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The value that determines how many events can take place in a character's turn in pure turn based combat as well as in the modern Fallout franchise.
In the Fallout series a bunch of Brahman made their way to the United States before the bombs fell. Afterwards they mutated and gained an extra head and four more stomachs.
A military organization who see themselves as the technological saviors of The Wasteland. They are the descendants of the scientists and soldiers who managed to take refuge during the Great War, the conflict that caused the world to descend into an apocalyptic wasteland.
Caesar's Legion is an organization of slavers found within the Fallout universe
Somehow, one of the characters has changed their race.
Whether it's a hero's turn to the dark side or a villain becoming a hero, it's usually unexpected and will bring a whole new moral dimension to the story. Sometimes, they change they sides more than once.
Some games let players customize their character (or characters). Degree of customization may vary, with some games simply allowing to choose between different types of clothes, while others provide more detailed tinkering of features such as the distance between a character's eyes or hair color.
Deathclaws were intended to be a replacement for humans in close-combat situations by the US government and created using a variety of animal DNA. They are powerful, agile monsters that now run wild in the Fallout franchise.
A situation where the player must quickly escape from a building currently in the process of blowing up. Could either be a cinematic or actually gameplay.
This concept is for games where at least one of the main characters is female.
When the main character starts out as a weak, hopeless, tiny lad and the player makes him the most powerful person in the game.
Picking the gender of your character can help immerse you in the game world. Sometimes this leads to different abilities in-game, sometimes it means nothing at all.
Whether it be Mario vs. Bowser, Jedi vs. Sith, Link vs. Ganon, or Elves vs. Orcs, the forces of good are in an eternal battle with the hordes of evil.
A faction in Fallout: New Vegas. The Great Khans are an incarnation of the former Khans gang and they live the lifestyle of Mongol warriors.
A person who builds, modifiies, repairs, or maintains guns.
The ability for the player to become unseen, from basic camouflage to fully vanishing from sight.
An umbrella term for any sexual orientation or gender identity that is not straight.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
These are often a departure from the conventional gameplay of a game. There have also been compilations; games including only minigames. The Mario Party series has a lot of minigames, too!
Moral dilemmas presented to the player that often have a significant effect on the story or other characters.
Sometimes we will go a whole game without knowing the true name of a protagonist. Oftentimes, this is remedied by unique references being made towards the protagonist, such as "The Wanderer," "The Kid," or "The Man With no Name."
The New California Republic is a major governmental body in the Fallout universe. It is a confederation of small towns with its capitol being the city of the same name. It is one of the most powerful factions in Fallout.
What happens when a coyote and a rattlesnake get their DNA spliced together? This guy.
The Powder Gangers are a gang of escaped convicts that cause trouble for the towns of Primm and Goodsprings in the Mojave Wasteland. They are one of the first factions that The Courier encounters in the Mojave Wasteland.
A physics system used to procedurally generate body movement similar to rag dolls.
Revenge is an act of violence, financial ruin, or emotional torment that one person or group carries out against another, in response to some perceived wrongdoing.
Two or more factions, either with the same or completely different goals, that constantly try to one-up each other. The player is sometimes forced to pick a side to root or work for during the struggle. Other times the rivalry is only mentioned in the plot.
The Securitrons are a type of robot that appear in Fallout: New Vegas. They are responsible for guarding the Vegas strip.
An intimate physical activity between two or more individuals.
Slashing weapons are designed to cut and slice rather than causing blunt trauma. Examples include swords, axes, claws, naginatas, or even whips.
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