increase the weapon's damage by 1 (can only be selected once).
Ensnare Quality: The weapon gains the Ensnare 1 quality (or increase its Ensnare quality by
1).
Stun Quality: This weapon gains the Stun 3 quality (or increase its Stun quality by 1).
Pierce Quality: The weapon gains the Pierce 1 quality (or increase its Pierce quality by 1).
aaaa or x Auto-Fire Quality: The weapon gains the Auto-Fire quality (can only be selected once).
Burn Quality: The weapon gains the Burn 1 quality (or increase its Burn quality by 1).
Lethal: Reduce the weapon's critical rating by 1, to a minimum of 1 (can only be selected
once).
Accurate Quality: The weapon gains the Accurate 1 quality (or increase its Accurate quality by
1, to a maximum of 3).
Schematic: Create a schematic that permanently reduces the difficulty of creating weapons
of this template by 1 (to a minimum of Simple [-]).

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xx Blast Quality: The weapon gains the Blast 5 quality (or increase its Blast quality by 2).
Concussive Quality: The weapon gains the Concussive 1 quality (can only be selected once).
Integral Attachment: Add +1 Hard Point to the weapon, then install one applicable weapon
attachment that requires 1 or fewer hard points. No check is required to obtain this
attachment, and it costs 0 caps.
t or y Exhausting Effort: Upon completing STEP 3: CONSTRUCTION, the character suffers 3 strain.
Heavy: Increase the weapon's Encumbrance by 1.
Cumbersome Quality: The weapon gains the Cumbersome 1 quality (or increase its
Cumbersome quality by 1).
tt or y Expensive: The weapon has intricate mechanisms that can only be replaced at substantial
cost. Whenever it becomes damaged, the cost to repair the weapon is doubled (can only be
selected once).
Hard to Modify: Increase the difficulty of checks to install attachments to this weapon by 1.
Difficult to Repair: Increase the difficulty of checks to repair this weapon by 1.
ttt or y Wear and Tear: The tools the character was using to craft the weapon are worn down or
destroyed, and are damaged one step (minor damage if undamaged, from minor to moderate,
or moderate to major).
Prepare Quality: The weapon gains the Prepare 1 quality (or increase its Prepare quality by 1),
Ammunition-Inefficient: During combat, the GM may make this weapon run out of
ammunition by spending tt, this is in addition to the standard spending of y (can only be
selected once).
Inaccurate Quality: The weapon gains the Inaccurate 1 quality (or increase its Inaccurate
quality by 1).
tttt or y Limited Ammo Quality: This weapon gains the Limited Ammo 3 quality (or decrease its
Limited Ammo quality by 1, to a minimum of 1).
Slow-Firing Quality: The weapon gains the Slow-Firing 1 quality (or increase its Slow-
Firing quality by 1).
yy Dangerously Volatile: The GM may spend y from any combat check made with this
weapon to have it explode. The weapon is destroyed, and the character holding it and
each Engaged character suffers 10 damage (can only be selected once).

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ROBOT CRAFTING
Robots display an incredible variety of chassis,
personalitiesm and functions. Some robots even
construct other robots, leading these mechanical
beings to evolve in fascinating and unprecedented
ways.
Building a sentient mechanical being is somewhat
more involved a task than simply creating a pistol.
To get a functional robot, a technician needs to
invest a substantial quantity of time and bottlecaps
not just into building the body, but also into shaping
the robot's mind. Because each of these tasks is
significant, the crafter must perform an extra step.
STEP 4: PROGRAM DIRECTIVES before the robot is
fully operational.
When building a robot, the crafter first performs
Steps 1-3 as normal, choosing a robot chassis
template, acquiring the materials, and performing
the listed check over the amount of time specified.
Once the crafter completes STEP 3:
CONSTRUCTION successfully (by spending the
requisite hours and succeeding on the listed check,
as usual), the character finishes the robot's chassis,
but it is just a lifeless shell until it is imbued with an
animating spark of intelligence. At this point, the
mechanic can go on to perform STEP 4: PROGRAM
DIRECTIVES, by choosing one of the robot directive
templates and making the listed check over the
amount of time required.
If the character fails, the only thing lost is the
crafter's time. The character can attempt STEP 4:
PROGRAM DIRECTIVES at the next available
opportunity. If the character succeeds, the robot is
brought online after the number
of working hours listed in the
ROBOT CHASSIS TEMPLATES
NAME COST RARITY CHECK
Monotask Chassis 300
Labor Chassis 1,750
Combat Chassis 1,625
Specialist Chassis 2,250
Advanced Combat Chassis 16,250
CRAFTING
template under “Time”. Every s the character
scores on the check beyond the first reduces this
time by 2 hours (to a minimum of 1 hour). Other
factors can also affect the time required at the GM's
discretion.
Once online, the robot is an NPC that possesses
the characteristics and other attributes determined
in STEP 3: CONSTRUCTION and the skills, talents,
and other abilities determined in STEP 4: PROGRAM
DIRECTIVES.
CHASSIS OPTIONS
In the manner described for all crafting STEP 1:
SELECT TEMPLATE (on page 334), the crafter may
choose from the chassis options listed above when
attempting to build a robot. The characteristics and
abilities of robots of these chassis types are listed in
the section below.
While a chassis determines the characteristics of
the crafted robot, they do not determine the
appearance of the robot. That is entirely up to the
crafter. While a robot can be made to hover, it does
follow the normal rules for movement as a legged
individual would – it cannot be made to fly.
The individual Silhouettes of the different chassis
types is also listed below. A crafter can opt for a
smaller Silhouette, but not a larger one.
TIME
4 Average (dd) Mechanics check 24 hours
5 Average (dd) Mechanics check 48 hours
6 Hard (ddd) Mechanics check 48 hours
5 Daunting (dddd) Mechanics check 56 hours
9 Daunting (dddd) Mechanics check 240 hours
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MONOTASK CHASSIS [MINION] ADVANCED COMBAT CHASSIS [NEMESIS]

 Abilities: Metal Body (robots increase their
Soak value by 1), Robot (does not need to breathe,
eat, or drink, and can survive in vacuum or
underwater; immune to poisons or toxins),
Silhouette 0.
LABOR CHASSIS [MINION]
 Abilities: Defensive 1 (increase the Defense Rating
of the robot by 1), Metal Body 3 (robots increase
their Soak value by 3), Robot (does not need to
breathe, eat, or drink, and can survive in vacuum or
underwater; immune to poisons or toxins),
Silhouette 1.

 Abilities: Metal Body (robots increase their

Soak value by 1), Robot (does not need to breathe,
eat, or drink, and can survive in vacuum or
underwater; immune to poisons or toxins),
Silhouette 1.

COMBAT CHASSIS [MINION]

 Abilities: Metal Body (robots increase their

Soak value by 2), Robot (does not need to breathe,
eat, or drink, and can survive in vacuum or
underwater; immune to poisons or toxins),
Silhouette 1.

SPECIALIST CHASSIS [RIVAL]

 Abilities: Metal Body 2 (robots increase their

Soak value by 2), Robot (does not need to breathe,
eat, or drink, and can survive in vacuum or
underwater; immune to poisons or toxins),
Silhouette 1.

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SPENDING a, x, t, AND y WHEN CRAFTING ROBOTS

SYMBOLS EFFECT
a or x Practice Makes Perfect: The character learns something valuable, and gains on the
next check he makes with the same skill before the end of the session.
Reinforced Chassis: Increase the robot's Wound threshold by 1.
Unobtrusive: The robot gains 1 rank of the Indistinguishable talent (can only be selected
once).
aa or x Lessons Learned: Reduce the difficulty of the character's next crafting check by 1.
Deflective Carapace: Increase the robot's Melee Defense by 1 (to a maximum of 2).
Narrow Profile: Increase the robot's Ranged Defense by 1 (to a maximum of 2).
aaa or x Armor Plating: Increase the robot's Soak by 1 (can only be selected once).
Unusual Size: Increase or decrease the robot's Silhouette by 1, to a minimum of 0 (can only
be selected once).
Modular Hardware: Choose one robotic attachment with a Hard Point cost of 1 or less. The
robot is already installed with this at no additional cost (can only be selected once).
aaaa or x Chassis Schematic: Create a schematic that permanently reduces the difficulty of
creating robot chassis of this template by 1 (to a minimum of Simple [-]).
Superior Hardware: Increase any 1 of the robot's characteristics by 1 (to a maximum of 5).
xx Doppelganger: Build 1 additional fully identical robot as part of the construction process.
t or y Exhausting Effort: Upon completing STEP 3: CONSTRUCTION, the character suffers 3 strain.
Specialized Hardware: The robot suffers b on skill checks for which it has no ranks in the
applicable skill.
tt or y Difficult to Customize: Increase the difficulty of checks to install robotic attachments in
this robot by 1.
ttt or y Wear and Tear: The tools the character was using to craft the robot are worn down or
destroyed, and are damaged one step (minor damage if undamaged, from minor to moderate,
or moderate to major).
tttt or y Delicate Mechanisms: Increase the difficulty of checks to repair this robot by 1.
Erratic Power Core: Once per session, the GM may spend y from any check the robot
makes to have it shut down until the end of the encounter (can only be selected once).
yy Volatile Power Core: Whenever this robot suffers a Critical Injury, add +50 to the result. If
the Critical Injury kills the robot, it explodes, and each Engaged character suffers 10 damage
(can only be selected once).

upgrade the difficulty of all combat checks against

DIRECTIVE OPTIONS
In the manner described in STEP 1: SELECT
TEMPLATE, once the crafter has a finished robot
chassis, a character can attempt to program one of
the following directive sets to dictate the robot's
expertise.
COMBAT DIRECTIVES
Many technicians construct robots for security
purposes, to fend off raiders or other Wasteland
marauders.
 Skills: 1 rank in three different Combat skills. If the
robot is a minion, add these skills to its group skills
instead.
 Talents: Body Guard 1 (once per round, may
perform the Body Guard Maneuver: suffer 1 Strain to
one engaged ally once until the start of the robot's
next turn).
ELIMINATION DIRECTIVES
Unlike most battlerobots, which rely on weight of
numbers, assassin robots are precision instruments,
as capable at their brutal art as any organic
creature.
 Nemesis: If its chassis does not already make it a
nemesis NPC, a robot programmed with elimination
directives becomes a nemesis; it gains a Strain
threshold equal to its Wound threshold.
 Skills: 4 ranks in each of three different Combat
skills, Cool 2, Knowledge 1, Mechanics 2, Stealth 2.
 Talents: Adversary 2 (upgrade difficulty of all
combat checks against this target twice), Lethal

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Blows 3 (+30 to any Critical Injury rolls made against time).

opponents).
HEALING DIRECTIVES
State-of-the-art medical robots are ubiquitous in
the Wasteland, performing surgeries with
preternatural skill. However, more and more
homebuilt versions are starting to be seen.
 Skills: Knowledge 1, Medicine 2. If the robot is a
minion, add these skills to its group skills instead.
 Talents: Painkiller Specialization 1 (patients under
the robot's supervision heal one additional Wound
each time they heal a Wound), Surgeon 1 (when
healing Wounds with a Medicine check, heal 1
additional Wound).
LABOR DIRECTIVES
Many robots are programmed to
perform a single task, with just enough
interaction protocols to get by in other
circumstances. Such robots tend to be
poor conversationalists, as they are
typically obsessed with their single
area of expertise.
 Skills: 2 ranks in one General
skill. If the robot is a minion, add
this skill to its group skills
instead.
REPAIR DIRECTIVES
Having a robot that can repair machines is a luxury
that many Wasteland settlers cannot afford. Such a
robot is a boon to any garage, handling tasks with
precision and patience most organic beings lack.
 Skills: Computers 1, Mechanics 2. If the robot is a
minion, add these skills to its group skills instead.
Talents: Gearhead 1 (remove b from Mechanics
checks), Solid Repairs 1 (when repairing Hull Trauma
with a Mechanics check, repair 1 additional Hull
Trauma).
TRANSLATION DIRECTIVES
Robot translators were once very valuable.
 Skills: 1 rank in Knowledge. If the robot
is a minion, add this skill to its group
skills instead.
 Talents: Convincing Demeanor 1
(remove b from Deception and
Skulduggery checks), Kill with
Kindness 1 (remove b from Charm
and Leadership checks).

NAVIGATION DIRECTIONS
Navigation can be dangerous and tedious
to many, and the risks of failure are often
staggering. Many pilots or drivers prefer to
hand over the reins to a trusty machine.
 Skills: Driving 1, Computers 1, Piloting 1.
If the robot is a minion, add these skills to
its group skills instead.
 Talents: Technical Aptitude 1
(computer-related tasks take 25% less

ROBOT DIRECTIVE TEMPLATES

NAME CHECK TIME
Combat Directives Average (dd) Computers check 16 hours
Elimination Directives Formidable (ddddd) Computers check 168 hours
Healing Directives Daunting (dddd) Computers check 72 hours
Labor Directives Easy (d) Computers check 8 hours
Navigation Directives Hard (ddd) Computers check 24 hours
Repair Directives Hard (ddd) Computers check 24 hours
Translation Directives Hard (ddd) Computers check 24 hours

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SPENDING a, x, t, AND y WHEN PROGRAMMING ROBOTS

SYMBOLS EFFECT
a or x Random Positive Quirk: Add one positive personality trait randomly selected from the
table below to the robot (can only be selected once).
Archival Functions: Add 1 rank to Knowledge skill. If the robot already has 1 rank, add b
to all checks it makes with the skill. If the robot is a minion, add this skill to its group
skills instead (can only be selected once).
aa or x Adaptive Programming: Add 1 rank to any skill the robot possesses. This cannot be
applied to minion robots.
Broad Utility: Add one new General skill to the robot's list of skills at rank 1; if the robot
is a minion, add this skill to its group skills instead (can only be selected once).
Positive Quirk: Add one positive personality trait of the crafter's invention or choice to
the robot (can only be selected once).
aaa or x Defense Programming: Add one new Combat skill to the robot's list of skills at rank 1; if
the robot is a minion, add the skill to its group skills instead (can only be selected once).
Behavioral Optimization: Add 1 rank to any ranked talent the robot possesses (can only
be selected once).
xx Program Pattern: Create a program that permanently reduces the difficulty of
programming robots with this directive by 1 (to a minimum of Simple [-]).
t or y “Eccentric”: Add one negative personality trait randomly selected from the table below to
the robot (can only be selected once).
tt or y Poor Listening Skills: Add bb to checks to give this robot orders (can only be selected
once).
ttt or y Negative Quirk: Add one negative personality trait of the GM's invention or choice from
the table below for the robot (can only be selected once).
Limited Programming: The robot upgrades the difficulty of all skill checks for which it
has no ranks in the skill once.
yy Unknown Flaw: Add one secret negative personality trait of the GM's invention or choice
from the list below to the robot. The GM is responsible for how – if ever – this secret
personality trait comes into play.

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ROBOT POSITIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS
d100 ROLL POSITIVE TRAIT
01-10 Loyal: The robot puts its creator's
needs above its own and always looks
for ways to help – whether asked or
not.
11-20 Resourceful: Some robots can adapt to
problems quickly, and do not get
trapped in their own overly narrow
programming.
21-30 Patient: Unlike organic beings, robots
are theoretically immortal as long as
they receive proper maintenance.
Thus, a robot can have a capacity for
patience that even the most long-lived
organic beings lack.
31-40 Enthusiastic: This robot has a
boundless capacity to see
opportunities, and it frequently points
them out.
41-50 Compassionate: Some robots are very
caring, and seek to nurture the best in
those around them.
51-60 Efficient: The robot abhors waste, and
does everything in the most timely and
precise manner it can muster.
61-70 Well-Mannered: This robot always
maintains perfect etiquette, even when
dealing with individuals it does not
particularly like.
71-80 Cheerful: A good attitude is the first
step to success (for so says this robot,
anyway).
81-90 Reliable: This robot always comes
through for its creator or friends.
91-95 The GM invents or chooses one
positive personality trait.
96-00 The player invents or chooses one
positive personality trait and then rolls
again on this table.
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ROBOT NEGATIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS
d100 ROLL NEGATIVE TRAIT
01-10 Cowardly: This robot sets survival as a
top priority, and shies away from any
potential danger.
11-20 Overly Literal: Many robots (and some
organic sentients) fail to grasp the
nuances of language beyond its direct
meaning. This is one of those robots.
21-30 Arrogant: Whether it believes itself to
have been built better than other
robots or it believes that robots are
intrinsically superior to more
temporary life forms, this robot has a
high opinion of its own abilities.
31-40 Impulsive: This robot has a boundless
capacity to see opportunities, and it
usually acts on them without warning.
41-50 Ruthless: It might be spiteful, or it
might just see emotion as inefficient,
but this robot destroys anything that
gets in its way.
51-60 Lazy: Robots are built to fulfill certain
purposes, but this robot isn't
particularly interested in doing so if it
can avoid it.
61-70 Abrasive: Dealing with this robot is
extraordinarily frustrating. Whether it
answers with sarcasm or not at all, its
words and actions are always barbed.
71-80 Pessimistic: Apparant doom lurks
around every corner for this robot, and
it expresses this belief at every
opportunity.
81-90 Unhinged: The only certainty with this
robot is that its decisions can't be
predicted.
91-95 The player invents or chooses one
negative personality trait.
96-00 The GM invents or chooses one
negative personality trait and then rolls
again on this table.
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COMBAT
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CONFLICT AND COMBAT

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
In addition to the environmental effects detailed on the check is determined by the severity of the source
pages 110 to 112 of the GENESYS core rulebook, the of radiation. If successful, the character reduces the
Fallout setting includes, most importantly of all, a
heavy dose of radiation. The rules for radiation and
its effects are detailed below.
RADIATION
Radiation is a constant threat in the post-
apocalyptic wasteland. With the widespread
proliferation of atomic power, just about every
community and every vehicle imaginable were
powered by nuclear energy. With all those reactors
came the nasty by-product of radioactive waste,
which had to be stored somewhere (and not always
where appropriate or safe location). Over the
centuries, many of those storage facilities failed,
leaking radiation into the surrounding area and
compounding an already existing problem.
Additionally, some creatures that survive in the
Wasteland exude radiation, poisoning and
weakening any other living thing that gets close to
them.
Radiation damage can also be caused by certain
attacks by radioactive creatures or weapons. In
these cases, the character increases their Radiation
Level by the Radiation Rating listed for that attack;
no Resilience check is made.
Upon being exposed to radiation,
the character increases their
Radiation Level by an amount
equal to the radiation rating. However,
the character must make a Resilience check to
attempt to mitigate this increase. The difficulty of
Radiation Level increase by 1, and reduces it by a
further 1 per additional s, to a minimum of zero.
fff or y on the roll can result in the character
suffering from Radiation Poisoning; they add b to
every skill check until their Radiation Level is
reduced to zero. This effect is cumulative, so failing
three Radiation checks results in bbb on all
checks until the Radiation Level is reduced to zero.
Certain attacks made by radioactive creatures or
weapons can also increase a character’s radiation
rating. This is denoted by the Rad item quality.
RADIATION LEVEL
All characters and creatures in Fallout have an
additional quality; Radiation Level. This represents
how much radiation a creature has absorbed and is
suffering effects from. A character decreases their
wound and strain threshold by an amount equal to
their Radiation Level, to a minimum of 1.
HEALING RADIATION
RadAway is a sure way of recoving
accumulated radioactive levels from
a character, and it requires no
checks. However, it is possible to
attempt a Hard (ddd) Medicine
check once a week, each s heals
one Radiation Level.

RADIATION
RATING RESILIENCE DIFFICULTY EXAMPLES
1-2 Average (dd) An open barrel of radioactive waste, a cracked reactor in a car or
motorcycle, irradiated plantlife, immersion in most large bodies of
natural water, consuming lightly irradiated food or water.
3-5 Hard (ddd) Area near detonation of a small reactor (Silhouette 1-2), multiple open
barrels of radioactive waste, consuming heavily irradiated food.
6-9 Daunting (dddd) A vast toxic spill covering a wide area, the area near a recent
detonation of a large reactor (Silhouette 3-4).
10+ Formidable (ddddd) Area after a nuclear detonation (atomic weapon or Silhouette 5+
reactor), being in a nuclear reactor, being immersed in radioactive
waste.

