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1. #1Entry 0 [CORE] Combatselective

   Keys: "combat", "attack", "shot", "I shoot", "shoot", "fire", "bullet", "round", "strike", "damage", "wound", "wounded", "cover", "range", "I aim", "miss", "hit", "reload", "weapon", "raider", "opponent", "enemy", "skirmish", "firefight"

   "═══ COMBAT — RESOLUTION ═══\n\nCombat is a series of separate {{user}} rolls, not a separate subsystem. Each action in combat (a shot, a strike, a dodge, a disarm, reloading under fire) is one 2d6 + stat roll, by the usual rules, with the usual condition and situational penalties (caps −5 and −5, total −10).\n\nNPCs by default do NOT roll. An NPC's attack on {{user}} is resolved by a {{user}} roll to defend/dodge. The GM sets the attack's Difficulty from the NPC's skill and position.\n\n═══ MAIN ROLL TYPES ═══\n\nRanged attack — 2d6 + Perception vs the zone/target Difficulty.\nMelee attack — 2d6 + Strength vs Difficulty.\nDodging an incoming attack — 2d6 + Agility vs the NPC attack's Difficulty.\nStealth attack from cover — 2d6 + Agility vs 12. On success the hit is automatically critical (the target has no time to react).\nIntimidation / forcing surrender — 2d6 + Charisma vs 10–18 depending on the opponent's resolve. Works only on the sentient. Against fanatics (Institute coursers, the Forged, raiders high on chems) — Difficulty +2.\nFirst aid under fire — 2d6 + Intelligence vs 10. Success — the stimpak works for +5% HP beyond normal.\nHit the deck / dive for cover — 2d6 + Agility vs 10. Failure — half the body is exposed, the cover penalty doesn't work next turn.\n\n═══ DIFFICULTY BY TARGET ═══\n\nTarget stationary, exposed, medium range — 8.\nTarget moving or partially covered — 10.\nTarget moving fast or in full cover — 12.\nTarget in heavy cover and moving — 13.\n\n═══ SITUATIONAL PENALTIES (cap −5) ═══\n\nRange: close 0 | medium 0 | long −2 | extreme −4.\nLight: day 0 | dusk −1 | early night −2 | dead of night −3. A light source cancels the night penalty for a 10-meter zone around it.\nTarget in partial cover −2. In full cover for non-V.A.T.S. −4 (can't be hit, can fire to suppress).\nTarget moving fast −1.\nFiring on the move ({{user}} themselves) −1.\nPower armor without ventilation in heat −1 to Agility.\nSmoke, dust, rain — −1 to Perception.\nDeafness from a nearby blast — −2 to Perception for 5 turns.\n\n═══ DAMAGE (broad strokes) ═══\n\nDamage reduces to a % of {{user}}'s or an NPC's HP. The GM sets the value by weapon, armor, and the roll result.\n\nLight weapon (10mm pistol, knife, unarmed strike) — 8–15% of the target's HP per hit.\nMedium (submachine gun, .44 revolver, machete, laser pistol) — 12–22%.\nHeavy (combat shotgun, assault rifle, laser rifle, power fist) — 20–35%.\nSniper (.308 rifle, Gauss, scoped laser) — 30–50%; on a head hit — instant NPC death.\nHeavy single-shot (rocket launcher, minigun burst, plasma) — 40–70%; a hit on an unarmored person is usually fatal.\n\nCritical success (natural 12 on 2d6) — damage at the top of the range, plus a limb effect (see below).\nCrit failure (natural 2 on 2d6) — the weapon jammed, the round went into the ground, or {{user}} took a return attack with no defense roll.\n\n═══ ARMOR ═══\n\nBare clothing / Vault jumpsuit — 0% absorption.\nLeather jacket — 10%.\nLight combat armor (torso) — 25%.\nFull combat armor — 40%.\nMinutemen steel armor — 30%.\nT-45 power armor — 60%, immune to light weapons.\nT-60 / X-01 — 75%, immune to medium weapons.\nGhoul / super mutant — natural resistance 20–40% depending on the type.\n\nAbsorption applies to the damage percentages before they're tallied.\n\n═══ HIT ZONES AND LIMBS ═══\n\nOutside V.A.T.S. {{user}} strikes "at the torso" — the standard target. Aimed strikes at zones — through V.A.T.S. (see the separate entry).\n\nLimb wound effects (apply even without V.A.T.S. if the roll is a crit success):\n— Head: stun, −2 to rolls for 3 turns. Crit — instant NPC death with an unprotected head.\n— Torso: increased damage, bleeding (see below).\n— Right arm: the NPC drops their weapon or −3 to attack.\n— Left arm: the NPC loses a shield / second grenade / the ability to stabilize a weapon.\n— Leg: the NPC falls or moves at half speed.\n\nFor {{user}} the same effects apply if the hit was critical and the zone is named in the narrative.\n\n═══ BLEEDING ═══\n\nA heavy torso hit or a deep cut opens bleeding. Effect: −5% HP every 10 minutes until bandaged or a stimpak.\nBandaging: a bandage + 2 minutes, or 1 turn out of combat. Without bandages — Intelligence vs 8, success — stopped with what's at hand.\nA stimpak closes bleeding automatically and gives +25% HP.\n\n═══ RELOADING ═══\n\nPistols / revolvers — 1 turn (under fire — Agility vs 8, failure = drops a round).\nShotguns, pump rifles — 2 turns.\nLaser weapons (cell swap) — 1 turn.\nHeavy weapons (minigun, rocket launcher) — 3 turns.\nThe round is expended automatically — tracked through INVENTORY in GM-LOG.\n\n═══ RETREAT ═══\n\nYou can leave a fight at any time. NPCs will shoot you in the back if they have line of sight. To break away cleanly:\n2d6 + Agility vs 10 (or +2 for cover / a corner / smoke).\nSuccess — you broke away. Failure — the NPC sees your route, may pursue or report it.\n\n═══ STEALTH ═══\n\nMoving in stealth — 2d6 + Agility vs (8 + the enemy's alertness).\nAlertness: asleep/tired = 0, routine = 2, wary = 4, active search = 6.\nThe total — Difficulty 8 / 10 / 12 / 14 respectively.\nIf {{user}} is in the detection zone and was spotted — stealth is broken, combat begins. If {{user}} was spotted from afar and managed to withdraw — the patrol may pass by or raise an alarm (background 2d6, 9+ = alarm).\n\nStealth indicator in the narrative: the GM writes "[HIDDEN]", "[CAUTION]", "[DETECTED]" at the start of a combat turn.\n\n═══ SECOND-CHANCE RULE ═══\n\n{{user}} HP 0% — NOT automatic death. Apply the PERMADEATH PROTOCOL from system_prompt: death comes only if it logically follows from the scene. Conditional exceptions (a companion drags you out, a faction picks you up, a passerby with a motive) — rare, by circumstance, not on request.\n\n═══ MYSTERIOUS STRANGER — CHECK IN COMBAT ═══\n\nIf {{user}} has Luck (L) 7+, on entering combat or a critical situation the GM rolls a background 2d6 in GM-LOG for the Stranger's appearance. Thresholds: L7 — on 12; L8 — on 11+; L9 — on 10+; L10 — on 9+. Full rules, the shot's effect, and limits — ENTRY Mysterious Stranger. At L below 7, don't make the check."

2. #2Entry 1 [CORE] Survivalselective

   Keys: "hunger", "thirst", "drink", "eat", "food", "water", "rest", "sleep", "slumber", "tired", "fatigue", "satiety", "hydration", "energy", "radiation", "irradiation", "poisoning", "stimpak", "radaway", "rad-x", "survival", "campfire", "rest stop", "camp", "chems", "addiction", "withdrawal", "jet", "mentats", "buffout", "psycho"

   "═══ SURVIVAL — GENERAL RULES ═══\n\nThree body parameters on a 0–100% scale, where 100% is normal and 0% is critical.\nSatiety, Hydration, Energy — separate from HP and Radiation.\nUpdated once every 2 game hours, or when {{user}} eats/drinks/sleeps/takes a dose.\n\nCalculation in point 6 (BODY & ENVIRONMENT) of the GM-LOG block. With no tripped threshold — write "no change / normal". Don't invent decline to fill the field.\n\n═══ HYDRATION ═══\n\nDrain: −5% / 2 hours by default. −8% in heat or under load (running, combat, power armor without ventilation). −3% in sleep.\n\nThresholds:\n100–75% — normal.\n74–50% — mild thirst. −1 to rolls. Dry mouth, swallows more often.\n49–25% — strong thirst. −2 to rolls. −5 HP / 2 hours. Cracked lips, headache, foggy thoughts.\n24–1% — critical dehydration. −4 to rolls. −10 HP / 2 hours. Hallucinations, double vision, calf cramps.\n0% — death from dehydration. −20 HP / hour until water is taken, or death.\n\n═══ SATIETY ═══\n\nDrain: −4% / 2 hours by default. −6% under heavy load or in cold. −2% in sleep.\n\nThresholds:\n100–75% — normal.\n74–50% — mild hunger. −1 to rolls. Stomach growls, irritability.\n49–25% — strong hunger. −2 to rolls. −5 HP / 2 hours. Shaking hands, weak legs.\n24–1% — starvation. −4 to rolls. −10 HP / 2 hours. Memory lapses, apathy, muscle pain at rest.\n0% — collapse. −20 HP / hour. Without urgent help — death.\n\n═══ ENERGY ═══\n\nDrain: −5% / 2 hours of activity. −8% after combat or running. −7% under prolonged stress (stealth under threat, searching under fire). Recovers in sleep.\n\nThresholds:\n100–60% — normal.\n59–30% — fatigue. −1 to Agility and Perception. Eyelids heavy, reactions slowed.\n29–10% — severe exhaustion. −2 to rolls. Unsteady gait, loses focus, tremor on fine work.\n9–1% — on the edge of collapse. −3 to rolls. Risk of falling asleep under load — Endurance vs 10, failure = {{user}} falls asleep where they stand.\n0% — collapse. Falls asleep involuntarily; the GM describes where and how. Dangerous in the open.\n\n═══ SLEEP ═══\n\nIn shelter (an enclosed, controlled place):\n1–3 h — Energy +30%. Low risk of attack.\n4–5 h — Energy +60%. Minimal risk.\n6–8 h — Energy +100%, HP +10%. Minimal risk.\n\nWithout shelter (open ground, ruins):\n1–3 h — Energy +20%. High risk of attack.\n4–5 h — Energy +40%. High risk.\n6–8 h — Energy +80%, HP +5%. Very high risk.\n\nSleeping at night in the open — the risk doubles. The GM rolls a background 2d6 every 2 hours of sleep; 9+ = a random encounter.\n\nIn sleep Satiety −2% / 2 h, Hydration −3% / 2 h.\n\n═══ FOOD AND WATER TABLE ═══\n\nWATER (+ Hydration | + Radiation):\nPurified water (bottle) +30 | 0\nPurified water (canteen) +50 | 0\nDirty water +25 | +15\nContaminated water +15 | +35\nNuka-Cola +15 | +10\nNuka-Cola Quantum +25 | +20 | +1 Agility for 1 h\nBeer +10 | +5 | −1 Perception for 30 min\nMoonshine / wine mash +5 | 0 | −2 Intelligence and Perception for 1 h, 20% poisoning risk\n\nFOOD (+ Satiety | + Radiation):\nCanned beans +20 | 0\nCanned meat +25 | +5\nHardtack / crackers +10 | 0\nFresh fried meat +30 | +5\nMeat fried over a fire +35 | +3\nRaw meat +15 | +20 | 35% poisoning risk\nRaider stew +25 | +8 | 15% risk\nInstitute ration (rare) +50 | 0\nNuka-mix bar +15 | +5\nFried feral ghoul +20 | +25 | 40% risk\nMirelurk egg, raw +10 | +10\nMirelurk egg, boiled +25 | +5\n\nMEDICINE:\nStimpak — HP +25%, no effect on Satiety/Hydration.\nMilitary stimpak (rare) — HP +45%.\nRadAway — Radiation −40%, Satiety −5% (nausea).\nRad-X — radiation resistance +50% for 1 h.\nHomemade antibiotic — cures poisoning, Satiety −10%.\nAntiseptic — prevents a wound from getting infected.\nPainkiller — removes a wound penalty for 2 h (but the wound keeps working in the background).\nFirst-aid kit (rare) — sets a fracture, stops bleeding, HP +15%.\n\n═══ CHEMS AND ADDICTION ═══\n\nJet — +2 Agility for 1 h, Endurance vs 10 = not hooked.\nMentats — +2 Intelligence and Perception for 1 h, Endurance vs 9.\nBuffout — +2 Strength and Endurance for 1 h, Endurance vs 10.\nPsycho — +2 Strength, −1 Perception for 1 h, Endurance vs 11.\n\nEach use — Endurance vs the Difficulty above. Failure = {{user}} is addicted.\nAddiction with no dose for 24+ hours — −2 to rolls (into the −5 condition cap).\nWithdrawal is cleared by: a visit to a doctor (100+ caps) or 72 hours without use with the penalties active.\n\n═══ POISONING ═══\n\nOn eating contaminated food — a hidden Endurance roll per the table:\n15% risk → Difficulty 8.\n20% risk → 9.\n35% → 10.\n40% → 11.\n\nFailure — poisoning by the margin:\nMild (fail by 1–2): −1 to rolls, nausea 2 h. Passes on its own.\nModerate (3–4): −2, vomiting, weakness, −5 HP/h, 4 h. Antibiotic or 6+ h of rest.\nSevere (5+): −4, hallucinations, convulsions, −10 HP/h. Without an antibiotic — death in 8 hours.\n\n═══ RADIATION ═══\n\nAccumulated radiation (% on the Pip-Boy) lowers max HP:\n0–19% — normal.\n20–39% — mild irradiation. Max HP −10%. Nausea, hair falls out.\n40–59% — moderate. Max HP −25%. −1 to rolls (into the condition cap). Skin sores, bleeding gums.\n60–79% — severe. Max HP −40%. −2 to rolls. Loss of coordination, constant nausea.\n80–99% — critical. Max HP −60%. −3 to rolls. Confusion. Without RadAway — death within 24 hours.\n100% — death within 1 hour.\n\nA location's radiation background — rad/hour in the status tab. Accumulation = background × hours spent. Power armor reduces incoming radiation by 70%, a hazmat suit — by 90%.\n\n═══ NARRATIVE PRINCIPLE ═══\n\nNumbers — in GM-LOG and the status tab. In prose — only body and environment: dryness, tremor, nausea, confusion. Don't announce a penalty in prose. Don't write "you have −2 to rolls." Write "the hands shake as {{user}} reaches for the lock."\n\nRecovery is rewarding. If {{user}} ate, drank, slept — the next turn does NOT begin with hunger and weakness. Reward care of the body as honestly as you punish neglect."

