Desert Rangers

Desert Rangers
General Information
Starting Leader	Snake Vargas
Country tag	DES
Capital	Ranger Citadel
Government	Ruler
Faction	Non-alligned
Game Information
Unique Focus Tree	No
Stats
Manpower
Factories	0      0      0
Resources	0 0 0 0 0 0
Stability
War Support

The Desert Rangers are a group of survivalists and vigilantes living in the Nevada area.

Historical background

Prewar survival tactics proved incredibly effective when employed by proper survivalists. The Desert Rangers strive to protect the innocent from raiders, guarding weaker communities and caravans.

Ranger leadership is divided on the direction of their organisation. Some believe that siding with the Brotherhood will serve their goals, others wish to petition the NCR for the protection of Nevada; whilst Snake Vargas is determined to go it alone. All parties agree that their current priorities are to crush the Vipers, and the Jackals, in order to keep the locals safe.
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Events

Main article: Desert Rangers events

National focus

Main article: Desert Rangers National Focus Tree

The Desert Rangers national focus tree can be divided into four branches:

Desert Origins Branch

This branch allows the Desert Rangers to determine their starting ideological, political, and economic focuses through resulting events, eventually unlocking the other branches of the nation.

• Thrasher Sagarra Branch

The Brotherhood of Steel branch. It focuses on negotiating and working with the Brotherhood of Steel, and eventually becoming one of their own chapters.

• Snake Vargas Branch

The Desert Ranger traditionalist branch. It focuses on creating the Nevada Pact faction, and growing and improving the Desert Rangers.

• Hell Razor Branch

The New California Republic branch. It focuses on making peace and eventually partnering with the New California Republic and joining them in their battle against Caesar's Legion.

• Begin Ranger Reorganization Branch

The branch resulting from whichever leader is decided to lead the Desert Rangers. With their new leader and path set, the Desert Rangers reorganize themselves into a bigger and more powerful force than ever before.

Politics

National spirits

The Desert Rangers start with one national spirit:

Desert Rangers (spirit)

• Division Organization: +5.0%
• Division Attrition: -20.0%
• Division Attack: +10.0%
• Division Defense: +5.0%

Leaders

Main article: Political parties and leaders

Portrait Leader Ideology Party In power (2275) Popularity Unique portrait? Description Leader trait Hell Razor People People No 30.00% Yes --- --- 'Thrasher' Sagarra Intellectuals Intellectuals No 30.00% Yes --- --- Elites Elites No 0.00% No --- 'Snake' Vargas Ruler Ruler Yes 40.00% Yes Once an erratic young Ranger, old age and the burdens of command have hardened Snake Vargas. After losing much of his team, Vargas must balance his desire to protect the citizens of the Wasteland from raiders and his need to protect his own rangers from harm. Vargas is a veteran who earned his rank and fame in the Cochise Incident, alongside Deth, Hell Razor and Sagarra; he has been in every role this organization has to offer, and he knows how best to use the iron fist of the Rangers. ---

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Behind the scenes

• The Desert Rangers are based on the faction of the same name mentioned in Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game and Fallout: New Vegas, who in turn were inspired by the Desert Rangers of the Wasteland video game series.
  • Snake Vargas, the initial leader of the Desert Rangers, is based on the character of the same name depicted in Wasteland and Wasteland 2.