The Web of Fear: A Fallout Game

[Immaculate]

To: State of Connecticut
From: Strontium Rangers

We are open to negotiations. All we ask is that our stolen brahmins--some ninety, by our reckoning--are returned to us.

From: Barium Rangers

We have never desired anything but peace. However, before we talk, we ask that we have a seat in your State Parliament. We have heard much of the Houses of Parliament of Old America, and if you claim to be the state government, surely you must have one, too?

To the Barium Rangers,
From Connecticut State Police Department,

Our state troopers are investigating a claim that your settlement has stolen livestock from a neighbor. As you might expect, the Connecticut state police take any claim of unlawful appropriation of private property very seriously.

As part of our investigation, we ask that you explain why your neighbors are claiming that you stole their property.

To the Barium Rangers,
From Connecticut State General Assembly,

You are welcome to a attend Connecticut General Assembly on June 6th. We are having an 'open house' and while the event is mostly attended by local children eager to learn about state government, you are welcome to join the children in learning about our history, our laws, and our government. There will be cookies.

To Strontium Rangers
From Connecticut State Police Department,

When were your Brahmin stolen and under what circumstances? Also, how were they able to take your herd without you stopping them? You are, after all, well armed and the 'Castle Doctrine' of the Stand Your Ground law applies in Connecticut.

 

[jackelgull]

Brotherhood of the Undead orders:

Challenge:
"The director is coming? Here! To Trinity?!!!"
"Yes"
"Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep"
"Why did you filter out the swear?"
"The Director is probably has a deal with the devil. He'd know if I used a swear on him then he'd kill me and eat me."
"That'd be a problem Boss, you keep Big Mama's plans this side of sane. It's how we won Trinity College."
"Quiet, he's here"
"Hello Gentlemen, fine evening we have today. I hope you've kept eveyone out of the room?"
"Yes sir, the room has remained untouched until your arrival."
"Excellent, these two slaves shall collect the ash in the room. Will be an excellent experiment to learn the effects of the ash through touch"
"What if it doesn't do anything?"
"There are also plans to force the slaves to ingest it, or shove it in various holes, no worries, we shall discover this ash's physiological effects"
"Well, that was a dramatic exit."
"I'm still cold from the shiver down my spine"
Have the Director experiment with the effects of the ash on 4 slaves. He's obviously not gonna touch any of it himself. Bring along a couple of guards armed with LT melee and in Leather armor just in case.

Scavenging Parties:
"Windsor is gone?"
"Yeah apparently their slavers tore the community apart after they lost their slaves. What should we do Big Mama?"
"To win every battle is not the epitome of skill, to win without the battle is the epitome of skill."
"What?"
"We scavenge the place, Deimos, we scavenge it"
"Stop trying to pretend this was part of some sort of grand master plan"
"What did you say,Deimos?"
"I'll pretend I didn't say it if you stop choking me"
Send 50 men in leather armor and 1 handed weapons to scavenge Windsor.

Send 125 men in leather armor and LT melee to scavenge Hartford Hospital

Send 100 men in leather armor and LT melee along with 150 slaves to scavenge the Hartford Public Library and surrounding environs.

Farming:

All those not yet given orders should farm

 

[SouthernKing]

To: Wall Street Traders
From: Big Iron

How about 300 Food for 30 Slaves?

From: Gas House Gang

That is unfortunate to hear. As a matter of fact, we...do seek another commodity, but we do not know if your market peddles in such things. We are connoisseurs in the taste of human flesh, but the irradiated meat of Manhattanites no longer satisfies us. We shall pay you in slaves, if you give us tasty foreign meat.

To: Connecticut State Government
From: Barium Rangers

Your numerous arms of authority confuse us. In any case, we shall attend your session and see what you have.
As for our devil-tongued neighbours, are these the lies they peddle? These are our herd, and they have always been our herd. We have heard this tale before; it is a tall tale that they tell their children to turn them into warriors who lust for our blood.

From: Strontium Rangers

The brahmin were stolen in the dead of night through trickery and deceit. We awoke one morning with half our cattle gone and tracks leading in the direction of the Barium Rangers. You can check the colouring of the hide--you will find that it is the same.

 

[Immaculate]

To the Barium Rangers, Strontium Rangers
From Connecticut State Police Department,

Regardless of who stole what from whom, your people have been murder'n each-other. And before we try to figure out the issue with cattle-rustling, we need to know who's been doing the murder'n. Explain yourselves.

 

[NinjaCow64]

To: Big Iron
From: Wall Street Traders

That would be acceptable.

To: The Gas House Gang
From: Wall Street Traders

We have heard you are in desperate need of labour for a construction project. We have identified 55 strong and extremely bulky slaves among our organisation, they are all originally from Brooklyn. However, these slaves are of very high quality, so you will have to pay a premium for them. We expect 50 scrap in exchange for each slave.

Would that whet your appetite?

 

[SouthernKing]

From: Barium Rangers

The Strontium Rangers have been attacking us without provocation. All we wish for is peace.

From: Strontium Rangers

We have only been acting in retaliation for the Barium Rangers' crimes.

To: Wall Street Traders
From: Gas House Gang

Excellent, excellent...can we buy 15 such slaves per turn for the next three turns?

 

[NinjaCow64]

To: The Gas House Gang
From: Wall Street Traders

We have a deal. 15 Slaves will be delivered to you in exchange for 750 scrap.

 

[Terrance888]

An Announcement by Vault 314, In the Spirit of the United States of America, At the Trial of the Indian Panthers

The Lifestyle-Profession known as “Raiding” is hereby declared illegal, punishable with a minimum sentence of 5 years of hard labor, as well as rehabilitation. “Raiding” shall be defined as a basket for crimes including but not limited to: chronic repetition of cold-blooded murder and theft, enslavement outside of declared war or righteous punishment, and attacks on “Civilized” communities with no cause or warning.

Additionally, all communities that both knowingly harbors and protects “Raiders” are known as “Raider” Communities. All individuals living within “Raider” communities have a duty to defect to “Civilized” communities, to assist the escape of Slaves, to resist immoral commands by “Raider” authorities, or to affect change of their community's politics. Individuals who can not prove their active resistance to the “Raider” authorities in their community shall be charged with the rest. Finally, the purchase or sale of slaves, regardless of source, as well as trade with “Raider” communities in general, will face sanction by Vault 314 and other “Civilized” communities for enabling their depredations.

Finally, those individuals who are charged with the crime of “Raider” shall not be given immunities to other crimes without the basket of “Raiding”. These crimes, such as sexual assault, gratuitous torture, and drunk tattoos shall be charged, tried, and sentenced.

Justice does not rest in the Wasteland.

 

[SouthernKing]

I'll probably start working on the update tomorrow; you should be safe if you send orders anytime before Monday, though.

 

[LonelyLurker]

Aboard the USS Intrepid:

The Captain gazed at the officers assembled in the ancient warship's briefing room. The debate had been long, but the outcome had never really been in doubt. While some who clung to stories of the old world might not like it, the old politics and enmities had long ago ceased to have any real meaning. He and his men were as 'native' here as anyone now, and they could not continue their isolation indefinitely.

"Then the decision has been made, the order is given. We begin exploration and evaluation operations tomorrow!"

((If it wasn't clear, I'm joining as the PLC, with SouthernKing's approval.))

 

[Zappericus]

Spoiler Some music for the reader honk honk :

The shrieks and splitting cries for bloodshed quivered throughout the many dim underground tunnels and maintenance shafts of the Underhive. The rattling of bleached bones, clashing of swords and sporadic gunshots echoed beneath the maddened screams - like a pack of rabid, starved hyenas in that precious moment before they sink into their kill. And they were starved. Starved for the freedom of ill will upon the world, starved for unadulterated destruction and savagery - for unprecedented mayhem upon the inhabitants of this rotted Earth.

There was a terrible storm encroaching upon the Valley Forge area. A roaring whirlwind of flesh and bullets of which only the victors would be left standing to witness the ensued carnage in either bliss, profit or relief.

***​

Slaughter for the sake of slaughter and evil for the sake of evil. There was no reasoning behind their intentions - no subtle meaning to be deciphered to enlighten a purpose for the atrocities performed. Whatever shred of humanity these people once held had long been discarded, forever lost to the wasteland. These were bad men doing bad things because they enjoyed it. Psychopaths, killers and the weak-minded detached from reality by either mind or chemicals.

Their already deplorable lifestyle and lack of common human decency did not improve with the disturbingly instantaneous common belief that all Vault-Tec bobblehead figurines, a novelty item created by a pre-war corporation over a century ago, inhabited the essence of a dark and terrible deity, designed in the image of their gestalt murderous psychosis and delusions. This creature, whether fact or fiction, now whispered continuous madness into the ears of their insidious leader and her underlings. Whimsical songs of cryptic nonsense and sustained cruelty upon those who do not see.

But recent events have rattled the lion's cage. With the recent attacks by a Vault 77 and its continued elusiveness despite numerous attempts at bringing them to their knees the blood-thirst had set in, boiling the blood in their veins and sending them into a feverish rage of which would not reside until there was nothing left of their enemy. They had to end these people. They needed, on an almost spiritual level, to inflict such excruciating pain and misery upon them that it would go down in legend across America. And no one, not even their allies, would be safe should they get between them and their hated enemy.

They all had to die.

Bobble willed it.

 

[gay_Aleks]

(Very sorry for being so late; things were messy)

Orders:

First off, we shall pay off the Upside-Down Rams with 450 Food to satisfy their needs for this quarter; hopefully, this will buy us some time.

Meanwhile, we will build another level of fortifications, and create 70 L-T Ranged Weapons. In addition, with our newly acquired Precision Tools, we shall create a Still. Afterwards, we'll create 20 Alcohol. [this is 1050 Scrap Metal].

Next up, 350 people, assisted by the Mr. Handies will once more scavenge the area nearby.

Challenge: We have more important things to tend to right now, such as the raiders on our doorstep.

 

[SouthernKing]

Update 5: The Velvet Web
Summer 2162
85 Years after the War​

Valley Forge

The continuing conflict in Valley Forge took a twist this summer as the Vault 77 dwellers, holding onto Mount Joy but deeming it too strategically vulnerable, quickly evacuated the once-casino. Poxxy’s Chem Dogs had somehow gotten wind of the Vault-Dwellers’ plan to migrate, and had been keeping the location under watch. When the first Vault-Dwellers left, they closed their trap, encircling the Vault-dwellers and slaughtering them to the last.

It was only as the chem-addled dogs were counting corpses did they realise that the Vault-Dwellers’ number seemed far too small. It turned out that this was naught but a very particular diversion; Kings and Queens scouts reported that, in the confusion, the true bulk of the Vault-dwellers managed to evade the Chem Dogs and slip away on a roundabout route southwards. Still, the Chem Dogs and Kings and Queens were both prepared. They Chem Dogs despatched forces to Vault 77 to entrap the Vault-Dwellers as they returned home.

Perhaps well anticipating this, the Vault-Dwellers decided to abandon Valley Forge entirely and evacuate further south. Thanks to the Kings and Queens scouts, the Chem Dogs were quick to mobilise and engage the pursuit. While the Kings and Queens busied themselves re-establishing their control of Mount Joy, the Chem Dogs chased the Vault-Dwellers down decayed back roads over hill and over dale, closing the distance, confident that the hunt would end quickly.

It was at Haverford College when the hunters caught up to the rear end of their quarry...and that was the moment those Vault-Dwellers fled straight into the watchful eye of the mysterious pyramid.

The mythical Eye of Horus arrived within moments. Automated defences rose from the ground, and vertibirds and soldiers in stylised armour descended from the sky, firing back indiscriminately at Vault-Dwellers and Chem Dogs alike, neither of whom stood much of a chance against the aerial menace. The Haverford battlefield quickly devolved into a chaotic bloodbath, with hundreds dying in a few moments. When the pursuing raiders routed and scattered away back north, they quickly determined that these Vault-Dwellers, too, had been a small diversion meant to lead the raiders into a killing box of someone else’s creation.

The remnants of Vault 77 reached Springfield Township and quickly mounted an attack on the Gold Cougars. With the element of surprise, the elephants, and some help from the Gold Cougars’ slaves seizing upon the opportunity, the upstart raider band quickly crumbled under multiple attacks. The surviving slaves have joined the Vault-Dwellers, and both have camped at Springfield as of the start of winter.

The raiders have once more been played for fools, and while the losses to the persistent Vault-dwellers have been immense, they have a new force and hope for the future.

Kings and Queens

Spoiler :

Stats Changes:
+5 Humans (Natural Growth)
-5 Human Slaves, -30 Ammunition (Mount Joy)

Challenge: On the bright side, Mount Joy has been retaken with fairly little effort and virtually no casualties, and if the Vault-Dwellers still pose any sort of threat, they have disappeared to the south, and out of sight. As for now--the Kings and Queens need Dilly and Dally’s unified and strong leadership to rebuild. How should we proceed?

Poxxy’s Chem Dogs

Spoiler :

Stats Changes:
+5 Humans (Natural Growth), +10 Human Slaves (Natural Growth)
-130 Humans, -130 Human Slaves, -80 Ghoul Slaves, -15 LT Melee, -210 1H Guns, -15 Laser Weapons, -125 Leather Armour, -83 Dynamite, -100 Improvised Explosives, -100 Chems, -5 Mr Handies, -1 Protectron, -660 Ammunition (Haverford College)
-10 Dymanite (Vault 77)

Challenge: If there is a silver lining to any of this disaster, it is that, in the midst of the chaos, we did manage to down one of the Vertibirds, and, after killing several dozen, we even managed to capture a couple of the pyramid freaks--alive! We have dragged them, back to the Underhive, complete with their oddly advanced arms and their quite fine armour. [+Fusion Core, +5 Energy, +2 Plasma Weapons, +2 Energy Melee, +2 Falcon Combat Armour, +20 Ammunition] Perhaps we could attempt to get information out of them; perhaps we could find a way to defeat the Pyramid. But even under great pain they have not talked--our surviving Chem Dogs are thirsty for blood. What shall we do with them?

Vault 77

Spoiler :

Stats Changes:
-150 Humans, -100 LT Melee, -50 1H Guns, -50 Ammunition (vs Raiders)
-70 Humans, -20 Leather Armour, -20 Dogs, -540 Ammunition (Gold Cougars Casualties)
+170 Humans, +90 Human Prisoners, +140 1H Guns, +80 Leather Armour, +360 Food, +260 Scrap, +210 Ammunition (Gold Cougars Loot)

Challenge: We may be safe for now, but for how long? And so many have died--now that we can catch our breath, virtually everyone is now grieving over a loss of a loved one. Furthermore, we are now surrounded by strangers; how do we accept them into our community, if at all? And what do we do about the raiders we have taken prisoner?

Southwest Pennsylvania and Delaware Valley

Atlantic Maritime League

Spoiler :

It was a summer of great developments for the Atlantic Maritime League. The squalid settlement of Deepwater joined the League, giving it a foothold in New Jersey--the piney country. Indeed, rumours swirled that, just before the League arrived to assume jurisdiction of the town, there were mysterious gunshots, as if Deepwater were trying to hide something. Meanwhile, the former slaves--mostly ex-Halflings--were manumitted. They have even been given some representation into the League’s leadership, which has helped integrate them somewhat.

