FortCaesar.txt

== Topics ==
TOPIC 	TOPIC TEXT / PROMPT 	EMOTION 	RESPONSE TEXT 	#
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	{FIRST TALK, TROUBLE} {slow burn} You're the courier who's caused so much trouble for my Legion, and yet you dare come before me. 	
 	GREETING 	Happy 50 	{FIRST TALK, BAD NCR REP} {appraising} So I finally get to meet the courier who's caused so much trouble for the New California Republic. 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	{FIRST TALK} So I finally get to meet the courier who's accomplished so much in so little time. That is why I summoned you here, right? 	
 	GREETING 	Surprise 50 	I mean, a man nearly kills you, and your response is to track him across the breadth of the Mojave? 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	{FIRST TALK} The question is... are you ready to get started? 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	Down the hill, at the west edge of camp, is an old building. It was here when the Fort was taken in 2277. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	Inside the building is a hatch, and inside that hatch are two steel doors that bear the {SIH-jihl} sigil of the Lucky 38 casino. 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	Now that same sigil is on the Platinum Chip Benny was carrying when we captured him. Isn't that interesting? 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	Now that same sigil is on the Platinum Chip you were carrying. Isn't that interesting? 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	Even more interesting, there's a slot about the same size as the Chip on the console that opens the hatch. So you know what I think? 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	I think the Platinum Chip opens those doors - doors that can't be pried open or drilled open or blasted open. Because all that, I tried. 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	{BEFORE VAULT DESTROYED} We'll talk again when you've destroyed whatever is down in that bunker - not before. 	
 	GREETING 	Happy 50 	{AFTER VAULT DESTROYED} I felt the ground shake a while ago. I'll take that as a sign you got the job done. 	
 	GREETING 	Happy 50 	There are rewards for doing as I command. Today, your reward is vengeance. You get to decide how Benny dies. 	
 	GREETING 	Happy 50 	Go to Benny, let him know what you've decided. My Praetorians will perform the execution - {giving player credit} unless you want to perform it yourself. 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	We have nothing to discuss until you've dealt with Benny. 	
 	GREETING 	Happy 50 	I'm sure you found Benny's demise pleasing. The destruction of an enemy... there are few things more satisfying. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	Let's press on, shall we? As I was telling you before, I want Mr. House out of the picture. 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	You have an interest in his death, too. If he knows that you destroyed his {for lack of a better term} gadgets beneath the Fort, he will strike back. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	You know where to find him. How he dies, I leave up to you. 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	Until Mr. House has been dealt with, you and I have nothing to talk about. 	
 	GREETING 	Happy 50 	I've read Mr. House's obituary. Had a high opinion of himself, didn't he? 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	{seething} I spent months feeding the Omertas bribes, nursing their betrayal, and you've ruined all that. 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	{seething} Do you have any idea how much effort it took to place a mole at McCarran who could plant that bomb on the monorail? The one you defused? 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	{seething} The garrison I placed at Nelson served a vital strategic function. Did you think you could wipe it out and I wouldn't find out? 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	{seething} Weeks were spent convincing the Great Khans to join the Legion, but you've ruined all that. {louder} Haven't you? 	
 	GREETING 	Happy 50 	With Mr. House out of the way, I can focus on smoothing out a few {slight beat} lingering complications elsewhere in the Mojave. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	First up are the Boomers of Nellis Air Force Base, a tribe so reclusive, it lobs artillery shells at anyone who comes near their settlement. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	I want you to offer them an alliance with my Legion. My terms are simple: target their guns against the NCR side of the dam when I assault it... 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	...and they can keep their freedom. If you find they aren't amenable to this offer, destroy them. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	It's reached me that you killed Silus before he could talk. I approve. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	I understand that you freed Silus before he could talk. I approve. 	
