Fallout Concepts and World Explained
A guide to the concepts, places, organizations, and story mechanics that define Fallout.
Key Concepts
Cold Fusion
Cold Fusion is a revolutionary energy source capable of rebuilding civilization, but it quickly becomes another tool in the struggle for power.
Shady Sands
Shady Sands was a successful NCR city destroyed by Hank MacLean because it threatened Vault-Tec's control over the future.
Vault 33
Vault 33 is a controlled Vault-Tec society designed to shape future generations according to corporate ideology.
Vault-Tec
Vault-Tec is the corporation behind the Vault system, using the apocalypse to conduct long-term experiments and maintain control over humanity's future.
Brotherhood of Steel
The Brotherhood of Steel is a militarized faction that seeks to control advanced technology in order to shape the future of the wasteland.
NCR
The NCR was one of the largest rebuilding societies after the apocalypse, but its destruction proves how fragile civilization remains.
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