I've been playing Fallout 3 for a while now on my roommate's laptop, and I felt that if there was something this game had a feeling for, was humor. Serious or not, some things in it are enough to make you simply explode in laughter. One of them was our favorite little nutcase, Moira Brown, who sends you on the weirdest assignments I could ever imagine. XD So, I decided she could really use a little addition to her 'life's work'. X3

Wasteland Survival Guide: The Essentials

Foreword

Hello and welcome once more! Due to overwhelming success of the first edition of the Wasteland Survival Guide, I've decided to finally complete the long-awaited sequel for it. Let me just state, it's been quite fun, not to mention rewarding to pass on all the knowledge I've gathered over a while, to those unfortunates who might still be struggling with their everyday lives.

To most readers' misfortune though, the proclaimed free give-away of this book was held in Megaton only. The residents here were overjoyed to grab the newest edition. Here are a few comments recorded by yours truly:

"This book is unbelievable...it increased my business tenfold, with the amount of people coming to me nowadays, from trying out the things they've read. Yay me." (Doc Church, doctor)

"Uh...,yeah, nice." (Jericho, resident)

"If you're looking for any sort of discount in Craterside Supply, be sure to buy this book first..." (Lucy West, resident)

"Take on the entire Capital Wastelands using this book, and you're bound to find it a great asset in bad situations...if nothing else, then aim it at the enemy's head for distraction." (Lucas Simms, sheriff-mayor)

So, as you could deduct the fact easily, the previous installment made many lives much more easier and bearable out there in the Wastes. Of course, I simply cannot take all the credit, since most of the recorded experiments were conducted by my trusty lab assistant, whom you all know as the brave test-subject and relentless scavenger mentioned in almost every single page of the original volume.

Battered, bloody, broken and beaten many times, he still continued to finish up every little bit of experiment I've asked him to, even if that meant running headfirst against robots, or letting his DNA get more torn up as an old spider's web. A truly devoted person he is, both to humanity and science, above all!

Reluctant still to reveal his identity to the known public though, I shall continue to refer to him as Wanderer, to keep him from staying as 'That Guy'. That should cover up his real persona quite well, if I may say so. He firmly requested for his name never to be mentioned in these pages...such a shy person, isn't he?

Amongst these pages, you shall find another batch of particularly useful information, generally concerning unusual, peculiar, exciting and insightful experiences our Wanderer had in the Capital Wastelands. Tales of skill, brave experimentations, almost horrendous sacrifices and trials, all for the benefit of humankind. Examples include:

'How to avoid sniper-shots with the least of risk?'

'Super-Mutant Diplomacy.'

'Dos and don'ts in the Capital Wastelands.'

'Things that go 'moo' and are NOT Brahmin.'

Such exciting themes, am I right? With our ever-present and active Wanderer, work was quickly completed for these chapters...even though in some cases, the actual resting time of our favorite lab assistant was longer than the experiment itself. Even though he might have expressed some very slight, barely audible discomfort at times, all it took is a gentle nudge to get him on the job once more.

To those new to the title, I very much hope you've purchased the original book as well, otherwise you'd miss out on quite some useful info about Mirelurks, radiation, history and such. I daresay, not reading this series is a crime against survival!

Seriously though, I very much hope all of you will continue to enjoy this series, as at this moment, I'm already working on a third installment even! I can already hear many of you squeal in delight of hearing that, as I know that no one can do without a handy advice every now and then, if you wish to avoid a gruesome and untimely death.

To wish all an exciting read, here's a few introductory words from our brave explorer:

"Life in a barren wasteland is never easy...in all honesty, everyone can benefit from a tiny bit of advice every now and then. The only one I wish to give right now though, is that if you value your lives, please, rely on your OWN experiences instead!!--"

Yours truly,
Moira Brown