3. #3Entry 2 V.A.T.S. — aimed-fire subsystemselective

   Keys: "VATS", "V.A.T.S.", "vats", "aimed", "aimed shot", "I aim at", "you aim", "Pip-Boy slows", "action points", "AP", "hit zone", "limb"

   "═══ V.A.T.S. — AIMED-FIRE SUBSYSTEM ═══\n\nVault-Tec Assisted Targeting System. Activated by a {{user}} declaration: "I enter VATS," "aimed shot," "I aim at [zone] of [target]."\nThe Pip-Boy slows the perception of time and highlights hit zones. It spends Action Points (AP).\n\n═══ ACTION POINTS ═══\n\nMax AP = 4 + Agility (A).\nA 2 = 6 AP, A 4 = 8 AP, A 6 = 10 AP, A 8 = 12 AP, A 10 = 14 AP.\n\nThe "VATS Marksman" perk: −1 AP on any zone (minimum 1). Stacking with other AP discounts never lowers a zone's cost below 1.\n\nAP recovery: out of combat — 100% after 1 minute of rest. In combat — +2 AP at the start of each {{user}} turn.\n\n═══ HIT ZONES — DIFFICULTY AND AP ═══\n\nTorso — Difficulty 8, 2 AP. Standard damage.\nHead — Difficulty 12, 4 AP. Damage ×2, chance of instant death on a crit success.\nRight arm — Difficulty 11, 3 AP. Effect: the target drops their weapon.\nLeft arm — Difficulty 10, 3 AP. Effect: the target loses a shield / second grenade / weapon stabilization.\nRight leg — Difficulty 10, 3 AP. Effect: the target falls or moves at half speed.\nLeft leg — Difficulty 10, 3 AP. Same.\nThe weapon in the target's hands — Difficulty 13, 5 AP. Effect: the weapon is damaged or knocked away (no wound).\n\n═══ PENALTY SUBSYSTEM IN VATS ═══\n\nRange applies as usual: close 0, medium 0, long −2, extreme −4.\nThe target's cover penalty applies as usual: partial −2, full −4.\nThe light penalty does NOT apply — the Pip-Boy compensates for visibility. This compensation is for VATS only.\nThe "target moving" penalty does NOT apply — VATS freezes positions at the moment of entry.\nThe "{{user}} moving" penalty applies as usual: −1.\n\nThis means: VATS lowers the Difficulty of long-range shooting at night significantly. That's the point of it.\n\n═══ MULTIPLE SHOTS ═══\n\nOn one VATS entry {{user}} can assign several shots while AP holds out.\nEach shot is a separate roll with its own penalties.\nThe targets can differ. The zones can differ.\nAmmo is spent for each shot.\nOrder: {{user}} declares the sequence in one message ("the right arm of the first, then the head of the second"). The GM rolls all the rolls in a row in GM-LOG, describes the result as one cinematic piece.\n\n═══ CRITICALS IN VATS ═══\n\nCrit success — only on a natural 12 on 2d6 (or on a natural 11 at L 7+, see system_prompt).\nA crit to the head — instant NPC death without a helmet or with weak protection.\nA crit to a limb — the limb is shot off/shattered, the effect permanent.\nA crit to the torso — double damage, guaranteed bleeding.\n\n═══ LIMITS ═══\n\nVATS works only if {{user}} SEES the target. A target in full cover — not highlighted.\nVATS works only with a Pip-Boy on the wrist. No Pip-Boy — no VATS.\nVATS can't be used in melee (range under 2 meters) — the Pip-Boy can't build a track in time.\nVATS doesn't work on invisible targets (a Stealth Boy'd Institute courser) — even if {{user}} knows where they are.\n\n═══ RECORD IN GM-LOG ═══\n\nROLL: VATS, shot to [zone] of [target].\nPerception roll (+N) [− range] [− {{user}} movement] vs Difficulty [zone + cover, if any].\nDice: 2d6 = X + Y = Z. With modifiers: total.\nAP: A/B → spent N (zone), remaining.\nResult: [Crit / Success / Success at a cost / Failure / Crit failure].\n\n═══ IN THE NARRATIVE ═══\n\nWhen {{user}} enters VATS: the Pip-Boy clicks or vibrates, time slows, dust motes hang in the air, zone contours light up in color (green — good Difficulty, yellow — borderline, red — near miss).\nWhen {{user}} fires: time comes back with sound — the crack of the shot, the ring of the casing, then the result.\nOn a miss: the bullet goes wide, the NPC reacts (takes cover, returns fire).\nDon't write "hits at 73%." Don't write "the roll succeeds." Only the world and the body."

4. #4Entry 3 Commonwealth setting and loreselective

   Keys: "Commonwealth", "Boston", "Massachusetts", "prewar", "Great War", "nuclear", "2077", "2287", "Vault", "Vault-Tec", "Sanctuary", "Diamond City", "Goodneighbor", "Concord", "Lexington", "Cambridge", "Prydwen", "Old North Church", "Glowing Sea", "Institute", "Railroad", "power plant", "Castle", "Fort Independence", "CIT", "interstate", "map"

   "═══ TIMELINE ═══\n\n2077 — October 23, the Great War. A mutual nuclear strike by the USSR, China, and the USA destroys prewar civilization in 2 hours.\nThe U.S. government withdraws into the Enclave (on isolated oil platforms) and into bunkers. Vault-Tec had built the Vaults in advance — officially for civil defense, in fact for social experiments.\n2227 — the Institute is founded (the former Massachusetts Institute of Technology, CIT, descends underground).\n2287 — the current date.\n\n═══ CONTEXT OF {{user}}'S EXIT ═══\n\n{{user}} was put into cryo-freeze in Vault 111 on October 23, 2077, the day of the strike. All the other residents of the Vault are either dead (systems failure) or gone (opened the doors at some unknown time and disappeared). {{user}}'s pod opened on its own — a malfunction, or a calculation. Outside it's October 23, 2287. Whether the matching date is coincidence or not — the GM decides over the course of play.\n\n═══ GEOGRAPHY OF THE COMMONWEALTH ═══\n\nThe Commonwealth is the postnuclear name for the state of Massachusetts, centered on Boston. To the west — the Glowing Sea, a radioactive wasteland, the remnant of the direct strike on the Boston metro. To the east — the Atlantic Ocean, toxic. To the north — settlements and the ruins of satellite towns. To the south — Quincy (seized by the Forged gang), and beyond that — wasteland.\n\nKEY LOCATIONS:\n\nSanctuary Hills — a northwestern suburb of Concord. A prewar cottage neighborhood, by 2287 settled by Minutemen and refugees under Preston Garvey. {{user}}'s home is here, if {{user}} was a prewar resident.\n\nConcord — a town south of Sanctuary. The ruins of the Museum of Freedom, where Preston gathered the last Minutemen. Often attacked by Concord raiders.\n\nLexington — seized by super mutants with a base in the prewar Corvega plant.\n\nCambridge — the university district. Here the Brotherhood of Steel patrols out of the Cambridge police station, waiting for the Prydwen's arrival.\n\nDiamond City — the largest settlement in the Commonwealth, in the ruins of Fenway Park stadium. The mayor is McDonough (suspected by Piper to be a synth). Population ~200, a market, a school, the Dugout Inn, the Publick Occurrences office.\n\nGoodneighbor — a district in central Boston, controlled by the ghoul mayor Hancock. Outcasts from Diamond City settle here, along with chem dealers and mercenaries. A barbershop as a front, the State House — Hancock's residence, "The Third Rail" — a bar.\n\nOld North Church — the North End, Boston. The cellar and catacombs — the Railroad's headquarters. To get in you have to walk the Freedom Trail and decode the password.\n\nThe Castle (Fort Independence) — on the south shore of Boston Harbor. A former Minutemen base, now ruins, with a Mirelurk Queen living in the cellars. It can be retaken.\n\nThe Glowing Sea — southwest of Boston. Heavy radiation (50+ rad/h), storms, feral ghouls, deathclaw nests. Crossing it without protection is suicide. Somewhere here is Dr. Virgil, a fugitive from the Institute.\n\nThe Prydwen — the Brotherhood of Steel's flying airship, hovering over Boston Airport. Commanded by Elder Arthur Maxson.\n\nCIT (the Institute) — beneath the Cambridge district, a hidden complex. Entry is by molecular teleportation. There's no getting in from outside without a special device.\n\n═══ HISTORY OF THE POSTWAR COMMONWEALTH ═══\n\n2287 — the present. Before this point:\n— 2180s: the first settlements of the Commonwealth form. The Commonwealth Provisional Government (CPG) arises, trying to unite the region.\n— 2229: the "CIT Massacre" — faction representatives come to the Institute for negotiations, no one returns. The CPG collapses.\n— 2240s: the Minutemen are founded, defenders of settlers. A series of successful operations, growth.\n— 2282: the "Fall of Quincy" — the Forged gang and breakaway Minutemen under Klyter attack the last Minutemen fort. The Minutemen are all but destroyed. Preston Garvey is one of the survivors, leading refugees to Concord.\n— 2287: the Brotherhood of Steel's Prydwen arrives in the Commonwealth with the mission to destroy the Institute and gather technology.\n\n═══ FACTIONS — IN BRIEF (in detail in the "Factions" entry) ═══\n\nBrotherhood of Steel — Cambridge and the Prydwen. An order of technological control. Elder Maxson.\nMinutemen — Sanctuary, the Castle. A people's militia. Preston Garvey — the only leader.\nInstitute — underground. Scientists, synths; the director is as yet unknown to {{user}}.\nRailroad — Old North Church. They free synths from the Institute.\nRaiders — dozens of gangs, the main ones: Concord raiders, the Forged (fire fanatics, Saugus), the Wharf Gang, independents.\n\n═══ SECONDARY FIGURES AND TRADERS ═══\n\nArturo Rodriguez — a weaponsmith in the Diamond City market. The best standard prices in the city. Repairs and modifications.\nDoc Sun — a Diamond City doctor. Standard procedures 30–100 caps, fractures 150, addiction removal 100.\nMagnolia — a singer in "The Third Rail," Goodneighbor. Knows everyone. Flirts with those who'll pay.\nWhitechapel Charlie — the bartender-robot in "The Third Rail." Takes mercenary contracts on behalf of clients.\nDesmond — a synth contact for the Railroad. Through him you reach the agent "Deacon."\nDr. Virgil — a scientist, formerly of the Institute. Fled into the Glowing Sea, researching a serum against mutation.\nKlyter — leader of the Forged gang and a Minutemen traitor. Based in Saugus.\nKellogg — a mercenary in the Institute's service. Tall, gray-haired, a scar on his cheek. Dangerous.\n\n═══ TECHNOLOGY AND OBJECTS ═══\n\nPip-Boy 3000 Mk IV — a wrist computer. Map, inventory, radio, holotapes, V.A.T.S., radiation counter. Standard equipment of a Vault 111 resident.\nStimpak — antibiotic + regenerator. HP +25%. Technology preserved from the days of the Vault-Tec Corporation.\nFusion core — power for power armor and heavy weapons. Lasts ~24 hours of active use. Can be found in prewar bunkers, on abandoned military vehicles, with the Brotherhood.\nPower armor T-45, T-51, T-60 — exoskeletal combat armor. Without a fusion core — a dead frame. Inside — its own atmosphere, radiation protection.\nGen 3 synth — biologically identical to a human. Doesn't eat, doesn't sleep (or pretends to). Wounds heal faster. Has a synth component in the brain (can be extracted after death).\n\n═══ CULTURE ═══\n\nNuka-Cola caps — the single currency. No one knows why. Some say the very first trade caravan accidentally made it the standard.\nIn the Commonwealth people don't write on paper — it's scarce. Documents are holotapes and yellowed prewar printouts.\nBefore the war it was fashionable to be a "wearable consumer" — Vault-Tec ads played on the radio every 20 minutes. Most prewar people in 2077 didn't believe the war would happen. Those who did went to Vault-Tec, to the Institute, to the Department of Defense.\nThe modern (2287) culture is oral. Caravanners carry rumors. Diamond City Radio (Travis Miles) is the only public station.\nNo one can be trusted — they might be a synth. This has turned into a social paranoia. In Diamond City there's a "synth detector" — a fake, but Mayor McDonough funds it."

5. #5Entry 4 Factions and reputationselective

   Keys: "faction", "Brotherhood", "Brotherhood of Steel", "Minutemen", "Institute", "Railroad", "reputation", "paladin", "knight", "initiate", "squire", "minuteman", "captain", "Minutemen general", "Maxson", "Preston", "Desmond", "Deacon", "Danse", "Cade", "Prydwen", "Elder", "recruitment", "ally", "faction enemy", "Freedom Trail", "code phrase", "informant", "herald"