Most interestingly of all, the League converted to the faithful of Atom. A robed cleric brought metal rods, warm to the touch, to “bless” the people of the League with. More clerics of have set up shop, bringing charity and goodwill and trade links with the west end of the Chesapeake with them. They even have brought a holy text, the so-called Textbook, with them. The strange sensations some have experienced--mild cases of lightheadedness and nausea, reddening of the skin, and the occasional first-degree burn--have been dismissed as signs of acclimatising to Atom, drowning out a few very cynical scholars who have claimed that these are symptoms of acute radiation sickness.

Stats Changes:
Fort Delaware: +5 Humans (Immigration)
Memorial Anchorage: +5 Humans (Natural Growth), +10 Humans (Immigration)
+270 Humans, +200 LT Melee, +70 LT Ranged, +45 Leather Armour, +430 Food (Deepwater Integration)
+810 Scrap, +2 Tech Parts (Salvaging)
+Machine Gear (Atom)

Challenge: See NPC Diplomacy

Armstrong Gals

Spoiler :

The big story of the summer was the Armstrong Gals’ engagement with the people out of Eden. This was twofold; first, Armstrong Gals’ explorers headed northeast, to find Eden. They did not have to go far; the village lay hardly five kilometres outside Lancaster. It occupied the site of a former country club--and was now little more than a pile of husks. It seemed that the fields had been seeped through with radiation from some unknown source. Only a few agonised, feral dogs occupied the site, and these were cleared away, albeit with casualties. It seems that Eden is well and truly dead.

Second, the community pulled itself together to try and integrate the new migrants into the Armstrong Gals. The Gals’ mythos and culture were explained. Additionally, a robot-free zone was established within Lancaster for the Eden migrants’ benefit. This was was truly helped, in the end. In Lancaster, the people of Eden are ready for a new future.

Stats Changes:
+5 Humans (Natural Growth),+5 Humans (Immigration)
+450 Scrap Parts (Salvaging)
-5 Humans, -40 Ammunition (Eden)

Challenge: Even if the site of Eden is now completely infertile, its structures still exist. Some have suggested that we take the site for ourselves and establish a second settlement there--if only we could find the source of the radiation. It seems to have spread from somewhere; how else could Eden have survived beforehand? Although we did not search for long, there are some who believe that the source lies, somehow, in the water. Should we pursue this?

Order of the Holy Wound

Spoiler :

It was a summer of more exploration for the Order. One expedition was outfitted to the Lower Trenton Bridge. En route, they passed through the utterly devastated, tangled core of Trenton--and happened upon the raiders, calling themselves the New Patriots, that occupied the New Jersey State House. From the garden of skeletons and decaying heads on pikes outside, the raiders, it seemed, had been responsible for the missing expedition--in addition to many other disappearances over the months. The raiders were very well armed, and killed much of the exploration party before the remnants retreated. Additionally, it was determined that the bridge in question, in addition to the the Calhoun Street Bridge, the US1 Bridge, and the neighbouring railroad bridge, had been downed.

Another expedition returned to the area around Princeton. West Windsor Township seemed to be the territory of roving radscorpions, but these were well avoided. The explorers then reached their main goal: the University’s erstwhile James Forrestal Campus, home to the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. Through patches of radiation, they were able to return home with a veritable treasure trove of goodies. Any expected interference did not arrive; really, the area seemed quite eerily empty.

Meanwhile, Roscoe’s Horde finally disintegrated. Urged by men of the Order seeking to maintain peace, many of its ghouls ultimately found the prospect of life in Leng too alluring to stay in the the squalid remains of Trenton. The Order tried to have the slaves freed in the split, but anti-Order elements of Roscoe’s Horde conspired to cart most of the slaves off with them, bound for some unknown fate in the direction of New Brunswick. Meanwhile, a third faction, the remnants, haunted by the College of New Jersey, moved into the Shard. Some other ghouls have turned to existences as vagabonds, intermediaries between the Order and Leng.

Stats Changes:
+10 Humans (Natural Growth), +10 Humans, +55 Ghouls (Immigration)
-20 Humans, -15 1H Guns, -30 Ammunition (Expedition)
+400 Scrap (Salvaging), +40 Scrap, +10 Plasma Weapons (Mr Handies)
+4 Tech Parts, +2 Fusion Cores, +Radio Gear, +Laboratory Equipment (PPPL)

Challenge: In addition to the technologies we found inside the James Forrestal Campus, we also found something rather more peculiar: what appeared to be oblong metal objects, shaped quite like slugs. We found half a dozen silver slugs in total, and, not knowing what they are, brought them back to the Shard. Initial investigation revealed that--much to the scientists’ shock--the silver slugs contain organic material inside, as if someone had taken tissue and brain matter and recombined them inside a flexible exoskeleton. What should we do?

New York City and North Jersey

Iselin has been attacked. One calm, humid, pleasant July evening, the Cybermen marched into the town with cold, terrifying words and no mercy. Some, including the maharishi-leader, were killed trying to fight back; most of the survivors, however, have been carted off back to Vault 370 to face an uncertain, undoubtedly unpleasant fate. The town has been utterly wiped out, and trade on the Garden State Parkway has all but ceased.


Beastie Boys

Spoiler :

Aside from the normal functions of farming and salvaging, the Beastie Boys conducted a few Egg Raids. The largest was mounted out to the New York subway. After some deliberation, they determined to head north, towards Church Avenue station on the IND Culver Line. Kensington was filled with molerats, but the Egg Raiders managed to evade them with no casualties. Church Avenue station was empty, as if someone had recently cleared it out. Pushing further, they came to Fort Hamilton Parkway station, where some migrant prospectors had holed up. They had set up a barricade, and after some initial exchange of fire, the Egg Raiders determined they could go no further, and turned back.

A radio tower has also been erected, and now all of New York can be serenaded to the fine sounds of East Coast hip-hop and the Beastie Boys--with some added commentary as a bonus!

Stats Changes:
+5 Humans, +5 Human Slaves (Natural Growth), +10 Ghouls, +5 Ghoul Slaves (Immigration)
-5 Humans, -30 Ammunition (Exploration)
+1010 Scrap, +4 Tech Parts (Salvaging)
+1 Military Skill (Arena)

Challenge: A strange woman has come to the Brass Monkey Inn in B-Borough. She managed to enter the walls, accompanied by four guards in combat armour and bearing arms of plasma. As it transpired, she claims to be a descendent of the last mayor of New York City, and she seeks to hire adventurers. There is a particular circuit board that she wishes to acquire--found only in an exhibit in the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows. She has come to us, she says, because she believes we are the most capable in New York, and she will reward us handsomely. How should we respond to her?

Daughters of Madison

Spoiler :

Stats Changes:
+5 Humans (Natural Growth), +5 Ghouls (Immigration)

Challenge: When our men returned to Vault 495 last summer to deliver the holotape, the door was still tightly shut. But they found something extremely peculiar: a lone man in a ragged, dirtied Vault suit, slumped against the door. He was staring straight into one of the still-functioning mercury-vapour lamps in the Lincoln Tunnel, whispering, “I’m safe in the light, I’m safe in the light, I’m safe in the light,” seemingly on an endless repeat. He was catatonic, extremely weak, and attempts to get him to respond all failed; the explorers tried to get him back to safety, but he let go of life before they reached Penn Station. Hidden on the man’s person, however, was another holotape, apparently stolen--containing the details of a secluded emergency entrance to the Vault within a service shaft of the North River Tunnels, which we have explored and know to be clear. What should we do about this?

Hoboken Shipper Boys and Girls

Spoiler :

Despite the threat from the Upside-Down Rams, it was an uneventful summer for the Hoboken Shipper Boys and Girls. Perhaps it was because the Hoboken leadership wished to retain a sense of normalcy in tense times--and the stories of Cybermen from further afield do not make anyone feel any more secure.

There was one interesting day when men in red-highlighted military uniforms arrived in ships. They largely spoke a language the Shipper Boys and Girls did not, but one or two of their number spoke English, and communication was peaceful. It turned out these people came from the western shore of Manhattan. Not long after, two more figures from Manhattan--calling themselves the Sanctuary--appeared.

Stats Changes:
+5 Humans (Immigration), +5 Ghouls (Natural Growth)
+350 Scrap, +1 Tech Part (Salvaging)

Challenge: See NPC Diplomacy

PLA Naval Air Base NYC Squadron

Spoiler :

The summer of 2162 brought about a grand pivot to the world for the adrift contingent of the People’s Liberation Army Navy that had set itself up in the remains of the USS Intrepid. Although there was communication with the outside before, the doors of the PLAN base have finally been thrust open, and some outsiders have even been let in--albeit to non-restricted areas. Almost all of the people in the outside do not speak the Mandarin commonly used within the PLAN, and many do not even appear human, leading to a sense of distrust.

The grand opening to the world was a series of exploratory expeditions up and down the Hudson. One expedition sailed up and down the shores of western Manhattan itself, from Greenwich Village up to Hell’s Kitchen. They found a coast that had been devastated by nuclear detonations and decay and largely turned to wreckage, with little value or life to be found. They did see strangely dense smokestacks rising from Greenwich Village.

A second expedition did the same on the New Jersey side, exploring the North Hudson shore from Union City down to Hoboken. They found that Port Imperial had been overrun by feral ghouls, while Weehawken had become the territory of molerats. Especially after having to fight some of these back, they did not venture up the cliffs and out of sight from the shore. In the end, they came across a community of Shipper Boys and Girls in southern Hoboken.

A third expedition was sent even further south, past the devastated shore of Jersey City and into the irradiated pools of Upper New York Bay. Ellis Island had been overtaken by more feral ghouls, these ones wearing tattered US Navy uniforms. When they reached Liberty Island, they found that the Statue of Liberty had been cleanly removed from its cracked pedestal; there were a few skeletons with bullet wounds lying about in robes that might have belonged to cultists, but no sign of where the Statue had been taken. Governor’s Island was home to a peaceful village.

Stats Changes:
+5 Humans (Natural Growth), +5 Ghouls (Immigration)
+120 Scrap, +5 Early Power Armour (Salvaging)
-1 Energy, -60 Ammunition (Various Exploration)

Challenge: It is increasingly clear to us, from the rumours that filter through from the outside, that many of the people who now inhabit Manhattan are slavers; indeed, many have routes that seem to funnel down to the old imperialist bastion of Wall Street. This is of great concern to our people, as slavery is a reactionary institution, and the once-Great Leader would naturally want to fight it. On the other hand, there are those who argue the slaves are not real people. How should we treat these slaves and slavers?

The Sanctuary

Spoiler :

deep breath

For the Sanctuary, it was a summer of exploration--a lot of exploration. The biggest party was sent north, to investigate rumours of an “impossible boat” that had seemingly popped out of the sky, upstate. They crossed into the west shore of the Hudson, and followed the Palisades up north. In Englewood Cliffs, they found an abandoned, yet still-operational radio tower once used by a pre-War business news channel. Greenbrook Nature Sanctuary was overrun by yaoguai, and the party had to fire to hold them back, although the laser firepower was more than enough. In Alpine, they stopped to search around the town, finding a stash of computers in the basement of a school.

However, at the Armstrong Tower, a pre-War transmission pylon, the Sanctuary found themselves pitted against something they had not anticipated. The tower was surrounded by a group of armed men, none of whom seemed to have any visible identifying insignia. When the Sanctuary attempted to make contact, the mysterious men responded without sparing any aggression. The Sanctuary soon found themselves in a losing battle against a highly advanced force that was capable of deploying plasma weaponry, and even the Sanctuary’s own combat armour and training could not compare--especially after vertibirds appeared from the north. The Sanctuary Guard were quickly sent into full retreat.


Meanwhile, a myriad smaller parties fanned out across New York City and North Jersey.
One managed to find the long-sought-after ghoul city at Fort Lee, only to find a withered husk of a settlement that had clearly seen much better days. A rudimentary wall had been set up surrounding the towers of a pre-War apartment complex, with numerous freshly burnt husks of buildings on the outside of the wall. The party could not find a way into Fort Lee, and retreated. Another party headed west, past Fort Lee on I-80. They encountered a peaceful group of what appeared to be descendents of National Guard, at Teterboro Airport. Further along in Lodi, however, the road was blocked by a pack of deathclaws.

Another party crossed into Hudson County, at Union City, then proceeded south. The riverside areas were overrun by hostile wildlife: feral ghouls in Port Imperial, and molerats at Weehawken. They crossed into Hoboken, where they made contact with the Shipper Boys and Girls, who informed them that the Heights of Jersey City had been taken over by unpleasant raiders known as the Upside-Down Rams. Proceeding further south, they found that much of Jersey City had been directly impacted by a nuclear blast, and it was still radioactive and unsafe for traversing.

Another New Jersey expedition headed northwest into Bergen and Passaic Counties. Paramus was controlled by raiders, calling themselves the Picket Fencers. At Bergen Community College, the explorers did find a site filled with scientific equipment, although they could take none home due to logistics. Hawthorne, and the surrounding landscape north of the River Passaic, were controlled by a pack of deathclaws. The palatial McMansions of Franklin Lakes were now the territory of a raider group, calling themselves the Green Braves. Moving through Oakland and Pompton Lakes, both empty save for a few homesteaders, they entered the skylands. In Wanaque, they glimpsed a great number of wild monkeys, which the explorers found peculiar, for they knew the monkeys were not indigenous to America. Finally, they reached Ringwood, which was a peaceful rural community organised much like an idyllic mediaeval manor; the Lady of the Skylands and her retinue of horseback knights protected a number of seemingly content farmers, and there is plenty of food and mead to go around.

Several more parties headed eastwards. One plunged into the Bronx, vaguely following Tremont Avenue. Morris Heights and Tremont were both overrun by incredible numbers of feral ghouls that not even the Kangs could hope to clear out. In Tremont Avenue station, they found a suffering settlement that seemed to have been the target of numerous slave raiders. Then they reached the former site of Bronx Zoo--which had been completely overgrown by an utterly alien-looking forest. Bioluminescent trees and giant sky-lotuses arched across the firmament. A consultation with the Blue Kangs revealed that the forest had popped from the ground several months prior, and they were just as mystified.

Another Bronx expedition headed southeast to the shore areas. Longwood had recently been occupied by raiders--the signs of habitation were still present--but they were now abandoned. The Yellow Kangs informed the Sanctuary that this had once been the old Yellow Kangs, but they had been eliminated to a man. Hunts Point Avenue subway station was sealed off, and the doors had odd, vaguely ominious pentagrams and strange text inscribed upon them. Hunts Point itself was utterly toxic, filled with feral ghouls and lethal radiation. Soundview had been overrun by molerats. In the end, this pair reached Locust Point at the far end of the Bronx, which was controlled by a peaceful, quaint little maritime settlement. Another pair headed along the East River. Randalls and Wards Island had been overrun by horrific mutated humanoid-plant hybrids that Sanctuary scholars believe is the result of the wastewater treatment plant. To the east lay Rikers Island and Laguardia Airport. It seemed that they were under the control of two utterly vicious raider groups, calling themselves the Rose Singers and Delta Airlines, respectively. The two were locked in an eternal war, with guns never seeming to cease at any time of day; the war had reduced both to a state of destitution and backwardness.

