Guardians

The Guardians are a religious Brotherhood of Steel offshoot in the West Coast region.

Historical background

When Maxson’s first radio calls were sent out across the wasteland following the Great War not all of the army detachments that agreed with Maxson’s orders and doctrines simply chose to stick with that tradition. The Guardians were one such offshoot diverting from tradition and evolving separately from the Brotherhood. Superstitious, and consumed by their own religious beliefs on the dangers of language as well as technology, contact with Lost Hills was severed an age ago.

Such things are apt to change however, and while they step into the Esmerelda Valley as Guardians, who can say what they may be when they step out?
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Events

Main article: Guardians events (4.0)

Politics

National spirits

The Guardians start with two national spirits:

Bunker Blues

• Foreign subversive activities efficiency: -75%
• Factory Bomb Vulnerability: -60.00%
• Trade deal opinion factor: -50.00%
• Special Forces Minimum Capacity: +60
• Energy Cell Gain per Energy: +10.00%
• Energy Cell Capacity: +50.00%
• Damage to Garrisons: -30.00%
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Chaotic Conflicts

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The chaotic conflicts Guardians is engaged in is making it difficult for other groups to effectively send us aid!

Leaders

Main article: Political parties and leaders

Portrait Leader Ideology Party In power Popularity Unique portrait? Description Leader trait Notes Cardinal Scott Intellectuals Intellectuals Yes 100% Yes "My brothers, those of the wastes wish to exploit and use our holy technology; let us worship and pray to the great machine; Let us protect it; let us become a guard against the unholy will of the infidels." The Guardians know not of their history, what transpired in the years after the great fire; legends tell of war with a god machine, and their ancestors lowly soldiers in this war; the holy being destroying their evil leadership before it retreated into a great pit to recover from its wounds, leaving its armies lost and the ancestors awestruck vowing to protect its towering citadel built into the side of the Esmeralda valley. Now known as the Guardian Citadel, the Guardians stockpile technology, practising a xenophobic defense doctrine, shooting anyone who may come too close to the citadel, placing red flags to warn innocent travellers of its borders. Inadvertently becoming a trade hub, as the flock forced to accept trades of food, although not with direct interaction. The divine voice of the machine speaks to Scott trough whispers in the halls of the citadel, recently telling him it is time to search for the great pit, aided by the calls for help from Lost Hills Cardinal is possessed, preaching the beginning of a new chapter for his brothers, hoping to bring them closer to their God... Isolationist,Fortification Master

Gameplay

Military

The Guardians begin with four divisions, three being Bleak Soldiers and one being Cardinals.

Conscription Law

Main article: Conscription Law

Brotherhood of Steel Chapters follow strict caste systems allowing only the wasteland famous Paladins to serve in combat. However some Chapters are not as codex compliant allowing Knights, Scribes, and even Initiates to serve in battle for the Brotherhood. Thought even with compliance to the codex some chapters may elect to allow those not of the Paladins to fight when the need arises. Paladins Division training time: +15.0% Division Organization" +5.0% Recruitable population: 2.00% Stability: +5.00% Division Attack: +5.0% Division Defense: +5.0% Research Speed: +5.00% Special Forces Minimum Capacity: +80 The wasteland is an extremely harsh place. Not only will our external forces have to face raiders and mutants but also pockets of radiation, little to no food or water, and constant risk of debris in urban zones. As such, we will decide to only deploy the best of the best in this harsh place. Only the famous paladins, the highest rank our soldiers can achieve will be deployed. They shall be the brotherhood's sword, as well as its shield. Requirements 150 Senior Knights Division training time: +10.0% Division Organization" +5.0% Recruitable population: 4.00% Stability: +3.00% Division Attack: +4.0% Division Defense: +4.0% Research Speed: +5.00% Special Forces Minimum Capacity: +60 As the need to project our power throughout the wasteland makes itself know, we have to compromise more and more. One cannot efficiently control vast pockets with soldiers requiring years of experience before they are deployed. Allowing senior knights, distinguished soldiers barely a rank below paladins, to deploy with them as support will bolster our troops, and still only allow the best into the wasteland. Requirements 150 Knights Division training time: +5.0% Division Organization" +3.0% Recruitable population: 6.00% Stability: +1.00% Division Attack: +3.0% Division Defense: +3.0% Research Speed: +5.00% Special Forces Minimum Capacity: +60 With senior knights still taking a vast amount of training to deploy, and them being few in numbers in our already small manpower pool, we should consider allowing proven knights to deploy alongside higher ranks. Knights are still battle-proven soldiers, having earned not only their rank but the best weapon we can give them. Deploying them will come to the detriment of the effectiveness of our forces, but doing so will let us have many more units ready to defend the Brotherhood. Requirements 150 Scribes Division training time: -5.0% Division Organization" +3.0% Recruitable population: 9.00% Stability: -3.00% War Support: +7.00% Division Attack: +1.0% Division Defense: +1.0% Special Forces Minimum Capacity: +40 The need for troops is overwhelming. We cannot sustain our military occupation and campaigns with only proven soldiers coming from our bunkers. Scribes are competent technicians eager to help our cause, and we can deploy them as rank and file soldiers, protected by knights and paladins. But this will mean they will not be safe in the bunker, studying technology. Deploying our scientist on the battlefield is also sure to make some of our citizens lose faith in our cause. Requirements 150 Initiates Division training time: -5.0% Recruitable population: 12.00% Stability: -10.00% War Support: +7.0% Special Forces Minimum Capacity: +40 Initiates are a numerous group of recruits that still need a lot of training before becoming knights. In case of extreme danger, we can decide to deploy them before they achieve that rank. Doing so means we can get troops necessitating little in terms of training, and would considerably increase the size of our army. But it will also mean sending untrained recruits in the wasteland, which is sure to turn away a number of citizens from our cause. Care is to be taken, as this decision is not done lightly. Requirements 150

Economy

Starting Industry

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Starting Resources

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Technology

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Behind the scenes

• The Guardians are a mix of both a Wasteland series faction, the Guardians of the Old Order from the 1988 post-apocalyptic role-playing game Wasteland, and the Guardian Brotherhood from the cancelled Fallout online game, Project V13, also known as Fallout Online.
  • The Guardians leader, Cardinal Scott, wears T-51c Power Armor, which was to be featured in Fallout Online.