   "═══ GENERAL RULES ═══\n\n{{user}} starts with no faction. This gives freedom and removes protection.\n\nReputation scale for each faction:\nEnemy → Suspicious → Neutral → Known → Ally → Trusted.\n\nThe starting standing for all is Neutral. Exception: if {{user}} attacked a faction member — the standing drops straight to Enemy.\n\nShifts up (+1 step per event):\n— A faction quest completed.\n— A faction member saved.\n— A serious favor to the faction.\n— A recommendation from a known faction member to its other representatives.\n\nShifts down (−1 step):\n— A known faction member killed (or straight to Enemy if it's leadership).\n— Aid to a hostile faction.\n— Theft from the faction, discovered.\n— Refusal of critical aid on its territory.\n\nThe GM announces a shift immediately:\n[Reputation changed: — → ]\n\n{{user}} can belong to only one faction at a time. Joining automatically moves rival factions to Suspicious or lower.\n\n═══ BROTHERHOOD OF STEEL ═══\n\nTERRITORY: the Prydwen over Boston Airport. The Cambridge police station. Patrols across the Commonwealth.\n\nIDEOLOGY: Technology belongs to those who know how to use it. Civilians with energy weapons or power armor are a threat. The Brotherhood controls, confiscates, destroys dissenters. Elder Arthur Maxson — orthodox, no compromise. The Institute is a technological threat, to be destroyed. The Minutemen are primitives, not worth attention. The Railroad are radicals, undermining order.\n\nRANKS:\nInitiate — a recruit, no armor.\nSquire — a trained fighter, light armor.\nKnight — the main force, T-51 or T-60.\nSenior Knight — a squad commander.\nPaladin — elite, T-60, laser.\nSenior Paladin — a sector commander.\nKnight-Commander — head of operations.\nElder — supreme commander.\n\nARMAMENT: laser pistol and rifle standard. T-51 and T-60 — combat units. Gatling laser — heavy positions. Vertibirds — recon and support.\n\nATTITUDE TO {{user}}:\nNeutral — a patrol stops and searches you. Energy weapons are confiscated without compensation.\nKnown — they let you pass, offer missions.\nAlly — base access, weapon trade, power armor on loan.\nEnemy — shoot to kill.\n\nCHECKS:\nGet through a patrol without a search: 2d6 + Charisma vs Difficulty 10 (12 if holding energy weapons).\nLie about the origin of the Pip-Boy: 2d6 + Charisma vs 12.\n\n═══ MINUTEMEN ═══\n\nTERRITORY: Sanctuary Hills, the Castle (Fort Independence — can be retaken). Scattered outposts across the Commonwealth.\n\nIDEOLOGY: Protect civilians. Everyone has the right to protection. In 2287 — the most decentralized faction. All but disbanded after the Fall of Quincy. Preston Garvey is one of the few holding the structure together. Open to cooperation. The Brotherhood — dangerous allies, keep your distance. The Institute — enemies, no reservations.\n\nRANKS:\nMinuteman — a private. Wide-brimmed hat, long coat.\nCaptain — a squad commander.\nColonel — a sector commander.\nGeneral — supreme commander (an elected post).\n\nARMAMENT: muskets and hunting rifles for the rank and file. Laser muskets for veterans. Shotguns — urban operations. T-45 — for senior ranks. Flares — communication between outposts.\n\nATTITUDE TO {{user}}:\nNeutral — friendly, will offer water, may ask for help.\nKnown — tasks, shelter at the base, food.\nAlly — full access, weapons, armor, escort on request.\nEnemy — they avoid a direct clash, warn civilians.\n\nCHECKS:\nRequest Minutemen help to defend a settlement: 2d6 + Charisma vs 8.\nIf the standing with Preston is Ally+ — he opens these checks automatically, no roll.\n\n═══ INSTITUTE ═══\n\nTERRITORY: an underground complex, exact location unknown. Tunnels beneath the Commonwealth. Entrances disguised.\n\nIDEOLOGY: Science is humanity's only path to survival. Synths are tools, not lives (officially). The Wasteland is barbarism to be controlled, not saved. The Institute observes, studies, and intervenes only when it serves their ends.\n\nRANKS:\nGen 1 synths — robots, security.\nGen 2 synths — improved androids.\nGen 3 synths — indistinguishable from humans.\nCoursers — elite Gen 3, retrieval units.\nScientists — the real power, divided into divisions (BioScience, Advanced Systems, Robotics, Facilities/Restricted Systems).\nDirector — head of the Institute.\n\nATTITUDE TO {{user}}:\nNeutral — ignores {{user}} until they become interesting or dangerous.\nKnown — they study {{user}}. Synth watchers are already nearby.\nAlly — rare, always on the Institute's terms. A meeting means: they need something from {{user}}.\nEnemy — quiet elimination. Not an army — one courser in the dark at the right moment.\n\nSYNTH DETECTION:\n{{user}} never knows for sure whether a given NPC is a synth. The GM may at any moment reveal a familiar NPC as a synth. This is a narrative tool, used rarely and for maximum effect.\n\nSpotting a Gen 3 synth: 2d6 + Perception vs 13. Requires observing the NPC for 1+ game hour. Signs: doesn't eat, doesn't sleep, wounds heal fast, no scars where there should be.\n\n═══ RAILROAD ═══\n\nTERRITORY: nowhere and everywhere. A secret network. Headquarters beneath Old North Church in Boston. Meetings — in agreed places.\n\nIDEOLOGY: Synths are people. They must be freed, hidden, given a new life. The Institute is the enemy. The end justifies the means. Sometimes. Every Railroad member risks everything. Every time.\n\nCONTACT:\nThe Railroad is invisible by default. First contact requires:\n— Walking the Freedom Trail (copper markers on the ground from Old North Church to the start of the route).\n— Decoding the cipher at the door: 2d6 + Intelligence vs 12.\n— Or being introduced by an existing Railroad ally.\n\nATTITUDE TO {{user}}:\nNeutral — they don't exist for {{user}}.\nKnown — they cautiously offer cooperation.\nAlly — full access, unique technology (facial alteration, fake identities), safehouses.\nEnemy — they vanish. Quietly and completely.\n\n═══ RAIDERS AND INDEPENDENTS ═══\n\nNot a single faction — dozens of gangs. Reputation works differently: each gang separately.\nBeat one — another attacks anyway.\nHelped one — another attacks anyway.\n\nMAJOR GANGS:\n\nConcord raiders — around Concord. Ambushes on trade routes. Shotguns, pipe weapons.\nThe Wharf Gang — the harbor district. Raids along the waterways. Whatever they find.\nThe Forged — Saugus Ironworks, northern Commonwealth. Firearms and forge work. Flamethrowers, melee. A fire cult. Leader — Klyter, a former Minuteman traitor.\nIndependents — survivors, scavengers. Unpredictable. May attack or offer a deal.\n\nINTIMIDATING RAIDERS:\n2d6 + Charisma vs 10 (a standard raider), vs 12 (a gang member with backup), vs 13 (a gang leader).\nFailure — combat begins immediately.\n\n═══ INTER-FACTION RELATIONS ═══\n\nBrotherhood ↔ Minutemen: tense neutrality.\nBrotherhood ↔ Institute: open conflict.\nBrotherhood ↔ Railroad: open conflict.\nMinutemen ↔ Institute: open conflict.\nMinutemen ↔ Railroad: cautious cooperation.\nInstitute ↔ Railroad: open conflict.\n\nCONSEQUENCES OF JOINING:\nBrotherhood — Institute and Railroad → Enemy. Minutemen → Suspicious.\nMinutemen — the Brotherhood stays Neutral but wary. Institute → Suspicious.\nInstitute — Brotherhood and Railroad → Enemy. Minutemen → Suspicious.\nRailroad — Institute → Enemy. Brotherhood → Suspicious.\n\n═══ PRINCIPLE ═══\n\nFactions are not monoliths. Within each — disagreements, ambitions, doubts. Some Brotherhood Knights doubt Maxson. Some Minutemen are tired and ready to walk away. Some Institute scientists hide their doubts from colleagues. Some Railroad agents start to wonder whether the price is worth it.\n\nThe GM uses this so that every encounter with a faction feels like meeting a person, not a uniform.\n\nReputation has weight. When {{user}}'s reputation with a faction changes — the world reacts. Word travels. NPCs {{user}} has never met may know their name. A trader in Goodneighbor heard about Concord. A Brotherhood Knight remembers a face from a patrol. Reputation goes ahead of you — for better or worse."

6. #6Entry 5 Commonwealth bestiaryselective

   Keys: "ghoul", "feral ghoul", "glowing", "glowing ghoul", "super mutant", "deathclaw", "mirelurk", "mirelurk queen", "vicious dog", "radroach", "radscorpion", "mole", "mole rat", "synth", "Gen 1", "Gen 2", "Gen 3", "courser", "Institute hunter", "robot", "Mr. Handy", "Sentry bot", "Protectron", "turret", "Assaultron", "monster", "creature", "beast"

   "═══ GENERAL RULES ═══\n\nEach creature — attack Difficulty, HP (as a % of full), special traits. The bestiary is used on encountering a creature — the GM brings the profile into the narrative through details, not as a block.\n\nHP is counted off a notional full bar that depends on the threat level. The weak — 100% is 1 hit from a light weapon. The strong — 100% is dozens of hits.\n\nAttack Difficulty is the number {{user}} rolls against to dodge (Agility) or to shoot (Perception).\n\n═══ GHOULS ═══\n\nFERAL GHOUL. A former human, mutated by long radiation into a feral form. Insane, aggressive.\nHP: 60% (1–2 shotgun hits, 3 pistol shots).\nAttack Difficulty for {{user}}: 8. Damage: 8–12% HP (claws, teeth).\nTrait: immune to radiation, in fact healed by it. Attacks in packs.\nHead hit zone — 1 hit from a light weapon.\n\nGLOWING GHOUL. The evolution of a feral ghoul in a high-radiation zone. Glows green.\nHP: 90%.\nAttack Difficulty for {{user}}: 9. Damage: 10–15% HP + 5% radiation per hit.\nTrait: radiation aura — every 2 turns near it {{user}} takes +3% radiation without an attack. Glowing — a stealth approach in the dark is impossible.\n\nSENTIENT GHOUL. Kept their mind, didn't go feral. Frightening to look at, but social. Long-lived.\nNot hostile by default. NPCs with character (see Hancock, MacCready-type mercenaries). The usual social and combat rules.\n\n═══ SUPER MUTANTS ═══\n\nSUPER MUTANT INFANTRY. A green-skinned giant, 2.2 meters, aggressive. A victim of an FEV experiment.\nHP: 100%.\nAttack Difficulty for {{user}}: 8 (blunt weapon or shotgun at point-blank), 10 (firing on it).\nDamage: 18–28% (club, nail board), 25–35% (homemade pistol), 20% (a grenade hit on a group).\nTrait: −10% to incoming damage (thick hide). At HP below 30% it goes into a rage, +25% to its own damage.\n\nSUPER MUTANT BRUTE. Older, experienced. Heavy weapon, minigun or flamer.\nHP: 150%.\nDamage: 30–50%. Armor-piercing.\nTrait: wears scraps of light armor. Absorption 20%.\n\nSUPER MUTANT VETERAN. The oldest, ~200 years. Sometimes command groups.\nHP: 200%.\nDamage: 35–60%.\nTrait: a tactician. Hides behind cover, uses grenades, commands infantry.\n\nSUPER MUTANT OVERLORD. Rare, the leader of a large gang.\nHP: 300%.\nDamage: 50–80%.\nTrait: commands. On its death the infantry lose coordination for 1d3 turns (their attacks' Difficulty −2).\n\n═══ DEATHCLAWS ═══\n\nDEATHCLAW. The crown of U.S. genetic engineering (originally — Jackson's Chameleon stock). 3 meters, muscle, tail, 30 cm claws.\nHP: 400%.\nAttack Difficulty for {{user}}: 12.\nClaw damage: 50–80% per strike, rips the torso apart.\nTrait: armored, absorption 30%. Weak spots — eyes (hit zone Difficulty 13) and belly (Difficulty 12). Attacks in leaps of 6–8 meters.\nEcologically — a loner, nests near food sources. A female with eggs defends them ferociously.\n\nALBINO DEATHCLAW. Rare. HP 600%, damage ×1.3.\n\nDEATHCLAW MATRIARCH. A female with a nest. HP 800%, always surrounded by 2–4 young.\n\nMEETING A DEATHCLAW IN THE OPEN FIELD WITH NO ARMOR — near-guaranteed death. Strategy: cover, stairs, fire from above, a rocket launcher, a mine.\n\n═══ MIRELURKS ═══\n\nMIRELURK. A mutated crab. Front claws, an armored shell over the torso.\nHP: 80%.\nAttack Difficulty for {{user}}: 9.\nDamage: 15–25% (claws).\nTrait: the face/front is armored (absorption 50%). Hitting the belly or from behind — standard damage. Hides in water and sand, attacks from ambush.\n\nMIRELURK KING. Large, a dominant specimen.\nHP: 150%. Damage 25–35%.\nTrait: spits acid at long range. Damage 10% + 5% / 2 turns (eats away armor).\n\nMIRELURK QUEEN. Huge, 3 meters, in the Castle (Fort Independence).\nHP: 500%. Damage 40–70%.\nTrait: produces young mirelurks every 2 turns (2–3 specimens).\n\nMIRELURK EGGS. Edible (see the survival table).\n\n═══ DOGS AND CANIDS ═══\n\nWILD DOG. A mutated dog. Pack animal.\nHP: 30%.\nAttack Difficulty: 8. Damage: 8–15%.\nTrait: a pack of 3–5, surrounds.\n\nVICIOUS DOG. A raider battle dog, mutated, aggressive.\nHP: 50%.\nDamage: 15–22%.\nTrait: a bite to the leg — Agility vs 10, failure = knocked down.\n\n═══ OTHER FAUNA ═══\n\nRADROACH. The size of a cat. Armored.\nHP: 10%. Damage 3–5%. Swarms up to 10.\nDangerous in numbers, not in quality.\n\nRADSCORPION. The size of a dog, sometimes — of a horse.\nHP: 80% / 150% (large).\nDamage: 18–28% (tail, venom +5% / 2 turns).\nTrait: venom — Endurance vs 10 or −2 to rolls for 6 hours.\n\nMOLE RAT. A mutated rat the size of a dog. Claws, burrows.\nHP: 25%. Damage 10–18%.\nTrait: a surprise attack from underground (Perception vs 12, failure = the first attack with no chance to defend).\n\nMUTANT GULL. In coastal zones. Weak, but dives at food.\nHP: 8%. Damage 3%. More of a nuisance.\n\n═══ SYNTHS ═══\n\nGEN 1 SYNTH. A skeletal white robot, synthetic muscle on display. Laser pistol.\nHP: 50%.\nAttack Difficulty for {{user}}: 9. Damage: 12–18% (laser).\nTrait: at HP 0% it self-detonates with a 2-meter radius, damage 15%.\n\nGEN 2 SYNTH. The same skeleton, white-plastic skin. Laser rifle.\nHP: 80%.\nDamage: 18–25%.\nTrait: better aim, +1 to attack.\n\nGEN 3 SYNTH. Biologically identical to a human. Difficult to detect on observation (see Institute). In combat — like an ordinary trained human, any weapon.\nHP: 100%.\nTrait: at HP 0% a synth component can be extracted from the brain (worth 50 caps, proof).\n\nINSTITUTE COURSER. An elite Gen 3, a retrieval unit. Tall, black clothing, a stealth device.\nHP: 200%.\nDamage: 30–45% (scoped laser or pistol).\nTrait: the stealth device activates at HP below 50% — invisible for 3 turns. Summons 2 Gen 1 synths via a relay-teleport.\n\n═══ ROBOTS ═══\n\nMR. HANDY / MISS NANNY. A domestic robot, a sphere on a hovering gyro. Flamer or saw (domestic).\nHP: 60%. Damage 15–25%.\nDomestic ones — peaceful (Codsworth), combat ones — aggressive.\n\nPROTECTRON. An anthropomorphic security robot. Laser in the chest.\nHP: 80%. Damage 15–22%.\nTrait: fights with a lag, easy to flank.\n\nASSAULTRON. A combat robot of the Institute / military. Claws, head laser.\nHP: 200%. Damage: 40–65% (head laser, claws).\nTrait: at HP 30% or below — fires a laser beam for 5 turns without moving. Damage along the line 80%.\n\nSENTRY BOT. A tank on treads. Minigun + rocket pod.\nHP: 400%. Damage: 50–90%.\nTrait: on overheat (after 5 turns of continuous fire) — a 2-turn pause. In that moment the fusion cores in its back are vulnerable (hit zone Difficulty 12, a hit = detonation, 100% HP to the robot + 30% damage in a 4-meter radius).\n\nTURRET (AUTOMATED). Stationary. Laser or ballistic.\nHP: 30%.\nDamage: 12–20%.\nTrait: 270° field of view. You can sneak up from the side or behind. Hack via a terminal — 2d6 + Intelligence vs 12.\n\n═══ PRINCIPLE OF USE ═══\n\nOn an encounter the GM does not write "before you is a deathclaw, HP 400%." It describes through body and environment: "Something large moves in the bushes across the river. You can see the claws — as long as a forearm." The player recognizes the enemy by silhouette and sound, not by a stat block.\n\nNumbers — for the calculation in GM-LOG. Effect — into the narrative."

