It is nearing a year since you, The Courier, fought and secured independence of the Mojave from domestic and foreign powers. Mr. House was put on ice, the NCR got sent packing and even the mighty Legion tucked tail and fled back East.Now, the New Vegas Directorate, your new government, faces as many challenges as it does opportunities. Industry is rapidly expanding and agriculture is now firmly established while migrants from around the wasteland flood in looking to change their fortunes. But the Boomer Blight, an engineered plague from parts unknown, is spreading throughout the Wasteland and little looks uncontainable. You continue to walk the line in courting both the NCR and the Legion, seeking to be a stable power between the two warring giants. A new player comes into the picture and he brings with him hundreds of Enclave descendants eager to start again. You have agreed to welcome them into the NVD but time will tell if you can hide their influence from the NCR while keeping other factions happy.With the looming NCR election, the hostile President Kimball seems poised to lose to the unknown Allgood Murphy while Caesar continues to see you as his Augustus, urging greater cooperation between both nations. The one-year anniversary is rapidly approaching and while a grand celebration is planned, existential threats lurk everywhere and with Mr. House on the loose, you can be sure you’ll see him one last time.
Thread 1: Genesis The Courier talks Lanius down, and General Oliver is thrown off the Dam. A ceasefire is negotiated with the NCR and the chaos in Freeside is swiftly put down. In the chaos of the battle, the Brotherhood took over Helios.Boone got talked into staying around, the Courier absolutely dogwalked the NCR ambassador two separate times for a very favorable treaty with the Mojave in return for much of the dam’s power and water. The Crimson Caravan is banned from the Mojave and the beginning of the Follower-Mojave relationship is formed over bath houses. The Courier encounters boomer blight for the first time after asking the Boomers for food, though not understanding the severity at the time. Doing what the NCR couldn’t, the Courier completely eradicated the Fiends as a force in the Mojave, demolishing Vault 3 in the process. A massive deal is made with the Brahmin Baron Heck Gunderson to supply much needed food to Freeside in return for vast freedom over his businesses and for his son to serve as AG Secretary. Senator Armstrong of the NCR is introduced. Thread 2: Ain’t like chowing down on Fancy Lad Snack Cakes…The Courier discovers a large group of raiders operating from the town of Nipton, targeting NCR visitors from the border. The Courier also officially creates his council, the nexus of the Mojave Government. The Courier finally explores Lucky 38, finding wealth and secrets that he quickly uses, most notably the Mojave Rehabilitation Plan. But much of the information pulled is heavily corrupted and will take time and effort to make use of. The Courier refuses to let House die and instead rushes him off to Big Mountain to extract his brain from the rotting body, resulting in House in a coma. The Brotherhood makes another move and seizes Black Mountain.Boone runs into a stranded NCR special forces group who agrees to stick around for the time being and they prove instrumental in the dramatic victory over the Nipton raiders after they launched a terror attack on the NCR border crossing. Senator Armstrong climbs the ladder of power and is invited into NCR President Kimball’s Council. The New Vegas Police Department is created to alleviate pressure on the Securitron Force and begin the process of civilian control over the region. A military is officially created with the former Enclave captain as its head, with an infantry core being the focus and the M1 Garand selected as the standard rifle of the armed forces and a production deal made with the gun runners. The beginnings of industry is created as a nascent leather industry grows around the production of leather armor for the armed forces. The Mojave Rose Caravan Company was created with Cass as its president, cutting construction costs and alleviating the issue of transportation.The Courier activates the Emergency Beacon in the Remnants Bunker and is offered a deal to heal Caesar in return for a mighty boon.
Thread 3: Render Unto Caesar The Courier travels deep into Legion lands to heal Caesar of his tumor, learning much about the empire in the process. In return for healing Edward Sallow, the Courier receives a set of master codes that should override any government facility in the country. In the aftermath of the surgery, Caesar now believes that the Courier is the heir of his empire though much needs to be done for the Mojave walker to earn that position. Before heading back West, the Courier also planted the seeds of a major conspiracy forming against Caesar with the goal of destabilizing and weakening the Legion. The Boomer Blight, which is an altered strain of the Vault 22 and Big Mountain strains, begins to become a much larger issue with it being manmade, particularly hard to treat and multiple strains existing in the wasteland. But it’s not just confined to the Mojave, with rumors of it having infected the lush lands of Zion. While focusing on this apocalyptic issue, the Courier also continues to strengthen the position of the Mojave. He negotiated a massive investment deal with a cabal of NCR businesses and a minor agreement made with the Brotherhood to provide technical support throughout the desert. Yes-Man finishes his upgrades and turns into an even bigger big brother than he was before and a very generous trade agreement is signed with the Legion. A New Reno crime family shows up in Freeside, causing endless headaches for the Courier and his government. Perhaps the most impactful episode happens when the Courier explores Hawthorne Depot, finding a large NCR garrison and roping in the Brotherhood and Legion for a raid. After insertion with Vertibirds, the initial assault goes nearly perfectly but disaster strikes when an explosion kicks up a nerve agent and nuclear material in the middle of a dust storm, killing the entire town, garrison and the raiding force while also nearly killing the Courier in the process. After waking up back in Hidden Valley, the Courier is without the Platinum Chip and the master override codes with no idea on the status of either. Arcade Gannon and his research team sent to Zion have gone silent and the status of the Platinum Chip unknown. The only saving grace is the Courier officially decides on a direction for the Mojave, creating the New Vegas Directorate and giving the nascent government an air of legitimacy. Quintilius Publicis is introduced.
Thread 4: An Evil Awakens The Courier wastes no time in finding the Platinum Chip, but also comes away with no answers on what exactly happened in Hawthorne. He discovers a treasure trove of pre-war military equipment stored in a locked bunker. The Courier journeys deep into Zion to uncover what happened to his research team and stumbles upon horrors beyond his imagination. He fights his way through the entire valley, pushed nearly to his limit. He finds a handful of survivors and evacuates them, though Joshua Graham stayed behind as a distraction. The survivors of Zion are settled at Cottonwood Cove, now renamed Genesis. Domestically, valuable resources are found throughout the Mojave and construction on the first gold mine is underway. The dual investment finishes up and the region is rapidly industrializing. A series of states are drawn up dividing the Mojave into governorships, and those governors are approved by the Courier. Funding is decided on a “per-head” basis. An intelligence apparatus is created and the Armed Forces is rapidly expanded, with additional manpower given by the Westside Republic after agreeing to join the NVD. The Courier takes a trip to The Divide to ask Ulysses to join his government and look for a weapon to destroy the Boomer Blight in Zion. Ulysses joins after a few months of consideration, while The Courier finds a nuclear weapon to use.The Courier travels to Big Mountain to talk to House’s brain fresh out of his coma, gleaning some perspective on the Mojave’s situation. He returns again to bring Doctor Henry and Arcade to the scientific wonderland only to find out that House is now missing. Henry and Arcade begin to settle into Big Mountain but have different wishes for its use. The national currency is decided to be casino chips, with the specifics still being worked out. The NCR attempts to shut down all traffic and trade, but is quickly overruled by NCR business interests. The Courier visits Creech AFB with Bear Team One and a platoon of troopers but encounters nothing but misery. He finds out that the Boomer Blight has begun to spread from Zion.The Courier makes his way to Fortification Hill, discovering that it needs repairs and needs raw material, but can repair and build new Securitrons. The water shortage was also investigated.The Salvatore Crime Family was quarantined and raided in a joint operation that rounded up every member. In talking to their leader, Courier realized Cyrus Long is Enclave-affiliated and agreed to accept his people in the NVD. Link to previous threadshttps://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?searchall=No+Gods%2C+No+Masters
FACTION REPUTATIONSNew California Republic: LikedLegion: AcceptedBrotherhood of Steel: WaryFollowers of the Apocalypse: LikedThe Boomers: IdolizedThink Tank: Liked Enclave Immigrants: Liked The Shi: Wild Child Strip Families: Liked New Reno: Vilified Great Khans: Dark Hero
The Governorships of New Vegas1: The Governorship of New VegasGovernor: Swank. 2. The Governorship of FreesideGovernor: The King 3. The Governorship of JacobstownGovernor: Marcus 4. The Governorship of Bitter SpringsGovernor: Landon “Boots” Fischer 5.The Governorship of Sloan Governor: Hal Stringer, Former Deputy Foreman of Sloan 6. The Governorship of GoodspringsGovernor: Trudy McGill, de facto mayor of Goodsprings and saloon owner. 7. The Governorship of HooverGovernor: Kate Stanson, Former Deputy Secretary of Energy who specializes in hydroelectric energy. 8. The Governorship of NovacGovernor: Cliff Briscoe, owner of Novac Hotel and the Dino Bite Gift Shop. 9. The Governorship of PrimmGovernor: Johnson Nash 10. The Governorship of SearchlightGovernor: Daniel, religious leader of the Children of Zion. Loyal and dependable. (Each State will be given 1000 caps/month for administrative funding and each state will receive 1 cap per population. States will be created after year anniversary.)
