Navigate the wasteland with our comprehensive Fallout 3 walkthrough. Learn about creating your character, main quests, and essential locations to survive the post-apocalyptic world.
This guide focuses on the main plot progression for Fallout 3. For details on side quests, achievements, locations, creatures, and character creation, please refer to the individual articles and links provided.
Creating your Character:
The game begins with your birth. You'll choose your sex, name, and customize your appearance (Race, Face, Hair), which will resemble your father's. After a brief medical emergency, time skips forward one year.
Baby Steps:
This introductory quest teaches basic movement and interaction. Follow instructions, escape your stall, and select your S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attributes. Leaving the room with your father concludes this quest.
Growing Up Fast:
On your 10th birthday, the Overseer gives you a Pip-Boy 3000. Amata gives you Grognak the Barbarian, Stanley offers a pre-War baseball cap, and Old Lady Palmer gives you a sweetroll. An altercation with Butch DeLoria over the sweetroll may occur, broken up by Officer Gomez. Jonas has a surprise for you on the Reactor level.
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