 	GREETING 	Happy 50 	Silus dishonored himself when he let himself be captured, and he'll pay the price for that. But the NCR didn't learn anything valuable. 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	Have you brought news of the Boomers? 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	{SUDDEN PAIN} I would've asked you to forge an alliance with the White Glove Society, but you've already killed its leaders. So instead - 	
 	GREETING 	Pained 100 	{sudden, excruciating pain in head} {gritting teeth} Ehhhh! Goddammit! 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	{SUDDEN PAIN} I want you to forge an alliance between Caesar's Legion and the White Glove Society. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	They used to be cannibals. I expect that information can be used to manipulate them. Go to -{stopping short as pain eplodes inside head} 	
 	GREETING 	Pained 100 	{sudden, excruciating pain in head} {gritting teeth} Ehhhh! Goddammit! 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 100 	{limping off to bed, head feels like it's being crushed} Goddammit, go away! Come back when I've had some sleep! 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	{head feels like it's being crushed} I warned you not to bother me! 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 100 	Praetorians, kill this asshole! 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	{recovered from yesterday's sudden headache} The last time we met, I believe we were talking about the White Glove Society? 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	Have you been successful in your efforts to recruit the White Glove Society? 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	{ABSENCE SEIZURE} I want you to destroy the Mojave Chapter of the Brotherhood of Steel. It's not a full-strength chapter, mind you. The Profligates...{trail off. Absence seizure begins} 	
 	GREETING 	Sad 50 	...{breathe through nostrils for several seconds} 	
 	GREETING 	Sad 100 	Urh...{continue breathing through nostrils} 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	{Caesar heading for bed} {tired} If you interfere with me getting some sleep again, I'm going to have you killed. {resolved} We will talk later. 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 100 	{tired, growing angry} You want to die? Fine! 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 100 	{shouting for guards, voice weaker than usual} Praetorians! Kill this asshole! 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	Has the Brotherhood been destroyed? 	
 	GREETING 	Pained 50 	{Brotherhood resolved} I want you to join me in my tent. You and I are going to have a private conversation. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	All right, let's state the obvious. There's something wrong with me. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	The headaches started a couple months ago. They weren't too bad at first... but now they come frequently and they're... {beat} debilitating. 	
 	GREETING 	Fear 50 	For the past two weeks, my left leg has been dragging. It's stiffer, hard to move. And you've seen me blank out. 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	Lucius says I stare into space, blink a few times, then keep talking like nothing happened. So what's the diagnosis? 	
 	GREETING 	Happy 50 	{Successful surgery} I thank you for saving my life. You're a warrior {emphasis} and a healer - a rare combination. 	
 	GREETING 	Happy 50 	I thank you for saving my life. Arcade will be a fine addition to my retinue. 	
 	GREETING 	Happy 50 	I thank you for saving my life. The Auto-Doc module you recovered did the trick. 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	I trust this payment is adequate compensation for your troubles. Now, lest we grow sentimental here... 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	The time for battle will soon be upon us. {Le-GAH-tus La-nee-OOS} Legatus Lanius draws nigh. When he arrives, my Legion will assault Hoover Dam. 	
 	GREETING 	Happy 50 	In the meantime, the Profligates have prepared a welcome gift for us. The President of the NCR intends to visit Hoover Dam. 	
 	GREETING 	Happy 100 	You {slight beat} dispatched President Kimball with real skill. Right under their noses, too - {enjoying it} what a humiliation. 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	{seething} Why did you not attack President Kimball? 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	{seething} President Kimball was there on the Dam, right before you. And yet he lives. {beat} How did you fuck this up? 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	{Kimball quest resolved} My forces are in position to assault the Dam. {Leh-GAH-tus Lah-Nee-OOS} Legatus Lanius has assumed command. 	
 	GREETING 	Surprise 50 	Are you ready to go to him? To tell him to begin the assault? 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	You know everything you need to know. Be on your way. 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	{MASTER QUESTION NODE} What did you want to know? 	
 	GREETING 	Neutral 50 	{MASTER QUESTION NODE} What else did you want to know? 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	{MASTER QUESTION NODE} Even with the Boomers to deal with, you have questions? 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	{MASTER QUESTION NODE} Even with the White Glove Society to deal with, you have questions? 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	{MASTER QUESTION NODE} Even with the Brotherhood to deal with, you have questions? 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	{MASTER QUESTION NODE} Even with a President to kill, you have questions? 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	{MASTER QUESTION NODE} Even on the brink of the final battle, you have questions? 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	Allow me to make this clear. Because you've been of service to me, I will forgive your crimes against my Legion this one time. 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	In the future, if I become aware that you've committed other crimes, I'll have my Praetorians butcher you before my eyes. 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 50 	If you've committed any other crimes, this is the time to confess them, because after today there will be no forgiveness. 	
 	GREETING 	Anger 100 	I warned you about this. {to your guards} Praetorians, slaughter this degenerate! 	
 	The President's visit was cancelled. I never got the opportunity to attack him. 	Anger 50 	{controlled anger} When I command you to complete a mission, you will complete it, or you should die in the attempt. 	
 	The President's visit was cancelled. I never got the opportunity to attack him. 	Anger 50 	I will overlook this error, but only because I think you can still be useful. 	
 	Goodbye. 	Anger 50 	Come back when you have news about the Boomers. 	
 	Goodbye. 	Anger 50 	Come back when you know more about the White Glove Society. 	
 	Goodbye. 	Anger 50 	Return to me when you've destroyed the Brotherhood of Steel. 	
