FREEFORM QUESTS

Fallout 3 Guide - Freeform Quests

Freeform Quests

This section is still being worked on and most likely will feature more in-depth text and videos and screenshots for each quest. But until then we have decided to place them all on one page for convenience.

Our Freeform Quests guide includes:

Fixing Pipes in Megaton
Three Dog's Cache
Doctor Lesko Likes Nectar
Vance & Blood Packs
Brotherhood Holotags
Conserving Pre-War Books
The Nuka-Cola Clear Formula
Escorting Sticky to Big Town
Super Mutant Attack on Big Town
Grady's Storage
Angela and Diego
Kidnap Order
Caravan Investments

Just scroll down to read up on the one you are intersted in.

Fixing Pipes in Megaton

You can look around for a character called Walter.  He's either at the Saloon during nights, or can be found in or nearby the Water Processing Plant. He tells you that several pipes are leaking and need fixing.  Help him out, will you?  There are three pipes that need fixing, and you need a Repair skill of at least 30 to do this - which you should have by now.
1. The first pipe is on the main path when you enter Megaton and head downwards.
2. The second pipe is more to the southeast of the area, following the main path and taking a bend to the left upwards.  If you look at your map, it looks like you're just below the Women's Restroom, except on a lower level.
3. The third pipe is a little more tricky to find on your own.  Locate the Children of the Atom building and take the stairs to climb its roof.  Look around and you should be able to find a third squirting leak.

Head back to Walter ( 100 EXP, 200 Caps) who'll make you a Scrap Metal proposition that you can't refuse.  Well, you can, but better take it anyway.

Three Dog's Cache

Instead of activating the signal for Three Dog, head for Rivet City on your own and continue the search for your dad.  When you've finally found your dad, head back to Three Dog.
Fast Travel to the GNR Building Plaza before anything. Talk to Three Dog and tell him you found your dad.  He'll throw in an addition reward.  Fast Travel to the Washington Monument, go inside and ride the bronze elevator up.  Fix the Relay and head back to Three Dog. Tell him you felt it kinda was a waste of time and he'll hand you the [THREE DOG'S CACHE KEY].
The Hamilton's Hideaway marker is placed on your worldmap.  Fast Travel to Vault 101 (perhaps fetch Dogmeat, too?) and head from there.  Go through the iron door in the walls and search the place.  There are a few Raiders and Radscorpions here.  Get the loot from the Northeastern part of the area, then get out of there.  Also see [EXP5.1].

Doctor Lesko Likes Nectar

During the Misc. Quest: Those, be sure to pick up Fire Ant Nectar from the large Ants you're battling.  You can later on sell these to Doctor Lesko for 40 Caps a piece.

Vance & Blood Packs

When you've put the Misc. Quest: Blood Ties to an end you can sell Blood Packs to Vance (the leader of The Family).  He pays 15 Caps a piece.

Brotherhood Holotags

When you reach the Citadel during the Main Quest: Picking Up The Trail, you can find Scribe Jameson in Ring A of the area.  She can tell you all (and much more) about Holotags.  In fact, she'll offer you 100 Bottle Caps for every single Holotag you give her.

Conserving Pre-War Books

Find Scribe Yearling of the Brotherhood at the Arlington Public Library.  She'll make you an offer: Since it is of high importance that Pre-War Books are spared she can give you 100 Caps per Pre-War Book you bring to her.  You'll likely run into Scribe Yearling during the Misc. Quest: The Wasteland Survival Guide:
Librarians are not boring.

The Nuka-Cola Clear Formula

First of all, complete the instructions at the Misc. Quest section for The Nuka-Cola Challenge.  When you have the formula you can start this Freeform Quest.
If you search for the Red Racer Factory, located close to the city perimeter, northeast from the Nuka Factory, you can come across three mercenaries.  Their leader, Goalie Ledoux, offers 250 Caps for your freshly found formula.  Try to increase this to 400 Caps and sell it to him.

As the other two mercenaries take off, kill Ledoux in cold blood.  This does not lead to any Karma loss, but it does allow you to loot the [LEDOUX'S HOCKEY MASK] from his body, which is quite possibly one of the best masks in the game due to its unique and awesome 25 AP giving ability.  You can also grab your formula back from him.

Escorting Sticky to Big Town

Once you make it in Little Lamplight, talk to the kid who's being kicked out due to age restrictions; He just turned 16 and he has to scam to Big Town.  You can help him accomplish this but it'll take quite some time and he dies quickly.
When you reach Big Town, you can then start a Misc. Quest there.

Super Mutant Attack on Big Town

When you've completed the Misc. Quests: Big Trouble In Big Town, stay a little longer and you'll find that several Super Mutants are on their way to Big Town.  Lay a crapload of mines on the path before the bridge and some on the rope-bridge itself, and waste any other Mutants that get past this.

Talk to Timebomb (a kid that you can heal in Red's Clinic - but only if your Medicine is 40 ) and he'll give you the [LUCKY 8 BALL] which increases your LCK by 1 whenever you have it in your inventory!

Grady's Storage

First of all, follow the instructions at the Misc. Quest: Those! until you find the key to Grady's Storage.

You can now start looking for Grady's Storage, but this is best done after you have gotten the Mesmerizer during your Rescue From Paradise Quest.  If you must know where the storage is, check your map: In the tube where the Queen Ant's Hatchery is at the very south, hug the eastern wall and look for a flashing light.

Before anything, save your game.

Unlock the safe, grab the Naughty Nightwear (equip it immediately for a 10 in Speech). A thug named Lug-Nut will show up and demands you hand over the Naughty Nightwear.  Don't, and do the Speech Challenge.  If successful, he let's you walk away.  If not successful, it results in a battle.  Later in the game, you can enslave Lug-Nut and sell him for a decent 200 Caps or so.  You might want to wait with getting this, or ensure he lives.

