Vipers
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The Vipers are a civilized raider nation in East and South Nevada.
Historical background
The Vipers worship a giant snake as their god, devoting their lives and culture to worshipping it. However, the Brotherhood of Steel destroyed the Vipers, leaving them shattered and having retreated to Nevada.
Politics
National spirits
The Vipers start with two national spirits:
Legacy of the Great Snake
- Recruitable Population Factor: -10%
- Division Recovery Rate: +5.0%
- Division Attack: +5.0
Decades before the Vipers were forced to flee California by the Brotherhood of Steel, the Vipers worshiped their Great Snake god. Their entire lives and cultures revolved around the Great Snake, and its poision: sacrifices were made to it, its poison was ritually cosumed and weapons were made smothered in its venom. While the "Pit", where the Great Snake resided, was destroyed by the Brotherhood when they finally drove the Vipers from California, fragments of the Vipers' old religion remains. One of the most important lessons that has survived the hard years the Vipers have wandered in the wasteland is regaarding survival of the fittest. Sure, some half-decent cannon fodder may die before their time, but this way the Vipers are strong.
A Shattered Tribe
- Political Power Gain: -20%
- Stability: -15.00%
- War Support: +15.00%
When a band of Vipers set upon a patrolling group of the Brotherhood of Steel in 2155, they had no idea who they were making enemies with. In the resulting fight the leader of the small Brotherhood patrol group, a certain Maxson II, was struck and fatally injured by a poisoned arrow. Unfortunately for the Vipers, Maxson II was none other than the Brotherhood's High Elder: his death stirred the Brothehood up into a genocidal fury. By 2261
, after 6 years of being hounded relentlessly by the Brotherhood, the Vipers finally shattered. Bands fled across America, with some settling in the Mojave, some in Nevada and some as far afield as the Hounds of Hectare. The Vipers are a mere shadow of their former selves.
, after 6 years of being hounded relentlessly by the Brotherhood, the Vipers finally shattered. Bands fled across America, with some settling in the Mojave, some in Nevada and some as far afield as the Hounds of Hectare. The Vipers are a mere shadow of their former selves.
Behind the scenes
- The Vipers are based on the tribe of the same name, mentioned in Fallout and appearing in Fallout: New Vegas.
- The Vipers Nevada location was based on an "old design choice" giving the group "a fighting chance", as they are an iconic Fallout gang, but are still meant to be sacrificial.[1]
References
- ↑ Why are the Vipers in Nevada? There's no basis for them to be there; since they first settled in between the Hub and the Lost Hills Bunker and after their near destruction by the Brotherhood they were scattered across the Wasteland. Some of them finding their way to the Mojave and again suffering reprisals because of their raids by the NCR and Brotherhood, and the rest (not confirmed canon) are said to have joined the Hecate.
Loonybinjin: "@Uncle Sam Old design choice that may change going forward, but roughly the idea was to give them a fighting chance. They are one of the more iconic fallout gangs and anything in the Mojave that isn't Vegas, NCR or the BoS are largely sacrificial."
- Obtained from Discord, 2/1/2020