[IC] Field Reports

[D33tly]

Post in-character field reports below.



<:: This is Paladin Kevin Shieldman, and I have strange news to report Brothers. A strange black object was seen flying over to the south (// I count Gas station = north, so other way is south) of our base. It landed quickly, then took off and left. I could not see what was going on over there, but seeing this has made me uneasy now. That is all I have to report, Paladin Kevin Shieldman out.

[Spades_Neil]

Keep an eye out for the object if it is spotted again. Report in if it's seen. Try to get some footage of it if possible using your helmet camera.

Signed,
Head Paladin J. Anderson

[D33tly]

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<:: This is Paladin Kevin Shieldman reporting. A few strange events occurred today, I recorded two of them with my helmet camera as to give you all a better depiction of it. The first thing that happened was a group of wastelanders hung out by the broken oil truck crashed by the road. Another man came over, and must have shot at them or done something to make them run, because they did.


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*Three men are seen around the truck, and another man comes from the side of the screen. He pulls something out, and the men run behind the truck. As the newcomer comes behind the truck, the video cuts off*


<:: I had to cut off the video because a wastelander came to the perimeter. He asked a few general purpose questions, which I quickly answered and sent him off. Another wastelander came, and asked if we could protect his new town he was creating, then another came with him and the third was still around. I sent all three of them off, and continued patrolling.
<:: NCR troopers came soon after. Two came over, the ranger and another I have not seen. The ranger did the talking, and asked if he could have some scrapped or broken power armor. He also asked if he could speak to Elder Niel. I sent them off soon, and continued my patrol again.
<:: About one hour later, a squad of five men left the NCR's village. They went to the old Repconn facility, and when they left minutes later, they were firing their weapons. They fired behind them ater enemies I could not make out. They ran up to the old truck, and a massive creature (// Antlion, dont know what to say ICly) came out and attacked them. They continued their retreat to town later.


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*The video shows weapons being discharged by the Repconn facility, then the men running. They stop at the rocks, and are attacked by the creature, they fend it off getting a few injured, and retreat into the NCR town. the video ends*


<:: I could not tell what happened from then. This is all I have to report. Paladin Kevin Shieldman out.

[Spades_Neil]

Paladins Kevin and Michael have done some reconnaissance with me recently. We've come across two factions, both non-hostile, who seem to hold significant power in this region.

One is the New California Republic, a wastelander coalition that has some decent manpower and does regular patrols in the valley. They are non-hostile and even a bit friendly. They traded a broken metal fabrication protectron I was interested in for some water filters. We're re-purposing the robot for explosive ordinance disposal.

The other is far more elusive, men in black T-45d power armor--except their apparent commander who wears a model I've not seen before. It has yellow eyes and devil-like horns. They refused to tell me their name, or their business, calling it 'confidential' but rumor states they are a group called the Enclave. They too are non-hostile, but far less friendly. They just want to be left alone like us. I suspect they may be technology reclaimers like us. I bet the scribes would love to have a look at their armor...

Signed,
Head Paladin J. Anderson

[D33tly]

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<:: This is Paladin Kevin Shieldman reporting. Yesterday as I and the new Junior Paladin were patrolling the
base, a giant ant appeared! We fired at it with the help of Senior Knight and a wastelander, but ultimately had to retreat into the base as we couldn't take it down. There were no deaths for our part, but I assume the wastelander was killed by the beast. I and the Junior Paladin had our helmet cameras on, and I will ask the Junior Paladin for his helmet so I may upload his video.


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*It shows a giant ant coming from the sand, and charging the paladins, aiming for the one recording this video. You see him get beat on by the beast for a bit before he begins to retreat and call for everyone to get into the bunker. As he retreats, you see the Senior Knight take a hit from the thing to save the recorder's life.*


<:: As you can see, Senior Knight Carpenter did very well at this time, he even saved my life. I will also need repairs done to my armor, which is waiting in the storage facility right now. That is all I have to report, and I will be with the medical scribes for now. Paladin Kevin Shieldman out.

[Spades_Neil]

// Just a quick note, as you now know, we won't be ICly using helmet cams anymore. Take pictures ICly with a hand-held camera if necessary. In other words, screenshot.

[Overwatch]

<:: Field report - We've acquired two new robotic units, One named Sprocket - A Mr.Gusty Nuka-Company model. I salvaged the Flamer-suite off it as we're lacking one, and promptly weaponized it.

A mercenary came to sell a robot to us, with a few debilitation shots from Sprocket's plasma combat suite, we scared him off, and took in the robot. I repaired the damages with some broken armour and hydraulics, It's hull is at 90%, it has 9mm and 10mm weapons, and I wish to keep it as my project, I named it SDU-2 For now, and uploaded SDU-1's protocols into it.

As for Sprocket, I made sure it is now field-ready to accompany the retired Paladin on his journey.