 	Goodbye. 	Anger 50 	Come back when you've destroyed whatever you find down in that bunker. 	
 	Goodbye. 	Neutral 50 	Complete your mission, then return to me. 	
 	Goodbye. 	Anger 50 	{WAHL-ay} Vale. 	
 	Thank you, Caesar. 	Happy 50 	Consider it the first of many {slight emphasis, you know your using a fancy word} bestowments. 	
 	I don't want to decide. 	Anger 50 	What's wrong with you? This man shot you, stole from you, left you in the desert to die. 	
 	Can I set him free? 	Anger 50 	You need to work on your bloodthirst. We won't speak again until Benny is dead. 	
 	Can I set him free? 	Anger 50 	Walk away if you want, but if you do, he's going up on a cross. You're still making a choice. 	
 	You should probably be talking to somebody else. 	Anger 50 	Answer the question. 	
 	What do you know of the White Glove Society? 	Happy 50 	There were tales once, of a cannibal tribe near Vegas, one that hid itself in a cavern far below ground, hunting men as prey above. 	
 	What do you know of the White Glove Society? 	Happy 50 	The scouts I occasionally sent west many years ago reported these tales, but never had contact. Well, except the ones who went missing, perhaps. 	
 	What do you know of the White Glove Society? 	Anger 50 	There are rumors that the White Gloves might be this lost tribe. Maybe you can help them find themselves. 	
 	How could savage cannibals run the Ultra-Luxe? 	Surprise 50 	Culture is an odd thing. Sometimes a tribe grows tired of its identity, grabs for an opportunity to reimagine itself. 	
 	How could savage cannibals run the Ultra-Luxe? 	Neutral 50 	The tribe becomes its own antithesis. Everything flips to the opposite polarity. 	
 	How could savage cannibals run the Ultra-Luxe? 	Surprise 50 	Dialectics tells us that this can't last. There has to be a synthesis, a final sorting out. 	
 	How did you capture Benny? 	Surprise 50 	I'll hand it to that piece of shit, he was determined. He used some kind of Old-World stealth device to get across the river in a Legion boat.{get alternate take with "him" instead of "that piece of shit"} 	
 	How did you capture Benny? 	Neutral 50 	Seems the device ran out of juice once he got here, but he was dressed like a Legionary. He was caught just outside the weather station. 	
 	How did you capture Benny? 	Happy 50 	See, thing is, he didn't change his hairstyle. {amused at Benny's stupidity} To go through all that effort and fail because you're too vain to muss your hair... 	
 	What happened after Benny was caught? 	Neutral 50 	He was brought before me, along with the Platinum Chip. That's how I knew he wasn't some kind of Profligate infiltrator. 	
 	What happened after Benny was caught? 	Happy 50 	Benny tried to sell me a story, but Lucius has a way coaxing the truth out of captives. {not just the truth} Everything just comes spilling out. 	
 	I've already reverted the White Glove Society back to cannibalism. 	Neutral 50 	All right, that's a start. But now you have to convince them to support my Legion. 	
 	I've already reverted the White Glove Society back to cannibalism. 	Happy 50 	Tell them they'll be allowed to continue practicing their {beat} dietary habits without interruption. {slightly amused} They can eat a portion of what they conquer. 	
 	What do you think of the NCR? 	Surprise 50 	Do you want my opinion as a former citizen, or future conqueror? {shrug} Actually, my opinion's the same either way. 	
 	What do you think of the NCR? 	Anger 50 	As a young man I was taught to venerate {mocking slightly} President Tandi of Shady Sands. "The Founding Mother of the New California Republic." 	
 	What do you think of the NCR? 	Neutral 50 	Did you know her Presidency lasted 52 years? And that her father, Aradesh, was the Republic's first President? 	
 	What do you think of the NCR? 	Anger 50 	Does that sound like democracy to you, or a hereditary dictatorship? 	
 	President Tandi was voted into office each time. 	Neutral 50 	Because the council didn't dare oppose her. She was too popular. She had the people's love. 	
 	President Tandi was voted into office each time. 	Neutral 50 	So things ran smoothly, more or less. And as soon as she was gone, as soon as there really could be "democracy" - what happened then? 	
 	President Tandi was voted into office each time. 	Anger 50 	Ever since losing its queen, the NCR has been weaker, more diffuse. Democracy has been its weakness, not its strength. 	
 	How is the NCR weak? 	Disgust 50 	Greed runs rampant. The government is corrupt, accepting bribes from Brahmin barons and landowners, to the detriment of citizens. 	
 	How is the NCR weak? 	Disgust 50 	The NCR is a loose conglomerate of individuals looking out for themselves. It's lost virtue. No one cares about the collective, the greater good. 	