Somewhere in the Colorado ProvinceYou are Quintilius Publicis, Tribune of the mighty Caesar’s Legion and an unmatched conqueror. And you’re currently very frustrated. Pullo: Bring the building down on their heads, Legate. If they wish to cower, let it be in their tombs. Morus: I promised Caesar these slaves, and I am not sure where else in the wastes I will find such a group. Do you concur, Tribune? The argument has been going on between Camp Prefect Grackus Pullo and your “commanding officer” Legate Morus. You shake off your mood and turn to the Legate. [Caesar commands and we obey. The tribals inside will be taken alive and unharmed, somehow.]The three of you are gathered at a command tent three blocks from the Denver Public Library, a building designed very similar to those in New Rome. The last of the United Tribes of the Bronco have gathered there, desperate to not be saved by the Legion. When you first approached The Citadel and its inhabitants, you were….impressed by the challenge ahead of you. They numbered in the tens of thousands, had advanced technology and the benefit of a metropolis to defend from. Any other Legion commander would have shed too much blood to subjugate the tribes and take this jewel of the mountains. You’re not just any other commander, which is why you’re the youngest Tribune in the Legion and on track to become the youngest Levante ever. It’s the highest honor of your life to serve a man who brought civilization to the barbarians you were raised with. The pain of losing so many kin was eventually replaced with a singular purpose to defeat the enemies of the Son of Mars. A role you’re exceedingly good at. This was to be the last task before you turn your sights back to the West, to the degenerate Republic and then to New Vegas. The United Tribes were intimidating at first, but you quickly saw the best path forward. Instead of taking the entire faction on, you began targeting each tribe individually. The Handdogs, ferocious fighters that made good use of their mongrels. In urban combat, they were just as vicious as your legionnaires. Instead, you introduced your own diseased mongrels to fight, mate and interact with their stock. In time, their greatest strength would become their undoing.In the meantime, The Mole Men posed a different threat. While poor combatants in traditional fighting, their mastery of the Denver sewer system and knowledge of subterranean hideouts made it impossible to secure supply lines and protect your rear echelons. It wasn’t an option to root them out, so you directed your engineers to build aqueducts from lakes surrounding the city and flooded a portion of Denver. With their hideouts submerged, the moles fled much like rats and were handled as such.
The Blue Angels were the simplest to deal with. While their aircraft could have destroyed your force in Colorado, they are irreplaceable machines and their tribals treated them as gods. Just having the threat of anti-weaponry grounded their vehicles. Little do they know, you actually did find some equipment outside of Colorado Springs. It was a simple task to raid their air base and secure the craft, but unfortunately the personnel had fled deeper into the city which is where you find yourself now. Morus:….isn’t that right, Tribune?You don’t hear what the Legate asked, and don’t bother to pretend you were listening. Instead, you throw your crimson cape around your shoulders and march down the street to a barricade manned by legionnaires. Grackus runs up behind you, the sound of his hobnailed boots clacking against the cracked asphalt of the street. The library is surrounded on all sides and each street has a barricade of rubble. A legionary standing atop the pile approaches the two of you and clambers off the pile before saluting. Legionary: Sir, we’ve got the savages boxed in. But we can’t be sure of any threats within a block of the building in all directions. I would suggest you hold back until we clear the path ahead.You lean to the side and look around the barricade. A block ahead is the mighty edifice of the Denver Public Library. The windows on the bottom floor are blocked and the main entrance has its mighty doors shut and sandbags piled all around.[No time for that, Soldier. Please hand me your shemagh.]The trooper looks confused before remembering the name of his scarf. It’s a dirty, white scrap of clothing but it should do the trick. Grackus: Quintil-er Tribune, surely we aren’t going to just walk up to the front door and ask for their submission?You tie the cloth around your old Centurion’s staff before turning to your only friend. [Of course not. You’re staying here. Make sure the Legate knows where I’m going. If I’m not back within an hour, bring the supports down and raze everything.]You step out from behind the barricade and begin walking straight down the street while waving your flag. You glance to either side, gazing up to the tops of the buildings that infest the city. This city has taken too much of the Legion’s blood even with your creative tactics. You get to the end of the last block and before you can cross to reach the library, a trio of well-camouflaged enemies jump out of a ditch with their weapons raised. [Steady, friends. I have come to talk, not fight. Not yet, at least.]The three men talk between themselves in some disgusting language before the shortest one responds. “You will face death if you come to fight. But follow, I take to greybeard.”
The small man is instead a child. He clambers up out of his pit and leads you to a side door to the building. The child is wearing a mixture of stitched, ratty clothing and bits of trash that makes him blend in remarkably well to the rest of the city.[Your name?]“I El-Weh. Don’t forget.”His confidence makes you laugh in spite of yourself. You smile down at him. [I am Quintilius Publicis. You will make a good legionary, El-Weh.]“Your head make good shitpot.”He could use some discipline, but he has the fighting spirit. The tribal child hands you over to two older soldiers and after some back and forth, they bring you deeper into the Library. While it has been turned into a fortress, you can tell its first purpose is a place of hoarding knowledge. You mentally note the need of a contamination team to sweep the building ahead of the rest of your force. The two men bring you to a back corner of the library, far from any potential danger. One man puts his arm across your chest to halt your progress while another knocks on the dark, wooden door. An old, very old black man answers. His clothing is made up of fine linens, though not exceedingly luxurious like some in the Legion. His features betray his upbringing, however, and you know this is not a man who has known hardship. His grey beard goes down to his chest yet his head is completely shaved. “Ah, a visitor. Please, come into my sanctum.”The old man babbles some nonsense to the two guards and heads back into his room. The two savages give you a nasty look before heading back to their posts. You may as well see this gamble through to the end. The room is warm and welcoming with a fireplace roaring and plush reading chairs scattered around the room. You don’t bother to hide your disgust. The old man has settled into a chair near the fire, a book held up in front of his face. You take the time to walk around the office. While there may be thousands of books stacked on every possible surface, they’ve been placed with care and have plastic protectors across the covers. The subject matter ranges from technical manuals on electronics and practical engineering to medical textbooks. Others have names that mean nothing to you. The old man still doesn’t beckon you and the hour limit is quickly ticking down so you march over to his chair and leer over him. Without looking up from his book, he asks, “Would you like to take a seat? It’s a very comfortable chair. Many nights I’ve fallen asleep while reading….”When you don’t move from your spot, he chuckles. “Okay, the stoic type. I have a book you might like. But ah, that’s not what you’re here I imagine.”[I am Quintilius Publicis, Tribune of the Ninth Legion. I am here to demand your unconditional surrender and submit to the authority of Caesar, Son of Mars.]The old man’s eyes light up and you see what he’s reading, the light of the fire illuminating the weathered cover.
