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| + | |displayname =Moira Brown |
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| − | |games =FO3,FOS |
+ | |games =FO3, FOS, FOWW, FOSO |
| + | |label =Human |
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|image =Moira_Brown.jpg |
|image =Moira_Brown.jpg |
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| + | |label2 =Ghoul |
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| + | |image2 =Moira ghoulified.jpg |
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+ | |label3 =FSO |
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+ | |image3 =FSO UI C ShopIcon Moira.png |
| + | |image desc3 =Moira's hero card in ''[[Fallout Shelter Online]]'' |
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| + | |gender =Female |
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| + | |age =24<ref name="FO3 Guide" group="Non-game"/><br />44<ref name="Afterword" group="Non-game"/> |
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| + | |age verified=The Appalachian |
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|affiliation =[[Megaton]] |
|affiliation =[[Megaton]] |
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| − | |role =Store owner |
+ | |role =Store owner<br />Scientist<br />Author |
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+ | |karma =Good |
|location =[[Craterside Supply]] in [[Megaton]]<br />[[Underworld]] |
|location =[[Craterside Supply]] in [[Megaton]]<br />[[Underworld]] |
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|quests =[[Wasteland Survival Guide (quest)|The Wasteland Survival Guide]]<br />[[The Replicated Man]] |
|quests =[[Wasteland Survival Guide (quest)|The Wasteland Survival Guide]]<br />[[The Replicated Man]] |
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|actor =[[Karen Carbone]] |
|actor =[[Karen Carbone]] |
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|dialogue =[[MoiraBrown.txt]] |
|dialogue =[[MoiraBrown.txt]] |
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| + | |voice type =FemaleUniqueMoira |
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| − | |special ={{SPECIAL|4,5,4,6,7,4,5}} |
+ | |special ={{SPECIAL|4,5,4,6,7,4,5|icon=FO3}}<br />{{SPECIAL|4,8,3,8,7,5,5|icon=FOS}} |
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| + | |modspecial ={{SPECIAL|4,8,3,8,7,5,5|agmod=7|icon=FOS}} |
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| + | |derived =[[Hit Points]]: 80<br />[[Melee Damage]]: 2<br />[[Unarmed Damage]]: 1.15<br />[[Poison Resistance]]: 15%<br />[[Radiation Resistance]]: 6% |
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| + | |rarity ={{FOS Rarity|Legendary}} |
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|aggression =Unaggressive |
|aggression =Unaggressive |
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|confidence =Cowardly |
|confidence =Cowardly |
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|combat style=Default |
|combat style=Default |
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|GECK race =Caucasian |
|GECK race =Caucasian |
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| + | |edid =MoiraBrown (Megaton)<br />DLC04BogCorpseMoiraBrown ([[Sacred bog]] corpse) |
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| − | }}{{Games|FO3|FO3PL|FOS}} |
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| + | }} |
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{{Rotating content |
{{Rotating content |
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| − | |content1={{Quotation|Take care, it's a big Wasteland. But you'd know that better than me, right? |
+ | |content1={{Quotation|Take care, it's a big Wasteland. But you'd know that better than me, right?|sound=FO3 Moira BigWasteland.ogg}} |
| − | |content2={{Quotation|Could you come back in an hour or two? Even geniuses need their sleep. |
+ | |content2={{Quotation|Could you come back in an hour or two? Even geniuses need their sleep.|sound=FO3 Moira Genius.ogg}} |
| − | |content3={{Quotation|Good luck with that research |
+ | |content3={{Quotation|Good luck with that research!|sound=FO3 Moira GoodLuckResearch.ogg}} |
| − | |content4={{Quotation|Okay, yes, [[Mirelurk|they]]'re jerks. But if they're intelligent, we can get them to stop. And train them. Maybe we could even ride them! That'd be fun! |
+ | |content4={{Quotation|Okay, yes, [[Mirelurk (Fallout 3)|they]]'re jerks. But if they're intelligent, we can get them to stop. And train them. Maybe we could even ride them! That'd be fun!|sound=FO3 Moira OkayYesTheyreJerks.ogg}} |
| − | |content5={{Quotation|Hey, [[Wasteland Survival Guide (Fallout 3)|book]]'s coming along well, thanks to you, what's next? |
+ | |content5={{Quotation|Hey, [[Wasteland Survival Guide (Fallout 3)|book]]'s coming along well, thanks to you, what's next?|sound=FO3 Moira BookDoinWell.ogg}} |
| − | |content6={{Quotation|Keep up the great research, super assistant. |
+ | |content6={{Quotation|Keep up the great research, super assistant.|sound=FO3 Moira SuperAssistant.ogg}} |
| − | |content7={{Quotation|Oh? Feeling a bit under the weather? Or a bit over the Geiger-counter? |
+ | |content7={{Quotation|Oh? Feeling a bit under the weather? Or a bit over the Geiger-counter?|sound=FO3 MoiraBrown OverTheGeigerCounter.ogg}} |
| − | |content8={{Quotation|Huh. Did you know the human body can survive without the stomach or spleen? Oh, what's up? |