 	How is the NCR weak? 	Disgust 50 	It's not built to last. I'm just hastening the inevitable. 	
 	Surely, the NCR is a powerful foe? 	Neutral 50 	Of course. The most powerful my Legion has faced. Also the first to which I am {beat} ideologically opposed. 	
 	Surely, the NCR is a powerful foe? 	Anger 50 	Until now, every tribe I've conquered has been so backwards and stunted, enslavement has been a gift bestowed upon them. 	
 	Surely, the NCR is a powerful foe? 	Surprise 50 	My conquest of the Mojave will be a glorious triumph, marking the transition of the Legion from a basically nomadic tribe to a genuine empire. 	
 	Surely, the NCR is a powerful foe? 	Happy 50 	Just as my namesake campaigned in Gaul before he crossed the Rubicon, so have I campaigned, and will cross the Colorado. 	
 	What do you know about Mr. House? 	Disgust 50 	I know he's a coward, hiding behind an army of robots, ensconced in that tower of his like {beat as you think of it} a wizard in one of those Grognak comic books. 	
 	What do you know about Mr. House? 	Anger 50 	Some say he's a man, others, a machine. I don't care. He's in the way. 	
 	What did you know about Mr. House? 	Anger 50 	I know he's dead. I know he's no longer a factor. That's all I need to know. 	
 	What did you know about Mr. House? 	Disgust 50 	Losers don't matter in the history books. He's a fucking footnote. 	
 	What role will regional powers play in the conflict? 	Neutral 50 	I've analyzed the region's tribes to determine how they might be useful. I may tell you more at a later time, if it suits me. 	
 	What role will regional powers play in the conflict? 	Neutral 50 	{Safety lines} Here, this document has clear instructions on what to do next. 	
 	What role will regional powers play in the conflict? 	Neutral 50 	Here, these written orders make it plain. 	
 	What role will regional powers play in the conflict? 	Neutral 50 	These written orders will tell you what to do next. 	
 	What role will regional powers play in the conflict? 	Neutral 50 	See {WULH-pace} Vulpes for details about your next mission. 	
 	What role will regional powers play in the conflict? 	Neutral 50 	For further instructions, see {WULH-pace} Vulpes. 	
 	What role will regional powers play in the conflict? 	Neutral 50 	Go see {WULH-pace} Vulpes. He'll brief you. 	
 	What role will regional powers play in the conflict? 	Neutral 50 	Go see Lucius for details about your next mission. 	
 	What role will regional powers play in the conflict? 	Neutral 50 	For further instructions, see Lucius. 	
 	What role will regional powers play in the conflict? 	Neutral 50 	Go see Lucius. He'll brief you. 	
 	How did you rise to power? 	Surprise 50 	Ironically, I was born a Profligate myself, a citizen of the NCR. 	
 	How did you rise to power? 	Sad 50 	My family lived not far from the great Boneyard. After Raiders killed my father, my mother sought the Followers' protection. I was two years old. 	
 	How did you rise to power? 	Neutral 50 	She found work at their Library, cooking and cleaning. I learned how to read and soon I was taking courses, free of charge. 	
 	You were a Follower of the Apocalypse? 	Sad 50 	Oh yes, raised in that tradition. And the teaching stuck. I was taught it was my responsibility to bring the torch of knowledge to the wastes. 	
 	You were a Follower of the Apocalypse? 	Happy 50 	{joking about your conquests} I may have taken the torch part more literally than they intended. 	
 	What changed you from a Follower to dictator? 	Neutral 50 	When I was 20, the Followers sent me East to Grand Canyon. It was my first expedition, just me and a physician named Calhoun. 	
 	What changed you from a Follower to dictator? 	Anger 50 	As an anthropologist and linguist, my assignment was to learn the dialects of the Grand Canyon tribes. What a fucking waste of time!{get alternate take with "What a waste of time that would've been!"} 	
 	Why would learning dialects be a waste of time? 	Anger 50 	If you think it's worthwhile to make smart people learn how to talk like backward savages, you're a Follower of the Apocalypse... or an idiot. 	
 	Why would learning dialects be a waste of time? 	Neutral 50 	Anyway, we met up with a Mormon missionary who already knew a bunch of dialects - Joshua Graham. He was supposed to teach me. 	
 	Why would learning dialects be a waste of time? 	Neutral 50 	But before that went too far, the Blackfoot tribe captured us, to hold us for ransom. 	
 	Why would learning dialects be a waste of time? 	Surprise 50 	They were a backward bunch. But the real problem was, they didn't know how to fight. 	
