Junior Adventurer's Guild: May - Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game

[Eyestabber]

By the power invested in me by this nice RPGHQJAG badge, I rally the forces of GOOD and INCLINE and nominate The Temple of Elemental Evil for the next poll.

https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_temple_ ... ental_evil

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[Kalarion]

By the power invested in me by this nice RPGHQJAG badge, I rally the forces of GOOD and INCLINE and nominate The Temple of Elemental Evil for the next poll.

https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_temple_ ... ental_evil

Gargabe is now canon

[Eyestabber]

By the power invested in me by this nice RPGHQJAG badge, I rally the forces of GOOD and INCLINE and nominate The Temple of Elemental Evil for the next poll.

https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_temple_ ... ental_evil

Gargabe is now canon

What?

[Zess_T]

My ******** *** can't figure out how to screenshot in the original release version of the game, so you'll have to make do with my character's stat sheet


FALLOUT
VAULT-13 PERSONNEL RECORD
21 June 2162 2144 hours

Name: Max Stone Age: 23 Gender: Male
Level: 11 Exp: 63,965 Next Level: 66,000

::: Statistics :::
Strength: 07 Hit Points: 052/071 Sequence: 07
Perception: 09 Armor Class: 015 Healing Rate: 02
Endurance: 06 Action Points: 10 Critical Chance: 009%
Charisma: 04 Melee Damage: 02 Carry Weight: 200 lbs.
Intelligence: 10 Damage Res.: 020%
Agility: 10 Radiation Res.: 012%
Luck: 09 Poison Res.: 030%


::: Traits ::: ::: Perks ::: ::: Karma :::
Fast Shot Awareness Reputation (General) 47
Gifted Bonus HtH Attacks Champion
Bonus Move

::: Skills ::: ::: Kills :::
Small Guns ..... 046% Men ............ 043
Big Guns ....... 010% Women .......... 012
Energy Weapons . 010% Super Mutants .. 032
Unarmed ........ 105% Ghouls ......... 005
Melee Weapons .. 055% Radscorpions ... 024
Throwing ....... 040% Rats ........... 091
First aid ...... 038% Floaters ....... 003
Doctor ......... 014% Centaurs ....... 002
Sneak .......... 029%
Lockpick ....... 101%
Steal .......... 020%
Traps .......... 026%
Science ........ 095%
Repair ......... 080%
Speech ......... 117%
Barter ......... 018%
Gambling ....... 037%
Outdoorsman .... 012%


::: Inventory :::
2x Lock Picks 20,726x Bottle Caps 1x Antidote
2x Dynamite 2x Mentats 2x Molotov Cocktail
24x Stimpak 1x You Have No Idea 3x RadAway
13x Grenade (Frag) 1x Plastic Explosives 2x Small Energy Cell
3x Rad-X 7x Grenade (Pulse) 1x Tool
1x Geiger Counter 1x Stealth Boy 1x Flower
1x Robes 1x Tape 1x Tape
1x Key 1x Security Card 1x Super Stimpak
1x Bag 1x COC Badge 1x Psychic Nullifier
1x Powered Armor 1x Power Fist 1x COC Badge
1x Robes

Total Weight: 187 lbs.

Phone picture humiliation ritual time

Will this suffice?

[Killagain665]

The print screen or PrtSc button on most if not all keyboards then open paint and hit ctrl + v.
Or
Same button print screen and open GIMP, open a new file then ctrl + v the file and export as png

[Killagain665]

but I like your way better tbh, feels more original

[Zess_T]

The print screen or PrtSc button on most if not all keyboards then open paint and hit ctrl + v.
Or
Same button print screen and open GIMP, open a new file then ctrl + v the file and export as png

This will be useful to know for when I nominate Fallout 2

[Killagain665]

The print screen or PrtSc button on most if not all keyboards then open paint and hit ctrl + v.
Or
Same button print screen and open GIMP, open a new file then ctrl + v the file and export as png

This will be useful to know for when I nominate Fallout 2

Oh, I am getting old by the way. I can't even find Paint on my start menu any more.

[Eyestabber]

Use ShareX, it makes life easier.

[Tinky Winky]

powerfist

You can find one for free in the cathedral though along with a set of tesla armor. Just make sure to wear the robe so nightkins don't attack you.

