Child at Heart is a perk in Fallout 3. It was also cut from Fallout: New Vegas.
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Fallout 3[edit | edit source]
The Child at Heart perk greatly improves your interactions with children, some adults and a robot, usually in the form of unique dialogue choices.
Additional dialogue[edit | edit source]
Little Lamplight[edit | edit source]
The Child at Heart perk is particularly useful in Little Lamplight, where a lot of children are present.
- Mayor MacCready will allow access to the town. This is arguably its biggest plus, since it allows either skipping Rescue from Paradise entirely or completing it later.
- Mayor MacCready will also give permission for trading Buffout and strange meat for cave fungus.
- Biwwy will give the Wazer Wifle for free (or "fwee").
- Eclair will trade (1 cave fungus for around 50 caps).
- Knick Knack will trade his goods at a discount. He can also assist in The Replicated Man, telling about Pinkerton.
- Zip can be convinced not to open fire (not that he can, since he is not allowed to have his gun with him in town).
Other areas[edit | edit source]
- Maggie in Megaton will tell the combination to Billy Creel's safe.
- Bryan Wilks, in or near Grayditch, will give the key to his father's weapon and ammo stash.
- Rachael, Ralph and Flower will allow entrance into The Republic of Dave.
- James Hargrave in Rivet City can steal ammo.
- Derek Pacion in Canterbury Commons will tell the weaknesses of the AntAgonizer and the Mechanist during the quest The Superhuman Gambit.
- Dean Dewey in Roosevelt Academy will ask for a hallpass once he is activated at a terminal. He can be convinced about having forgotten a pass with this perk and prevent his hostility.
- Penny in Paradise Falls can be convinced to leave Rory McLaren behind during Rescue from Paradise.
- The Mechanist can be convinced to stop trying to be a hero when reminding him that his actions are putting Derek Pacion in danger.
- Sapling Yew in Oasis will tell about Harold's fear (fear of fire - burning to death) and will give her charm upon completion of the quest.
- Machete in Canterbury Commons will acknowledge that she was on her way to Big Town but decided she would rather explore and ended up where she is now.
- Croatoa in Point Lookout can give the fertilizer shovel.
- Kenny in Point Lookout will allow storing one's gear and sleep in his cave without having to search for and return his Kenny-bear.
- Midea in The Pitt will disclose Wernher's location during Free Labor.
- Sally on Mothership Zeta can escort the player to a hidden stash in the engineering core through an otherwise impassable forcefield.
Fallout: New Vegas[edit | edit source]
 | The following is based on Fallout: New Vegas cut content and has not been confirmed by canon sources. |
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This perk exists as unimplemented content in Fallout: New Vegas and there are a few uses for it that still exist in the game's files, but because there are very few children in the Mojave Wasteland, it was left out.
Bitter Springs refugees[edit | edit source]
Regardless of which greeting is heard, player receives the Barnabas bear.
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"The man with the spiky hat comes into camp at night." "I say. Would you like some of this absolutely delightful confection I found? I've been grazing on it all day." "I like you. Will you take Barnabas bear to New Vegas when you go?" "Did you know ants can get *this* big?" "I saw snake puppies in the hills." |
Lindsay[edit | edit source]
Lindsay is the Mini Boomer at the Nellis Air Force Base who is missing her teddy bear, Mister Cuddles.
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>Think really hard. What were you doing when you saw him last? "Oh! I remember now. I was playing hide-and-seek in the big hangar. Mr. Loyal made us leave, though." |
Max[edit | edit source]
Max is the boy in Freeside who chases his friend Stacey around with Euclid's C-Finder.
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>I'm a space soldier. The general sent me to ask you to borrow your gun to stop an alien invasion. "Really? Cool! Bring it back to me when you're done, okay? I think Stacey might be turning into an alien." |
Melody[edit | edit source]
Melody is the slave girl at The Fort.
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>{Child At Heart}Don't worry - I won't tell on you if you don't tell on me. "Okay. Um... do you think you could help me?" |
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