Fallout 2/Broken Hills

Uranium Mine / West Side -- East Side
 * Rough Map
 * Notable Areas
 * 1) Western Side
 * 2) Power Station
 * 3) General Store
 * 4) Hotel/Bar
 * 5) Marcus' Office
 * 6) Eastern Side
 * 7) Several houses
 * 8) Mine entrance/buildings
 * 9) Science building
 * 10) Uranium Mine


 * Notable Characters
 * 1) Mine workers
 * 2) Broken Hills Townsfolk
 * 3) Steve, he is the official "greeter" of Broken Hills
 * 4) Marcus, the super-mutant mayor of Broken Hills
 * 5) Zaius, the mine foreman
 * 6) Francine, another super mutant
 * 7) Bill, he gives out caravan assignments
 * 8) Chad, Bill's assistant
 * 9) Seymour, the talking plant
 * 10) The mad scientist, he's working on a plan to make animals smarter than humans
 * 11) The radscorpion who is smarter than you
 * 12) Eric, the ghoul with a power problem
 * 13) Dan, his spouse has been killed
 * 14) Francis,


 * Notes
 * 1) Perform the jailbreak for Jacob.
 * 2) Tell Marcus that Jacob and his fellow chemists wanted to blow up the Uranium mine.
 * 3) Offer to find the missing people for free (again, for Marcus).
 * 4) Get the air purifier for Zaius.
 * 5) Plant Seymour, the talking plant, in front of the old ghoul's home.
 * 6) Offer to shovel the Brahmin crap for Bill (do this for five days).
 * 7) Tell Dan about his dead wife.


 * Quest Experience/Reward Table
 * Become an expert excrement expeditor: 500 xp, $500, 5% bonus to speech
 * Free the convicts from Jail: 1500 xp
 * End the conspiracy against the mutants: 2500 xp
 * Prove that you're just as perceptive as the radscorpion: 500 xp
 * Prove that you're just as agile as thee radscorpion: 500 xp
 * Prove that you can beat a scorpion that is smarter than you: 500 xp
 * Divert more power to Eric's house: 10000 xp
 * Kill the ants in the underground area:: 2150 kxp
 * Find the missing people: 500 xp
 * Inform Dan about his wife: 500 xp
 * Tell Francis about the conspiracy against the mutants: 1000 xp
 * Inform Marcus about the missing people: $500 or Scoped Hunting Rifle

Introduction
Broken Hills is a city formed by an alliance of mutants, ghouls, and humans. Unfortunately, there is quite a bit of animosity between the mutants and humans, as well as a problem with one of Broken Hills' air purifiers.

Details
When you enter Broken Hills, head a bit to the south, and go to the building surrounded by guards with shotguns. Talk to the man with the cap, and offer to shovel the Brahmin crap for five days. You'll receive some experience, a bonus to the speech skill, and $500. Afterwards, head east, and talk to the super mutant wielding a minigun. Ask him about Broken Hills, and then ask him what's going on in the town. Offer to find the missing people for free. Save, and head for the jail.

Once in the jail, enter Sneak mode and equip yourself with the lockpicks that you found in Navarro. Alternatively, steal the key and unlock the door. Go to the northernmost cell, and while the mutant is far away (and not facing you), lockpick the door. Open it again to perform the jailbreak. Talk to the man wearing the cap, and then decline his offer to blow up the mine. He'll get angry. Leave the building, and then tell Marcus that the escaped convicts were plotting to blow up the mine. You'll receive some experience. Head to the east.

Once you're there, head to the northeast and talk to the spore plant in the farm. Offer to move him to the old ghoul's home for some easy experience. You'll need a shovel to move him, however (which you should have from the Den). You'll get some experience. Next, go to the southeast, and enter the building with the scientist and the radscorpion. Talk to the scientist, and offer to test your eyes (perception), agility, and intelligence against the scorpion. You'll get some experience if you rival the scorpion against the skills. I passed the perception test with six perception and the agility test with ten agility. To beat the scorpion, you must have planted the spore plant in front of the ghouls' home. The plant will tell you a special move that can defeat the radscorpion in chess. After you beat the scorpion in chess, it'll attack you. Move away, and then end combat. You'll get a good bit of experience for your efforts.

Now go to one of the houses towards the western portion of the east side. (The house is inhabited by a ghoul.) Talk to the ghoul, and offer to divert more power to his home. Next, go to the west side, and enter the power station (which is west of the general store). Use the 'Science' skill on the computer there to divert power. You'll get some experience for your efforts. Go back to Eric's home to receive your reward.

Back in the east side, go to the house towards the east of the old ghoul's home. Talk to the worried man, and he'll mention that his wife is missing. Offer to find her. (This quest boils down into finding the missing people.)

To find the missing people, head to the southwest portion of the eastern side, and enter the small shack. Descend down the sewer hole. When you're in the underground area, just kill any critters that you see for some easy experience. The dead people are in the northeastern area. Also, be sure you examine the body that reads "young Broken Hills woman," and take the letter. Read the letter, and climb one of the ladders to go to the surface.

Once you're there, go back to the worried man's house. Tell him that his wife is dead, and then tell him about how his wife was involved with the conspiracy to kill all of the mutants. Afterwards, go to the northwest and into the building next to the mine. Talk to Zaius, the mine foreman, and ask if there's any work that needs to be done. He'll ask you to get an air purifier from New Reno.

Now, go to the west side, and talk to Francis (he's in the bar, which is a bit to the south of Marcus). If you've got a high level of strength as well as luck, you can arm-wrestle him for some experience and a power fist. If you lose, you'll be his gimp for the night. Anyways, tell him about the issue with the note, and tell him to leave afterwards. You'll receive some experience. Next, talk to Marcus, and tell him about the missing people. He'll hand you a scoped hunting rifle if you told him that you would find the missing people for free (or he'll give you $500 if you did it for cash). Head to New Reno for now.