The Junkyard

 

Tara was working on making the ruin of her house more liveable in when some of the settlers who had joined her little band headed over to her, she smirked what would Bobby think of her now a community leader he would say. These people seem drawn to her, maybe the fact that she was alive before the bombs dropped gives her some extra knowledge? Maybe hope?

“Tara, there’s someone coming up the road looks like Brotherhood of Steel but he’s on his own” the settler said snapping Tara from her thoughts. When she heard Brotherhood of Steel her first thought was Bobby but then a second thought came in. Its been 60 years it won’t be him. She put down her tools and walked with the settler to the main road. A figure in power armour limped up the road. The power armour was imposing to see, Tara recalled seeing the power armour suits on one of Bobby’s parades. Jess and Doug had joined her and helped the figure sit down; they took off their helmet revealing a man in his 30s with short brown hair.

“Thank you, so glad to see another human and not mutants, I couldn’t find it. I failed.” He said in a quiet voice. 

“Couldn’t retrieve what stranger?” Tara asked, she was uneasy but the others seemed convinced he was a member of the Brotherhood of Steel and they had more experience in the wasteland than she did. The male looked up at her,

“Sorry, Knight Hudson of the Brotherhood of Steel. I was trying to retrieve a journal from the junkyard nearby but the super mutants are everywhere”

“A journal what’s so special about that?” Tara asked,

“It has a potential chemical compound to reverse the effects of the F.E.V” he replied,

Tara heard a few gasps from the crowd they seemed excited by this.

“Excuse me for being ignorant but what’s the F.E.V?”  Tara was guessing it had something to do with the super mutants, Knight Hudson looked at her and clearly now noticed her vault suit.

“What? Wait you’re a vault dweller? Where from? Vault 54. The F.E.V is a virus that created super mutants so this compound has the potential to reverse the effects or at least get rid if the mutants”

“Ok sounds useful, anything to get the mutants away from this area. Oh yes I appear to be Vault 54s only dweller Tara Carmine at your service.” She bowed theatrically.

“Carmine did you say? Small world isn’t it. When I was a squire my instructor was a Knight Carmine” he said,

“Bobby!” Tara blurted out. Everyone looked at her

“Sorry I didn’t know his first name so I couldn’t tell you. Sorry I need to try and get this journal.” He went to stand up and collapsed back down.

“Looks like you aren’t going anywhere for a while Mr Hudson” Doug said,

“We will go for you and find this journal. Then maybe you can answer some questions about your instructor for me please. “Tara said trying not to plead.

“Sounds fair, the journal is in a safe which is here “ he started drawing a map in the dirt, “Problem is I don’t know where the key is and there is radiation everywhere”

“Ok, Jess find out those hazmat suits we found and Knight Hudson could I borrow your suit please?” Tara asked.

 

This is the fourth scenario in the tutorial section. This game introduces power armour and my objective is to find the key, get to the safe, find the journal and make it off the board. The super mutants are out to stop me.

Turn 1

Tara started the battle moving towards the back of a truck maybe the key was there. A mutant hound sniffed the air and smelt humans. It scampered forward but Dogmeat smelt the hound and charged into combat

Tara gets used to walking in Power armour

Dogmeat heads straight into the fight

A super mutant curious what the humans are looking for starts to poke around as well. Doug also starts to look for the key

Trying to avoid the radiation Doug looks in the truck

The Brute strides forward looking for targets, while Jess spots the Brute with a missile launcher so slips into cover.

The Brute is on the hunt

Jess tucks herself into cover

A super mutant with an Aviator cap on searches for what the humans are after also.

The Aviator starts looking around

Turn 2 

The mutant hound and Dog meat go at it. The hound causes 3 damage to Dogmeat who retaliates by cause 2 damage and an arm break. The Brute seemingly forgets his missile launcher and charges Jess. Tara shoots twice at the brute causing 6 damage!

The aviator finds a stun pack to attach to his weapon.

Charge!!!

Useful shiny thing!

Doug finds nothing in the truck and takes a shot into the melee hoping to hit the Brute but he misses. The other super mutant continues to root through the ruins in search of something.