[D33tly]

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<:: This is Paladin Kevin Shieldman reporting. As I went out, I saw some wastelanders have set up a small town at the gas station. I went to go check it out, and took some pictures. The town seems to be of no threat at the time. The only danger it poses is how close it is the our secret exit. The roof of the shed above our exit has collapsed, and I do not think they will be moving the roofing for awhile.

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<:: this is the end of my report, Paladin Kevin Shieldman out.

[INA7HAN]

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This is Journeymen Knight Adam Jones just checking in, i hope i can be a great asset. I noticed the NCR sent three men recently to the gas station, just a heads up if they are to check the shed in future. I will keep an eye on the gas station when on guard duty. What are my orders should they somehow discover the entrance and try to gain access?
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[Spades_Neil]

Knight Jones,

Try to keep any patrols you do on the grounds of the base, no further than the bunker hill. I prefer you stay underground without a Paladin on the surface with you however. If someone is stupid enough to illegally gain access to the bunker however, you have authorization handed down from the Elder himself to terminate the intruder(s). If you want to keep the NCR or anyone else from slipping in the back door, I suggest speaking to one of the Senior Knights about acquiring a combat shotgun or SPAS-12. If you're not fixing things or doing other maintenance, I want you stationed at that back entrance.

On an unrelated topic, something's been going haywire in the axillary room. I want you to shut down Generator 2 and leave Generator 1 on as a backup to see what's wrong. I suspect there's a turbine broken or something. If you can't fix it yourself, seek out a scribe or a higher ranking knight.

<:: Head Knight Avalon Cullen ::>

[INA7HAN]

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All of my observations were done from the bunker hill and i will stay underground without a Paladin on the surface as intructed. I will see what i can do with the generator but it's not my expertise and so might fail in the task. I will speak to someone on acquiring a shotgun of some sorts.
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[Overwatch]

Message:

Putting my two cents out there, I think, we should burn it all. Those dry pinewood shacks should make any vaporized gas lingering around those pumps go up with a nice pop, It'd be a shame if anyone was still in the shacks at the time, of course.

A real shame.

Jr. Paladin 'Pyro'

[INA7HAN]

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I've shut down generator two, not sure whats wrong with it yet maybe it's just clogged up and needs cleaning. The hall on the bottom floor of the bunker, by the elevator lights are down for the time being. I'm not sure what's wrong with them but im sorting it out currently.
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[Overwatch]

Message:

Thinking about, organizing a talk with the NCR, and putting two of us in their town at a post, where we can handle wasters technology off them for some of those caps or something, and establish better relations with the NCR, What do you think Head Paladin?

Jr. Paladin 'Pyro'

[D33tly]

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<:: This is Paladin Kevin Shieldman reporting. Some strange occurrences happened today. Me and a Paladin which I have not learned the name of captured a protectron today. It just walked towards our base, so I got it to shut down and I dragged it to the bunker doors. The paladin came out, and asked what I was doing, I told him that I had shut down the robot and was bringing it inside. He shot the protectron in the back, taking out it's combat module. Afterwords I reached inside, and flipped it's power offline. We have brought it inside and left it in a case in storage, please send a scribe and some knights to search through it's files and repair it as soon as possible.

<:: Next off, after an hour or so, I come back outside and see the town (Please read my other eport for more details) has been demolished! Afterwords I look to my right and see two wastelanders on the dune. I asked what they were doing, they told me they were watching the battle, I do not know who was fighting nor did I inquire. They soon left and went to the maintenance tunnel shed. I had to go over and kick them away, but I do not know if they still set their church up over there. Well I was telling them to not set up there without giving away the tunnel, I saw a vertibird land in the background. It soon left and I told them to go set up in those shacks near where the vertibird landed but they said it was owned by a super mutant. I soon left after they moved away.

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[Madcombat]

**Message**

This is Paladin Titus replying to Jr. Paladin 'Pyro'

Though your suggestion may be noble and best intrest at heart.  Selling technology to wasters is surely against the Codex, to do such deeds would mean us corrupt.  Let me explain and show why the Codex proves correct, only a matter of days ago the Enclave and NCR prepared to fight and did so, the Enclave made use of technology (Our community of believes was forged from the aftermath of war to stop the same repeat)  However I only saw what I saw in the Codex, a repeat on a smaller scale of what happened on the day the bombs fell.  The Enclave fought the NCR and the NCR fought back with there pre-war projectiles.  Though the Enclave was defending itself, if we was to sell our technology the tech' would be abused defiantly.  How could we place in the hands of others the same weapons used all those years ago?  Technology must be shielded and kept away from others to only protect themselves.  There is a reason our Codex excists brother, have faith in it.

- Paladin Titus

[Overwatch]

Message:

You should proof-read Paladin, I mentioned buying technology -off- of wasters, not selling it to them.
Although, thanks for the history lesson. . . Again.

Jr. Paladin 'Pyro'

[Spades_Neil]

Paladins,

As you well know, if anyone approaches us offering technology, always follow this procedure: Ask them, "Is this a donation or do you wish to sell?" If they donate a substantial amount, I'd like them to be kept track of. If they wish to sell, here's some examples of what I used to purchase weapons for when I was a Senior Knight.