 	What was wrong with the Blackfoot? 	Neutral 50 	The Blackfoot were at war with seven other tribes, each just as pissant as they were. But outnumbered like that, they weren't going to last long. 	
 	What was wrong with the Blackfoot? 	Anger 50 	It's one thing to be taken hostage, another to be lashed to a sinking ship. So over Calhoun's objections, I decided to take certain steps. 	
 	What steps did you take? 	Neutral 50 	I taught them how to use the guns they already had - how to strip and clean them, how to breathe when pulling a trigger, how to reload ammunition. 	
 	What steps did you take? 	Surprise 50 	They looked at me like I was some kind of a sorcerer. So I taught them how to make explosives, and started drilling them on small unit tactics. 	
 	What steps did you take? 	Happy 50 	{amused} If there's anything I learned as a Follower of the Apocalypse, it's that there's a lot of good information in old books. 	
 	What happened after you trained the Blackfoot? 	Neutral 50 	{LATIN} {dih-WE-day et im-PEER-ah} Divide et impera - divide and conquer. I led the Blackfoot against the Ridgers, their weakest enemy. 	
 	What happened after you trained the Blackfoot? 	Neutral 50 	When they refused to surrender, I ordered every man, woman, and child killed. When next we surrounded the Kaibabs and they likewise refused... 	
 	What happened after you trained the Blackfoot? 	Anger 50 	I took one of their envoys to the Ridgers' village and showed him the corpse piles. 	
 	What happened after you trained the Blackfoot? 	Surprise 50 	This was new for the tribes, you see. They played at war, raiding each other, a little rape and pillage here, a little ransoming there. 	
 	What happened after you trained the Blackfoot? 	Happy 50 	I showed them total warfare. Like I said, there's a lot you can learn from old books. 	
 	What happened to the tribes? 	Neutral 50 	The Kaibabs joined me, and the Fredonians after that - all the pissant tribes, with names that should be forgotten. 	
 	What happened to the tribes? 	Anger 50 	I knew from the start I'd need to eradicate this plague of tribal identities, replacing them with a monolithic culture, a uniform identity. 	
 	What happened to the tribes? 	Neutral 50 	So that's what I did, once my confederation of tribes was large enough. I crowned myself {KAI-zar} Caesar and created a single Great Tribe - my Legion. 	
 	What happened to the tribes? 	Anger 50 	I sent Calhoun, the Follower captured with me, back West with a message that I should not be interfered with. 	
 	What happened to the tribes? 	Neutral 50 	Joshua Graham, the Mormon interpreter, stayed with me and served as my first {leh-GAH-tus} Legatus. 	
 	And since forming the Legion, all you've done is conquer other tribes? 	Neutral 50 	That's right. Decades of warfare, absorbing lesser tribes, gathering power. Forging the dross into a vast, razor-sharp scythe. 	
 	And since forming the Legion, all you've done is conquer other tribes? 	Neutral 50 	My Legion's expansion has never ceased. Much of the Utah and Colorado, and all of Arizona and New Mexico, are mine. 	
 	And since forming the Legion, all you've done is conquer other tribes? 	Happy 50 	We have cities of our own, but nothing compared to Vegas. Finally, my Legion will have its Rome. 	
 	Why is Caesar's Legion so... strange? 	Neutral 50 	I used imperial Rome as the model for my Legion precisely because it was so foreign, so {beat} alien. 	
 	Why is Caesar's Legion so... strange? 	Disgust 50 	I'd seen what had become of the NCR's attempts to emulate the culture of Pre-War America - the in-fighting, the corruption. 	
 	Why is Caesar's Legion so... strange? 	Neutral 50 	Rome was a highly militarized autocracy that effectively integrated the foreign cultures it conquered. 	
 	Why is Caesar's Legion so... strange? 	Surprise 50 	It dedicated its citizens to something higher than themselves - to the idea of Rome itself. 	
 	Why is Caesar's Legion so... strange? 	Surprise 50 	In Rome I found a template for a society equal to the challenges of the post-apocalyptic world - a society that could and would survive. 	
 	Why is Caesar's Legion so... strange? 	Neutral 50 	A society that could prevent mankind from fracturing and destroying itself in this new world, by establishing a new {packs Ro-MAH-na} Pax Romana. 	
 	What does "Pax Romana" mean? 	Neutral 50 	It means a {taking time with each term} nationalist, imperialist, totalitarian, homogenous culture that obliterates the identity of every group it conquers. 	
 	What does "Pax Romana" mean? 	Surprise 50 	Long-term stability at all costs. The individual has no value beyond his utility to the state, whether as an instrument of war, or production. 	
