“It is the burden of the dead to remind the living of what they have lost... You can put a single point into any of your SPECIAL attributes, and you also gain reputation with the Boomers and the Powder Gangers for your... destructive tendencies, but you lose reputation with the NCR and Caesar's Legion.”— In-game description
Dead Man's Burden is a perk in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Lonesome Road.
Obtaining[]
During The Apocalypse, after defeating the swarm of marked men in Ulysses' Temple, one must use the launch control panel to set the Divide nuclear missiles to target both NCR and Legion territory. The perk is not gained until after leaving the Temple, going through the ending, and then returning to the Mojave Wasteland near the canyon wreckage and witnessing the far-off explosions.
Effects[]
Gaining this perk grants the following:
- 1 additional point to put into any SPECIAL attribute
- Boomers and Powder Gangers Fame
- Caesar's Legion and NCR Infamy
- Access to the now irradiated Dry Wells and Long 15 via their respective locations
Notes[]
Obtaining the Mark of Caesar and/or Ambassador Crocker's note at any time after gaining this perk will remove the two amounts of infamy that result.
Behind the scenes[]
The name is a play on the phrase White Man's Burden, originating in a poem by Rudyard Kipling which, in a tongue-in-cheek manner, espouses imperialism and white-racial superiority.
Bugs[]
The SPECIAL point must be added. If they have been maxed out, then the player will not be able to continue.[verified]
- On PC, one can use the console command cam, which will just close the menu and allow one to continue playing.
- With the Old World Blues add-on, one can use the Big Mountain Transportalponder! to teleport back to Big MT and then back again with getting the perks. This can only be done if the missile has been fired at someone, however, Dry Wells and the Long 15 will not be accessible.
See also[]
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