Pointless RP Exercises

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Nimrod

It Wandered In From the Wastes
Thought this might be vaguely interesting. What are some of the pointless, useless, or even detrimental things you've done for the sake of roleplaying only?

One that comes to my mind is buying one of Iguana Bob’s “choice cuts” right before sticking some dynamite into his back pocket. I just wish the game had let me eat it in front of him first. :twisted:
 
I've drank Nuka Cola, for no reason other than I wanted to. I've raided someone's fridge that I discovered in a random encounter, eating all of their food, and only leaving some scraps behind. I've bought Iguana Bits from time to time, just to "keep my character fed". I've carried around jerky just in case I got hungry out in the middle of the wasteland. I've carried the Vault 13 flasks from the beginning of the game, and used them on the wells in Redding and other towns. I've "rested" on the PipBoy occassionally, whenever I felt my character really needed sleep / rested until morning. I've taken off my armor before sleeping with a prostitute. I've put my weapons on a second slot so I could walk around town with my gun holstered. I've fixed the well in Arroyo. (Heh) I've carryed around the reactor key cards, pretending as if they opened the regular doors in the Gecko reactor. I've carried around a shovel so I could "bury" people. I've carried around the radio found in the Military Base, hoping that I could use it at some point. I've drank alcohol. I've given people alcohol. I've given people alcohol hoping they'd get drunk and sing with me. I've given alcohol to kids. Alot of kids. I've given alcohol to dogs. And rats. Yeah, I'll think of more when I get to them. :D
 
Niiiiiiiiiiiice! :) I've often bought myself three or four drinks before losing a bunch of money at the gambling tables. Or if I win, I buy three or four more to celebrate, then hit the nearest brothel.
 
I aways do good in exchange for nothing and all i win (if i win) is to buy nuka-colas to fed my no-withdraw adiction... Yum! It has a good flavour!!! Everything i win from kills and/or quests is to buy drinks, all of them, simply to "clean" up the bars and stores...
 
If I'm playing a science-minded or similar character, I buy and read every book I can find, even if I'm way beyond the point it offers a bonus.

Oh, and I mentioned it elsewhere, but I played a "stupid" F1 game by getting addicted to Psycho and staying that way as long as I could, then getting myself re-addicted when I found more after my immediate supplies ran out.
 
Well, the basic shit; ate food, drank nuka-cola and liquor (and avoided the weird glowy shit from Gecko!), and taken off my armor before sleeping with people (especially M(r)s. Bishop).
 
I've not gone to navarro right off the bat to get some massive leveling spam and frickin sweet powerarmor.

I've done the nuka thing. I've gone around shooting anyone who pissed me off (that character died quickly... heh atleast the vault city bitch got it... along with half of VC... and that bastard at new reno arms... that was a happy game) I've played dumb characters and did dumb things. I've snuck around and tried to avoid things.... usually doesn't work.

I've stolen some random shit off anyone I could, I've horded gear like the good little gearwhore I am.
 
Ah-Teen said:
I've not gone to navarro right off the bat to get some massive leveling spam and frickin sweet powerarmor.
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I hate that. I think I tried it once and never finished that game.

In both Fallouts I like "low-tech" games, meaning no power armor or any weapons that require energy cells. Once I did a combat-oriented character build and only used the leather jacket, a plain ol' shotgun, and a frag grenade or two just for laughs. Tough in a few spots, but it makes inventory management easier. :)
 
What are some of the pointless, useless, or even detrimental things you've done for the sake of roleplaying only?
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When i divorced Miria, i left like 500 gp, two stimpacks, a leather armor and a gun in her inventory.
 
If I tell a party member to wait in someplace I give them a radio to keep in touch with him. I give a wrench, a set of pliers, a toolkit and some junk to vic so he can repair stuff.
 
I planted a ball gag on Miria to keep that bitch's mouth shut to avoid that whole shotgun wedding but it did not work. I gave my character a pat on the back for being such a good fuck.
 
Once I played a "gun-expert" type of character and collected every single weapon in game in the car's trunk. Fun times.

On lady characters, I tend to carry cosmetics case, mirror shades and necklace and a few handy bottles of liquor etc. "small items" that ladies tend to carry around :roll:

When I haul around NPC's, I like to give them items that "suit" them, like someone mentioned, "repair items", old junk and gadgets to Vic, drugs and alcohol to Myron, healing powder and selection of melee weaponry for Sulik etc.

And this is bit of a ritual for me, always carrying a loaded handgun (preferably extended desert eagle), knife, rope, dynamite, lighter, bunch of flares and few bottles of nuka cola - the ultimate survival kit.

Too bad the eating / drinking / sleeping stuff isn't implemented in Fallout 2, I don't like to carry around the foodstuff for nothing :P Though, sometimes after completing some "goal", it's fun to throw up a party in some bar and give tons of beer and iguana bits to every patron. The addiction system is a bit cumbersome as well, would be fun to play total druggie who flips out at people if not able to get the daily dose.
 
I usually carry a gun in one item slot, and nothing in the other. This is, of course, to prevent anyone from getting suspicious of my malevolent intentions, which usually involve some sort of attack on the city that I currently "live" in. I sometimes pick an empty(Usually due to me planting some explosives and running) building and make it into a "home base" in that city, storing food, drink, and extra weapons in the place.Oh, and sometimes I sneak around, planting random items in peoples' pockets, usually a bottle of booze, or some Jet. I'm a generous man who is pretty much made of money due to an inventory editor, so sometimes I even plant a rare item, like, oh, I dunno, a Holy Hand Grenade, on them.
 
i always tend to carry the shades, the zippo, and some condoms with my chars.

[irish]and some rope.[/irish]
 
In different games: 1. Never equipped armor, more powerful than Leather Jacket, 2. Never used gun different than .45 Magnum (Feelin Lucky?), 3. leave a Guns and Ammo magazine in Cassidy's inventory 4. Instigate a fight in the Mordino casino by actually talking sh!t to Lil' Jesus instead of just killing a few of the bastards before they get a chance to react 5. Kill off all the Slavers ANd the Families in New Reno without taking any quests, because it's so 'in-character'.

And yes, walking around with food in case you get hungry.
 
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