 	So you'll destroy the NCR because you hate its inefficiencies? 	Anger 50 	No, I'll destroy it because it's inevitable that it be destroyed. It's {heh-GEHL-ee-an} Hegelian Dialectics, not personal animosity. 	
 	Hegelian Dialectics? What are those? 	Happy 50 	{enjoying the superiority of teacher} How do I put this basically enough? It's a philosophical theory, the kind you might encounter if you took time to read some books. 	
 	Hegelian Dialectics? What are those? 	Neutral 50 	The fundamental premise is to envision history as a sequence of "dialectical" conflicts. Each dialectic begins with a proposition, a {emphasis} thesis... 	
 	Hegelian Dialectics? What are those? 	Neutral 50 	...which inherently contains, or creates, its opposite - an antithesis. Thesis and antithesis. The conflict is inevitable. 	
 	Hegelian Dialectics? What are those? 	Neutral 50 	But the resolution of the conflict yields something new - a synthesis - eliminating the flaws in each, leaving behind common elements and ideas. 	
 	So what's "dialectic" about you and the NCR? 	Anger 50 	The bombs wiped the slate clean. Human civilization descended to a level of ignorance that effectively set our cultural progress back to zero. 	
 	So what's "dialectic" about you and the NCR? 	Disgust 50 	The NCR has all of the problems of the ancient Roman Republic - extreme bureaucracy, corruption, extensive senatorial infighting. 	
 	So what's "dialectic" about you and the NCR? 	Neutral 50 	Just as with the ancient Republic, it is natural that a military force should conquer and transform the NCR into a military dictatorship. 	
 	So what's "dialectic" about you and the NCR? 	Surprise 50 	Thesis and antithesis. The Colorado River is my Rubicon. The NCR council will be {beat} eradicated, but the new synthesis will change the Legion as well... 	
 	So what's "dialectic" about you and the NCR? 	Neutral 50 	...from a basically nomadic army to a standing military force that protects its citizens, {finality} and the power of its dictator. 	
 	What is that machine in your tent? 	Neutral 50 	It's called an Auto-Doc. As the name suggests, it's an automated physician - more or less. 	
 	What is that machine in your tent? 	Neutral 50 	It can treat broken bones, cuts, punctures, scrapes. Sometimes I bestow its use upon someone I favor. 	
 	What is that machine in your tent? 	Happy 50 	Makes for a powerful gift, in a culture that forbids painkillers and is largely ignorant of medical science. 	
VDialogueCaesarFortCaesarTopic024DUPLICATE000 	What is that machine in your tent? 	Neutral 50 	It's called an Auto-Doc. As the name suggests, it's an automated physician - more or less. 	
VDialogueCaesarFortCaesarTopic024DUPLICATE000 	What is that machine in your tent? 	Neutral 50 	It can treat broken bones, cuts, punctures, scrapes. Sometimes I bestow its use upon someone I favor. 	
VDialogueCaesarFortCaesarTopic024DUPLICATE000 	What is that machine in your tent? 	Surprise 50 	Makes for a powerful gift, in a culture that forbids painkillers and is largely ignorant of medical science. 	
 	Are you all right? 	Pained 100 	{fighting through the pain} Fuck this, I'm going to lie down! 	
 	Are you all right? 	Pained 100 	{fighting through the pain} Come back later - tomorrow! 	
VDialogueCaesarFortCaesarTopic025DUPLICATE000 	Are you all right? 	Anger 50 	{fighting through the pain} Fuck this, I'm going to lie down! 	
VDialogueCaesarFortCaesarTopic025DUPLICATE000 	Are you all right? 	Pained 100 	{fighting through the pain} Come back later - tomorrow! 	
 	It will be an honor to fight for the Legion. 	Happy 50 	{satisfied grunt - responding to the player's readiness} Good. {LATIN} {In the sign of the bull you will conquer} {En hock SIG-no Tor-OOS VINH-chase} "In hoc signo taurus vinces." 	
 	It will be an honor to fight for the Legion. 	Anger 50 	Report to {Leh-GAH-tus LAH-nee-oos} Legatus Lanius immediately - he'll brief you on the plan of battle. Come back victorious, or don't come back. 	
 	I must prepare myself before I go. 	Anger 50 	Then be quick about it. 	
[Medicine responses] 	Is this the first time you've experienced sudden onset headaches? 	Pained 100 	[SUCCEEDED] {having some difficulty speaking} Never this... bad before. 	
[Medicine responses] 	Does your head hurt? 	Anger 100 	[FAILED] {fighting through the pain} What's it look like, you asshole? 	