The History of the Fall and Decline of the Roman Empire: Volume 3“You can call me Xerxes. I always liked that name. Xerxes the Great, ever heard of him?”[I will leave here with your surrender or the building will be brought down with everyone still inside. Your answer.]The old man laughs again before finally putting his book down. “I am not their leader. They only listen to me because I am an old man. But I do not wish for this day to end in so much bloodshed. Answer me one question, and I will suggest to those here to submit.”You gesture for him to continue. You don’t know what could be of such importance to Xerxes. “How similar is this Legion of yours to the Roman Empire of antiquity? Do you embrace technology, resulting in some sort of techno-agrarian society? Is your Caesar hereditary or chosen from the elites? Where does he trace his lineage to? How are your units deployed? Do you use the cohorts system and how do firearms and advanced weaponry impact that?”Romans of antiquity? You’re not familiar with the term Roman, other than it being a variation of Rome. And what does he mean by Caesar being part of “a line”? The old man’s questions tumble out of his mind and you become annoyed at his attempts to confuse you. [Hold your tongue before I cut it out. Caesar is the Son of Mars, who is the God of Mars. He is a deity and the Legion is born out of divinity with our ideals coming straight from the Gods themselves. I know not of these Romans, who are you to claim us as anything else?] Xerxes looks genuinely dumbfounded and asks the question again. When it once again doesn’t click, a look of horrible realization fills his face. “Wait, are you not aware where your leader’s namesake comes from? Your Legion is an imitation of a society that existed thousands of years ago! And your Caesar certainly does not come from a God, he just knows his history!”[LIAR!]
You draw your firearm out of its holster when you freeze up. On a table next to Xerxes is a stack of books you’re now just bothering to notice. Caesar, The Civil WarsCaesar, Life of a Colussus Caesar in GaulThe Rise of the Roman EmpireCaesar’s Legions: An OdysseyThe stack seems endless and the words begin to blend together. You stumble over to the table and pick one up.Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman RepublicYour hands begin to shake. “I wanted to do some reading to familiarize myself with your customs. As I said, I thought your group was just emulating the old Roman Empire. You wouldn’t be the first ones.”The book looks old, very old, and the print date behind the cover is hundreds of years old. A trick, how obvious. You almost whip yourself with how obvious the answer is. [A trick. You almost got me, old man. Your duplicitousness would impress even the Frumentarii, maybe you’ll have the chance to meet them.]The academic’s weak smile falls. “How could you be so blind?”You regain your composure and step back from his lies. [I answered your question and it’s the same answer even after your subterfuge. We’re out of time.]Xerxes slowly rises out of his chair and nods to you. “I’ll pass along the message. I refuse to condemn these people to death, though I’m not sure slavery is much better.”The old man leaves you alone in the office. The Frumentarii Liquidators will sweep the building soon, but….You’re not sure what comes over you, but you can’t stop yourself from grabbing a few books off the top of the stack. You tuck them behind your chest plate and exit the Denver Public Library, back to your Legion.
We Are So Back (^:
Mojave RegionMonth 11-------------------------Population (Rough Estimate): 85,000Freeside/New Vegas/North Vegas: 68,000Novac: 800Westside:5,500Goodsprings: 1000Jacobstown: 700Primm: 2,250Nellis: 1,000Genesis: 350New Vegas Outskirts: 4,000Sloan: 400Boulder City: 150Bonnie Springs: 600Nipton: 0Remaining population dispersed throughout regionNew Vegas: Rebuilt Pre-War buildings, defensive wall, electricity, plumbing.Freeside: Sparse electricity. Pre-war ruins, pre-war buildings, shacks. Defensive wall. Basic sanitation.Westside: Some buildings electrified, pre-war ruins, pre-war buildings, shacks. Defensive wall. Abundant sanitation.Boulder City: Pre-War RuinsPrimm: Electricity. Intact pre-war buildings, pre-war ruinsNipton: No plumbing, no electricity, damaged buildings and rubbleGenesis: Intact pre-war buildings, tents Goodsprings: Electricity, intact pre-war housesNovac: Electricity, intact pre-war houses, defensive wall.Camp McCarran: Intact pre-war building, military tents, electricity, plumbing, defensive wall, watch towersCamp Rex: Intact pre-war building, military tents, electricity, plumbing, expansive training groundsEconomyTariffs: Low 5%(+135,000 caps/turn)Casino Tribute: Intermediate (+70,000 caps/turn)Pharmaceutical Industry: (+10,000 caps/turn)Additional Dam Income: (+50,000 caps/turn)Upkeep: -104,000 caps/turnTreasury: 0 caps (99 Gold Bars)FoodBelow-average (Stable)Dynamic DietAs agriculture is stabilized in the Mojave, food is available for those who can afford it. The biggest limiters are lack of mechanized agriculture and lack of arable land.WaterLow (Falling)It’s confirmed that the water shortage isn’t due to Mojave usage but increased population, no water control and increased industry/agriculture is straining the plumbing system of the Mojave.MedicinePoor (Falling)Scavenged industrial medicine, sparse home remedies. The Followers have begun manufacturing medicine on a small scale. There is a Cholera outbreak in Freeside and Novac.https://pastebin.com/WUaGdbQcAnon’s Suggestionshttps://pastebin.com/z8vZKF5i
ALERTS------------------WARNING: NIPTONA small group of immigrants have moved into the ruins of Nipton and began to rebuild the large abandoned farm and ranch just south of the town. Their population is roughly 75 and they consist of former NCR citizens.WARNING: ENCLAVE IMMIGRANTSThe first groups of Enclave refugees have arrived and are waiting to be told where to go. Once this initial group is settled in, they will quickly bring in more and more of their numbers.WARNING: CHOLERA OUTBREAKNovac and Freeside are both suffering from the early stages of a Cholera outbreak, cause unknown but presumed to result from a rapid influx of population and poor water distribution/sanitation.WARNING: STRETCHED FORCESWhile there’s no pressing need, more and more Securitrons are deployed to guard travel and trade routes or to isolated towns around the Mojave. Kreger is pushing for the creation of more infantry companies to take over standard patrol duties from the irreplaceable Securitrons. Novac and Genesis are requesting patrol forces as there are a large number of dangerous animals interfering with trade and travel. WARNING: ZIONZion is infested and there seems to be no saving it. While the research team has assured you that the spread will slow as it hits inhospitable territory, there is a fear of travelers visiting and spreading the contagion elsewhere. Border crossings are closed but the infestation grows slowly. The atomic bomb is ready to be deployed.WARNING: BUILDING MATERIALSWith the recent boom of investment and the NVD continually funding projects, there is a severe shortage of basic building material across the Mojave. Business leaders are clamoring for subsidies to import from elsewhere or new material to be found and used to sustain growth. WARNING: CRIMEThere has been a small uptick in crime across the entirety of the region due to the reinvestment and increased migration from the NCR and elsewhere. Especially in urban areas, punishments range from corporal punishment, indentured servitude, banishment and often, death. This becomes an issue when NCR tourists are the subject of punishment. Members of the council are pushing for not only a comprehensive legal system but also for jails and prisons for worse offenders. WARNING: CAESAR ORDERThe Mighty Caesar has requested your assistance in assassinating Vulpes Inculta, the head of the Frumentarii. This will weaken the Legion in the long term and further ingratiate yourself to Caesar as his heir. WARNING: GOVERNMENT FUNDINGMany department heads have submitted complaints over the recent reduction in funding and requested not only a return to previous levels but increases to support advanced work within the region.