Inside the storage you can also find two Ammo Boxes, a Mine Box and a Ripper.

Head to Ronald Laren (who you meet during the Nuka-Cola Challenge Misc. Quest) and sell the Naughty Nightwear for 300 Caps by using Speech Challenge.

Angela and Diego

Find Angela Staley in the Marketplace at Rivet City and talk about the men in Rivet City.  She'll mention something about a Diego - who is a priest - and that she has a crush on him.  You can now do two things:
1. Buy some Ant Queen Pheromones from the Quick Fix Shop (also Marketplace) and give them to Angela.
2. Alternatively it's also possible to speak with Father Clifford and tell him that Diego and Angela are already together.  He'll kick Diego out of church allowing him to start a relationship.

Either way, come back after a while and talk to Gary Staley (shop owner at the Marketplace, and Angela's father) who can tell you when the wedding is planned.

Head over to the church and wait a few hours before the time has come for the ceremony.  Take a seat, wait some more (without using the wait function) and enjoy.  There's not much of a reward to the quest.

Kidnap Order

Talk to Eulogy in Paradise Falls and bring up the subject of the kids at Little Lamplight.  He's interested in one of those kids and he already has a buyer.  Tell you what, he'll send one of his best Slavers to the cave after you lure a young kid out.
If you can deal with your conscience and the Bad Karma - or if you need a quick buck - go over to Little Lamplight and look around for a little girl named Bumble.  She wears white Blast Off Pajamas and is usually found in the school building on the right of the entrance.

Tell her to come outside (this is a difficult Speech Challenge, and you may need to reload several times) and she'll follow you.  Lead her to the Child Slaver and she'll put on the Slave Collar herself.  Head back to Eulogy, who can often be found at the Cutter's Clinic at Paradise Falls.  He'll reward you with the [BOOGEYMAN'S HOOD], a unique scarecrow-like mask with a good DR of 8.

Caravan Investments

Speak with Uncle Roe in Canterbury Commons about this.  He'll let your do two investments, the first costs 200 Caps, the second costs 500 Caps.  Investing in a particular trader increases their inventory, their Repair Skill, and you will be rewarded with a present the next time you see the merchant you invested in.  You only get a present when you invest the 700 Caps in total, and you only get these presents once.  See below for the gifts:

.--------------.--------------------.-----------.----------------.-------------.
|Trader's Name:|Investment Present: |Max Repair:|Schematics:     |Type of Items|
|==============|====================|===========|================|=============|
|Doc Hoff      |Stimpak x5          |     65    |Nuka Grenade    |Chems        |
|Crazy Wolfgang|Stealth Boy x5      |     75    |Rock-It Launcher|Misc./Junk   |
|Crow          |Crow's Eyeboy Helmet|     65    |       ---      |Armor        |
|Lucky Harith  |Mini Nuke           |     70    |Shiskebab       |Weapons      |
'--------------'--------------------'-----------'----------------'-------------'

The traders use a fixed route.  They travel from location to location, and they only stop at the places listed below.  They always visit them in the order listed, and they follow after each other: Doc Hoff, then Crazy Wolfgang, Crow, Lucky Harith.  If you meet Doc Hoff in Megaton you'll know you can meet Crazy Wolfgang if you wait 2 hours (with the wait-function).

Ask Uncle Roe about the Map that pinpoints how the Caravan Traders trek.

Caravan Trader Route:
o Canterbury Commons
o Temple of the Union
o Agatha's House
o Paradise Falls
o Arefu
o Evergreen Mills
o Megaton
o Rivet City

‘Republic' of Dave Elections

Head to the Republic of Dave which is located on the far NE of the wasteland.  Find Dave and ask him about the elections.  If you need the key from him for the Misc. Quest: You Gotta Shoot ‘Em In The Head, do that first.

You have to talk to four people, Jessica, Shawna, Rosie and Bob.  Only the latter two can be talked into running for president.  Have everyone vote and talk to Dave again.  He'll hand you 25 Caps as reward.  It's possible to rig the election from this point onward.  Simply put on a Stealth Boy, head over to the Ballet Box and wait for Dave to open it (keep trying to open it until you can).  Remove all votes except for either Rosie or Bob.  Dave will be upset and he leaves immediately.  Talk to Rosie (or Bob) and they'll give you the code to Dave's [SAFE], which holds the Unique [OL' PAINLESS] Hunting Rifle.

I think it's also possible to unlock the Safe by simply using Dave's Key, so it isn't really necessary to take part in the election.  Don't forget to steal the {NUKA-COLA QUANTUM} on top of the safe at any rate!

Trading in Little Lamplight

Find Zip, the kid that talks really fast, and ask him about (regular) Nuka-Cola.  He'll trade a Crunchy Mutfruit for a bottle, but only one per day.  Zip can often be found nearby Eclair, thus nearby the food store.

Also talk to Eclair, the food shop owner, and Lucy, the doctor of Little Lamplight.  Lucy can be found in the Office Building near the entrance.  Both mention the radiation removing fungus that's growing in Little Lamplight.  If you talk to McCready he'll allow you to trade with them.  Eclair trades Strange Meat for Cave Fungus and Lucy trades Buffout for Cave Fungus.

Unfortunately, McCready only allows the trading to take place if you have the Child at Heart Perk (and you most likely don't).  If your Speech is high enough (certainly higher than 74 - I don't know the exact amount, do you?) you can Speech Challenge him into giving you his private stack of Cave Fungus.  This is probably not recommended because after this you are no longer allowed to trade with any of the Little Lamplighters.