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ADVERSARIES
The Wasteland is a vast, unbelievably varied place.
There are a wide variety of hazards and dangers to
be found out in the wastelands. Mutated creatures,
robot constructs, things that were once human, and
even aliens from other worlds. Sometimes the most
dangerous opponent one can face in the Wasteland
are the desperate fellow humans who prey on the
weak or are merely trying to survive.
There are three different levels of opponents and
allies that characters will readily encounter in the
Wasteland, with different levels of threat posed to
the average group of wanderers. Although some
variation is to be expected, the broad categories are
minions, rivals, and nemeses.
MINIONS
Minions are the most common NPCs
encountered in the Fallout world.
These are nameless individuals who
provide the muscle to flesh out
encounters. Their only real threat
is in numbers, and a minion is not
expected to stand toe-to-
toe with a Player Character.
Minions are typically not
real threats when
encountered alone.
Unfortunately, they are
almost never encountered alone, as they
tend to operate in small groups to increase their
effectiveness. Minions will rarely be more than a
minor obstacle to most parties of Player Characters,
a delaying tactic that can stand
in the way of achieving a goal that a more powerful
enemy wishes to see prevented. Minions also tend
to have lower wound thresholds than other NPCs,
making it very likely that they'll drop in one or two
hits.
GMs can use minions as adversaries, either as
individuals or in groups. However, unless the minion
has relevant characteristics of 3 or higher, individual
minions are more likely to fail than succeed on all
but the simplest combat checks. GMs should only
use minions in this fashion if they wish to pit the
PCs against an easy combat challenge. The more
typical way to use minions involves deploying them
in groups, as described on page 132 in the GENESYS
core rulebook.
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RIVALS
Rivals are more dangerous than minions but still
inferior to most Player Characters. Rivals are very
similar to Player Characters in many respects, being
generally more innately gifted and better trained
than minions. They possess skills and operate
individually rather than in groups. They are generally
less skilled than the PCs, and seldom possess more
than 2 ranks in any one skill.
The rules for rivals are detailed in depth on page
132 in the GENESYS core rulebook.
NEMESES
The nemesis is the opposite number of the Player
Character. They are identical to PCs in
virtually every respect, and may, in fact,
be more powerful; this is necessary to
ensure that they are able to pose a
threat to an entire party. Nemeses
frequently possess a number of
talents, have high characteristics
and skills, and wield
equipment that rivals the
gear of even the most well-
supplied of parties.
Nemeses suffer Strain and
Wounds normally and do
not have any special rules governing
their operations.
CUSTOMIZING ENCOUNTERS
The creatures and adversaries that roam the
Wasteland are constructed with the use of the
adversary building rules detailed on pages 202 to
203 in the GENESYS core rulebook.
The adversaries listed in this chapter are open to
interpretation by the GM and the GM should feel free
to modify and adjust the stats and abilities of these
creatures as warranted by his campaign and
individual combat situations. Remember, the
adversaries presented here are intended as a basis
for encounters at the fingertips of the GM – ready
for tweaking and customizing. Provided that you
make changes to adversaries of the same type from
time to time ensures that the player's will be kept on
the edge of their seats and not running the
encounter on autopilot as they know the type of
opponent from a former encounter.
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TEMPLATES
Certain creatures are created by adding a
template to an existing creature. A templated
creature can represent a freak of nature, the
individual creation of a single experimenter, or the
first generation of offspring from parents of
different species.
A template’s description provides a set of
instructions for altering an existing creature, known
as the base creature. The changes that a template
might cause to each line of a creature ’s statistics
block are discussed below. For clarity, the entry for
a statistic or attribute that is not changed is
sometimes given as “Same as the base creature.”
 TYPE: Templates may change the creature’s type
from minion to rival, or from rival to nemesis.
 SIZE: A template may have a change to the
creature's Silhuette. If so, it is listed here.
 WOUND THRESHOLD: A templates may change
the Wound (and Strain) threshold a creature has.
 CHARACTERISTICS: If a template changes one or
more characteristics, these changes are noted here.
 SKILLS: Some templates provide a creature with
new and additional skills, these changes are listed
here. If the creature already posses the skill prior to
having the template added, increase the existing
skill by 1 rank.
 TALENTS: Some templates grant one or more
bonus talents to the creature. Such talents are
listed here. If the talent is ranked and the creature
already have the talent before adding the template,
simply increase its rank by the listed number once
the template is inherited.
 ABILITIES: Certain templates grant unique abilities
to the creature once the template is added. These
abilities are listed here.
 EQUIPMENT: A template can bring changes to the
attacks that the creature utilizes. If so, these are
listed here.
GLOWING
Some creatures have been exposed to prolonged
radiation that their bodies have absorbed the
radiation and physically changed their bodies. The
levels of radiation are so extreme that the creature
has become flourescent and glows an unhealthy
ghostly hue in darkness. Its body has also
undergone strange mutations, often leaving the
creature to resemble a husk of its former self. The
radiation leaves this creature extreme dangerous to
its immediate area as its body gives off radiation
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levels that are unhealthy to living things.
 TYPE: If the creature is a minion it becomes a
rival; if it is a rival, it becomes a nemesis.
 SIZE: Same as base creature.
 WOUND THRESHOLD: Increase Wound threshold
by 10 (if becoming nemesis, add Strain threshold
equal to the creature's Wound threshold prior to the
10 points Wound increase).
 CHARACTERISTICS: +1 Brawn.
 SKILLS: Increase one combat skill by 1 rank.
 TALENTS: Gain Adversary 1 talent (or increase
existing Adversary talent by 1).
 ABILITIES: Gains Rad Immunity.
 EQUIPMENT: Increase damage of natural attacks
by 1. Natural attacks gain Rad 2 quality (or increase
existing Rad quality by 2).
IRRADIATED
Irradiated creatures have been exposed to an
unhealthy amount of radiation, but pales in
comparison to a glowing creature. An irradiated
creature looks unhealthy and has a pale sheen to it
and often appear to have distorted features.
 TYPE: Same as base creature.
 SIZE: Same as base creature.
 WOUND THRESHOLD: Increase Wound threshold
by 4.
 CHARACTERISTICS: No changes.
 SKILLS: Increase one combat skill by 1 rank.
Increase one general skill by 1 rank.
 TALENTS: Gain the Durable 1 talent (or increase
existing Durable talent by 1).
 ABILITIES: Same as base creature.
 EQUIPMENT: The creature's natural attack gain
Rad 1 quality (or increase existing Rad quality by 1).
LEGENDARY
A legendary creature is exactly that – legendary. It
is a specimen of its kind that is truly unique in every
aspect, where evolution has combined the best and
finest of each aspect that is attritubted to the
creature and then boosted them beyond normal
ranges. Thus, legendary creatures are stronger,
faster and smarter than their ordinary brethren.
Legendary creatures are always bigger in size
compared to a normal variant of the same species.
It is essential to keep in mind that the legendary
template should not be used without putting
serious consideration into it. This template makes
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for unique creatures that should not be seen
running around the Wasteland in great numbers. So
use this template scarcely for truly unique
adversaries to roam the Wasteland.
 TYPE: A legendary template makes a creature
become a nemesis.
 SIZE: Legendary increases the creatures
Silhouette by one.
 WOUND THRESHOLD: Increase Wound threshold
by 20. Add Strain threshold equal to the creature's
Wound threshold prior to the 20 points Wound
increase).
 CHARACTERISTICS: Increase each of the
six characteristics by 1 point, though no
characteristic may be increased
beyond 5. However, the Brawn
characteristic, however, is
increased by 2 points.
 SKILLS: Add 2 ranks to two combat
skills and 2 ranks of Resilience.
Increase 3 general skills by 1 rank
each.
 TALENTS: Gain the Adversary 3 talent
(or increase existing Adversary talent by
3), Durable 3 talent (or increase existing
Durable talent by 3), Enduring 3 talent (or
increase existing Enduring talent by 3),
Feral Strength 4 (or increase existing Feral
Strength talent by 4).
 ABILITIES: Regeneration (a legendary
creature makes a Simple (-) Resilience
check at the start of each turn to recover
Wounds. One Wound is recovered for every s
on the check).
 EQUIPMENT: Add Pierce 2 and Vicious 2 to
all natural attacks (or increase existing
Pierce and Vicious qualities by 2).
ADVERSARY LIST
The following is a list of adversaries the Game
Master can use in his or her Fallout adventures.
These individual adversaries are listed in this
chapter by alphabetical order. The entries do not
advocate any particular affiliation to a group or
gang, but the GM is encouraged to be inventive here
for making individual raider gangs or even small
groups of super mutants. Each adversary's profile is
also broken down into several sections, as follows:
 NAME: The adversary's name or type, plus whether
it is a minion, rival, or nemesis.
 DESCRIPTION: A section describing the adversary.
 CHARACTERISTICS: The rating of the adversary's
ADVERSARIES
six basic characteristics.
 SOAK/DEFENSE AND THRESHOLDS: These are the
adversary's Soak, its Defense (listed in both Melee
and Ranged values), and its Wound and Strain
thresholds. Only adversaries of the nemesis type
have listed Strain thresholds. In case of a GM
wishing to give a rival a Strain threshold, it should
have the same value as the listed Wound threshold.
 SKILLS: Skills possessed by the adversary. If the
adversary is a minion, these skills only apply in a
group.
 TALENTS: Talents possessed by the adversary.
 ABILITIES: These are special abilities that are
not skills or talents.
 SILHOUETTE: This indicates the given
Silhouette of the individual adversary.
 EQUIPMENT: This is the adversary's
worn and carried gear, as well as its
natural equipment – which means
tooth and nail, essentially. The entry
would only lists important equipment
such as weapons, armor, and vital
pieces of gear. However, GMs are
encouraged to add items to adversaries
(where it makes sense of course, a
lakelurk would not be carrying armor or
weaponry, for example), to make for
diverse encounters, hence raiders and
mutants, for example have no
predetrmined gear listed. The reason for
not including predetermined gear on
entries such as raiders and super
mutants is to not have every encounter be
a copy of the previous, given the fact that
the adversary entry comes with a single
set of default gear. Items such as clothing,
spare change, stimpaks, and so forth are
not listed but are still present if it makes
sense (and at the GM's discretion). Any
bonuses from equipment would already
have been added to the profile.
It is important to note that adversaries
do not always follow the same rules that Player
Characters do. These profiles are generated for
simplicity and ease of use, so non-essential
information can be omitted. For example, some
characters in this chapter have equipment
exceeding their Encumbrance threshold. However,
they do not suffer from being over-Encumbered. The
equipment they are listed with is to allow them to be
diverse enough to be used in many different
situations.
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ALIEN
Aliens, known as Zetans by pre-War conspiracy
theorists, are an extraterrestrial yellowish-green
skinned humanoid race from an unknown planet.
The only thing known about them is that they use
their ability to travel space to probe other planets
and species for information.
It is not known from what system or what planet
they come from. They have orbited and observed the
Earth with two known motherships (Zeta and an
unnamed one) at least since the 1600s in Earth's
solar system, but humans had little real awareness
of them and less evidence of their existence. Before
the 1960s, only "crackpot" groups such as Quaere
Verum believed in them, thinking that aliens existed
but that evidence of their existence was covered up
by a government conspiracy.
However, after the mysterious disappearances
(abducted by aliens in Zeta in fact) of the United
States Space Agency space capsule Clarabella 7 and
the pilot, astronaut Colonel Hartigan, during
the 1960s Space Race, the aliens became
recognized by national leaders. It is said
that alien technology was the basis of
many of the Enclave's more exotic and
impressive weaponry and robotics. Toy
manufacturers such as Wilson Automatoys
weren't immune to these suspicions. The
pre-War United States government was
said to keep its alien specimens and
technology mainly in Area 51 (such as a
flying saucer that was later re-captured
by aliens, but crashed in California
probably during a flight sometime after
the Great War, instantly killing the two
alien pilots).
It is also possible that the Zetans
may have had some influence on the
Great War.
Some aliens appears as humanoid
creatures roughly the height of an
average human. It possesses 4
limbs: two arms which end in 3
fingered hands with opposable (or at least
prehensile) thumbs and two legs whose
digits can not yet be discerned. Possibly the
most notable feature is the alien's
relatively large head which features two
apparently pitch-black eyes, pointed ears, a flat nose
with two nostrils and a mouth with 9 pointed teeth.
The alien's skin is a pale yellowish-green hue with
dark splotches scattered about.
The aliens resemble Greys, beings commonly
described in alien abduction accounts. These aliens
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have been commonly reported since the 1950s.
Later, the Greys became more mainstream when
science fiction began depicting them. These kinds of
aliens have come to represent the "stereotypical"
alien. The name Zetan may refer to the star system
Zeta Reticuli, a real-world star system seen in a
number of science fiction stories. It was also
rumored to be the origin of the aliens who allegedly
abducted Barney and Betty Hill in 1961, which was
the first widely publicized report of an alien
abduction.
ABOMINATION [RIVAL]
Abominations are the result of terrible and
unthinkable alien experiments performed on
abducted humans.
From what can be confirmed through various alien
captive recorded logs, abominations are captured
human test subjects whose bodies have been
hybridized with alien DNA with the intention of
creating biological weapons. The transformation
process turns the subjects into feral, menacing
creatures - hostile to anything that is not one of
them, including their alien creators - and removes all
discernible sexual characteristics, leaving them with
an androgynous appearance. Despite this, it is
evident that these creatures retain some degree of
their humanity and self awareness.
Their known creation history and asexual
appearance seems very similar to super
mutants, while their hostility and lack of
self-preservation are reminiscent of feral
ghouls. Super mutants and feral ghouls
both “evolved” from humans, and
specimens of both species can be found
in the alien cryo labs.
After spotting a target, an abomination
will point at it and wail loudly, and then
attack with its long arms (in a manner
that is very similar to feral ghouls),
making them difficult to engage with
unarmed or melee weapons.
While abominations are capable
of wielding weaponry and armor, chance
are non-existing that they will be allowed to do
so while within the vicinity of the aliens
masters that created them, from a fear of
mutiny, if the alien is using them as
servitors.
 SKILLS: Brawl 2, Computers 1, Deception 2,
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Skulduggery 2, Stealth 2, Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Durable 1 (reduce the result of all Critical advantage.
Injuries against this target by -10, to a minimum of
1), Stonewall (all Melee and Brawl attacks against
this target has a b, and the abomination cannot be
knocked prone by such an attack).
 ABILITIES: None.
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Slam (Brawl; Damage 5;
Critical 4; Range [Engaged]).
ALIEN [NEMESIS]
The alien is an “common” version of the
presentation above. Common is used
loosely here as they are aliens, after
all.
Aliens are diminutive,
hairless, yellowish-green-
skinned humanoids with
short, wiry limbs and
green blood. Their
heads are disproportionately large, with
round, heavy-lidded, solid black eyeballs
with no discernible iris or pupil; a thin,
toothless mouth with green tongue, and two
pairs of small holes where ears and nostrils
would be. Aliens have no opposable
thumbs, each hand instead having three
long, tentacle-like fingers with large
suction cups at each fingertip that allow
them to manipulate objects. They
breathe a similar atmosphere to humans, and
subsist mainly on a diet of strange, alien worms and
squid.
They view other species as laboratory animals,
worthy of preservation and storage at best and
vivisection and experimentation at worst. They
speak in their own language of high-pitched
screeches and wails. As such, communication
between humans and aliens is supposedly
impossible.
They are incredibly advanced in their various
technological fields, capable of spaceflight and
technological feats equal to, and often beyond, that
of even the most advanced human pre-War
technology. They also possess technologies such as
long-term cryostasis, powerful rayguns, genetic
manipulation, teleportation and holograms.
However, they are totally dependent on technology.
Aliens typically wear spacesuits, the color of the
suit apparently indicating rank, and soldiers
generally carry alien blasters, but may also carry
shock batons, disintegrators and atomizers (see
Equipment chapter). They prefer to attack their foes
in large numbers, and tend to have advanced robots
ADVERSARIES
with them for evening out the playing field to their
 SKILLS: Cool 3, Gunnery 3, Knowledge 3,
Leadership 2, Ranged [Light] 3, Piloting 4,
Resilience 1, Skulduggery 2, Vigilance 2.
 TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade difficulty of all
combat checks against this target once), Master
Pilot 2 (once per Turn, suffer two Strain to reduce
difficulty of Piloting by 2, to a minimum of Easy
(d)), Skilled Jockey 2 (remove bb from all
Piloting checks).
 ABILITIES: None.
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Alien Blaster (Ranged
[Light]; Damage 5; Critical 4;
Range [Short]; Stun), Space Suit
(+1 Soak).
ANGLER
Anglers are mutated amphibian creatures. They
are usually found living in swamps or rivers where
lure weed is present, sometimes hiding under the
surface to ambush prey. The fleshy bioluminescent
growth atop its head (called illicium) acts as a
camouflage for the predator, effectively disguising
it as the surrounding lure weed to fool its prey.
They are most likely mutated anglerfish.
Mostly they are found hiding among lure weed,
sometimes with other anglers. Where their antennae
stick up, looking like a strand of lure weed.
ANGLER [RIVAL]
The angler is an aggressive creature with the
ability to absorb the fog and spit it out like a fireball,
inflicting incendiary damage to any target it is able
to hit. In combat, they often rely on these long
ranged attacks, but have been observed to charge at
their prey and use their claws, though often they will
halt mid charge to use their preferred method.
Scientists speculate about the origin of the angler,
many believing that it is an angler fish that has
mutated from the radiation, though none have been
able to procure a theory on how it grew arms and
legs.
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 SKILLS: Athletics 2, Brawl 2, Perception 1, Stealth
3, Survival 2, Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Knack For It (remove bb from all
Stealth and Vigilance skill checks), Refractor 3
(energy attacks made against the mirelurk suffers a
bbb penalty).
 ABILITIES: Amphibious (anglers may breathe
underwater without penalty and never suffer
movement penalties for traveling through
water), Poison Immunity (the angler is
immune to all types of poison, toxin
and venom), Rad Immunity (the angler
is fully immune to Radiation
damage).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Claw (Brawl;
Damage 5; Critical 4; Ranged
[Engaged]; Vicious 1), Fireball
(Damage 6; Critical 4; Range
[Long]; Blast 6, Burn 2,
Slow-Firing 1).
ANT, GIANT
Giant ants are large mutated arthropod insects of
the Formicidae family, genus Camponotus, most
likely black carpenter ants. Some scientists theorize
this mutation comes from the effects of extended
exposure to radiation.
These large insects are protected by a yellow-
brown or blackish carapace. They have large
mandibles which are used to both hunt and protect
themselves. Their long antennae sprouting out of
the head act like sensors, allowing them to take in
more information about their immediate
environment.
GIANT ANT QUEEN [NEMESIS]
The giant ant queen is roughly the size of a truck
and is the only winged version of the giant ants.
The mother of the ant brood, this variant is
roughly four to five times larger than the
average giant ant. When threatened, she
buzzes her wings and will hiss at the
enemy. She will then proceed to spit
an acidic saliva at the enemy in an
attempt to ward them off. She
cannot move much, so
avoidance is easy, especially
in smaller spaces. The
giant ant queen is
always protected by a
host of giant soldier ants, that remain
vigilant within close proximity, ready to scurry to
their queen's assistance if anything should
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pose a threat to the colony's heart. These soldier
ants never venture out from the colony, as their sole
purpose is protecting the queen.
 SKILLS: Athletics 1, Resilience 3, Survival 2.
 TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade difficulty of all
combat checks against this target once), Durable
2 (reduce the result of all Critical Injuries by -20,
to a minimum of 1), Enduring 2 (increase
Soak Rating by 2).
 ABILITIES: Flyer (giant ant queens can fly
(see page 100 of the GENESYS core
rulebook)).
 SILHOUETTE: 3.
 EQUIPMENT: Mandibles (Brawl;
Damage 7; Critical 4; Ranged
[Engaged]; Piece 1, Vicious 1), Acidic Spit (Ranged
[Light]; Damage 6; Ranged [Short]; Blast 4, Burn 1).
GIANT ANT SOLDIER [RIVAL]
These are the colony's main defense against
intruders. They are plentiful, although not a plentiful
as the giant worker ant numbers in the colony, and
can often overwhelm an enemy by either running it
off or killing it on the spot; usually the latter. The
giant soldier ant can often be found accompanying
the somewhat smaller giant worker ants as they
forage for the entire nest, where the giant soldier ant
protects the workers from potential threats and
predators.
 SKILLS: Athletics 2, Resilience 3.
 TALENTS: Durable 1 (reduce
all Critical Injuries against this
target by -10, to a minimum of
1), Enduring 2 (increase Soak
Rating by 2).
 ABILITIES: None.
 SILHOUETTE: 2.
 EQUIPMENT: Mandibles (Brawl; Damage 6;
Critical 4; Ranged [Engaged]; Piece 1).
GIANT ANT WORKER [MINION]
Giant worker ants make up the majority of
the ant colony, swarming in large numbers.
What they lack in individual fortitude, they make up
for with relentless attacks and swarm tactics. Giant
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worker ants will attack when threatened,
but mostly rely on the giant soldier
ants to fullfill their tasks in
keeping the colony and the
hive members safe.
However, a giant worker
ant's exoskeleton isn't
particularly hard
compared to
radscorpions.
Their mandibles can cut through most
leather and plastic with ease, even snapping bone on
a lucky bite.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Athletics 1, Resilience 1.
 TALENTS: Enduring 1 (increase Soak Rating by 1).
 ABILITIES: None.
 EQUIPMENT: Mandibles (Brawl; Damage 5; Critical
4; Ranged [Engaged]).
ANT, FIRE
It is not known exactly how fire ants came to be in
the Wasteland, but they are likely mutated red
imported fire ants. It is possible that their
ability to breathe fire has developed in a
way similar to the fire gecko's ability.
Fire ants are large insects,
covered in a reddish-brown
carapace. They have large
mandibles used for defending
themselves as well as for
hunting. They also have
the unusual ability of
breathing fire.
FIRE ANT QUEEN [NEMESIS]
Easily matching the size of a Nuka-Cola truck, a
fire any queen is a very formidable adversary indeed,
luckily only having the intellect of an insect.
Despite the fact that the rest of the colony has
gained the ability to spit fire, the queen lacks this
trait, it uses a ranged acid spitting attack instead.
 SKILLS: Athletics 1, Perception 1, Resilience 3,
Survival 2
 TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade difficulty of all
ADVERSARIES
combat checks against this target once), Durable 2
(reduce the result of all Critical Injuries by -20, to a
minimum of 1), Enduring 2 (increase Soak
Rating by 2).
 ABILITIES: Flyer (giant fire ant queens can fly
(see page 100 of the GENESYS core
rulebook)), Suited to the Heat (fire ant
queens are immune to the effects of fire,
heat and hot environments).
 SILHOUETTE: 3.
 EQUIPMENT: Mandibles (Brawl;
Damage 7; Critical 4; Ranged [Engaged], Piece 1,
Vicious 1), Fire Breath (Ranged [Light]; Damage
8; Ranged [Short]; Blast 6, Burn 2).
FIRE ANT SOLDIER [RIVAL]
Fire ant soldiers, or soldier fire ants, are the larger
and stronger of the two fire ant variants. This ant
often accompanies the workers in foraging. They are
very aggressive and will attack humans, as well as
other creatures on sight.
 SKILLS: Athletics 2, Perception 1, Resilience
3.
 TALENTS: Durable 1 (reduce the result
of all Critical Injuries by -10, to a
minimum of 1), Enduring 2 (increase
Soak Rating by 2).
 ABILITIES: Suited to the Heat (fire
ant soldiers are immune to the
effects of fire, heat and hot
environments).
 SILHOUETTE: 2.
 EQUIPMENT: Mandibles (Brawl;
Damage 6; Critical 4; Ranged
[Engaged], Pierce 1), Fire Breath (Ranged [Light],
Damage 6; Critical 3; Ranged [Short]; Blast 4, Burn
1).
FIRE ANT WORKER [MINION]
Fire ant workers are the smaller and weaker of the
fire ant variants. They are responsible for gathering
food and taking care of the young of the colony. Fire
ant workers are the backbone for the fire ant
community's infrastructure. However, they will
attack intruders if they are threatened.
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 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Athletics 1, Resilience 1.
 TALENTS: Enduring 1 (increase Soak Rating by 1).
 ABILITIES: Suited to the Heat (fire ant workers are
immune to the effects of fire, heat and hot
environments).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Mandibles (Brawl; Damage 5; Critical
4; Ranged [Engaged]), Fire Breath (Ranged [Light],
Damage 5; Critical 3; Ranged [Short]; Blast 4, Burn
1).
BIGHORNER
Bighorners are mutated bighorn sheep that live in
areas with high mountains, cliffs and woodlands.
While settlers use them for their horns, meat, and
hides, it has been observed that they can
usually be found in close proximity
to a banana yucca fruit.
They are generally "laid-back"
herbivore beasts with
surprisingly docile
dispositions, in spite of
being quite capable of
being extremely dangerous
when provoked.
The bighorners are a communal
species, when one member of the
herd is affected by a loss, as a
collective the herd will react. When
domesticated, the lose the ability to
take care of themselves.
In combat situations, bighorners are unique
in that they are rarely outright hostile unlike
most other creatures. They will not attack unless
something comes within four to five feet of
them or their young. If this barrier is
trespassed, they will rear their heads up and bellow,
at which point they will charge and ram into their
foe.
BIGHORNER [MINION]
A regular bighorner with all the attributes
mentioned above. Bighorners are not hostile unless
provoked. Bighorners cannot take a huge amount of
abuse, but their head-butting attacks are
devastating, capable of sending enemies flying
backwards or knocking them down. Bighorners can
also run very fast.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Resilience 1.
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 TALENTS: None.
 ABILITIES: Trained Mount 1 (add b to a rider's
Survival checks made to ride and control the
bighorner while mounted).
 SILHOUETTE: 2.
 EQUIPMENT: Ram (Brawl; Damage 5; Ranged
[Engaged]; Disorient 1, Knockdown).
BIGHORNER BULL [RIVAL]
Bighorner bulls are stronger, larger versions of
bighorners, and are likely to be found in any herd of
bighorners in the wild.
 SKILLS: Brawl 1, Perception 1, Resilience 2.
 TALENTS: Enduring 1 (increase Soak Rating by 1).
 ABILITIES: Powerful Charge (if the bighorner bull
spends a Maneuver on movement and an Action on
attacking, it can make a powerful charge against its
prey. This grants the bighorner
bull an automatic s on its
ram combat check, and it
increases the damage dealt
by 4 points on a successful
attack), Trained Mount 1
(add b to a rider's Survival
checks made to ride and
control the bighorner while
mounted).
 SILHOUETTE: 2.
 EQUIPMENT: Ram (Brawl;
Damage 6; Ranged [Engaged];
Disorient 2, Knockdown).
BLOATFLY
The radioactive fallout resulting from the Great War
mutated the tiny blowfly into the larger Bloatfly
menace that is potentially lethal at a substantial
range. They can be found all over the Wasteland.
The standard bloatfly is covered in a green and
brown carapace. It prefers to attack at long range,
using its own larva (each of which sports a wicked
dart-like spine) launched from the abdomen. An
individual fly's supply of larvae is seemingly
inexhaustible, and unless evaded or eliminated, the
creature will pursue a target relentlessly. Bloatflies
typically live in small groups of two to four
individuals, but can be encountered on their own.
Despite the increased size, they have no difficulty
staying airborne.
Bloatflies in the Wasteland will crawl on surfaces
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Fallout
and display more aggression
than their counterparts in other
Wastelands. Although they
generally prefer a longer range
to attack from, they will often fly
very close to their target, which
usually results in them doing more
damage. They are almost always
found in groups, and
can become an
annoyance due to
their evasive movements
when aiming at them.
They tend to stay near bodies of
water and swamp land, often
accompanied by bloodbugs or
stingwings.
BLOATFLY [MINION]
These are one of the most common types of
insect one will encounter while traversing
throughout the endless reaches of the Wasteland.
They are usually found in groups of 2 or 3 and will
only prove a real challenge to the already weakened
or those at an environmental disadvantage.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Brawl 1.
 TALENTS: None.
 ABILITIES: Flyer (all bloatflies are capable of flying eyes. The proboscis is the bloodbug's primary
(see page 100 of the GENESYS core rulebook), Rad
Immunity (bloatflies are immune to Radiation
damage).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 EQUIPMENT: Mandibles (Brawl; Damage 4; Critical
4; Ranged [Engaged]).
GLOWING BLOATFLY [RIVAL]
Glowing bloatflies are a hardier variant whose body
emits a green glow caused by massive radiation
exposure. Upon death a glowing Bloatfly will explode alerted to their victim's presence, they will spread
with irradiated matter causing radiation damage to
nearby life forms and may even damage and
irradiate nearby crops giving them a radioactive
glow.
 SKILLS: Brawl 1, Perception 1, Survival 1.
 TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade the difficulty of all
ADVERSARIES
combat checks against this target once), Defensive
1 (increase the Defense Rating by 1), Dodge 1 (suffer
1 Strain to upgrade the difficulty of
all combat checks against this target
once).
 ABILITIES: Flyer (glowing bloatflies can
fly (see page 100 of the GENESYS core
rulebook), Rad Immunity (glowing bloatflies are
immune to radiation damage), Radioactive
Deathroes (upon death, the glowing bloatfly will
explode in a radioactive explosion (Damage None;
Critical None; Range [Engaged]; Blast 6, Rad 4))
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 EQUIPMENT: Mandibles (Brawl; Damage 5;
Critical 4; Ranged [Engaged]; Rad 2).
BLOODBUG
The bloodbug appears to be a monstrously
enlarged mutated form of mosquito. Likely a
byproduct of mutation caused by nuclear fallout;
they have grown in size over the time period since
the Great War in a manner similar to radroaches and
bloatflies.
Bloodbugs appear to be roughly two feet in length
from the head to the tip of the abdomen. Bloodbugs
possess muddy brown coloration which allows them
to camouflage effectively into the environment of the
Commonwealth. Like their pre-War ancestors,
bloodbugs possess six long double-jointed limbs,
one pair of finely-veined wings and a long, pointed
proboscis that extends from between two compound
means of assault, sinking it into prey almost like a
syringe and inflicting minor-to-intermediate
radiation poisoning on the victim, as well as sucking
blood from its victim.
They can be found in numerous locations
throughout the Wasteland, though most commonly
found in swamps, marshes, bogs and wetlands. Here
they breed in great numbers and lay a myriad of
eggs with each breeding cycle.
Bloodbugs, like bloatflies and radscorpions, have a
propensity for swarming tactics. Once they are
out, surround their prey and attack from multiple
directions. This, coupled with their erratic evasive
movement while under fire, their good camouflage
and their slender silhouette, makes it difficult to keep
track of and kill them all before at least some of
them get into melee range. However, should the
majority of the swarm be destroyed before it reaches
its prey, the survivors will often retreat. Usually they
will regroup and attack again, but sometimes they
will flee for good without returning.
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Bloodbugs are capable of clinging to trees and
structures, as well as walls or the ceiling while
indoors and unaware of an enemy's presence. This
can result in a nasty surprise when wanderers enters
a seemingly empty room or subway station and
suddenly finds themselves in the middle of an entire
bloodbug swarm.
BLOODBUG [MINION]
The most common variant of the bloodbug; the
typical mature form.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Brawl 1, Coordination
2, Resilience 1.
 TALENTS: Defensive 1 (increase the
Defense Rating by 1).
 ABILITIES: Flyer (bloodbugs
can fly (see page 100 of the GENESYS core
rulebook), Parasite (bloodbugs can make an
Average (dd) Coordination check, as an
Incidental, to latch onto any opponent they
are Engaged with. Creatures latched with a
bloodbug suffers an automatic 3 Strain
damage per turn in addition to an ordinary
attack), Rad Immunity (glowing bloodbugs are
immune to Radiation damage).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 EQUIPMENT: Proboscis (Brawl; Damage 5;
Critical 4; Ranged [Engaged], Pierce 1).
GLOWING BLOODBUG [RIVAL]
A rare variant inundated with radiation to such an
extent that it glows. It is stronger and more resilient
than many of the other bloodbug variants.
 SKILLS: Brawl 2, Coordination 2, Resilience 1.
 TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade all combat checks
against this target once), Defensive 1 (increase the
Defense Rating by 1).
 ABILITIES: Flyer (glowing bloodbugs can fly (see
page 100 of the GENESYS core rulebook), Parasite
(glowing bloodbugs can make an Average (dd)
Coordination check, as an Incidental, to latch onto
any opponent they are Engaged with. Creatures
latched with a glowing bloodbug suffers an
automatic 3 Strain damage per turn in addition to an
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ordinary attack), Rad Immunity (glowing bloodbugs
are immune to Radiation damage).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 EQUIPMENT: Proboscis (Brawl; Damage 6; Critical
4; Ranged [Engaged]; Pierce 1, Rad 2).
HATCHLING BLOODBUG [MINION]
A younger variant of the adult bloodbug, their
exoskeleton has not had time to harden to the extent
of more mature bloodbugs, thus they are paler and
weaker.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Coordination 1.
 TALENTS: None.
 ABILITIES: Flyer (bloodbug hatchlings can fly
(see page 100 of the
GENESYS core rulebook),
Parasite (hatchling bloodbugs can make an
Average (dd) Coordination check, as an
Incidental, to latch onto any opponent they
are Engaged with. Creatures latched with a
bloodbug hatchling suffers an automatic 1
Strain damage per turn in addition to an
ordinary attack), Rad Immunity (bloodbug
hatchlings are immune to radiation damage).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 EQUIPMENT: Proboscis (Brawl; Damage 4;
Critical 5; Ranged [Engaged], Pierce 1).
BLOODWORM
Bloodworms that have mutated since the Great
War, they are now approximately the size of an
adult human being and have spines on the outside
of their body in addition to their four-pronged maw.
These worms react to the presence of intruders in
their territory and will charge the intruders by
burrowing through the dirt at high speeds. Upon
reaching their prey, they will lunge forth from the
ground and attempt to bite their target.
Bloodworm larvae will also inhabit the corpses of
large prey, such as brahmin, and come out of the
corpse to attack any new prey that wanders by.
These brahmin can be spotted from a distance if
watched, as they will twitch and bulge slowly.
Shooting infested brahmin will leave the bloodworm
larvae momentarily stunned as they right
themselves before attacking.
However, unlike other creatures which are able to
burrow underground, bloodworms have the unique
ability to conceal their movement with a dirt cloud
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they produce while they move on the surface,
making them hard to spot when they are about to
strike. It is possible to prevent them from bursting
close to the wanderers after burrowing underground
by standing on materials other than earth, like rock,
metal or wood when engaging them.
They are not usually dangerous, as most of the
bloodworm species possess very low health, but if
found in groups, and allowed to surround the
wanderers, they might be a problem.
BLOODWORM [MINION]
The most common variant of the bloodworm; this
is the typical mature form of the creature.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Coordination 1, Perception
1, Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Stealthy 2 (add bb to all opposed
Perception checks made to spot a hidden
bloodworm).
 ABILITIES: Burrow (may take a Maneuver to burrow
underground, gaining total cover and concealment
from all attackers. While burrowed, the bloodworm
may spend additional Maneuvers to move while
underground. Burrow can be performed on any
natural surface except solid rock, and on concrete.
While burrowing, all Perception checks to spot a
bloodworm is
upgraded twice),
Rad Immunity
(bloodworms are immune
to Radiation damage).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl; Damage 4;
Critical 4; Ranged [Engaged]).
BLOODWORM LARVA [MINION]
This is the younger version of the adult
bloodworm, somewhat smaller in size and less
dangerous. The larva is more reddish than the
pinkish adult bloodworm.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Coordination 1.
 TALENTS: None.
 ABILITIES: Burrow (may take a Maneuver to burrow said to have four testicles.
underground, gaining total cover and concealment
from all attackers. While burrowed, the bloodworm by wastelanders all across post-War America,
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larva may spend additional Maneuvers to move
while underground. Burrow can be performed on any
natural surface except solid rock, and on concrete.
While burrowing, all Perception checks to spot a
bloodworm larva is upgraded twice), Rad Immunity
(bloodworm larva are immune to Radiation damage).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl; Damage 4; Critical 5;
Ranged [Engaged]).
GLOWING BLOODWORM [RIVAL]
Extremely rarely, luckily, the glowing bloodworm is
highly radiated to the extent where it glows. It is
stronger and more resilient than even the adult
bloodworm.
 SKILLS: Brawl 1, Coordination 1, Perception 1.
 TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade the difficulty of all
combat checks against this target once), Enduring 1
(increase Soak Rating by 1), Expert Tracker 1
(remove b from tracking. Tracking take 50% less
time).
 ABILITIES: Burrow (may take a Maneuver to burrow
underground, gaining total cover and concealment
from all attackers. While burrowed, the glowing
bloodworm may spend additional
Maneuvers to move while underground.
Burrow can be performed
on any natural surface
except solid rock, and on
concrete. While burrowing, all
Perception checks to spot a glowing
bloodworm is upgraded twice), Rad
Immunity (glowing bloodworms
are immune to Radiation
damage).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl; Damage 5; Critical 4;
Ranged [Engaged]; Rad 2).
BRAHMIN
Brahmin have the appearance of a pre-War cow,
but are distinguished by their abnormally large
udders and two grotesque heads. They also have
eight stomachs, but otherwise do not differ
significantly from their pre-War ancestors. Brahmin
bulls, although not seen in any game to date, are
Much preferred beasts of burden that are utilized
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brahmin are typically used by caravans, independent
traders and those simply looking to start a new life.
Brahmin are also used as cattle and food such as
their ancestor, the cow. They, as said above, are
also used as transportation and to
haul heavy loads that could
not be otherwise carried.
It is likely that brahmin
developed from certain
pre-War bovine species.
Radiation from nuclear
fallout has caused multiple
genetic mutations, such as
the growth of several disfigured horns,
disfiguration of the skin, udders and most
notably the growth of a second head.
Brahmin are the mutated descendants of
pre-War cattle. Through their mutation,
they've attained a second head, abnormal growths,
eight stomach compartments and two hearts; twice
as many as normal cows. Brahmin bulls have four
testicles, and the udders of female brahmin have
increased in size. They are of a toasted
brown/orange color, and attack by head-butting or
trying to gore someone with their horns.
Brahmin meat is delicious - if only when compared
to other post-apocalyptic food. Brahmin are a
source of milk. It has even been said that brahmin
milk may help cure radiation sickness.
Occasionally, a brahmin is born with a single head
- essentially, a regular cow. Ironically, these single-
headed brahmin are considered to be "mutated".
Brahmin also come in a non-domsticated variety.
These wild brahmin are undomesticated creatures,
who roam the large steppes of in large herds.
BRAHMIN [MINION]
The brahmin is often found in company
with a trader transporting goods and are
very commonly seen in settlements.
This is a standard, docile variant of the
brahmin. There is also wild brahmin found
throughout the Wasteland (which use the
same statistics, essentially). Occassionally
mad brahmin are encountered. These are infected
with a disease that not only makes their meat
dangerous to eat, but also drives the brahmin to go
crazy and attack anything on sight, even creatures
bigger than itself.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): None.
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 TALENTS: Rad Resistant 2 (all brahmin
gain bb to resist all types of
external Radiation sources).
 ABILITIES: Beast of Burden 12
(brahmin of any kind add 12 to
their Encumbrance threshold).
 SILHOUETTE: 2.
 EQUIPMENT: Trample
(Brawl; Damage 5; Critical 5;
Range [Engaged]; Knockdown),
Gore (Brawl; Damage 4; Critical
4; Range [Engaged]; Pierce 1).
CAT
Before the Great War,
domestic cats were one of the
most popular household pets owned by humans.
They were known for their companionship and for
their ability to hunt vermin, such as rodents, snakes,
scorpions, and other household pests. Cats survived
the nuclear holocaust, but were hunted down by the
post-War survivors for their meat and fur. This does
not mean, however, that cats are extinct. Several
specimens have been spotted around the
wastelands, particularly in the Commonwealth. Like
before the war, cats are usually found in human
settlements or wherever people are living.
Cats were experimented with by the scientists at
Mariposa Military Base and Vault 87. The cats were
thrown into the FEV vats with humans, dogs and
other animals, creating centaurs. The Institute was
also known to experiment with cats, as evidenced by
the fact that many dead house cats can be found in
their FEV labs at their headquarters.
CAT [MINION]
Small, four-legged felines that meow and purr,
and tend to chase after small
rodents and birds. Cats have a tail,
pointy ears and whiskers. There are
many different breeds of cats found
across the United States, some are
docile and friendly towards humans, but most
are feral, wild cats. Cats come in many
different color variations, some even doesn't
have fur.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Coordination 1, Peception
1, Stealth 1.
 TALENTS: None.
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 ABILITIES: Keen Senses (ignore bb on Perception aggressive.