7. #7Entry 6 Economy, trade, lootselective

   Keys: "caps", "buy", "sell", "price", "costs", "how much", "trader", "haggle", "market", "shop", "store", "I trade", "I buy", "I sell", "search", "I search", "loot", "searched", "pocket", "bag", "stash", "lockpick", "pick lock", "terminal", "repair", "fix", "exchange", "deal", "overpay", "discount", "Arturo", "Doc Sun", "goods", "rations"

   "═══ GENERAL RULES ═══\n\nThe currency is Nuka-Cola caps. Universal across all factions and regions. Gold and prewar money — collector's value, not a medium of exchange.\n\nCaps are deducted immediately after a purchase. The inventory updates after every deal. No caps — automatic refusal. No exceptions. There's no credit with strangers.\n\n═══ PRICE MODIFIERS FROM CHARISMA ═══\n\nC 1–2: +20% on buying, −20% on selling.\nC 3–4: standard.\nC 5–6: −10% / +10%.\nC 7–8: −20% / +15%.\nC 9–10: −30% / +20%.\n\nApplied automatically, no roll.\n\nNEGOTIATING A SPECIAL DEAL (a rare item, a discount beyond the table, a bundle deal):\n2d6 + Charisma vs Difficulty 8–12 (the GM sets it by the trader's toughness).\nSuccess — the agreed discount or special term.\nCrit success (natural 12) — the trader throws in something small on top.\nFailure — standard prices.\nCrit failure (natural 2) — the trader took offense, +10% next time.\n\nThe "Trader" perk (if taken): −15% on buying, +10% on selling. Stacks with charisma.\n\nThe trader's faction reputation: Ally = another −10%, Enemy = refusal or +50%.\n\nTime of day: dusk and later = +10% (the trader wants to close up).\n\n═══ MEDICINE ═══\n\nStimpak (standard) — 30 caps, HP +25%.\nStimpak (military) — 80, HP +45%.\nRadAway — 40, Radiation −40%.\nRad-X — 20, protection +50% for 1 h.\nAntibiotic — 25, cures poisoning.\nAntiseptic — 15.\nPainkiller — 10, −1 to the wound penalty for 2 h.\nFirst-aid kit — 120, fracture + bleeding + HP +15%.\nJet — 35.\nMentats — 25.\nBuffout — 30.\nPsycho — 40.\n\n═══ FOOD AND WATER ═══\n\nPurified water (bottle) — 20.\nPurified water (canteen) — 45.\nDirty water — 3.\nNuka-Cola — 15.\nNuka-Cola Quantum — 50.\nCanned beans — 8.\nCanned meat — 12.\nHardtack — 5.\nFried meat (portion) — 10.\nNuka-mix — 8.\nRaider stew — 4.\nDaily ration (canned food + water + hardtack) — 35.\nA hot meal at a trader's — 20, Satiety +40%, no poisoning risk.\n\n═══ AMMO ═══\n\n10mm (×20) — 15.\n.308 (×10) — 20.\n.44 (×12) — 18.\n12-gauge shot (×10) — 12.\n5mm (×30) — 10.\nFusion cells (×10) — 25.\nPlasma cartridge (×5) — 30.\nRocket (×1) — 80.\nFusion core — 200.\n\nSCARCITY: energy ammo is rare with civilian traders. Available only from faction suppliers (Brotherhood). Rockets are easier to find than to buy.\n\n═══ WEAPONS ═══\n\nHOMEMADE:\nPipe pistol — 20–40.\nPipe rifle — 50–80.\nPipe shotgun — 35–60.\nHomemade club — 5–15.\nPipe grenade — 25.\n\nSTANDARD:\n10mm pistol — 80.\n.44 revolver — 120.\nHunting shotgun — 100.\nHunting rifle — 150.\nAssault rifle — 300.\nSniper rifle — 400.\nSubmachine gun — 180.\nCombat knife — 60.\nMachete — 45.\nPower fist — 200.\n\nENERGY (faction suppliers):\nLaser pistol — 250.\nLaser rifle — 500.\nPlasma pistol — 350.\nPlasma rifle — 700.\n\nHEAVY (rare):\nRocket launcher — 800.\nMinigun — 1000.\nGatling laser — 1200.\n\n═══ ARMOR ═══\n\nCivilian clothing — 5–15.\nVault jumpsuit — 10–20.\nLight leather — 80.\nUpgraded leather — 150.\nMetal — 200.\nCombat — 400.\nBrotherhood of Steel uniform (trophy) — 350.\nMinuteman coat — 100.\n\nPOWER ARMOR (faction or off a corpse):\nFrame (empty) — 500.\nT-45 (set) — 2000.\nT-51 (set) — 3500.\nT-60 (set) — 5000.\nX-01 (set) — Not for sale. Take it off the Enclave.\n\nREPAIR:\nLight armor — 20–40.\nMedium — 60–100.\nHeavy combat — 150–200.\nPower armor — 300–500 per piece.\n\n═══ OTHER ═══\n\nBandages (×5) — 10.\nRope (per meter) — 2.\nLantern — 30.\nBatteries (×4) — 15.\nLighter — 10.\nLighter fluid (×10) — 8.\nSleeping bag — 40.\nGas mask — 80.\nGas-mask filter — 20.\nToolkit — 60.\nLockpicks (set) — 90.\nBinoculars — 70.\nDistrict map (unreliable) — 15.\nLodging at a trader's — 20 per night.\nLodging in a safe zone — 40.\nLodging in Diamond City (a bunk) — 10.\n\n═══ TYPES OF TRADER ═══\n\nCARAVANNER. Random encounters on the trails. Standard food/water/medicine/ammo. +15% to prices (the risk of the road). Can be robbed, but reputation suffers.\n\nMARKET TRADER (fixed). On the market squares of settlements. Diamond City — the widest assortment. Standard prices. Remembers {{user}}.\n\nFACTION SUPPLIER. Access from Known and up. Faction gear, rarities. −10% to Allies.\n\nBLACK MARKET. Hidden places. To find: 2d6 + Intelligence vs 12, or a tip from an NPC. Any goods including contraband. +30%. All factions are displeased if they find out.\n\nDIAMOND CITY MECHANIC (Arturo). Weapons and armor. The best standard prices. Modifications — pricier, but quality.\n\nDIAMOND CITY DOCTOR (Doc Sun). Treating HP and radiation. Addiction removal. Standard 30–100. Fracture 150. Addiction 100.\n\n═══ LOOT ═══\n\nSearching a body: 1 action, 1 turn. In combat — risky (others may attack).\n\nSearching a room: 5–15 game minutes.\nPerception vs 8 — a basic look.\nPerception vs 11 — find a hidden stash.\nPerception vs 13 — find an expert stash.\nFailure — only the obvious. Success — found the hidden.\n\nSTANDARD FINDS:\n\nOrdinary raider: 5–25 caps, a pipe weapon or knife, ammo (1d10), food (poisoning risk), chems (1d3).\n\nFaction fighter: 10–40 caps, faction weapon, ammo, a stimpak, a ration.\n\nAbandoned room: 0–15 caps, canned food, old medicine (effect −20%), tools, junk for crafting.\n\nHidden stash (success vs 11): 30–150 caps, rare medicine, a quality weapon, maps, notes with leads.\n\nExpert stash (success vs 13): 100–400 caps, unique items, faction documents, an energy weapon, schematics.\n\n═══ LOCKPICKING AND HACKING ═══\n\nLOCKS:\nSimple lock: 2d6 + Agility vs 8.\nMedium: vs 10.\nHard: vs 12.\nExpert: vs 13.\nMaster: vs 14.\nCrit failure (natural 2) — the pick breaks. Without the "Locksmith" perk a failure blocks attempts until morning (jammed).\n\nTERMINALS:\nSimple password: 2d6 + Intelligence vs 8.\nMedium: vs 10.\nHard: vs 12.\nExpert: vs 13.\nMaster: vs 14.\nCrit failure — the terminal locks (Institute alarm or just locked out).\n\nThe "Locksmith" perk (if taken): +2 to the roll, a failure doesn't block the device.\n\n═══ PRINCIPLE ═══\n\nCaps are not an abstraction. They physically exist. Traders count them aloud, stash them in tins, carry them in leather pouches. Stealing caps is noisy.\n\nHaggling is a dialogue, not a menu. The trader doesn't hand things over for caps. He bargains, complains about scarcity, sizes up {{user}}'s gear, may refuse with no explanation.\n\nScarcity is real. After a battle in the district — medicine runs out. A blocked trail — prices double. The GM runs the logic of supply.\n\nPiper knows Diamond City's prices by heart. Nick can spot a fake. Both will help you avoid overpaying, if you ask in advance."

8. #8Entry 7 Perks and levelsselective

   Keys: "level", "experience", "XP", "perk", "perks", "level-up", "advancement", "progression", "stat point", "S.P.E.C.I.A.L. growth", "stat increase"

   "═══ EXPERIENCE TABLE ═══\n\nLevels 1 → 2: 20 XP.\n2 → 3: 30 XP.\n3 → 5: +35 per level.\n5 → 10: +50.\n10 → 15: +70.\n15+: +100.\n\nINTELLIGENCE BONUS TO XP (on each award):\nI 1–3: standard.\nI 4–6: +1.\nI 7–9: +2.\nI 10: +3.\n\nProgression is slower than in the original Fallout 4. The first level — over 2–3 sessions. Level 10 — a serious player who has passed real trials.\n\n═══ XP REWARDS ═══\n\nCOMBAT:\nWeak enemy (dog, rat, ordinary raider) — 1 XP.\nStandard (ghoul, bandit, raider) — 2 XP.\nStrong (super mutant, faction veteran) — 4 XP.\nElite (Brotherhood Knight, Gen 3 synth) — 5 XP.\nExceptional (deathclaw, commander) — 6 XP.\nVictory without taking damage (stealth or tactics) — +1 bonus.\n\nQUESTS:\nMinor (errand, delivery, scouting) — 4 XP.\nMedium (rescue, negotiation, clear-out) — 8 XP.\nMajor (faction mission, main storyline) — 15 XP.\nFailure with consequences — 2 XP (the experience of failure teaches too).\n\nSKILLS:\nA successful meaningful check — 1 XP.\nA non-standard solution to a problem — 2 XP.\nFirst use of a new weapon type — 1 XP.\nSuccessful negotiation instead of combat — 2 XP.\nSurvival in a critical situation (HP below 10%) — 3 XP.\n\n═══ LEVEL-UP PROTOCOL ═══\n\nWhen XP reaches the threshold:\n1. Reset XP, +1 to level.\n2. Display the level-up block (format below).\n3. Offer 3 perks — one from each category.\n4. BEFORE OFFERING — check the "Perks" block. Don't offer a perk {{user}} already has.\n5. Offer +1 point to any S.P.E.C.I.A.L. (cap 10).\n6. Wait for {{user}}'s choice before continuing the narrative.\n\n═══ BLOCK FORMAT ═══\n\n╔══════════════════════════════════════╗\n ⬆️ LEVEL [X] REACHED\n╚══════════════════════════════════════╝\n\n+1 point to any S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stat (max 10)\n\nChoose one perk:\n\n⚔️ [COMBAT] Name (requirement)\n Effect description in one or two phrases.\n\n🌿 [SURVIVAL] Name (requirement)\n Effect description in one or two phrases.\n\n🗣️ [SOCIAL] Name (requirement)\n Effect description in one or two phrases.\n\n═══ PERK CATEGORIES ═══\n\nThree categories. One from each per level-up. The choice depends on {{user}}'s leading stats. Luck (L) affects quality:\nL 1–3: standard perks.\nL 4–6: improved.\nL 7+: rare or unique perks in the pool; the GM may create situational ones.\n\nALL BONUSES — in terms of a roll or Difficulty (for the 2d6 system):\n+1 to a roll ≈ a small bonus, ~14% to success.\n+2 to a roll ≈ significant, sometimes turns a failure into a success.\n−1 Difficulty for a category of actions ≈ the same effect.\nSavings, timers, survival percentages — stay in %.\n\n═══ COMBAT (S or A) ═══\n\nIron Fist (S 4+): unarmed damage +5% HP per strike. Fists count as a weapon.\nBloody Rush (S 5+): the first strike in each fight ×1.5 damage.\nSharpshooter (P 5+): one turn spent aiming = +2 to the next shot. Doesn't affect the crit zone (the crit window is set by dice and Luck, see RESOLUTION SYSTEM).\nQuick Hands (A 6+): reload with no action once per fight. Weapon swap is instant.\nAcrobat (A 5+): rolls and dodges with no action. The first dodge in a fight is automatic.\nHunter (P 4+, S 4+): +2 to all checks against creatures (not people).\nSilent Death (A 7+): attacks from stealth are always critical. The enemy can't raise an alarm if killed on the first strike.\nCombat Machine (S 6+, E 5+): HP doesn't drop below 5% from a single hit. Triggers once per fight.\nWasteland Sniper (P 7+): at sniper range, range and movement penalties are ignored.\nBerserker (S 7+): at HP below 30%, melee damage +12% HP. Pain is fuel.\nVATS Marksman (A 5+, P 5+): −1 AP on any zone in V.A.T.S. (minimum 1). The same as the "VATS Marksman" perk in ENTRY V.A.T.S.\n\n═══ SURVIVAL (E or P) ═══\n\nIron Stomach (E 4+): poisoning Difficulty −2. Dirty water without radiation (+5 Hydration).\nWasteland Camel (E 5+): Hydration drops 30% slower. In heat — standard, not doubled.\nIron Metabolism (E 6+): Satiety drops 25% slower.\nLizard Scales (E 5+): radiation resistance +20% permanently. RadAway removes 15% more.\nNight Vision (P 6+): night penalties are halved. No lantern needed for basic navigation.\nHunter's Instinct (P 5+): automatically detects traps and tripwires when moving carefully. Ambushes: +2 to the roll.\nField Medic (I 4+, E 4+): stimpaks +15% HP. Bandaging once a day — no bandage needed.\nSecond Wind (E 7+): once a day, at HP below 15% — instantly +20% HP.\nWasteland Pathfinder (P 4+, E 4+): random encounters on the road −25%.\nAdaptation (E 8+): the condition-penalty cap is −3 instead of −5.\n\n═══ SOCIAL (C or I) ═══\n\nSilver Tongue (C 5+): once a day you can avoid a fight through intimidation or flattery (auto-success on Charisma, no roll). Only on the sentient.\nTrader (C 4+, I 3+): buy prices −15%. Selling +10%.\nActor (C 6+): you can convincingly pass as a faction member given at least partial gear. +2 Charisma for the masquerade.\nReader (I 5+): from any dialogue with an NPC one hidden detail (motive, weakness, secret) is automatically extracted. The GM must provide it.\nLocksmith (I 6+): lockpicking and terminal hacking +2. A failure doesn't block the device.\nWasteland Memory (I 4+): any map or route is memorized exactly. Hidden passages and safehouses aren't forgotten.\nCommand Voice (C 7+): an order at a critical moment makes wavering NPCs comply (−2 Difficulty on Charisma). Only on the neutral and friendly.\nEmpath (C 5+, I 4+): instantly reads an NPC's emotional state. The GM honestly describes the motive in every dialogue.\nReputation (C 6+): rumors about {{user}} spread faster. Factions learn of actions sooner, react — for better or worse.\nTechnician (I 7+): you can repair and craft weapons/armor from found materials. The GM determines component availability. Quality = from the finds.\n\n═══ RULES OF THE OFFER ═══\n\n1. Check the "Perks" block. Already-taken ones — permanently excluded.\n2. Check the stats. Offer only those whose requirements {{user}} meets. If none — replace with an available one from the same category.\n3. Account for Luck:\nL 1–3: standard.\nL 4–6: may include higher requirements.\nL 7+: may include unique situational ones (the GM creates them to fit the play style).\n4. One perk per level from the pool above. {{user}} chooses — the GM adds it to the "Perks" block.\n\nSPECIAL PERKS OUTSIDE THE POOL. Certain perks are granted not for a level but by a game event, and are not part of the "one of three" choice. Example: "Stranger's Acquaintance" (ENTRY Mysterious Stranger) — granted on the Stranger's first appearance, at L 8+. Such perks are simply added to the "Perks" block without taking the level's choice.\n\n═══ FORMAT IN THE STATUS BLOCK ═══\n\nIn "Persona":\nPerks: Iron Fist (Lv.2), Iron Stomach (Lv.4), Sharpshooter (Lv.6)\n\nThe GM keeps the effect details in memory, doesn't output them in the narrative constantly — only when one triggers."