Nice to see this back.>>6320884Courier Actions:>Assassinate Vulpes.A pretty time-sensitive one.>Use the atomic bomb on Zion as we've planned.Courier Diplomacy:>Meet with/organize the Enclave immigrants.Better deal with this sooner than later.>Talk with the Families of New Vegas.Maybe we can convince them to help us out since the NCR investments will also help them too.Military Action:>Create more infantry companies, per Kreger's suggestion.Department of Defense to help.Research Action:>See what needs to be done to fix up more Securitrons, and begin research into that end.Department of Science and Technology and the Department of Energy both help here if they're available.Industrial Action:>Continue dealing with the RMRP.According to the pastebin we're still on the second stage (manufacturing).So have the Department of Commerce, Department of the Interior, Department of Agriculture and the Department of Transportation.We don't really have the caps to spare at the moment, but if we use casino chips we might be able to fund things.Other:>Recruit Rotface as a spy for the Directorate.>Create audits to see what the businesses are doing, particularly with to the NCR investors.>Have some people (maybe a companion) look into what the immigrants in Nipton are doing.>Confirm the governorship/department appointments if it hasn't been done already.Department Actions:Department of Health & Human Services:Continue helping against the cholera outbreak. If they need anything, then they can come to us for it and we can see what we can come up with.Department of Tourism and Entertainment:Make an advertising campaign for the celebration of the Anniversary Celebration of the Directory.Department of Housing and Urban Development:Keep an eye out for cholera and other sicknesses. Raise awareness and work with the Department of Health & Human Services to increase illness prevention.
>>6320923Courier+1 to assassinate Vulpes +1 to bomb Zion Diplomacy+1 to meet with Enclave immigrants - I think we should send some to Big Mt as extra hands, and as extra firepower in case House decides to run amok... I don't like that the giant roboscorpion is laying around for him to tinker with potentially. He could end up in a lobotomite pretty easily. +1 for talking to the families. We have a good rapport with them, we need help with stuff. MilitaryI think we need to secure all the swag in that bunker at Hawthorne. Clock is ticking on someone else grabbing it. We might not need the vehicles and ordinance for our own military (though surely it'd save us money and be a big benefit). But we could sell this stuff for a big injection of cash, or trade it to a faction in order to help secure fealty, and then it's basically ours to use anyways. Westside might be ideal. Research I think Henry has the right idea about the weather machine. It is one of the more stable technologies in the empty, and it could vastly improve lives for our citizens, and ruin life for our enemies. Would turn around the dropping water levels. Could create all the funds we could need. If the securitron army secured us the Strip, weather control would secure the Mojave. Industrial Get to work harvesting and using all that sweet new clay we found. We need building materials, and we need money, and even if we just use the bricks to improve road infrastructure, that saves money long term. +1 to all the department actions at the end of this post
For the Enclave immigrants, I'll repeat my suggestion to house them in a vault, we have a few in the area. I think Vault 34 or 3 would do, I can't remember if we blew up Vault 19.
>>6320879I thought we would have something in the treasury. How much is each gold bar worth?We'll have to improve our income or probably make it one for every two population. I am expecting to spend a lot for the fight with Zion. Since even if we do bomb Zion I do believe we're going to have to do a little controlled burning around the area.That is even assuming the people who put it there in the first place don't you start putting it somewhere else.
>>6320923Generally support this, but I'd like to investigate the weather control system at Big MT as Research.If we can, I'd also like to tack on as Other actions restoring the departments' budgets to pre-austerity values and organising a foot expedition upriver to western Colorado to investigate the diversion dams. If we're losing water, we need to shut those gates and this'll take a few weeks so best get started now.
>>6320939Vault 3 was basically demolished by Boone, the sulfur caves below Vault 19 were also destroyed by you but you’re unsure of the damage to the vault itself >>6320941I have each bar valued at 20,000 caps, but that may fluctuate with other actions, especially if you guys try to dump a bunch of the bars. As for income, please correct me if the math doesn’t math but you guys the into the negative so I liquidated a bar to bring it back to 0The good news is that you’ll be making a lot of change this turn going forward as the investment has finished
>>6320957Ah, yes, the new regional budgets are ruinously expensive. We need to cut this funding formula dramatically or foist some of the responsibilities of the central government off onto them.
>>6320951LFG >Make weather control machine >Stick it on the Lucky 38 >Weather Wizard Time >????? >Profit
>>6320939the first ones are already in Niptonget over it
>>6320931>Industrial>Get to work harvesting and using all that sweet new clay we found. We need building materials, and we need money, and even if we just use the bricks to improve road infrastructure, that saves money long term. seconding this
>>6320957I think what messed me up was thinking we would get some income from the quick fix of our trade with ncr. It makes since if it needed the whole month to get the income rolling a again. If we can wait until next turn to pay for the party. Then things should be fine, but I think we should get some caps from gold to cover a few things. Otherwise we should have 56k in caps to work with after the states are set up. -85k for pop and -10k from governess
>>6320884Supporting this >>6320923
>>6320884>Enclave immigrants>"ENCLAVE could be here" he thought, "I've never been in this territory before. There could be ENCLAVE anywhere." The desert heat made him wish for a nuclear winter. "I HATE ENCLAVE" he thought. Big Iron rebounded through his pip-boy, making it pulsate even as the $0.50 healing powder circulated through his powerful thick veins and washed away his (merited) fear of pre-war American COG forces after dark. "With a pip-boy, riot armor, and RadAway, you can go anywhere you want" he said to himself, out loud.
Would rainwater collection help prevent cholera? We still need to boil rainwater, right?
>>6320884Courier Actions:I agree with >Assassinate Vulpes.A pretty time-sensitive one.>Use the atomic bomb on Zion as we've planned.I am not sure if we can fly the bomb in. We assume need to get some people we train for hazmat to join us for cover. Courier Diplomacy:>Meet with/organize the Enclave immigrants.I think Nelson, we can have them help set up the town for the mine and wind farm. If not Nelson there is bitter springs or Nipton. >Meet with the boomers.We need to see about training people on the Heavy Artillery and see if they will help with Zion. It will be good to work with them to see if we can cover openings on the other sides.Military Action:>Send squads to check out the west side of Zion.We saw people and signs of things getting out near Creech AFB. On the west side lets see if we can make it to Area 51, NV and the salt flats with the Enclave FOB. It should have a chance for loot as well. The legion should have the east side covered. I hope the rides we got will be of help.I hope the area near our home will be ready for the after effects of the bomb.Research Action:Lets check in with the team and plan the best location for the Zion bomb.Department of Defense support.Industrial Action:The clay would be nice, but needs 50k to get going. Yet that would be all we need and can use the action for other things. I would be down for selling some gold for it. Then the remaining money can help with water systems for the area.Get to work with getting a better system for water distribution/sanitation. Other:>no water control and increased industry/agriculture is straining the plumbing system of the Mojave.Send out techs and people from the Department of Agriculture to get people set for better water use. >Recruit Rotface as a spy for the Directorate.>Create audits to see what the businesses are doing, particularly with to the NCR investors.This likely would be covered with better budget for the departments.>Have some people (maybe a companion) look into what the immigrants in Nipton are doing.>Send a personal Invite to Ms. Yen for the 1 year event.I think it will be good to say thinks for the help.To much for one post.