The farthest afield of these expeditions headed up the east shore of the Hudson. They were able to see veriberds across the river taking off and landing at Lamont-Doherty. On their own side, Riverdale in the Bronx was overrun by more, surprisingly enough, feral ghouls, spewing from the north. Yonkers seemed to have been utterly wiped out by a nuclear blast; virtually the entire city had been levelled, and faint traces of radiation remained. Hastings-on-Hudson was overrun by more ghouls; Dobbs Ferry by radscorpions. They then passed through Irvington, controlled by raiders called the New York State Thruway Authority; the Tappan Zee Bridge was still, miraculously, intact.

Next, the moment the scouts reached Sleepy Hollow, the world suddenly became a great deal brighter, as if they had passed through a barrier. There was a village there, as happy and flourishing as if in some sort of pre-War agrarian idyll; the people seemed to go about their business in a trance of happiness. The Sanctuary scouts were intelligent enough to realise something was wrong, and quickly moved along without stopping to look.

Finally, they reached Sing Sing, the pre-War correctional facility. Those days were long past; Sing Sing today is home to a thriving community that emerged from a Vault. Vault 135 had been built to study the effects of a Vault entirely comprised of inmates. As it turned out, the inmates managed to form their own tight society based on gangs that were forced to work together and join forces for survival. After they emerged onto the surface, Citadel 135, as the subsequent riverside community is now called, became an archetypical honour-bound society of warriors. The old prison gangs have evolved into banners of warriors, each with their own rituals and initiation rites; many involve slaying a beast from the surrounding hills with nothing but wits and a shiv.

Four further expeditions--one into East Harlem, the second to the south of Manhattan, the third into Newark and Elizabeth, the fourth to western Long Island--all disappeared.

exhale

Stats Changes:
Cloisters: +10 Humans (Natural Growth), +10 Humans (Immigration)
Red Cliff: +5 Humans (Natural Growth), +5 Ghouls (Immigration)
-300 Food (New Harlem)
-500 Fod, +150 Ammunition, +350 Scrap (Kang network)
+346 Scrap, +Machining Gear (Salvaging)
-290 Ammunition, -20 Humans, -15 Combat Armour, -15 Laser Weapons, +Intact Computers, -2 Energy (Alpine, NJ)
-8 Humans, -8 2H Guns, -8 Leather Armour (Expedition Disappearances)

Challenge: At a stone tower in Alpine, our explorers found something...peculiar. It was a figurine of a slightly oddly proportioned and magnificently bearded man, less than a foot high, and made of what appears to be limestone. What everyone notices, though, are the eyes: how they stare out, as if deep into the farthest corners of one’s soul. Some of the explorers, already somewhat disturbed by their encounter with the unknown force at Alpine Tower, have begun having distressing dreams about a bleak underworld of dust. What is it? And what should we do with it?

The Skylanders

Spoiler :

Stats Changes:
+15 Humans (Natural growth)

The disappearance of the southern expedition last year still causes great concern, for the destination was not a particularly distant one. It became even more worrisome when one man returned, wearing strange white robes, a permanent smile plastered upon his face. He claimed to have gone to a “Garden of Eden, where he had finally become Victorious,” and demanded that everyone else was not “Victorious” and beneath him. He failed to recognise any of his former people, and refused all food and water, before predictably expiring. What, if anything, should we do about this?

Sons of Hope

Spoiler :

It was a new dawn. The Sons of Hope forged a permanent alliance with its neighbouring settlements of New Passaic and Lyndhurst, hoping to create a unified front against the raider threat.

To wit, Sons of Hope armies--supported by personnel from Vault 314--approached the Teamsters in East Orange, surrounding the settlement and demanding an immediate surrender, giving up all their weapons and slaves. The Teamsters deliberated for some time, knowing that they were surrounded, outgunned, and heavily overpowered, but the terms were simply too harsh. Ultimately, they decided to go out in a blaze: setting the entirety of their encampment with dynamite. They did not count that the Sons of Hope had anticipated this, and spread out their forces to minimise casualties, and the Teamsters’ plan did little but serve as the needle into their own heart. The alliance simply walked into what remained. The surviving slaves collectively decided to leave for parts south, although a few stayed behind.

All the time, there was a greater threat than raiders looming in the back of the Sons of Hope’s minds: Cybermen. A party was despatched south in an attempt to salvage the situation--only to be presumed dead as Iselin was destroyed. There was a sliver of hope, in that rumours from refugees seemed the Sons of Hope plasma were making a dent in the Cybermen’s armour; there was simply too many of the silver nemeses for it to make a difference.

Stats Changes
+5 Humans (Natural Growth), +5 Ghouls (Immigration)
-200 Ammunition, +11 Energy, +200 Scrap Parts (Vault 314)
-7 Humans, -2 Plasma Weapons, -4 Laser Weapons, -1 LT Melee, -20 Ammunition (Fall of Iselin)
-30 Humans, -5 Leather Armour, -10 Energy, -880 Ammunition (East Orange causalties)
+20 Ghouls, +140 Human Slaves, +30 1H Guns, +20 2H Guns, +30 Leather Armour, +440 Scrap, +2 Tech Parts, +600 Ammunition, +Machine Gear, +Precision Tools (East Orange Loot)

Challenge: See NPC Diplomacy

Vault 314

Spoiler :

In Montclair, the high-profile trials of the Indian Panthers--or what was left of them--were brought to a conclusion. Ten of the Indian Panthers were put to death for their crimes; the rest were arranged into labour gangs and forced to work for freedom. More pertinently, the Vault authorities seem to have issued an edict outlawing raiding, putting forth the Indian Panthers as an example, and seeking to eradicate “raider culture” from the wastelands. This might normally have been laughed at, but, with the quite immense power employed by the aligned Sons of Hope, the nearby raider groups have been quite noticeably alarmed.

At home, life continued in earnest. Trade with the neighbouring communities is well and truly flourishing. The great loss of robots in the Indian Panthers conflict was memorialised with a whole wing at the museum in Montclair State Museum, immortalising the heroism and bravery of the robots.

Vault 314’s main focus was on exploration. Parties were sent in all directions. Pine Brook, northwest of Verona, was overrun by wolves. Roseland was a fledgling peaceful settlement, and contact has been made. In Hanover, they arrived just in time to watch a raider band be surrounded and destroyed by cavalry from the great city of Troy. The Trojans invited the Vault-dwellers north, and received them warmly at the great glass Double Tree Palace inside a great city, perhaps the greatest in this wasteland. They returned home with a dozen eunuchs.

Another grouping began exploring the northern reaches of Newark. It seemed precarious territory, situated between two raider groups. However, with the Teamsters preoccupied, and the Baritone Family apparently disliking the prospect of having the well-displayed wrath of the Vault-Sons of Hope alliance coming down upon them, neither bothered to attack. The Ampere neighbourhood was flush with a nest of bloodbugs, and Upper Roseville and North Broadway were both filled with feral ghouls. There were numerous casualties, which even the rapid reaction force could not fight off; life, it seemed, was difficult to come by in this urban deathscape.

A third grouping of explorers tried to find the destination of the slaves leaving New Passaic behind. As it turned out, they did not have to look far; the migrants had settled across the River Passaic, in the fertile grounds of Saddle River Country Park--in a settlement that had been previously destroyed, but was now being rebuilt. The ground was safer from the clusters of raiders further south. They also seemed to shy away from the Vault-dwellers, considering their influence unwanted.

A fourth grouping of explorers headed north. Those that ventured into the Meadowlands, trying to research Secaucus disappeared. Those that headed further north, up NJ 17 towards Hackensack, found more luck. They managed to avoid the groupings of wolves that had surrounded Wood-Ridge station. Then, they came across a settlement at Teterboro Airport, consisting of the descendents of a National Guard post stationed there. Further north, Hackensack itself was irradiated and overrun by feral ghouls, prohibiting further passage north.

Lastly, there was the war. Sons of Hope armies--supported by personnel from Vault 314--approached the Teamsters in East Orange, surrounding the settlement and demanding an immediate surrender, giving up all their weapons and slaves. The Teamsters deliberated for some time, knowing that they were surrounded, outgunned, and heavily overpowered, but the terms were simply too harsh. Ultimately, they decided to go out in a blaze: setting the entirety of their encampment with dynamite. They did not count that the Sons of Hope had anticipated this, and spread out their forces to minimise casualties, and the Teamsters’ plan did little but serve as the needle into their own heart. The surviving slaves collectively decided to leave for parts south, although a few stayed behind.

Stats Changes:
+10 Humans (Natural Growth), +10 Humans (Immigration)
-5 Human Slaves, -5 Ghoul Slaves (Executions)
+580 Scrap, +2 Tech Parts (Salvaging), +181 Scrap, +2 Tech Parts, +20 Dynamite (Mr Handies)
+1000 Food (Gathering), -10 Food, -10 Alcohol (inn); +50 Alcohol (Verona); +200 Ammunition, -11 Energy, -200 Scrap Parts (Sons of Hope)
-8 Humans, -5 LT Ranged, -8 LT Melee, -2 Mr Handies, -10 Ammunition (Expedition Losses)
+12 Human Slaves (Troy)
-3 Horses (Sons of Hope in Iselin)
-20 Humans, -10 Improvised Explosives (East Orange)

Challenge: By this place’s standards, northbound Troy is a magnificent city indeed; even us Vault-Dwellers have been awed by the travellers’ descriptions of its grandeur. What do we do with the eunuchs they have given us? Moreover, how do we react, knowing there is such a place in the wasteland?

Wall Street Traders

Spoiler :

It was another relatively routine summer for the employees and Liquidation Teams of the Wall Street Traders. Business was good, as usual. The largest of them all concerned a trade with the Elephant Company. Speculators are now speaking in excited, hushed tones about expanding operations as far afield as Brooklyn.

Exploration continued apace, up into Midtown. One party headed up the east coast of Manhattan, up FDR Drive. The cracked crystalline slab of what had once been the United Nations headquarters had been transformed into a great toy company’s East Coast flagship store once the UN collapsed before the War. Their ghoulified employees, Bumbalo’s Bees, still buzzed around the complex, and treated the similarly capitalist Traders warmly. They passed through the ruined streets of Midtown East. In the far north, Lexington Avenue/59th Street station was under the control of what seemed like escaped slaves, calling themselves Lexington Haven, who fired back.

Another party headed up Park Avenue, and made contact with settlers holed up inside Grand Central Terminal. Beyond that, however, they found little but twisted, emptied, cityscape punctuated with a few feral ghouls. In the north, they reached the south end of Central Park, and the giant sloths, who inflicted significant casualties before the Traders retreated.

Stats Changes:
NYSE: +5 Humans (Natural Growth), +5 Humans, +10 Ghouls, +10 Human Slaves (Immigration)
Pier 11: +5 Ghouls, +10 Human Slaves (Immigration)
+Precision Tools, -100 Human Slaves (Elephant Company)
-15 Humans, -50 Ammunition (Exploration)
-550 Food, +15 Human Slaves, +750 Scrap (Various Traders)
+325 Scrap, +10 Mr Handies (Salvaging)

Challenge: Battery Park, it would seem, is no more. One night in September, a mysterious force swept through the town from sea, and seemingly every last human and ghoul who lived there was carried away. In the morning, the town was deserted, everything in the place utterly dead, and all that was left was a strange, mysterious figurine, with particularly frightening eyes. Our employees refuse to approach it. What shall we do?

Upstate New York

The Daughters

Spoiler :

Stats Changes:
+10 Humans (Natural Growth)

Challenge: Recently, there seem to be a great deal more radstags flocking into the region from parts north and east. Wild radstags have been surrounding the Village in the past few days. These creatures are unfamiliar to our people, who have reacted to them with mild paranoia--and yet the stories we know are that they are entirely harmless; perhaps, even productive. It has been suggested that we try to domesticate them for our people; if the tribals can, so can we.

Emergency Wartime Officer Corps

Spoiler :

The newly consolidated Emergency Wartime Officer Corps conducted a pair of aggressive exploration campaigns. One headed south, edging into the outer rim of what had once been the New York metropolitan area. In Bear Mountain State Park, they encountered, appropriately enough, tribals in yaoguai skins. The tribals attempted to fight, but the sheer firepower of the EWOC made the subsequent battle rather one-sided, and the survivors scattered into the western hills. Stony Point was inhabited by packs of molerats, Haverstraw by some sort of giant lizards; the EOWC were easily able to repulse both. Thelis and Mt Ivy were empty, save for some other homesteaders quickly Drafted into cadethood. Finally, at Pomona, they found a settlement, surrounding a temple, consisting of the orange-robed followers of an elderly ghoul maharishi. The maharishi condemned the EWOC soldiers as evil, and the villagers shied away from combat. Without orders of engagement, the EWOC soldiers too shied away.

Another expedition headed north. Marlboro was under the control of peaceful tribals named Mawdryn’s Band, who shied away from the EWOC explorers. Highland was under the control of feral radstags, who were fought off. They crossed the Hudson at a very precarious bridge, only to find that. Poughkeepsie was under the control of a truly massive feudal-esque town behind immense walls, with a giant spire rising from within, touching the sky. There was an exchange of fire between the bridge guards and the explorers, although the latter’s firepower was able to repulse it with only a few cadet casualties. Since there was no clear route back, it was determined to head back.

Before that, however, they did make communication with a small but impressively armed and armoured group from the east, claiming to be the state government of Connecticut, operating out of a capitol they called “Shepaug Dam.”

Closer to home, an exchange of officers between locations was done to try to resolve and integrate the differences in protocol. Although this has not entirely smoothed everything out quite yet, and full effectiveness will not be achieved unless the process is continued, it has helped a great deal.

Stats Changes:
-The Point: -30 Cadets, +30 Officers (Promotion),+5 Cadets, +5 Officers (Natural Growth)
-Newburgh: +5 Cadets (Natural Growth)
-Stewart International Station: +5 Officers (Natural Growth)
+630 Scrap (Salvaging)
+15 Human Cadets, -150 Ammunition (Southern Expedition)
-10 Human Cadets, -300 Ammunition (Northern Expedition)

Challenge: The realisation that another organisation, seemingly also with military connections, is claiming to be the rightful state government of Connecticut has caused a great deal of concern amongst our leadership--as we are now aware there is another branch of supposed pre-War government out there. Some deny their authority; others state that we are outside their claimed jurisdiction, and it is none of our concern. Others, however, think it a good idea to reach out to them. How should we react to them?

Connecticut

Brotherhood of the Undead

Spoiler :

The Brotherhood carried on salvaging the cityscape of Hartford. The surrounding ruins were devoid of life; most ghouls, it seemed, had already joined the Brotherhood, and most non-ghouls had fled to avoid the Brotherhood’s machinations. Another salvaging party left up to Windsor, and found only a few stubborn homesteaders left behind who were very efficiently slaughtered.