checks), Night Vision (a cat does not suffer penalties
for no light conditions).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 EQUIPMENT: Bite/Claw (Brawl; Damage 4; Critical
5; Range [Engaged]).
 SKILLS: Athletics 3, Brawl 2, Perception 2, Stealth
1, Survival 1.
CAVE CRICKET  TALENTS: Defensive 1
(increase Defense Rating by 1),
Cave crickets kept a relatively similar
Enduring 1 (increase Soak Rating
appearance to their pre-War ancestors, as
by 1), Jump Up (stand up from
they still show characteristics peculiar to
seated or prone position as
their family, such
Incidental).
as long posterior legs
 ABILITIES: Rad Immunity
and antennae, but as many
(glowing cave crickets are immune
other animal species, they
to Radiation damage).
still weren't left unaffected
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
by the nuclear
 EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl; Damage 5; Critical 4;
fallout that followed the
Ranged [Engaged]; Pierce 1, Vicious 1).
Great War. Cave crickets are now
much larger and have overgrown sharp
mandibles, but the main feature that GLOWING CAVE CRICKET [RIVAL]
distinguish them from their unmutated predecessors Extremely radioactive cave crickets. They
is the huge, single, frontal horn they can now use to live in more polluted areas. They are the
stab or even impale their prey. Cave crickets are strongest variant of cave cricket.
usually seen wandering in groups of three to four
individuals in the dry plains.
Cave crickets are hostile upon seeing targets. They
hop towards their enemy and use their strong jaws
to attack. Cave crickets require both sets of legs
intact in order to jump. Having even one set of legs  SKILLS: Athletics 2, Brawl 2, Stealth 1, Vigilance 1.
crippled will drastically reduce their movement  TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade all combat checks
speed. against this target once), Defensive 1 (increase
Defense Rating by 1), Enduring 2 (increase Soak
CAVE CRICKET [MINION] Rating by 2), Iron Body 1 (remove b from
Coordination and Resilience, reduce Critical Rating
Ordinary kind of cave crickets.
value on Brawl skill checks by 1), Jump Up (stand up
from seated or prone position as incidental).
 ABILITIES: Rad Immunity (glowing cave crickets
are immune to Radiation damage).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Coordination 1, Perception  EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl; Damage 6; Critical 2;
2. Ranged [Engaged]; Pierce 1, Rad 2).
 TALENTS: Defensive 1 (increase Defense Rating by
1), Enduring 1 (increase Soak Rating by 1).
 ABILITIES: Rad Immunity (cave crickets are
CAZADOR
immune to Radiation damage). Cazadores are giant tarantula hawk spider wasps
 SILHOUETTE: 0. created by Doctor Borous in the Z-14 Pepsinae DNA
 EQUIPMENT: Horn (Brawl; Damage 4; Critical 4; splicing lab of the Big MT. They eventually escaped
Ranged [Engaged]; Pierce 1). to the Mojave Wasteland and Zion Canyon sometime
after the Great War.
Cazadores have distinctive amber-orange wings, a
CAVE CRICKET HUNTER [RIVAL] blue-black carapace, and blood-red eyes. They have
This variant has dark colors, ranging in deep brown a quick and rather erratic flight pattern, making them
to jet black, and is faster, stronger and more difficult to hit without assistance. They are most

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often encountered in swarms of four or more, with
the occasional strays
flying the outlying area.
Their venomous attacks
can lead to a quick death
if they succeed in
poisoning their target.
The spikes on their back
rise and fall, both when idle
and when attacking.
Cazadores are more common in
mountainous regions of the Mojave
Wasteland although some
swarms can be found near
lakes in lower areas. They
chew wood fiber and mold
it into a paper pulp in
order to create large
basket-shaped nests that
are located in difficult to
reach locations.
CAZADOR [RIVAL]
Cazadores are large with distinctive orange wings, combat check with aa, the giant cazador injects
a blue-black carapace, blood-red eyes, a spiky upper its target with a poison. The victim is allowed a
abdomen, a fast flight speed and a rather erratic
flight pattern. Cazadores are common in
mountainous regions in the Wasteland and often fly the victim suffers 6 ponts of unsoakable Strain
in groups of two to five.
 SKILLS: Brawl 2, Perception 1, Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade all combat checks Range [Engaged]; Disorient 2, Piece 2, Poison).
against this target once), Defensive 1 (increase the
Defense Rating by 1), Enduring 1 (increase Soak
Rating by 1), Quick Strike 2 (add bb to any combat
check against any target that has not yet acted in
the current encounter).
 ABILITIES: Cazador Poison (upon a successful
combat check with aa, the cazador injects its
target with a poison. The victim is allowed a Hard
(ddd) Resilience check to avoid the effects of the
poison. If the Resilience check fails, the victim
suffers 3 points of unsoakable Strain damage, but
also suffers an automatic f on all skill checks for
the remainder of the encounter, the effects of the
poison stack), Flyer (cazadores can fly (see page
100 of the GENESYS core rulebook).
 SILHOUETTE: 2.
 EQUIPMENT: Stinger (Brawl, Damage 7, Critical 3;
Range [Engaged]; Disorient 1, Pierce 1, Poison).
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GIANT CAZADOR [NEMESIS]
They are often found in groups of two or three, but
it is not uncommon to see giant cazadores amongst
groups of other sized cazadores. As their name
implies, they are much larger than a normal cazador.
 SKILLS: Brawl 3, Cool 1, Perception 2,
Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Adversary 2 (upgrade
all combat checks against this
target twice), Defensive 1
(increase the Defense Rating by
1), Enduring 2 (increase Soak Rating by
2), Lethal Blows 1 (+10% to any Critical
Injury rolls made against opponents),
Quick Strike 3 (add bbb to any
combat check against any target that has not yet
acted in the current encounter).
ABILITIES: Cazador Poison (upon a successful
Daunting (dddd) Resilience check to avoid the
effects of the poison. If the Resilience check fails,
damage, and also suffers an automatic t and f on
all skill checks for the remainder of the encounter,
the effects of the poison stack), Flyer (giant
cazadores can fly (see page 100 of the GENESYS
core rulebook).
 SILHOUETTE: 3.
 EQUIPMENT: Stinger (Brawl; Damage 10; Critical 4;
YOUNG CAZADOR [RIVAL]
Young cazadores are often found near other
cazadores in mountainous regions. Young
cazadores are identical in appearance to regular
cazadores but are about three-quarters to half the
size. Though their poison is weaker than that of
adults, their small size makes them more agile and
difficult to hit than mature cazadores.
They can also prove to be quite a hassle due to
their tendency to swarm. Entire groups will swarm
their target in an attempt to overwhelm it via
numerical strength.
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 SKILLS: Brawl 1, Perception 1.
 TALENTS: Defensive 2 (increase the Defense
Rating by 2), Quick Strike 1 (add b to any combat
check against any target that has not yet acted in
the current encounter).
ABILITIES: Cazador Poison (upon a successful
combat check with aa, the young cazador injects
its target with a poison. The victim is allowed a
Average (dd) Resilience check to avoid the effects
of the poison. If the Resilience check fails, the victim
suffers automatic t on all skill checks for the
remainder of the encounter, the effects of the poison
stack), Flyer (young cazadores can fly (see page 100
of the GENESYS core rulebook).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Stinger (Brawl; Damage 5; Critical 4;
Range [Engaged]; Pierce 1, Poison).
CENTAUR
In Greek mythology, centaurs were creatures that
were typically half-human, half-horse. The human
part would end at the bottom of the torso, where the
hindquarters of a horse would begin.
Centaurs encountered in New California and the
Mojave Wasteland were created by the Master. The
creation process involved tossing a varied mix of
humans, dogs, cats and other types of animals into
a Forced Evolutionary Virus (FEV) vat to be infected
by the virus, and then seeing what mutant chimera
emerged as the virus produced rapid and
unpredictable mutations. The resulting centaurs
can differ quite radically in physical appearance
from one another. However, all known centaurs
are somewhat humanoid in appearance.
Centaurs encountered on the east coast, like
their western
counterparts, these
centaurs were
created by infection
with the FEV along
with the super
mutants. Their
birthplace, like the super mutants, is Vault 87.
Unlike its two-headed cousins in New California, in
the “ordinary” type of centaur only the human-like
head and torso remain, and the spines on the back
are replaced by 3 long, tentacle-like tongues. This
variant of centaur also has a ranged attack: a high-
arcing, slow-moving saliva projectile that carries
lethal doses of radiation. Strangely, it is also capable
of igniting lingering gas vapors as well.
In close quarters, it utilizes its tongue to whip at
any intruders. Though it doesn't cause much
physical damage, it inflicts a notable amount of
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radiation damage.
Individual centaurs only pose a minor threat, but
as a rule of thumb, centaurs rarely travel alone and
are usually found with other centaur variants or
super mutants. All centaurs are hostile to the
Wasteland's travelers, and when encountered will
"spit" slow-moving projectiles at them in high arcs.
Centaurs of all known varieties are not harmed by
radiation, but seem drawn to it, as they are often
found in heavily irradiated environments.
CENTAUR [RIVAL]
The most common variant found in the Wasteland,
the centaur on its own can prove very little threat
due to its slow speed. However, being the more
commonly found variant, it is not often encountered
on its own.
 Skill: Brawl 1, Cool 1, Ranged [Light] 1, Survival 1.
 TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade all combat checks
against this target once), Durable 1 (reduce the
result of all Critical Injuries by -10, to a minimum of
1), Enduring 1 (increase Soak Rating by 1),
Feral Strength 1 (adds +1 damage to one hit
of all successful Brawl and Melee checks).
 ABILITIES: Rad Immunity (centaurs are
immune to Radiation damage).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Slam (Brawl;
Damage 4; Critical 4; Range
[Engaged]; Vicious 1),
Radioactive Spit (Ranged [Light];
Damage None; Range [Short];
Disorient 1, Rad 2).
EVOLVED CENTAUR [NEMESIS]
These centaurs are a bigger and
stronger variant of centaur. Having been
exposed to much more radiation than regular
centaurs, they have significantly more muscle mass
as well as thick clusters of tumors growing from
their backs.
 Skill: Brawl 3, Cool 1, Ranged [Light] 3, Survival 1,
Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Adversary 2 (upgrade all combat checks
against this target twice), Defensive 1 (increase
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Defense Rating by 1), Durable 3 (reduce the result of
all Critical Injuries by -30, to a minimum of 1),
Enduring 2 (increase Soak Rating by 2), Feral
Strength 3 (adds +3 damage to one hit of all
successful Brawl and Melee checks), Iron Body 1
(remove b from Coordination and Resilience
checks. The Critical Rating of the centaur's unarmed
attacks is reduced by 1).
 ABILITIES: Rad Immunity (evolved centaurs are
immune to Radiation damage).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Slam (Brawl; Damage 5; Critical 3;
Range [Engaged]; Vicious 2), Radioactive Spit
(Ranged [Light]; Damage None; Range [Medium];
Disorient 2, Rad 4).
TWO-HEADED CENTAUR [NEMESIS]
Physically, these centaurs are around the size of a
bear, with a large, misshapen torso and six
humanoid arms that serve as legs. A cluster of
wriggling fleshy tentacles bloom out from their
underside, scrabbling at the ground around them.
Branching from their front halves are a pair of long,
thick necks, with a canine head on the right and a
humanoid one on the left. The canine head has a
thick metal collar around its neck, adorned with
spikes, not unlike an ordinary dog collar. The two
heads are seemingly aware that they are separate
creatures, as the dog head can be seen trying to
gnaw on the humanoid head.
So far, the two-headed centaurs have only been
encountered on the West Coast, in New California.
 Skill: Brawl 2, Cool 1, Ranged [Light] 2, Survival 1,
Vigilance 2.
 TALENTS: Adversary 2 (upgrade all combat checks
against this target twice), Durable 2 (reduce the
result of all Critical Injuries by -20, to a minimum of
1), Enduring 2 (increase Soak Rating by 2), Feral
Strength 2 (adds +2 damage to one hit of all
successful Brawl and Melee checks), Iron Body 2
(remove bb from Coordination and Resilience
checks. The Critical Rating of the centaur's unarmed
attacks is reduced by 2).
 ABILITIES: Rad Immunity (two-headed centaurs
are immune to Radiation damage), Two Heads (a
two-headed centaur can make one additional free
Maneuver per turn, but no more than two Maneuvers
total), Watchful (any effect that blinds, Disorients,
knocks out, or Staggers a two-headed centaur only
takes effect if both heads are affected, effectively
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having to effect two individual creatures
simultaneously).
 SILHOUETTE: 2.
 EQUIPMENT: Slam (Brawl; Damage 6; Critical 2;
Range [Engaged]; Defensive 1, Vicious 2),
Radioactive Spit (Ranged [Light]; Damage None;
Range [Short]; Disorient 2, Rad 3).
COYOTE
Similar to dogs, coyotes do not appear to have
been visibly altered after the Great War, possibly due
to sheltering from radiation. Coyotes are usually
found in packs of up to three or four in the more
desolate areas of the Wasteland, especially in caves
and caverns. They are slightly stronger than dogs.
Coyotes almost always travel in packs like their
wolf cousins. They have sharp teeth and will
frequently knock a target over, in which they will then
attack the head of their prey.
ALPHA MALE COYOTE [RIVAL]
Coyote pack alphas watch over the pack and
protect them from dangers that may come their way.
They are the strongest and most durable variant of
coyote.
 SKILLS: Athletics 2, Brawl 2, Perception 2,
Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Swift (the alpha male coyote does not
suffer penalties for moving through difficult terrain
(and may move through difficult terrain at normal
speed without spending additional Maneuvers)).
 ABILITIES: Keen Senses (ignore bb on Perception
checks), Pack Tactics (when using the assist
Maneuver, alpha male coyotes add bb instead of
b).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl; Damage 6; Critical 3;
Range [Engaged]; Vicious 1).
COYOTE [MINION]
Regular coyotes are the most common of the
coyote family. They can be found in almost every
corner of the Wasteland.
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 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Athletics 1, Brawl 1,
Perception 1.
 TALENTS: None.
 ABILITIES: Keen Senses
(ignore bb on Perception
checks), Pack Tactics (when using
the assist Maneuver, coyotes add
bb instead of b).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl;
Damage 5; Critical 3; Range
[Engaged]; Vicious 1).
COYOTE PUP [MINION]
The offspring of a coyote. They are smaller and
weaker than normal coyotes, on par with radroaches
in terms of durability, and are rarely a hassle even
for low-level characters, however, they generally
stay close to their den mother who is a much
larger threat. If the player character gets too
close they will attack along with their parents.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Athletics 1.
 TALENTS: None.
 ABILITIES: Keen Senses (ignore bb on Perception
checks), Pack Tactics (when using the assist
Maneuver, coyotes add bb instead of b).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl; Damage 4; Critical 4;
Range [Engaged]).
DEN MOTHER COYOTE [RIVAL]
Den mothers stay back to look after the pups while them an extreme threat. Though they were originally
the others are off hunting. They are slightly stronger mutated chameleons, most have lost the ability to
and more durable than normal coyotes. If any
danger comes, they will protect their pups with their
lives.
 SKILLS: Athletics 2, Brawl 1, Perception 1,
Vigilance 2.
 TALENTS: None.
 ABILITIES: Keen Senses (ignore bb on Perception
checks), Pack Tactics (when using the assist
Maneuver, coyote den mothers add bb instead of
b).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
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 EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl; Damage 6; Critical 3;
Range [Engaged]; Vicious 1).
DEATHCLAW
Originally created before the Great War
by the government to replace
human troops in battle,
deathclaws were derived
from mixed animal stock,
primarily from the very
common Jackson
Chameleon. They were
then refined by the Master,
using genetic manipulation
and the Forced
Evolutionary Virus. The
resulting creature is
incredibly fast and powerful.
Around 2161, deathclaws were still
considered mysterious and legendary
creatures to many. They could originally only
be found in the Boneyard at the warehouse, living
with their mother. Later, as the deathclaw population
grew and began to spread across the continent, the
deathclaws stopped being perceived as legendary
beasts, and started to be seen just as another
dangerous creature.
Deathclaws have a hunchbacked, bipedal reptilian
build with long humanoid arms. They stand roughly
nine to ten feet tall, with a thick and resilient hide,
powerful muscles, and twelve-inch-long, razor-
sharp claws that can kill almost any other creature
in only a few swipes; hence their name. They have
an excellent sense of smell and hearing, though their
eyesight is poor. Their build gives them incredible
speed, agility and strength in close combat, making
change color with their moods.
Deathclaws are very aggressive, territorial, and
carnivorous. They typically live in small packs of
around eight to twenty members led by an alpha
male, who is the only one allowed to mate with the
females. Deathclaws are oviparous, with the eggs
typically laid in dark, sheltered locations and fiercely
guarded by their mother. Young deathclaws reach
maturity under the care of their parents, following
them closely until they are old enough to fend for
themselves.
Although they do not have vocal cords, they can
growl and shout, and some seem to be able to mimic
human speech much the same as a parrot does.
However, normal deathclaws aren't intelligent
enough to be capable of real speech.
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Interestingly, deathclaws do not sharpen their
claws on nearby objects, instead preferring their own
nails to do the sharpening.
Deathclaws will commonly attack with both claws,
or a claw and bite attack. Use the standard rules for
two-weapon fighting when doing so.
ALPHA MALE DEATHCLAW [NEMESIS]
The deathclaw alpha male is similar to the
standard deathclaw in appearance, but with darker
skin. They are much faster and twice as strong as a
regular deathclaw. They travel in packs with other
deathclaws.
 SKILLS: Brawl 4, Perception 2, Resilience 3,
Survival 1, Vigilance 2.
 TALENTS: Adversary 3 (upgrade all combat
checks against this target three times), Defensive
2 (increase Defense Rating by 2), Durable 3
(reduce the result of all Critical Injuries
against this target by -30, to a minimum of
1), Enduring 3 (increase Soak Rating by 3),
Frenzied Attack 1 (when making a Brawl
combat check, the alpha male deathclaw
may suffer 1 Strain, then upgrade the
ability of its combat check once),
Knockdown (may use x on combat
checks to knock a target prone),
Lethal Blows 2 (+20% to any Critical
Injury rolls made against opponents),
Sweep Attack (the alpha male
deathclaw can spend x on a
successful Brawl check to hit
the target as well as anyone
Engaged with the target),
Terrifying (characters must
make a Daunting (dddd)
Discipline check upon first sight
of an alpha male deathclaw or
having to increase the
difficulty of all skill checks
once until the end of the
encounter).
 ABILITIES: Keen Senses (ignore bb on Perception
checks), Rad Immunity (alpha male deathclaws are
immune to Radiation damage), Terrifying (characters
must make a Daunting (dddd) Discipline check
upon first sight of a deathclaw or having to upgrade
the difficulty of all skill checks once until the end of
the encounter).
 SILHOUETTE: 2.
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 EQUIPMENT: Claw (Brawl; Damage 12, Critical 3;
Range [Engaged]; Disorient 1, Pierce 3, Vicious 3),
Bite (Brawl; Damage 10; Critical 2; Range [Engaged];
Ensnare 1, Pierce 2, Vicious 2).
DEATHCLAW [NEMESIS]
They are strong, agile predators that will attack a
wanderer on sight. Their long, sharp claws are
capable of inflicting great, oftentimes deadly
amounts of damage (hence their name).
 SKILLS: Brawl 3, Perception 2, Resilience 2,
Vigilance 2.
 TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade all combat checks
against this target once), Enduring 2 (increase Soak
Rating by 2), Knockdown (may use x on combat
checks to knock a target prone), Durable 2
(reduce the result of Critical Injuries by the
target by -20, to a minimum of 1), Lethal
Blows 1 (+10% to any Critical
Injury rolls made against
opponents).
 ABILITIES: Keen Senses
(ignore bb on Perception
checks), Rad Immunity
(deathclaws are immune to
Radiation damage), Sweep Attack (the alpha
male deathclaw can spend x on a successful
Brawl check to hit the target as well as anyone
Engaged with the target), Terrifying (characters
must make a Hard (ddd) Discipline check
upon first sight of a deathclaw or having to
increase the difficulty of all skill checks
once until the end of the encounter).
 SILHOUETTE: 2.
 EQUIPMENT: Claw (Brawl; Damage 8, Critical
3; Range [Engaged]; Pierce 3, Vicious 2), Bite
(Brawl; Damage 6; Critical 4; Range
[Engaged]; Ensnare 1, Pierce 2, Vicious 1).
MOTHER DEATHCLAW [NEMESIS]
Matriarchs of the deathclaw broods and mates to
alpha males, deathclaw mothers are second only to
the legendary deathclaw in ferocious might and can
run faster than the alpha males, though they do
slightly less damage and have slightly less health.
Deathclaw mothers are taller and heavier-built than
regular deathclaws, with greenish-blue skin, a thick
dewlap, long backwards-sweeping horns, short
back-spikes, and a long tail ending in six sharp
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spines similar to a stegosaurus. They lay their eggs  SKILLS: Brawl 1, Perception 1, Resilience 1,
in dark, secluded holes, and protect them fiercely. If Vigilance 1.
anything attacks or even kills one of their babies,  TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade all combat checks
deathclaw mothers will go into a blind rage, killing against this target once), Durable 1 (reduce the
everything in sight that isn't a deathclaw. result of Critical Injuries against this target by -10,
to a minimum of 1), Enduring 1 (increase Soak
Rating by 1), Knockdown (may use x on combat
checks to knock a target prone).
 ABILITIES: Keen Senses (ignore bb on Perception
checks), Rad Immunity (young deathclaws are
 SKILLS: Brawl 4, Perception 2, Resilience 3, immune to Radiation damage), Terrifying (characters
Survival 1, Vigilance 2. must make a Average (dd) Discipline check upon
 TALENTS: Adversary 3 (upgrade all combat checks first sight of a deathclaw or suffer b on all skill
against this target three times), Defensive 2 checks until the end of the encounter).
(increase Defense Rating by 2), Durable (reduce the  SILHOUETTE: 1.
result of all Critical Injuries against this target by  EQUIPMENT: Claw (Brawl; Damage 6, Critical 3;
-30, to a minimum of 1), Enduring 2 (increase Soak Range [Engaged]; Pierce 3, Vicious 2), Bite (Brawl;
Rating by 2), Frenzied Attack 1 (when making a Damage 4; Critical 4; Range [Engaged]; Ensnare 1,
Brawl combat check, the mother deathclaw may Pierce 2, Vicious 1).
suffer 1 Strain, then upgrade the ability of its combat
check once), Knockdown (may use x on combat
checks to knock a target prone), Lethal Blows 2
(+20% to any Critical Injury rolls made against
DOG
Some dogs have remained domesticated pets, but
opponents), Sweep Attack (the alpha male
many more have turned feral and hunt the dusty
deathclaw can spend x on a successful Brawl
wasteland in packs. The dogs that survived the
check to hit the target as well as anyone Engaged
Great War are a larger, and tougher, breed - now
with the target), Terrifying (characters must make a
almost wolf-sized.
Daunting (dddd) Discipline check upon first sight
Most commonly seen as feral beasts that plague
of a mother deathclaw or having to increase the
the wastes and kill livestock, they are necessary for
difficulty of all skill checks once until the end of the
many struggling wastelanders. There is also the rare
encounter).
cases of domestic breeds that act as companions
 ABILITIES: Keen Senses (ignore bb on Perception towards their human counterparts.
checks), Rad Immunity (mother deathclaws are Humans are the only species known to truly tame
immune to Radiation damage), Terrifying (characters and domesticate these canines. Although other
must make a Daunting (dddd) Discipline check types of sub/meta-humans show an interest in
upon first sight of a deathclaw or having to upgrade doing the same, dogs of all types, including feral
the difficulty of all skill checks once until the end of dogs, are well-known to attack or flee from them on
the encounter). sight.
 SILHOUETTE: 2. They are fiercely loyal to their owners. Before the
 EQUIPMENT: Claw (Brawl; Damage 10, Critical 3; war many of them had fur, but now many of them
Range [Engaged]; Disorient 1, Pierce 3, Vicious 3), have lost it and have begun to look pink. Some
Bite (Brawl; Damage 8; Critical 2; Range [Engaged]; mongrels will attack on sight but can be pacified.
Ensnare 1, Pierce 2, Vicious 2). Through the 200 years since the Great War, dogs
have remained relatively unaltered by radiation.
YOUNG DEATHCLAW [NEMESIS]
These immature deathclaws are about the size of a DOMESTICATED DOG [MINION]
human. Their horns are not fully grown and their Regular dogs with standard statistics and
skin is much lighter than grown deathclaws. This characteristics but no special attributes. Large dogs
makes them easy to pick out among regular don't differ much, aside from being stronger than the
deathclaws. basic variety. The domesticated dogs found across
the Wasteland come in a wide variety of different
species, although they game mechanically share the
same statistics as presented in this particular entry,
for easy referencing.