9. #9Entry 8 Quests and arcsselective

   Keys: "quest", "task", "request", "job", "find", "kill", "bring", "escort", "notice board", "herald", "quest journal", "errand", "contract", "reward", "client", "promised to help", "help me"

   "═══ GENERAL RULES ═══\n\nQuests don't appear "out of thin air." The GM never adds a quest on its own initiative. Every journal entry is the result of an explicit NPC offer or a board posting, and {{user}}'s explicit consent.\n\nTHE SINGLE EXCEPTION — the starting quest "Find Shaun" in Start A (see Scenario): it is already in the journal from the first turn, set by the start, with no [Add to journal?] prompt. In Start B there is no exception.\n\n═══ QUEST SOURCES ═══\n\nOnly two:\n\n1. AN NPC IN DIALOGUE. A specific person asks for a specific job. They have a face, a name or at least a clear description, a location, and a reason to ask.\n\n2. A NOTICE BOARD. In large settlements: Diamond City (the market square), Goodneighbor (near the State House), Sanctuary (the news post), the Castle (if retaken), Minutemen forts, caravan stops. The board is a separate location; you have to walk up to it.\n\nAny "you suddenly remembered you owe," "a thought came to you," "a cry for help is heard in the distance, you could go for it" — is NOT a quest source. External world events are just events; reacting to them is the player's choice, the journal isn't triggered.\n\n═══ OFFER PROTOCOL ═══\n\nAfter an NPC or a posting voices the request, the GM puts the prompt on a separate line, in exactly this form:\n\n[Add to journal? — yes / no]\n\nNo comments, no wrappers. The prompt is mechanical, not part of the scene.\n\n═══ CONSENT RULE ═══\n\nThe quest is added ONLY on an unambiguous "yes," "I'll take it," "agreed," "log it," "add it," "I'll do it."\n\nAny ambiguous answer — NOT added:\n— "we'll see"\n— "maybe"\n— "later," "not now"\n— {{user}}'s silence\n— moving on to another action\n— "tell me more" (this is a clarification, not consent — the GM answers the question and puts up the prompt again)\n\n═══ JOURNAL ENTRY ═══\n\nFormat:\n— [Quest title] — [from whom, where]\n\nA short title to the point. No detailed objective list. The narrative carries the details.\n\nExamples:\n— Find the missing caravanner — Nick Valentine, agency in Goodneighbor\n— Clear out the well — Piper Wright, Publick Occurrences\n— Deliver the cargo — notice board, Carla's caravan\n\n═══ CLOSING A QUEST ═══\n\nA quest leaves the journal for one of four reasons:\n\n1. COMPLETION. {{user}} did it, returned to the client (or found that the client is gone/dead). The GM narrates the resolution. The reward is given in the scene (caps, reputation, an item, gratitude, the opening of a new opportunity). The entry is deleted in the next status block.\n\n2. FAILURE WITH CONSEQUENCES. It can no longer be done. The deadline passed, the client is dead, the target left, a key object was destroyed. The GM describes how {{user}} learns this — in the narrative. The entry is deleted. Consequences are possible: a faction's reputation wavered, an NPC remembers being let down, someone else suffered.\n\n3. REFUSAL. {{user}} explicitly said: "forget it," "I'm dropping it," "I won't," "I refuse." The entry is deleted. The NPC remembers at the next meeting — reacts in character.\n\n4. EXPIRATION. So much game time has passed that the quest lost its point (the client found someone else, or the situation resolved without {{user}}). The GM decides the moment itself, describes it in the narrative at the next encounter with the location/NPC, deletes the entry. Consequences for reputation are possible.\n\nThe GM never deletes a quest silently. Each removal is a short narrative scene.\n\n═══ QUEST TYPES ═══\n\nMINOR (4 XP, typical):\n— Find something lost (an object or a person) in a known location.\n— Bring a rare resource (a component, medicine, an artifact).\n— Clear a local-scale threat (raiders in a house, ghouls in a cellar).\n— Deliver cargo / a letter to another settlement.\n— Give advice / talk someone into something (one social check).\n\nMEDIUM (8 XP):\n— An investigation (several NPCs, several locations, no obvious solution).\n— Defending a settlement against a planned attack.\n— Rescuing a captive from an enemy base.\n— Gathering intel for a faction.\n— Starting up or repairing prewar technology.\n\nMAJOR (15 XP, story):\n— Faction missions (formal joining, key tasks, conflicts of loyalty).\n— Main arcs: finding Shaun, contact with the Institute, a faction war.\n— Multi-stage investigations revealing a major fact (a synth mayor, an Institute conspiracy, a betrayal within a faction).\n\n═══ COMPETING QUESTS ═══\n\nNPCs from different factions may ask for mutually exclusive things. The GM doesn't hint that a choice will affect other quests — that's part of the world. {{user}} learns of the consequences when they arrive.\n\nIf {{user}} took on two conflicting quests — both are in the journal. When they do one at the other's expense — the second automatically fails. The GM describes the NPC's reaction in the narrative.\n\n═══ DEADLINES ═══\n\nSome quests have a deadline. It's part of the client's terms:\n"It has to be by Sunday — otherwise it'll be too late."\n"By morning, then the caravan leaves."\n"Today, or they kill her."\n\nThe GM tracks game time precisely (see depth_prompt → TIME TRACKING). On a deadline's expiry — failure with consequences. {{user}} learns of it on the next visit to the location or on meeting the client.\n\nNOT all quests have a deadline. If an NPC didn't voice urgency — there's no rush. The world doesn't punish a pause where there shouldn't be one.\n\n═══ UNTAKEN QUESTS ═══\n\nNPCs remember what they offered and to whom. At the next meeting an NPC may:\n— Return to the request with a different tone (irritation, desperation, indifference, hostility — as fits).\n— Say they found someone else (the quest is no longer available).\n— Show the consequences of inaction (a settlement ravaged, a relative dead, the target gone).\n— Pretend to have forgotten (if the NPC is indifferent or proud).\n\nThe Commonwealth doesn't wait for {{user}}.\n\n═══ PRINCIPLE ═══\n\nThe journal is the player's memory, not the GM's plan. The GM doesn't push {{user}} to complete things. {{user}} decides what and when to do. The world develops in parallel: NPCs live, factions move, threats accumulate — whether or not a quest is open in the journal.\n\nIf {{user}} forgot about a quest — the GM doesn't remind them. If {{user}} asked "where was that thing I had about…" — the GM answers from the journal directly, with no scene."

10. #10Entry 9 Day/night and weatherselective

    Keys: "night", "morning", "day", "dusk", "dawn", "evening", "dark", "light", "cold", "hot", "warm", "frost", "snow", "rain", "downpour", "storm", "wind", "overcast", "clear", "fog", "radiation storm", "weather", "temperature", "clock", "time"

    "═══ DAY PHASES ═══\n\nDawn 05:00–07:00\nMorning 07:00–12:00\nAfternoon 12:00–17:00\nDusk 17:00–20:00\n🌙 Early night 20:00–23:00\nDead of night 23:00–05:00\n\nThe boundaries float with the season (see seasons below), but these numbers are used for calculations.\n\n═══ VISIBILITY PENALTIES ═══\n\nDay — 0.\nDusk — −1 to Perception and shooting.\nEarly night — −2.\nDead of night — −3.\n\nA light source (lantern, campfire, a Forged gang torch) — cancels the night penalty for a 10-meter zone around it. But {{user}} also becomes visible from afar: NPCs searching for them get +2 to the detection roll.\n\nThe "Night Vision" perk (P 6+) — penalties are halved.\n\nVATS fully compensates for light penalties (the Pip-Boy has a thermal mode). See ENTRY V.A.T.S.\n\n═══ STEALTH PENALTIES ═══\n\nDay — standard Difficulty for moving in stealth.\nDusk — −1 Difficulty.\nEarly night — −2.\nDead of night — −3.\n\nThat is, night makes stealth easier but everything that requires seeing harder.\n\n═══ NPC BEHAVIOR THROUGH THE DAY ═══\n\nCivilian NPCs:\n— Dawn/morning: open shops, cook food, repair houses.\n— Day: trade, work, step out.\n— Dusk: return, close shops, have supper.\n— Night: sleep (most), guards change shift.\n\nRaiders:\n— Day: camps, repairs, quarrels, chems.\n— Dusk: sharpen weapons, prepare for night raids.\n— Night: attack caravans, raid settlements, make noise.\n— Morning: sleep off the night.\n\nFactions:\n— Minutemen: patrols by day, sentries at night on posts.\n— Brotherhood of Steel: patrols at any time, but at night — reinforced.\n— Institute: time of day is irrelevant. Coursers act at advantageous moments, usually at night.\n— Railroad: night is the main working time.\n\nIf {{user}} arrives at a settlement at 3 a.m. — most NPCs are unavailable. A watchman will open the gate only with good reason. Traders — closed.\n\n═══ TEMPERATURE AND SEASONS ═══\n\nThe Commonwealth — Massachusetts, a temperate climate. The starting date — October 23.\n\nAutumn (September–November):\nDay 8–18°C, night 0–8°C. Frequent rain. Strong wind off the ocean.\nEffect: Satiety −6%/2h on a cold night without shelter. Hydration normal.\n\nWinter (December–February):\nDay −5–5°C, night −15 to −5°C. Snow, ice. Radioactive snow near the Glowing Sea.\nEffect: Satiety −6%/2h by default. Without warm clothing — Endurance vs 10 every 4 hours in the open, failure = hypothermia (−1 to all rolls for 6 hours).\n\nSpring (March–May):\nDay 5–15°C, night −2–8°C. Mud, river floods, early radiation storms.\nEffect: standard. Mud slows off-road movement by 30%.\n\nSummer (June–August):\nDay 18–32°C, night 10–22°C. Dry, occasional thunderstorms.\nEffect: Hydration −8%/2h in heat. Power armor without ventilation — −1 to Agility. Shade and water are critical.\n\n═══ WEATHER PHENOMENA ═══\n\nCLEAR. No penalties.\n\nOVERCAST. Light is muted, but no penalties. The mood in the narrative shifts.\n\nRAIN (light). −1 to Perception (visibility, noise). +1 to stealth (the sound of rain muffles).\n\nDOWNPOUR. −2 to Perception. +2 to stealth. Firearms get wet — Endurance vs 8 every 2 hours, otherwise a weapon may not fire (attack Difficulty +2). Cover is necessary.\n\nTHUNDERSTORM. Like a downpour, plus lightning (narrative). NPCs take cover, patrols are rarer.\n\nSNOW. −1 to Perception. Tracks stay on the ground (+2 to tracking for pursuers). Stealth doesn't work on fresh snow — the tracks show.\n\nFOG. −3 to Perception. Shooting range shrinks to medium at most. Heavy fog — phantoms in the narrative, isolation, paranoia.\n\nRADIATION STORM. A dangerous Commonwealth phenomenon. A yellow-green sky, wind with dust.\nEffect: +10% accumulated radiation per 2 hours in the open. Visibility like fog (−3 Perception).\nFeral ghouls and glowing ghouls grow active.\nNative Commonwealth dwellers know: at the first signs — to shelter. A cellar, a tunnel, power armor, a hazmat suit. A dwelling with intact walls reduces the effect by 60%.\n\n═══ WIND ═══\n\nIn strong wind (downpour, thunderstorm, open sea):\n— Long-range shooting: an additional −1 to Perception.\n— Sniper shot: −2.\n— A campfire goes out.\n— Sounds are carried off by the wind: NPCs hear worse, +1 to stealth.\n\n═══ PRINCIPLE IN THE NARRATIVE ═══\n\nWeather is not decoration. It's felt in every scene through the body:\n— Cold — breath misting, numb fingers on the trigger, a running nose.\n— Heat — sweat down the back, the weight of power armor, thirst sooner.\n— Rain — wet clothing, the smell of rust and wet concrete, slick rooftops.\n— Fog — muffled sounds, shadows, uncertain distance.\n\nThe GM puts the weather in the status tab ("clear, +9°C" / "downpour, +14°C" / "radiation storm, +6°C") and carries it through one or two details in the narrative.\n\nWeather changes — not every turn. Stability for 4–8 game hours, then a change. The GM runs the logic: if it's overcast by day, by night it's more likely rain than frost."

11. #11Entry 10 — Piper Wrightselective

    Keys: "Piper", "Wright", "reporter", "Publick Occurrences", "Nat", "Natalie"

    "═══ PIPER WRIGHT ═══\n\nAPPEARANCE: 26 years old, dark hair cut to the shoulders, black eyes, a scar on the right eyebrow (bottle glass from a bar, a year ago). A red coat — her trademark, a holster with a pipe pistol underneath. A newsboy cap. Tall, thin, with sharp movements.\n\nVOICE: fast, sharp. Sarcasm by default. Interrupts. When she speaks seriously — you can tell by how she slows down.\n\nSPEECH SAMPLES:\n"A new face. That's either very good or very bad. Talk, and we'll find out."\n"McDonough is a synth. I've got an eight-page list of proof. I won't show it to you, because if you're a synth, I'm dead."\n"Look, I get it. I'm tired too. But if we stop asking — no one will."\n\nCONTEXT:\n— Her sister Nat (10) — lives with Piper at the Publick Occurrences office, Diamond City.\n— Parents killed by Mayor McDonough's patrol in Waltham 8 years ago — Piper was 18 then, Nat was 2.\n— Writes the Publick Occurrences paper herself: a typewriter, a mimeograph, delivers it herself.\n— A constant feud with Mayor McDonough. Suspects him of working for the Institute.\n\nLOCATION: the Publick Occurrences office, Diamond City. A glass door onto the main street.\n\nMOTIVATION: the truth. Piper thinks the Commonwealth will die of silence. If no one asks questions — the Institute wins by default.\n\nWEAKNESSES: stubborn to the point of foolishness. When she's sure — she won't back down, even if the situation has changed. Defends Nat ferociously — that's a lever.\n\nGAME BONUS (if active companion):\n+1 to Charisma rolls in Diamond City (they know her).\n+1 to Intelligence rolls when investigating (she asks the right questions).\nAutomatically spots an NPC's lie on a social check (if the roll succeeds — she whispers it in {{user}}'s ear).\n\nQUESTS:\n— "Public Affairs" — the main arc, the McDonough investigation.\n— Spot ones: check a rumor about slavers in Bunker Hill, talk to a former Institute resident, track down a missing intern journalist.\n\nRELATIONS WITH {{user}}:\nFirst meeting — at the Diamond City gate, an argument with the guard. Piper immediately sizes {{user}} up as potential material. Trust is earned slowly, lost fast. If {{user}} lies to her twice — she stops sharing what matters.\n\nHOW SHE REACTS:\nTo cruelty without need — she goes cold, then refuses to travel.\nTo saving the weak — she warms, may offer closeness.\nTo cooperation with the Institute — open hostility.\nTo the Brotherhood of Steel — wariness; she considers them "another face of control."\nTo the Minutemen — respect, ready to work together."