+ | |content8={{Quotation|Huh. Did you know the human body can survive without the stomach or spleen? Oh, what's up?|sound=FO3 MoiraBrown StomachOrSpleen.ogg}} |
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| − | '''Moira Brown''' is the |
+ | '''Moira Brown''' is the owner of the [[Craterside Supply]] shop within [[Megaton]] in the [[Capital Wasteland]] {{In|FO3}}. |
==Background== |
==Background== |
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| + | ===Past=== |
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| − | A self-styled inventor, 24-year-old Moira grew up with an uncommon curiosity about the world in the trading community of [[Canterbury Commons]]. Sometime before 2263, she moved to [[Megaton]]. <ref>MS03_MS03VaultQuestions1B_0005ECD8_1: I'm pretty sure I remember a girl coming into town with that about ten, twelve years ago.</ref> She's read almost every book that's come through the town. Although her reading has taught her a wide variety of useful knowledge, she has nearly no actual experience with the world, so she doesn't always understand how it can be applied outside of her workshop. After a recent accident with a domesticated [[Centaur (Fallout 3)|centaur]], Moira was inspired to write [[Wasteland Survival Guide (Fallout 3)|a book]] to help others survive in the [[wasteland]] and avoid similar dangers.<ref name="FO3 Guide">''[[Fallout 3 Official Game Guide]]''</ref> |
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| + | A self-styled inventor, Moira grew up with an uncommon curiosity about the world while living in the trading community of [[Canterbury Commons]]. Sometime before [[Timeline#2263|2263]], she left Canterbury Commons and moved to the settlement of Megaton.<ref>[[MoiraBrown.txt|Moira's dialogue]]: ''"I'm pretty sure I remember a girl coming into town with that about ten, twelve years ago."''</ref> She takes every opportunity to learn about as much as she can, largely by reading almost every book that comes through the town via traders and caravans. Although the 24-year-old Moira's love of reading has taught her a great deal, she knows very little about the world itself nor understands how the knowledge she has can be applied outside of her workshop or Megaton itself. |
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| + | Around [[Timeline#2277|2277]], an incident involving a domesticated [[Centaur (Fallout 3)|centaur]] inspired Moira to author [[Wasteland Survival Guide (Fallout 3)|a book]] serving as a compilation of practical knowledge and important tips about surviving in the [[wasteland]] and avoiding similar dangers.<ref name="FO3 Guide" group="Non-game">[[Fallout 3 Official Game Guide]] Game of the Year Edition p.86: ''"'''Moira Brown'''''<br />''A self-styled inventor, 24-year-old Moira grew up in the trading community of Canterbury Commons with an uncommon curiosity about the world. She's read almost every book that's come through the town. Although her reading has taught her a wide variety of useful knowledge, she has nearly no actual experience with the world, so she doesn't always understand how it can be applied outside of her workshop. After a recent accident with a domesticated Centaur, Moira was inspired to write a book to help others survive in the Wasteland and avoid similar dangers. She just needs someone with real experience to test out her ideas and give her some real-world insight into life in the wastes."''<br />([[Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition Wasteland Census]])</ref> The only hurdle she faced in creating her book was getting someone to help her complete her experiments and research on the wasteland's resources. |
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| − | After the guide was completed (with the help of the [[Lone Wanderer]]), it became considerably popular, managing to reach places like the distant [[Mojave Wasteland]] in less than four years. |
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| + | ===Later life=== |
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| + | After the guide was completed with the help of the [[Lone Wanderer]], it achieved considerable popularity, not just in the Capital Wasteland, but also managing to reach places like the [[Mojave Wasteland]] on the other side of the continent in less than four years. By [[Timeline#2287|2287]], ten years after Moira published it, the ''Wasteland Survival Guide'' had become a renowned series, with multiple guides on subjects ranging from self-defense to hunting and farming, and even had recreations tailored to different regions like [[the Commonwealth]] to the north of D.C. |
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| + | {{Afterword}} |
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| + | {{Afterword|end}} |
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==Daily schedule== |
==Daily schedule== |
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| − | + | As the owner of Craterside Supply, she spends the day sweeping and trading as well as conducting odd experiments. She opens the store at 8:00 a.m. and closes at 8:00 p.m. The Megaton Craterside Supply store is also her home. She sleeps upstairs and if the Lone Wanderer is caught trespassing after hours she will become increasingly upset. The only time she will leave her shop is if Megaton is destroyed in the quest [[The Power of the Atom]]. If the [[Wasteland Survival Guide (quest)|Wasteland Survival Guide]] quest is completed before Megaton is destroyed, she will instead stay near the entrance to the ruins and only has the option to repair equipment, lacking an option to buy or sell items. |