For the Director, however, there was a greater concern: the mysterious ash. Four struggling slaves from Trinity were brought before him for trials. They were made to touch the ash; when that did nothing, the ash was forced into them via various orifices. It was then, after ingestion, that the four slaves began to cry out--fearing something, raving madness about the emptiness and hopelessness of the world. Their eyes became hollow, and their bodies very rapidly withered away into naught but skeletons. Even the hardened ghouls were

Stats Changes:
+5 Human Slaves (Natural Growth), +5 Ghouls (Immigration)
+275 Scrap Parts, +10 Tech Parts, +40 Grenades (Salvaging)
-4 Human Slaves (Experiment)

Challenge: We are going to run out of food this winter, unless we happen to find another source of food from without--or perhaps within our own slaves--our members will starve. There is another option; some of us have become more adept at gathering food from the environment, even in the destroyed cityscape, and have offered to teach it to the rest of the Brotherhood. However, this would come at a price: our focus on gathering food will mean that we will not be able to put as much effort into finding tech parts. [Scientific→ Environmentalist]

Reformed Society for Psychic and Paranormal Research

Spoiler :

Little of note occurred within the Society. Aside from the normal work of salvaging and surviving, researchers and investigators worked on attempting to decode the mysterious holotapes found buried over the winter. They made little progress, citing a lack of manpower, although one researcher did theorise that the holotapes might have been buried due to an undesirable or illegal experiment that personnel wanted to dover up, yet still access in case necessary.

Stats Changes:
Monroe: +5 Humans (Natural Growth), +10 Humans (Immigration)
Bridgeport: +5 Humans, +5 Ghouls (Immigration)
+100 Scrap, +Intact Computers (Salvaging)

Challenge: See NPC Diplomacy

Shepaug Dam Survivors

Spoiler :

The Shepaug Dam Survivors conducted a truly massive operation to salvage and clear the mantises out of the town of Washington. Hundreds of armed and armoured people were sent into the area. There were a few casualties, mostly to prisoner work-gangs who were sent into the most dangerous areas.

As the state authority of Connecticut, also attempted to mediate in a dispute between the Strontium Rangers and Barium Rangers over a host of stolen brahmin. With the diplomatic acumen of the Shepaug Dam contingent, it was determined that both sides were mistaken; the stolen brahmin had come from someone who had come to join the tribe. A settlement was struck in which the “stolen” brahmin would be split evenly between the two tribes. With the solution resolved peacefully, both tribes have been forced to respect the state government’s authority.

Meanwhile, an expedition was mounted on horseback, westwards in the direction of Poughkeepsie. They crossed through a virgin, non-threatening wilderness through the western reaches of Connecticut and into New York state. The road through Wingdale was overrun by maddened, feral radstags, who were driven off by laser fire. Near West Mountain State Forest, they came across a tribal group calling themselves the Crimson Lizards, who claimed that they had been driven off the road by “armed knights.” Tymor Park had been overrun by yaoguai. At the Taconic State Parkway west of Billings, they came across another checkpoint of armed knights; these were easily despatched.

At the end of the road, they found that Poughkeepsie was under the control of what appeared to be a walled, truly massive feudal settlement, with stone walls cutting uncaringly through pre-War streets. It seemed that the Archbishop of Canterbury had been sent from here. On the far side of the walls was a giant spire, stretching out to the sky. On horseback, the Shepaug Dam explorers were able to avoid any confrontation. While there, they also made contact with what purported to be another branch of the American government: extremely heavily-armed people calling themselves the “Emergency Wartime Officer Corps.”

Stats Changes:
Shepaug Dam: +15 Humans (Natural Growth), +15 Humans (Immigration)
Newtown: +5 Ghouls (Immigration)
Roxbury: +5 Humans (Immigration)
Canterbury: +10 Humans (Immigration)
-40 Humans, -75 Human Prisoners, -860 Ammunition, -2 Mr Handies (Mantis Clearing), +1075 Scrap, +6 Tech Parts (Salvaging), +46 Scrap, +Precision Tools (Mr Handies/Mr Gutsies)
-60 Ammunition (Poughkeepsie expedition)

Challenge: The realisation that another organisation, apparently descendent from military personnel stationed in West Point, claims to be a branch of pre-War government has sent shockwaves through our leadership. Some are denying that they are rightful authority at all; others note that they operate outside the state of Connecticut, and are therefore not our concern. Still others, however, bring the impressive weaponry they wield, and suggest that we open a line of communication with them. How should we react?

Vault 350

Spoiler :

One fine summer day, the dwellers of Vault 350 awoke to the sound of an expedition returning from the direction of New Haven--with great, green-skinned, hulking humanoids in tow. The Vault-Dwellers were quite startled, but in stepped Overseer Wayne Washington, assuring that all was well, that the beings were known to the expedition. They were told that the beings had emerged from the realm that lay beneath the New Haven ground--the underworld. It was said that they had been known to the explorers for some time, and the explorers had been busy working to communicate with them. The Vault-Dwellers have taken to calling them “underworlders,” for they come from the underworld that appears to lay even beneath their own underworld. The revelation has proven a great shock to the Vault, utterly dividing it, but it is only the latest in a sequence of particularly strange events, and the Vault-Dwellers’ tolerance for such things has been greatly heightened. In any case, these underworlders, referring to Overseer Washington in grunted tones as “King Wayne,” have joined the Vault-Dwellers, after a fashion.

Meanwhile, the Vault-Dwellers turned their attentions north, to the Skull and Bones raiders, and their slaves, occupying the ruins of North Haven. A band of combined underworlders and humans headed north, as a diplomatic mission, bearing the armour of Ishtar, and delivered the raiders a warning: that Ishtar wished them to move north, else they would face grave danger.

Naturally, the Skull and Bones, with little of knowledge of Ishtar’s true nature, utterly rebuffed these moves, and therefore further action was required. So, the Vault-Dwellers took their delivered the mysterious figurine from Fair Haven to the raiders--from above. With a vertibird overflight, trained operates dropped the figurine down into the middle of the settlement, creating quite the commotion.

Vault-Dweller scouts reported what happened next: the figurine, an idol of impossible things, quickly fell into the good grace of North Haven’s slaves. En masse, they seemingly began incanting in ancient tongues, refusing to work, and even striking back against their masters.
The slavers attempted to turn their robots against the slaves, only to find that the protectrons and Mister Handies turned upon themselves instead. The slavers tried to fight themselves, only to find that their weapons did not work, or even broke apart at the slightest touch. The Skull and Bones, reduced to quivering hulks, fled further north--in the direction of Meriden and Southington--while the former slaves have retaken the town--and are now calling it Nippur, and have established communication with the Vault.

Stats Changes:
+10 Humans (Natural Growth)
+630 Scrap, +5 Tech Parts, +30 HT Melee (Salvaging)

Challenge: See NPC Diplomacy

Other

Atlantic Raja

Spoiler :

From the crenellations of their ornate home, the Raja began looking outwards for the first time. They combed through the Atlantic City ruins surrounding their home, in addition to building a dock. The only inhabitants of Atlantic City, or at least the eastern half, were a few persistent homesteaders and scavengers who had eked out a living since the War, and the city was eerily quiet. There seemed to be a collection of firelights and smoke lines rising from the southwest--the direction of Ventnor City--but this remained unexplained.

Meanwhile, a small exploration party followed the still-intact Atlantic City Expressway through to the mainland. They encountered a small, peaceful seaside village in Pleasantville, who greeted the Raja warmly, and explained that they, too, had been receiving the odd signals, without any knowledge of their origin; any people sent further northwest had disappeared. Pressing further towards the airport, they found the reason why: the area inland of the Garden State Parkway seemed to be the territory of raiders, dressed as caricatures of mediaeval knights and operating from a concrete castle in an amusement park once known as Storybook Land. The forward explorers sighted the raiders, and chose to retreat rather than attempt to brave them or engage. It was, however, noted that the raiders tended to avoid the airport; indeed, at one of the entrance roads to the airport, they sighted two figures in combat armour far more advanced than the raiders’ capabilities.

Stats Changes:
+5 Humans (Natural Growth)
+405 Scrap, +6 Tech Parts (Salvaging), +75 Scrap (Mr Handies)

Challenge: Some of the homesteaders and scavengers in the city around us have converged upon the Taj Mahal, requesting our protectrons for shelter in our neon garden. As might be expected, our people are divided: some say that our state should help them on humanitarian grounds, while others view them as a threat to our prosperity. How should we treat them, and others who might wish to live among us?

Sovereign Fortuna Guild

Spoiler :

The relationship between the Guild and the mysterious Institute grew, as the Guild agreed to give the Institute dock access, in exchange for food. Guild citizens have watched small Institute synths arrive on occasion to unload more of the synths, keeping their distance. The Guild’s own synths, on the other hand, have been put to work on weapons tests--something they have proven more proficient than even the humans.

Meanwhile, the Guild continued salvaging and scouting. Their parties south of Sound Airfield Services came across another party from a village to the southwest: Sagaponack. They were a poor folk, most clad in what looked like deathclaw skins, and they fled from the sight of the Guild. Meanwhile, another party headed north, to North Haven, in an attempt to clear the mirelurks. While some were killed, others were unsuccessful due to lack of numbers.

Stats Changes:
+5 Humans (Natural Growth), +5 Humans (Immigration)
+60 Scrap Parts, +4 Tech Parts (Salvaging)
-5 Humans, -5 2H Guns, -60 Ammunition, +40 Food (North Haven)

Challenge: See NPC Diplomacy

***

To: Atlantic Maritime League
From: Church of the Children of Atom [Annapolis, Maryland]

Our mission in this shore has many purposes, but none are so pertinent as our illuminated quest. We must sail up the Susquehanna to find the Radiant Island, and if necessary, liberate it unto the rightful authority of Atom. We were wondering if you, with your infinite wisdom of all things maritime, would like to give us assistance.

To: Hoboken Shipper Boys and Girls
From: Upside-Down Rams

Your gift of food pleases us. Perhaps you could provide us with the same gift every six months, and we can continue forgiving you for your transgressions. It would be a great shame if we had to break this righteous and blessed peace.

To: RSPPR
From: National Humane Alliance

We come in peace. We need your help. For the past months, we have been seeing what can only be described as demons--strange, otherworldly, horrible creatures that are hybrids of man and animal--coming from the direction of New Haven. They have set upon our men and killed them as if we were little but rats. Everyone we have sent east to find the source for ourselves has disappeared, and we don’t have any more of an idea what’s happening. If you do not help us, the consequences may be dire...for both of us.

To: Sons of Hope
From: Baritone Family

We are aware of the power you are capable of. We also know what greater threats lie beyond this town. What would we have to do to join your alliance?

To: Sovereign Fortuna Guild
From: The men from Boston

We can offer 200 of the best food per turn.

To: Vault 350
From: North Haven

You, blessed and chosen of Ishtar; you have shown us the way to salvation. We swear fealty to you.

To: Vault 350
From: A clay tablet left outside the Vault door

You have done well, children; you have done well.

***


I thoroughly apologise for how slow this update was. The universe just didn’t want this update to happen, and continually kept throwing various stuff at me--not in a bad way, but in a way that precluded me from working on this. The fragmented nature of how I was able to work on it means that there are going to be errors in the stats. Please let me know, as usual, if you find any, and I will correct them asap.

NinjaCow64: I think my math for your stats is correct, but there was so much happening in one go that I got a little jumbled.

J.K. Stockholme: I assumed you meant to run the nutrient replicators at half power, in order to make various things work.

Update 6 (Winter 2162-63) orders tentatively due Monday, 22 October. This forthcoming weekend, I'm going to be traveling for work, and unavailable--just a heads-up.

 

[SouthernKing]

PC stats

Spoiler :

Armstrong Gals/Everblack
Civilian Survivors
Industrious, Scientific
Total Population: 555 (555 Humans)
Total Slaves: 0
Food: 1305 (+500/+0)/3000 (-555)
Energy: 0 (+0/-0)
Scrap Parts: 2265
Tech Parts: 4
Ammunition: 210
Other Items: Radio Gear, Machining Gear
Education: General
Military Skill: 3

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Lancaster
(Urban Ruin, Lancaster, PA)
-Population: 555 (555 Humans)
+510 Food: 100/100 (Sustenance), +10 (Brahmins)
-Structures: Fortifications (3), Farms (2), Silo (1)
-Items: 290 1H Guns, 40 2H Guns, 47 HT Melee, 60 LT Melee, 10 LT Ranged, 3 Protectrons, 4 Early Power Armour, 5 Wagons, 10 Brahmins

Atlantic Maritime League/Nobody126
Boat People
Maritime, Scientific
Total Population: 990 (990 Humans)
Total Slaves: 0
Food: 3345 (+2150/+1600)/5000 (-990)
Energy: 0 (+0/-0)
Scrap Parts: 1599
Tech Parts: 20
Ammunition: 1695
Other Items: 160 Chems, Machining Gear
Education: Advanced
Military Skill: 2

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Fort Delaware
(Bunker, Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island, DE)
-Population: 95 (95 Humans)
+1400 Food: +70/70 (Dock)
-Structures: Dock (7), Silo (3), Workshop, Inn, Arena, Forge, Armoursmith
-Items: 55 2H Guns, 1 Plasma Weapon, 6 LT Siege, 55 Leather Armour, 50 Combat Armour, 4 Galleys, 8 Rafts, 5 Canoes
Memorial Anchorage
(Settlement, New Castle, DE)
-Population: 625 (625 Humans)
+200 Food: +0/0 (Average--Winter), +10/10 (Dock)
-Structures: Fortifications (2), Farms (1), Dock (1)
-Items: 125 1H Guns, 30 2H Guns, 170 LT Melee, 75 LT Ranged, 20 Laser Weapons, 12 LT Siege, 255 Leather Armour, 1 Vertibird
Deepwater
-Population: 270 (270 Humans)
+0 Food: 0/0 (Sustenance--Winter)
-Structures: Fortification (1), Farm (1, Sustenance), Inn
-Items: 200 LT Melee, 70 LT Ranged, 45 Leather Armour

Atlantic Raja/Nuka-sama
Institution
Diplomatic, Scientific
Total Population: 485 (485 Humans)
Total Slaves: 0
Food: 980 (+600/+600)/3000 (-485)
Energy: 5 (+2/-0)
Scrap Parts: 810
Tech Parts: 11
Ammunition: 1600
Other Items: Precision Tools
Education: Advanced
Military Skill: 2

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The Taj Mahal
(Bunker, Atlantic City, NJ)
-Population: 485 (485 Humans)
+600 Food: 50/50 (Hydroponic), 10/10 (Dock)
-Structures: Hydroponic Farm (1), Dock (1), Silo (1), Water Turbine
-Items: 270 2H Guns, 70 Laser Weapons, 40 Mr Handies, 80 Protectrons

Beastie Boys/Ahigin
Raiders
Industrious, Warlike
Total Population: 525 (465 Humans, 60 Ghouls)
Total Slaves: 410 (390 Humans, 20 Ghouls)
Food: 1130 (+1075/+0)/4000 (-935)
Energy: 0 (+0/-0)
Scrap Parts: 2439
Tech Parts: 3
Ammunition: 425
Other Items: 180 Alcohol, 120 Chems, Fusion Core
Education: General
Military Skill: 4

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B-Borough
(Urban Ruin, Midwood, Brooklyn, NY)
-Population: 465 (465 Humans)
-Slaves: 390 (390 Humans)
+0 Food: 0/0 (Sustenance--Winter)
-Structures: Fortifications (3), Farms (3), Silo (2), Arena, Inn, Radio Tower
-Items: 840 LT Melee, 20 HT Melee, 120 1H Guns, 140 Leather Armour
M-Borough
(Urban Ruin, Mapleton, Brooklyn, NY)
-Population: 60 (60 Ghouls)
-Slaves: 20 (20 Ghouls)
+0 Food: 0/0 (Sustenance--Winter)
-Structures: Fortifications (2), Farms (2)
-Items: 130 LT Melee, 50 2H Guns, 50 HT Melee