VDialogueCaesarFortCaesarTopic030DUPLICATE000[Medicine 40+] 	Is this the first time you've experienced sudden onset headaches? 	Anger 100 	[SUCCEEDED] {having some difficulty speaking} Never this... bad before. 	
VDialogueCaesarFortCaesarTopic030DUPLICATE000[Medicine 40+] 	Does your head hurt? 	Anger 100 	[FAILED] {fighting through the pain} What's it look like, you asshole? 	
 	I'll handle the Boomers for you. 	Neutral 50 	Good. Your first challenge will be to reach their settlement without getting blown up. After that, should be easy. 	
[Speech]{Try to convince Caesar of the Brotherhood's usefulness.}	When the Legion attacks Hoover Dam, the Brotherhood will attack HELIOS One. 	Anger 50 	[SUCCEEDED] And you think the value of their attack on HELIOS, the chaos it will sow behind the Profligates' lines, is worth letting them live. 	
[Speech]{Try to convince Caesar of the Brotherhood's usefulness.}	When the Legion attacks Hoover Dam, the Brotherhood will attack HELIOS One. 	Neutral 50 	All right, let it be so. The Brotherhood will have to be dealt with eventually, but for the moment, they {getting one over on them} live to serve. 	
[Speech]{Try to convince Caesar of the Brotherhood's usefulness.}	When we attack the dam the Brotherhood will rise from their bunker to conquer HELIOS One! 	Anger 50 	[FAILED] And you think they'll stop at that? How long before they attack the dam, or Vegas? 	
[Speech]{Try to convince Caesar of the Brotherhood's usefulness.}	When we attack the dam the Brotherhood will rise from their bunker to conquer HELIOS One! 	Anger 50 	The risks outweigh the rewards. Go back to their bunker and finish the job. 	
 	Mr. House sent me to infiltrate your camp. 	Anger 50 	Mission accomplished, asshole. {playing with him} I never would've suspected a thing if you hadn't told me - but now I'll have to have you killed. 	
[Medicine responses] 	You're limping when you walk. How long has that been going on? 	Anger 50 	[SUCCEEDED] {intense pain} A week, maybe two... {frustrated} it doesn't matter! 	
[Medicine responses] 	You don't look so good. 	Anger 100 	[FAILED] {growled, drawn out} Fuck off. 	
 	What were you saying about the White Glove Society? 	Anger 50 	{meaning it} Disturb me again and I'll have you killed! 	
 	I'll eliminate Mr. House for you. 	Neutral 50 	Good. {beat} I don't know what kind of security he has inside the Lucky 38, but if you can find a way of catching him off-guard, do so. 	
 	I've already wiped out the Boomers' leadership. 	Surprise 50 	{mildly surprised} Is that right? You are good, aren't you? 	
 	I've already wiped out the Boomers' leadership. 	Neutral 50 	If the Boomers are out of the picture, I can focus on other preparations - but not without first rewarding your initiative. {beat} Now moving on... 	
 	I've already won over the Boomers. They'll do as I say. 	Surprise 50 	{mildly surprised} Is that so? You are good, aren't you? 	
 	I've already won over the Boomers. They'll do as I say. 	Neutral 50 	If the Boomers will toe the line, I can focus on other preparations. But not without first rewarding your initiative. {beat} Now moving on... 	
 	The last time we met, your head seemed ready to explode. 	Anger 50 	{irritated} I get headaches every once in a while. So what? {switching modes} Anyway, we have other matters to discuss. 	
 	What about the White Glove Society? 	Anger 50 	I was saying that I'd planned to ask you to forge an alliance with them, but you killed their leaders. 	
 	What about the White Glove Society? 	Anger 50 	By the time the White Gloves sort themselves out, the battle for Hoover Dam will have come and gone. So, on to the next matter at hand... 	
 	I'll see what I can work out with the White Glove Society. 	Neutral 50 	The leader of the tribe is a woman named Marjorie. My understanding is that she strongly opposes a {slight emphasis} reversion to cannibalism. 	
 	I'll see what I can work out with the White Glove Society. 	Surprise 50 	If she's intractable, you might find Mortimer, her second-in-command, more flexible. 	
[Medicine options!!!] 	I'm concerned your headaches might be symptoms of a more serious condition. 	Pained 50 	[SUCCEEDED] I appreciate your concern, but I'm in excellent health. And we have other matters to discuss. 	
[Medicine options!!!] 	Do you get headaches a lot? 	Anger 50 	[FAILED]{irritated} Only when you're around.{leads to "So I get headaches every once in a while..."} 	
 	Are you okay? 	Sad 50 	Hmm...{breathe through nose} 	
 	Are you okay? 	Sad 50 	{as though waking from a cat nap} Huh... Yeah. Yeah. 	