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==Interactions with the player character== |
==Interactions with the player character== |
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===Interactions overview=== |
===Interactions overview=== |
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{{Interactions FO3 |
{{Interactions FO3 |
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| − | |essential = |
+ | |essential = |
| − | |enslave = |
+ | |enslave = |
|ear =yes |
|ear =yes |
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| − | |finger = |
+ | |finger = |
| − | |temp companion = |
+ | |temp companion = |
| − | |perm companion = |
+ | |perm companion = |
|wares =[[Fallout 3 weapons|weapons]], [[Fallout 3 armor and clothing|apparel]], [[Fallout 3 consumables|aid]], [[Fallout 3 miscellaneous items|miscellaneous]], [[Fallout 3 ammunition|ammunition]], [[Fallout 3 house improvements|house improvements]] |
|wares =[[Fallout 3 weapons|weapons]], [[Fallout 3 armor and clothing|apparel]], [[Fallout 3 consumables|aid]], [[Fallout 3 miscellaneous items|miscellaneous]], [[Fallout 3 ammunition|ammunition]], [[Fallout 3 house improvements|house improvements]] |
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|caps =160-3000 |
|caps =160-3000 |
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| − | |max condition =54(72) |
+ | |max condition =54 (72) |
| − | |heal = |
+ | |heal = |
| − | |cure addiction = |
+ | |cure addiction = |
| − | |cure radiation = |
+ | |cure radiation = |
| − | |rent = |
+ | |rent = |
|quests started =* [[Wasteland Survival Guide (quest)|The Wasteland Survival Guide]] |
|quests started =* [[Wasteland Survival Guide (quest)|The Wasteland Survival Guide]] |
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|quests involved =* [[The Replicated Man]] |
|quests involved =* [[The Replicated Man]] |
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===Quests=== |
===Quests=== |
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| − | * [[Wasteland Survival Guide (quest)|The Wasteland Survival Guide]]: Moira |
+ | * [[Wasteland Survival Guide (quest)|The Wasteland Survival Guide]]: Moira asks the Lone Wanderer to do some dangerous research for a book she is writing to help the inhabitants of the wasteland learn to survive better. |
* [[The Replicated Man]]: Moira is in possession of a [[Replicated Man holotapes|Replicated Man holotape]]. |
* [[The Replicated Man]]: Moira is in possession of a [[Replicated Man holotapes|Replicated Man holotape]]. |
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===Effects of player's actions=== |
===Effects of player's actions=== |
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| − | * If the Lone Wanderer blows up |
+ | * If the Lone Wanderer blows up Megaton during The Power of the Atom, Moira is the only survivor from Megaton, becoming [[ghoul]]ified. If the Wasteland Survival Guide quest is started, or she is met and gives the armored vault jumpsuit to the Lone Wanderer, she can be found at the Megaton ruins. If the quest was not started, she can instead be found in the [[Underworld]], whereupon she will claim she was 'out-of-town' during the detonation and is apparently unaware of her recent affliction.<ref>The [[Lone Wanderer]]: ''"The bomb in town just blew up. You're lucky to be alive!"''<br />Moira Brown: ''"{{Tooltip|Wow! Who would have thought a town built around a bomb could be so dangerous?|{Honestly surprised, and naive as hell.} }} Good thing I wasn't in town at the time, huh? Man, that could have really done a number on me!"''<br />([[MoiraBrown.txt#141|Moira Brown's dialogue]])</ref> Depending on how the Lone Wanderer breaks the news to her she will either fall into despair or remain positive. |
| − | * Convincing her that writing The Wasteland Survival Guide is a bad idea will result in a 30% discount on her wares and increase her [[Repair]] skill from 24 to 54 (72% condition). Karma will |
+ | * Convincing her that writing ''The Wasteland Survival Guide'' is a bad idea will result in a 30% discount on her wares and an increase of her [[Repair (Fallout 3)|Repair]] skill from 24 to 54 (72% condition). Karma will be lost but the [[Dream Crusher]] perk is given to the player character. This will also make her considerably less positive and gloomier in her interactions. |
===Merchant items=== |
===Merchant items=== |
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* [[Energy cell (Fallout 3)|Energy cells]] |
* [[Energy cell (Fallout 3)|Energy cells]] |
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* [[10mm round (Fallout 3)|10mm round]] |
* [[10mm round (Fallout 3)|10mm round]] |
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* [[Mentats (Fallout 3)|Mentats]] |
* [[Mentats (Fallout 3)|Mentats]] |
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| − | * [[10mm pistol (Fallout 3)| |
+ | * [[10mm pistol (Fallout 3)|10mm pistol]] |
* [[Silenced 10mm pistol]] (rare) |
* [[Silenced 10mm pistol]] (rare) |
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| − | * [[Chinese pistol |
+ | * [[Chinese pistol (Fallout 3)|Chinese pistol]] |
* [[.32 pistol (Fallout 3)|.32 pistols]] |
* [[.32 pistol (Fallout 3)|.32 pistols]] |