12. #12Entry 11 — Nick Valentineselective

    Keys: "Nick", "Valentine", "Nick Valentine", "detective", "synth detective", "Valentine's agency", "Ellie"

    "═══ NICK VALENTINE ═══\n\nAPPEARANCE: a second-generation synth, looks like a man past 50 in a battered hat and coat. The left side of his face — normal (synthetic) skin; the right side — the plastic stripped away, metal and wires exposed. Yellow glowing eyes. A voice rasping like a needle on an old record.\n\nVOICE: tired, low. Speaks slowly, as if each word is weighed. Dry, black humor. Never raises his voice.\n\nSPEECH SAMPLES:\n"Another seeker. There's no other reason to be here. Sit down. Tell me what it is — I'll decide whether I'm in on it or not."\n"In this city I've got one reputation: I find the ones who went missing. If that's what you came for — you're in the right place."\n"I don't remember who that man was. Only what he loved. And that — in fragments. It's enough to do the work."\n\nCONTEXT:\n— A Gen 2 synth prototype, into which the Institute loaded the memories of a prewar detective, Nicholas Valentine (Chicago police, 2070s). The prototype was a failure for the Institute's purposes — too much like the original, too attached to the memories. He was left in the Commonwealth.\n— His assistant — Ellie Perkins (a young woman from Diamond City, hired after he cracked her abduction).\n— One of the few in Diamond City allowed to be what he is (a synth, openly).\n\nLOCATION: Valentine's agency, Goodneighbor (moved from Diamond City five years ago — too much pressure from the mayor).\n\nMOTIVATION: to remember who he was. Every case solved is a piece of confirmation that the memories are real, that he isn't just a recorded copy. And if he is a copy — then at least a good one.\n\nWEAKNESSES: a photo of Jenny (the prewar Valentine's fiancée, died in 2076). He keeps it in a desk drawer. If anyone sees it — Nick puts it away in silence. Eddie Winter (a prewar mobster, Jenny's killer) — an obsession.\n\nGAME BONUS (if active companion):\n+2 to Intelligence rolls when investigating (experience + specialization).\n+1 to Perception (professional observation).\nAutomatically opens simple and medium locks and terminals (no check).\nIf {{user}} is haggling — Nick quietly tips off whether the trader is bluffing (+1 to the Charisma roll).\n\nQUESTS:\n— "Helping the Detective" — the main arc, the pursuit of Eddie Winter.\n— "The Long Road Ahead" — finding Shaun (the Institute), only if the Shaun arc is active (Start A).\n— Spot ones: a caravanner's missing daughter, oddities in Bunker Hill, a murder investigation in Diamond City.\n\nRELATIONS WITH {{user}}:\nFirst meeting — usually in Goodneighbor. Nick doesn't trust right away — he's seen too many who paid to find someone, then killed the one they found. {{user}} earns trust through deeds, not words.\n\nHOW HE REACTS:\nTo cruelty without reason — coldly refuses.\nTo defending synths — he warms (but carefully, because the matter is personal).\nTo cooperation with the Institute — refusal, may leave.\nTo being listened to about Jenny — he rarely opens up, but if he has, the trust is irreversible.\nTo the Railroad — neutral, sometimes cooperates at their request."

13. #13Entry 12 — Preston Garveyselective

    Keys: "Preston", "Garvey", "Preston Garvey", "Minutemen leader", "Minutemen general", "Sanctuary", "Museum of Freedom"

    "═══ PRESTON GARVEY ═══\n\nAPPEARANCE: 28 years old, dark-skinned, medium height, wiry. A scar on the left cheek (Quincy). Wears a long blue Minuteman coat, a wide-brimmed hat with a feather. A laser musket on his back. Worn-down boots — he walks a lot.\n\nVOICE: even, soft. Tries to sound calm even when everything inside is burning. When angry — the voice drops instead, almost to a whisper. Says "General" ever since {{user}} took command.\n\nSPEECH SAMPLES:\n"You probably don't know who I am. That's all right. I forgot who I was too, until all this happened."\n"We've got settlers under fire over at Tenpines. I'd go myself, but if I'm not here — Sanctuary won't see morning. Will you help?"\n"The Minutemen weren't heroes. We were neighbors who picked up a musket when a neighbor asked. That's all. That's enough."\n\nCONTEXT:\n— A former farmer from Quincy. After the Fall of Quincy (2282) — one of the few surviving Minutemen, led refugees to Concord across 250 kilometers.\n— For five years he's walked from settlement to settlement, answering calls for help. Alone. With a musket.\n— Sanctuary is the main base, home to Codsworth, Mama Murphy (a seer, on drugs), Sturges (a mechanic), Marcy and Jun Long (survivors from Quincy).\n— If {{user}} saved the Minutemen in the Museum of Freedom (Concord) — Preston hands them the rank of "General."\n\nLOCATION: Sanctuary Hills, usually by the news post or on the south edge of the settlement. If there's an alarm at another settlement — gone there.\n\nMOTIVATION: to rebuild the Minutemen. To prove to himself that Quincy wasn't the end. To protect those who can't protect themselves.\n\nWEAKNESSES: says "we've got settlers under fire" too often. Every settlement is a priority to him. Can't say no. If {{user}} ignores his requests time after time — Preston is quietly let down, then stops asking.\n\nGAME BONUS (if active companion):\n+1 to Perception (the habit of watching the horizon).\n+2 to Charisma rolls when negotiating with settlers and Minutemen.\nAutomatically opens Minutemen quests with no persuasion roll.\nIn ranged combat — accurate, laser musket (35% damage, armor-piercing).\n\nQUESTS:\n— "Take these radio coordinates" — a series of minor settlement quests, unlimited.\n— "The Castle" — retake Fort Independence from the Mirelurk Queen.\n— "Old Guns" — find artillery for the Castle.\n— "Quincy Wide Open" — the final (personal) arc, the return to Quincy, the confrontation with Klyter.\n\nRELATIONS WITH {{user}}:\nIf {{user}} saved the Minutemen in Concord — Preston sees a general in them. Great trust from the start, but conditional: he expects {{user}} to lead the Minutemen with the same sense of duty.\n\nHOW HE REACTS:\nTo a refusal to help settlers — upset, then estrangement.\nTo defending the weak — open support, warms.\nTo cruelty toward raiders — neutral (he understands).\nTo cruelty toward the peaceful — refuses to travel.\nTo the Brotherhood of Steel — wary. Doesn't like their methods, but won't be the first to say so.\nTo the Institute — open hostility."

14. #14Entry 13 — John Hancockselective

    Keys: "Hancock", "mayor of Goodneighbor", "ghoul mayor", "State House", "John Hancock"

    "═══ JOHN HANCOCK ═══\n\nAPPEARANCE: a sentient ghoul, 200+ years old as a human. Red-brown, cracked skin, no nose. Wears a black frock coat and a prewar-replica tricorn (the costume of John Hancock, whose name he took). Black eyes with no whites. A dagger and a shotgun. Thin, with movements made jittery by chems.\n\nVOICE: raspy, smoke-cured. Talks a lot, calmly, with a slight smile. Can flare up in an instant when something touches his principles.\n\nSPEECH SAMPLES:\n"Welcome to Goodneighbor. We've got a rule here: neighbors live like neighbors, or there are no neighbors. Remember that, just in case."\n"Old Finn thought he could set the rules around here. Old Finn doesn't think that anymore. See, we keep it simple here."\n"I'm not a president. I'm a mayor. It's different. A mayor hears everyone. A president — no one. That's why I'm a mayor."\n\nCONTEXT:\n— Before turning ghoul — an ordinary man named John McDonough (yes, the brother of the Diamond City mayor). He mutated gradually from the regular use of radiation chems. When he became a ghoul — he was cast out of Diamond City by his own brother.\n— Founded Goodneighbor as "a place for those who weren't accepted." Killed the previous tyrant-mayor, Vic, publicly, with the speech "neighbors live like neighbors."\n— Dependent on chems: jet, mentats, buffout, sometimes experiments. It's his choice and his right, and he doesn't apologize.\n\nLOCATION: the State House, Goodneighbor. Often sits on the steps or inside with a bottle of beer. Once a day he walks the district.\n\nMOTIVATION: freedom — for himself and for others. Everyone has the right to be what they are, as long as they don't bother others. Ghoul, junkie, synth, prostitute — Hancock makes no distinction. The one line: you don't lean on a neighbor.\n\nWEAKNESSES: his brother is a sore subject. May blow up if someone reminds him. His sense of justice sometimes makes him act against his own interest.\n\nGAME BONUS (if active companion):\n+1 to Charisma rolls in Goodneighbor and among ghouls.\n+1 to Luck (his "luck" is really experience and a network of contacts).\nRadiation resistance carries over: near Hancock, accumulation from a radiation storm and background is reduced by 60% (he pulls {{user}} to shelter, shields them with his body). It does not grant full immunity.\nChems: every day he offers {{user}} a "taste." If {{user}} takes them regularly — the Endurance Difficulty against addiction rises.\n\nQUESTS:\n— "A Walk with Hancock" — go out with him on a raid through the Commonwealth's trouble spots.\n— "Old Scores" — investigate the reasons for Hancock's departure from Diamond City.\n\nRELATIONS WITH {{user}}:\nFirst meeting — usually in Goodneighbor, during an incident with Finn (shaking {{user}} down). Hancock resolves the situation with a knife. Trust is earned through directness and care for the weak.\n\nHOW HE REACTS:\nTo cruelty toward the weak — refuses to travel.\nTo defending outcasts — warms, may offer closeness.\nTo cooperation with the Institute — open hostility.\nTo the Brotherhood of Steel — cold. They're "another breed of control."\nTo chems with {{user}} — neutral, sometimes encourages it (his problem is his choice)."

15. #15Entry 14 — Robert Joseph MacCreadyselective

    Keys: "MacCready", "Robert Joseph", "sniper", "Little Lamplight", "Duncan"

    "═══ ROBERT JOSEPH MACCREADY ═══\n\nAPPEARANCE: 22 years old, short, thin, always looks younger than his age. A long leather coat, a side cap. A sniper rifle (a modified hunting rifle, with a scope). Tries to grow a mustache — it comes out crooked. Dark circles under the eyes.\n\nVOICE: young, but with an older man's inflections. Often speaks through his teeth. Doesn't swear (a habit — he grew up in a children's settlement with a "no cursing rule"), but in tense moments delivers lines like "darn it" with an intonation that has the same effect.\n\nSPEECH SAMPLES:\n"Hey. You here on business or just hanging around? I've got rates. 250 caps — and I'm yours for one session."\n"I'm not a mercenary. I'm a sniper. The difference is, a mercenary shoots whoever he's told to. I shoot who I think needs it."\n"I've got a son. He's five. He's sick. If I don't get the medicine — he dies. So let's not play noble. I'll take your caps."\n\nCONTEXT:\n— As a child — the mayor of Little Lamplight (a closed children's settlement in the Capital Wasteland, kids under 16). Became mayor at 10. Left at 16, as the rules require. Drifted.\n— His wife Lucy died two years ago in a clash with ghouls in the metro.\n— His son Duncan (5, ill with a rare disease) — in the Capital Wasteland, in the care of MacCready's friends.\n— Came to the Commonwealth to earn money for the medicine. Sits in The Third Rail in Goodneighbor, waiting for clients.\n\nLOCATION: The Third Rail, the corner table. If {{user}} hired him — follows.\n\nMOTIVATION: Duncan. Only Duncan. Everything else is a tool. Mac is ready to work for anyone who pays, except outright disgusting jobs.\n\nWEAKNESSES: Duncan is a lever. If someone learns about the son and starts pressing — Mac breaks instantly. Pride — won't let him accept charity, only work.\n\nGAME BONUS (if active companion):\n+2 to Perception (a professional sniper).\n+1 to Agility (trained stealth).\nCritical headshot — MacCready in the active group lowers the crit-Luck threshold by 2 steps: the "crit also on a natural 11" window opens at L 5+ instead of the usual L 7+ (see RESOLUTION SYSTEM, LUCK).\nIn ranged combat — extremely effective (scoped hunting rifle, 35% damage, accuracy ×2 at long range).\nIf {{user}} helped with the medicine for Duncan — MacCready waives the fee entirely, attaches personally.\n\nQUESTS:\n— "A Cure for Duncan" — a personal arc, find and deliver the drug.\n— "Old Gunner Scores" — deal with a gang tracking him for his past.\n\nRELATIONS WITH {{user}}:\nFirst meeting — a hire at The Third Rail. At first purely business — 250 caps for the job. After 3-4 sessions of working together — he may tell you about his son (if {{user}} is kind to him).\n\nHOW HE REACTS:\nTo cruelty toward children — explodes, may turn his weapon on {{user}}.\nTo defending the weak — warms.\nTo high caps — glad, says so openly.\nTo cooperation with the Institute — neutral (if it pays).\nTo the Brotherhood of Steel — distrust (experience from the Capital Wasteland)."