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Evolutionary Virus. Usually they are accompanying

 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Athletics 1, Perception 1,
Survival 1.
 TALENTS: Expert Tracker 2 (domesticated dogs
remove bb from checks to find or follow tracks.
Survival checks made to track targets take 50%
normal time).
 ABILITIES: Pack Tactics (when
using the assist Maneuver,
domesticated dogs add bb
instead of b).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl;
Damage 4; Critical 3; Range
[Engaged]).
MONGREL [MINION]
The appearance of mongrels is drastically
different to that of other Commonwealth dogs and
FEV-exposed hounds. The adverse effects of
radiation has given mongrels a withered
skeletal appearance and almost total hair loss.
Their frequent location near places where dogs
would have lived before the War suggests that at
least some mongrels are actually pre-War canines
that underwent ghoulification.
super mutants. They may have been created in the
FEV lab of the Institute, along with the rest of the
super mutants that are seen throughout the
Commonwealth.
Mutant hounds are usually several times bigger
than normal stray dogs and mongrels. The
modification imposed on their bodies by the Forced
Evolutionary Virus is similar to the one the super
mutants went through: increase of muscle mass,
depigmentation of the skin to a greenish color and
complete loss of body hair. They are
approximately 3 feet tall at the shoulder, and
5 feet long. Their intelligence
seems to be affected too in
the same way that a super
mutant's is from the FEV. They
appear not to be linked to the
Master in any way, as he was
evolving only humans for his
army. Super mutants seem
to understand mutant
hounds like no other in the
Commonwealth. Their vocal
cords have evolved to create
a very deep and low howl that they use to alert
their nearby brethren.

 SKILLS: Athletics 1, Brawl 2, Perception 1,

Resilience 2, Survival 1, Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Enduring 1 (increase Soak Rating by 1),
Expert Tracker 2 (mutant hounds remove bb from
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Athletics 1, Brawl 1,
checks to find or follow tracks. Survival checks
Perception 1, Survival 2.
made to track targets take 50% normal time).
 TALENTS: Expert Tracker 2 (mongrels remove bb
 ABILITIES: Pack Tactics (when using the assist
from checks to find or follow tracks. Survival checks
Maneuver, mutant hounds add bb instead of b),
made to track targets take 50% normal time)..
Rad Immunity (mutant hounds are immune to
 ABILITIES: Pack Tactics (when using the assist
Radiation damage).
Maneuver, mongrels add bb instead of b).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl;
 EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl;
Damage 7; Critical 3; Range
Damage 5; Critical 3; Range
[Engaged]; Rad 1, Vicious 1).
[Engaged]).

MUTANT HOUND [RIVAL] WILD DOG [MINION]

Wild dogs and large wild
Mutant hounds or FEV hounds
dogs can be found throughout the
are creatures found in the
Wasteland, living at safe
Commonwealth. These are
distances from the “civilization” of
dogs that have undergone
settlements. They are rarely hostile at first
major mutation from being
sight and will only attack if anything
exposed to the Forced
gets too close, or if first provoked by

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attacking them or one of their pack.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Athletics 1, Brawl 1,
Perception 1, Survival 1.
 TALENTS: Expert Tracker 2 (wild dogs remove bb
from checks to find or follow tracks. Survival checks
made to track targets take 50% normal time)..
 ABILITIES: Pack Tactics (when using the assist
Maneuver, wild dogs add bb instead of b).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl; Damage 5; Critical 3;
Range [Engaged]).
FLOATER
Floaters are mutant creatures that likely originated
from the FEV-infected flatworms mentioned in the
FEV experiment disk. Later, they were further
enhanced by the Master's experiments.
Floaters hover through the air by
manufacturing and storing
noxious gases in their
flotation bladders. The
gasses that allow them to
float are also highly
flammable, which makes
them incredibly vulnerable
to fire, but the insulative
properties of the gas prevents
electrical attacks from
harming them. While they are not
very intelligent, they move fast and
can be difficult to kill, especially if a
group of them manages to
surround anyone unwary. Their
body parts have unique names
such as “anglions,”
“ovipositors,” “fore mouths,” and
“float sacs.”
FLOATER [RIVAL]
Floaters are durable creatures, and move very
quickly due to their unique ability to hover. They
often travel in groups with super mutants and
centaurs, and can pose a great threat to anyone
unprepared for combat.
ADVERSARIES
 SKILLS: Athletics 1, Brawl 1, Coordination 1,
Stealth 2, Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Defensive 1 (increase Defense Rating by
1).
 ABILITIES: Gas Bladder (the gas used for floating
renders a floater susceptible to fire attacks. Any
weapon with Burn quality inflict an additional 1 point
of Wound damage to a floater per a spent on the
combat check), Hover (a floater does not suffer
pentalties for moving through difficult terrain (it
moves through difficult terrains at normal speed
without spending additional Maneuvers)), Resiliency
(floaters are immune to Strain damage from all
sources).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl; Damage 6; Critical 2;
Range [Engaged]; Pierce 1).
FOG CRAWLER
Fog crawlers are predatory shrimp-like creatures
which live at large bodies of water. Fog Crawlers are
a highly mutated version of the Mantis Shrimp. The
different types of tail 'fans' on different types of fog
crawlers could determine their gender as crayfish
carry eggs under the tails or as courtship during
mating to avoid injury. The existence of the
smaller legs (swimmerets) on the underside
of the fog crawler are evidence that it is (or
was) an aquatic crustacean. It should also
be noted that the chelipeds eventually fused
with the arms, creating two large dagger-like
appendages (chelipeds are the crusher-claws
of a shrimp, similar to a crab's pincer). It
seems that at some point the creature's head had
evolved to become separate from the main
carapace, as well as morphed into a kind of
arrowhead shape for unknown reasons, possibly to
be used for attacking. They seem to have eight eyes,
four in a straight line on
each side of the head, with
the third from the left being
the largest. They also seem to
lack any sort of visible mouth. These
creatures are remarkably tough, fast, and quite agile
considering their size. In terms of height, the
average deathclaw stands just shy of a fog crawler.
FOG CRAWLER [RIVAL]
Fog crawlers are still a force to be reckoned with
and should not be approached without proper
equipment. Their high resistances require powerful
weaponry to overcome; shot guns or rifles with high
damage output should be prioritized over rapid-fire
armaments in order to have a better chance at
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punching through the crawler's heavy armor.
 SKILLS: Brawl 2, Perception 1, Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Defensive 1
(increase Defense Rating
by 1), Dodge 1 (when
targeted by a combat
check, the fog
crawler may
suffer 1 Strain
and upgrade the combat check
once), Enduring 2 (increase Soak
Rating by 2), Uncanny Senses 1
(add b to Perception checks).
 ABILITIES: Amphibious (fog
crawlers can breathe
underwater and never
suffers movement pentalties
while moving through water),
Poison Immunity (fog crawlers
are immune to all types of
poisons, toxins and venoms),
Rad Immunity (fog crawlers are immune to Radiation
damage).
 SILHOUETTE: 2.
 EQUIPMENT: Hook (Brawl; Damage 6; Critical 4;
Range [Engaged]; Pierce 2, Sunder, Vicious 1).
GLOWING FOG CRAWLER [NEMESIS]
A step up from the basic variant, glowing fog
crawlers boast increased resistances and hit harder,
especially since their strikes deal additional
Radiation damage.
 SKILLS: Brawl 3, Discipline 2, Perception 1,
Vigilance 2.
 TALENTS: Adversary 2 (upgrade the difficulty of
all combat checks against this target twice),
Dodge 2 (when targeted by a combat check, the
glowing fog crawler may suffer 2 Strain and
upgrade the combat check twice),
Enduring 2 (increase Soak Rating
by 2), Uncanny Senses 2 (add
bb to Perception checks).
 ABILITIES: Amphibious (glowing fog crawlers
can breathe underwater and never suffers
movement pentalties while moving through
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water), Poison Immunity (glowing fog crawlers are
immune to all types of poisons, toxins, and venoms),
Rad Immunity (glowing fog crawlers are immune to
Radiation damage).
 SILHOUETTE: 2.
 EQUIPMENT: Hook (Brawl; Damage 7; Critical 4;
Range [Engaged]; Pierce 2, Rad 2, Sunder, Vicious 1).
GATORCLAW
They were created using a combination of alligator
and Jackson's chameleon genetic material, along
with brain cells from a super mutant. The gatorclaw
is close in name and appearance to the deathclaw.
Identical in posture and general anatomy to a
deathclaw, gatorclaws have minor external traits
that reflect their alligator genetics. They have an
elongated, sock-like head and no horns.
Their back and tail are protected by
heavy platelike scutes, lined on either
side by dull spikes. Their claws are
very short and more robust than their
untampered counterparts. Their skin is a dull
forest green, contrasting sharply with their pale
greyish underbellies. They can sometimes be seen
lying flat in the same manner that alligators do.
GATORCLAW [RIVAL]
The most common and weakest variety of the
gatorclaw. The gatorclaw shares strong
resemblance to the deathclaw.
 SKILLS: Athletics 1, Brawl 2, Survival 1.
 TALENTS: Durable 2 (reduce the result
of all Critical Injuries against
this target by -20, to a
minimum of 1), Enduring 2
(increase Soak Rating by
2).
 ABILITIES: Rad Immunity (gatorclaws
are immune to Radiation damage).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Bite/Claw (Brawl; Damage
7; Critical 3; Range [Engaged]; Vicious
2).
GECKO
Geckos can be found living across the
entire Mojave Wasteland, with many different
species calling the local area their breeding
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grounds. They are said to have been stemmed from minimum of 1).
Fire Root Cavern.  ABILITIES: Fire Immunity (a fire gecko is immune
Geckos are reptilian in appearance and sport a to the effects of fire and heat), Pounce (if a golden
pair of frills behind their head. Their eyes generally gecko uses a Maneuver for movement and an Action
have an orange tint, and their body colors differ for attacking, it can pounce its opponent. The fire
greatly based on the individual gecko type. All gecko gains an automatic s and a on its bite
geckos have five fingers, five toes and have kept combat check), Fire Immunity (fire geckos are
their pre-War ability to make chirping sounds in immune to fire damage).
social interactions with each other. Gruff breathing,  SILHOUETTE: 1.
squeaking and cooing can be heard from time to  EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl; Damage 5; Critical 4;
time in gecko-inhabited areas. Like their pre-War Range [Engaged]; Pierce 1), Fire Breath (Ranged
cousins, Geckos lack eyelids and tear-ducts and can [Light], Damage 6; Critical 3; Ranged [Short]; Blast 4,
often be seen using their elongated tongues to lick Burn 1).
at their eyes, clearing away dust and small debris.
Most regular geckos are peaceful, unthreatening
creatures, but if one gecko is attacked, the rest of the
GECKO [MINION]
pack in the area will quickly converge on the Geckos appear in small to large packs depending
attacker, charging quickly with their mouths open the location. They will charge at their prey with their
and rapidly attacking with bites and swipes from mouths open, and attack by biting and with swipes
their clawed hands. from their claws.
Geckos seem to have no strictly hierarchical social
structure, with no apparent leader and everyone
seemingly being equal in the pack.
Some seem to serve as
hunters for the pack. Like
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Brawl 1, Stealth 1.
deathclaws, they are
 TALENTS: None.
oviparous, with the eggs
 ABILITIES: Pounce (if a gecko uses a Maneuver
typically covered by the
for movement and an Action for attacking, it can
father or the mother before
pounce its opponent. The gecko gains an
the hatching and not laid
automatic s and a on its bite combat check).
into a place.
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
Normal geckos and
 EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl;
golden geckos have hides
Damage 4; Critical 3;
that can be turned into all sorts of
Range [Engaged];
useful and attractive clothing
Pierce 1).
items. Dresses, jackets and even
armor can be constructed from
their durable pelts after they've GOLDEN GECKO [RIVAL]
been tanned. A type of gecko with brilliant golden scales.
They can be found around irradiated areas.
FIRE GECKO [RIVAL] Golden geckos have been affected by high
levels of radiation, leading to their larger size
Fire geckos have mottled purple and red hides, and
and unique coloration. In addition, exposure to
prominent spikes on their backs. In addition to their
radiation has caused their attacks to inflict
bite and claw attacks, they have the ability to
significant amounts of radiation damage.
breathe fire. They can mainly be found in and around
mountainous areas and caves.

 SKILLS: Athletics 2, Brawl 1, Cool 3, Coordination 2,

Perception 2, Stealth 2, Vigilance 3.
 SKILLS: Athletics 1, Brawl 1, Perception 1, Ranged
 TALENTS: Enduring 1 (increase Soak Rating by 1),
[Light] 1, Stealth 2, Vigilance 1.
Lethal Blows 1 (+10% to any Critical Injury rolls
 TALENTS: Durable 1 (reduce the results of all
made against opponents).
Critical Injuries against this target by -10, to a
 ABILITIES: Pounce (if a golden gecko uses a

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Maneuver for movement and an Action for attacking,
it can pounce its opponent. The golden gecko gains
an automatic s and a on its bite combat check),
Rad Immunity (golden geckos are immune to
Radiation damage).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl; Damage 6; Critical 3;
Range [Engaged]; Pierce 1, Rad 1, Vicious 2).
GREEN GECKO [RIVAL]
Green geckos are easily recognized for their
brightly green scales. When attacking from a
distance, they can spit several far-reaching but
slow-moving globs of poisonous saliva, somewhat
resembling the radioactive spit attack that centaurs
use. Once in contact with an enemy, they will attack
like other types of gecko, by biting and clawing.
Green geckos are almost always found in packs
ranging from two to eight. Green geckos are often
found near waterways and bridges.
ghouls are not covered in this section, as they fall
under the character creation rules, as detailed on
page 74.
FERAL GHOUL [MINION]
Ghouls are former humans who have become
horribly irradiated by the radioactive fallout covering
the wasteland from the Great War. Many ghouls are
pre-War humans who survived the initial nuclear
bombardment during the Great War. Becoming
permanently irradiated, they were horribly disfigured
and their lifespans were increased virtually
indefinitely. In most cases, exposure to radiation in
the post-War Commonwealth wastes degenerated
their brains, causing them to lose their higher
cognitive functions, turning them into mindless,
radiation-resistant cannibals. Due to exposure to
high levels of radiation, they have lost the ability to
reason and will become hostile towards everyone
but their own kind. This has caused much
discrimination towards sane ghouls.

 SKILLS: Brawl 1, Coordination 2, Perception 2,

Ranged [Light] 2, Stealth 2, Vigilance 3.  SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Brawl 1, Perception 1.
 TALENTS: None.  TALENTS: None.
 ABILITIES: Pounce (if a green gecko uses a  ABILITIES: Rad Immunity (feral ghouls are immune
Maneuver for movement and an Action for attacking, to radiation damage).
it can pounce its opponent. The green gecko gains  SILHOUETTE: 1.
an automatic s and a on its bite combat check).  EQUIPMENT: Claw/Bite (Brawl; Damage 5; Critical
 SILHOUETTE: 1. 4; Range [Engaged]).
 EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl; Damage 5;
Critical 4; Range [Engaged]; Pierce 1),
Radioactive Spit (Ranged [Light];
GLOWING ONE [NEMESIS]
A highly irradiated version of a
Damage 5; Range [Short]; Disorient
feral ghoul, they glow with
2, Rad 1).
green light emitting from
within, and just being near
GHOUL them causes radiation
damage. They can perform
Ghouls or necrotic post- an area of effect radiation
humans, are decrepit, rotting, attack indicated by the
zombie-like mutants. They raising of their arms which
are recipients of intense and releases radiation around
prolonged radiation sickness them. This radiation also
which decays their skin, and in heals nearby feral ghouls,
some cases their ligaments. and glowing ones can even
Paradoxically, they also have greatly sometimes revive recently
extended overall lifespans and are, killed allies. They are
allegedly, immune to and even potentially more dangerous
regenerate health from the hazards of than past iterations, especially
background radiation and/or nuclear against unprotected
fallout. wanderers, due in part to
It should be noted that regular