Finds nothing and misses his shot. Come on Doug

One happy super mutant just searching for things

Tara locates in the back of the truck a hardened receiver, after attaching it to her laser rifle she shoots the mutant hound in melee and kills it.

Not the key but very welcome!

Zap! one dead hound

Turn 3

Dogmeat free from the hound charges the Brute to try and help Jess, he misses with his first bite. The super mutant finds a three piece suit! He drops it in disgust. Jess misses the Brute twice.

Dogmeat comes to aid Jess

A suit I don't need no suit!

Doug moves to locate the safe and suffers 1 rad damage. Tara moves further into the Junkyard and misses a shot at the super mutant.

Anyone seen a safe?

The Aviator as he is now known finds some leather armour which he makes fit. He then charges into combat with Jess, Dogmeat and the Brute.

Turn 4

The Brute punches Jess and she drops to the floor, he then hits Dogmeat reducing him to 1 health. Dogmeat retaliates one bite bounces off armour the other one gets through killing the Brute.

The Brute fells Jess but is soon killed by Dogmeat

Doug shoots twice at the super mutant still searching for things causing 2 damage, the Aviator spots a safe and recklessly breaks engagement and heads towards the safe. Dogmeat bits him as he runs causing 2 damage. Tara shoots at the super mutant and hits for 1 damage but also sets him on fire!

Turn 5

Doug locates the safe with the journal in, just the key to find now. He climbs up onto a ledge to protect the safe. The Aviator also goes to safe and shoots at Doug but he misses. 

Doug and Aviator duel over the safe

Dogmeat charges the Aviator and attacks, Aviators armour saves him from damage but Dogmeat breaks him arm. The super mutant on fire takes 1 damage but manages to out the fire out. He then moves to cover. Tara finds nothing in her search and misses a shot at the super mutant.

Turn 6

The super mutant behind cover roars a challenge and charges Tara but he misses his swing!

Die Tinman!

Dogmeat savages the Aviator for 3 damage but in retaliation the Aviator takes Dogmeat out! Tara misses her rifle shots in melee and Doug also misses the Aviator.

Turn 7

Doug settles his aim and shoots the Aviator taking him out. The super mutant hits Tara for damage which is taken by her power armour. She retaliates by shooting him for 3 damage.

The Aviator falls!

Turn 8

The super mutant roars with rage but misses twice. Doug sees there is only one mutant left so he goes off in search if the key. Tara loses her patience and drops her laser rifle and uppercuts the super mutant using the power armours strength enhancements to take his head clean off!!!

With the enemy defeated the survivors have plenty of time to get the key and take the journal back to Knight Hudson.

Survivor Victory

Tara injected a stimpack into Dogmeat,

"Boy you have got to stop making a habit of this " She ruffled his fur and he barked. Doug was helping Jess up to her feet. He waved a book at her and smiled. That must be the journal Tara thought.,

"Lets get out of here" She shouted, 

"Yeah we don't wanna be around when more super mutants come back. That one in the cap i think it was an aviator cap crawled off after I plugged him. Hopefully he is dead but I don't wanna hang around to find out" Doug replied. The group headed back to Sanctuary Valley.

"Here ya go Knight Hudson" Tara handed over the journal, enjoying the fresh air now she was out of the power armour, don't get her wrong though the sense of power was amazing and she wouldn't mind a suit of her own. 

"Now tell me about your instructor Knight Carmine"

Knight Hudson gave her a description of his instructor and it sounded a lot like Bobby. Unfortunately he only had him for a brief time as he was sent out on some mission that Hudson did not know about. Their talk was interrupted by Jess who came running over.

"Guys we have a problem. There is a massive Rad storm coming in, I have never seen anything like it. Ted says we need to find shelter and has disappeared. Knight Hudson looked to the horizon at the dark clouds forming,

"That's gonna be a big storm, I know of a cave where we could wait out this storm. Your buildings here are not strong enough to protect you here yet. "

Tara looked out at the clouds,

"Well lets go then"

Knight Hudson turned to her,

"The way to the cave is dangerous, its an old Death claw hunting ground"

"Deathclaws do I want to know?" Tara rolled her eyes

"Welcome to the wasteland " smiled Doug.