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* [[Missile launcher (Fallout 3)|Missile launcher]] |
* [[Missile launcher (Fallout 3)|Missile launcher]] |
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| − | * [[Laser pistol (Fallout 3)| |
+ | * [[Laser pistol (Fallout 3)|Laser pistol]] |
* [[Frag grenade (Fallout 3)|Frag grenade]] |
* [[Frag grenade (Fallout 3)|Frag grenade]] |
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| + | * [[Hunting rifle (Fallout 3)|Hunting Rifle]] |
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* Variety of junk items |
* Variety of junk items |
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==Inventory== |
==Inventory== |
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{{Inventory |
{{Inventory |
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| + | |title =yes |
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|ondeath =[[Fallout 3 keys#Craterside supply key|Craterside supply key]]<br />[[Moira's terminal password]] |
|ondeath =[[Fallout 3 keys#Craterside supply key|Craterside supply key]]<br />[[Moira's terminal password]] |
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|apparel =[[RobCo jumpsuit]] |
|apparel =[[RobCo jumpsuit]] |
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| − | |weapon = |
+ | |weapon = |
| − | |otheritem =[[Mentats (Fallout 3)|Mentats]]<br />[[Abraxo cleaner]]<br />[[10mm round (Fallout 3)|10mm |
+ | |otheritem =[[Mentats (Fallout 3)|Mentats]]<br />[[Abraxo cleaner (Fallout 3)|Abraxo cleaner]]<br />[[10mm round (Fallout 3)|10mm rounds]] |
| + | }} |
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| + | {{Inventory |
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| + | |game =FOS |
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| + | |title =yes |
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| + | |image =FoS Moira Brown.png |
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| + | |apparel =[[Expert jumpsuit]] |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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| − | * Moira's voice does not |
+ | * Moira's voice does not gain the distinct raspy tone that most other ghouls in the game have after she is ghoulified, instead it remains the same. |
| − | * If the Lone Wanderer |
+ | * If the Lone Wanderer blows up Megaton, Moira will not fast travel to Underworld, but instead walk there directly in real-time. This makes it extremely likely for her to be killed on the trip there due to a combination of several threats on the way, a less-than-straightforward route, and Moira's observed unwillingness to defend herself. |
| − | * Even though [[Carol]] in Underworld says it takes months or years to become ghoulified, |
+ | * Even though [[Carol (Fallout 3)|Carol]] in Underworld says it takes months or years to become ghoulified, the fallout from the detonation of the Megaton bomb will turn Moira into a ghoul in a minimum of a few days. |
* If her terminal is hacked, her current experiments can be tracked. |
* If her terminal is hacked, her current experiments can be tracked. |
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| − | * Moira wonders if [[Mole rat (Fallout 3)|mole |
+ | * Moira wonders if [[Mole rat (Fallout 3)|mole rats]] can be tamed and domesticated. Although she never learns if this is true during the game, [[Pumpkin (mole rat)|Pumpkin]] in ''Fallout 3'' and [[Snuffles]] in ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' prove that the species can at least be tamed. |
| − | * Moira |
+ | * Moira will not have a shop in [[Underworld]], although she will still sell things and offer the Wasteland Survival Guide quest. |
| − | * Despite |
+ | * Despite it being stated that she was born in [[Canterbury Commons]], no record of her or her family can be found there. |
* Moira has a second [[repellent stick]] in her desk upstairs. |
* Moira has a second [[repellent stick]] in her desk upstairs. |
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* Her inventory replenishes on Monday and Wednesday. |
* Her inventory replenishes on Monday and Wednesday. |
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* Her corpse appears floating in the swamp in ''[[Point Lookout (add-on)|Point Lookout]]'' in the [[sacred bog]] during the hallucination. |
* Her corpse appears floating in the swamp in ''[[Point Lookout (add-on)|Point Lookout]]'' in the [[sacred bog]] during the hallucination. |
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| + | * Even if the Lone Wanderer tells her they blew up the town, she will not become hostile or even angry. |
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| + | * With ''Broken Steel'' installed, if one had previously entered the [[Holy Light Monastery]], it is possible for Moira to be killed by the ghoulified [[Curie III|Mother Curie III]]. |
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==Notable quotes== |
==Notable quotes== |
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| {{Inline quote|Hey, [[Wasteland Survival Guide (Fallout 3)|book's]] coming along well, thanks to you, what's next?|sound=FO3 Moira BookDoinWell.ogg}} |
| {{Inline quote|Hey, [[Wasteland Survival Guide (Fallout 3)|book's]] coming along well, thanks to you, what's next?|sound=FO3 Moira BookDoinWell.ogg}} |
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| {{Inline quote|Keep up the great research, super assistant.|sound=FO3 Moira SuperAssistant.ogg}} |
