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SHADY SANDS (yet again)
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SHADY SANDS (yet again)

Learn how to create your character in Fallout 3, from birth to your 10th birthday, including S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attributes and early interactions.

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Learn how to create your character in Fallout 3, from birth to your 10th birthday, including S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attributes and early interactions.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Upon waking, you'll choose your sex. Your father, James, will name you. The Gene Projection allows customization of Race, Face, and Hair.
  2. 2
    Baby Steps: This tutorial quest guides you through basic movement and interaction. Follow instructions, escape your stall, and select initial S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attributes from a book. Following your father out ends the quest.
  3. 3
    Growing Up Fast: At your 10th birthday party, the Overseer gives you the Pip-Boy 3000.
  4. 4
    Talk to Amata for the comic book 'Grognak the Barbarian'.
  5. 5
    Talk to Stanley for a pre-War baseball cap.
  6. 6
    Talk to Old Lady Palmer for a sweetroll.
  7. 7
    Deal with Butch DeLoria's demand for the sweetroll; fighting will result in Officer Gomez intervening and Butch getting in trouble.
  8. 8
    After the party, Jonas has a surprise for you on the Reactor level. Exit the party room, turn right, and take the first hall.
Tips
  • You can change your S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attributes again at the end of the 'Escape!' quest.
  • The 'Growing Up Fast' quest introduces key characters like Amata, Stanley, Old Lady Palmer, Butch DeLoria, and Officer Gomez.
  • Pip-Boy 3000
  • 'Grognak the Barbarian' comic book
  • Pre-War baseball cap
  • Sweetroll
  • Initial S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attribute selection

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