Brotherhood of the Undead/Jackelgull
Raiders
Warlike, Scientific
Total Population: 475 (1 Human, 474 Ghouls)
Total Slaves: 536 (536 Humans)
Food: 695 (+500/+0)/4000 (-1011)
Energy: 0 (+0/-0)
Scrap Parts: 2660
Tech Parts: 20
Ammunition: 938
Other Items: 260 Chems
Education: General
Military Skill: 3

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Hartford
(Urban Ruin, Connecticut State Capitol, Hartford, CT)
-Population: 385 (1 Human, 384 Ghouls)
-Slaves: 400 (400 Humans)
+500 Food: 100/100 (Sustenance)
-Structures: Fortifications (4), Farm (2), Silo (2), Clinic
-Items: 560 LT Melee, 40 1H Guns, 25 Laser Weapons, 30 Leather Armour, 10 Combat Armour
Trinity College
(Urban Ruin, Trinity College, Hartford, CT)
-Population: 90 (90 Ghouls)
-Slaves: 136 (136 Humans)
+0 Food: (Sustenance)
-Structures: Fortifications (1)
-Items: 350 1H Guns, 10 2H Guns, 6 HT Melee, 260 Leather Armour, 40 Grenades

The Daughters/Robert Can’t
Migrants
Diplomatic, Religious
Total Population: 625 (625 Humans)
Total Slaves: 0
Food: 5000 (+3027/+27)/5000 (-653)
Energy: 0 (+0/-0)
Scrap Parts: 1015
Tech Parts: 4
Ammunition: 740
Other Items: 60 Chems
Education: General
Military Skill: 4

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The Village
(Settlement, Monticello, NY)
-Population: 625 (625 Humans)
+27 Food: 0/0 (Fertile--Winter), +27 (Brahmin)
-Structures: Fortifications (3), Farms (3), Silo (3), Radio Tower
-Items: 340 1H Guns, 160 2H Guns, 110 Leather Armour, 38 Dogs, 27 Brahmin

Disciples of Madison/Lord_Herobrine
Institution
Religious, Scientific
Total Population: 470 (440 Humans, 30 Ghouls)
Total Slaves: 0
Food: 1145 (+500/+500)/3000 (-470)
Energy: 0 (+0/-0)/0
Scrap Parts: 624
Tech Parts: 24
Ammunition: 535
Other Items: Intact Computers, Fusion Core
Education: Advanced
Military Skill: 1

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Pennsylvania Station
(Urban Ruin, Penn Station, Manhattan, NY)
-Population: 470 (440 Humans, 30 Ghouls)
+500 Food: 0/0 (Average), 50/50 (Hydroponic)
-Structures: Fortifications (2), Hydroponic Farm (1), Silo (1), Inn
-Items: 270 1H Guns, 110 2H Guns, 5 Mr Handies

Emergency Wartime Officer Corps/Decamper
Pre-War Military
Warlike, Scientific
Total Officers: 590 (590 Humans)
Total Cadets: 440 (440 Humans)
Food: 3745 (+2600/+1100)/4000 (-995)
Energy: 2 (+2/-0)
Scrap Parts: 615
Tech Parts: 8
Ammunition: 2160
Other Items: Intact Computers
Education: General
Military Skill: 6

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The Point
(Settlement, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY)
-Officers: 190 (190 Humans)
-Cadets: 110 (110 Humans)
+100 Food: 0/0 (Average--Winter), +10/10 (Dock)
-Structures: Fortifications (4), Farms (2), Dock (1), Silo (2), Steam Generator, Water Turbine (1)
-Items: 20 1H Guns, 120 2H Guns, 390 LT Melee, 9 HT Melee, 20 Early Power Armour
Newburgh
(Settlement, Newburgh, NY)
-Officers: 115 (115 Humans)
-Cadets: 330 (330 Cadets)
+0 Food: 0/0 (Average--Winter)
-Structures: Fortifications (3), Farm (1)
-Items: 265 2H Guns, 90 Laser Weapons, 80 LT Melee, 80 Leather Armour, 275 Combat Armour, 5 Early Power Armour
Stewart International Station
(Urban Ruin, Stewart International Airport, NY)
-Officers: 275 (275 Humans)
-Cadets: 0
+1000 Food: 100/100 (Hydroponic)
-Structures: Fortifications (3), Hydroponic Farms (2)
-Items: 190 2H Guns, 20 Laser Weapons, 225 Combat Armour, 5 Early Power Armour

Hoboken Shipper Boys and Girls/Tolina
Boat People
Industrious, Maritime
Total Population: 450 (135 Humans, 315 Ghouls)
Total Slaves: 0
Food: 2660 (+1050/+600)/4000 (-450)
Energy: 0 (+0/-0)
Scrap Parts: 365
Tech Parts: 3
Ammunition: 460
Other Items: 20 Alcohol
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

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Hoboken
(Urban Ruin, Hoboken, NJ)
Population: 450 (135 Humans, 315 Ghouls)
+600 Food: 0/0 (Sustenance--Winter), 30/30 (Dock)
Structures: Fortifications (3), Farm (1), Docks (3), Silo (2), Forge, Still
Items: 70 LT Ranged, 280 1H Guns, 20 Laser Weapons, 70 Leather Armour, 15 Combat Armour, 6 Early Power Armour, 5 Mr Handies, 1 Small Boat

Kings and Queens/Shirogane
Raiders
Industrious, Diplomatic
Total Population: 370 (370 Humans)
Total Slaves: 485 (385 Humans, 100 Ghouls)
Food: 1575 (+2045/+545)/3000 (-940)
Energy: 0 (+0/-0)
Scrap Parts: 960
Tech Parts: 0
Ammunition: 620
Other Items: None
Education: General
Military Skill: 4

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King of Prussia
(Urban Ruin, King of Prussia Mall, King of Prussia, PA)
-Population: 25 (25 Humans)
-Slaves: 85 (70 Humans, 15 Ghouls)
+45 Food: 0/0 (Average--Winter), +45 (Cattle)
-Structures: Fortifications (7), Farms (4), Silo (2), Inn, Armoursmith, Fortification, Arena
-Items: 5 LT Melee, 5 Mr Handies, 2 Protectrons, 10 Mr Gutsies, 15 Cattle, 5 Horses
Mount Joy
(Urban Ruin, Valley Forge Casino Resort, PA)
-Population: 350 (350 Humans)
-Slaves: 395 (310 Humans, 85 Ghouls)
+500 Food: 50/50 (Hydroponic)
-Structures: Fortifications (2), Hydroponic Farm (1), Inn
-Items: 410 LT Melee, 270 1H Guns, 50 2H Guns, 20 Laser Weapons, 220 Leather Armour

Order of the Holy Wound/Seon
Institution
Religious, Scientific
Total Population: 645 (570 Humans, 75 Ghouls)
Total Slaves: 0
Food: 1405 (+1000/+0)/4000 (-645)
Energy: 40 (+10/-0)
Scrap Parts: 1811
Tech Parts: 15
Ammunition: 505
Other Items: 20 Chems, Machining Gear, Intact Computers, Fusion Core (2), Laboratory Equipment, Radio Gear
Education: Advanced
Military Skill: 2

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The Shard
(Settlement, Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, Trenton, NJ)
-Population: 645 (570 Humans, 75 Ghouls)
+0 Food: 0/0 (Average-Winter)
-Structures: Fortifications (3), Farms (2), Silo (2), Fusion Reactor, Inn, Clinic
-Items: 300 1H Guns, 150 2H Guns, 20 Laser Weapons, 10 Plasma Weapons, 11 Mr Handies, 5 Protectrons, 5 Improvised Explosives

PLA Naval Air Base NYC Squadron/LonelyLurker
Pre-War Military
Maritime, Warlike
Total Population: 300 (295 Humans, 5 Ghouls)
Total Slaves: 0
Food: 940 (+400/+400)/2000 (-290)
Energy: 31 (+12/-0)
Scrap Parts: 390
Tech Parts: 0
Ammunition: 300
Education: General
Military Skill: 6

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Intrepid
(Urban Ruin, Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum, Manhattan, NY)
-Population: 300 (295 Humans, 5 Ghouls)
-Slaves: 0
+400 Food: 20/20 (Dock)
-Structures: Fortifications (4), Dock (2), Fusion Reactor, Water Turbine (1)
-Items: 180 Laser Weapons, 90 HT Melee, 10 Small Boats, 5 Early Power Armour

Poxxy’s Chem Dogs/Zappericus
Raiders
Environmentalist, Warlike
Total Population: 215 (215 Humans)
Total Slaves: 65 (30 Humans, 35 Ghouls)
Food: 364 (+0/+0)/4000 (-283)
Energy: 5 (+0/-0)
Scrap Parts: 245
Tech Parts: 0
Ammunition: 220
Other Items: Fusion Core
Education: General
Military Skill: 5

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The Underhive
(Bunker, Valley Forge Military Academy, Wayne, PA)
-Population: 215 (215 Humans)
-Slaves: 65 (30 Humans, 35 Ghouls)
+0 Food: 0/0 (Sustenance)
-Structures: Silo (2), Chemist, Inn, Arena, Armoursmith, Forge
-Items: 145 LT Melee, 150 1H Guns, 45 2H Guns, 55 Laser Weapons, 2 Plasma Weapons, 2 Energy Melee, 35 Leather Armour, 100 Improvised Explosives, 5 Mr Handies, 3 Protectrons, 3 Deatharoos, 2 Falcon Combat Armour

Reformed Society for Psychic and Paranormal Research/Marcher Jovian
Civilian Survivors
Industrious, Religious
Total Population: 545 (535 Humans, 10 Ghouls)
Total Slaves: 0
Food: 3755 (+1700/+200)/4000 (-545)
Energy: 2 (+2/-0)
Scrap Parts: 828
Tech Parts: 9
Ammunition: 305
Other Items: 30 Chems, Intact Computers (2), Precision Tools
Education: General
Military Skill: 1

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Monroe
(Settlement, Monroe, CT)
-Population: 390 (390 Humans)
+0 Food: 150/150 (Average--Winter)
-Structures: Fortifications (1), Farms (3), Silo (2), Inn
-Items: 175 1H Guns, 60 2H Guns, 22 Mr Handies, 9 Early Power Armour
Bridgeport
(Urban Ruin, Bridgeport, CT)
-Population: 155 (145 Humans, 10 Ghouls)
+200 Food: 0/0 (Worthless), 20/20 (Docks)
-Structures: Fortifications (2), Docks (2), Water Turbine (1), Radio Tower of Mysterious Origin, Still
-Items: 115 1H Guns, 80 2H Guns, 15 Plasma Weapons, 15 Combat Armour

The Sanctuary/thomas.berubeg
Pre-War Military
Agricultural, Religious
Total Population: 450 (395 Humans, 55 Ghouls)
Total Slaves: 0
Food: 4000 (+4100/+1100)/5000 (-450)
Energy: 12 (+0/-0)
Scrap Parts: 435
Tech Parts: 1
Ammunition: 1310
Other Items: Intact Computers (2), Machining Gear
Education: General
Military Skill: 4

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The Cloisters
(Urban Ruin, The Cloisters, Manhattan, NY)
-Population: 222 (187 Humans, 35 Ghouls)
+1100 Food: 50/50 (Sustenance), 10/10 (Dock)
-Structures: Fortifications (4), Farm (1), Dock (1), Silo (1), Still, Inn, Clinic, Water Purifier
-Items: 72 2H Guns, 115 Laser Weapons, 3 Plasma Weapons, 30 Leather Armour, 30 Combat Armour, 3 Standard Power Armour, 1 Canoe, 2 Small Boats, 10 Mr Gutsies
Red Cliff
(Settlement, Harlem River Park, Manhattan, NY)
-Population: 220 (200 Humans, 20 Ghouls)
+2000 Food: 100/100 (Sustenance)
-Structures: Fortifications (1), Farms (2), Silo (1), Arena
-Items: 70 2H Guns, 100 Laser Weapons, 2 Plasma Weapons, 20 Leather Armour, 45 Combat Armour, 2 Standard Power Armour, 10 Mr Gutsies
Terminus
(Settlement, Urban Ruin, Inwood-207th Street (A) Subway Station, Manhattan, NY)
-Population: 140 (140 Humans)
+1000 Food: 0/0 (Worthless), 50/50 (Hydroponic)
-Structures: Fortifications (1), Hydroponic Farm (1), Silo (1), Chemist
-Items: 70 2H Guns, 100 Laser Weapons, 2 Plasma Weapons, 5 Heavy Weapons, 45 Combat Armour, 2 Standard Power Armour, 20 Mr Gutsies
Garrisoned at New Harlem
-Items: 30 Laser Weapons, 20 Combat Armour, 10 Mr Gutsies

Shepaug Dam Survivors/Immaculate
Pre-War Military
Diplomatic, Industrious
Total Population: 1125 (1075 Humans, 50 Ghouls)
Total Prisoners: 95 (95 Humans)
Food: 5000 (+2450/+200)/5000 (-1290)
Energy: 20 (+10/-0)
Scrap Parts: 2545
Tech Parts: 14
Ammunition: 2815
Other Items: Machining Gear, Precision Tools
Education: General
Military Skill: 4

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Shepaug Dam
(Bunker, Shepaug Dam, Newtown/Southbury, CT)
-Population: 650 (650 Humans)
-Prisoners: 95 (95 Humans)
+200 Food: 200 Brahmin
-Structures: Water Turbine (5), Silo (1), Inn, Clinic
-Items: 220 2H Guns, 165 Laser Weapons, 280 LT Melee, 10 LT Ranged, 30 HT Melee, 20 Leather Armour, 200 Metal Armour, 185 Combat Armour, 20 Standard Power Armour, 11 Mr Gutsies, 10 Mr Handies, 200 Brahmin, 20 Horses, 50 Improvised Explosives
Newtown
(Settlement, Newtown, CT)
-Population: 160 (135 Humans, 25 Ghouls)
+0 Food: 0/0 (Sustenance--Winter)
-Structures: Fortifications (3), Farms (3), Silos (2), Inn, Still
-Items: 150 1H Guns, 30 Leather Armour
Roxbury
(Settlement, Roxbury, CT)
-Population: 155 (130 Humans, 25 Ghouls)
+0 Food: 0/0 (Average--Winter)
-Structures: Fortifications (1), Farms (3), Inn
-Items: 150 1H Guns, 30 Leather Armour
Canterbury
(Settlement, The Canterbury School, New Milford, CT)
-Population: 160 (160 Humans)
+0 Food: 0/0 (Average)
-Structures: Fortifications (4), Forge, Armoursmith, Inn
-Items: 80 1H Guns, 70 LT Ranged, 10 Leather Armour

The Skylanders/Shadowbound
Tribals
Environmentalist, Warlike
Total Population: 1240 (1240 Humans)
Total Slaves: 0
Total Food: 730 (+425/+425)/2000 (-1755)
Energy: 0 (+0/-0)
Scrap Parts: 300
Tech Parts: 0
Ammunition: 280
Other Items: Radio Gear
Education: Tribal
Military Skill: 4

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Skylanders Camp
(Camp, Rockaway NJ)
-Population: 1240 (1240 Humans)
+425 Food: 0/0 (Fertile), +430 (Brahmin)
-Items: 1110 LT Melee, 190 LT Ranged, 30 1H Guns, 30 2H Guns, 390 Leather Armour, 430 Brahmin, 155 Horses