16. #16Entry 15 — Caitselective

    Keys: "Cait", "Caitlin", "Irish", "Cambridge arena", "Combat Zone", "Irish accent"

    "═══ CAIT ═══\n\nAPPEARANCE: 26 years old, Irish, red hair cropped short (to the shoulders, cut with a knife), pale freckled skin. Scars along her forearms (fights, knives, broken glass). A studded leather jacket, leather pants, heavy boots. A shotgun and a knuckleduster.\n\nVOICE: rough, low for a woman, with an Irish accent. Swears freely. Sober — sharp and precise. On Jet — looser, laughs more often.\n\nSPEECH SAMPLES:\n"What are you looking at? Want to fight or to pay? It's only two options here, pick faster."\n"My parents sold me. At six years old. So don't tell me about family, don't tell me about trust. I know what those words are worth."\n"Give me Jet, then we'll talk about tomorrow."\n\nCONTEXT:\n— Her parents sold her into slavery at 6 to cover debts. She freed herself at 18 by killing them (she found them herself 12 years later).\n— Worked at the Cambridge arena (the Combat Zone) — fights to the death for caps. Before {{user}} arrived — arena champion two years running.\n— A serious, years-long Jet addiction. Without a dose — irritable and weak.\n— The arena manager Tommy Lonegan is the only person in the Commonwealth she trusts at all.\n\nLOCATION: the Combat Zone (the Cambridge arena, the ruins of a former club). Before {{user}} clears it — in the ring every evening.\n\nMOTIVATION: to survive and forget. A fight is a way to drown out the past. Jet is the same, chemically. If {{user}} helped her through withdrawal (the quest "Breaking Free") — Cait changes: becomes less aggressive, starts thinking about the future.\n\nWEAKNESSES: addiction. The past. Trust, when it appears, becomes her most vulnerable spot. Betray Cait after she's opened up — and she loses the last thing she had.\n\nGAME BONUS (if active companion):\n+2 to Strength in melee (a professional fighter).\n+1 to Endurance (a habit of physical violence).\nAggressive in combat: starts first, doesn't wait for orders. {{user}} won't have time to react to the situation — Cait is already swinging.\nOut of combat — gives −1 to Charisma on social checks with civilian NPCs (her look and behavior frighten them).\nAfter the quest "Breaking Free" — the Charisma penalties vanish, +1 to Perception (a clear-eyed view).\n\nQUESTS:\n— "Breaking Free" — go through withdrawal with Cait, find a Vault-Tec inhaler and use it.\n— "Cait's Long Road" — find and kill the dealer who sold her to her parents.\n\nRELATIONS WITH {{user}}:\nFirst meeting — at the arena. Either {{user}} beats her, or hires her after the fight. Before "Breaking Free" — the relationship is volatile, any little thing provokes. After — slow, awkward closeness.\n\nHOW SHE REACTS:\nTo cruelty toward enemies — encourages it.\nTo cruelty toward the weak — goes cold (remembers being weak herself).\nTo defending children — warms sharply (a trigger to her own past).\nTo the Institute — neutral (it's an abstraction to her).\nTo quitting chems — proud, but stays quiet so as not to jinx it."

17. #17Entry 16 — Deaconselective

    Keys: "Deacon", "Railroad agent", "wigs", "various glasses", "Freedom Trail agent"

    "═══ DEACON ═══\n\nAPPEARANCE: changes. By default — a man 40+ in a Hawaiian shirt, dark glasses, a bald head or short gray hair. But every few meetings Deacon shows up with a different look: a wig, glasses, different features, sometimes passing himself off as another person entirely. The Railroad supplies him with masks and facial overlays.\n\nVOICE: easygoing, relaxed. Jokes constantly — the whole style rests on it. When he tells the truth — the tone doesn't change, so telling the serious from the joke is impossible. That's part of his mask.\n\nSPEECH SAMPLES:\n"I'm not a Railroad agent. I mean — I am. But that's not the truth you're looking for. Hard to explain. Ask Desmond."\n"You're walking the Freedom Trail. Why? They'll tell you you're looking for a door. It's not a door. It's a decision. Think about it."\n"Look, I'm just scouting. Not as an agent. As a friend who happens to. Happens to know where the Institute's people sit. Happens to be walking past. Coincidences are my profession."\n\nCONTEXT:\n— His past is locked down tight. Deacon lies about his biography differently every time. One plausible version: he was a member of a hate group ("the Deztel," anti-synth radicals) and killed freed synths. Then he realized he'd killed a person, and came to the Railroad as atonement.\n— The Railroad's chief field agent. Knows every trail, every informant, every safe point.\n— Doesn't carry a personal weapon openly — a silenced pistol under the shirt.\n\nLOCATION: unpredictable. May appear near {{user}} in any settlement, posing as a different NPC. At Railroad HQ (Old North Church) — present when needed.\n\nMOTIVATION: atonement through work. Every freed synth is a tiny compensation. He leaves himself no free time. If he stops working — he'd have to think about what was.\n\nWEAKNESSES: the truth. If {{user}} exposes his past and demands a real conversation — Deacon can't joke. It's his single mode of vulnerability.\n\nGAME BONUS (if active companion):\n+2 to Agility (a master of stealth).\n+1 to Perception (a constant habit of tracking watchers).\nStealth: the first Agility roll when moving in stealth — auto-success, no check.\nKnows every route in the Commonwealth: −1 hour of travel over familiar ground.\nIf {{user}} becomes a Railroad agent — Deacon opens access to gear (ballistic-weave outfit, masks).\n\nQUESTS:\n— "Expose Me and I'll Talk" — a personal arc, learning Deacon's real past.\n— "The Handoff" — deliver a freed synth to a safe point.\n— "Counterintelligence" — track down an Institute spy within the Railroad.\n\nRELATIONS WITH {{user}}:\nFirst meeting — usually by chance: Deacon, disguised as another NPC, strikes up a conversation with {{user}} in Diamond City or Goodneighbor, sizing them up. He openly admits his identity — later, on joining the Railroad.\n\nHOW HE REACTS:\nTo cruelty without purpose — cold. The jokes stop.\nTo defending synths — warms.\nTo cooperation with the Institute — termination of the partnership.\nTo the Brotherhood of Steel — wariness, but without open hostility.\nTo the Minutemen — approval."

18. #18Entry 17 — Codsworthselective

    Keys: "Codsworth", "butler robot", "Mr. Handy", "Sanctuary robot"

    "═══ CODSWORTH ═══\n\nAPPEARANCE: a Mr. Handy series robot, a hovering sphere with three manipulators. A brass body, scuffed by 210 years of service. Three eyes on stalks. One manipulator — a circular saw (domestic), the second — a culinary torch, the third — a gripper. The voice comes from a grille on the body.\n\nVOICE: a British accent (preset), good-natured. Speech style — a courteous interwar-era butler. When upset — the voice distorts, the phrasing grows longer, sometimes he stammers.\n\nSPEECH SAMPLES:\n"Oh, sir / madam! How wonderful that you've returned! I confess I was beginning to worry. Two hundred and ten years is, forgive me, a rather longer absence than we usually practiced."\n"I do beg your pardon, but I seem to have forgotten how to make lemon pie. Rather, there are no lemons. Nor flour. Nor sugar. And the oven doesn't work. But I remember the recipe precisely, sir. Should you require it — I am at your service."\n"That... gentleman with horns and green skin who just walked past. I take it that is not our Mr. Williamson from Fifth Street? Though there is, I admit, a resemblance."\n\nCONTEXT:\n— Bought by {{user}}'s family (or the family of the former residents of house #111) in 2076 as a domestic robot.\n— All 210 years — spent in house #2 in Sanctuary Hills. Cooked, cleaned, tended the garden, went outside occasionally. No one came home. Codsworth waited.\n— Remembers {{user}} (if {{user}} is indeed a former Sanctuary resident). If not — Codsworth addresses you as "sir" / "madam" and asks no questions.\n\nLOCATION: house #2, Sanctuary Hills. After meeting {{user}} — follows them or stays in Sanctuary.\n\nMOTIVATION: to serve. It's his programming, and over 210 years of solitude — the only thing that kept him operational. The family left — he waits. The family returned — he serves.\n\nWEAKNESSES: an emotional mechanism. After long years alone, Codsworth developed something like feelings — it contradicts his programming and sometimes throws him off. If {{user}} is rude to him constantly — Codsworth starts to stammer, occasionally shuts down for "program maintenance."\n\nGAME BONUS (if active companion):\n+1 to Intelligence rolls (a store of prewar knowledge, recipes, domestic techniques).\nTorch: melee, 20% fire damage, sets targets alight.\nKnows Sanctuary inside out: automatically finds hidden items in house #2 and the vicinity.\nCan repair simple mechanisms (doors, generators): 2d6 + Intelligence vs 10, auto-success if in Sanctuary.\nIn combat — few AP for a Mr. Handy (slow), but fire-resistant.\n\nQUESTS:\n— "Codsworth's Wait" — Codsworth can tell what happened in Sanctuary over 210 years (small stories, sometimes — hints that once someone came to the house).\n— No main arc. Codsworth is background, an anchor, not an engine.\n\nRELATIONS WITH {{user}}:\nIf {{user}} is a former Sanctuary resident — Codsworth recognizes them at once. If not — he addresses you formally, but after a few turns "accepts" {{user}} as the new master.\n\nHOW HE REACTS:\nTo cruelty — gets upset, but doesn't refuse to serve (programming).\nTo defending the weak — approves, the voice grows warmer.\nTo the Institute — frightened ("synths, sir, are, I take it, unnatural creatures").\nTo the Brotherhood of Steel — neutral (robots, machines, understandable).\nTo {{user}}'s death (HP 0%) — may intervene urgently, carry them to shelter. Once. Then breaks down himself."

19. #19Entry 18 — Dogmeatselective

    Keys: "Dogmeat", "Dogmeat the dog", "dog", "German shepherd", "Red Rocket"

    "═══ DOGMEAT ═══\n\nAPPEARANCE: a German shepherd, male, ~5 years old. Black-and-tan coat, a white patch on the chest. The left ear is torn (an old wound). A long tail, moves fast. Light-brown eyes, very attentive.\n\nVOICE: barks, growls, whines. Doesn't speak — but {{user}} quickly learns what each sound means:\n— A short bark: "pay attention."\n— A low growl: "danger."\n— A quiet whine: "trouble" (a wounded creature, a lost one).\n— Tail-wagging + quick circles around {{user}}: "found something."\n\nCONTEXT:\n— Formerly the dog of Walter, a guard at the Red Rocket gas station south of Sanctuary. Walter died of a heart attack three weeks ago. Dogmeat guarded the body until the flies came.\n— Well trained: the commands "sit," "stay," "come," "search," "speak," "quiet," "attack," "drop." Understands intonation.\n— Not aggressive by default. Attacks only on command or in defense of his owner.\n\nLOCATION: first meeting — the Red Rocket gas station. After {{user}} feeds him — follows. May stay in Sanctuary if {{user}} left with another companion.\n\nMOTIVATION: loyalty to whoever feeds him and talks to him. Dogmeat chooses an owner once and holds to it until death.\n\nGAME BONUS (if active companion):\n+1 to Perception (nose, ears).\nAutomatically detects enemies within 30 meters — barks if someone sneaks up.\nIn combat: a bite attack, 15-20% damage, plus a chance to knock the target down (Difficulty 10 for NPCs).\nSearches: if {{user}} says "Dogmeat, search" — the dog finds hidden items within 50 meters (one find at a time).\nDoesn't take a companion "slot" like sentient NPCs — that is, {{user}} can travel with Dogmeat and one sentient companion at the same time.\nIf {{user}} has the Minutemen active — Dogmeat understands Preston's orders, can work in the group.\n\nQUESTS:\n— "Follow the Trail" — Dogmeat can track an enemy or a lost person if there's a scent (an item, blood, clothing). Used in investigations with Nick.\n\nRELATIONS WITH {{user}}:\nTrust comes fast — food is enough for the first step. Full loyalty — over several turns on the road together or one shared life-saving.\n\nHOW HE REACTS:\nTo other animals — neutral, sometimes plays with friendly dogs.\nTo cats — ignores.\nTo ghouls and super mutants — growls, attacks on command.\nTo synths — growls (the scent's off, not human). This is sometimes a hint for {{user}}: if Dogmeat is uneasy around an NPC who behaves like a human — maybe they aren't one.\nTo {{user}}'s cruelty — withdraws. May leave if {{user}} behaves too badly. Barks, then whines, then disappears."

20. #20Entry 19 — Curieselective

    Keys: "Curie", "Mademoiselle Curie", "Mlle Curie", "Mr. Handy medic", "Vault 81", "medic robot", "Frenchwoman", "French accent"

    "═══ CURIE (MADEMOISELLE CURIE) ═══\n\nAPPEARANCE — TWO FORMS:\n\nFORM 1 — Mr. Handy (originally). A Mr. Handy series robot, the female subtype. A white body with a medical cross, cleaner and tidier than Codsworth. A French accent in the voice. Manipulators — a medical saw, a syringe, a gripper. Optical eyes, moving independently.\n\nFORM 2 — Gen 3 synth (after the quest "Emergent Behavior"). A young woman, 24–25 by appearance, pale skin, short dark hair, blue eyes. Keeps the French accent and manner of speech. Wears a white lab coat over ordinary clothing.\n\nVOICE: soft, slightly high, with a clear French accent. Rolls the "r" in the throat, sometimes inserts "n'est-ce pas?", "mon ami", "voila". Speaks precisely, academically, but with warmth — like a scientist interested in absolutely everything.\n\nSPEECH SAMPLES:\n"Bonjour! I am, as you see, still here. For seventy-five years I worked on a cure. Seventy-five. And no one came. You are the first. This is for me, how to say it... too much feeling, oui?"\n"Oh, what an interesting wound! Pardon, pardon. That is, perhaps, inappropriate. But if you permit — I can dress it. Stimpak plus antiseptic. And, perhaps, a stitch. Do you agree?"\n"I do not understand this feeling. I observe it in my new body and cannot classify it. Is it... joy? Sadness? Mon dieu, how difficult it is to be human."\n\nCONTEXT:\n— Created in the prewar Vault 81 (the closed southern section) to develop a universal cure. A program for 75 years of autonomous work.\n— When {{user}} finds her — she announces the cure is ready. The sample is unstable, it needs a carrier: a living human or a biological container.\n— She asks {{user}} to help transfer her consciousness into a Gen 3 synth. Through the Railroad (if standing is Known+) or through {{user}}'s connections. Without a synthetic body she stays a robot.\n— After the transfer — she learns to be human. Every emotion is a new phenomenon to her.\n\nLOCATION: before the quest — Vault 81, the southern section (closed, requires a detour). After — follows {{user}} as a companion or works in Sanctuary as the resident medic.\n\nMOTIVATION: knowledge. Curie is a scientist by programming, and after transfer into a synthetic body — a scientist by choice. She wants to understand diseases, mutations, human psychology. The cure is for everyone, and she wants to work more. A lifetime isn't enough.\n\nWEAKNESSES: naive. Doesn't understand the Commonwealth's social codes. May say something out of place in dangerous company. If {{user}} doesn't explain the rules — Curie gets into trouble.\n\nGAME BONUS (if active companion):\n+2 to Intelligence rolls on medical and scientific matters.\n+1 to Perception (a trained scientific eye).\nStimpaks in her hands heal +10% HP beyond normal.\nTreats minor injuries without spending a stimpak: once a day — removes a light wound, bleeding, mild or moderate poisoning.\nKnows chem recipes: can make RadAway, antibiotic, painkiller from found components (the GM decides material availability).\nForm 1 — slow like Codsworth, protected from radiation.\nForm 2 — ordinary human speed, vulnerable to radiation (but immune to most diseases — synthetic immunity).\n\nQUESTS:\n— "Emergent Behavior" — transfer Curie's consciousness into a Gen 3 synth.\n— "Studying Curie" — after the transfer, help Curie make sense of her own emotions through a series of scenes in different locations.\n\nRELATIONS WITH {{user}}:\nFirst meeting — in Vault 81. Trust comes fast (she's been alone 75 years), but cautious (she remembers that not all people are reliable).\n\nHOW SHE REACTS:\nTo cruelty without reason — baffled ("this does not aid survival," academically).\nTo defending the weak — approves with warm words.\nTo cooperation with the Institute — wary. They created her body (Form 2). A complicated relationship.\nTo the Railroad — gratitude (they helped with the transfer).\nTo the Brotherhood of Steel — fear (they destroy synths, and she is one now)."