[Zess_T]

powerfist

You can find one for free in the cathedral though along with a set of tesla armor. Just make sure to wear the robe so nightkins don't attack you.

counterpoint, going to the cathedral early is gay

[Tinky Winky]

powerfist

You can find one for free in the cathedral though along with a set of tesla armor. Just make sure to wear the robe so nightkins don't attack you.

counterpoint, going to the cathedral early is gay

Yep and so does exploring The Glow. Plus it's the only way to obtain the powerfist for a low-int character so whatever.

[Valter]

Some encounters are particularly well-designed. I liked the ghoul boss fight with all his underlings, it was like tower defense

[Tangerine]

I am pleased to come back and see that Mass Effect 2 did not win. Keep up the good work, RPGHQ!

[Eyestabber]

By the power invested in me by this nice RPGHQJAG badge, I rally the forces of GOOD and INCLINE and nominate The Temple of Elemental Evil for the next poll.

https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_temple_ ... ental_evil

Gargabe is now canon

I blame phones and sleeping pills.

[Valter]

Some ***** *** ************ in the Hub was selling an armor for 50k, the same armor being sold for 6k on a town closeby. Piece of ****, overpricing swindler.
But I do like when merchants have their own prices. Gotta keep your eyes open

[Tweed]

Some ***** *** ************ in the Hub was selling an armor for 50k, the same armor being sold for 6k on a town closeby. Piece of ****, overpricing swindler.
But I do like when merchants have their own prices. Gotta keep your eyes open

You don't say?!

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Have you tried not being poor? AHH HA HA HA HA HA!

[Valter]

Some ***** *** ************ in the Hub was selling an armor for 50k, the same armor being sold for 6k on a town closeby. Piece of ****, overpricing swindler.
But I do like when merchants have their own prices. Gotta keep your eyes open

You don't say?!



Have you tried not being poor? AHH HA HA HA HA HA!

No

But regardless, be you rich or poor, high prices for "good guns" that are 10x cheaper a mere 3 day walk away is nothing short of a ripoff. Better prices, better inventory (unless you want a Super Sledge). Why would you choose to attend this shop under these circumstances? I guess it would be a reasonable choice were you unaware of the alternative, but this very same merchant informs you of the Gun Runners, as well as the Brotherhood of Steel (not that I can check their prices, I ****** off the guard and now I'm forever barred from entrance, despite having SAVED one of their shiny metal asses! )

[J1M]

Some ***** *** ************ in the Hub was selling an armor for 50k, the same armor being sold for 6k on a town closeby. Piece of ****, overpricing swindler.
But I do like when merchants have their own prices. Gotta keep your eyes open

You don't say?!



Have you tried not being poor? AHH HA HA HA HA HA!

No

But regardless, be you rich or poor, high prices for "good guns" that are 10x cheaper a mere 3 day walk away is nothing short of a ripoff. Better prices, better inventory (unless you want a Super Sledge). Why would you choose to attend this shop under these circumstances? I guess it would be a reasonable choice were you unaware of the alternative, but this very same merchant informs you of the Gun Runners, as well as the Brotherhood of Steel (not that I can check their prices, I ****** off the guard and now I'm forever barred from entrance, despite having SAVED one of their shiny metal asses! )

Saving a 6 day walk through the badlands is a very reasonable reason to pay higher prices for most people in most settings.

Especially if the first three days of that walk involves carrying cash and no gun.

[Valter]

You don't say?!



Have you tried not being poor? AHH HA HA HA HA HA!

No

But regardless, be you rich or poor, high prices for "good guns" that are 10x cheaper a mere 3 day walk away is nothing short of a ripoff. Better prices, better inventory (unless you want a Super Sledge). Why would you choose to attend this shop under these circumstances? I guess it would be a reasonable choice were you unaware of the alternative, but this very same merchant informs you of the Gun Runners, as well as the Brotherhood of Steel (not that I can check their prices, I ****** off the guard and now I'm forever barred from entrance, despite having SAVED one of their shiny metal asses! )

Saving a 6 day walk through the badlands is a very reasonable reason to pay higher prices for most people in most settings.

Especially if the first three days of that walk involves carrying cash and no gun.