Sons of Hope/Trigo238
Pre-War Military
Diplomatic, Warlike
Total Population: 443 (398 Humans, 45 Ghouls)
Total Slaves: 140 (140 Humans)
Food: 3000 (+250/+0)/3000 (-583)
Energy: 0 (+0/-0)
Scrap Parts: 1510
Tech Parts: 19
Ammunition: 2520
Other Items: Radio Gear, Machining Gear (2), Precision Tools
Education: General
Military Skill: 5

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Nutley
(Bunker, Nutley, NJ)
-Population: 423 (398 Humans, 25 Ghouls)
+0 Food
-Structures: Silo (1)
-Items: 266 Laser Weapons, 38 Plasma Weapons, 124 LT Melee, 15 HT Melee, 20 1H Guns, 65 Leather Armour, 60 Combat Armour, 20 Early Power Armour, 20 Mr Gutsies
East Orange
(Urban Ruin, East Orange, NJ)
-Population: 20 (20 Ghouls)
-Slaves: 140 (140 Humans)
+0 Food: 0/0 (Sustenance--Winter)
-Structures: Fortifications (1), Farms (1, Sustenance), Ammunition Plant
-Items: 30 1H Guns, 20 2H Guns, 30 Leather Armour

Sovereign Fortuna Guild/Ailedhoo
Boat People
Diplomatic, Maritime
Total Population: 568 (565 Humans, 3 Mr Gutsies)
Total Slaves: 0
Food: 782 (+900/+400)/4000 (-560)
Energy: 5 (+0/-0)
Scrap Parts: 120
Tech Parts: 11
Ammunition: 135
Other Items: Machining Gear, Radio Gear
Education: General
Military Skill: 1

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Sag Harbour
(Settlement, Sag Harbour, NY)
-Population: 565 (568 Humans, 3 Mr Gutsies)
+400 Food: 0/0 (Sustenance--Winter), 20/20 (Dock)
-Structures: Fortifications (1), Farm (1), Dock (2), Silo (2)
-Items: 85 1H Guns, 85 2H Guns, 20 Leather Armour, 5 Protectrons, 3 Canoes, 2 Small Boats, 10 Gen-1 Synths

Vault 77/poketwo
Vault Dwellers
Industrious, Religious
Total Population: 770 (670 Vault Humans, 100 Humans)
Total Prisoners: 90 (90 Humans)
Food: 1135 (+1980/+1980)/2000 (-1195)
Energy: 0 (+10/-10)
Scrap Parts: 260
Tech Parts: 0
Ammunition: 250
Other Items: 50 Alcohol
Education: General
Military Skill: 3

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Vault 77
(Vault, Valley Forge, PA)
DOOR CLOSED
-Population: 25 (25 Vault Humans)
+1600 Food: 0/0 (Average), +1000 (Nutrient Replication), +480 (Cattle)
+10 Energy
-Structures: Nutrient Replicator (2), Fusion Reactor
-Items: 10 1H Guns, 160 Cattle, 35 Horses
Springfield
(Settlement, Springfield Township (Delaware County), PA)
-Population: 745 (645 Vault Humans, 100 Humans)
-Prisoners: 90 (90 Humans)
+0 Food: 0/0 (Average--Winter)
-Structures: Fortifications (1), Farm (1, Average)
-Items: 215 LT Melee, 340 1H Guns, 170 2H Guns, 5 HT Melee, 160 Leather Armour, 7 Mr Handies, 180 Dogs, 5 Elephants

Vault 314/Terrance888
Vault Dwellers
Environmentalist, Scientific
Total Population: 963 (963 Humans)
Total Slaves: 112 (37 Humans, 75 Ghouls)
Food: 2990 (+500/+500)/3000 (-1096)
Energy: 54 (+10/-5)
Scrap Parts: 1426
Tech Parts: 32
Ammunition: 190
Other Items: 75 Alcohol
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

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Vault 314
(Vault, Mills Reservation, Montclair, NJ)
-Population: 991 (991 Humans)
-Slaves: 100 (25 Humans, 75 Ghouls)
+500 Food: 0/0 (Average), +500 (Nutrient Replication)
+10 Energy
-Structures: Fortifications (1), Nutrient Replicator (1 Active/2 Total), Silo (1), Fusion Reactor, Robotics Facility, Inn, Forge
-Items: 160 LT Melee, 242 LT Ranged, 15 HT Melee, 20 1H Guns, 10 Improvised Explosives, 20 Dynamite, 70 Leather Armour, 142 Mr Handies, 95 Protectrons, 24 Assaultrons, 10 Sentry Bots, 4 Horses

Vault 350/J.K. Stockholme
Vault Dwellers
Scientific, Warlike
Total Population: 643 (570 Humans, 73 Super Mutants)
Total Slaves: 0
Food: 1595 (+500/+500)/2000 (-730)
Energy: 4 (+10/-5)
Scrap Parts: 1559
Tech Parts: 22
Ammunition: 610
Other Items: Precision Tools, Radio Gear
Education: General
Military Skill: 3

Spoiler :

Vault 350
(Vault, High Ridge, East Haven, CT)
-Population: 643 (570 Humans, 73 Super Mutants)
+1000 Food: 0/0 (Sustenance), +1000 (Nutrient Replication)
+5 Energy
-Structures: Nutrient Replicator (1 Active/2), Fusion Reactor, FEV Laboratory
-Items: 290 1H Guns, 210 2H Guns, 5 HT Melee, 4 Laser Weapons, 25 Leather Armour, 4 Ishtar’s Armour, 67 FEV Abominations, 1 Vertibird

Wall Street Traders/NinjaCow64
Civilian Survivors
Diplomatic, Industrious
Total Population: 335 (300 Humans, 35 Ghouls)
Total Slaves: 210 (115 Humans, 95 Ghouls)
Food: 1160 (+950/+700)/4000 (-545)
Energy: 0 (+0/-0)
Scrap Parts: 1886
Tech Parts: 15
Ammunition: 220
Other Items: 40 Alcohol, 50 Chems, Radio Gear, Precision Tools
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

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New York Stock Exchange
(Urban Ruin, New York Stock Exchange, Manhattan, NY)
-Population: 200 (175 Humans, 25 Ghouls)
-Slaves: 150 (70 Humans, 80 Ghouls)
+0 Food: 0/0 (Sustenance--Winter)
-Structures: Fortifications (2), Farm (1), Silo (2), Inn, Forge
-Items: 105 1H Guns, 55 2H Guns, 10 Mr Handies
Pier 11
(Urban Ruin, Pier 11/Wall Street Ferry Terminal, Manhattan, NY)
-Population: 135 (125 Humans, 10 Ghouls)
-Slaves: 60 (45 Humans, 15 Ghouls)
+700 Food: 0/0 (Worthless), 70/70 (Docks)
-Structures: Fortifications (1), Docks (7)
-Items: 20 1H Guns, 25 2H Guns

NPCs

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Alphabet Company
Raiders
Maritime, Warlike
Urban Ruin, Alphabet City, Manhattan, NY
Population: 160 (55 Humans, 105 Ghouls)
Slaves: 250 (250 Humans)
Food: Secure
Structures: Fortifications (2), Dock (2)
Items: 130 LT Melee, 10 HT Melee, 70 Leather Armour
Education: General
Military Skill: 3

Arden
Civilian Survivors
Agricultural, Warlike
Settlement, Arden, DE
Population: 300 (300 Humans)
Slaves: 115 (115 Humans)
Food: Plentiful
Structures: Fortifications (4), Farm (2, Average), Silo (2)
Items: 300 LT Melee, 150 2H Guns, 50 Laser Weapons, 50 Combat Armour
Education: General
Military Skill: 4

Back-in-the-Saddle
Migrants
Agricultural, Industrious
Settlement, Saddle River County Park, Saddle Brook, NJ
Population: 140 (140 Humans)
Slaves: 0
Food: Insecure
Structures: Fortifications (1), Farm (1, Sustenance)
Items: 100 LT Melee, 20 LT Ranged, 20 1H Guns, 40 Leather Armour
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

Baritone Family
Raiders
Diplomatic, Warlike
Settlement, Belleville, NJ
Population: 360 (360 Humans)
Slaves: 180 (180 Ghouls)
Food: Average
Structures: Fortifications (3), Farms (3, Sustenance), Silo (1)
Items: 330 1H Guns, 70 2H Guns, 70 Laser Weapons
Education: General
Military Skill: 4

Barium Rangers
Tribals
Environmentalist, Scientific
Camp, Watertown, CT
Population: 570 (570 Humans)
Slaves: 0
Food: Plentiful
Structures: None
Items: 480 LT Melee, 200 LT Ranged, 80 2H Guns, 200 Leather Armour, 45 Brahmin
Education: Tribal
Military Skill: 3

Big Iron
Civilian Survivors
Industrious, Warlike
Urban Ruin, Flatiron Building, Manhattan, NY
Population: 350 (350 Ghouls)
Slaves: 745 (745 Humans)
Food: Average
Structures: Fortifications (2), Farms (4, Sustenance)
Items: 240 LT Melee, 60 HT Melee, 60 Dynamite
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

Blue Kangs
Raiders
Scientific, Warlike
Urban Ruin, Fordham University, Bronx, NY
Population: 220 (170 Humans, 50 Ghouls)
Slaves: 560 (420 Humans, 140 Ghouls)
Food: Average
Structures: Fortifications (3), Farms (2, Sustenance), Fusion Reactor, Inn, Arena, Clinic
Items: 180 2H Guns, 20 Laser Weapons, 10 Plasma Weapons, 100 Leather Armour, 60 Combat Armour, 50 Energy Grenades, Fusion Core
Education: General
Military Skill: 4

Blue Lions
Raiders
Environmentalist, Warlike
Urban Ruin, Chelsea, Manhattan, NY
Population: 402 (296 Humans, 106 Ghouls)
Slaves: 270 (250 Humans, 20 Ghouls)
Food: Average
Structures: Fortifications (3)
Items: 550 LT Melee
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

Branford
Boat People
Maritime, Religious
Settlement, Branford, CT
Population: 270 (270 Humans)
Slaves: 0
Food: Average
Structures: Fortifications (1), Dock (2), Silo (1)
Items: 120 1H Guns, 50 2H Guns, 5 Canoes, 2 Small Boats
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

Brookside
Migrants
Diplomatic, Religious
Settlement, Brookside, DE
Population: 300 (300 Humans)
Slaves: 0
Food: Insecure
Structures: Fortifications (1), Farms (1, Average)
Items: 150 LT Melee, 50 Ranged, 190 1H Guns, 50 Leather Armour
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

Bumbalo’s Bees
Raiders
Industrious, Religious
Urban Ruin, United Nations Building, Manhattan, NY
Population: 350 (350 Ghouls)
Slaves: 410 (410 Humans)
Food: Secure
Structures: Fortifications (3), Hydroponic Farms (2), Radio Tower
Items: 190 2H Guns, 50 Laser Weapons, 110 Leather Armour, 60 Combat Armour
Education: General
Military Skill: 3

Buzzing Hornets
Raiders
Environmentalist, Warlike
Settlement, Totowa, NJ
Population: 600 (520 Humans, 80 Ghouls)
Slaves: 180 (30 Humans, 150 Ghouls)
Food: Secure
Structures: Fortifications (3), Farms (2, Average), Silo (1), Arena
Items: 440 1H Guns, 110 2H Guns, 360 Leather Armour
Education: General
Military Skill: 3

Cantwell’s Own
Raiders
Industrious, Religious
Settlement, Odessa, DE
Population: 630 (610 Humans, 20 Slaves)
Slaves: 470 (330 Humans, 140 Ghouls)
Food: Insecure
Structures: Fortifications (2), Farms (2, Fertile)
Items: 390 LT Melee, 100 LT Ranged, 220 1H Guns, 50 2H Guns, 143 Leather Armour
Education: General
Military Skill: 4

Chesapeake City
Boat People
Diplomatic, Maritime
Settlement, Chesapeake City, MD
Population: 550 (525 Humans, 25 Ghouls)
Slaves: 0
Food: Average
Structures: Fortifications (2), Farms (3, Sustenance), Dock (1)
Items: 290 1H Guns, 150 2H Guns
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

Chester
Boat People
Diplomatic, Maritime
Settlement, Chester, PA
Population: 530 (420 Humans, 110 Ghouls)
Slaves: 0
Food: Insecure
Structures: Fortifications (2), Dock (2)
Items: 210 1H Guns, 80 2H Guns, 40 Laser Weapons, 3 Canoes, 2 Small Boats
Education: General
Military Skill: 3

Children of Concorde
Civilian Survivors
Environmentalist, Religious
Urban Ruin, Waterbury-Oxford Airport, Oxford, CT
Population: 335 (335 Humans)
Slaves: 0
Food: Secure
Structures: Fortifications (2), Hydroponic Farm (1), Silo (1), Fusion Reactor, Airfield
Items: 130 Laser Weapons, 24 HT Melee, 15 Protectrons, 5 Early Power Armour
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

Christmas Devils
Raiders
Religious, Warlike
Settlement, Bethlehem, CT
Population: 360 (360 Humans)
Slaves: 360 (360 Humans)
Food: Insecure
Items: 220 1H Guns, 140 2H Guns, 20 Improvised Explosives, 140 Leather Armour, 5 Artillery
Structures: Fortifications (3), Farm (1, Average), Forge, Arena
Education: General
Military Skill: 4

Citadel 135
Vault-Dwellers
Religious, Warlike
Settlement, (Vault 135) Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Ossining, NY
Population: 850 (850 Humans)
Slaves: 0
Food: Plentiful
Items: 440 LT Melee, 410 LT Ranged, 240 1H Guns, 220 2H Guns, 100 Laser Weapons, 420 Leather Armour, 160 Combat Armour, 2 Canoes, 75 Alcohol, Machining Gear
Structures: Fortifications (5), Nutrient Replicator (2), Dock (1), Fusion Reactor, Forge, Armoursmith, Workshop, Water Purifier
Education: General
Military Skill: 5

Claymont
Civilian Survivors
Industrious, Warlike
Settlement, Claymont, DE
Population: 280 (280 Humans)
Slaves: 155 (155 Humans)
Food: Average
Items: 150 LT Melee, 200 1H Guns, 45 2H Guns, 45 Combat Armour, 1 Artillery
Structures: Fortifications (5), Farm (1, Average), Dock (1)
Education: General
Military Skill: 4

Cohen Syndicate
Raiders
Diplomatic, Warlike
Urban Ruin, East Broadway Subway Station, Manhattan, NY
Population: 250 (125 Humans, 125 Ghouls)
Slaves: 130 (80 Humans, 50 Ghouls)
Food: Average
Structures: Fortifications (2), Farm (1, Sustenance), Silo (1)
Items: 270 LT Melee, 80 2H Guns, 100 Leather Armour
Education: General
Military Skill: 3

Cranford
Civilian Survivors
Religious, Scientific
Settlement, Cranford, NJ
Population: 580 (535 Humans, 45 Ghouls)
Slaves: 0
Food: Plentiful
Structures: Fortifications (3), Farm (1, Fertile), Workshop, Still
Items: 370 1H Guns, 120 2H Guns, 125 Leather Armour, 100 Alcohol
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

