Fix the broken T-51b power armor is a side quest in Fallout.
Background[]
Kyle, a Brotherhood of Steel knight on the third level of the Lost Hills workshop, is trying to fix a suit of T-51b power armor. However, according to Michael, the equipment manager for the Brotherhood, this particular suit is not up to specs anymore due to a supposedly substandard repair job by Kyle, which means that Kyle can no longer get the part necessary to make it operational.
Quick walkthrough[]
| Side Quest: Fix the broken T-51b power armor | |||||||||||||
| Speak to Kyle about the power armor. | |||||||||||||
| Go to Rhombus' room and steal the armor part. | Persuade Michael to give to you the part. | ||||||||||||
| Give the part back to Kyle. | |||||||||||||
| Use the part on the power armor. | |||||||||||||
| Reward: 500 XP T-51b power armor Dean's Electronics skill book | |||||||||||||
Detailed walkthrough[]
This quest is one of two ways to obtain a suit of power armor in the game, and the only one available to a player character (PC) with neutral or negative karma. To obtain the necessary small piece of machinery, there are two options:
- Talk to Michael and persuade him into giving the part.
- Alternatively, raid Rhombus' quarters.
Persuade Michael[]
There are multiple possible paths in this conversation, which are dependent on the player character's Intelligence, Speech level, and sex. To start with, Intelligence 4 or higher is needed to ask about the part at all. Furthermore, it can be easier to succeed as a female PC compared to a male PC; female PCs receive a flat bonus of (so up to 50) points to their Speech skill in all Speech checks in this conversation, while male PCs instead receive either no change or a penalty of at least 10 points in each Speech check.[Non-game 1]
The shortest and easiest success path for both male and female PCs is as follows: when asked for authorization, say "Yes. I was sent up here to get a Systolic Motivator," followed by "You don't? Ordinance was supposed to send one down yesterday." This second dialogue is a Speech check which penalizes male PCs by 10 points (the lowest available penalty). If this check succeeds, Michael will immediately hand over the part. All other paths are longer and/or require harder Speech checks.
If that check fails, there will be one more set of dialogue that can be attempted. With Intelligence 6 or higher, the PC can compliment Michael as "one of the brightest guys" in the Brotherhood; this is another Speech check, but it does not give any penalty to a male PC, so it is the easiest of the three choices in this set. The next best choice is to say "Just give it to me," which penalizes the male PC's Speech level by 20 points. The worst option is "Oh..
Well. I guess I understand;" this is impossible for male PCs to pass, as it penalizes their Speech level by 100 points. All three options are the same difficulty for female PCs.
There is one guaranteed failure path that should be avoided: when asked for authorization, say "Kyle sent me up to get the part," and then answer "yes" when Michael asks about the broken power armor. This will cause Michael to immediately end the conversation without handing over the part.
Steal from Rhombus[]
The item is located in the locker next to the door in his quarters (beyond the office). It has to be stolen, however, the head paladin keeps a close watch on the door to his quarters. If the Vault Dweller opens the doors, he will react. At night, he is in his quarters asleep, but will wake up and leave the bedroom to investigate the open door. If Rhombus catches the player character, they can feign innocence, but will be removed from the room and the motivator returned to the locker (if taken). If they are caught a second time, they are expelled from the Brotherhood for thievery.
Sneaking legitimately can be difficult, as the path Rhombus has to travel is far shorter than the thief's to the locker. Sneaking directly from the locker to the exit is around difficult to impossible, even with 200% Sneak and having companions. Circling around Rhombus seems to have a much higher success rate. Lowering Rhombus' Perception with alcohol may also help reduce his perception greatly. A Stealth Boy can also be used and circle around Rhombus to steal it while sneaking. Another method is to take the motivator out of the locker, then walk near the door and drop it before Rhombus can catch the player character. When caught, claim innocence, then quickly re-enter the room and take the item before Rhombus can talk the player character again.
- Before being caught, the motivator can be given to a companion or put in a container, like a back pack or a bag, and kept after being caught by Rhombus.
- The simplest method is entering combat mode repeatedly, as it will prevent Rhombus from taking a step and allows for looting the systolic motivator with impunity.
Repair the armor[]
Once the part is obtained, Kyle will give the Vault Dweller a repair manual and install the unit, but the rest of the repair must be done by the Vault Dweller. The player character must have a Repair skill of at least 70% to succeed. If they do not and try repairing it anyway, then the threshold is increased to 100%. Once the check is met, all that is left is collecting the armor from the floor.
Rewards[]
Notes[]
No dialogue options are provided if caught by Rhombus with an Intelligence of less than 4, softlocking the game in a looping dialogue unless combat mode is repeatedly entered and the Vault Dweller leaves Rhombus' room.
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References[]
Non-game
- ↑ See the scripting for the node goto72 on this graph, as well as the scripting for the various branch nodes following it.
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