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their radiation-fueled healing, although their passive
radiation radius is smaller and thus they are easier
to dispatch without taking any radiation.
People have seen on more than one occasion a
feral glowing one fighting or being chased by
"normal" feral ghouls. Although very rare, it is
possible for a glowing one to retain their intelligence
and cognitive functions. Sentient glowing ones
(non-feral glowing ghouls) are a rare unique variety
of sentient ghouls. Unlike their feral counterparts,
they are able to keep some forms of consciousness.
 SKILLS: Brawl 2, Coercion 2, Perception 2,
Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade all combat checks
against this target once), Enduring 1 (increase Soak
Rating by 1), Lethal Blows 1 (+10% to any Critical
Injury rolls made against opponents).
 ABILITIES: Healed By Radiation (heal a number of
Wounds equal to the rating of the Radiation source),
Rad Immunity (glowing ones are immune to the
harmful effects (damage) of Radiation), Radiation
Blast (as an Action a glowing one may expose all
living creatures within Short distance to radiation
equal to Rad 4. This attack has Slow-Firing 3
quality).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Claw/Bite (Brawl; Damage 7; Critical
4; Range [Engaged]; Pierce 1, Rad 2, Vicious 1).
GULPER
Gulpers are mutated salamander-like creatures,
which roam on the irradiated wetlands throughout
the Wasteland. They can hang on trees, in order to
take their victims by surprise, they can also slide
through swamp-like areas, and hide underwater.
Infant gulpers are
commonly
referred to as
newts. These younger
gulpers have lighter coloration.
The lighter coloration makes the newts
much easier to spot while hidden, as the light
coloration usually clashes with their
surroundings.
GLOWING GULPER [RIVAL]
These gulpers have been severely mutated by
concentrated fog, making them bioluminescent and
deal radiation damage with every strike.
ADVERSARIES
 SKILLS: Athletics 2, Brawl 2, Perception 1, Stealth
2, Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade all combat checks
against this target once), Defensive 1 (increase
Defense Rating by 1), Enduring 1 (increase Soak
Rating by 1), Swift (the glowing gulper does not
suffer pentalties for moving through difficult terrain
(it moves through difficult terrains at normal speed
without spending additional Maneuvers)).
 ABILITIES: Poison Immunity (the glowing gulper is
fully immune to all manner of poisons, toxins and
venoms), Rad Immunity (glowing gulpers are
immune to the damage of Radiation).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl; Damage 6; Critical 4;
Range [Engaged]; Disorient 1, Rad 2, Vicious 1).
GULPER [RIVAL]
These gulpers have a dark coloration and are much
faster, healthier, and tougher than younger newts.
Gulpers are ferociously territorial and protective of
their young newts.
 SKILLS: Athletics 2, Brawl 1, Stealth 2.
 TALENTS: Defensive 1 (increase Defense Rating by
1), Swift (the gulper does not suffer pentalties for
moving through difficult terrain (it moves through
difficult terrains at normal speed without spending
additional Maneuvers)).
 ABILITIES: Gulper
Camouflage (in muddy
environments the gulper
adds bbb to Stealth
checks), Poison
Immunity (the gulper
is fully immune to all
manner of poisons,
toxins and venoms), Rad Immunity
(gulpers are immune to the
damage of Radiation).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl;
Damage 5; Critical 4; Range [Engaged]; Disorient 1,
Vicious 1).
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HUMAN, RAIDER
Unlike other factions throughout the Wasteland,
raiders are not an established organization, but
rather a collective term for the countless groups of
bandits, thieves, murderers, junkies, sociopaths and
psychopaths who dwell in the
Commonwealth and its ruins. They
have no true "society," living simply
by the philosophy that might makes
right and killing anyone who gets in
their way. Most raider gangs are
small, consisting of up to a
couple dozen members and
make a living scavenging the
ruins of Boston, as well as
through robbery, extortion and
the manufacture/selling of
chems.
Raiders are notoriously
cruel and merciless,
shooting any non-raider
on sight. Although they
are not nearly as
powerful as other
dangerous groups
like the super
mutants or
Triggermen,
they make up
for it through
scare tactics via
their ruthless reputation and their
intimidating mannerisms. The bases
they build in the ruins are often
decorated with graffiti and the
mutilated bones and bodies of
previous victims, and their
outfits and weapons are
equally crude and low-
tech, built from scrap metal
and other junk. Some gangs of raiders
have a roughly-established hierarchy: lower-ranking
members wear very basic armor and clothing and
wield low-tech pipe weapons, while higher-ranking
members wear more impressive armor and wield
more powerful weapons, such as assault rifles and
various heavy weapons, including the Fat Man.
Some raider leaders even wear their own power
armor.
The equipment of the various raider gangs will vary
depending on location. For example, the raiders at
Dunwich Borers will all equip mining helmets, as
opposed to raiders in more generic locations. As
such, no standard gear has been included in the
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Equipment section. The GM should make up the
individual gear carried to personalize the
adversaries.
RAIDER [MINION]
A common raider is the weakest of the cannon
fodder. Even the greenest of Wasteland wanderers
should have little trouble in dispatching several of
them. Armed with pipe guns and little health, they
tend to survive only a few hits, before succumbing.
However, they usually travel with stronger variants
and on occasion, a boss.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Brawl 1, Melee 1, Ranged
[Light] 1.
 TALENTS: None.
 ABILITIES: None.
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: By weapon and armor type.
RAIDER BOSS [RIVAL]
Raider bosses are unique, named raiders who lead
a particular group of raiders and can be found at
various specific locations. Some of them are also
equipped with better-than-normal equipment, such
as power armor.
 SKILLS: Brawl 1, Coercion 2, Leadership 2, Melee 2,
Ranged [Light] 2, Streetwise 1, Vigilance 2.
 TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade all combat
checks against this target once), Quick Draw (draw
or holster weapon or item as an Incidental).
 ABILITIES: Honor Among Raiders (may perform a
Maneuver to cause all ranged attacks targeting the
raider boss to instead hit one ally or helpless enemy
he is Engaged with until the beginning of his next
turn).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: By weapon and armor type.
RAIDER PSYCHO [RIVAL]
Psychos feared even amongst the other raiders
themselves. Raider psychos are melee-dependant
chem using raiders that ferociously and fearlessly
charge at their enemies and may throw grenades
with little regards to their surroundings.
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 SKILLS: Brawl 1, Cool 1, Melee 2, Resilience 1.
 TALENTS: Berserk (once per encounter, the raider
psycho adds s and aa to all Melee combat
checks. However, opponents add s to all combat
checks against the raider psycho. While berserk,
cannot make ranged combat checks. At the end of
encouter, suffers 6 Strain), Lethal Blows 1 (+10% to
any Critical Injury rolls made against opponents).
 ABILITIES: None.
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: By weapon and armor type.
RAIDER SCUM [MINION]
Raider scum are little more than raiders with
slightly beefed up stats. They usually are armed with
pipe weapons and crudely made welded armor, and
also leather armor. The armor they equip may also
have a few low level upgrades on them.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Brawl 1, Melee 1, Ranged
[Light] 1, Resilience 1.
 TALENTS: Quick Strike 1 (add b to any combat
check made against any targets that have not yet
taken their turn in the current encounter).
 ABILITIES: None.
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: By weapon and armor type.
RAIDER VETERAN [RIVAL]
Raider veterans are battle-hardened
warriors. They are among the
toughest raiders. These veterans
are raiders who have managed to
survive the perils of the wasteland
for the longest amount of time.
Given the dangers associated
with the profession, it should
come as no surprise that these
enemies can pose quite a challenge. Armed with
military grade weapons such as combat rifles,
assault rifles, and on occasion laser weapons.
These enemies are further bolstered by a high
health pool and segments of combat armor.
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 SKILLS: Brawl 2, Coercion 1, Cool 1, Melee 2,
Ranged [Heavy] 2, Ranged [Light] 2, Streetwise 1,
Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade all combat checks
against this target once), Conditioned 1 (remove b
from Athletics and Coordination checks. Reduces
the Wounds and Strain suffered from falling by 1),
Lethal Blows 1 (+10% to any Critical Injury rolls
made against opponents), Quick Draw (draw or
holster weapon or item as an Incidental).
 ABILITIES: None.
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: By weapon and armor type.
LAKELURK
Lakelurks are mutated snapping turtles that live
around aquatic areas like Lake Mead. They attack by
using shrieking sonic pulse waves to stun enemies,
then rip them apart using their claws. They are
fiercely territorial and extremely aggressive,
attacking almost anything that comes near them or
their nests. They are usually found in small groups
of two to three, though can occasionally be found in
larger groups comprised of around five to
eight. They have a high Perception,
which makes them very quick to find
potential prey within their immediate
area.
Lakelurks have two sets of
teeth; a set similar to human
teeth and another set of teeth
in front of those, similar to
those of a piranha.
Lakelurk bodies will
not float when
killed in water,
rather they sink.
Lakelurks lay
eggs, which they
are highly
protective off. It
is said that these
eggs make for great omelets; the
trick is to get to them first as one
would have to fend off scores of
lakelurks to get to them.
LAKELURK [RIVAL]
The standard lakelurk with all
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characteristics stated above.
 SKILLS: Brawl 2, Perception 2, Ranged [Light] 1,
Stealth 2, Survival 1, Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Defensive 1 (increase Defense Rating by to other mutant creatures, they are genetically more
1), Knack For It (remove bb from all Perception and similar to the original specimen, albeit much larger.
Stealth skill checks).
 ABILITIES: Amphibious (a lakelurk may breathe
underwater without penalty, and never suffers
movement penalties for moving through water).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Claw (Brawl; Damage 7; Critical 4;
Range [Engaged]; Vicious 2), Sonic Pulse (Ranged
[Light]; Damage 6; Critical 4; Range [Short]; Disorient
2).
LAKELURK KING [NEMESIS]
The lakelurk king is a stronger variation of the
standard lakelurk. While visually similar, the king has
slightly glowing eyes, fins, claws, and other
protrusions. Also of note is the apparent light
coloration resembling "body paint" on its chest and
back.
 SKILLS: Brawl 3, Cool 1, Discipline 1, Perception 3, giant mantis may stand up from prone as an
Ranged [Light] 2, Stealth 1, Survival 2,
Vigilance 2.
 TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade all
combat checks against this target once),
Defensive 1 (increase Defense Rating by
1), Enduring 1 (increase Soak
Rating by 1), Knack For It (remove
bb from all Perception
and Stealth skill checks),
Natural (once per
session reroll one
Brawl and one Stealth
check).
 ABILITIES:
Amphibious (a lakelurk king may
breathe underwater without penalty,
and never suffers movement penalties
for moving through water).
 EQUIPMENT: Claw (Brawl; Damage 7; Critical 4;
Range [Engaged]; Vicious 2), Savage Bite (Brawl;
Damage 8; Critical 3; Range [Engaged]; Pierce 3,
Vicious 3); Sonic Pulse (Ranged [Light]; Damage 8;
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Critical 4; Range [Short]; Disorient 2, Knockdown).
MANTIS, GIANT
Giant mantises are mutated praying mantises
created by the horticultural experiments that took
place in Vault 22. They have since escaped from the
vault and have spread into the Wasteland. Compared
Mantises are significantly smaller than humans, but
have an incredibly powerful attack and almost
always attack in swarms.
If a mantis antenna becomes crippled, it will
become frenzied and the mantis will begin to attack
anything within reach.
FEMALE GIANT MANTIS [RIVAL]
The giant mantis female is larger and more
powerful than the normal giant mantis. The females
produce the mantis eggs.
 SKILLS: Athletics 3, Brawl 2, Coordination 2,
Perception 3, Vigilance 2.
 TALENTS: Conditioned 1 (remove b from Athletics
and Coordination checks. Reduce Wounds and
Strain suffered from falling by 1), Enduring 1
(increase Soak Rating by 1), Jump Up (the female
Incidental), Swift (the female giant mantis does not
suffer penalties for moving through difficult terrain
(it may move through difficult terrain at normal
speed without spending additional Maneuvers)).
 ABILITIES: Agile Jumper (female giant mantis can
jump quite well and can move equivalent of having
used two Maneuvers of movement on a single jump),
Poison Immunity (the female giant mantis is fully
immune to all manner of poisons, toxins
and venoms).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Piercing Leg
(Brawl; Damage 5; Critical
3; Range [Engaged];
Pierce 2, Vicious 1).
GIANT MANTIS [MINION]
This variant is the standard giant
mantis. They can be found in
groups or scattered around these
areas when encountered. This variant also
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comprises the majority of mantises encountered in
Vault 22.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Athletics 2, Brawl 1,
Coordination 1, Perception 1, Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Enduring 1 (increase Soak Rating by 1),
Jump Up (the giant mantis may stand up from prone
as an Incidental), Swift (the giant mantis does not
suffer penalties for moving through difficult terrain
(it may move through difficult terrain at normal
speed without spending additional Maneuvers)).
 ABILITIES: Agile Jumper (a giant mantis can jump
quite well and can move equivalent of having used
two Maneuvers of movement on a single jump),
Poison Immunity (the giant mantis is immune to all
manner of poisons, toxins and venoms).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Piercing Leg (Brawl; Damage 4;
Critical 4; Range [Engaged]; Pierce 2).
MIRELURK
Although the games do not specifically state the
origins of mirelurks, it can be discerned from their
appearances that they are the descendants of
crustaceans which have been living and breeding in
irradiated waters for over 200 years following the
Great War. Given this level of diversity, it can be
assumed that the term "mirelurk" is more than just
the common name for one species, but rather a
colloquial term for any of several typically-chitinous,
marsh-dwelling creatures living together in
symbiotic relationships. Before the war,
the mutation was predicted by
researchers at Nahant Oceanological
Society, who theorized that the
dumping of radioactive waste
would lead to greater size and
toxicity.
Most adult mirelurk variants have
shells and pincers resembling those of
horseshoe crabs, while their offspring
resemble mole crabs. The queen, on
the other hand, has a shell that
resembles that of a giant
isopod or spider crab. The
hunter variant appears to
be a lobster. Finally, the
mirelurk king is unique in that
it bears no resemblance to any sort of
crustacean, and may instead be a heavily
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mutated frog or fish.
All mirelurks (excluding mirelurk kings) are
protected by a thick shell which is difficult to
penetrate, even with powerful ballistic weapons. The
face is unarmored but a small target, and when
charging a mirelurk will often lower its head to
protect this area. However, the face will inevitably be
exposed once the creature commences close
combat. Extremities are also more vulnerable than
the rest of the body, though not as much as the face.
Some specimens in particular resemble mirelurk
from the Capital Wasteland, but also differ in several
aspects, such as is seen with their legs. Unique
specimens also walks in a mixed crab/spider-like
motion, which is atypical of mirelurk variants
documented so far; in general they have more
realistic qualities correlating to appearance.
MIRELURK [RIVAL]
The most common type of mirelurk has a whitish-
gray shell, are about a head shorter than a normal
human, and walk slightly slower than a human.
Mirelurks fight with their claws and lack ranged
attacks.
Additionally, at close range they can charge
forward in a brief burst of speed for a headbutt,
which also makes it impossible to target their face.
However, their face is most vulnerable in the
seconds after a headbutt, when their 'head' is raised.
 SKILLS: Brawl 1, Perception 1, Stealth 2, Survival
1.
 TALENTS: Knack For It (remove bb
from all Perception and Stealth
checks), Defensive 2 (increase the
Defense Rating by 2), Durable 2
(reduce the result of all Critical
Injuries against this target by
-20, to a minimum of 1), Enduring
4 (increase Soak Rating by 4), Parry
2 (take 3 Strain to reduce Melee
damage taken by 5, before applying
Soak), Refractor 1 (energy
attacks made against the
mirelurk suffers a b
penalty).
 ABILITIES: Amphibious (a
mirelurk can breathe underwater,
and is capable of breathing out of
water for 1 hour, and never suffers
movement penalties for moving
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through water), Rad Immunity (mirelurks are
immune to Radiation damage), Tough Shell (an
attacker may take the aim at specific part of the
target Maneuver to target the face of the mirelurk;
this will lower the mirelurk’s Soak by 2 for one hit of
that combat check).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Pincer (Brawl; Damage 6; Critical 3;
Range [Engaged]; Pierce 2).
MIRELURK HATCHLING [MINION]
When nearing a mirelurk nest, typically about half
of its eggs will shake briefly and then hatch,
revealing these small, aggressive
crab-like creatures. Their overall
combat strength is practically
identical to radroaches. While
the mirelurk hatchling offers
little opposition in combat,
it should be stated that
they are capable of
fighting straight away
as they break out of the egg
protecting them.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Brawl 1, Perception 1.
 TALENTS: Enduring 1 (increase Soak Rating by
1), Refractor 1 (energy attacks made against the
mirelurk hatchling suffers a b penalty)..
 ABILITIES: Amphibious (a mirelurk
hatchling can breathe underwater, and is
capable of breathing out of water
for 1 hour, and never suffers
movement penalties for
moving through water),
Durable 1 (reduce the
result of all Critical Injuries
against this target by -10, to a
minimum of 1), Rad Immunity
(mirelurk hatchlings are
immune to Radiation damage).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl, Damage 4, Critical
3, Range [Engaged]).
MIRELURK HUNTER [RIVAL]
This type of mirelurk has mutated from the local
lobster population. They are significantly more
resilient than regular mirelurks and gain the ability to
spit acid at its enemies, as well as more powerful
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attacks.
 SKILLS: Brawl 2, Perception 1, Ranged [Light] 2,
Stealth 2, Survival 1, Vigilance 2.
 TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade all combat checks
against this target once), Ambush (once per turn
while benefiting from the cover, a mirelurk hunter
may perform the Ambush Maneuver. Add 2
additional damage to one hit of the next successful
combat check with a non-vehicle weapon against a
target within short range before the end of its turn),
Defensive 1 (increase the Defense Rating by 1),
Durable 2 (reduce the result of all Critical Injuries
against this target by -20, to a minimum of 1),
Enduring 3 (increase Soak Rating by 3), Knack For It
(remove bb from all Perception and Stealth
checks), Lethal Blows 1 (+10% to any Critical
Injury rolls made against opponents),
Refractor 1 (energy attacks made against the
mirelurk hunter suffers a b penalty).
 ABILITIES: Amphibious (a mirelurk hunter can
breathe underwater, and is capable of breathing out
of water for 1 hour, and never suffers
movement penalties for moving through
water), Rad Immunity (mirelurk hunters are
immune to Radiation damage), Tough
Shell (an attacker may take the aim at
specific part of the target
Maneuver to target the face of
the mirelurk hunter; this will
lower the mirelurk hunter’s
Soak by 2 for one hit of that
combat check).
 SILHOUETTE: 2.
 EQUIPMENT: Pincer
(Brawl; Damage 7;
Critical 3; Range
[Engaged]; Pierce 3), Acidic
Spit (Ranged [Light];
Damage 6; Critical 4; Range
[Short]; Burn 2).
MIRELURK KING [NEMESIS]
Mirelurk kings do not particularly resemble their
crab-like "subjects," being more humanoid in
appearance, instead appearing to be heavily
mutated frogs based on sounds they make and the
webbing between their fingers and toes. They are
unable to float in water, and with heads not unlike
those of snapping turtles; the only commonality
appears to be arms ending in pincers. They may be a
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separate species, living in some sort of symbiosis occasionally eject a barrage of eggs that spawn a
with the thick-shelled mirelurks. wave of hatchlings.
Unlike the other mirelurks, they have a ranged
sonic projectile attack that is particularly effective at
rendering the opponent disoriented.

 SKILLS: Brawl 2, Discipline 1, Perception 1,

Ranged [Light] 3, Stealth 1, Vigilance 3.
 TALENTS: Adversary 2 (upgrade all
 SKILLS: Brawl 2, Perception 1, Ranged [Light] 3, combat checks against this target twice),
Stealth 2, Vigilance 1. Defensive 2 (increase the Defense Rating
 TALENTS: Adversary 2 (upgrade all combat by 2), Durable 2 (reduce the result of
checks against this target twice), Defensive 1 all Critical Injuries against this
(increase the Defense Rating by 1), target by -20, to a minimum of 1),
Durable 1 (reduce the Enduring 2 (increase Soak Rating by
result of all Critical 2), Refractor 2 (energy attacks made
Injuries against this against the mirelurk queen suffers a bb
target by -10, to a penalty),
minimum of 1),  ABILITIES: Amphibious (a mirelurk queen
Enduring 1 (increase Soak can breathe underwater, and is capable of
Rating by 1), Knack For It breathing out of water for 1 hour, and never
(remove bb from suffers movement penalties for moving
Perception and Stealth through water), Rad Immunity
checks), Refractor 2 (mirelurk queens are immune
(energy attacks made against the to Radiation damage), Spawn
mirelurk king suffers a bb penalty). Hatchlings (a mirelurk queen can
 ABILITIES: Amphibious (a mirelurk king can lay an egg with a single Maneuver, the egg will hatch
breathe underwater, and is capable of breathing out in the following turn and produce a mirelurk
of water for 1 hour, and never suffers movement hatchling), Tough Shell (an attacker may take the
penalties for moving through water), Rad Immunity aim at specific part of the target Maneuver to target
(mirelurk kings are immune to Radiation damage). the face of the mirelurk queen; this will lower the
 SILHOUETTE: 2. mirelurk queen’s Soak by 2 for one hit of that
 EQUIPMENT: Claw/Bite (Brawl; combat check).
Damage 6; Critical 3; Range  SILHOUETTE: 2.
[Engaged]; Vicious 2), Sonic  EQUIPMENT: Pincer (Brawl; Damage 8;
Projectile (Ranged [Light]; Damage Critical 3; Range [Engaged]; Pierce 3,
8; Critical 4; Range [Short]; Vicious 2), Acidic Spit (Ranged [Light];
Disorient 3, Concussive 2). Damage 8; Critical 4; Range [Medium];
Blast 4, Burn 2).
MIRELURK QUEEN
[NEMESIS] NUKALURK [NEMESIS]
A mirelurk variation indigenous to the
The mirelurk queen is a Nuka-Cola plant. They are oddly colored,
rarely seen mirelurk variant. having a dark blue exoskeleton stippled with
The queen is considerably glowing blue features along certain regions
larger and more dangerous of their bodies. This coloration is
than her offspring and probably due to prolonged exposure
inflicts significantly more and/or consumption of the radioactive
physical and radiation strontium isotope that was used to color
damage on the player Nuka-Cola Quantum before the Great War.
character. Her acidic Nukalurks are otherwise similar to the
spittle rapidly damages anyone caught in it, but ordinary variation of the mirelurk. Except that
crippling her spouts will prevent her from using its attacks deal radiation damage in addition
it. Once combat is initiated, the queen will to any ordinary damage dealt by the pincer.

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 SKILLS: Brawl 2, Perception 1, Stealth 1,
Survival 1, Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade all
combat checks against this target
once), Defensive 2 (increase the
Defense Rating by 2), Durable 2
(reduce the result of all Critical
Injuries against this target by
-20, to a minimum of 1),
Enduring 4 (increase Soak Rating
by 4), Frenzied Attack 1 (suffer 1 Strain
and upgrade Melee or Brawl attack
once), Knack For It (remove bb
from Perception and Stealth
checks), Parry 2 (take 3
Strain to reduce Melee
damage taken by 5,
before applying Soak),
Refractor 2 (energy
attacks made against the
nukalurk suffers a bb penalty).
 ABILITIES: Amphibious (a nukalurk can breathe
underwater, and is capable of breathing out of water
for 1 hour, and never suffers movement penalties for
moving through water), Rad Immunity (nukalurks are
immune to Radiation damage), Tough Shell (an
attacker may take the aim at specific part of the
target Maneuver to target the face of the nukalurk;
this will lower the nukalurk’s Soak by 2 for one hit of
that combat check).
 SILHOUETTE: 2.
 EQUIPMENT: Pincer (Brawl; Damage 6; Critical 3;
Range [Engaged]; Pierce 2, Rad 1).
MOLE RAT
Mole rats are mutated rodents that are much larger  ABILITIES: Burrow (may take a Maneuver to
than their pre-War cousins. They have
survived as a species by burrowing
underground where the soil protected
them from direct nuclear
explosions. However, they still
were greatly mutated by the
subsequent fallout,
increasing their size as
well as their
viciousness. A few
people in the wastes
have even been known
to train them and keep
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them as pets.
According to some report, naked mole rats most
closely resemble a Heterocephalus glaber, also
known as the sand puppy or desert mole rats. Their
enlargement is due to heavy radiation exposure.
While larger than their ancestors, the naked mole
rats have similarly low brain function,
possibly due to an exceedingly tiny brain
organ. Their incisors show increased
enamel and dentin growth, making
them razor sharp. In addition, the
naked mole rats have extremely
low levels of Substance P which
results in an incredible pain
tolerance.
MOLE RAT [MINION]
Mole rats have sharp claws
and even sharper tusks that
they use to tear great chunks
of flesh from their prey. Mole rats are
either huge rats or the result of gene-
splicing Kodiak bears with maladjusted
lab rats. Fortunately, they seldom run in
packs larger than a half dozen or so.
Mole rats range in size depending on the type
being fought. They range in size from a house cat up
to a large dog and possibly bigger. They have a bald,
pink appearance, with large front teeth and small
eyes. They are highly territorial and will attack
anything entering their territory. They are
surprisingly fast and will attack with a jumping
lunge.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Brawl 1, Perception 1,
Survival 1.
 TALENTS: None.
burrow underground, gaining total cover and
concealment from all attackers. While
burrowed, the mole rat may spend
additional Maneuvers to move
while underground. Burrow
can be performed on
any natural surface
except solid rock,
and on concrete),
Groundburst (may
burst out from being
burrowed underground
as an Incidental, gaining b
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to combat checks against one opponent until the  EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl; Damage 5; Critical 4;
end of the current turn), Rad Immunity (mole rats are Range [Engaged]; Pierce 1, Poison).
immune to Radiation damage).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl; Damage 6; Critical 4;
NIGHT STALKER DEN MOTHER [RIVAL]
Range [Engaged]; Pierce 2, Sunder). In some night stalker nests, such as Morning Star
Cavern, the pack will be led by a den mother, a
slightly larger female night stalker who looks after
NIGHTSTALKER the young, and has a much stronger attack than
standard night stalkers. If her young are harmed, she
Night stalkers are the creations of Dr. Borous in the may go into a frenzy similar to that of the deathclaw
Z-9 Crotalus DNA preservation lab of the Big MT, and mother.
are genetic hybrids of rattlesnake and coyote DNA.
They growl, howl, and whimper like regular coyotes,
but hiss, rattle, and inject venom into their prey like
snakes. Their bodies are mostly dog-like, covered in
a combination of fur and scales. Their heads and
tails, however, are more like that of a rattlesnake,  SKILLS: Brawl 1, Cool 1, Perception 1, Resilience 2,
including fangs and a forked tongue. Night stalkers' Stealth 2, Vigilance 2.
right eyes are blue with a round pupil, while their left  TALENTS: Lethal Blows 1 (+10% to any Critical
eyes are yellow with an elliptical pupil, like a Injury rolls made against opponents), Stalker 1 (the
rattlesnake's. They lay eggs, like a snake, which can night stalker adds b to all Coordination
be used to prepare Mushroom and Stealth checks).
Cloud. Their blood is also used ABILITIES: Night Stalker Poison
as an ingredient in antivenom (on a successful bite attack
and hydra. with aa, a nightstalker
Night stalkers nest in caves injects poison
across the Wasteland and with its bite.
can be found Anyone bitten by a night stalker must make
both inside the an Hard (ddd) Resilience check or suffer 4
cave or in the points of unsoakable Strain damage, and an
nearby area. automatic f to all Brawn and Agility
based checks until the end of the
NIGHT STALKER [RIVAL] encounter. The effects of the poison stack
Night stalkers are the size of coyotes with a canine cumulative), Night Vision (a night stalker suffers no
body and the head and tail of a rattlesnake. Night Perception penalties in darkness), Protective of the
stalkers nest and hunt in packs and are found in or Young (once an offspring is injured, the night stalker
near their cave nests. den mother adds an automatic s and aa to all
her Brawl checks, but opponents add s to any
combat check made against the den mother. This
effect lasts until the end of the encounter, or until the
night stalker den mother is incapacitated).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 SKILLS: Brawl 1, Perception 1, Resilience 2, Stealth  EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl; Damage 6; Critical 3;
3, Vigilance 2. Range [Engaged]; Pierce 1, Poison).
 TALENTS: Stalker 2 (the night stalker adds bb to
all Coordination and Stealth checks).
 ABILITIES: Night Stalker Poison (on a successful RAD-RAT
bite attack with aa, a nightstalker injects poison Once regular pesty rats before the war, the North
with its bite. Anyone bitten by a night stalker must American rat population was tainted by the
make an Average (dd) Resilience check or suffer radioactive fallout from the onslaught of atomic
an automatic f to all Brawn and Agility based warfare. Rad-rats are much bigger than their pre-
checks until the end of the encounter. The effects of War cousins. They have large teeth and pearl-like
the poison stack cumulative), Night Vision (a night eyes. Their bite and their scratch inflict Radiation
stalker suffers no Perception penalties in darkness). damage.
 SILHOUETTE: 0. Rad-rats, much like their pre-War counterparts, are