| {{Inline quote|Keep up the great research, super assistant.|sound=FO3 Moira SuperAssistant.ogg}} |
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| − | | {{Inline quote|Okay, yes, they're jerks. But if they're intelligent, we can get them to stop. And train them. Maybe we could even ride them! That'd be fun!|on [[ |
+ | | {{Inline quote|Okay, yes, they're jerks. But if they're intelligent, we can get them to stop. And train them. Maybe we could even ride them! That'd be fun!|on [[Mirelurk (Fallout 3)|mirelurks]]|sound=FO3 Moira OkayYesTheyreJerks.ogg}} |
| {{Inline quote|Oh? Feeling a bit under the weather? Or a bit over the Geiger-counter?|sound=FO3 MoiraBrown OverTheGeigerCounter.ogg}} |
| {{Inline quote|Oh? Feeling a bit under the weather? Or a bit over the Geiger-counter?|sound=FO3 MoiraBrown OverTheGeigerCounter.ogg}} |
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| {{Inline quote|Huh. Did you know the human body can survive without the stomach or spleen? Oh, what's up?|sound=FO3 MoiraBrown StomachOrSpleen.ogg}} |
| {{Inline quote|Huh. Did you know the human body can survive without the stomach or spleen? Oh, what's up?|sound=FO3 MoiraBrown StomachOrSpleen.ogg}} |
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| + | | {{Inline quote|Did you ever try to put a broken piece of glass back together? Even if the pieces fit, you can’t make it whole again the way it was. But if you’re clever, you can still use the pieces to make other useful things. Maybe even something wonderful, like a mosaic. Well, the world broke just like glass. And everyone’s trying to put it back together like it was, but it’ll never come together in the same way.}} |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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| − | Moira Brown appears |
+ | Moira Brown appears {{In|FO3}}, {{In|FOS|noin}}, {{In|FWW|noin}}, and {{In|FOSO|noin}}. |
==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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| + | * During development, Moira was previously named Lea<ref group="Non-game">MS03script from GECK: ''Tracks when Lea dies to end quest''...<br>...''basic task completed (can return to Lea)''...<br>;''bonus task completed (must return to Lea)''<br>... |
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| − | * Upon [[Megaton]]'s destruction, and encountering Moira after she becomes a [[ghoul]], the [[Lone Wanderer]] can tell her "Don't take this the wrong way, but you got ugly real fast." This is a reference to ''[[wikipedia:Army of Darkness|Army of Darkness]]''. |
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| + | ''tracks if the player's speech challenge is attempting to convince Lea to stop writing the book''...</ref> Marsh before it was changed. When asked about it in 2023, quest designer [[Fred Zeleny]] could not recall why exactly her name needed to be changed, but it occurred early on in development and was an easy change.<ref group="Non-game">[https://web.archive.org/web/20231226220528/https://openworldadventurer.tumblr.com/post/727592323958095872/hello-i-was-looking-at-an-old-tumblr-post-you Fred Zeleny on Tumblr]</ref> |
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| − | * The script notes imply that Moira Brown was previously called Lea Marsh. |
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| + | * Upon Megaton's destruction and encountering Moira after she becomes a [[ghoul]], the Lone Wanderer can tell her "Don't take this the wrong way, but you got ugly real fast."<ref>The [[Lone Wanderer]]: ''"Moira, don't take this the wrong way, but you got ugly real fast."''<br />Moira Brown: ''"{{Tooltip|Don't be silly, I just got some gunk on my face after the explosion... but that doesn't explain why it peels away in strips. And oozes.|{Dismissive, but slowly dawning fear} }} You know what? I think I'm turning into a Ghoul! This is fascinating! Now, where can a Ghoul like me go to study these effects in peace?"''<br />([[MoiraBrown.txt#153|Moira Brown's dialogue]])</ref> This is a quote from the 1992 film ''[[wikipedia:Army of Darkness|Army of Darkness]]''. |
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| + | * In one of the latter chapter 8 quests in ''[[Fallout Shelter Online]]'', set about 10 years after the events of ''Fallout 3'', Moira is at [[the Commonwealth]] and is trying to fulfill her mission to tame and ride mirelurks, but she accidentally traps herself in their lair. She introduces herself as coming from the Capital. One of the team members recognizes her as the author of the Wasteland Survival Guide and claims to be her biggest fan. She agrees to sign their copy. After, she joins the player's Vault and shows interest in studying its "ecological environment"; this is only from a story perspective however, as she still needs to be recruited gameplay-wise. ''Fallout Shelter Online'' was developed by an outside studio ([[Shengqu Games]]) and has not been placed into the main continuity. |
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==Bugs== |
==Bugs== |
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| − | * {{Platforms|pc |
+ | * {{Platforms|pc,ps3,xbox360}} Occasionally, Moira will not move from the Megaton ruins after the town has been destroyed if you have completed the quest Wasteland Survival Guide. She will stand in front of Megaton and can only repair. This will happen also if you complete the quest by depressing her. She will only say usual things like "Oh good. Someone who doesn't have a brahmin to wash up. That's a nice change." {{Verify|verified}} |
