WEAPONS

aka Things that Hurt People

The inhabitants of the post-nuclear world can be divided into two catagories: those who have good weapons, and those who are killed by those who have good weapons. A good weapon can literally mean the difference between life and death.

 

There aren't many throwing weapons in Fallout. In fact, there are all of 7. And of the 7, only 3 are of any use . . . small wonder that few people buy up their throwing skill.

One thing you should remember about pulse grenades: they do no damage to humans (or dogs). So it's safe to use them in close quarters . . . unlike, say, plasma grenades.

NAME	DAMAGE	RANGE	ACTION POINTS	MIN. STRENGTH	DESCRIPTION	APPEARANCE
Frag Grenade	20-35	9	4	3	A fairly standard grenade. It does a respectable amount of damage, especially when the enemies are clustered together. Don't try throwing one of these if the enemy is standing beside you . . .
Molotov Cocktail	8-20	9	5	3	Any weapon that has been in use for as long as the Molotov is worthy of a place in your inventory. The damage isn't great, but they're still good little weapons.
Plasma Grenade	40-90	9	4	3	The most powerful throwing weapon capable of affecting organic life forms. Similar to a frag grenade, but it does more damage.
Pulse Grenade	100-150	9	4	3	Pulse grenades are designed to only be effective against robots and the like, and they work very well. One pulse grenade can take out four closely-grouped robots.
Rock	1-4	15	3	2	There isn't much to say about these things . . . but if you're reduced to using one as a weapon, you're in a pretty sad state.	Odds are you've seen a rock before. And if you haven't . . . you really need to get out more.
Spear	3-11	9	6	4	The spear isn't much better as a throwing weapon than it was as a melee weapon . . . which is to say, it's horrible.
Throwing Knife	3-6	9	4	3	Throwing knives, despite their lethal appearance, are horrible weapons. Very low damage . . . I'd rather use a rock than one of these things.