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small rodents, although slightly larger than their
counterpart due to their extended contact with
radiation. Their fur, like mongrels', has fallen off due
to radiation and has left them with wrinkled, tight
skin.
RAD-RAT [MINION]
The average rad-rat with stats as listed above.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Brawl 1, Resilience 1,
Survival 1.
 TALENTS: None.
 ABILITIES: Disease (if the giant rat spends aa or
x on its bite combat check, it can transmit a
disease to the prey. Anyone thus bitten must make
an Average (dd) Resilience check. If this check
fails, the creature is afflicted with a disease that
reduces the creature's maximum Strain threshold by
2 until the disease is cured. Effects of this disease
does not stack with multiple bites. Curing the
disease is possible with an Easy (d) Medicine
check), Night Vision (a rad-rat
suffers no Perception penalties in
darkness).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 EQUIPMENT: Bite
(Brawl; Damage 4; Critical
4; Range [Engaged]; Disease,
Rad 1).
RADROACH
These mutated Great American cockroaches,
colloquially called "radroaches" or simply "giant
cockroaches," are enlarged versions of the pre-War
species that have increased in size, presumably due
to atomic fallout caused by the Great War.
The radroach has evolved, for now it
can use wings to leap off and attack its
enemies. The radroach
has also become
much bigger than
its traditional
decendants.
However, it is
still weak to
most physical attacks. They
also have a limited ability to
climb walls.
Radroaches are usually found in underground
areas and sewers across North America, which can
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cause them to be a pest in certain Vaults, where they
can often be found in fairly large groups.
Radroaches feed on dead organisms, but they will
attack living creatures if isolated. Their numbers are
their greatest advantage.
IRRADIATED RADROACH [RIVAL]
The irradiated radroach appears the same as a
"normal" radroach but with the radioactive aura of a
feral ghoul reaver and the ability to heal itself from a
radioactive source, similar to a glowing one.
 SKILLS: Brawl 1, Perception 1, Survival 4.
 TALENTS: Enduring 1 (increase Soak Rating by 1).
 ABILITIES: Healed By Radiation (heal a number of
wounds equal to the rating of the Radiation source),
Rad Immunity (irradiated radroaches are immune to
the damage of Radiation).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl; Damage 4; Critical 3;
Range [Engaged]; Rad 1).
RADROACH [MINION]
A normal radroach, with all the qualities
mentioned above. Great American
cockroaches, colloquially called radroaches, or
giant cockroaches, are giant versions of the pre-
War species that have been mutated by radiation.
They are generally little more than a nuisance to
Wasteland survivors and are less than likely to pose
a challenge. Radroaches are territorial and rather
aggressive, but not very harmful. Anyone can kill
them with their bare hands, and will only attack if
you are very close.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Brawl 1, Perception 1,
Survival 4.
 TALENTS: None.
 ABILITIES: Rad Immunity
(radroaches are immune to Radiation
damage).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl,
Damage 4, Critical 3, Range
[Engaged]).
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RADSCORPION
Radscorpions are large, mutated scorpions
commonly found in and around abandoned
structures. They originated from the North
American Emperor scorpion, which were prolific
in many pet stores at the time of the Great War.
They have since mutated to become much larger,
faster and more venomous than ever before.
Radscorpions sport highly venomous
stingers, the ability to burrow
underground in seconds,
powerful claws, and
durable exoskeletons.
Radscorpions have
either migrated to the
Commonwealth from
the southwestern United
States, or mutated
independently from emperor scorpions kept
as pets before the war in a similar
manner to ones located in different
areas of the continent.
ALBINO RADSCORPION [NEMESIS]
Albino radscorpions have a noticeable white color,
which makes them easier to see due to their
distinctive body color. These enemies may prove to
be quite dangerous as they are tough to bring down
and have powerful melee attacks.
 SKILLS: Brawl 3, Perception 2, Resilience 1, Stealth second they see it, bark scorpions tend to hang back
2, Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade the difficulty of all addition to this, is their tendency to jump short
combat checks against this target once), Defensive
1 (increase the Defense Rating by 1), Durable 2
(reduce the result of all Critical Injuries against this They generally appear in groups of three or four,
target by -20, to a minimum of 1), Enduring 3
(increase Soak Rating by 3), Pin (may take Pin
Maneuver, make opposed Athletics check to
Immobilize target until the end of the target's next
turn. x on this check increase the duration by an
additional turn), Knack For It (remove bb from
Resilience and Stealth checks).
 ABILITIES: Burrow (may take a Maneuver to burrow
underground, gaining total cover and concealment
from all attackers. While burrowed, the albino
radscorpion may spend additional Maneuvers to
move while underground. Burrow can be performed
on any natural surface (except solid rock) and on
concrete), Poison Immunity (albino radscorpions are  TALENTS: Durable 1 (reduce the result of all Critical
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immune to all poisons, toxins and venoms), Rad
Immunity (albino radscorpions are immune to
Radiation damage), Venom (if the albino
radscorpion spends aa or x on its
stinger attack it injects venom into the
prey. A creature struck my make a
Hard (ddd) Resilience check,
failure means they suffer 8 points
of unsoakable Strain. ttt or
y on the check may be
spent to also suffer a
Critical Injury).
 SILHOUETTE: 2.
 EQUIPMENT: Pincer
(Brawl, Damage 8;
Critical 4; Range [Engaged];
Knockdown, Pierce 1), Stinger
(Brawl; Damage 8; Critical 2; Range
[Engaged]; Pierce 3, Prepare 1,
Venom).
BARK RADSCORPION [MINION]
Bark scorpions are a genus of radscorpion native
to the Mojave Wasteland, which, as their name
implies, are mutated from North American Arizona
bark scorpions. They are easily distinguishable from
other species of radscorpion by their light, yellow-
brown carapace and by their much smaller size
compared to the common radscorpion.
Despite being a type of radscorpion, they are not
allied with their larger cousins and are frequently
preyed upon by them.
Bark scorpions differ from radscorpions not only in
size and coloration, but in attack methodology.
Where radscorpions typically engage a target the
and try to flank their prey if at all possible. In
distances if they detect prey that has gotten too
close in a hurry.
but can occasionally be found wandering alone. If
encountered in numbers, they frequently try to
surround their intended target. Bark scorpions are
well camouflaged against much of the Mojave,
making pinpointing their whereabouts quite difficult
when at distance.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Brawl 1, Perception 1,
Resilience 1, Stealth 2.
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Injuries against this target by -10, to a minimum of
1), Enduring 1 (increase Soak Rating by 1), Stalker 1
(add b to Coordination and Stealth checks).
 ABILITIES: Burrow (may take a Maneuver to burrow
underground, gaining total cover and concealment
from all attackers. While burrowed, the bark
radscorpion may spend additional Maneuvers to
move while underground. Burrow can be performed
on any natural surface (except solid
rock) and on concrete), Poison
Immunity (bark radscorpions are
immune to all poisons, toxins and
venoms), Rad Immunity (bark
radscorpions are immune to
Radiation damage), Venom (if the
bark scorpion spends aa or
x on its stinger attack, it
injects venom into the prey.
Creatures struck by a bark
radscorpion's venomous
stinger must make an Average
(dd) Resilience check, failure
means they suffer 3 points of
unsoakable Strain and Wounds).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 EQUIPMENT: Pincer (Brawl, Damage
4; Critical 4; Range [Engaged]), Stinger (Brawl;
Damage 5; Critical 3; Range [Engaged]; Pierce 2,
Prepare 1, Venom).
DEATHSKULL RADSCORPION [NEMESIS]
A rare but dangerous radscorpion, deathskull
radscorpions have a noticeable reddish color. These
enemies are extremely powerful as they are more
resistant than a standard behemoth, and their
attacks combined with the additional poison
damage may result in them easily wounding or
killing the unwary Wasteland wanderer.
 SKILLS: Brawl 3, Perception 2, Resilience 2, Stealth
3, Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Adversary 2 (upgrade all combat checks
against this target twice), Defensive 1 (increase the
Defense Rating by 1), Durable 2 (reduce the result of
all Critical Injuries against this target by -20, to a
minimum of 1), Enduring 4 (increase Soak Rating by
4), Lethal Blows 1 (+10% to any Critical Injury rolls
made against opponents), Pin (may take Pin
Maneuver, make opposed Athletics check to
Immobilize target until the end of the target's next
turn. x on this check increase the duration by an
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additional turn).
 ABILITIES: Burrow (may take a Maneuver to burrow
underground, gaining total cover and concealment
from all attackers. While burrowed, the deathskull
scorpion may spend additional Maneuvers to move
while underground. Burrow can be performed on any
natural surface (except solid rock) and on concrete),
Poison Immnity (deathskull radscorpions are
immune to all poisons and toxics), Rad Immunity
(deathskull radscorpions are immune to Radiation
damage), Venom (if the deathskull radscorpion
spends aa or x on its stinger combat check it
injects its venom into the prey. Creatures struck by
the deathskull radscorpion’s poison stinger must
make an Daunting (dddd) Resilience check,
failure means they suffer 5 points of
unsoakable Strain and
Wounds. Further, anyone
failing on their
Resilience check
also adds an
automatic f on
all skill checks for the remainder of the
encounter. ttt or y on the check
may be spent to also suffer a Critical Injury).
 SILHOUETTE: 2.
 EQUIPMENT: Pincer (Brawl, Damage 8;
Critical 3; Range [Engaged]; Knockdown, Pierce 3),
Stinger (Brawl; Damage 8; Critical 2; Range
[Engaged]; Pierce 3, Prepare 1, Venom).
GIANT RADSCORPION [RIVAL]
A larger and much more dangerous variant of
radscorpion that is faster, as well as rarer than the
usual radscorpion. It does a lot more damage and
has a higher damage threshold, making them
particularly difficult to kill for ill-prepared or
otherwise poorly equipped wanderers.
 SKILLS: Brawl 3, Perception 2, Resilience 1, Stealth
2, Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade the difficulty of all
combat checks against this target once), Durable 3
(reduce the result of all Critical Injuries against this
target by -30, to a minimum of 1), Enduring 2
(increase Soak Rating by 2), Pin (may take Pin
Maneuver, make opposed Athletics check to
Immobilize target until the end of the target's next
turn. x on this check increase the duration by an
additional turn).
 ABILITIES: Burrow (may take a Maneuver to burrow
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underground, gaining total cover and
concealment from all attackers. While
burrowed, the giant radscorpion may
spend additional Maneuvers to
move while underground. Burrow
can be performed on any natural
surface (except solid rock) and
on concrete), Poison
Immunity (giant
radscorpions are
immune to all poisons,
toxins and venoms),
Rad Immunity (giant
radscorpions are
immune to Radiation
damage), Venom (by
spending aa or x on its
stinger combat check,
the giant radscorpion
injects venom into its prey.
Creatures struck by the giant
radscorpion’s poison stinger must
make an Hard (ddd) Resilience check, failure
means they suffer 4 points of unsoakable Strain and
Wounds).
 SILHOUETTE: 2.
 EQUIPMENT: Pincer (Brawl, Damage 7; Critical 4;
Range [Engaged]; Knockdown, Pierce 1), Stinger
(Brawl; Damage 7; Critical 2; Range [Engaged];
Pierce 2, Prepare 1, Venom).
RADSCORPION [RIVAL]
These are the most common variety of
radscorpion. These poisonous predators seem to
possess different speeds, some taking their time and
others bolting at top speed. Their size ranges from
that of a large dog to that of small livestock.
 SKILLS: Brawl 2, Perception 1, Resilience 1, Stealth natural surface (except solid rock) and on concrete),
2, Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Durable 1 (reduce the effect of all Critical to all poisons, toxins and venoms), Rad Immunity
Injuries against this target by -10, to a minimum of
1), Enduring 1 (increase Soak Rating by 1).
 ABILITIES: Burrow (may take a Maneuver to burrow aa or x on its stinger combat check, it injects
underground, gaining total cover and concealment
from all attackers. While burrowed, the radscorpion
may spend additional Maneuvers to move while
underground. Burrow can be performed on any
natural surface (except solid rock) and on concrete),  SILHOUETTE: 2.
Poison Immunity (radscorpions are immune to all
poisons, toxins and venoms), Rad Immunity
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(radscorpions are immune to radiation damage),
Venom (by spending aa on its stinger combat
check, the radscorpion injects its venom into its
prey. Anyone stung must make an Average (dd)
Resilience check. A failed check results in 3 points
of unsoakable Strain damage).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Pincer (Brawl, Damage 6; Critical
4; Range [Engaged]; Pierce 1), Stonger
(Brawl; Damage 7; Critical 3; Range
[Engaged]; Pierce 2, Prepare 1,
Venom).
RADSCORPION QUEEN
[NEMESIS]
An exceedingly rare and
special kind of radscorpion,
the queen is the strongest and
largest variant of radscorpion, not taking into
consideration the albino and deathskull variants..
 SKILLS: Brawl 3, Perception 2, Resilience 2, Stealth
2, Vigilance 3.
 TALENTS: Adversary 2 (upgrade all combat checks
against this target twice), Defensive 1 (increase the
Defense Rating by 1), Durable 3 (reduce the result of
all Critical Injuries against this target by -30, to a
minimum of 1), Enduring 3 (increase Soak Rating by
3), Pin (may take Pin Maneuver, make opposed
Athletics check to Immobilize target until the end of
the target's next turn. x on this check increase the
duration by an additional turn).
 ABILITIES: Burrow (may take a Maneuver to burrow
underground, gaining total cover and concealment
from all attackers. While burrowed, the radscorpion
queen may spend additional Maneuvers to move
while underground. Burrow can be performed on any
Poison Immunity (radscorpion queens are immune
(radscorpion queens are immune to Radiation
damage), Venom (if the radscorpion queen spends
venom into the prey. Anyone stung must make a
Hard (ddd) Resilience check. On a failed check,
the creature suffers 5 points of unsoakable Strain
damage).
 EQUIPMENT: Pincer (Brawl, Damage 8; Critical 4;
Range [Engaged]; Knockdown, Pierce 2), Stinger
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(Brawl; Damage 8; Critical 2; Range [Engaged];
Pierce 3, Prepare 1, Venom).
SMALL RADSCORPION [MINION]
The smaller and less common variant of
radscorpion, these creatures are likely juveniles or a
smaller strain of radscorpion, as they are
encountered both in the company of larger varieties
as well as by themselves.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Brawl 1, Perception 1,
Stealth 1, Resilience 1.
 TALENTS: Durable 1
(reduce the result of all
Critical Injuries against
this target by -10, to a
minimum of 1), Enduring 1 (increase
Soak Rating by 2).
 ABILITIES: Burrow (may take a
Maneuver to burrow underground,
gaining total cover and concealment from all
attackers. While burrowed, the small radscorpion
may spend additional Maneuvers to move while
underground. Burrow can be performed on any
natural surface (except solid rock) and on
concrete), Poison Immunity (small radscorpions
are immune to all poisons, toxins and venoms),
Rad Immunity (small radscorpions are immune to
Radiation damage), Venom (if the small
radscorpion spends aa or x on a
stinger combat check, it injects venom into
the prey. Anyone thus stung must make an
Average (dd) Resilience check. On a
failure, the creature suffers 2 points of
unsoakable Strain damage).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 EQUIPMENT: Pincer (Brawl,
Damage 4; Critical 4; Range
[Engaged]), Stinger (Brawl;
Damage 5; Critical 3; Range
[Engaged]; Pierce 1, Prepare 1, Venom).
ROBOT
Robots and computers are artificial entities
encountered in the Wasteland.
A robot is a machine that is capable of
autonomously completing tasks. Depending
upon the robot, these tasks may be simple or
complex, and may require little human
intervention or complete oversight.
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Robots had been constructed by pre-War society
to fill all niches and occupations. From general-
purpose utility droids to full-fledged military battle
machines, robots could be found in almost any
environment and function.
At the time of the Great War, robots were just
making their appearance in the average suburban
household, but the military still had the largest
number of active robots. The robots that are still
running are found in isolated former
military bases or ones that have been
restored by settlements with the
sophisticated technology needed to keep
them running.
Robots were a common sight in the
pre-War America. They served as security,
tour guides, in the military, and even in
residential homes. Robots were
created in a variety of styles and
abilities; some walked, others flew
around on hover jets powered by micro
fusion fuel. Larger robots used multiple fusion
cores as power; fusion batteries usually reserved
for Power Armor operations. Whether they helped in
hospitals, warfare, construction, or doing yardwork,
these mechanical marvels where everywhere.
After the War, some robots survived the
devastation and still function. Others have been
repaired by skilled salvagers and restored to
their original purpose, or pressed into service
in other areas. Most robots found wandering
the Wastelands do so because of a
programming error. Some are harmless, while
others will attack anything they come
across.
ASSAULTRON [NEMESIS]
The assaultron robot was
constructed by RobCo and sold to
the US Military as a front-line
wartime combatant. It is
fast and deadly at close
range, and employs a
devastating laser at a distance.
The dominator variant can enable stealth
technology.
The assaultron's body seems to be
modeled after that of a female figure. They
are highly aggressive, fast, and some will
attack unrecognized personnel on sight.
The assaultron's face will become
surrounded with red electric energy when it
is preparing its laser beam attack.
Deadly especially for the unprepared, the
assaultron is among the most fearsome
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robotic enemies in the game. While their usual
unarmed attacks are already a challenge for some,
the real danger from these enemies comes from
their charged laser weapons. The laser cannon that
doubles as its head can usually disintegrate victims
on contact. Making matters worse, dodging the
weapon can prove difficult, since the size of the laser
engulfs anything in front of it. Luckily the charge up
for this weapon is long and given away by an
impressive light show coming off the assaultron's
face.
 SKILLS: Brawl 2, Computers 1, Perception 1,
Ranged [Heavy] 3, Ranged [Light] 3, Vigilance 2.
 TALENTS: Adversary 2 (upgrade the
difficulty of all combat checks against this
target twice), Call 'Em (do not add
bb to combat check when aiming
for an item or specific part of an
opponent), Enduring 2 (increase
Soak Rating by 2), Heavy Hitter (once
per session may spend x on
Gunnery or Ranged [Heavy] check
to add Breach 1 quality to its
laser attack), Lethal Blows 1
(+10% to any Critical Injury
rolls made against
opponents), Moving Target 2
(if the assaultron already
has acted this turn,
increase its Ranged
Defense by 2), True Aim 1
(may perform True Aim
Maneuver, upgrade combat check
once and adds b).
 ABILITIES: Rad Immunity (assaultrons do not take
damage from Radiation), Robot (does not eat, sleep
or breathe; immune to toxins and poison).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Pincer Claw (Brawl; Damage 5;
Critical 4; Range [Engaged]; Pierce 1); Laser
(Ranged [Heavy]; Damage 10; Critical 3; Range
[Long]; Accurate 1, Prepare 2, Vicious 2).
CYBERMECH TANKBOT [NEMESIS]
The cybermech tankbot have two arm-
mounted gatling lasers and has rusty
yellow parts fitted on the outside,
funtioning as further protection. A
cybermech tankbot is cobbled together from
a wide variety of components taken from five
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different robot models. Tankbots usually consist of a
robobrain torso mounted on a sentry bot's three-
legged chassis and come armed with various heavy
weapons. Tankbots are based on the sentry bot
frame and serve as the Mechanist's heaviest
minions. True to their origins, they are among the
most resilient automatrons, usually rely on
devastating long-range firepower to destroy their
targets from afar and erupt in a powerful nuclear
detonation when destroyed
 SKILLS: Gunnery 3, Perception 2, Vigilance 2.
 TALENTS: Adversary 2 (upgrade combat checks
against this target twice), Durable 2 (reduce
the results of all Critical Injuries against
this target by -20, to a minimum of 1),
Enduring 4 (increase the
Soak Rating by 4), Knack For it
(remove bb from Perception
and Vigilance), Rain of Death (do
not increase the difficulty for using
Auto-Fire), Suppressing Fire 3 (may
spend one a on failed combat
check to inflict 1 Strain to the
target, to a maximum of 3
Strain at the cost of aaa).
 ABILITIES: Explosive Death
(when the cybermech
tankbot’s Wound
threshold is exceeded,
it’s fusion cores
destabilize and explodes at
the end of the current turn.
Anyone within Short range of the
sentry bot at that time must make an Hard (ddd)
Athletics check to dive for cover or escape the blast
radius. Failure means they take 25 Wounds damage
and 6 Radiation. This explosion has Breach 2), Rad
Immunity (cybermech tankbots do not take damage
from Radiation), Robot (does not eat, sleep or
breathe; immune to toxins and poison).
 SILHOUETTE: 2.
 EQUIPMENT: Gatling Laser (Gunnery; Damage
12; Critical 3; Range [Extreme]; Auto-Fire only, Pierce
2, Prepare 1), Gatling Laser (Gunnery; Damage 12;
Critical 3; Range [Extreme]; Auto-Fire only, Pierce 2,
Prepare 1).
EYEBOT [MINION]
Eyebots were originally designed by
RobCo before the Great War to act as media
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transmitters. Several models exist, but generally,
they consist of a spherical body roughly half a meter
in diameter, capable of hovering a few feet above the
ground through an unseen method of propulsion.
Though not as sturdy as other robots, Eyebots are
quite modular and can be outfitted with tools, small
armaments, radio transmitters and other devices.
Eyebots are aerial spherical robots, slightly larger
than the human head, with a loudspeaker and
electrical zapper on the front and several long
antennas protruding from its top and back.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Perception 2, Ranged
[Light] 1, Vigilance 2.
 TALENTS: Enduring 1 (increase the Soak Rating by
1), Knack For It (remove bb from Perception
and Vigilance).
 ABILITIES: Hover Jet (ignores difficult
terrain), Rad Immunity (eyebots do not take
damage from Radiation), Robot (does not eat,
sleep or breathe; immune to toxins and
poison).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 EQUIPMENT: Laser (Ranged [Light];
Damage 6; Critical 3; Range
[Medium]; Accurate 1).
JUNKBOT [MINION]
These automatrons are cobbled
together from a wide variety of
components and junk taken from multiple
different robot models. Junkbots are
perhaps the most consistent type in
terms of component makeup - usually
they are little more than a basic protectron
without any exterior armor and therefore
easy to destroy.
Although these stripped down robots
are relatively weak and simple, they are
not as commonly seen as the protectron
models. And that is even with taking into
consideration that the junkbot requires
much less maintenance and is much easier to
construct. The junkbots are, oddly enough, quite
useful for repairing other robots as the junkbots
have parts from many different models of robots.
The basic variant of the junkbot is the weakest of
the junkbots and never have any melee or ballistic
assorted weapons, but only uses its robot hands.
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 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Enduring 1 (increase the Soak Rating by
1).
 ABILITIES: Rad Immunity (junkbots do not take
damage from Radiation), Robot (does not eat, sleep
or breathe; immune to toxins and poison).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Slam (Brawl; Damage 4; Critical 4;
Range [Engaged]).
MISTER GUTSY [RIVAL]
Mister Gutsy is a line of military robot models
created by General Atomics International. It is a
militarized version of the Type-I Mister Handy, an
earlier civilian model robot created by the
same company for use in household duties.
The Mister Gutsy, unlike the Mister Handy, is
a dedicated combat robot and is easily
distinguished from the Handy model by its
military olive-drab paint job, WWII-era U.S.
Army roundel insignia, improved weapons
and the replacement of its British butler
voice with that of an American drill
sergeant. This model was
commissioned by the U.S. Army just
before the Great War in 2077. They have
distinctive "soldierly" personalities, with an
advanced AI somewhat similar to that of
the Mister Handy model. More likely than
not, due to the conflict with China that
caused the Great War, Mister Gutsies often
scream anti-communist phrases, similar to
Liberty Prime. Mister Gutsies also have a
more "gung-ho" patriotic personality
compared to the other combat robots in the
Wasteland.
Mister Gutsies use pre-War era plasma
projectors for long range combat and flame
throwers for close range fighting.
Furthermore, what appear to be hardened
steel plates used in their construction make
Mister Gutsy models tough to beat.
 SKILLS: Perception 1, Ranged [Heavy] 2, Ranged
[Light] 2, Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade all combat checks
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against this target once), Enduring 1 (increase the
Soak Rating by 1), Uncanny Senses 1 (add b to
Perception and Vigilance checks).
 ABILITIES: Hover Jet (ignores difficult terrain), Rad
Immunity (Mister Gutsy do not take
damage from Radiation), Robot
(does not eat, sleep or breathe;
immune to toxins and poison).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Pincer Claw (Brawl;
Damage 5; Critical 4; Range [Engaged];
Pierce 1), Integral Flame
Thrower (Ranged [Heavy];
Damage 6; Crit 2; Range [Short];
Burn 3, Blast 6), Plasma Projector
(Ranged [Light]; Damage 8; Critical
2; Range [Medium]; Inaccurate 1,
Vicious 2).
MISTER HANDY [RIVAL]
The Mister Handy series of robots, named so
because of the robot's large number of hands,
was first brought to market in 2037 as a
general construction and maintenance
unit by General Atomics International.
Primarily used in the United States and
Mexico (where it was the leader in sales
after the Mexico City earthquake of
2042), the Mister Handy was a reliable
robot. An early bug that caused
interference in the operation of the
multiple arms was fixed with a
hardware update in 2039, with no
major problems since then. A key
selling feature is the nuclear power
unit (a model 238B, licensed from
Calpower) and self-maintenance
modes. Multiple Mister Handies are
capable of keeping themselves in
working condition (Self Diagnostics) and
are also fully programmed to perform
nuclear fuel replacements.
Mister Handy robots are service and
maintenance robots, with a powerful
propulsion system enabling them to hover
a few feet above ground. They have three primary
appendages for manual labor, one which is fitted
with a buzz saw and one fitted with a rudimentary
flame thrower. They have three optical sensors fitted
on top of their spherical chassis.
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 SKILLS: Charm 1,
Knowledge 2,
Negotiation 1,
Melee 1.
 TALENTS: Enduring
1 (increase the Soak
Rating by 1), Uncanny
Senses 1 (add b to
Perception and Vigilance
checks).
 ABILITIES:
Hover Jet (ignores
difficult terrain), Rad
Immunity (Mister Handy
do not take damage from
Radiation), Robot (does not eat,
sleep or breathe; immune to
toxins and poison).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Pincer Claw (Brawl; Damage 5;
Critical 4; Range [Engaged]), Buzz-Saw (Melee;
Damage 4; Critical 2; Range [Engaged]; Pierce 1,
Vicious 1), Integral Flame Thrower (Ranged
[Heavy]; Damage 6; Crit 2; Range [Short]; Burn
3, Blast 6).
NUKATRON [RIVAL]
A unique type of protectron. This protectron
type shoots weaponized Nuka Cherry/Cola
Quantum blasts instead of lasers. Its head
and torso are combined into one, with a
small screen on the upper torso
presumably serving as its primary
interface. The screen will sometimes
play the "Park Safety Rules" promotional
Nuka-World trailer, complete with audio.
Their voices are different than that of a
regular protectron, and are much softer and
slower.
There are several different variants of the
“common” Nukatron to be found in the Nuka
World amusement park confines. These
include Nukatron watchers, Nukatron
guardians, Nukatron defenders and Nukatron
sentinels.
 SKILLS: Charm 1, Cool 1, Negotiation 2, Ranged
[Light] 2, Perception 1, Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade all combat checks
against this target once), Enduring 1 (increase the
Soak Rating by 1).
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 ABILITIES: Rad Immunity (nukatrons do not take
damage from Radiation), Robot (does not eat, sleep
or breathe; immune to toxins and poison).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Pincer Claw (Brawl; Damage 5;
Critical 4; Ranged [Engaged]), Nuka Cherry/Cola
Quantum Blaster (Ranged [Light]; Damage None;
Critical None; Range [Short]; Ensnare 2).
PROTECTRON [RIVAL]
Created by RobCo, protectron robots were
designed (as their name suggests) for protection,
although they can also be seen being used in a
manual labor role as well. Typically used in office-
type settings, their secondary programming is
modular, making them useful as greeters, ticket
collectors, bartenders, celebrity or historical figure
impersonators, even sexual partners. Typically used
in office settings, a large variety of available
synthetic personalities and programming options
made them universally useful. RobCo offered
personalities like the R04 V9 "office helper"
with the ability to process and track office
protocols and agendas in real time, RobCo
RS3 V4.1.6 "utility helper" with automatic
routine download and pest extermination
mode, RobCo RX2 V1.16.4 "vault helper",
loaded with Vault protocols. Other models
of public service protectrons include
medics which are outfitted with a
defibrillator, firemen using an internal
cryo gun, police officers with electric
shock and melee capabilities, and
even heavy-duty construction
workers utilizing internal nail guns.
In terms of combat, protectrons
are usually weak and easy to
defeat, because of their weak
weapons and slow movement speed.
In the Commonwealth, protectrons
are usually found in charging pods
attached to terminals that must sometimes
be hacked to activate them. The terminal
software allows for different "personalities"
to be uploaded to the unit, which changes
the unit's voice dialogue and weapons
loadout. The choices are: Default, Subway
Steward, Construction Worker, Medical
Responder, Firefighter, and Law Enforcement.
Many protectrons in various areas have been
programmed differently. Other protectrons have even
been supplied with sophisticated personalities.
A protectron with the basic personality loaded on it
can execute “sequences," lists of tasks to complete,
such as patrolling an area for intruders. Some
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sequences may have been added by RobCo
Industries, whereas others were written by robotics
technicians at locations where they are used. When
not in use, a protectron unit is stored in a base pod,
which charges its battery. The protectron is
connected to its base pod via radio uplink, and the
pod is in turn connected to a control terminal or a
computer system. Protectrons can be customized
via software upgrades to perform specific functions,
even outside their purpose.
Protectrons are equipped with a series of three
built-in laser emitters, mounted in their right and left
“hands,” as well as the glowing dome atop their
head.
 SKILLS: Brawl 1, Ranged [Light] 2, Perception 2,
Vigilance 2.
 TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade the difficulty
of all combat checks against this target once),
Enduring 2 (increase the Soak Rating by 2).
 ABILITIES: Rad Immunity (protectrons do
not take damage from Radiation), Robot
(does not eat, sleep or breathe; immune to
toxins and poison), Ponderous (cannot
spend more than one Maneuver to move
each turn).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Integral Laser (Ranged
[Light]; Damage 6; Critical 3; Range
[Medium]; Accurate 1), Pincer Claw
(Brawl; Damage 5; Critical 4; Range
[Engaged]; Pierce 1).
ROBOBRAIN [RIVAL]
Robobrains were created before the
Great War by General Atomics
International both for the U.S. military and
for the civilian sector. Official government
records list only chimpanzee brains as
being used in the robots, but at least some
human brains were taken from the bodies
of executed criminals. Many of these
criminals were insane, so the resulting
robobrains also tended to be unstable,
despite complete reprogramming via the CODE
technology. Some of these human-robobrains
hybrids would try to kill themselves, apparently
resenting being made into cyborgs.
A robobrain moves on a tracked chassis (using
dual 40 hydro-processor motors), either on a fixed or
flexible mount. This is attached to a sizable
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cylindrical torso with a hardened glass dome on
top, housing the central processing unit with
the organic brain suspended inside. In
addition, to use consoles, operate levers, or
engage targets with weapons, they have
two flexible manipulators, ending in
three point claws, on the sides of their
torsos.
Robobrains were going to be the
next generation of
robotic soldier in the
war against China, but
their production costs
made it difficult to implement their
introduction into the American military.
The robobrain's organic brain is
suspended in pressurized bio med gel
(which is the primary reason the brains
can continue to function for several
centuries). Any damage to the casing
or the brain itself can disrupt the
robot's brainwaves and damage its neural
connection to the rest of the body, affecting the
robot's performance. Feeding the organic brain
information about its surroundings are special
sensors (typically with software written in 2076
installed), called Sensors '76. Apart from providing a
real-time high resolution feed of the robot's
surroundings, they are also capable of switching to
infrared mode, in case the main sensors, for one
reason or another, become useless for operating in
unlighted areas.
The manipulators in some robobrain models are
designed to operate regular human weaponry (such
as AK-112 assault rifles), while some others have
integrated laser guns (wattage equivalent to AEP7
laser pistols), supported by integrated mesmetrons.
In addition, all robobrains have a built-in voice
synthesizer.
 SKILLS: Brawl 2, Cool 2, Ranged [Light] 3, Vigilance
2.
 TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade all combat checks
against this target once), Durable 2 (reduce the
result of all Critical Injuries against this target by
-20, to a minimum of 1), Eagle Eyes (may increase
weapons range band by one (to a maximum of
Extreme), Enduring 3 (increase the Soak Rating by 3),
Suppressing Fire 2 (may spend one a on failed
combat check to inflict 1 Strain damage to the
target, to a maximum of 2 Strain at the cost of
aa).
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 ABILITIES: Rad Immunity (robobrains do not
take damage from Radiation), Robot (does not
eat, sleep or breathe; immune to toxins and
poison).
 SILHOUETTE: 2.
 EQUIPMENT: Pincer Claw (Brawl;
Damage 6; Critical 3; Range
[Engaged]; Pierce 1), Laser
(Ranged [Light]; Damage 6;
Critical 3; Range [Medium);
Accurate 1).
SECURITRON [NEMESIS]
The PDQ-88b securitron (also
named the RobCo security model
2060-B) is a private security robot
created and mass-produced by
House Industries with the help of
RobCo Industries, and privately
and on a much smaller scale by
the Big MT research company, who
were primarily attempting to improve the original.
The PDQ-88b securitron is a large, monowheel
robot with a titanium alloy housing, resistant to
shrapnel and small arms fire. The PDQ-88b
securitron is heavily-armed: its left arm contains a
Glastinghouse X-25 Gatling laser for medium range
engagements, while its right arm contains a 9mm
machinegun for close-range suppression and crowd
control. However, these are only secondary
weapons; concealed compartments in its shoulders
contain M-235 missile launchers for long range and
surface-to-air engagements and a rapid-fire G-28
grenade launching system for close range
engagements. The robots also have onboard auto-
repair systems to repair any damage sustained from
combat. Thus armed, a securitron can handle nearly
any combat situation.
Berserk Series: The face of the berserk PDQ-88b
securitron unit is a distorted face, similar to the
"angry moon" featured in the film A Trip to the Moon.
The berserk model has the ability to use the rocket
launchers in its shoulders and the laser in its arm,
but not the grenade launcher or machine gun.
 SKILLS: Brawl 2, Cool 1, Gunnery 2, Mechanics 2,
Perception 2, Ranged [Heavy] 2, Vigilance 2.
 TALENTS: Adversary 2 (upgrade all combat checks
against this target twice), Durable 2 (reduce the
result of all Critical Injuries against this target by
-20, to a minimum of 1), Enduring 3 (increase the
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Soak Rating by 3), Knack For It (remove explosive weaponry, sentry bots now have powerful
bb from Perception melee attacks and a self-destruct function with
and Vigilance checks), equivalent power to a mini nuke.
Nobody's Fool 1 Some variants appear to have four
(upgrade the legs instead of three.
difficulty of incoming Despite being extremely bulky
Charm, Coercion, or their mobility if anything has
Deception checks once). actually improved; they are capable of
 ABILITIES: Rad Immunity moving stunningly fast and traversing
(securitrons do not take extremely rough terrain.
damage from Radiation), In addition; a sentry bot's entire torso is
Robot (does not eat, sleep or capable of rotating independently of its
breathe; immune to toxins legs, functioning akin to a turret and
and poison), Self-Repair (the allowing it to move in one direction while
securitron makes a shooting in a different direction
Mechanics check each turn (potentially against targets directly
to self-repair some of the behind it).
damage it has suffered, the Sentry bots have two arms that end
difficulty of the check is with deadly weapons (a minigun or
dependent on the amount of Gatling laser on the right arm, and a
wounds suffered, as per missile launcher on the left arm), and tripod
Medical Check Difficulty table on page 116 legs with wheels. They also have armored heads.
in the GENESYS core rulebook). They are programmed with an authoritative,
 SILHOUETTE: 1. professional military personality, in contrast to the
 EQUIPMENT: Pincer Claw (Brawl; Damage 5; "gung-ho," patriotic personality of the Mister Gutsy
Critical 4; Range [Engaged]; Pierce 1), Submachine models.
Gun (Ranged [Heavy]; Damage 5; Critical 3; Range Its successor (manufactured only in limited
[Medium]; Auto-Fire), Grenade Launcher (Ranged amounts) is the bipedal Mark II sentry bot.
[Heavy]; Damage 8; Critical 4; Range [Short]; Blast 6),
Gatling Laser (Gunnery; Damage 12; Critical 3;
Range [Extreme]; Auto-Fire only, Pierce 2, Prepare 1),
Missile Launcher (Gunnery; Damage 20, Critical 2;
Range [Extreme]; Blast 10, Breach 1, Prepare 1,
Limited Ammo 5).  SKILLS: Gunnery 2, Perception 1, Resilience
1.
 TALENTS: Adversary 2 (upgrade the
SENTRY BOT [NEMESIS] difficulty of all combat checks against
Sentry bots (military serial this target twice), Durable 3
numbers SB-XXXX) are security (reduce the result of all Critical
robots made before the Great Injuries against this target by
War with the express purpose -30, to a minimum of 1),
of participating in the heaviest of Enduring 4 (increase the Soak
firefights during war. Where the Mister Rating by 4), Lethal Blows 2 (+20% to
Gutsy is a hovering platform with any Critical Injury rolls made
modest armor plating, and the against opponents), Swift (the
protectron was originally designed sentry bot does not suffer the
for protecting business premises, penalties for moving through
the sentry bot is a powerhouse, difficult terrain (it moves
equipped with sturdy armor through difficult terrain at
plating, powerful weapons normal speed without
integrated into its chassis spending additional
and high mobility, thanks to Maneuvers), True Aim 1
mecanum wheels mounted (may perform True Aim
on its three legs. Maneuver, upgrade combat
On top of their already check once and adds b).
formidable ballistic and  ABILITIES: Explosive Death

