Board of Education

	For an overview of nail board models in various Fallout games, see nail board.

 

The Board of Education is a unique nail board in Fallout 3.

CharacteristicsEdit

It is composed of a plank of wood with nails hammered through it like all other nail boards found throughout the Capital Wasteland. Although not a highly damaging weapon, it has a faster attack than the standard nail board, meaning it does more damage per second. Unlike common nail boards, the Board of Education actually has a chance to score a Critical Hit.

DurabilityEdit

The Board of Education can successfully strike about 250 times from full condition before breaking.

VariantsEdit

• Nail board

ComparisonEdit

Legend
	- Weapon name (melee or unarmed)			- Attacks in V.A.T.S.
	- Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive)			- Action point cost
	- Damage per attack (damage per projectile)			- Damage per action point
	- Damage per second			- Weapon spread
	- Area of effect damage			- Magazine capacity (shots per reload)
	- Effect damage & duration			- Durability (number of attacks before breaking)
	- Bonus effects			- Weight
	- Attacks per second			- Value in caps
	- Critical chance % multiplier			- Value to weight ratio
	- Critical damage			- Skill required
	- Critical effect damage & duration			- Strength required
	- With all mods attached

Nail board	8	11.4	1.43	x0	0	27	0.6	150	4	30	7.5
Board of Education	12	17.1	1.43	x1	12	27	0.9	250	4	60	15

Note: Melee damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.

LocationEdit

Found in the Clifftop Shacks inside the Abandoned shack east of the bridge, under the bed.

Behind the scenesEdit

The inscription "Board of Education" is a common pun found etched or burned into the paddles used for corporal punishment. The phrase itself is pun on Board of Education, a governing body that oversees various schools in an area, and the fact that corporal punishment was previously used in schools to discipline students.

SoundsEdit