Scrap metal - 5-10 caps.
Storage devices (Holotapes, USBs) - 25-50 caps.
Handheld computers (such as vault-tec PDAs like the pipboy): 50-100 caps. (If it's a pipboy though, and they don't wanna give it up, inform a superior. Those are important.)
AEP7 - 800 to 1000 caps.
AER9 - 1200 to 2000 caps.
Tri-Beam - 2300 to 2500 caps.
Plasma Pistol - 1000 to 1200 caps.
Plasma Rifle - N/A. If a waster stumbles across a plasma rifle or other significant plasma technology, I want it relayed to either myself, the Head Knight, or the Head Scribe. We want to know where it came from.

None of these prices above are official in any way. Barter as you see fit. If you must trade technology, only do so for better technology, and only do so with the authorization of a Senior member. For instance, I would have no quarrels with trading a laser rifle for something as powerful as a Sentry Bot that can be repaired and re-armed. This is just an example.

However, don't flat out steal any technology if we don't need to. That will cause us problems. There was a small chapter out east a few years ago in the Bluegrass Wasteland, around Ohio and what not. They were killing wastelanders for something as measly as a pathetic AEP7 laser pistol. This Brotherhood chapter was consequently wiped out by another faction in the area. So long as we avoid getting into any negative politics with any of the tribal factions (or these unusual Enclave folks) we should be alright.

In other news, I hear Head Knight Avalon Cullen is thinking about retirement. I suggest the other Senior Knights get busy, because one of them is going to end up taking the position.

Signed,
Head Paladin J. Anderson

[Das_Uberman]

Senior Knight Andrew Carpenter:

Today I went to check the blast door and I saw Head Paladin J. Anderson carrying the burning headless corpse of a waster out of the bunker. Paladins really gotta do a better job of closing and locking the blast doors so wasters don't keep getting in here. That was the third one this week.

[D33tly]

<:: Senior Knight Carpenter, I have noticed this also. Though we cannotbdo much about it other then step up our security measures. When we leave the bunker, the lock is on the inside of the blast doors. So we cannot get to the lock in order to lock the doors.

<:: Also, a reminder: Any scribes or knights who are not doing anything rightt now, please go look at the internals and files of the protectron that was captured recently.

<:: Paladin Kevin Shieldman out.

[Madcombat]

Paladin Titus here, afew days ago me and a Paladin picked up a Protectoron outside the base, I had it disabled fully as it would be a risk to have a fully armed droid such as that around the base.  We had it shipped into the cargo bay and stored promptly.  I'd like to request a Scribe Analyse the data from the droid so it may be added to the Codex and I'd request a knight to repair the droid from the damage I inflicted so we may reprogram it to suit our needs.  I'd like to request we program the droid for scouts out near the NCR terratory so we may know the latest infomation around the desert.

Titus out.

[Spades_Neil]

Attention all members of the Brotherhood,

The Scribes inform me that there has been an increase in seismic activity in the Amargosa Valley as of lately. In anticipation for any potential natural disaster, I am placing you all on high alert. Be prepared to evacuate the bunker should an earthquake occur and damage it beyond use. If that happens, I already know of a new bunker we will migrate to. Begin evacuation drills of the facility in case of such an event.

I am aware this broadcast bends the rules about the chain of command. However, due to the urgency of its content, an exception must be made for the safety of our family.

Steel be with you,
Elder Lawrence Sumner Neil

[Overwatch]

Message:

Few things, Went on patrol most of the day on the ridge-line, nothing eventful so I started making sand-castles with my helmet, and then glassed them with my promethium mix, so the ridge line looks damned pretty now. On a side note, I'm out of fuel again.

Some wastrel; that looted a vault with his buddies, came up to me with a pip-boy, he ran when I wanted to look at it, so I hounded after him and set him on fire. But he still managed to out-run me. He went into that red-shack behind the rocks near black-rock. Requesting permission to set up a hunting party for him later.

Love,
Jr. Paladin 'Pyro'

[Madcombat]

Message:

Few things, Went on patrol most of the day on the ridge-line, nothing eventful so I started making sand-castles with my helmet, and then glassed them with my promethium mix, so the ridge line looks damned pretty now. On a side note, I'm out of fuel again.

Some wastrel; that looted a vault with his buddies, came up to me with a pip-boy, he ran when I wanted to look at it, so I hounded after him and set him on fire. But he still managed to out-run me. He went into that red-shack behind the rocks near black-rock. Requesting permission to set up a hunting party for him later.

Love,
Jr. Paladin 'Pyro'

Paladin Titus here...

You made sand castles while out on patrol...  I don't even, just don't do that again.  Also, why did you hunt the waster?  Was he in the restricted zone?

[Overwatch]

Message:

He was pretending to be a vault-dweller, trying to sneak his way into our bunker with his fancy ways of talking. You know the rest from there.

Love,
Jr. Paladin 'Pyro'