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A Chance Meeting

With Great Power

  • Editor ID

    AR_MQ306

  • Quest Type

    Main Quest - Act 3

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    Precision Strike (1)

    1. If the Enclave Leader agreed to Doctor Armstrong's plan.

    Bunker Buster (1)

    1. If the Enclave Leader refused Doctor Armstrong's plan.

Quest Stages

Stage Journal Entry Notes
0 has received word that a member of the Institute has arrived at North Boston Police Department and wants to speak to them. asked me to come with them. Startup. Remove the Institute group from their faction (so they don't aggro immediately).
10 Player arrived at North Boston PD, and should now go to the Enclave Leader and Institute Rep.
20 An Institute scientist called Doctor Armstrong has come to with a proposal to usurp the role of Director in exchange for giving the Enclave unrestricted access fo the Institute's resources. wants to talk to me about this in private. Meeting scene concluded. Player told to speak to Enclave Leader privately.
30 I have spoken to about Doctor Armstrong's proposal. believes the plan is too risky, and thus will not go along with it. [DESTROY INSTITUTE] Player spoke to Enclave Leader, and decision has been reached. Have Enclave Leader go back to the Institute Rep.
30 I have spoken to about Doctor Armstrong's proposal. believes this is an opportunity worth pursuing and is ready to agree to Doctor Armstrong's proposal. [OCCUPY INSTITUTE] Player spoke to Enclave Leader, and decision has been reached. Have Enclave Leader go back to the Institute Rep.
35 Institute Group teleports away.
40 Dealt with Institute Rep. Talk to Enclave Leader.
50 The Institute has launched an attack on North Boston PD. I need to help Enclave forces defend it. Defend North Boston PD.
100 The Institute attacked North Boston PD after refused to work with Doctor Armstrong. We managed to fend off the attackers. I should talk to for further orders. Institute attack defeated. Talk to Enclave Leader for wrap up.
500 Combat initiated with the Institute group. Re-add them to their factions and set quest state.
600 [INSTITUTE ATTACK] Trigger the Institute attack on North Boston PD.
1000 had a meeting with Doctor Armstrong, an Institute scientist, about a proposal to put him in charge of the Institute as a puppet of the Enclave. refused, resulting in the Institute attacking North Boston PD. COMPLETED - Destroying the Institute
1000 had a meeting with Doctor Armstrong, an Institute scientist, about a proposal to put him in charge of the Institute as a puppet of the Enclave. accepted, and Doctor Isaac has now gone back to the Institute to make preparations. COMPLETED - Occupying the Institute
1500 SHUTDOWN
2000 FAILED.

Characters

  • General Russell Ward
  • Colonel Morgan Whitehill
  • Doctor Armstrong

Locations

  • North Boston Police Department

Notes

  • If the Institute has already been destroyed, this quest is skipped.
  • General Ward is pre-disposed to destroying the Institute but the player can attempt to persuade him not to.
  • Colonel Whitehill is pre-disposed to working with the Institute but the player can attempt to persuade her not to.
  • If combat is initiated with Doctor Armstrong or his guards, the only option available will be to destroy the Institute.