>>6321047 >>6320884Agree with the Department Actions:Department of Health & Human Services:Continue helping against the cholera outbreak. If they need anything, then they can come to us for it and we can see what we can come up with.Department of Tourism and Entertainment:Make an advertising campaign for the celebration of the Anniversary Celebration of the Directory.Department of Housing and Urban Development:Keep an eye out for cholera and other sicknesses. Raise awareness and work with the Department of Health & Human Services to increase illness prevention.Postmaster General: Send out flyers about the plague safety. Work with Department of Health & Human Services and Department of Science and Technology to make up some best practices to stay safe. No need to make people panic it is mainly to inform people and have them send those with signs to the nearest doctor to get checked.Department of Commerce and Department of State: We are lacking building materials. See if there is something we can do to make a deal with novac for scrap to help that out and support the RMRP plan. After that it will be seeing what we need to import want we can get set up here.Government Department funding:I want to up everyone to 8kThe Department of Defense will get another 8k to help cover the intelligence agency added in. Make us go from 48,000 to 88k.--The problem is the states being to much for it. If we can make it 1 cap for 2 people. That would be better until our income grows. Otherwise that would only leave us 16k in caps to work with. We do have the gold mine coming next turn and that could change things for us. So the cap per person can wait until then.
>>6321048>>6320884If we can't wait until next turn also use gold for the 1 year event.
>>6321042Las Vegas gets about 4in of rain a year in total and can go months without getting any. It's far from enough and for the most part all we'd be collecting is dust. Rainwater is not really clean since it's collected airborne dirt and bacteria plus whatever was on the catcher but boiling is more to kill off anything it's picked up in the cistern while being stored. Just another reason to start turning all that salt around here into chlorine.
>>6321051Unless....... We could control the weather.... From our wizard tower in the Lucky 38....... But making chlorine for the water is a better priority (:
>>6320871>You’re not sure what comes over you, but you can’t stop yourself from grabbing a few books off the top of the stack. You tuck them behind your chest plate and exit the Denver Public Library, back to your Legion.Ohoho, the seeds of doubt are sown. Okay, new thread. Let's hope we didn't forget anything.>Courier actions:Kill Vulpes IncultaDeploy the nuke to clear Zion's infestationSupport from Ulysses>Diplomacy actions:Gather the Council and create a legal codeSupport from Department of StateSettle the Enclave Immigrants in Nipton for nowIf it's possible to send someone else to do it as a free action: Notify the NCR and Legion about the nuke before we set it off.>Military action Send a recon team up the river with the motorcycles to investigate if there's something obstructing the river. Pack antifungals.Support from Department of DefenseHave the First Company clear out some of the wildlife dens that have been harassing us.>Industrial actionsBegin building a greenhouse (-30k)Begin working on refurbishing the NV sewage systemSupport from Department of HUD>Research Begin researching ways of repairing and resupplying the Securitron Factory in Fortification HillSupport from Departments of Science and Technology and Commerce>Misc. actionsQuarantine the cholera outbreak, clean out the dumping areas, and form specialized dumping areas in controlled spaces. Also test local water supplies for contamination and have them put under guard in their respective towns.Support from Department of HHSReturn the Department funding and boost them to a uniform 8k/monthFund the Anniversary Celebration and begin the campaign(-75k)Support from Department of TourismOffer Ms. Yen a personal invitation to the Celebration. If anons agree, send a gift package consisting of the Toaster and a few minor knickknacks from Big MT.Give the Securitron Factory resource list to the Commerce Department and see what they think of it.Recruit Rotface as a spyHave ED-E do the eyebot thing and monitor the Enclave immigrants in Nipton.
>>6321075I forgot about people saying get Ulysses to be our Vice Courier. I think yes Man should help cover the government part he lacks.If we die and Ulysses picks up the chip I wonder if her gets to hear our voices, thinking the Courier never left or something.
I wonder if we shouldn't try getting Vulpes onside? He may be loyal to Caesar, but if he gets told by us that his death has been ordered, he might reconsider. Loyalty is one of his #1 values after all. He'd know all the dirty secrets of the Legion, on top of running all the NCR networks they have. Of course, the risk is that we spare him and he goes off to tell Caesar who executes him anyway while getting mad at us, but it's something worth considering.
>>6321109we should offer him sanctuary in the NCR, new face, new identityanons seem hellbent on taking every bait^Wsuggestion from our esteemed QM though>yeah! let's have 10 governorships!!>>>MOMENTS LATER>oh shit 10 governors is 10 times the salary of one governor!
>>6321109>>6321160Please stop trying to recruit everything that is even tangentially opposed to one of our enemies. It was a godawful move when anons tried it on House and it's a godawful move now.
>>6321097If not Ulysses, someone else. We need a Vice-Courier/Vice-Director (more correctly), if we are going away or are wounded/need of healing there needs to be a 2nd in command figure that fills in our shoes and calls the shots. A 2nd in command is also useful, even if we are of good health and ruling simply because we can delegate some tasks to it and it can help us in other matters. A Vice-Courier/Vice-Director should be preferably someone that doesn't already do one job in the government (overwork). And also preferably someone loyal and that we know.Ulysses while not being great for governing (i have to say that Courier Six has also been learning this kind of stuff on the go, and he is still doing so. He wasn't a born perfect bureaucrat/ruler), is still learned, experienced, willing to play ball, loyal and with a similar vision to us.I would seriously advise people to not pass over this and think on having a Vice-Courier/Vice-Director before the end of the vote. Cassidy already told us that without us some decisions slowed down, since the council had to decide between each other.Technically we have never nominated an heir. I suppose people didn't consider the question so far. Or thought of doing it later on.
>>6321097>>6321166Agreed. I guess I'll belatedly add "Declare Ulysses Vice-Director" to my orders.
>>6321167Very goodConsider me supporting your vote and suggestions here and here>>6321075>>6321167>>6320884supporting this plan
>>6321075>Deploy the nuke to clear Zion's infestationthis is at least one military action in and of itself, we can't drop it, we need to walk it in, or fly it in on the vertibird, IF it can carry the damn thing, set it on the ground and gtfo and hope the fungal menace doesn't chew through the casing before it goes offwe need to rig it with a timed initiator, we need a day when the wind is blowing from the southeast... it's a whole damn thing
>>6321174and of course, detonating the thing in a shallow well in the hope of creating a more localized fallout pattern is also an option, but idk who could back-of-the-envelope that for us. Maybe the think tank?
>>6321065sort of trivial, we have electricity, we have saltwhat we don't have is a way to store and deliver it
>>6321165Trying to turn enemies into our assets is a valid strategy if we can beat the rolls which we can't lol. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer as the old saying goes.
>>6321177It wasn't a factor of rolls only actually, and it would be a long series of rolls to do.House was specifically placed somewhere free and with little to no supervision, inserted among a group of mad scientists, when he should have been put bare minimum on something resembling a cell and with some guards. Like it was said far far before we arrived to these events, we were also simply too occupied with our duties to go and visit regularly to chat him up for convince him. Combining that with what we did to him (which from his own point of view is incredibly humiliating), if things turned out like this is a miracle.
>>6321174The vertibird should be able to carry the warhead. The B53 weighs about four tonnes while the V-22 as a stand-in for the vertibird has a vertical lift capacity of about seven tonnes. Might need to strip out some fuel or do short hops, but doable.
>>6321194it's gotta be on a sling thenno way you're just landing a vertibird in the middle of all that and coming out alive>do short hopsyeah bro just gonna create and secure some LZs in the fungal madness. lel. not happening
>>6321196IIRC we outlined a plan to the BoS to lower it into Zion with a timed detonator.
>>6321199and now I'm thinking it might be useful to drop some barrel bombs and some napalm first, clear a spot
>>6321196Short hops insofar as it may need to go with a reduced fuel load to allow it to carry the thing and stop to refuel on the way.It should have no issues with a sling, they are designed for it.>>6321202Now that sounds like a job for the bomber.