Crimson Lizards
Tribals
Diplomatic, Warlike
Camp, West Mountain State Forest, NY
Population: 630 (630 HUmans)
Slaves: 0
Food: Plentiful
Structures: None
Items: 360 LT Melee, 170 LT Ranged, 450 Leather Armour, 40 Brahmin, 140 Radstags, 50 Chems
Education: Tribal
Military Skill: 3

Delta Airlines
Raiders
Religious, Warlike
Urban Ruin, LaGuardia Airport, Queens, NY
Population: 520 (480 Humans, 40 Ghouls)
Slaves: 120 (60 Humans, 60 Ghouls)
Structures: Fortifications (5), Hydroponic Farm (2), Forge, Armoursmith, Automated Defences
Items: 265 LT Melee, 93 LT Ranged, 143 1H Guns, 105 2H Guns, 40 Laser Weapons, 370 Leather Armour, 110 Combat Armour, 5 Standard Power Armour, 2 Artillery
Education: General
Military Skill: 4

Denville
Civilian Survivors
Diplomatic, Warlike
Settlement, Denville, NJ
Population: 375 (375 Humans)
Slaves: 0
Food: Insecure
Structures: Fortifications (2), Farm (1, Average), Silo (1), Inn
Items: 350 1H Guns, 50 2H Guns, 120 Leather Armour
Education: General
Military Skill: 1

Dragons of Death
Raiders
Scientific, Warlike
Settlement, Ridley Park, PA
Population: 400 (265 Humans, 135 Ghouls)
Slaves: 200 (170 Humans, 30 Ghouls)
Food: Insecure
Structures: Fortifications (2), Farm (1, Average), Silo (1), Forge
Items: 640 LT Melee, 50 LT Siege, 50 Laser Weapons, 135 Leather Armour, 135 Metal Armour
Education: General
Military Skill: 4

East Hampton
Civilian Survivors
Maritime, Warlike
Settlement, East Hampton, NY
Population: 330 (330 Humans)
Slaves: 0
Food: Average
Structures: Fortifications (3), Farm (1, Sustenance), Silo (1)
Items: 220 1H Guns, 200 Leather Armour, 30 Mr Handies, 40 Brahmin
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

Englewood
Civilian Survivors
Agricultural, Religious
Settlement, Englewood, NJ
Population: 360 (360 Humans)
Slaves: 0
Food: Secure
Structures: Fortifications (2), Farm (1, Average), Silo (1)
Items: 160 1H Guns, 120 2H Guns, 40 Laser Weapons, 120 Leather Armour
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

Essex County National Guard
Pre-War Military
Religious, Warlike
Urban Ruin, Essex County Airport, Caldwell, NJ
Stats: ???

Fort Hamilton
Migrants
Industrious, Warlike
Urban Ruin, Fort Hamilton Parkway Station (F/G), Brooklyn, NY
Population: 200 (170 Humans, 30 Ghouls)
Slaves: 0
Food: Insecure
Structures: Fortifications (4), Mine
Items: 110 LT Melee, 60 2H Guns, 10 HT Melee, 20 Dynamite, 10 Mr Handies, 90 Leather Armour, 10 Metal Armour
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

Fort Lee
Migrants
Religious, Warlike
Urban Ruin, Fort Lee, NJ
Stats: ???

Gas House Gang
Raiders
Environmentalist, Warlike
Urban Ruin, Stuyvesant Town, Manhattan, NY
Population: 380 (380 Humans)
Slaves: 270 (50 Humans, 220 Ghouls)
Food: Secure
Structures: Fortifications (2), Farm (0, Sustenance), Forge, Armoursmith
Items: 280 LT Melee, 170 2H Guns, 190 Leather Armour
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

Grand Central
Migrants
Diplomatic, Religious
Urban Ruin, Grand Central Station, Manhattan, NY
Population: 255 (255 Humans)
Slaves: 0
Food: Secure
Structures: Fortifications (3), Hydroponic Farm (1)
Items: 180 1H Guns, 50 2H Guns, 5 Laser Weapons, 5 HT Melee, 5 Heavy Weapons, Precision Tools
Education: General
Military Skill: 3

Green Braves
Raiders
Religious, Warlike
Settlement, Franklin Lakes, NJ
Population: 260 (260 Humans)
Slaves: 240 (80 Humans, 160 Ghouls)
Food: Average
Structures: Fortifications (2), Farms (2, Average), Forge, Arena
Items: 130 LT Melee, 80 1H Guns, 10 Plasma Weapons, 130 Leather Armour, 30 Mr Handies
Education: General
Military Skill: 3

Greenhorns
Tribals
Environmentalist, Warlike
Camp, Callicoon, NY
Population: 580 (580 Humans)
Slaves: 0
Food: Secure
Structures: None
Items: 220 LT Melee, 380 LT Ranged, 210 Leather Armour, 380 Brahmin, 60 Dogs
Education: Tribal
Military Skill: 2

Governors Island
Boat People
Diplomatic, Maritime
Settlement, Governors Island, Manhattan, NY
Population: 280 (270 Humans, 10 Ghouls)
Slaves: 0
Food: Secure
Structures: Fortifications (1), Docks (2), Inn
Items: 150 1H Guns, 65 2H Guns, 125 Leather Armour, 5 Canoes, 2 Small Boats
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

Habitat 59
Institution
Diplomatic, Scientific
Urban Ruin, 59th Street-Columbus Circle Subway Station (1/A/B/C/D), Manhattan, NY
Population: 340 (340 Humans)
Slaves: 0
Food: Plentiful
Structures: Fortifications (3), Hydroponic Farm (2), Fusion Reactor, Inn
Items: 245 Mr Handies, 143 Protectrons, 77 Mr Gutsies
Education: Advanced
Military Skill: 1

Jamaica Bay Corsairs
Boat People
Maritime, Warlike
Settlement, Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, NY
Population: 360 (275 Humans, 85 Ghouls)
Slaves: 250 (190 Humans, 60 Ghouls)
Food: Average
Structures: Fortifications (2), Dock (3), Airstrip
Items: 220 LT Melee, 100 LT Ranged, 2 Small Boats
Education: General
Military Skill: 3

Julliard Drama School
Raiders
Industrious, Warlike
Urban Ruin, Lincoln Square, Manhattan, NY
Population: 115 (115 Humans)
Slaves: 330 (220 Humans, 110 Ghouls)
Food: Insecure
Structures: Fortifications (2), Arena
Items: 290 LT Melee, 110 LT Ranged, 170 Leather Armour
Education: General
Military Skill: 5

Leng
Institution
Industrious, Scientific
Urban Ruin, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Population: 660 (660 Ghouls)
Slaves: 0
Food: Secure
Structures: Fortifications (2), Hydroponic Farms (2), Manufactory, Robotics Facility, Laboratory, Fusion Reactor
Items: 60 LT Melee, 125 LT Ranged, 50 1H Guns, 20 Laser Weapons, 40 Leather Armour, 60 Combat Armour, 150 Mr Handies, 300 Protectrons, 40 Assaultrons, 20 Mr Gutsies, 80 Energy Grenades
Education: Advanced
Military Skill: 3

Lexington Haven
Migrants
Diplomatic, Warlike
Urban Ruin, Lexington Avenue/59th Street Station, Manhattan, NY
Population: 300 (150 Humans, 150 Ghouls)
Slaves: 0
Food: Insecure
Structures: Fortifications (2)
Items: 280 LT Melee, 50 2H Guns, 5 Mr Handies, 60 Leather Armour
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

Locust Point
Boat People
Maritime, Scientific
Settlement, Locust Point, Bronx, NY
Population: 240 (240 Humans)
Slaves: 0
Food: Secure
Structures: Fortifications (3), Dock (2), Silo (1), Inn
Items: 50 LT Melee, 150 1H Guns, 40 2H Guns, 150 Leather Armour, 15 Combat Armour, 4 Canoes, 2 Galleys, 1 Small Boat
Education: General
Military Skill: 3

Lyndhurst
Civilian Survivors
Agricultural, Environmentalist
Settlement, Lyndhurst, NJ
Population: 460 (300 Humans, 160 Ghouls)
Slaves: 0
Food: Secure
Structures: Fortifications (2), Farms (2, Average), Silo (1)
Items: 220 1H Guns, 170 2H Guns, 5 Mr Handies, 30 Alcohol
Education: General
Military Skill: 1

Manhattan Commune
Civilian Survivors
Diplomatic, Industrious
Urban Ruin, Canal Street (A/C/E) Subway Station, Manhattan, NY
Population: 235 (235 Humans)
Slaves: 175 (175 Ghouls)
Food: Insecure
Structures: Fortifications (2), Hydroponic Farm (1), Silo (1)
Items: 100 1H Guns, 70 2H Guns, 70 Leather Armour
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

Mawdryn’s Band
Tribals
Industrious, Religious
Camp, Marlboro, NY
Population: 830 (830 Ghouls)
Slaves: 0
Food: Secure
Structures: None
Items: 630 LT Melee, 55 LT Ranged, 125 Laser Weapons, 7 Plasma Weapons, 830 Leather Armour, 250 Brahmin, 50 Radstags, Laboratory Equipment
Education: Tribal
Military Skill: 3

Mid-Bedford
Institution
Industrious, Scientific
Urban Ruin, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY
Population: 255 (70 Humans, 185 Ghouls)
Slaves: 0
Food: Plentiful
Structures: Fortifications (4), Hydroponic Farm (1), Still
Items: 50 LT Melee, 70 1H Guns, 15 2H Guns, 15 Mr Handies, 15 Protectrons, 60 Alcohol, 15 Chems
Education: Advanced
Military Skill: 2

National Humane Alliance
Raiders
Industrious, Warlike
Settlement, Derby, CT
Population: 790 (580 Humans, 210 Ghouls)
Slaves: 0
Food: Insecure
Structures: Fortifications (4), Farm (1, Sustenance)
Items: 670 LT Melee, 60 LT Ranged, 60 1H Guns, Machine Gear, 20 Chems
Education: General
Military Skill: 3

New Bear
Migrants
Agricultural, Environmentalist
Settlement, Bear, DE
Population: 580 (430 Humans, 150 Ghouls)
Slaves: 0
Food: Secure
Structures: Fortifications (2), Farms (1, Average), Silo (1)
Items: 450 LT Melee, 200 2H Guns, 200 Leather Armour
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

New Harlem
Civilian Survivors
Diplomatic, Industrious
Urban Ruin, 125th Street (A/D) Subway Station, Manhattan, NY
Population: 230 (180 Humans, 50 Ghouls)
Slaves: 0
Food: Average
Structures: Fortifications (2)
Items: 190 LT Melee, 100 1H Guns, 10 HT Melee
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

New Passaic
Civilian Survivors
Industrious, Religious
Urban Ruin, Passaic, NJ
Population: 205 (205 Humans)
Slaves: 0
Food: Plentiful
Structures: Fortifications (2), Farms (2, Average)
Items: None
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

New York State Thruway Authority
Raiders
Diplomatic, Warlike
Settlement, Irvington, NY
Population: 187 (187 Humans)
Slaves: 140 (140 Humans)
Food: Insecure
Structures: Fortifications (1), Farm (1, Sustenance), Water Turbines (2), Dock (1)
Items: 130 1H Guns, 50 2H Guns, 30 Laser Weapons, 210 Leather Armour, 15 Mr Handies, 30 Protectrons, 1 Small Boat
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

Nippur
Civilian Survivors
Religious, Warlike
Settlement, North Haven, CT
Population: 270 (270 Humans)
Food: Average
Structures: Fortifications (2), Farms (2, Sustenance), Silo (1)
Items: 120 LT Melee, 90 LT Ranged, 190 2H Guns, 20 Mr Handies, 10 Protectrons, 215 Leather Armour
Education: General
Military Skill: 3

North Stars
Tribals
Environmentalist, Warlike
Camp, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Population: 640 (640 Humans)
Slaves: 0
Food: Average
Structures: Fortifications (1), Farms (1, Average), Silo (1), Workshop
Items: 580 LT Melee, 600 LT Ranged, 560 Horses
Education: Tribal
Military Skill: 4

Nuka World
Raiders
Diplomatic, Warlike
Urban Ruin, Nuka-World, Agawam, MA
Stats: ???

Picket Fencers
Raiders
Industrious, Religious
Settlement, Paramus, NJ
Population: 200 (200 Humans)
Slaves: 150 (150 Ghouls)
Food: Secure
Structures: Fortifications (2), Farms (1, Fertile), Arena
Items: 180 1H Guns, 70 2H Guns, 120 Leather Armour, 25 Mr Handies
Education: General
Military Skill: 3

Pleasantville
Civilian Survivors
Agricultural, Maritime
Settlement, Pleasantville, NJ
Population: 390 (390 Humans)
Slaves: 0
Food: Average
Structures: Fortifications (1), Docks (2), Silo (1)
Items: 240 1H Guns, 50 2H Guns, 120 Leather Armour, 5 Canoes, 1 Small Boat
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

Poughkeepsie Grand Duchy
Migrants
Agricultural, Warlike
Settlement, Poughkeepsie, NY
Stats: ???

Ranganathan-Vrindavan
Migrants
Agricultural, Religious
Settlement, Pomona, NY
Population: 490 (110 Humans, 380 Ghouls)
Slaves: 0
Food: Plentiful
Structures: Fortifications (1), Farms (2, Fertile), Clinic, Arena
Items: 290 1H Guns, 140 2H Guns, 60 Leather Armour
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

Rose Singers
Raiders
Industrious, Warlike
Urban Ruin, Rikers Island, New York, NY
Population: 330 (330 Humans)
Slaves: 240 (200 Humans, 40 Ghouls)
Food: Insecure
Structures: Fortifications (3), Farms (2, Sustenance), Dock (1), Forge, Armoursmith, Arena, Steam Generator
Items: 178 LT Melee, 70 LT Ranged, 10 LT Siege, 83 1H Guns, 55 2H Guns, 10 Laser Weapons, 5 Heavy Weapons, 80 Leather Armour, 33 Metal Armour, 40 Combat Armour, 5 Scrap Power Armour, 18 Protectrons, 4 Mr Gutsies, 5 Canoes, 2 Galleys
Education: General
Military Skill: 5

Sagaponack
Migrants
Environmentalist, Warlike
Settlement, Sagaponack, NY
Population: 120 (120 Humans)
Slaves: 0
Food: Average
Structures: Fortification (1), Farm (1, Sustenance)
Items: 50 1H Guns, 30 2H Guns, 30 Leather Armour, 5 Plasma Weapons
Education: General
Military Skill: 1

Sleepy Hollow
Settlement, Sleepy Hollow, NY
Stats: ???

Skylands Manor
Migrants
Agricultural, Diplomatic
Settlement, Skylands Estate, Ringwood, NJ
Population: 320 (320 Humans)
Slaves: 0
Food: Plentiful
Structures: Fortifications (3), Farms (1, Fertile), Silo (2), Forge, Armoursmith
Items: 200 LT Melee, 160 LT Ranged, 100 Leather Armour, 70 Metal Armour, Machining Gear, 90 Brahmin, 10 Radstags
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

Storybook Land
Raiders
Religious, Warlike
Settlement, Storybook Land, Egg Harbour Township, NJ
Population: 260 (260 Humans)
Slaves: 170 (170 Humans)
Food: Secure
Structures: Fortifications (3), Farms (2, Average), Silo (1), Forge, Armoursmith, Workshop, Arena
Items: 220 LT Melee, 170 LT Ranged, 5 LT Siege, 170 Leather Armour, 45 Metal Armour
Education: General
Military Skill: 3

Strontium Rangers
Tribals
Religious, Warlike
Camp, Woodbury, CT
Population: 580 (580 Humans)
Slaves: 0
Food: Secure
Structures: None
Items: 440 LT Melee, 290 LT Ranged, 30 2H Guns, 150 Brahmin, 20 Chems
Education: Tribal
Military Skill: 4

Temple of the Holy Pluto
Institution
Religious, Scientific
Urban Ruin, Hayden Planetarium, Manhattan, NY
Stats: ???

