Why am I the chosen one.

[~WiFiEmoPurrletarianNekoGirl~]

Personally I really want to try this game (and fo1) but here is my issue.
Why the hell am I the chosen one?
I like the simple wake up in a bed as a (somewhat) normal person Fallout New Vegas. Or Fallout 4, or Fo3.

Instead I am in a desert as a idiot tribe member that is the "chosen one".

[Logan]

Because you are blood related with Vault Dweller from first game, you are a grandchild of VD to be precise, also a son/daughter of village elder who is a daughter of VD. So you know, lots of promises coming to you thanks to bloodline.

[psychotron666420]

Yeah you're simply declared that by the dumb tribe because of your relations to the vault dweller. There's no inherent ability or power that makes you a chosen one, you're the same as everyone else.

In fact you could argue that fallout 1, 3 and 4 you're more of a chosen one, because those protagonists are pure blooded humans who haven't been mutated by fev, so they have unique abilities (like if they get turned into super mutants they stay smart and keep their memories, their blood is also extremely valuable for fev cures and any genetic engineering). In fallout 2 and new Vegas, you're a mutated human like everyone else in the wasteland who would die from the fev cure that the enclave made in fallout 2 and 3.

[Vex Hilarius]

You're the chosen one because you were the one chosen for the task.

[Stan]

You pull the longest straw.

[The Chosen Chad]

You are actually a normal person, you only became the Chosen One because the tribe elder saw that you passed the Temple of Trials.

Thats only an honorific title, nothing more, and it leads to funny interaction especially if you first present yourself as the Chosen One, dudes in the wasteland will look at you funny, make fun of you or even be irritated by you.

[~WiFiEmoPurrletarianNekoGirl~]

Originally posted by psychotron666420:

Yeah you're simply declared that by the dumb tribe because of your relations to the vault dweller. There's no inherent ability or power that makes you a chosen one, you're the same as everyone else.

In fact you could argue that fallout 1, 3 and 4 you're more of a chosen one, because those protagonists are pure blooded humans who haven't been mutated by fev, so they have unique abilities (like if they get turned into super mutants they stay smart and keep their memories, their blood is also extremely valuable for fev cures and any genetic engineering). In fallout 2 and new Vegas, you're a mutated human like everyone else in the wasteland who would die from the fev cure that the enclave made in fallout 2 and 3.

Well by normal I mainly meant by the duties the character is carrying out.
FNV the courier is, well a courier looking for a chip.
Fallout 4 you are just a normal vault dweller who woke up.
Fallout 3 I think is the same thing.

But if you're refering to radiation doses then yes, you are correct.

What I mainly meant by 'normal' is nobody really 'knows' you. You are just the average day person. I feel that mostly in Fo3 and Fo4.

[The Chosen Chad]

Well outside of your tribe you are a nobody, you really are a normal person.

Maybe its time you actually go farther than Arroyo before making presumptions lol

[Mennan]

I mean if you fix some of the cut content your actually the second chosen one. Your eternal rival Kaga was the first chosen one.
He was too evil however so he got exiled and you're the new chosen one.

[~WiFiEmoPurrletarianNekoGirl~]

Originally posted by The Chosen Chad:

Well outside of your tribe you are a nobody, you really are a normal person.

Maybe its time you actually go farther than Arroyo before making presumptions lol

I can't even get past the start.
If they selected me as a "chosen one" then they must be mentally ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up or truly an idiot.

[The Chosen Chad]

Originally posted by United Nation's Peacekeeper:

If they selected me as a "chosen one" then they must be mentally ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up or truly an idiot.

No they are actually desperate, the village is dying, they deemed you the best out of their bunch to do the Temple of Trial. Everything is explained in the intro cutscene.

I can't even get past the start.

- Just kick the ants (even with 1 Strength you can kill them in two sucessful hit), unless you tag Melee or Unarmed, dont bother fighting the scorpions, the loot in chess and skeletons scartered around arent worth it, you can fight them however and sell all the stuff you found in the next town but you'll do alright if you dont do it anyway.
- Press 2 or use skilldex to lockpick the second door.
- In the jar you will find explosives to blow up the wall
- You will met Cameron at the very end of your trials, to overcome this obstacle you can : fight him, convince him that fighting isnt the solution with Speech tagged, steal the door key from him (if he caughts you can reload an earlier save, if you forgot to save do not attack him and simply go back in the earlier area, he will stop aggro you and you can steal him again).

[~WiFiEmoPurrletarianNekoGirl~]

Originally posted by The Chosen Chad:

Originally posted by United Nation's Peacekeeper:

If they selected me as a "chosen one" then they must be mentally ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up or truly an idiot.

No they are actually desperate, the village is dying, they deemed you the best out of their bunch to do the Temple of Trial. Everything is explained in the intro cutscene.

I can't even get past the start.

- Just kick the ants (even with 1 Strength you can kill them in two sucessful hit), unless you tag Melee or Unarmed, dont bother fighting the scorpions, the loot in chess and skeletons scartered around arent worth it, you can fight them however and sell all the stuff you found in the next town but you'll do alright if you dont do it anyway.
- Press 2 or use skilldex to lockpick the second door.
- In the jar you will find explosives to blow up the wall
- You will met Cameron at the very end of your trials, to overcome this obstacle you can : fight him, convince him that fighting isnt the solution with Speech tagged, steal the door key from him (if he caughts you can reload an earlier save, if you forgot to save do not attack him and simply go back in the earlier area, he will stop aggro you and you can steal him again).

Oh well them being desperate actually makes sense. Kind-of sad they do not give the 'chosen one' some bodyguards or something.

Thanks for the help of how to get past the start. I have had this game in library for awhile with no clue of how to play it.

[Johnny Casey]

Post Bethesda Fallout fans desperately trying to find any excuse under the sun to crap on older Fallout games that they're absolutely terrible at.

[~WiFiEmoPurrletarianNekoGirl~]

Originally posted by Johnny Casey:

Post Bethesda Fallout fans desperately trying to find any excuse under the sun to crap on older Fallout games that they're absolutely terrible at.

I love Fallout New Vegas. I like watching Fallout 1 and 2.
Fallout 4 is decent, atleast it is better than 76.
I find Fallout 3 funny as hell, does not mean it is good though.
I really enjoyed Fallout Tactics.

But you are right about one thing. I am absolutely terrible at playing Fallout 1 and 2. Does not mean I hate or "crap" on older titled games.

[Johnny Casey]

Sorry, I meant that as a joke, and I know that was very obnoxious. I apologize if that offended you in anyway.

[~WiFiEmoPurrletarianNekoGirl~]

Originally posted by Johnny Casey:

Sorry, I meant that as a joke, and I know that was very obnoxious. I apologize if that offended you in anyway.

No worry, but sadly that is kind-of true with newer games. Not just Fallout.