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Mar 7th 2015 at 3:45:25 AM
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Does this refer to Ancient Tomb or Tomb of Horrors? And works aren't listed in trope lists:
- Tomb Of Horrors: Dead Money's Sierra Madre is like the Fallout version of this classic D&D dungeon. Everything, literally everything is trying to kill you. Traps are everywhere. Sometimes any decent loot you find and desperately need is boobytrapped. There are half-alive abominations stalking the streets that move like creepy ragdolls and will try to tear you apart on sight. Radio signals will set off the Explosive Leash around your neck and turn your head into paste. The very air you breathe is a poisonous fume. It may have been a calculated decision by Obsidian Entertainment (for the same reason Gary Gygax created the Tomb Of Horrors) to create an addon pack that wasn't a Monty Haul like Fallout 3 and the rest of Fallout: New Vegas is. The entire addon is Nightmare Fuel from beginning to end.
Just wanted to preserve this because I'm too tired to fight over it. Maybe someday someone who doesn't think the No Gods No Masters ending is a disease to be stamped out can return it to the page.
- Sliding Scale of Libertarianism and Authoritarianism: If you're familiar with the Nolan Chart( http://www.nolanchart.com/faq/faq8.php ), you'll notice that each of the factions( http://www.gamingrebellion.com/2014/08/free-to-play-fallout-new-vegas/ ) warring for control of the Mojave is run according to one of the corners. And you get to choose who wins.
- Caesar's Legion is as conservative as all hell. Harm their subjects and they will crucify you. Not Hyperbole. Cass outright states that while she refuses to deal with slavers like the Legion, a lot of traders work with the Legion because they're ensured safety. Even the Fiends are too scared of the Legion to attack caravans under their protection. His methods are harsh, brutal, and more than a little evil, but they've unified Arizona and made it a safe place to live. Even Raul admits that Caesar transformed Arizona into a much better place than it was before. The common people in the Legion's territories might not have any influence or say whatsoever in Caesar's politics, but it is really not that different from life before the Legion, and in exchange for their servitude, they are given a modest supply of food, water, and electricity, and are left pretty much to their own devices. Should they, however, in any way disturb the operation of the Legion or disobey requests and orders given its men, no matter how harsh or outlandish, they will be punished severely. The Legion will only ask once, and they won't take "no" for an answer. On top of all that, he bans all technology save guns, but keeps an Auto-Doc for his own personal use, and comments that access to such technology is a privilege for distinguished and high-ranking members of his army. As per Conservative economic policy, their currency is the strongest in the Mojave: a single Legion gold coin is worth 100 bottle caps.
- The NCR is high-grade liberal. They are the only (known) functional post-war democratic government, and in many cases, they greatly improve the standards of living for the common people living in their territory though building infrastructure and introducing social welfare programs using tax payer money. However, they have elements of Liberal strawmen. Their foreign policy is a good example of Liberal Idealism in that they believe in 'spreading democracy' to foreign lands. Political corruption is high, as organizations with political connections such as the Van Graffs and the Crimson Caravan are running (sometimes even gunning) smaller competitors out of business. This (and the Brotherhood of Steel destroying their gold mines) results in their currency being the weakest in the Mojave: five NCR dollars equals only two bottle caps.
- Mr. House, a (ironically) Chinese-style Authoritarian Capitalist, is unquestioningly a hard-core statist. He provides stability, security, and wealth and generally doesn't demand personal worship. As long as you play by all his rules, he will offer you a relatively comfortable and safe life surrounded by pre-war glory. However, he will not hesitate or show any mercy in eliminating any potential political opposition against his rule.
- As for libertarians and objectivist anarchists, they get the Wild Card ending. You can waltz into New Vegas, talk to Yes Man, and decide that all the jerks fighting over the place desperately need to be taken down a peg. Then you can depose Mr. House, brutalize Caesar's Legion, and sucker the NCR. Then you can unleash an army of Securitrons upon the Mojave, turning it into a paradise of freedom and wealth, rule in House's place, or turn the Mojave into a lawless hellhole, depending on your actions up to the ending.
Edited by Kalaong