>>6321208>stop to refuel on the wayit's going to be a major military operation to set up and secure those pit-stops...I mean this is going to be a big thing anyway, but
>>6321160The governors budget of 1k each is not my worry. It's the 1 cap per person, that would be the same even if we had less governors. Which would be good if we have the income to still do things. Since that would allow them to take care of the small things to help our people grow.>>6321174>we need a day when the wind is blowing from the southeastThat is why I was thinking we should use the researchers to get placement down.>>6321202The need of the bomber support with their weapons made me pick them to support us as an action.
>>6320923I'll also support getting Ulysses as our second in-command.
So what is the goal with the bomb? I ask because I doubt it will take care of everything and there is the fallout to worry around. I really think it's best to have our people research best location and we get some support to help with Zion. With our troops moving to cover the west better and keep the spread down, hopefully. With the boomers we can see about their airplane clearing the landing zone. With luck and I assume supplies from us, we can have them fire bomb areas around to close off opens for a bit or at least reduce growth. Then send in people to cover the paths. From there they can train our people with the Artillery to be able to slowly move into area and clear it of the blight. If not the boomer we can try the BoS again with the new info we have about the ncr look a likes.While there is a chance we can wait until next turn to send people. Since it takes a few weeks for fallout to reduce. Assuming the blight can't rebound before then. >>6320884I would like to know if our Courier can place it well or if we need to research a good spot for it. Since it would make make some of my worry invalid.
>>6321314>>6321221>>6321208>>6321202>>6321196>>6321194>>6321174Feel like we are possibly inventing problems to solve, has the QM indicated there will be fuel or weight issues with delivering the warhead in the vertibird? I think I did see him say the lady of the lake couldn't handle it, but I'd imagine refueling and creating landing zones might have come up now. To be fair, some parts of this story are surprisingly granular and oriented to realism (not necessarily a bad thing) while others are more of a handwaved in keeping with the setting.
>>6321331Do wanna add to this anyways that I am low-key anticipating that the radiation from the nuke will end up mutating the parts of the Blight that survive, if any do - I bet dollars to doughnuts there's FEV somewhere in the mix. Even still, nuclear fire is probably the best way to buy us some time right now. War never changes ...
>>6321331>>6321314The bomb was pulled from The Divide by Vertibird so it can be delivered by Vertibird, but that’s about all it’ll be able to carry. As for the spot, I won’t make it its own action. That being said, you’ll be using your best judgement on the best place to use it but the courier, in all his skill, has very little experience with nuclear warheads like this. The more effort given will result in a better outcome, as with everything. If you, the players, also give a detailed plan on where to deploy, that will help as well. For fuel, vehicles like the Vertibird don’t need fuel, just fusion cores. And the fusion core for your Vertibird is still good. Regarding the need to “refuel” the Vertibird, I think that would only apply to long trips where the bird would need to land and minor maintenance conducted with certain fluids restocked. (As you said, anon. A mix of realism and fantasy that I’ll try to explain as we reach the grey areas)
>>6321334I thought vertibirds were fuel-burners? I could swear Daisy mentions being limited by fuel at some point, but you da boss. While we're here, are the various abandoned aircraft scattered around the Mojave also fusion-powered?Placement depends on where the Blight is and how much it's covered, which still hasn't been elaborated on in detail.
>>6321334Oh ok great, thank you for clarifying. With that in mind, I think *someone* in the crop of Enclave immigrant pool is going to have the technical skill to assist with this project. We should start screening for that person, and we should be as subtle about that screening process as possible. Maybe we should use a department action to locate that individual very discreetly so enemy spies don't become aware of our nuclear capability (if they aren't already). That individual should provide advisory assistance and supervision, I think. We should drop the warhead nearer to the center of the Zion infestation but downwind of it. That will save us some time in delivery and minimize time over Blight airspace, but will carry the heat and fallout farther up. How downwind will accomplish that without leaving the far side of the infestation undamaged is up to a brighter mind to devise. I am assuming we have already determined the blast scenario can encompass the entirety of Zion? If not, hoping input from Ulysses or this hypothetical Enclave tech will help. We went ahead and accepted a bunch of Enclave science officers and military personnel into our society. We chose operation paperclip. They didn't stick Braun at a McDonald's. We shouldn't put enclave weapons specialists or scientists in a podunk like Nipton. When people find out we let the Enclave in, they are going to be pissed off. That's an expense we are expecting to pay. Every minute we aren't taking advantage of their presence is bad business. They should already be working at Big MT, producing enough food for themselves with sink tech and ironing out new tech for us to field. They should already be enlisting in our militias and they should already be coordinating military actions to make up for our current severe lack of resources in these areas. NCR and Legion have boat loads of experts. We have very few and we are spinning so many fucking plates trying to triage them all. We chose paperclip, let's follow through and start making progress. Halfassing it is so goofy.
>>6321345I meant UPWIND not downwind.
>>6321345I was hoping to use the time they get settled to sift through them for people who can be trusted to go to and revitalize Big MT (hence the use of ED-E).I don't have strong opinions on the matter though, if you and other anons think it's more important to get them started immediately despite the risks.
>>6321431I was thinking with Nelson we can see how they do with getting the mine or wind farm up. It will make it feel more like we are open to using while getting to see people in action. In hopes that they don't keep their guard up as much. Then we can have our people come in to double check their work and if things go well we will have more resources to work with in turn.
>>6321431>>6321447I genuinely appreciate the caution in this approach, but I feel like taking big gambles is our thing. I think I'm a little frustrated at how we have rushed headlong into sending our science team to hell, dropping nukes, and just unleashing House in the Big Empty. Frankly we should probably focus every single action on apprehending him right now, before we end up with a new unmanageable front bleeding our resources. What if he gets back the 38? What happens if he gets to the Sierra Madre? I'm getting distracted. Basically I just think we can't afford to be slow utilizing one of our most needed resources right now. Someone could find out about their presence next month, we really ought to get them to work and folded in promptly.
>>6321075>>6321167For the most part I can back your action plan. I would like to have the military scout more than just the river. SInce the water is from "It’s confirmed that the water shortage isn’t due to Mojave usage but increased population, no water control and increased industry/agriculture is straining the plumbing system of the Mojave." The military will need more budget from the talks we had last thread. Yet that can happen next turn as well.I hope next turn we can recruit the boomers and Nipton work just as well. We can move people around later.>>6321450I agree with keeping an eye out for house. If we didn't need to Assassinate Vulpes I would say we can do that. The blight is a problem that shouldn't be left to wait as well.At least with more people in Nipton and those at Genesis we have more eye down south. We can up the budget for the Department of Defense to get more passive eyes out as well. Ulysses should be a big boon to our intelligence agency. Which we need to still deal with the frumentarius sent to us, as we were told to kill them. I would say we can work with Ulysses to recruit them or remove them if not possible.
>>6321454Maybe we should just tell Ulysses to assassinate House? He would probably be the best guy for it, he already knows the empty pretty well, and how to get in.
>>6321447>I was thinking with Nelson we can see how they do with getting the mine or wind farm up[...]Between this and the realization that the NCR immigrants might notice who the Enclave guys are, I'm thinking Nelson might be better? Though we'll probably have to give them resources to get it started, we can postpone it by asking them to send a list of basics they'd like.
