#omertas

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With an estimated active military personnel of 700,000 and a civilian base of 1,000,000 the NCR would not collapse so easily. If at all because of a bombing of their capital

There are enough *Actual* supporters of the NCR that quickly reorganize and regroup. Fallout NV makes it seem that there is a disproportionate amount of people who are in the army for money or conscripted, which is true but In reality there are diehard supporters for the NCR in California and outside of the Mojave. Many of the soldiers in the Mojave are just disillusioned and have little to no morale because of the legion and the environment of the Mojave. Shady Sands isn't the only city in the NCR. Redding, Roseville, Boneyard, Dayglow, The Hub, Junktown, Navarro, Sac-town, etc. The NCR isn't a petty faction where you kill the leader and or destroy the place they collapse and wither. The NCR is well organized, structural, Bureaucratic, has a Constitution and branches of government, Minted dollars and coinage, federal reserve, Industry, complicated and extensive trade networks, Anti Bigotry laws. The list goes on.

They are not perfect but I chose them over Elon musk, actual anarchism that is proven to not be effective for the Mojave, and a 14 year old edge lord's dream. (literally only enslaving women and being generally edgy as shit)

Edit: I know The brotherhood of shit isn't an endgame faction but I didn't mention them because they are laughable. In almost every game. I used to really like them and the legion, it's just maturing ig.

For some reason I just remembered that Big Sal's password. Which is: D@ddyZH0M3!

An... interesting choice of password. Provide's an extra bit of characterisation to Big Sal.

And it got me thinkin' about the other password notes in the game. Every password tells somethin' of a story, I reckon. So, let's go over the other ones I can find that have notes that actually display the password (and we're, of course, thinkin' about placed passwords, not the hacking minigame).

First that comes to mind is Raul's password for his cell that he puts in a terminal entry near his cell, looking at it creates a note that reads it: 123456789

Raul didn't care, and it provides some humour.

Next is the Overseer's password, found in Vault 34 on the Ghoulified Overseer's body after death. It reads: Sunflower

That's an interesting password for a man who presumably lived his entire life in a Vault with no such flowers. Gives me an almost melancholy feeling, that password.

Staying on Vaults, Vault 3's overseer had a password given to you by Fiend prisoner Rick Lancer. It doesn't just have the password, it has a preamble before it. The note reads: The password for the Overseer's room in Vault 3 is: 1L0V3B@Nana5

I Love Bananas is also the name of the quest to rescue Rick, Rachael and Dennis from Fiend captivity in the Official Game Guide (not that I'd trust that guide as far as I could throw it given what it says about Goodsprings). I don't know why the password is I Love Bananas written like that. Out of game, I think it must be a joke from a dev. In-game I'd guess it's a sign the Vault 3 Overseer knows how to choose a password nobody would guess since, y'know, if the Overseer George Stault chose it after election before the Fiends killed him, he'd have grown up in a place that had no bananas (the alternative is that it was the password of the first Vault 3 Overseer nobody bothered to change).

Next is the Hidden Valley self-destruct password, this is from when you generate the password via the keycards, I'm not gonna check if it shows up if you use science instead: From my cold, dead hands.

That's an interestin' 'un. Apparently the phrase is a slogan associated with the NRA in America? I had no idea. You reckon that chosen by the Brotherhood at Hidden Valley or was that the default password for the bunker? Both would fit, I think. And overall there's a decent amount of style to a self-destruct sequence password being that.

Anyway, that was a little diversion thinkin' about passwords we know and can find in New Vegas. Needless to say, if any of those are your password: Change it to somethin' that isn't in Fallout New Vegas (especially if its Raul's password).

Left: Jerry the Punk, Great Khan with aspirations of poetry. —"I can tell you [the Great Khans are] a bunch of big dumb jerks with no appreciation for art. I mean, can you believe their initiation?"

Right: Carlitos and Joanna, lovers stuck under the thumb of the Omertas and trying to escape. —Carlitos: "[Working at Gomorrah] was like finding diamonds in your vodka and showgirls under your card-table. You want it, Gomorrah has it. It was heaven - until you find that all the glitter is made of broken dreams and all the praise hides a knife pointing at your ribs."

Designated cheerleaders were not available for this match-up.

After battle field-trial (feat. Proto-Ulysses & Proto-Inculta)

Siri's a Priestess and I choose to die on this hill

POV you acted profligately

Love how they can side with Legion

FNV Faction Stimboards 9/15: The Omertas

Sure do! ^^

First one is that they weren’t actually tribes, they were small gangs and nomadic groups with no real ties to indigenous peoples. Mr. House called them “tribals” cause he’s a Fucking Twat. (This is just my way of trying to fix some of the unfortunate implications the game has by having the strip families formerly be tribes, if anyone has any other suggestions on how to handle/fix the racist aspects of the game I am more than happy to listen ^^)

The Ultra Luxe has a strict dress code for guests. You have to either be in a well tailored suit or a dress that goes below the knees. They allow high heels or flats and they insist jewelry shouldn’t be too overstated. It’s the casino that conforms the most to ‘50s fashion senses’. The other casinos are MUCH more flexible and will allow guests to enter in whatever clothes they want (at the expense of the guest standing out like a sore thumb in the casino lmao).

The Tops is the most family friendly casino and it is popular with wealthier families and guests who want a more casual experience. The Ultra Luxe comes after that in that while anyone can go inside it, it’d be pretty boring for a kid (also I’m really sure the masks would scare some children rip). ...I’m not gonna even mention the Gomorrah hjdghf.

The strip has several other smaller businesses and casinos and hotels in it, they just aren’t owned by the three families. There is also a lot of street performances in the strip. Basically- imagine the Actual strip from Vegas. It’s like that lol.

Shopping is popular in the strip, it’s common to see larger clothes stores that are veerrryy pricey. Same with eating at upscale restaurants- even though the main casinos offer restaurants of their own, there is a lot of places to eat.

The White glove originally continued to be cannibals in secret soon after they opened the Ultra Luxe (there was a strict rule to not mix their food with food for the Gourmand), but less and less people continued the practice over time, leading to the divide the group faces regarding their erm- traditions.

The Omertas function like an organized crime ring, they are the most aggressive when it comes to threatening other businesses and people they find as a threat to themselves.

 The Families have several business ties to other trade groups and businesses across the NCR and Mojave.

The Strip also constantly has some sort of renovation or construction project going on in it. House wants the area to be constantly improved upon. They mostly hire in workers from Freeside. Some Freesiders also work as staff in the businesses of the Strip. The Families mostly run their own casinos but they hire out for jobs like housekeeping, janitors, and waiting tables because they don’t have enough people to be completely self sufficient. The Ultra Luxe is the largest Family and hires out the least in order to maintain their mysterious public image. This causes several problems regarding wages and worker rights, and resurfaces the debate regarding how Strip is closed off to the poorer locals.

Younger members of the Families start learning to run the businesses by working in waitstaff or in the lobby of the hotel for the casino. They move up the ranks of jobs as they get older and get better at their jobs. 

The casino staff at the casinos have an ongoing list of “weirdest things that have happened there”

-Cachino