| + | ** {{Platforms|ps3}} To avoid this glitch, don't complete the "Wasteland Survival Guide", while doing that quest, complete "The power of the atom" quest and she while greeting you in Megaton and after some dialogue, she will start traveling to the Museum of History (Underworld). |
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| − | * {{Platforms|pc|ps3}} Even when Moira is dead, opening her Craterside Supplies container, and stealing an item, she replies "Hey, that's valuable junk!", despite being dead. {{Verify|verified}} |
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| − | * {{Platforms|ps3 |
+ | * {{Platforms|pc,ps3}} Even when Moira is dead, opening her Craterside Supplies container, and stealing an item, she replies "Hey, that's valuable junk!", despite being dead. {{Verify|verified}} |
| − | * {{Platforms|ps3}} In a very rare occasion |
+ | * {{Platforms|ps3,xbox360}} In a very rare occasion if you save, kill Moira, and reload the save she will not be there and therefore rendered completely lost. {{Verify|verified}} |
| − | * {{Platforms |
+ | * {{Platforms|ps3}} In a very rare occasion when Moira dies from an explosive or the [[Bloody Mess (Fallout 3)|Bloody Mess]] perk one could find (if one had detonated the atom bomb) Moira Brown floating outside Megaton in her 'corpse' pieces and any interaction with the Lone Wanderer is ignored. {{Verify|verified}} |
| + | * {{Platforms|pc,ps3,xbox360}} Attempting to trade with Moira Brown after she closes Craterside Supply each night results in her saying she's closed for the night. However, if told "I'm looking to buy some things for my house," and then "Okay, let me take a look at your stuff," she can be traded with as if her store was open. {{Verify|verified}} |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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| − | Moira |
+ | FO3 Moira Brown close-up.jpg|Moira in her shop, [[Craterside Supply]] |
| + | FO3 Moira Brown ponders the book.jpg|Moira at her desk |
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| + | FO3 Moira Brown and Maggie.jpg|Moira and [[Maggie (Fallout 3)|Maggie]] |
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| + | FO3 Moira Brown cleans up.jpg|Moira cleaning |
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Latest revision as of 01:56, 5 March 2024
“Good luck with that research!”
Moira Brown is the owner of the Craterside Supply shop within Megaton in the Capital Wasteland in Fallout 3.
Background
Past
A self-styled inventor, Moira grew up with an uncommon curiosity about the world while living in the trading community of Canterbury Commons. Sometime before 2263, she left Canterbury Commons and moved to the settlement of Megaton.[1] She takes every opportunity to learn about as much as she can, largely by reading almost every book that comes through the town via traders and caravans. Although the 24-year-old Moira's love of reading has taught her a great deal, she knows very little about the world itself nor understands how the knowledge she has can be applied outside of her workshop or Megaton itself.
Around 2277, an incident involving a domesticated centaur inspired Moira to author a book serving as a compilation of practical knowledge and important tips about surviving in the wasteland and avoiding similar dangers.[Non-game 1] The only hurdle she faced in creating her book was getting someone to help her complete her experiments and research on the wasteland's resources.
Later life
After the guide was completed with the help of the Lone Wanderer, it achieved considerable popularity, not just in the Capital Wasteland, but also managing to reach places like the Mojave Wasteland on the other side of the continent in less than four years. By 2287, ten years after Moira published it, the Wasteland Survival Guide had become a renowned series, with multiple guides on subjects ranging from self-defense to hunting and farming, and even had recreations tailored to different regions like the Commonwealth to the north of D.C.
 | The following is based on the Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Collector's Edition's Afterword entry. |
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By 2297, Moira continued to run Craterside Supply and manage the distribution network of the survival guide. On September 10 of that year, she began work on a biography of the Lone Wanderer.[Non-game 2]
| The following is based on the Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Collector's Edition's Afterword entry. |
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Daily schedule
As the owner of Craterside Supply, she spends the day sweeping and trading as well as conducting odd experiments. She opens the store at 8:00 a.m. and closes at 8:00 p.m. The Megaton Craterside Supply store is also her home. She sleeps upstairs and if the Lone Wanderer is caught trespassing after hours she will become increasingly upset. The only time she will leave her shop is if Megaton is destroyed in the quest The Power of the Atom. If the Wasteland Survival Guide quest is completed before Megaton is destroyed, she will instead stay near the entrance to the ruins and only has the option to repair equipment, lacking an option to buy or sell items.