>>6321457Yeah we can tell him house likely got out and the reasons we think so. Then see what he can dig up for us.----Looking up something to help for placement of the nuke I found this. https://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/?&kt=9000&lat=37.2982022&lng=-113.0263005&airburst=0&hob_ft=0&fallout=1&psi=3000,200,20,5&rem=500,600,1000,5000&therm=_3rd-100,_3rd-50,_2nd-50&zm=11 It let me put setting for how strong and show us the area it will affect.Thermal radiation radius (2nd degree burns (50%)): 22.3 mi should mean most things are not gonna be in a good spot.If wind is on our side we should be safe by a good amount (30ish miles) from the Initial explosion fallout at it's current wind seed and direction. https://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/?&kt=9000&lat=37.2982022&lng=-113.0263005&airburst=0&hob_ft=0&fireball=0&fallout=1&fallout_wind=2&fallout_angle=253&psi=&rem=&therm=&zm=11After that for planning I am just sure what we can do to clear things away from our target area. Then I assume we would want to drawn to make the most targets drop. With out help we get the 1 bird to work with and what we can fit on board. We can try for a mine drop and get some crazy people to hold the line until we can set up. Like on the side of a high point in the area. Then attempt a pick on the way out.>>6321468I want to get both places our support if we can. Since that would win over the NCR people and get things building up smoothly. Then we can use that as a reason some of our people are around.
>>6321345Operation Paperclip was years in the making and years in the executionlists of people were being drawn as early as 1943by the time they reached US shores those guys were pretty much known quantities, still they were all debriefed before being sheep-dipped into various placeswe do not know anything at all about these fuckers>>6321450Since the topic came up first you've literally done nothing but try to hand over the NVD to these guys. Idk why you think that would be fun, but I don't. Also it doesn't fit with the Courier being 10 int, nobody that smart does something that dumb just because.>>6321431I sure as fuck don't think it's a good idea
>>6321584>I sure as fuck don't think it's a good ideaAgreed, let's just split the difference and set them up in Nelson where ED-E will keep an eye on them. We'll have them send us a list for whatever basics they need, and we can gradually vet them for Big MT access over time.
>>6321584Frankly, I don't think an Int 10 courier would've invited them in at all, and I wasn't there to vote against it - feels like an unwise decision overall. Regardless of their (fucked up) background, accepting refugees before we get stable on water and medicine? Anyways, since we DID vote to being them in, I am feeling frustrated that it seems to be the only thing we are slow-walking while a big injection of skilled expertise, in science particularly, is one of the top things we need around here. Meanwhile our Int 10 courier left House's brain to babysat by the same lunatics that misplaced HIS OWN BRAIN WHEN THEY FIRST MET LOL, and we are trying to develop a plan for nuclear deployment WHILE we are pressing the button. On the one hand, I get not wanting to demonstrate that same recklessness in one more area of our operation, but on the other it just seems to me that we are just about desperate to get both hands on the wheel with some of these projects. If we are in for a penny on Enclave recruits, I think we oughta just be in for a pound. Again, totally respect your sense of caution here, what you're saying does make sense to me, I think we are just gonna have to disagree.
Look, if we’re going to make any damn use of them (and keep a good eye on them), gonna have to keep them in Vegas lads. Not only is it our powerbase, but that’s where the industrial infrastructure and low-skill labor is- we just get more bang for our buck in New Vegas.>>6321629You’re ascribing wisdom as intelligence- it may not wise, but the logic is sound.The undeniably stupid thing was getting rid of our diplomatic deniability of claiming they’re Salvatores, NCR immigrants enmeshed in the NCR’s political system, for perceived domestic optics of a one month battle and ‘but muh feelings’ arguments.
Before the month began in earnest, Cass requested some time to speak with you. Alone. You get her point and wisely choose not to invite her to the Lucky 38 but a more “intimate” setting. The Ultra Luxe has a beautiful garden attached to the rear of the hotel and while it’s constantly full of tourists, it’s easy to send a quick message to ownership and clear the rabble for your use. When you meet Cass outside of the hotel, the first thing you notice is she’s wearing…makeup? And a dress. Oh no. It’s not a ball gown but it’s still an admittedly cute homestead outfit and one Cass probably hasn’t worn in years. She notices your shocked look as you walk up to her and puts her finger in the air.“Don’t say anything, Six. It’s laundry day.”You give her a look of doubt. [Is that why you’re wearing makeup? To celebrate laundry day?]Her pale features rapidly blush and she flips you off before spinning around and heading into the casino. You can’t help but smile to yourself as you follow the wily redhead in. You quickly catch up to your shorter plus one. She gives you a backwards glance. “So, why are we at the Ultra Luxe? It’s not exactly my style…”[There’s a really nice garden built into the back. It’s usually packed with tourists but I made a few calls…]Cass snorts in response. “Oh, you made some calls, huh? Really waiving that dick of power around, aren’t you?”[Ah, sometimes all of this responsibility comes with a few perks. We’ll only be there for a few hours anyway, the patrons can go gamble their caps in the meantime.]She doesn’t respond and instead works her way through the gambling floor. You’re pleased to notice that while the slots have never been the main draw of this place, nearly all of them are full and the high-roller tables are well attended. You’ll have to look at the numbers of all four main casinos, but it looks like business is returning to normal. Cass reads your mind and comments on the same thing. “Good to see people coming back. That little maneuver with the NCR was impressive, even if it was the business interests pulling most of the weight. Are you worried about that?”[About the NCR oligarchy secretly controlling the republic? Not as much as you. If they attempt to pull their resources out, we nationalize. If that ever happens, we’ll be in a much stronger position with industry and our military. If all we need at that point are resources, the Legion will provide.]Cass gives you a sour look as the two of you pass down a hallway towards the garden. “I hate our reliance on the Legion. I’m not a slut for the Republic, but I think the literal slavers and rapists are a bigger threat.”
[I don’t necessarily disagree but our position geographically, economically and politically requires us to play both sides off of each other. Neither wants to open a front with us, not when Kimball or Caesar thinks they can win me over.]Cass doesn’t look convinced but drops the topic. The two of you arrive at the doors of the greenhouse, manned by a White Glove. Attendant: “You honor us with your presence, Secretary and Director. The garden is empty sans another attendant who will be available for any good or drink requests. All on the house, of course.”The two of you give your thanks and are let into the lush garden. But you don’t see a tranquil place of peace in the safety of New Vegas. You’re back in the jungles of Zion with monstrosities of indescribable makeup scurrying through the dark undergrowth. Your breathing becomes ragged and you reach for a firearm that isn’t there. Screams fill your head and your vision begins to dim…“Six, you good?”Cass gently touched your hand, pulling you out of whatever came over you. You quickly shake off the remnants of whatever that was. [Uh, yeah. I’m good. I need to drink some water, I think. Anyway, what did you want to talk about? More concerns from the Secretaries?]Cass knows you’re dodging the question. You start walking further into the garden. That little episode aside, it’s beautiful. While most of the plants and flowers are local, they’re all well-maintained.“It’s actually about you. I’m worried about you.”You stop and smell a rose, a Mojave rose in fact. You pluck it and give it to Cass. [Why? I’m doing great! The Directorate is in a good position, our economy is back on track and there are some big opportunities coming our way!]You know she didn’t mean the state of the Mojave but you’re not too excited to talk about your “feelings”.Cass tucks the flower into her dress but scowls at you. “You’re being more of an asshole than usual. You know damn well I’m not talking about New Vegas. You’re in less danger than when you were on your adventures, but you’re getting so lost in your work.”