I mean from a player's point of view

[J1M]

No

But regardless, be you rich or poor, high prices for "good guns" that are 10x cheaper a mere 3 day walk away is nothing short of a ripoff. Better prices, better inventory (unless you want a Super Sledge). Why would you choose to attend this shop under these circumstances? I guess it would be a reasonable choice were you unaware of the alternative, but this very same merchant informs you of the Gun Runners, as well as the Brotherhood of Steel (not that I can check their prices, I ****** off the guard and now I'm forever barred from entrance, despite having SAVED one of their shiny metal asses! )

Saving a 6 day walk through the badlands is a very reasonable reason to pay higher prices for most people in most settings.

Especially if the first three days of that walk involves carrying cash and no gun.

I mean from a player's point of view

Feels good to find a nice deal!

[Tweed]

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@Oyster Sauce gibs badge.

[Valter]

Total Super Mutant Death

Surprisingly enjoyable game, if not a bit infuriating at times, particularly due to technical issues such as the poor player pathing which would get cancelled if the destination was too far, the incessant NPC doorblocking, and some buggy interactions that would hamper quests.
Not to mention the agonizing companion AI, though I recognize its implementation is barebones and you don't really need them, so it was still my call to carry their ******** asses around. But by God they have survived!
But I can understand how this was critically acclaimed with how fleshed out of a game it is. Decent character building and progression, limited world resources won't let you just grind it out, good weapon variety, plenty of secret interactions that take your decisions into account. It really felt great to explore the wastes.

The game also felt surprisingly snappy for its age. Click click boom it's done, it's loaded, it's saved, you just changed map, etc. And I don't think I crashed a single time. Using the GOG version, wonder if it's substantially improved since its original release
And the "click for everything" design choice for every interacftion is surprisingly fluid once you get used to it. Movement, attacking, skills, the whole deal. You might very well be able to play the entire thing with just mouse.

I really liked the player agency you're afforded in this game. "Hey bud, hey champ. Here's a monumental "find a needle in haystack" task, there's the closest town, get to it. Oh and we're all dead if you don't find it in 3 months so be smart and quick about it" ...okay then. Though this also led to the awkwardness of killing the Master before his Lieutenant, but c'est la vie.

The encounter design in particular was satisfying. Generally there was good balance to it, and positioning mattered a lot in handling the enemy efficiently. And I always appreciate friendly fire being enabled in games, as mad as I'd get at my own team for doing it, it feels good when a misplaced rocket kills a bunch of enemies.

I didn't like how little armor options there were, but I didn't do the Brotherhood at all so that might have been a factor, though I doubt a single Power Armor would have changed my mind. Also the Necropolis must have been the most boring place of them all. Slow and weak ghouls, and lots of them. Just a slog to get through.

Despite the barebones main story, the logs revealing the lore behind the mutants was pretty cool. Little good bit of worldbuilding.

All that said, though I appreciate this game's legacy, I don't see myself replaying it. A lot of the time I'd just be thinking "Man, I could just be playing ATOM instead."

[wndrbr]

Players dumping their Charisma are metagaming ☝

[Valter]

Players dumping their Charisma are metagaming ☝

Only metagaming I engaged in was remaking my character 5 minutes into the game once I realized he wasn't able to speak a single language. I'd still like to be able to communicate with the post-apocalyptic society, so INT was begrudgingly raised to 4.

[Acrux]

I'd forgotten what a slog Necropolis is. Just like real life!

[Tweed]

I'd forgotten what a slog Necropolis is. Just like real life!

Nowhere near enough mexicans to be real life.

[Tweed]

Still pisses me off that Reno got their faggy sign, but they couldn't be bothered to give Necropolis the Bakersfield one. It was actually a bridge that used to link two parts of a hotel when it used to be over on Union Avenue before Buck Owens bought and refurbished it.

[wndrbr]

There's a difference in approach to worldbuilding between Fo1 and Fo2. Fo1 intentionally tries to abandon the past and buries most of the reference to prewar world, while Fo2 keeps bringing it back. In Fo1 it wasn't clear why the war happened, meanwhile in Fo2 you can find a holodisk that neatly explains the Resource wars.

Even the inventory continues this theme - Fo1 only had like two or three real world guns (Gizmo's Mauser and Desert Eagle), and all of the other guns were made up to really sell the idea that this is a different world. Meanwhile Fo2 brings back a ton of real world guns like greasegun, fal, p90, tommyguns, g11, etc etc.

[Tweed]

I wonder how many people have ever managed to find Loxley.