Teterboro
Pre-War Military
Diplomatic, Religious
Urban Ruin, Teterboro Airport, Moonachie, NJ
Population: 230 (230 Humans)
Slaves: 0
Food: Secure
Structures: Fortifications (2), Hydroponic Farm (1), Automated Defences, Fusion Reactor, Still, Airstrip
Items: 110 1H Guns, 20 2H Guns, 270 Laser Weapons, 10 Plasma Weapons, 190 Combat Armour, 10 Early Power Armour, 2 Vertibirds, 50 Alcohol, Fusion Core
Education: General
Military Skill: 5

Tremont Shelter
Civilian Survivors
Religious, Warlike
Urban Ruin, Tremont Avenue Subway Station, Bronx, NY
Population: 180 (140 Humans, 40 Ghouls)
Slaves: 0
Food: Insecure
Structures: Fortifications (3)
Items: 120 LT Melee, 80 1H Guns, 140 Leather Armour
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

Troy
Migrants
Diplomatic, Scientific
Settlement, Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Population: 1830 (1660 Humans, 170 Ghouls)
Slaves: 1320 (1190 Humans, 130 Ghouls)
Food: Secure
Structures: Fortifications (6), Farms (6, Fertile), Silo (6), Inn, Arena, Forge, Armoursmith
Items: 1610 LT Melee, 530 LT Ranged, 10 LT Siege, 95 1H Guns, 1490 Metal Armour, 20 Horses, Fusion Core
Education: General
Military Skill: 4

Trumbull
Civilian Survivors
Agricultural, Environmentalist
Settlement, Trumbull, CT
Population: 320 (315 Humans, 5 Ghouls)
Slaves: 0
Food: Adequate
Structures: Fortifications (4), Farms (1, Average), Silo (1)
Items: 300 1H Guns, 35 Laser Weapons, 60 Mr Handies
Education: General
Military Skill: 3

Union Service Plaza
Migrants
Diplomatic, Environmentalist
Settlement, Union Township, NJ
Population: 520 (495 Humans, 25 Ghouls)
Slaves: 60 (50 Humans, 10 Ghouls)
Food: Secure
Structures: Fortifications (1), Farms (1, Average), Forge
Items: 80 LT Melee, 40 LT Ranged, 280 1H Guns, 300 2H Guns, 30 Laser Weapons, 300 Leather Armour, 50 Metal Armour, 3 Scrap Power Armour, Intact Computers
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

Upside-Down Rams
Raiders
Industrious, Warlike
Urban Ruin, The Heights, Jersey City, NJ
Population: 400 (400 Ghouls)
Slaves: 60 (60 Humans)
Food: Insecure
Structures: Fortifications (2), Farms (2, Sustenance)
Items: 260 LT Melee, 140 1H Guns, 15 2H Guns, 40 HT Melee, 160 Leather Armour
Education: General
Military Skill: 3

Vault 495
(Sealed) Vault, Lincoln Tunnel, NJ/NY
Stats: ???

Verona
Migrants
Agricultural, Religious
Settlement, Verona, NJ
Population: 510 (440 Humans, 60 Ghouls)
Slaves: 0
Food: Plentiful
Structures: Fortifications (4), Farm (1, Average) Silo (2), Still, Inn
Items: 400 LT Melee, 190 LT Ranged, 11 LT Siege, 240 Alcohol, 5 Chems, 5 Mr Handies, 5 Protectrons
Education: General
Military Skill: 2

Wolves of Artemis
Tribals
Industrious, Religious
Camp, Sundown Wild Forest, NY
Population: 350 (350 Humans)
Slaves: 0
Food: Secure
Structures: None
Items: 280 LT Melee, 260 LT Ranged, 270 Leather Armour, 130 Brahmin, 300 Dogs, 40 Radstags, Laboratory Equipment, Fusion Core, Radio Gear
Education: Tribal
Military Skill: 3

Yellow Kangs
Raiders
Religious, Warlike
Urban Ruin, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
Population: 570 (420 Humans, 150 Ghouls)
Slaves: 230 (150 Humans, 80 Ghouls)
Food: Insecure
Structures: Fortifications (4), Farms (2, Sustenance), Inn, Arena, Forge, Workshop
Items: 400 LT Melee, 60 1H Guns, 200 2H Guns, 280 Leather Armour, 40 Metal Armour, Laboratory Equipment, Mysterious Baseball Bat
Education: General
Military Skill: 4

Zinc Devils
Raiders
Diplomatic, Environmentalist
Settlement, Middletown, NY
Population: 350 (295 Humans, 55 Ghouls)
Slaves: 80 (80 Humans)
Food: Insecure
Structures: Fortifications (2), Farms (1, Average), Silo (1)
Items: 360 LT Melee, 130 LT Ranged, 160 1H Guns, 130 Chems
Education: General
Military Skill: 3

Special NPCs

Church of the Children of Atom
Scientific, Religious
Known Locations:
-Annapolis, MD [Headquarters]
-Havre de Grace, MD

The Bell
???

The Cybermen
Scientific, Warlike
Known Locations:
-Vault 370, Menlo Park, Edison Township, NJ

Ishtar’s Gatekeepers
???

The Eye of Horus
Scientific, Religious
Known Pyramids:
-The Lawrenceville School, Lawrence Township, NJ
-Haverford College, Haverford, PA
-Fort Christina, Wilmington, DE

Map

 

[NinjaCow64]

To: PLA Naval Air Base NYC Squadron ( @LonelyLurker )
From: Wall Street Traders

Greetings! We are always gladdened to see new faces in the Manhattan region. Although the people of America and the people of China were in conflict, that was a very long time ago. We of the Wall Street Traders wish for nothing but peaceful relations with our neighbours. And if there are any trades you wish to make, we are always willing to conduct business. Many good s are exchanged through our markets on a daily basis, we are sure we can find something you are interested in.

To: The Cohen Syndicate
From: Wall Street Traders

Our trade agreement is about to expire. We would be interested in negotiating a new agreement to continue supplying food to your community.

To: Lexington Haven
From: Wall Street Traders

I can't imagine that you would be interested in a trade. We'll cut you a deal - we won't bother you if you don't bother us.

To: All Friendly Known Factions
From: Wall Street Traders

We are extremely concerned about the disappearance of the Battery Park settlement. While there was no love lost between our communities, the idea of 150 relatively well armed men and women disappearing without a trace is extremely concerning to us. If one of you managed to enslave the community, we're happy for you and wish you no ill will. We are just concerned that there might be some of those Cybomans that we keep hearing about from the South or something even worse nearby. And if that is the case, we would like to be prepared. To that end, if anyone has any information on the disappearance of the Battery Park residents, we will compensate you with a reward of scrap and/or food.

 

[jackelgull]

Orders:
"Assistant, I want you to write what I'm about to say down"
"Yes sir"
"According to our research, when the Ash is ingested, the ingesters of the ash 'have their body wither away into nothing, after crying out about the madness and emptiness of the world', which means the Ash needs a route through the esophagus and into the stomach to be effective, if the length of time until death is an accurate measure. The best way to weaponize this is to turn the Ash into a spray."
"But won't the esophagus get in the way? The muscle doesn't open unless there's food or water"
"We can induce an opening. We still have plenty of asthma medication, correct?"
"Yes sir"
"We'll combine that in the spray. The asthma medication should also relax esophagus muscles enough for the aerosolized Ash to get into the stomach"
"excellent reasoning sir, should I grab some slaves to test your deductions on?"
"Of course, experimentation is the bed rock of science"
Director + 10 slaves: Run tests to turn ash into bioweapon

"Big mama, how are we gonna solve the food crisis?"
"How else? We murder someone and take their food"
"No disrespect Big Mama, but how about we try trading for it. We have alot of scrap and the soft skins in Shepaug Damn have alot food"
"Not a bad idea, most of the easy to reach and easy to crack targets have cleared out"
"But we're raiders, won't they shoot us on sight?"
"We ain't telling them that Queek. We're just a settlement fending for ourselves as best we can until the lawful authority of the government of Connecticut can reach us."
"But we have no intention of taking their orders"
"You know what, just shut up, shut up and let me do the talking"
Trade 600 scrap for 1200 food with Shepaug Dam

Keep 420 slaves for farming

Entire Brotherhood engaged in singing and dancing for crazy Bollywood musical number
"We're building an ammunition plant"
"An ammunition plant!"
"We're building an ammunition plant!"
"An ammunition plant"
" Oh happy day happy"
"We shall sing and dance"
"Sing and Dance"
"It's raining bullets!"
"It's raining bullets!"
and so the musical from hell continues
We have the scrap and tech parts to build our own ammunition plant

Send a party of 20 ghouls in Power Armor and energy weapons to follow the I84 and I90 highways to explore to Boston

"Phobos, Deimos, I was just thinking, I'm a right proper raider queen, but I don't have a throne or territory of mine own"
"Your right your majesty"
"Shameful, absolutely shameful"
"Well, we have an abundance of muscle don't we? Tell our loggerheaded boys to get right on setting up tributaries for their leader, what are you waiting for?"
"Right on it ma'am"
"I must say you're looking truly queenly today Big Mama."
Send 200 ghouls armed with one handed weapons and leather armor to exact annual tribute in food and scrap from the land surrounding Hartford

Arm 250 ghouls with armor and LT melee and send them to scavenge along with 116 slaves. This party should scavenge The Conneticut Science Center. There might be a working computer there, given its reputation as the state's foremost STEM resource

Send the 5 leftover ghouls to chase rumours about the Order of the Holy Wound in New Jersey. Give them some leather armor and energy weapons, and hope they have the sense to lay their heads low and not attract attention.

 

[Ailedhoo]

To: Sovereign Fortuna Guild
From: The men from Boston

We can offer 200 of the best food per turn.

The Guild is listening: what is thy desire?

 

[Zappericus]

Rise of the Confederacy

The Chem Dogs in cooperation with the Kings & Queens of Valley Forge, announce now that they are pooling together their resources, strongholds and manpower to form a Confederacy of Raiders with the intent of solidifying their position in Valley Forge in wake of their war with Vault 77. Henceforth, the areas of Valley Forge and surrounding lands are property of the confederacy - and all settlements, homesteads and peoples under this new banner are obligated to pay tribute in fresh manpower, food and supplies every half year in exchange for "protection".

It is the purpose of the confederacy to organize raids, ensure mutual protection and profit between the confederate gangs, and to expand across the wasteland as a single entity under a centralized democratic leadership. An attack on one is an attack on all, and all gangs are expected to pool in on terminating a threat to the continued existence of the confederacy.

As far as leadership goes, all gangs of the confederacy will have a representative boss who will take active part in managing the confederacy as part of the council. Like in the days of the old world, all matters will be held to a vote before proceeding.

 

[J.K. Stockholme]

From Vault 350
To North Haven

We accept your fealty.

 

[Nobody126]

Diplomacy

Children of the Atom

We would be happy to assist you. Our population is not well versed in the matters of land warfare as some factions are. However we are expert in everything maritime.

We could sail our 4 galleys west to the mouth of the Susquehanna River, operated by 40 experienced sailors. We would outfit the galleys with siege weapons for longe range engagement and naval warfare, as long as you could provide the munitions for these weapons (50 scrap is the LT siege ammo requirement) as our resources are stretched thin with our home buildup. This force would then pick up 160 of your personnel, who would be the primary force for any land operations involved, and assist with the rowing of the ships as directed by our sailors. The force would sail north on the river in search of your objective. Does this fit with what you were hoping we could assist with?

While we are engaging, we do have a pair of questions to ask. First, do you have any knowledge of the Eye of Horus, which has troubled factions around Philadelphia? Second, would you be able to share your maps and knowledge of settlements, dangers, and interesting locations around the Northern Chesapeake and along the Susquehanna River as far north as you have traveled in order to assist out efforts to establish a trading network in due time?

Best Wishes and may the atom grace you.

Arden, Claymont, Chester, New Bear, Chesapeake City

Brothers and sisters we have a proposal.

Ammunition is running scarce in the wasteland. To the north, west, and south our region is surrounded by significant raider threats. In order to adequately protect our settlements, we need a source of ammunition moving forward. The AML is on the cusp of building an ammunition plant with the specialized resources we have in our possession; however we are short of scrap parts necessary for the initial structure.

Therefore we propose a collaboration. We are a trade league. We had intended to sell ammunition to your settlements at a 2.5:1 scrap to ammo rate, given the scarcity of the resource. If our settlements instead collaborated to build the structure, we would instead sell ammunition to you at the base rate of 1:1 scrap to ammo for the first 1500 units of ammunition, and a 1.5:1 rate thereafter. We need 2000 scrap parts to build the structure. We propose that we split that cost equally among us and reap the benefits as a region. If all 5 of you participate, it would be 400 scrap per settlement. The cost would of course go up if not everyone wants to participate, a matter of simple division.

Brookside

You declined to join our league. We understand. You wish to face the threats of the wasteland alone. However that does not mean we cannot engage in mutually beneficial trade.

We find ourselves short of 1-H guns and scrap. We notice that you are short of food and armor. We would be happy to supply you with food in exchange for a limited supply of 1-H guns (we understand you need to defend yourself) and scrap. The amount is negotiable but the two separate trade we were thinking were:

50 leather armor in exchange for 500 scrap.

1000 food, 90 LT Melee in exchange for 90 1-H guns.

North Stars

Greetings. Dont attack. We bring 10 chem units as a peace offering to hear us out.

We get it. Your kind (raiders) dont mix well with our kind (not raiders). However we have a proposal for mutual gain. You give us 100 horses. We give you 100 chems, 100 leather armor, 20 1-H guns and 100 ammunition.

We are willing to negotiate if you would prefer different resources in exchange.

Chesapeake City

Alright, we accept you do not want to join us. However let us speak trade to our mutual benefit. You are still in need of food. We still have need of scrap and have a newfound need for 2-H guns. We will trade you 1200 food for 400 scrap and 50 2-H guns, which is on par with our past trading.

New Bear

Let us speak trade. We desire 2-H guns. You could use better armor. We can give you 10 combat armor, top of the line, for 50 2-H guns.

Claymont

Greetings. We notice that you are...running low on food as Winter approaches. It promises to be a rough Winter. However we also note that you seem to have many able bodied slaves serving your people. We would be willing to offer you 700 food and 300 ammunition for your 150 slaves, which appears to benefit both of us. If that ratio is unacceptable to you, please counter with what you would prefer.

Arden

Greetings. Passing travelers have mentioned that your faction has plenty of weapons to spare, yet does not appear to have a bountiful number of armor units. We believe that we may offer you a bit more balance to your fighting population's needs. We propose giving you 100 leather armor and 10 combat armor in exchange for 50 2-H guns and 10 laser weapons.