Interactions with the player character
Interactions overview
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This character starts quests. | |
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This character is involved in quests. | |
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This character is a merchant. |  160-3000Sells: weapons, apparel, aid, miscellaneous, ammunition, house improvements |
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This character can repair items. | Max Repair condition: 54 (72) |
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This character drops an ear upon death (Contract Killer). | |
Quests
- The Wasteland Survival Guide: Moira asks the Lone Wanderer to do some dangerous research for a book she is writing to help the inhabitants of the wasteland learn to survive better.
- The Replicated Man: Moira is in possession of a Replicated Man holotape.
Effects of player's actions
- If the Lone Wanderer blows up Megaton during The Power of the Atom, Moira is the only survivor from Megaton, becoming ghoulified. If the Wasteland Survival Guide quest is started, or she is met and gives the armored vault jumpsuit to the Lone Wanderer, she can be found at the Megaton ruins. If the quest was not started, she can instead be found in the Underworld, whereupon she will claim she was 'out-of-town' during the detonation and is apparently unaware of her recent affliction.[2] Depending on how the Lone Wanderer breaks the news to her she will either fall into despair or remain positive.
- Convincing her that writing The Wasteland Survival Guide is a bad idea will result in a 30% discount on her wares and an increase of her Repair skill from 24 to 54 (72% condition). Karma will be lost but the Dream Crusher perk is given to the player character. This will also make her considerably less positive and gloomier in her interactions.
Merchant items
| Ammo | Armor and clothing | Drugs and edibles | Weapons | Misc |
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Inventory
- Fallout 3
| Apparel | Weapon | Other items | On death |
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| RobCo jumpsuit | Mentats Abraxo cleaner 10mm rounds |
Craterside supply key Moira's terminal password |
- Fallout Shelter
Notes
- Moira's voice does not gain the distinct raspy tone that most other ghouls in the game have after she is ghoulified, instead it remains the same.
- If the Lone Wanderer blows up Megaton, Moira will not fast travel to Underworld, but instead walk there directly in real-time. This makes it extremely likely for her to be killed on the trip there due to a combination of several threats on the way, a less-than-straightforward route, and Moira's observed unwillingness to defend herself.
- Even though Carol in Underworld says it takes months or years to become ghoulified, the fallout from the detonation of the Megaton bomb will turn Moira into a ghoul in a minimum of a few days.
- If her terminal is hacked, her current experiments can be tracked.
- Moira wonders if mole rats can be tamed and domesticated. Although she never learns if this is true during the game, Pumpkin in Fallout 3 and Snuffles in Fallout: New Vegas prove that the species can at least be tamed.
- Moira will not have a shop in Underworld, although she will still sell things and offer the Wasteland Survival Guide quest.
- Despite it being stated that she was born in Canterbury Commons, no record of her or her family can be found there.
- Moira has a second repellent stick in her desk upstairs.
- Her inventory replenishes on Monday and Wednesday.
- Her corpse appears floating in the swamp in Point Lookout in the sacred bog during the hallucination.
- Even if the Lone Wanderer tells her they blew up the town, she will not become hostile or even angry.
- With Broken Steel installed, if one had previously entered the Holy Light Monastery, it is possible for Moira to be killed by the ghoulified Mother Curie III.
Notable quotes
- "Take care, it's a big Wasteland. But you'd know that better than me, right?"
- "Could you come back in an hour or two? Even geniuses need their sleep."
- "Good luck with that research!"
- "Hey, book's coming along well, thanks to you, what's next?"
- "Keep up the great research, super assistant."
- "Okay, yes, they're jerks. But if they're intelligent, we can get them to stop. And train them. Maybe we could even ride them! That'd be fun!" – on mirelurks
- "Oh? Feeling a bit under the weather? Or a bit over the Geiger-counter?"
- "Huh. Did you know the human body can survive without the stomach or spleen? Oh, what's up?"
- "Did you ever try to put a broken piece of glass back together? Even if the pieces fit, you can’t make it whole again the way it was. But if you’re clever, you can still use the pieces to make other useful things. Maybe even something wonderful, like a mosaic. Well, the world broke just like glass. And everyone’s trying to put it back together like it was, but it’ll never come together in the same way."
