All the World's a Stage is a main quest in Fallout 76, introduced in the Expeditions: Atlantic City update part two, America's Playground.
Summary[]
The attack on the Russos at the Rose Room triggered a psychotic breakdown in Abbie Russo, forcing the family to improvise. The only way to help her is to acquire a dose of the Devil's Blood, a designer drug she is currently suffering withdrawals from, but that is a luxury only found in Atlantic City.
Quick walkthrough[]
- Head to the Whitespring Refuge and talk to Orlando to secure transport.
- Travel to the Casino Quarter and talk to Evelyn Russo to learn about Stanley Soriano.
- Acquire access to the high rollers lounge at the Neapolitan Casino.
- Talk to Stanley Soriano and strike a deal regarding the Devil's Blood.
- Optional: Bet on Stanley's "lucky" slot machine.
- Head to the Atlantic City Boardwalk and reach the Showman's Pier.
- Infiltrate the backstage and complete the performance, then humiliate Zayde.
- Return to the Russos to dose Abbie up.
Detailed walkthrough[]
In order to reach Atlantic City, the dwellers need to make the appropriate travel arrangements. The only method of travel that has the right reach is Lennox's Vertibird at the Whitespring Refuge. However, they first need to secure permission from Orlando in order to take flight. Arriving at the refuge, Evelyn talks to Orlando and tries to persuade them to clear the flight to Acee. The player character proves the decisive factor (assuming they have completed Responders Reborn; Vin will react to mentioning this, as well as completing any one expedition). There, a superstitious refugee warns about the supposed reality of the Jersey Devil, but Evelyn brushes this off as nonsense.
While at the refuge, the player can also talk with Jeremiah Hopkins, who extolls the wonders of Atlantic City as one of the few cities to survive the nuclear war unscathed. There are several checks the player can use:
- Charisma 8+ allows them to inquire about the actual threats in Acee, which will foreshadow the Overgrown.
- Perception 8+ allows asking him about what really caused him to flee Atlantic City and pick up work as an advertiser on behest of the Munis. He will reveal he saw something unnatural.
- Endurance 8+ allows for an attempt to inspire him. He will thank the dweller, but will openly admit that he is a coward.
Once permission is secured, Lennox can be interacted with to fly to Atlantic City.
Seeking Stanley[]
Lennox and her Vertibird will deposit the entire team in the Casino Quarter, and offer some minor pointers on where to have fun, as well as reveal that she would gladly participate in the drinking and partying, but she only has one Vertibird. Evelyn will speak up and give a rundown on the situation, noting that a fellow by the name of Stanley Soriano is the best lead for acquiring a dose of the Devil's Blood. The next question is simple: reaching Stanley.
Soriano is located in the high rollers lounge of the Neapolitan Casino. Entering it requires one of three actions to be taken:
- Convincing the doorman that the dwellers are there to keep their friend Stanley out of trouble with Charisma 8+.
- Navigating the backrooms of the casino; whichever direction is taken, there will be a level 3 Picklock door. The High Rollers lounge key can be found on a desk in the security office, near the kitchen in the employees-only area.
- Simply attack the doorman. Other characters in the area do not turn hostile.
Inside, the dwellers witness Stanley almost getting cheated at a poker game, which ends up in a bloody confrontation with another mobster killing Stanley's opponent. Talking to Stanley reveals that he is a hopeless gambling addict, but does have access to the Devil's Blood. The player can offer to bribe him with 5,000 caps, attempt to persuade him with Charisma 12+, or flex to Stanley if one has completed Tax Evasion beforehand. If none of these options are chosen, the player must complete a small task for Stanley before moving on to the big job.
Stan gives the player a sum of caps and asks them to bet on his "lucky" slot machine, apparently a daily ritual for him. Stan is blissfully unaware that the machine has been tampered with, which is revealed to the player upon interacting with it. The player can either tell this to Stan, or keep him in the dark. Either way, the quest moves on to Stan's next task.
