So, I dont know if I can call this one a "Work in Progress" yet, but Im posting because I'd like a little help on what I think could be an interesting RP play.

Ok, here goes:   The Sole Survivor comes out of cryostasis, and, disoriented, confused, heads out of Vault 111.  Shortly meets with Codsworth, who informs them that they've been frozen for 200 YEARS?!   Dismayed, dejected, the Sole Survivor wanders toward Concord, surely their son must be dead.  After arriving in Concord, meeting the horror that the Commonwealth called the Raiders, the Sole Survivor, after meeting up with the Settlers in the Museum, decides not to help them, knowing nothing about them or their true goals. 

 Being told about Diamond City, the Sole Survivor begins wandering, meeting nothing but Mongrels, Raiders, Super Mutants...everywhere, everything, even other people, everyone was trying to kill everyone else.  Until he found Covenant.  They were nice...strangely nice, but friendly, clean...they asked for nothing from the Sole Survivor, yet gave him hospitality, a warm bed, a safe night.   

After meeting with Dan, the Sole Survivor decided to help him, and find out the secret of this missing caravan, leading them to the Compound.   Eventually meeting with Dr Chambers, the Sole Survivor learned of the Institute.  Kidnapping people, replacing them with synthetic spies...what if...what if..that Kellogg was part of the Institute?  What if it was the Institute that killed my spouse, and stole my son....if we even found our son..how would we know if they even really our son, what if they had been replaced by one of these synthetic impostors?   

And so, the Sole Survivor decided to betray Honest Dan, and support the Compound, and Covenant.

So, this character is going to be a person who supports Covenant.  The first settlement they get will be Covenant, they will hate Synths, and actively make choices and actions AGAINST synths, such as in random encounters.

Im thinking they will use Covenant Armor (can you even get any without killing a Compound Guard?),  Automatic Weapons (maybe in the Combat Rifle variety), Dogmeat as a Companion (the only friendly creature the SS met that didnt seem to want anything from the SS, just to be friendly with them).

The Part I need help with is some of the various details.  Given this backstory, do you think this character would be willing to set up new settlements, make new Covenants?  Im thinking if they sided with any factions, it'd probably be the Brotherhood, given their mutual view on Synths.

Im thinking maybe a high endurance (because the Covenant Armor is pretty weak), high Agility, maybe around Midrange Charisma and Intelligence, Low Strength and Luck (I mean, losing your spouse and kid while frozen because you were betrayed by corporations after the apocalypse, thats some pretty bad luck).

What do you guys think of the general build (once I've created a character like this, I'd probably flesh this out a bit)

[blockquote][b][url=/profile/Amornar]Amornar[/url] said:[/b]

One last idea I thought of you could play with is perhaps making this into a power armor build. Not sure if you like power armor but it could shore up a lot of your issues with the armor as it is underneath and who cares about the stats of the armor or the modifications on it when you are encased in thick steel plates and servos. Could be a fun twist to put on the build and really tie into a Brotherhood alliance with the "Iron Covenant" guardian and defender. Remember if you go Brotherhood for the main story you keep the Minutemen and can still be the general and build up settlements too.

Some food for thought I hope! Good luck!

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Hmm...I kinda like that idea.  Especially if its the Male SS, he could decide to use his special set of skills, his specialized training working with Power Armor, to protect Covenant and it's Ideals. 

Another thing I was thinking of with the Armor is using Diamond City Guard armor instead, it's somewhat easy to get at least a partial set (from that first initial fight between the DC Guards and Super Mutants at the intersection before Diamond City, if you go there pretty early, and dont get involved, at least one of the Guards usually dies)  and it does look pretty similar to the Covenant Armor, it could be considered "Special" armor for their important Outside Operative.

Interesting concept. I like that the character actually feels the effects of what happened to him prior to being released in the wasteland. 

Yeah to piggy back on AMO - the Covenant armor is a Vault Tec Security Armor variant. So I can totally see you setting up multiple settlements - cleaning them up like Covenant and having your guards in valut tec gear to mimc the style. 

As for factions, I have a hard time seeing this character as a BOS guy. I get the hate of synths connection, but MM seem a better fit if you're going settlement rebuild style. 

I'd work on the title of the build too. I actually like something you already wrote: "The New Covenant"  

Make it almost like a faction build ya know? 

Anyway - cool stuff. looking forward to seeing what you come up with. 

[blockquote][b][url=/profile/MottySkills]Mottyskills[/url] said:[/b]

Yeah to piggy back on AMO - the Covenant armor is a Vault Tec Security Armor variant. So I can totally see you setting up multiple settlements - cleaning them up like Covenant and having your guards in valut tec gear to mimc the style. 

As for factions, I have a hard time seeing this character as a BOS guy. I get the hate of synths connection, but MM seem a better fit if you're going settlement rebuild style. 

I'd work on the title of the build too. I actually like something you already wrote: "The New Covenant"  

Make it almost like a faction build ya know? 

Anyway - cool stuff. looking forward to seeing what you come up with. 

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I agree with the Factions, the more I work on this character, the less he seems like BoS material, since the Compound works to purposely better the Commonwealth as a whole, for everyone (regardless of what we think about their actual process and actions, thats at least their intention)