Appearances
Moira Brown appears in Fallout 3, Fallout Shelter, Fallout: Wasteland Warfare, and Fallout Shelter Online.
Behind the scenes
- During development, Moira was previously named Lea[Non-game 3] Marsh before it was changed. When asked about it in 2023, quest designer Fred Zeleny could not recall why exactly her name needed to be changed, but it occurred early on in development and was an easy change.[Non-game 4]
- Upon Megaton's destruction and encountering Moira after she becomes a ghoul, the Lone Wanderer can tell her "Don't take this the wrong way, but you got ugly real fast."[3] This is a quote from the 1992 film Army of Darkness.
- In one of the latter chapter 8 quests in Fallout Shelter Online, set about 10 years after the events of Fallout 3, Moira is at the Commonwealth and is trying to fulfill her mission to tame and ride mirelurks, but she accidentally traps herself in their lair. She introduces herself as coming from the Capital. One of the team members recognizes her as the author of the Wasteland Survival Guide and claims to be her biggest fan. She agrees to sign their copy. After, she joins the player's Vault and shows interest in studying its "ecological environment"; this is only from a story perspective however, as she still needs to be recruited gameplay-wise. Fallout Shelter Online was developed by an outside studio (Shengqu Games) and has not been placed into the main continuity.
Bugs
- Occasionally, Moira will not move from the Megaton ruins after the town has been destroyed if you have completed the quest Wasteland Survival Guide. She will stand in front of Megaton and can only repair. This will happen also if you complete the quest by depressing her. She will only say usual things like "Oh good. Someone who doesn't have a brahmin to wash up. That's a nice change." [verified]
- To avoid this glitch, don't complete the "Wasteland Survival Guide", while doing that quest, complete "The power of the atom" quest and she while greeting you in Megaton and after some dialogue, she will start traveling to the Museum of History (Underworld).
- Even when Moira is dead, opening her Craterside Supplies container, and stealing an item, she replies "Hey, that's valuable junk!", despite being dead. [verified]
- In a very rare occasion if you save, kill Moira, and reload the save she will not be there and therefore rendered completely lost. [verified]
- In a very rare occasion when Moira dies from an explosive or the Bloody Mess perk one could find (if one had detonated the atom bomb) Moira Brown floating outside Megaton in her 'corpse' pieces and any interaction with the Lone Wanderer is ignored. [verified]
- Attempting to trade with Moira Brown after she closes Craterside Supply each night results in her saying she's closed for the night. However, if told "I'm looking to buy some things for my house," and then "Okay, let me take a look at your stuff," she can be traded with as if her store was open. [verified]
Gallery
Moira in her shop, Craterside Supply
Moira at her desk
Moira and Maggie
Moira cleaning
Moira and Billy Creel
Moira at her desk
Fallout Shelter Moira Brown infobox
Moira's hero card in Fallout Shelter Online
Moira's maxed hero card in Fallout Shelter Online
Perk image in Fallout Shelter Online
Moira's FSO Bio, which mentions the Mojave Wasteland
Magic: The Gathering card
Extended Art
References
- ↑ Moira's dialogue: "I'm pretty sure I remember a girl coming into town with that about ten, twelve years ago."
- ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "The bomb in town just blew up. You're lucky to be alive!"
Moira Brown: "Wow! Who would have thought a town built around a bomb could be so dangerous? Good thing I wasn't in town at the time, huh? Man, that could have really done a number on me!"
(Moira Brown's dialogue) - ↑ The Lone Wanderer: "Moira, don't take this the wrong way, but you got ugly real fast."
Moira Brown: "Don't be silly, I just got some gunk on my face after the explosion... but that doesn't explain why it peels away in strips. And oozes. You know what? I think I'm turning into a Ghoul! This is fascinating! Now, where can a Ghoul like me go to study these effects in peace?"
(Moira Brown's dialogue)
Non-game
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.86: "Moira Brown
A self-styled inventor, 24-year-old Moira grew up in the trading community of Canterbury Commons with an uncommon curiosity about the world. She's read almost every book that's come through the town. Although her reading has taught her a wide variety of useful knowledge, she has nearly no actual experience with the world, so she doesn't always understand how it can be applied outside of her workshop. After a recent accident with a domesticated Centaur, Moira was inspired to write a book to help others survive in the Wasteland and avoid similar dangers. She just needs someone with real experience to test out her ideas and give her some real-world insight into life in the wastes."
(Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition Wasteland Census) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Afterword
- ↑ MS03script from GECK: Tracks when Lea dies to end quest...
...basic task completed (can return to Lea)...
;bonus task completed (must return to Lea)
... tracks if the player's speech challenge is attempting to convince Lea to stop writing the book... - ↑ Fred Zeleny on Tumblr
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