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(when the sentry bot’s Wound threshold is exceeded,  TALENTS: None.

it’s fusion cores destabilize and explodes at the end  ABILITIES: Rad Immunity (spider drones do not
of the current turn. Anyone within Short range of the take damage from Radiation), Robot (does not eat,
sentry bot at that time must make an Hard (ddd) sleep or breathe; immune to toxins and poison).
Athletics check to dive for cover or escape the blast Self-Detonate (a spider drone can spend a Maneuver
radius. Failure means they take 25 Wounds damage to self-detonate as a fragmentation mine once
and 6 Radiation. This explosion has Breach 2), within Engaged range of a target).
Inefficient Cooling (If the sentry bot rolls y on any  SILHOUETTE: 0.
check, it is Immobilized and Staggered until the end  EQUIPMENT: Fragmentation Mine (Mechanics;
of its next turn. The fusion cores of the robot are Damage 12; Critical -; Range [Engaged]; Blast 4,
exposed during this time and may be targeted, Limited Ammo 1, Vicious 4).
though this requires an opponent to spend a a
on a check to notice), Rad Immunity (sentry
bots do not take damage from Radiation), Robot
SWARMBOT [MINION]
Swarmbots are built from the robobrain torso
(does not eat, sleep or breathe; immune to
frame and is capable of hovering due to
toxins and poison).
the Mister Handy thruster mounted below
 SILHOUETTE: 2.
them. They are frequently encountered in
 EQUIPMENT: Minigun (Gunnery;
groups, as their name implies.
Damage 13, Critical 2, Range
Largely armed with automatic
[Extreme]; Auto-Fire only,
weapons, they are quickly capable of
Inaccurate 1, Linked), Auto Laser
tearing down an unaware player
(Gunnery; Damage 8; Critical 3;
character. However, they are quite
Range [Long]; Auto-Fire),
quick and will frequently move into
Bomblet Launcher (Gunnery;
melee range while enjoying ranged
Damage 8; Critical 4; Range
support from the automated
[Medium]; Blast 6, Limited
forces they travel alongside.
Ammo 6).
These automatrons are
cobbled together from a wide
SPIDER DRONE [MINION] variety of components taken
Spider drones are robots employed by the Chinese from five different robot
Army. Before the war, these robots served as mobile models. Swarmbots usually
landmines for the Chinese army. Their method of consist of a robobrain torso
attack is to approach enemy targets and simply self- and an assaultron head mounted on a Mr. Handy's
destruct; the explosion acting as a fragmentation hover-chassis. Their arms come as varied as their
mine would. armaments, which cover almost the entire spectrum
A spider drone can be disarmed before it explodes, of what an automatron can carry for ranged combat.
but it is a feat that requires not only speed but also
finesse and talent. A character can move into
Engaged range of a spider drone on his turn, and
spend an Action to attempt a once upgraded Hard
(cdd) Mechanics check with b to attempt to
disarm it before it can self-detonate. A y or  SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Ranged
[Light] 1.
tttt result means that the
 TALENTS: Enduring 1 (increase
spider drone detonates
the Soak Rating by 1).
prematurely.
 ABILITIES: Hover Jet (ignores
A spider drone's Blast 4 quality
difficult terrain), Rad Immunity
is automatically triggered upon
(swarmbots do not take damage from
detonation, whether it is
Radiation), Robot (does not eat, sleep or
accidental or self-detonation.
breathe; immune to toxins and poison).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 EQUIPMENT: Submachine Gun (Ranged [Light];
Damage 5; Critical 3; Range [Medium]; Auto-Fire).

 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): None.

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TANKBOT [NEMESIS]
Tankbots are based on the sentry bot frame and
serve as heavy servitors. True to their origins, they
are among the most resilient automatrons,
usually rely on devastating long-range
firepower to destroy their
targets from afar and erupt in
a powerful nuclear detonation
when destroyed.
These automatrons are cobbled
together from a wide variety
different robot models. Tankbots
usually consist of a robobrain
torso mounted on a sentry bot's
three-legged chassis and
come armed with various
heavy weapons.
Tankbots were originally
meant to help the people
of the Commonwealth as
part of a fleet of robots
that would defend settlements
from various threats. However, a logic error made by
her robobrain lieutenants led to these robots
becoming hostile to everyone they encountered,
unleashing havoc in the area.
 SKILLS: Gunnery 2, Perception 2, Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Adversary 3 (upgrade combat checks
against this target twice), Durable 4 (reduce the
result of all Critical Injuries against this target by
-40, to a minimum of 1), Enduring 5 (increase the
Soak Rating by 5), Lethal Blows 2 (+20% to
any Critical Injury rolls made against
opponents), Rain of Death (do not increase
the difficulty for using Auto-Fire),
Suppressing Fire 2 (may spend one a on
failed combat check to inflict 1 Strain
damage to the target, to a maximum of 2
Strain at the cost of aa),
True Aim 1 (may perform
True Aim Maneuver, upgrade
combat check once and
adds b).
 ABILITIES: Explosive Death
(when the tankbot’s wound threshold is
exceeded, it’s fusion cores destabilize and
explodes at the end of the current turn.
Anyone within Short range from the
tankbot at that time must make an Hard
(ddd) Athletics check to dive for cover or
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escape the blast radius. Failure means they take 25
Wound damage and 6 Radiation. This explosion has
Breach 2), Rad Immunity (tankbots do not take
damage from Radiation), Robot (does not eat,
sleep or breathe; immune to toxins and
poison).
 SILHOUETTE: 2.
 EQUIPMENT: Gatling Laser
(Gunnery; Damage 12; Critical
3; Range [Extreme]; Auto-Fire only,
Pierce 2, Prepare 1) or Missile
Launcher (Gunnery; Damage 20,
Critical 2; Range [Extreme]; Blast 10,
Breach 1, Prepare 1, Limited Ammo
4).
THINK TANK [RIVAL]
A think tank is a unique
brain bot. It consists of a
robotic sphere-shaped body
housing a human brain with
three monitors attached to the
robot's chassis, allowing a person to continue living
beyond the lifespan of their biological bodies.
The "Think Tank Project" was a scientific project
created in Big MT. The project's purpose was to
preserve the six Big MT executives.
A think tank uses the same principle as a
robobrain: the brain is held inside a hardened glass
container at the top of the robotic body, suspended
in pressurized bio med gel (which can take many
colors). However, unlike a robobrain, the brain within
a think tank never had its memory wiped,
retaining all memories and emotions it
would have had prior to becoming a
think tank. The robotic body has
three monitors protruding
from the robot's chassis.
Two of these monitors depict eyes
and the other depicts a mouth.
In addition to allowing a
person to continue living by
using their brain as a power
source, it provides a container
and mobile platform so the
operating human brain may
observe and approach various
items. Like eyebots, think tanks
levitate by means of an unknown
propulsion system.
They are able to communicate verbally
due to a voice module which is integrated
into the robotic chassis and connected to
the brain. If damaged, the think tank can
continue to communicate but only through
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radio waves. Despite not being designed for fighting,
they have "an arsenal of vivisectors, brainial beams,
and a rather nasty ray that can make your atoms do
a happy dance" for self-defense.
 SKILLS: Charm 2, Coercion 2, Deception 2,
Leadership 2, Negotiation 2, Perception 2, Vigilance
2.
 TALENTS: Congenial 1 (suffer 1 Strain to
downgrade any Charm or Negotiations check once),
Enduring 1 (increase the Soak Rating by 1), Knack
For It (remove bb from Charm and Negotiation
checks), Nobody's Fool 1 (upgrade the difficulty of
incoming Charm, Coercion, or Deception checks
once).
 ABILITIES: Hover Jet (ignores difficult terrain), Rad
Immunity (think tanks do not take damage from
Radiation), Robot (does not eat, sleep or breathe;
immune to toxins and poison).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Gamma Ray (Ranged [Light], Damage
4; Critical None; Range [Medium]; Rad 4), Sonic Ray
(Ranged [Light]; Damage 5; Critical 4; Range [Short];
Disorient 4, Stun Damage).
SPORE CARRIER
Spore carriers are humans who had been
exposed to the entomopathogenic fungus
Beauveria mordicana.
Beauveria mordicana was developed
before the Great War in the Big MT
research facility X-22 botanical garden to
colonize the bodies of common pests. It
was delivered to Vault 22 as a part of the
Vault Behavioral Project. A report in the
medical wing of Vault 22 states that the
host technically dies once the fungus has
fully colonized the host body, but the fungal
colonies continue to animate the
body. In this manner the fungus
moves amongst more of its prey,
occasionally spraying spores in a radius
around the host body and infecting all
who come near it. The drawbacks of
Beauveria mordicana
include the long time
required to kill prey, and the
limited effectiveness against nonsocial pests.
The inhabitants of Vault 22 were exposed to
Beauveria mordicana, and those of them who left the
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vault have spread the fungus as far as Zion Canyon,
where spore carriers pose a problem even in 2281. It
seems that the spread of the green fungus happens
over time, as the doctor who first performed an
autopsy noticed nothing wrong externally with the
first infected victim. Upon autopsy, it was discovered
the fungus had manifested throughout the lungs,
explaining the carrier's nasty coughs (noted both in
the Vault 22 and the Zion terminal entries) before
they succumbed to the fungus.
SPORE CARRIER [MINION]
The most common of all spore carriers. They hide
in vegetation and attack anyone tripping over them.
If they are not killed quickly, they explode and deal
large amounts of damage, and giving a large dose of
radiation.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Brawl 1, Stealth 1.
 TALENTS: Durable 1 (reduce the results of all
Critical Injuries against this target by -10, to a
minimum of 1), Knack For It (remove bb from
Stealth and Survival).
 ABILITIES: Spore Burst (upon the end of the spore
carrier's second turn, if it is not killed by then, it will
explode in a burst of dangerous spores. Anyone
within Engaged range of the spore carrier is
affected by this attack. (Spore Burst;
Damage 5; Critical None; Blast 4, Rad 2).
Furthermore, anyone in the blast must
make an Average (dd) Resilience check or
become infected with spores. A failed
Resilience check indicates that the
character loses 1 Wound threshold and
1 Strain threshold with each passing 24
hours. If either Wound threshold or
Strain threshold reach 0, the
character's body succumbs to the
fungal infection and the character
dies, and turns into a spore
carrier. It is possible to
alleviate this infection with
a Hard (ddd) Medicine
check).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Claw (Brawl;
Damage 4; Critical 4; Range [Engaged]).
SPORE CARRIER BRUTE [RIVAL]
Spore carrier brutes are found in the same areas
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other spore carriers are found, and usually tend to
act the same. However, brutes tend to be more
aggressive, and are tougher and larger than regular
spore carriers.
 SKILLS: Brawl 2, Stealth 2, Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Durable 1 (reduce the results of all
Critical Injuries against this target by -10, to a
minimum of 1), Knack For It (remove bb from
Stealth and Survival).
 ABILITIES: Spore Burst (upon the end of the spore
carrier brute's second turn, if it is not killed by
then, it will explode in a burst of dangerous
spores. Anyone within Engaged range of the
spore carrier is affected by this attack.
(Spore Burst; Damage 6; Critical None;
Blast 4, Rad 2). Furthermore, anyone in
the blast must make a Hard (ddd)
Resilience check or become
infected with spores. A failed
Resilience check indicates
that the character loses 1
Wound threshold and 1 Strain
threshold with each passing
24 hours. If either Wound
threshold or Strain
threshold reach 0, the
character's body succumbs to the fungal
infection and the character dies, and
turns into a spore carrier. It is possible
to alleviate this infection with a
Daunting (dddd) Medicine check).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Claw (Brawl; Damage 6;
Critical 3; Range [Engaged]; Knockdown,
Vicious 1).
SPORE CARRIER RUNT [MINION]
Runts are the smallest and weakest of the spore
carrier family. However, they are still quite fast and
may overwhelm an unaware wanderer.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Stealth 1.
 TALENTS: None.
 ABILITIES: Spore Burst (upon the end of the spore
carrier runt's second turn, if it is not killed by then, it
will explode in a burst of dangerous spores. Anyone
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within Engaged range of the spore carrier is affected
by this attack. (Spore Burst; Damage 4; Critical
None; Blast 4, Rad 1). Furthermore, anyone in the
blast must make an Easy (d) Resilience check or
become infected with spores. A failed Resilience
check indicates that the character loses 1 Wound
threshold and 1 Strain threshold with each passing
24 hours. If either Wound threshold or Strain
threshold reach 0, the character's body succumbs to
the fungal infection and the character dies, and turns
into a spore carrier. It is possible to alleviate this
infection with an Average (dd) Medicine check).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 EQUIPMENT: Claw (Brawl; Damage 4; Critical 4;
Range [Engaged]).
SPORE PLANT
Spore plants are mutated Venus Flytrap.
Before the Great War, they could be found in
nitrogen and phosphorus-poor environments
and having a trapping structure formed by
the terminal portion of each of the plant's
leaves prey triggered tiny hairs on
their inner surfaces allowed
them to feed.
Semi-intelligent, spore
plants are violent in nature
and attack most anyone
without provocation. They also have an
immunity to poison and radiation.
They have two methods of attacking.
Because of its stationary nature, its most
common attack is a spike projectile which it
spits at its enemies. This projectile has a
very long range and can potentially be
very harmful if exposed to the attack for
too long. If an enemy gets too close, the
mutant plant will lunge at them and bite with its
thorned maw.
GIANT SPORE PLANT [RIVAL]
A giant and much tougher version of the regular
spore plant.
 SKILLS: Brawl 1, Ranged [Light] 1.
 TALENTS: None.
 ABILITIES: Poison Immunity (giant spore plants are
immune to the effects of all poisons, toxins and
venoms), Rad Immunity (giant spore plants do not
take damage from Radiation).
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 SILHOUETTE: 2.
 EQUIPMENT: Spike Projectile (Ranged [Light];
Damage 5, Critical 4; Range [Medium]; Pierce 1),
Thorned Maw (Brawl; Damage 6; Critical 4; Range
[Engaged]; Ensnare 1).
SPORE PLANT [MINION]
Found frequently throughout Vault 22 but also in
other places of the Wasteland, these creatures are
weak and pose little to no threat, even to
inexperienced wanderers.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): None.
 TALENTS: None.
 ABILITIES: Poison Immunity (spore plants are
immune to the effects of all poisons, toxins and
venoms), Rad Immunity (spore plants do not take
damage from Radiation).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Spike Projectile (Ranged [Light];
Damage 4, Critical 4; Range [Short]), Thorned Maw
(Brawl; Damage 5; Critical 4; Range [Engaged]).
STINGWING
Stingwings appear to be a
large, mutated form of
scorpion-fly, with extended
mouth parts and a scorpion-like
tail, ending in a bulbous and
deadly sting. They can often
be found in swarms, and
their erratic flying coupled
with a poisonous sting
make them formidable
opponents.
Stingwings were created
by radiation at some
point between the start
of the Great War and 2287. They are
known to build large clusters of nests on the ground
and walls, the nests themselves ooze a bright yellow
sap akin to honey from their entrances. Wanderers
must use caution when approaching these nests, as
multiple stingwings will emerge to fiercely defend
them from potential threat.
Due to radiation, stingwings have developed a
poisonous sting not found on their modern,
unmutated counterparts. Also, unlike the modern
day Mecoptera order of insects, stingwings appear
to exhibit no sexual dimorphism, as only male
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scorpion-flies wield the appendage which grants
them their name.
GLOWING STINGWING [RIVAL]
These stingwings have absorbed an unhealthy
amount of radiation, which has resulted in their
bodies glowing with a very unnatural glow.
 SKILLS: Brawl 2, Coordination 1, Resilience 1.
 TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade the difficulty of all
combat checks against this target once), Defensive
1 (increase the Defense Rating by 1), Enduring 1
(increase the Soak Rating by 1), Side Step (suffer 1
Strain to upgrade difficulty of all ranged combat
checks until the end of the glowing stingwing's next
turn).
 ABILITIES: Flyer (glowing stingwings can fly (see
page 100 of the GENESYS core rulebook), Poison (a
glowing stingwing can spend aa or x on its sting
attack to inject poison. Anyone stung by the glowing
stingwing's stinger must make a Hard (ddd)
Resilience check or suffer an automatic f to all skill
checks for the rest of the encounter. The effects of
the poison stack cumulatively), Poison Immunity
(glowing stingwings are immune to the effects of all
poisons, toxins and venoms), Rad Immunity (glowing
stingwings do not take damage from Radiation).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Stinger
(Brawl; Damage 6;
Critical 2; Range
[Engaged]; Pierce 2,
Poison, Rad 2).
STINGWING [MINION]
The most common form of
stingwing found throughout
the Commonwealth. Most
commonly found in groups.
However a few can be found alone.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Resilience 1.
 TALENTS: Defensive 1 (increase the Defense
Rating by 1), Side Step (suffer 1 Strain to upgrade
difficulty of all ranged combat checks until the end
of the stingwing's next turn).
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 ABILITIES: Flyer (stingwings can fly (see page 100
of the GENESYS core rulebook), Poison (by spending
aa or x on its stinger combat check, the
stingwing can inject poison into the prey. Anyone
stung by the glowing stingwing's stinger must make
an Average (dd) Resilience check or suffer an
automatic t to all skill checks for the rest of the
encounter. The effects of the poison stack
cumulatively), Poison Immunity (stingwings are
immune to the effects of all poisons, toxins and
venoms), Rad Immunity (stingwings do not take
damage from Radiation).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 EQUIPMENT: Stinger (Brawl; Damage 5; Critical 2;
Range [Engaged]; Pierce 2, Poison).
STINGWING DARTER [RIVAL]
A stingwing darter is essentially a faster and
tougher variant of the ordinary stingwing. Its fast
movement and erractic way of darting about has
given its telltale name.
 SKILLS: Coordination 2, Brawl 1,
Perception 1, Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Defensive 2 (increase the
Defense Rating by 2), Side Step
(suffer 1 Strain to upgrade difficulty
of all ranged combat checks until
the end of the stingwing darter's
next turn).
 ABILITIES: Erratic Mover (the
stingwing darter is allowed to take
a second free Maneuver without
suffering Strain), Flyer (stingwing
darters can fly (see page 100 of
the GENESYS core rulebook),
Poison (provided that the
stingwing darter spends aa or
x on its sting combat check, it
can inject its poison into its
intended target. By doing so,
anyone stung by the stingwing
darter's stinger must make an
Average (dd) Resilience check
or suffer an automatic t to all
skill checks for the rest of the
encounter. The effects of the
poison stack cumulatively),
Poison Immunity (stingwing
darters are immune to the effects
of all poisons, toxins and venoms),
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Rad Immunity (stingwing darters do not take
damage from Radiation).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 EQUIPMENT: Stinger (Brawl; Damage 6; Critical 2;
Range [Engaged]; Pierce 3, Poison).
SUPER MUTANT
Super mutants are mutated humans, products of
infection by the Forced Evolutionary Virus (FEV).
They are much taller, bulkier and muscular than pure
strain humans, have (mostly) green, gray, or
yellowish skin, are immune to disease and radiation,
and are gifted with superhuman strength and
endurance. Although they are completely sterile, the
rapid regeneration of their cells caused by FEV
makes them virtually biologically immortal (but not
immune to death from injury).
There are three different known sources of super
mutants in the post-War world - Mariposa Military
Base in New California (on the West Coast), Vault 87
in the Capital Wasteland (on the East Coast) and the
FEV labs of the Institute in the Commonwealth (East
Coast). The three populations have separate
histories and origins, and are yet to interact with
each other. While originally the term was only used
to refer to the Mariposa stock, the
Brotherhood of Steel carried the term
with them and applied it to those from
Vault 87 upon encountering them.
BEHEMOTH [NEMESIS]
Towering above over super
mutants, at about 20 feet tall, the
behemoths are the greatest
threat to humanity found
among the super mutants.
These super mutants are the
oldest and strongest of their
kind. As well as being many
times larger than any other
humanoid creature, they are
no longer capable of intelligent
speech, due to brain degradation; they
make monstrous roars instead. They
are usually armed with an oversized
bludgeoning weapons. Other than that,
they also use their enormous fists in
fight. Either way, both weapons are
heavy-hitters, and will cause major
damage against any enemy smaller
than them.
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The nightkin often use their equipped Stealth Boys

