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THE CATHEDRAL
Fallout

THE CATHEDRAL

Navigate the treacherous Cathedral in Fallout. Discover key locations, characters, and items, and follow our detailed walkthrough to confront The Master.

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Navigate the treacherous Cathedral in Fallout. Discover key locations, characters, and items, and follow our detailed walkthrough to confront The Master.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Prepare: Obtain the Red Cathedral Key (barter from Ton) and the Black Cathedral Key (kill Morpheus). If you haven't already, acquire robes.
  2. 2
    Infiltrate the Cathedral: You can either kill Morpheus and his nightkin guards, or if you have robes and Vree's autopsy disk, speak with Morpheus and ask him to take you to The Master.
  3. 3
    Enter the Cathedral Vault: Wait for Jeremiah to open the door, or use traps on the bookcase near the secret doorway (requires ~38% traps and 5 luck).
  4. 4
    Bypass Guards: Convince the mutants guarding the Vault entrance that you have business there.
  5. 5
    Hack Computer: Access the computer on the first floor of the Vault.
  6. 6
    Free Prisoners: Locate and free the prisoners on Level 2.
  7. 7
    Obtain Psychic Nullifier: Speak with Gideon and ask him to 'anoint' you.
  8. 8
    Confront The Master: Choose your approach:
    • Cowboy: Kill The Master with your gun.
  9. 9
    Nuke: If you have the key from the military base and a very high lockpick skill, use it to arm the nuke.
  10. 10
    Diplomacy: Talk The Master out of his plans if you have Vree's autopsy report (or have read it) and are wearing robes.
  11. 11
    Escape: Flee the Cathedral after your confrontation with The Master.

Notable Areas:

  • The Cathedral Building: Morpheus' Quarters (4th floor), Lasher's Quarters, Entrance to the Vault, Prayer Room.
  • Cathedral Vault: Psychers' Quarters (Level 2), Prison Quarters (Level 2), Cathedral Control Center (Level 3), Master's Quarters (Level 3), The nuclear bomb chamber (Level 4).

Notable Characters:

  • Lasher, High Priest
  • Dr. Wu, COC medic (will not heal you)
  • Ton, mean guy (tries to seduce female characters)
  • Francine, devout Cathedral believer
  • Morpheus, High Priest and leader of the Cathedral
  • Laura, Follower spy
  • Jeremiah, COC member who opens the Vault door
  • Gideon, Psychotic nut who gives you the nullifier
  • Viscious, Strong mutant guarding the north area
  • The Master of the Super Mutants
  • Cathedral figureheads/techs (purple robes)
  • Chanters of the Children of the Cathedral (brown robes)
  • Followers of the Children of the Cathedral (Ton, etc.)
  • Nightkin guards (ground and tower levels)
  • Super Mutant guards (Vault only)
  • Mad Scientists
  • Prisoners
  • Robots

Items to Acquire:

  • Red Cathedral Key (barter from Ton)
  • Black Cathedral Key (kill Morpheus)
  • Robes (essential for certain interactions)
  • Psychic Nullifier
Tips
  • Many inhabitants will refuse to speak or may turn hostile if you have a weapon equipped.
  • Killing Morpheus and his guards on the first floor will not necessarily turn the Cathedral members hostile, but dialogue may become threatening.
  • The Cathedral Vault is sealed. Killing members on the first floor allows entry to the second and third floors without hostility if you are wearing robes. Killing The Master will put the entire Vault on alert.
  • There are multiple ways to destroy the Cathedral, including stealth and direct assault methods.
  • The Cathedral is located two square units south of the Boneyards.

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