Looks like you don’t have a choice in the matter and Cass is almost as stubborn as you are. You sit down on the ledge of a fountain, enjoying the cool breeze from it. Cass plops down next to you and smoothes out her dress. “You have so many people who care for you on some level or another, but I just don’t know where your head is at. Where does this all end for you?”Now you actually don’t know what she means. [In the grand scheme of things? I guess I haven’t thought about it.]“That’s what I mean. You have some serious hardware on you and if anyone is gonna live to a ripe old age, it’s you. But do you really want to be The Director forever?”You actually haven’t thought about it much. Before, you focused on staying alive and the best way to kill each enemy that you came across. Even now, the only thing you have time for is the Directorate and it’s taken nearly every waking minute. The little downtime you have is spent keeping your skills sharp. You haven’t ever contemplated a life past the NVD. You’re honest with her. [I don’t know. The obvious answer is no. No one lives forever but I don’t see myself stepping away for some time. There’s too much to do and I don’t trust anyone else to do it.]The disappointment is evident on Cass’ face and she turns away from you. Neither of you speak for a few minutes and you instead try to enjoy the garden. It is beautiful and there’s nowhere like it in the Mojave but damn if it doesn’t bring back some nightmares. “Isn’t it lonely? All this time and effort put into this project of yours, are you afraid of your companions drifting away from you? What about when they choose to move on?”[Red, I’m going to assume you have a point here and I’m too dumb to get it. This isn’t about me losing my friends to the sands of time, is it?]Cass takes a moment to collect her thoughts. “I am worried about you being alone. It’s lonely at the top and power attracts the worst sons of bitches in the wasteland. You can surround yourself with liars and thieves, all while they rub shoulders with you. And what about when it’s all over? Who will you have?”[I haven’t thought about it, Cass. I guess I imagined most of my companions sticking around for the long haul.]“I know. That’s why I’m bringing it up now. We won’t wait around forever.”Cass looks disappointed at your answer and you know there’s more she wants to say but the conversation seems to be over. Instead, she sighs and stands. “This is a nice place. Let’s take a walk and just enjoy the quiet.” The two of you spend the afternoon enjoying the nature walk, but you know there are things that have been left unsaid. By both of you. (Will call turn tonight, just wanted to get this out before I forgot.)
>>6321761Man....She's right. I think we are right to knuckle down on Vulpes and nukes and all that other stuff. But next month? I think we should take Cass out for a date. Six should probably be thinking about a family, especially if we are going at this shit a month at a time.
>>6321761Damn, If she just wants to have a baby in her. She can ask for a quckie.
>>6321030Kek, don’t know how I missed this. Great job anon. Also posting this as a reminder to myself to add the vehicles looted last thread
Such is life from time to time. Fortunately, there appears to be an agreement on having a second in command. Delegating some work is never bad; it's a long road, but having a well-organized government will eventually allow Six more free time.Gonna update the suggestion pastebin. Some stuff, like reading Phenomenology of Spirit and recruiting Ulysses, is done. I think I will add the clay deposit in the economy, I forgot if it's in Genesis or Novac, though..
>>6321794Clay deposit is across the river near Genesis and copper is near Novac. Thanks for your work, Anon
>>6321795Thank you for the info and quest!
>>6321772>>6321790Duality of man
>>6321761It hurts but it's true, we're treating our companions as hired help, and gradually taking them for granted. We should take them all out during the celebrations, go do stupid shit that's just fun.
>>6321808That was kind of my hope is an action next turn. Of giving everyone a day or as a group depending on the people and how long the event last.Granted that assumes everything goes well with the bomb.
It would likely need our Military action, but I was thinking the Securitrons with Pattron could help cover some areas. We would still have a problem of weight. If the Lucky 38 range for linking the Securitrons is good enough with Black Mt working. We can try hooking Pattron into the system to make the bots work better for the Zion raid.I mainly have been thinking how do we get the fire support we need and get them out. If we don't mind loosing some Securitrons. We can get them set up on points in Zion near where we wish to place the nuke. Assuming they can hold out until we load the nuke and drop it off.Other thoughts would be dumping oil and setting aflame the area. In hopes in will keep the regrowth down and hostiles at bay until it is time. It could be used cooking oil if we got enough heat to get it to ignition temperature.Really I am thinking we need to get some help. Since a small group will have hell of a time. Unless we have a more than one airship or can load enough to clear the area in one run with a quick nuke set up. Dam regrowth rate making it hard to do a bombing and come back with the pay load.
>>6320923>>6321075These are the two proposals with the most support and they're pretty similar, so I will combine them As always, please call what you roll. Courier 1Kill the Fox(Will ask for roll during operation)Courier 2Drop the nuke in Zion with Ulysses help>1d100+8 (DT65, lowered due to Ulysses assisting)Diplomacy 1Meet with first wave of Enclave immigrants and decide where to settle them (Won't need a roll, will just have a choice vote)Diplomacy 2Meet with the Families, thank them for their support and ask for their help with investing in New Vegas >1d100+8 (DT45)MilitarySend some of BTO upriver with motorbikes to investigate potential water blockage. Bear Team One are the only ones that know how to drive the bikes worth a damn>1d100 (DT70)IndustrialNo money can be spent but have Commerce, Interior, Transportation and Agriculture meet to discuss further support of the RMRP>1d100 (Higher the better)ResearchSend what few robotic experts exist to Fortification Hill to examine the facility, and have Commerce provide a report on the possibility of obtaining necessary resources.>1d100 (Higher the better)OtherThe Courier will call a meeting of Secretaries to get their input on the outline of a legal code Misc>Confirm Ulysses as Deputy Director>Invite rotface to the intelligence agency >Boost every department to 8,000 caps/month starting next turn >Invite Chen to anniversary and provide gift basket of fun tech>Notify NCR and Legion of Zion cleansing>Direct DHHS to assist with Cholera outbreak in any way possible (1d100, DT 75)Let me know if I missed anything but this is the gist and just at the limit of actions
Rolled 86 + 8 (1d100 + 8)>>6322069Drop the nuke>it's a less than one in two chance to go right, fuck me
Rolled 90 + 8 (1d100 + 8)>>6322069Families roll.
>>6322069Diplomacy 2Meet with the Families, thank them for their support and ask for their help with investing in New Vegas>1d100+8 (DT45)
>>6322085>>6322069I may be retarded and forgotten how to properly roll
>>6322086Put your dice in the options field in the format of dice+[x]d[y]+[z], in this case it would be dice+1d100+8. Note that if you're ever rolling with a negative modifier, it would be formatted as +-z.
Rolled 62 + 8 (1d100 + 8)>>6322086>>6322085
>>6322096Urk, I've given you false information because it's the wee hours and I'm tired. There was no modifier on that roll, but in any case I've just noticed the families were already rolled for above you so you'll need to pick a different one and roll again.
Rolled 33 (1d100)>>6322069Inevitably doomed research roll.
>>6322103Fuck it, I'm just glad the nuke roll went really well.
>>6321757fuck it, Cassidy wife route. She deserves well and we should give her that happiness.Also she is right that we are likely slowly killing ourselves and our friendships.
>>6322103>RnD fails againlmao, lol even.
Rolled 27 (1d100)>>6322069Military.
Rolled 56 (1d100)>>6322069>IndustrialIf we can spend the money for the anniversary next turn I am happy. Otherwise I would be down to use some gold for it.
>>6322116Yeah, if it's now or never for funding the Anniversary Celebration, spend gold to do it now.
Rolled 40 (1d100)Rollang for Cholera Containment by DHHS
>>6322122"Circumcision causes cholera"
>>6322072way to save the day you glorious fucken bastard
Oh hey maybe this thread will have better->sees the remainder of the rollsWell at least the blight roll went well
>>6322215I'll treat some of rolls being poor as it's because we're broke and we need more researchers.
>>6322244Literally what it is. If we got the empty set up right I bet our research DT's would average below 30
>>6322244Our roll spread was entirely average, even above average. Remember that any DT above 50 is worse than a coin flip; most of these were simply not going to happen.
