Useless Baubles or Fancy Trinkets?[Non-game 1] is an unmarked quest in Fallout: New Vegas.
Quick walkthrough[]
| Unmarked Quest: Useless Baubles or Fancy Trinkets? | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Enter the Lucky 38 during The House Always Wins and speak with the securitron, Jane in the penthouse; ask about Mr. House's collection of snow globes | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Find and retrieve the 7 snow globes from locations around the Mojave Wasteland (see below), then bring them to Jane. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Reward: 2,000 caps per snow globe (maximum 14,000) Delivered snow globes displayed in presidential suite | |||||||||||||||||||||
Detailed walkthrough[]
When entering the penthouse of the Lucky 38, during The House Always Wins I, the player character will encounter a Securitron just outside the elevator doors, Jane (it will be the only one with a caricature of a woman on the TV screen). Along with general information about the Strip, Mr. House, and the surrounding area of New Vegas, one can also ask Jane about snow globes. Jane will reveal that collecting snow globes is a hobby of Mr. House and that she will pay a significant sum of caps if the Courier can find and bring more collectibles to add to it.
When delivering snow globes to Jane, she will reward 2,000 caps per snow globe turned in, i.e. giving her 2 globes at once will net 4,000 caps, and so on. There are a total of 7 snow globes to be found around the Mojave Wasteland that can be brought to Jane, thus the maximum amount of caps gained via this quest is 14,000. The four add-ons each have a snow globe of their own to collect and automatically pay the 2,000 caps (2,000 Sierra Madre chips in the case of Dead Money) when collected, but they are not considered a part of this quest. Turning in snow globes (including those from the add-ons) to Jane will cause them to reappear as static world objects on a unique display case within the Lucky 38 presidential suite; this location is acquired as player character housing after first speaking with Mr. House during the main quest.
Snow globe locations[]
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Goodsprings | In Goodsprings Cemetery. On the second grave to the west of the Courier's (open) grave, at the northern edge of the cemetery (near the water tower). The grave is the only one in the area with rubble on top; the snow globe can be found among it, in front of the marker. | 0015DB3A |
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Hoover Dam | In the Hoover Dam visitor center, sitting on the welcome desk. | 0015DB39 |
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Mormon Fort | In the Old Mormon Fort. Upon entering the fort, go to the western corner and enter the door to the tower. The snow globe is located upstairs on a shelf. | 0015DB37 |
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Mt. Charleston | In Jacobstown lodge. The snow globe is sitting on the reception desk. | 0015DB38 |
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Nellis AFB | Nellis Air Force Base, Nellis Boomer Museum. The snow globe is located on the table to the right, immediately after entering the building. | 0015DB3C |
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Test Site | In the cocktail lounge of the Lucky 38 Casino. The snow globe is on the counter behind the middle cash register with a green lamp and some bar taps next to it (Mr. House must first be spoken to in order to gain access to this area). | 0015DB3B |
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The Strip | In the Vault 21 Hotel, on the nightstand in Sarah's Average-locked room in the northeast corner of Vault 21, next to the room for purchase. Sarah can be pickpocketed for the keys if necessary. | 0015DB3D |
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Sierra Madre 
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Located near Dean's Secret Stash in the upper levels of Salida del Sol North. From the southern-most entrance to Salida del Sol South (inside a house in Salida del Sol North), proceed down the stairway and out to the street, then turn 180 degrees for the entrance hole in the wall above. This area can be reached by going up the stairs located around the corner to the southeast and following the rooftops back toward the hole. | xx00FE80 |
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Zion National Park 
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Found in the general store in the northwestern part of Zion, on the bottom shelf of a broken cabinet behind the counter. | xx00EDF5 |
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Big MT 
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Found in the X-17 Meteorological Station, in the room on the catwalk next to the model houses. | xx00CDC6 |
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Lonesome Road 
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Found at the Junction 7 rest stop just past the High Road. When leaving the High Road, take a right, the shop is at the bottom of the hill. The snow globe is upstairs, inside a fallen bookshelf. | xx004687 |
Notes[]
- After the player character has returned seven snow globes from the Mojave Wasteland, the snow globe stand will "sparkle" for a moment.[verification needed]
- If Mr. House is killed (either independently or as part of a non-House faction quest), Jane will disappear from the penthouse and it will no longer be possible to remove the snow globes from the inventory. However, PC users can use the console command player.placeatme 00116a50 to spawn Jane to their location to continue adding snow globes to the stand. Should Jane still be aggressive after spawning, use the console command stopcombat after having talked to her to stop all combat.
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References[]
Non-game
- ↑ Quest name from Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide
