[WIP] Special random encounters for New Vegas

[Dynastia]

How about some Mormon missionaries? Maybe even a series of encounters, where they start out in tribal garb and earnestly try to convert the player, and each successive time you meet them they're more "republicanised" in equipment, and less enthusiastic in trying to convert you.

[Dynastia]

Some more ideas.

 

- Prisoner Trains ; NCR or Legion soldiers escorting unarmed and unarmoured prisoners from their various enemy factions. Can be rescued for appropriate reputation changes.

- A dead NCR soldier boobytrapped with a landmine.

- Two mercenaries are in an armed standoff over a safe. If the player doesn't intervene they'll eventually shoot each other and the survivor will open the safe. It's boobytrapped with a live grenade.

- A triggered bear-trap with a random small dead animal (or person) in it

- A lost, unarmed legionary. He begs the player for water and directions to the nearest NCR so he can surrender.

- A rabid dog who attacks anyone who approaches too closely. It's owner will ask you to put it down. If you do, he kneels by the body being all sad. You'll get a reward if you killed the dog in one shot, but if you take several he'll be angry and give you nothing. If you take meat from the body he'll become furious and attack.

- A dead lobotomite from Big MT.

- A group of dead fiends, all missing their heads. Somebody else has been bounty-hunting.

- A pair of NCR soldiers have a captive and are arguing about who should have to execute him. The player can try to rescue the prisoner, convince the soldiers to show mercy and take him prisoner, or offer to do the dirty deed for them, or simply watch it play out.

- A drunk man dressed as a catholic priest sits on the ground surrounded by empty liquor bottles. He offers to absolve all your sins if you give him a bottle of booze. When he grants an absolution it's in terrible, butchered and mispronounced latin, with whole sentences out of place and pieces of various random other prayers thrown in. 

[sesom]

Thanks! A great source of inspiration Dynastia. You completely understood how this little encounters should work. Some of yours are already in (Sorry I won't reveal which one :) ) and I added most of the others to my to do list.

[Dentaria]

I have an Idea, The last known Jehovah Witness left in the wasteland. XD

[Risewild]

[quote=Dentaria]

I have an Idea, The last known Jehovah Witness left in the wasteland. XD

[/quote]

And maybe carrying a few Jehovah Witness magazines like this ones:

or this one:

Sorry Influences of my book mod hahahaha.

[Dynastia]

If he's carrying holy books through the apocalyptic wasteland, you'd better make him blind and black.

[Risewild]

[quote=Dynastia]

If he's carrying holy books through the apocalyptic wasteland, you'd better make him blind and black.

[/quote]

Hey that is a Wild Wasteland encounter I have in my list for my Books Mod

[jaassu]

How about some drunk raiders ?

[TJ]

Looking forward to this one Sesom...

What about a cafe of broken dreams type thing? Walking along a path you've been down numerous times in the past you come across a small diner.

"Surely that was not there before, I've camped close to here before and I've never seen this building."

Maybe once inside you can meet some of the cut characters from 3/ NV. Doesn't have to be anything major. The random encounter aspect of this would be that when you go outside the diner is no longer there.

[sesom]

Stop reading my mind people. :) Drunk (not raiders) are in and yes also a visit to the famous cafe.