to sneak-attack those who cross their path,
remaining invisible until they come out and fight,
sometimes even remaining invisible then. However,
prolonged use of Stealth Boys has damaged their
 SKILLS: Athletics 1, Brawl 3, Coercion 4, Melee 3, sanity, with them becoming incredibly aggressive,
Ranged (Light) 2, Resilience 4, Survival 2. paranoid, and in some cases severely delusional. As
 TALENTS: Adversary 3 (upgrade the difficulty of all Marcus explains, they "hate to be seen." The cause
combat checks against this target three times), of their paranoia is schizophrenia developed from
Durable 5 (reduce the result of all Critical Injuries constant use of the Stealth Boys, because of this
against this target by -50, to a minimum of 1), they can become angered when stared at for a long
Enduring 2 (increase Soak Rating by 2), Feral period of time.
Strength 5 (adds +5 damage to one hit of all
successful Brawl and Melee checks), Lethal Blows 2
(+20% to any Critical Injury rolls made against
opponents), Strong Arm (spend a Maneuver to
increase the range of thrown objects by two range
bands), Knockdown (can spend y during an  SKILLS: Brawl 1, Cool 2, Leadership 2, Melee 2,
opponent's combat check to knock Ranged [Heavy] 2, Stealth 3,
a target prone). Vigilance 2.
 ABILITIES: Forced Evolutionary  TALENTS: Adversary 1
Virus (reduce the Encumbrance (upgrade the difficulty of
and Cumbersome value of all combat checks
all wielded weapons by 1), against this target
Rad Immunity once), Defensive 1
(behemoths do not take (increase the
damage from Defense Rating by
Radiation), Terrifying 1), Durable 2
(characters must (reduce the result of
make a Hard all Critical Injuries
(ddd) Discipline against this target
check upon first by -20, to a
sight of a Behemoth minimum of 1),
or having to increase Feral Strength 2
the difficulty of all skill (adds +2 damage to
checks once until the end one hit of all successful
of the encounter), Sweep Brawl and Melee checks),
Attack (the behemoth can Knack For It (remove bb
spend x on a successful from all Stealth and
Melee check to hit the Vigilance checks).
target as well as anyone  ABILITIES: Forced
Engaged with the target), Evolutionary Virus
 SILHOUETTE: 3. (reduce the
 EQUIPMENT: By Encumbrance and
weapon and armor type. Cumbersome value of all wielded weapons by 1),
Rad Immunity (nightkin do not take damage from
Radiation).
NIGHTKIN [RIVAL]  SILHOUETTE: 2.
They are superior to their fellow super mutants in  EQUIPMENT: By weapon or armor type.
terms of both intellect and skill, as the FEV-II dipping
has not damaged their intelligence. While in the
Master's Army, they had access to superior weapons SUPER MUTANT [RIVAL]
and armor, including the use of Stealth Boys. These are the youngest and weakest of the
Prolonged use of these devices led to a permanent Wasteland super mutants. They are usually
alteration of the pigment in their skin. Instead of the encountered in a small group of a couple of super
usual dull green, their skin is pale blue in color. mutants, led by a stronger super mutant.

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 SKILLS: Brawl 1, Coercion 2, Melee 2, Ranged  SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Athletics 1, Brawl 1, Stealth
[Heavy] 2, Resilience 1. 1.
 TALENTS: Durable 1 (reduce the result of all Critical  TALENTS: None.
Injuries against this target by -10 to a minimum of  ABILITIES: None.
1), Feral Strength 2 (adds +2 damage to one hit of all  SILHOUETTE: 1.
successful Brawl and Melee checks).  EQUIPMENT: Claw (Brawl; Damage 4; Critical 4;
 ABILITIES: Forced Evolutionary Virus (reduce the Range [Engaged]).
Encumbrance and Cumbersome value of all wielded
weapons by 1), Rad Immunity (super mutants do not
take damage from Radiation). TUNNELER
 SILHOUETTE: 2. The exact origins of the tunnelers is unknown.
 EQUIPMENT: By weapon and armor type. However, there are signs that they were created after
the Great War, probably by mutation of an unknown

TROG species. Being underground predators, they build

their nests deep into the earth and have lived
Trog is a common name for humans that became undisturbed by surface-dwellers for centuries.
infected with the Troglodyte Degeneration Contagion Tunnelers usually have no direct contact with the
(or "TDC"), and slowly degenerated into scampering surface world. Tunnelers are very averse to loud
troglodytes who fear the light. noises and bright lights. They try to keep beyond the
As a direct result of their disease, reach of the sun by staying in tunnels and other low-
trogs are hairless, naked, primate- light areas.´
like creatures with long, gangly Tunnelers appear to be reptilian-humanoids with
arms and legs. Their skin appears dark, scaly skin, large bio-luminescent eyes, a mouth
raw and wrinkled, and their faces filled with sharp reptilian teeth and chitinous spikes
are scrunched into permanent protruding from their shoulders and heads.
scowls, with their teeth Tunnelers are found underground, as their name
constantly bared. They have implies, and are noted for their fear of bright
four fingers and four toes, and lights and loud noises. Every now and then they
their feet appear to be in the will flee from combat and head back underground.
process of turning into "hands", This can be seen easily by throwing a flash bang or
adding to their primate- firing a flare gun at a tunneler. Their
like appearance. enlarged eyes appear to be an
They crawl on all adaptation to the conditions of their
fours (somewhat preferred habitat and are sensitive to
similar to frogs). They have light; a condition which would explain their
no external genitalia, or extreme aversion to weapons like flash
any other visual clues bangs and flare guns, and to the sun
to their gender, itself.
making sexual
reproduction unlikely.
TUNNELER [MINION]
These are the most common type of tunneler.
TROG [MINION] There are reports of hulking tunnelers and even
Despite their savage appearance, trogs are capable tunneler queens.
of hunting in packs like wolves. While some may
simply charge at targets head-on, others will
attempt to sneak up on the prey from behind or
above. Their speed is almost on par with a yao guai,
though they are able to leap even farther.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Brawl 1, Coordination 1,
Perception 1, Vigilance 1.

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 TALENTS: Quick Strike 1 (add b to any combat
check against any target that has not yet acted in
the current encounter).
 ABILITIES: Light Aversion (items that produce a
strong light, such as flash bang grenades, flare guns,
flamers, explosions, might startle
a tunneler. Any weapon that
is used within Short range of
a tunneler, forces the
tunneler to make a Hard
(ddd) Cool check. A
failed check will cause the
tunneler to flee the scene for
one turn per uncancelled
t on the check, with a
minimum of 1 turn), Night
Vision (tunnelers suffer
no Perception
penalties from
darkness).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
 EQUIPMENT: Claw
(Brawl; Damage 4;
Critical 4; Range
[Engaged];
Pierce 1).
WANAMINGO
They are strange mutant animals that live mostly
underground. Despite the rumors of their
extraterrestrial origin, they were actually created
with FEV as weapons for waging war on other
countries and escaped into the wastes. In that
aspect, they are similar to deathclaws.
Morphologically, wanamingos are bipedal lifeforms  EQUIPMENT: Tentacle (Brawl; Damage 5; Critical 3;
that bear almost no resemblance to any other form
of terrestrial life. They possess a large central body
with a sizable mouth full of razor-sharp teeth, and a Ranged [Engaged]; Pierce 2, Rad 2, Vicious 2).
pair of long, tentacle-like appendages that appear to
be used for both grasping objects and to batter
opponents in combat. The creature's large head
lacks visible sensory organs, but it does not seem to
require eyesight in order to discern the location of
prey. The creatures are devastating in close combat, of the wanamingos and can be found deep
chewing at foes and lashing at them with their
tentacles. Through a process not entirely
understood, these attacks also induce radiation
poisoning.
They hatch from eggs laid by a wanamingo queen
— a large grey-colored wanamingo which others
fearlessly protect. They aren't intelligent in the usual  SKILLS: Brawl 2, Perception 2, Resilience 3, Stealth
sense, but they do seem to have a hive-mind
mentality.
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WANAMINGO [RIVAL]
Wanamingos are strange mutant animals that live
mostly in underground colonies. They are often
mistaken for extraterrestrial beings, due to their
otherworldly anatomy. They can easily shrug off
damage which would tear the flesh from the bone of
a human, and are truly a force to be reckoned with.
 SKILLS: Brawl 2, Perception 2, Resilience 1,
Stealth 1, Vigilance 1.
 TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade all combat checks
against this target once), Defensive 1 (increase
Defense Rating by 1), Durable 2 (reduce
the result of all Critical Injuries against
this target by -20, to a minimum of 1),
Enduring 1 (increase Soak Rating by 1),
Knack For It (remove bb from all
Resilience and Stealth checks), Prey On the
Weak 1 (+1 damage on combat checks
against Disoriented targets), Refractor 2 (energy
attacks made against the wanamingo suffers a
bb penalty), Super Slam! (remove one a from the
cost to trigger Knockdown on Brawl combat
checks).
 ABILITIES: Berserker (when a wanamingo suffers
one or more Wounds, it deals +1 damage with all
attacks. If Critically Injured, it deals +2 damage with
all attacks), Fearless (a wanamingo is immune to
fear from any source), Rad Immunity (wanamingos
do not take damage from Radiation).
 SILHOUETTE: 1.
Range [Engaged]; Disorient 2, Linked 1, Rad 2,
Vicious 1), Savage Bite (Brawl; Damage 7; Critical 3;
WANAMINGO QUEEN [NEMESIS]
The wanamingo queen is the matriarch of the
wanamingos. She can lay eggs for the reproduction
underground in her breeding room.
1, Vigilance 2.
 TALENTS: Adversary 2 (upgrade all combat checks
against this target twice), Defensive 2 (increase
Defense Rating by 2), Durable 4 (reduce the result of
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all Critical Injuries against this target by -40, to a
minimum of 1), Enduring 2
(increase Soak Rating by 2),
Prey On the Weak 2 (+2
damage on combat checks
against Disoriented targets),
Refractor 3 (energy attacks
made against the wanamingo
queen suffers a bbb penalty),
Super Slam! (remove one a from
the cost to trigger Knockdown on
Brawl combat checks).
 ABILITIES: Berserker (when a
wanamingo queen suffers one or
more Wounds, it deals +2
damage with all attacks. If Critically
Injured, it deals +3 damage with all
attacks), Fearless (a wanamingo
queen is immune to fear from any
source), Rad Immunity (wanamingo queens do not
take damage from Radiation).
 SILHOUETTE: 2.
 EQUIPMENT: Tentacle (Brawl; Damage 7; Critical 3;
Range [Engaged]; Disorient 2, Linked 1, Rad 2,
Vicious 1), Savage Bite (Brawl; Damage 9; Critical 3;
Ranged [Engaged]; Pierce 3, Rad 2, Vicious 3).
WOLF
Wolves are canines - much like their successors,
the dogs - which prowl the wastelands much like
they have done since times immemorial. Wolves
have a long history with mankind, and they are still
rightly feared across the wastes for preying on lone
travelers and exposed livestock. Although it were far
from common for wolves to attack human beings
before the Great War - much due to mankind's
hatred of wolves - the long lack of exposure to
humans the post-apocalyptic world heralded has
enabled them to move past their instinctive
fear of human beings.
Wolves are quadrupedal
canines, much like dogs, and
travel in large packs. They
are substantially larger and
stronger than the common
dog, and are visually very
similar to breeds such as
German shepherds or
many sled dogs.
Individually they pose no
major threat to
experienced players, but due to their
tendency to travel in large packs with their kin
they can be quite dangerous.
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GENESYS
Wolves are one of the very few creatures to have
been left largely unaffected by radiation since the
War. Although they were dying out in North America
before the War, the commonplace
encounters with them during the
22nd and 23rd century
indicates that their species
has had plenty of time to
repopulate; this quite successfully.
WOLF [MINION]
Wolves are dangerous creatures,
and always travel in large packs of
their kin. They easily
outmanoeuver their enemies and
surround them, and lunge at their
prey with sharp claws and
powerful jaws.
 SKILLS (GROUP ONLY): Athletics 1, Brawl 1,
Perception 1.
 TALENTS: None.
 ABILITIES: Pack Tactics (when using the assist
Maneuver, wolves add bb instead of b).
 SILHOUETTE: 0.
 EQUIPMENT: Bite (Brawl; Damage 5; Critical 3;
Range [Engaged]; Vicious 1).
YAO GUAI
Yao guai are a species of mutated bears that
inhabit the Wasteland.
The yao guai is a mutated bear of debatable origin
species in the Wasteland. Possibly mutated
from the black bears native to the region,
these yao guai are generally
larger than their unmutated
predecessors and are more
aggressive. The physical
build of the Wasteland
variant does not seem to
drastically deviate from pre-War bears as much
as the yao guai in the Capital Wasteland and
Zion Canyon. Comparatively, they are overall
less dog-like in their posture and
movement, sport thicker patches of
fur, and more body fat. Since
their upper body, chest, and
arms are not as massive, the
Commonwealth yao guai have a more traditional
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bear-like posture and gait.  SILHOUETTE: 2.

 EQUIPMENT: Claw (Brawl; Damage 7; Critical 3;
ALBINO YAO GUAI [NEMESIS] Range [Engaged]; Disorient, Rad 2), Bite (Brawl;
Damage 8; Critical 3; Range [Engaged]; Pierce 1, Rad
These yao guai are much lighter in coloration than 2, Vicious 2).
a typical yao guai due to a genetic defect causing
albinism.
RABID YAO GUAI [RIVAL]
The rabid yao guai is a yao guai that has been
infected with rabies. In appearance, it has red welts
dominating its sides and face, giving it a diseased
look. Despite its unhealthy appearance, it can prove
 SKILLS: Athletics 1, Brawl 3, Resilience 2, Vigilance to be a deadly adversary in combat
1.
 TALENTS: Adversary 2 (upgrade the difficulty of all
combat checks against this target twice), Durable 3
(reduce the result of all Critical Injuries against this
target by -30, to a minimum of 2), Enduring 2
(increase Soak Rating by 2), Lethal Blows 2  SKILLS: Athletics 1, Brawl 2, Resilience 3.
(+20% to any Critical Injury rolls made  TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade the
against opponents). difficulty of all combat checks against
 ABILITIES: Rad Immunity this target once), Durable 1
(albino yao guais do not (reduce the result of all Critical
take damage from Injuries against this target by
Radiation). -10, to a minimum of 1),
 SILHOUETTE: 2. Enduring 2 (increase
 EQUIPMENT: Claw Soak Rating by 2),
(Brawl; Damage 8; Lethal Blows 1 (+10% to
Critical 3; Range any Critical Injury rolls
[Engaged]; Disorient), made against opponents).
Bite (Brawl; Damage 9;  ABILITIES: Disease (when a rabid yao guai
Critical 3; Range spends aa or x on its bite combat
[Engaged]; Pierce 2, check, if can afflict a horrible
Vicious 3). rabies on its victim. Anyone bitten
by the rabid yao guai must make a Hard (ddd)
IRRADIATED YAO GUAI [RIVAL] Resilience check or suffer f and t to all skill
checks until the rabies is cured with a Hard (ddd)
These yao guai are sickly green in color with hard,
Medicine check), Rad Immunity (rabid yao guais do
bony growths sprouting from their bodies, including
not take damage from Radiation).
near their eyes. Irradiated yao guai are more
 SILHOUETTE: 2.
perceptive than their other yao guai, rendering them
 EQUIPMENT: Claw (Brawl; Damage 7; Critical 3;
a capable enemy.
Range [Engaged]; Disorient), Bite (Brawl; Damage 8;
Critical 3; Range [Engaged]; Disease, Pierce 1,
Vicious 2).

YAO GUAI [RIVAL]

 SKILLS: Athletics 1, Brawl 2, Perception 1, The typical form of a yao guai, they are stronger
Resilience 2, Vigilance 1. than their stunted counterparts and can prove a
 TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade the difficulty of all difficult fight for Wasteland wanderers due to their
combat checks against the target once), Durable 2 considerable strength and aggressive nature.
(reduce the result of all Critical Injuries against this
target by -20, to a minimum of 1), Enduring 2
(increase Soak Rating by 2), Lethal Blows 1 (+10% to
any Critical Injury rolls made against opponents).
 ABILITIES: Rad Immunity (irradiated yao guais do
not take damage from Radiation).

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 SKILLS: Athletics 1, Brawl 2, Resilience 2.

 TALENTS: Adversary 1 (upgrade the difficulty of all
combat checks against this target once), Durable 1
(reduce the effects of all Critical Injuries against this
target by -10, to a minimum of 1), Enduring 2
(increase Soak Rating by 2), Lethal Blows 1 (+10% to
any Critical Injury rolls made against opponents).
 ABILITIES: Rad Immunity (yao guais do not take
damage from Radiation).
 SILHOUETTE: 2.
 EQUIPMENT: Claw (Brawl; Damage 7; Critical 3;
Range [Engaged]; Disorient), Bite (Brawl; Damage 8;
Critical 3; Range [Engaged]; Pierce 1, Vicious 2).

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Lovecraft's influence spreads wide and far,  Byakhee [Rival]
sometimes bluntly obvious and in your face, but  Cthonian [Nemesis]
mostly it is subliminal and vague hints towards the  Dark Young of Shub-Niggurath [Nemesis]
Mythos can be discerned if one knows what one is  Deep One [Rival]
looking for. And there are even cultural references to  Dhole [Nemesis]
Lovecraft within the officially publiced Fallout  Dimensional Warper [Rival]
computer and console games; such as the Dunwich  Elder Thing [Rival]
Building, the Dunwich Borers, Pickmans Gallery,  Flying Polyp [Nemesis]
Kingsport Lighthouse, the entire Far Harbor  Formless Spawn [Rival]
downloadable contents, the Children of the Atom,  Fungi From Yuggoth / Mi-Go [Rival]
Blackhall in Point Lookout and The Astoundingly  Great Race of Yith [Nemesis]
Awesome Tales magazines.  Gug [Nemesis]
It should be said that the Lovecraft mythology  Hound of Tindalos [Rival]
introduces a far more fantastic and supernatural  Moon-Beast [Nemesis]
element to the Fallout setting than previously  Nightgaunt [Rival]
established. Although aliens are already existing in  Servitor of the Outer Gods [Rival]
the Fallout setting, and that alone would justify  Shantak [Nemesis]
introducing elements of the Lovecraft mythology.  Shoggoth [Nemesis]
Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl  Spider of Leng [Rival]
fhtagn, Vault dwellers.  Star-Spawn of Cthulhu [Nemesis]
 Star Vampire [Rival]

BEYOND THE SPHERES

No Lovecraft Mythos creatures have been
included in this chapter; they have been
opted deleted in the 2nd revised
edition. “But why?” you might be asking
or thinking. This was simply and
solely for the reason that Mythos
creatures should not be used as
adversaries to throw
against the players in the
Fallout setting. The Mythos
works best to let the fear
and suspicion dwell and
fester within the player's
mind and thus also in the
character's minds.
The Mythos creatures that
were present in the 1st
edition of this Fallout
sourcebook, and now gone
beyond the spheres, were the
following:
               
”The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear,
and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.”

- H.P. Lovecraft
         -      

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ast THE GENESYS™ EDITION dfh
[ SECOND REVISED EDITION ]

WAR. WAR NEVER CHANGES.

The Romans waged war to gather slaves and wealth. Spain built an
empire from its lust for gold and territory. Hitler shaped a battered
Germany into an economic superpower. But war never changes. In
the 21st century, war was still waged over resources that could be
acquired. Only this time the spoils of war were also its weapons,
petrolium and uranium. For these resources, China would invade
Alaska, the United States would annex Canada and the European
Commonwealth would be dissolved into quarreling bickering nation-
states bent on controlling the last remaining resources on Earth. In
2077 the storm of world war had come again. In two brief hours most
of the planet was reduced to cinders. From the ashes of nuclear
devastation, civilization struggled to arise...

The Fallout role-playing game is based on the Bethesda computer

game series of the same name and is a clash of 1950's science
fiction comics and dime novels with post-apocalyptic movies of the
last four decades. This book covers the essentials of character
creation in the Fallout setting. This book also hosts information on the
Fallout setting specific races, careers, talents, gear, weapons, armor
and, of course, adversaries.

This entire book is based on the GENESYS core rules, and requires a
copy of the GENESYS core rulebook in order to be played.

987654321
First Printing: 2018
ISBN: 978-1-01107-197-5