The slot machine task can be bypassed with one of the three aforementioned dialogue choices. It is highly advisable to not offer the 5,000 cap bribe, as the sum will be removed from the player character's inventory without any further confirmation, and the value is rather high compared to the brevity of the slot machine task.
Stan's real test of trust is sending an intimidating and humiliating message to Zayde, one of the Showmen, and he will offer the Devil's Blood as a reward. This task is a way to get around the limitations of the peace deal between Atlantic City's three factions, with the dwellers as patsies. However, it is the only way to acquire a sample of the exclusive drug. Move on to the Atlantic City Boardwalk. The player needs to reach the entrance to Showman's Pier, where the ticket clerk informs the player that they are the lucky thirteenth visitor and can enter for free.
Clowning around[]
Once inside, it is time to head backstage. As it turns out, the star clown is late to arrive, giving the dweller an opportunity to stand in for them and experience the life of a Showman. In order to progress, they need to equip both the clown hat and outfit inside the backstage dressing room. Before getting on stage, knock on Zayde's dressing room. Believing the dweller to be Dimples the Clown, Zayde tells them to go out and perform as the opening act. To keep the show moving and to get Zayde to come out, take the stage in costume.
The show requires the players to introduce themselves, picking a clown name (Dimples the Clown, Twinkle Frown, Asbestos the Clown, or to simply make a fart noise into the microphone), and then telling two jokes. Next, they must engage in pie throwing at the other two clowns five times, followed by a bout of grenade juggling. The grenades appear to be sparklers and are tossed through three rings hanging through the ceiling, and their presence unnerves the audience. After the opening act, the dwellers head backstage for a break and run into Evelyn, who is determined to upstage Zayde and the Showmen as retribution for kicking her out, after an embarrassing show gone wrong.
In the dialogue, the players can choose whether to influence Evelyn's attitude positively or negatively. After being spotted by a Showman snitch, she will agree to stand down and reveals that Zayde is unwilling to risk getting killed on stage, and wears a stab-proof vest underneath his clown costume. This allows for a non-lethal resolution to this part of the quest.
The player returns to the stage with Zayde, who is starring in a knife throwing stunt. The players can choose to aim for the head (killing him instantly), torso (which reveals his duplicitous nature and lack of artistic integrity), or aim for the backboard. Once Zayde is dealt with, the real Dimples the Clown appears, leading to a violent confrontation on stage, with the show crashed. There is an optional objective to kill Dimples and the other hostile clowns, but it is only necessary to flee the venue, and Dimples can thus be spared.
Leaving the venue, the player is directed to an alleyway to the west, where Stanley holds up his end of the bargain and gives the dwellers the Devil's Blood. Once it is collected, the player can then return to Appalachia and fast travel back to the Rose Room to give Abbie a dose.
Vin knows this is only a temporary solution, so he asks the dwellers to go and talk to his father, Antonio Russo, to figure out if he remembers anything that can help with creating an antidote for the Devil's Blood. This starts the next quest, Honor Bound.
Rewards[]
- Plan: Civil Engineer armor left arm
- Plan: Civil Engineer armor right arm
- Plan: Spectacular performer's outfit
- Plan: Spectacular performer's headwear
- Random aid
- 300 Caps
- Experience Points
- Purveyor Murmrgh's Mystery Pick
Quest stages[]
Jokes[]
- "Someone drew a picture of me at the fair... It was a comedy sketch!"
- "I saw a balloon today, but I couldn't buy it because of inflation."
- "Last night I met a cannibal... but I tasted too funny for them!"
- "I don't know any jokes!"
- "My favorite place to go after work is the honky-tonk!"
- "I wanted to buy a house... but I couldn't afford the clown payment."
- "A cannibal tried to boil me alive... but I'm already a laughingstock!"
- "Stop looking at me! I'm not funny!"
Behind the scenes[]
- The name of this quest is a reference to a famous quote from William Shakespeare's play As You Like It, spoken by the character Jaques: "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players."
- The Showmen announcer heard during the clown performance in this quest was voiced by George Ackles.[Non-game 1]
Gallery[]
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References[]
Non-game
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