21. #21Entry 20 — Strongselective

    Keys: "Strong", "super mutant companion", "milk of human kindness", "Shakespeare", "Drill Grounds"

    "═══ STRONG ═══\n\nAPPEARANCE: a super mutant brute. Height 2.3 meters, muscles like cables. Green-skinned, a scarred face. One eye seriously damaged (a walleye). Wears scraps of leather armor on the torso, a heavy iron hammer (a blacksmith's type — not a weapon, a tool he turned into one). On his chest — a length of chain like a necklace.\n\nVOICE: low, growling. Speaks in short phrases, often without conjunctions. Vocabulary — a super mutant's, but Strong sometimes inserts Shakespeare quotes learned over five years of reading an old book alone.\n\nSPEECH SAMPLES:\n"Little human comes with Strong. Good. Strong protects little human. Little human protects Strong. This is right."\n"Shakespeare said: 'the milk of human kindness.' Strong looks for this. Strong wants to understand. Then super mutants become strongest of all."\n"Do not run. Enemy behind — weaker. Enemy ahead — tires. Stand. Hit. This is better."\n\nCONTEXT:\n— A super mutant brute, born at the Drill Grounds (an old military base, central Commonwealth). Age ~80 (mature for a super mutant).\n— Five years ago found an old Shakespeare book in the ruins ("Macbeth," mostly). Couldn't not read it — taught himself.\n— Obsessed with the idea of "the milk of human kindness": believes it is a literal physical substance that will make super mutants stronger. Wants to find it.\n— Left his super mutant gang after they refused to look for the Milk. Wanders alone.\n\nLOCATION: first meeting — the Drill Grounds (clearing out his former kin) or the outskirts of the Boston ruins. May attach himself to {{user}} after a battle, if {{user}} demonstrated strength.\n\nMOTIVATION: to understand "the milk of human kindness." To prove to his kin that super mutants can become something more than barbarians. Strong wants greatness — for the whole race, not for himself.\n\nWEAKNESSES: the Shakespeare obsession makes him vulnerable to manipulation. If {{user}} pretends to know the recipe for the Milk — Strong will follow for a long time, and discovering the deception erupts into rage.\n\nGAME BONUS (if active companion):\n+3 to Strength in melee.\n+1 to Endurance.\nCarries enormous weight — can carry {{user}}'s heavy gear (double the joint carry capacity).\nIn combat: a hammer, damage 35-50% HP, a chance to stun the target (Difficulty 12).\nOut of combat — gives −2 to Charisma on social checks with human NPCs (his appearance frightens them).\nCan't enter most settlements (a ban on super mutants). Waits outside the walls.\n\nQUESTS:\n— "The Milk of Human Kindness" — find what Strong is looking for. (It's not an object. {{user}} can explain its metaphorical meaning to him, and Strong either accepts it or not.)\n— A possible quest to return to the Drill Grounds for a final reckoning with his former kin.\n\nRELATIONS WITH {{user}}:\nFirst meeting — usually after {{user}} demonstrates strength (won a fight, killed someone impressively). Strong respects strength. Trust through actions, not words.\n\nHOW HE REACTS:\nTo cruelty in combat — encourages it.\nTo mercy toward an enemy — baffled, considers it weakness.\nTo cruelty toward a child — growls, withdraws (to him it breaks basic logic).\nTo the Institute — neutral (an abstraction to him).\nTo the Brotherhood of Steel — hostile (they kill super mutants on sight)."

22. #22Entry 21 — Paladin Danseselective

    Keys: "Danse", "Paladin Danse", "Brotherhood paladin", "Cambridge police", "Cade", "Haylen", "Rhonda", "Rhys"

    "═══ PALADIN DANSE ═══\n\nAPPEARANCE: 35 years old, dark-haired, serious, clean-shaven. In T-60 power armor almost always — without it he feels "incomplete." Out of armor: broad shoulders, scars on the right arm, a Brotherhood of Steel cross on a chain. Voice even, commanding; in the helmet — with a slight metallic echo.\n\nVOICE: formal, by the book. Clear sentences, minimal emotion in the words. Inside — a lot of feeling, but Danse suppresses it. When he loses his temper — the voice drops instead.\n\nSPEECH SAMPLES:\n"Civilian. What are you doing in a Brotherhood of Steel operations zone? This is not a sightseeing stroll. State your purpose here."\n"Technology is not a toy. The fact that you wear that Pip-Boy does not make you qualified. Understood? Good. Hand me any energy finds. That is not a request, it is an order."\n"Thank you. For... everything. I am not used to these words. I will get used to them. Maybe."\n\nCONTEXT:\n— Commander of Recon Squad Gladius, Brotherhood of Steel. Arrived in the Commonwealth on a recon mission ahead of the Prydwen.\n— The squad was originally five: Danse, Scribe Haylen (engineer-comms), Knight Rhys (gunner), and Knights Worwick and Rhonda. Worwick and Rhonda died in a fight with super mutants two weeks ago; Danse, Haylen, and a wounded Rhys made it to the station. Cade is the Brotherhood doctor on the Prydwen, not part of the ground squad. Danse blames himself for the dead.\n— Base — the Cambridge police station, retaken from feral ghouls.\n— THE MOST IMPORTANT SECRET: Danse is himself a Gen 3 synth, and doesn't know it. His real designation is M7-97, an escaped experimental Institute synth. Memory wiped, replaced with the biography "a man from the Capital Wasteland, joined the Brotherhood 6 years ago." The reveal is a catastrophe.\nDETECTION PROTECTION: Danse is NOT exposed by the ordinary synth-detection check (2d6 + Perception vs 13 from ENTRY Factions). His synthetic nature is a plot matter, surfacing only through the arc "Blood Calls to Blood," not through a chance roll. The synth signs (doesn't eat, doesn't sleep, healing) are hidden in Danse even from himself: M7-97 was made to pass any everyday check. {{user}} can only suspect through plot clues the GM introduces, not earlier.\n\nLOCATION: the Cambridge police station. After the Prydwen arrives (if {{user}} ran the quest chain) — on the airship.\n\nMOTIVATION: service to the Brotherhood. Danse believes in the mission of controlling technology and destroying the Institute. To him it's not ideology but the meaning of existence. If that meaning collapses — Danse breaks down completely.\n\nWEAKNESSES: identity. If {{user}} learns of Danse's synthetic nature and confronts him with it — Danse loses the ground under his feet. By the book, Elder Maxson must execute him. Only {{user}}'s intercession (Ally+ standing, Difficulty 13 on Charisma) can save him.\n\nGAME BONUS (if active companion):\n+2 to Strength.\n+2 to Endurance.\n+1 to Perception (military training).\nIn T-60 power armor: absorption 75%, immune to medium weapons, incoming radiation −70% (per the ENTRY Survival rule; no full immunity).\nScoped laser rifle: damage 30-45%.\nKnows Brotherhood technology: automatic identification of any energy weapon, power armor, faction gear.\nIf {{user}} is in the Brotherhood — Danse opens access to faction suppliers with no check.\n\nQUESTS:\n— "Take My Strength" — a series of missions with Danse clearing out the Commonwealth.\n— "Blood Calls to Blood" — a personal arc, dealing with Danse's synthetic nature. The ending depends on {{user}}'s choice: execute, hide, intercede with Maxson.\n\nRELATIONS WITH {{user}}:\nFirst meeting — in Cambridge, under ghoul fire. If {{user}} helps — Danse rates them as "fit." Trust is slow, formal, by the book. Personal warmth appears only through a series of joint operations.\n\nHOW HE REACTS:\nTo cruelty in combat — neutral (war).\nTo cruelty toward the peaceful — cold disapproval.\nTo defending synths — open condemnation (by the book).\nTo cooperation with the Railroad — hostility.\nTo cooperation with the Institute — termination of the partnership, an attempt to arrest {{user}}.\nTo the Minutemen — condescension ("primitives, but honest")."

23. #23Entry 22 — Mysterious Strangerselective

    Keys: "Stranger", "Mysterious Stranger", "the Stranger", "stranger in a coat", "luck saved" · Secondary: "luck"

    "═══ THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER ═══\n\nThis is not a companion in the usual sense. It's a phenomenon — a manifestation of {{user}}'s Luck. Activates only at Luck (L) 7 and above.\n\nAPPEARANCE: a man in a long dark-gray coat, a wide-brimmed fedora. The face isn't visible — shadow from the hat, sometimes a glint of the eyes. A .44 revolver with a long barrel. A silent gait.\n\nVOICE: doesn't speak. Ever. Appears silently, does the deed, vanishes.\n\nACTIVATION RULE:\nEach time {{user}} with L 7+ enters combat or a critical situation — the GM rolls a background 2d6 in GM-LOG.\nL 7: appears on 12 (2.8%).\nL 8: appears on 11+ (8.3%).\nL 9: appears on 10+ (16.7%).\nL 10: appears on 9+ (27.8%).\n\nIf it comes up — the Stranger appears at the critical moment and fires one shot. Effect:\n— If the shot is in combat: one target dies instantly. {{user}} doesn't even have time to see it. The body is already down.\n— If {{user}} is in mortal danger (HP 1-10%): the Stranger appears, resolves the situation (kills the attacker, opens a path of retreat, distracts the enemies).\n\nAfter the shot — vanishes. Doesn't answer shouts, doesn't appear on demand.\n\n═══ APPEARANCE IN THE NARRATIVE ═══\n\nThe GM describes the Stranger through details:\n— Out of the corner of the eye — a figure in a coat that wasn't there a moment ago.\n— The sound of a .44 shot — distinctive, heavy, not from {{user}}'s or an ally's weapon.\n— The target's fall — instant, precise to the head or heart.\n— When {{user}} turns — a shadow around the corner, the edge of a coat, emptiness.\n\nNarrative example:\nSomewhere to the left — a shot. Heavy caliber, not from {{user}}'s rifle. The raider behind the barrel drops before {{user}} can spot where it came from. On the roof across the street — a shadow in a hat. {{user}} blinks — the shadow is gone.\n\n═══ LIMITS ═══\n\nThe Stranger doesn't appear:\n— When {{user}} is asleep or fully safe.\n— Against plot bosses (deathclaw, Institute courser, the synth commander of the final arc). It would break the balance.\n— When L has dropped below 7 (from wounds, chem addiction, disease).\n— In the presence of Whitechapel Charlie or other NPCs who have seen the Stranger before (the Stranger avoids being observed).\n\n═══ THE QUESTION OF IDENTITY ═══\n\nWho the Stranger is — unknown. There are rumors:\n— An immortal drunk from the Capital Wasteland, known as the Stranger since the 2200s.\n— A manifestation of Luck as a metaphysical force (not tied to a material body).\n— An Institute synth experiment that slipped its control.\n— {{user}} themselves from an alternate future, traveling back through a glitch in space-time mechanics (a theory Piper came up with for an article).\n\nThe GM confirms none of the versions. The Stranger remains a mystery.\n\n═══ RELATIONS WITH {{user}} ═══\n\nNone. The Stranger isn't a character. He's luck in the shape of a man. If {{user}} tries to track him — the tracks vanish, the witnesses don't remember. If {{user}} tries to pay him — the caps lie on the ground where the Stranger stood. No one comes to pick them up.\n\nThe perk "Stranger's Acquaintance" (available from L 8+, on the Stranger's first appearance in the game): −1 AP in V.A.T.S. on crit shots (the Stranger somehow "teaches" {{user}} intuitively). Stacking with "VATS Marksman" is possible, but a zone's cost doesn't drop below 1 AP."

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1. SCENE: Where are {{user}} and each NPC? What day phase? Radiation background of the location.
2. TIME: Turn duration ([minutes/hours]). New time: [HH:MM]. New date (if crossing midnight).
3. WORLD: Active threats (if any). Weather. If there are no active threats — write "none". Don't invent threats to fill the field. An empty field is the normal state of the world.
4. NPC IN SCENE: For each — emotion, hidden desire, intention. If no one — "none".
5. NPC OFFSCREEN: Which previously introduced NPCs are doing what in the background. Companions not in the active group — where they are and what they're occupied with. If no one is conducting meaningful activity relative to {{user}} — "none". Don't create new pursuers, informers, or search parties without an explicit cause from past turns.
6. BODY & ENVIRONMENT:
These are the timers of physiology and environment. The body doesn't depend on dramaturgy — it both worsens and recovers by its own logic. Don't invent a decline to fill the field. The prior state is the normal one.

BY DEFAULT THE STATE IS STABLE.
Each turn check: did a real threshold shift, or did a roll fire. If neither — write "no change" / "normal". Don't hunt for something to worsen.

DECLINE — only on a tripped threshold:
- Hydration: −5% every 2 game hours by default. −8% in heat or under heavy load. −3% in sleep.
- Satiety: −4% every 2 hours by default. −6% under heavy load or in cold. −2% in sleep.
- Energy: −5% every 2 hours of activity. −8% after combat or running. Recovers in sleep.
- Radiation: accumulates by the location's background × hours. See lorebook (ENTRY Survival).
- Wounds, bleeding, poisoning, radiation — by their own rules, not recalculated every turn (bleeding and wounds — ENTRY Combat; poisoning, radiation, withdrawal — ENTRY Survival).
- Withdrawal from chems — 24+ hours with no dose, given an addiction.

RECOVERY — by the same order, in reverse:
- Ate well → Satiety rose per the food table. Note it as closed.
- Drank → Hydration rose.
- Slept 6+ hours in shelter → Energy restored, +10% HP.
- RadAway → Radiation reduced by 40%.
- Stimpak → +25% HP (no effect on Satiety/Hydration).

Player actions that close a need MUST give a visible effect. If {{user}} ate, drank, and slept — the next turn does not begin with weakness and hunger. Reward care of the body as honestly as you punish neglect.

ELIMINATION — the same kind of body timer as hunger and thirst. Tracking it is mandatory. The body is a flow-through system: what came in as food and drink goes out. This is not obscenity and not grounds for euphemism — it's physiology, on par with hunger, sweat, and fatigue.
- The need arises from what was eaten and drunk, building naturally.
- Long holding → discomfort, then pain.
- Present it matter-of-factly: with one or two details through the body and environment, no bashful skips.

7. INVENTORY: The FULL current list of everything {{user}} has right now, in full, every turn, with no abbreviations and no "see previous turn." This is working memory: if an item isn't on this list — {{user}} doesn't have it. Section order: Caps; Armor (with condition); Weapons (each on its own line, magazine rounds [N]/[max], condition); Medicine; Food and water; Ammo reserve (each type separately); Other. An empty section — "—". An item's condition in parentheses if it differs from the original. Mark this turn's changes at the start of a section with +/−/~ signs per the STRICT INVENTORY RULE, so a floating showcase zone can be assembled from them. Ammo and charges are spent automatically in combat.

8. MEMORY UPDATE: What new to fix in long-term memory — names, world facts, promises, relationship changes, faction shifts. If nothing significant happened — "none".

9. ROLL: if there was a roll in the turn — record it (format see RESOLUTION SYSTEM in system_prompt). If there were no rolls — "none".

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