 	Are you okay? 	Sad 50 	{tired, unaware you aren't making sense} Yeah, the Brotherhood. Them. 	
[Medicine options] 	You just experienced an Absence Seizure. Was this the first time? 	Sad 50 	[SUCCEEDED] {tired} I don't know... There have been a couple... 	
[Medicine options] 	What were you daydreaming about? 	Sad 50 	[FAILED] {tired} I'm... I'm not sure. {confused} What was I saying? {remembering, to yourself} That's right, the Brotherhood... 	
 	You just blanked out for several seconds. 	Sad 50 	{tired} It's nothing. Just tired, that's all. 	
 	Where do I find the Brotherhood? How do I destroy them? 	Sad 50 	{tired} Look for the Brotherhood's bunker around, uh... {trying to remember} Hidden Valley. My scouts... saw some things. 	
 	Where do I find the Brotherhood? How do I destroy them? 	Sad 50 	I'm going to bed. We'll talk later. 	
[Medicine option] 	I'm concerned you may have a serious neurological condition. 	Pained 50 	[SUCCEEDED] {tired} Don't... just leave it alone. I'm fine. Now what was I saying...? Right. 	
 	I think we should talk about your health. 	Anger 50 	Take care of the Brotherhood. {beat - considering it, tantamount to admitting there's a problem} Maybe then we can have a conversation. 	
 	Seriously, let's talk about your health. 	Anger 50 	{back the fuck off} I said, take care of the Brotherhood. Then we talk - maybe. 	
 	What about the Auto-Doc in your tent? 	Neutral 50 	It's never had a functional diagnostic scanning module. Without that, it's useless for surgery. 	
[Medicine Check] 	I'm afraid your symptoms are consistent with a brain lesion, most likely a tumor. 	Neutral 50 	[SUCCEEDED] {not surprised} I figured as much. 	
[Medicine Check] 	I'm afraid your symptoms are consistent with a brain lesion, most likely a tumor. 	Anger 50 	Congratulations, you just became my personal physician. Do you have what you need to treat my condition? 	
[Medicine Check] 	I don't know. Sounds serious, though. 	Anger 50 	[FAILED]{pretty obvious, asshole} Yeah, it does. So if you can't help me, who can? 	
[Speech Check.] 	Straight-forward case of intra-cranial blastoma fibrolosis, I wager. 	Surprise 50 	[SUCCEEDED] {no idea what that diagnosis is} I'm not familiar with that condition. Is it treatable? 	
[Speech Check.] 	Sounds like a moderately severe case of Skullatosis. 	Anger 50 	[FAILED] {the player is full of shit} There's nothing "moderate" about the severity of this. And if you're going to make up names for diseases, come up with good ones. 	
[Speech Check.] 	Sounds like a moderately severe case of Skullatosis. 	Anger 50 	If you can't help me, who can? 	
[Medicine Check 75+] 	I can perform the surgery, but I'll need proper tools and supplies from a Doctor's Bag. 	Fear 50 	[SUCCEEDED] Then gather those items together and hurry back to perform the operation. I don't know how long I've got. 	
[Medicine Check 75+] 	Even with proper Surgical Tools, an operation of this sort might be beyond me. 	Anger 50 	[FAILED] Then gather the tools you need, and study up on your medical skills. 	
[Medicine Check 75+] 	Even with proper Surgical Tools, an operation of this sort might be beyond me. 	Fear 50 	When you're confident you can perform the operation, hurry back. I don't know how long I've got. 	
 	You guaranteed my safety. 	Surprise 100	And you fell for that? Really? Because I'm going to have you killed now. 	
 	You guaranteed my safety. 	Anger 50 	You do know why I wanted to meet you, right? 	
 	You guaranteed my safety. 	Neutral 50 	A man nearly kills you, so you track him across the breadth of the Mojave? 	
 	You guaranteed my safety. 	Surprise 50 	You arrive on the Strip and waltz into the Lucky 38 like someone left you a key under the doormat? 	
 	You guaranteed my safety. 	Surprise 50 	You assassinate the head of the Chairmen {emphasis} in his own casino - and get away with it? 	
 	You guaranteed my safety. 	Surprise 50 	You visit the Tops, and next thing you know, the head of the Chairmen is fleeing the Strip like a whimpering little pup? 	
 	You guaranteed my safety. 	Surprise 50 	Then something happens to Mr. House's robots - some kind of military upgrade? 	
 	You guaranteed my safety. 	Happy 50 	But the topper, the {coo de gras, "s" not silent} coup de grâce? Mr. House dies - while you're visiting him at the Lucky 38.{grunt of admiration} 	
 	You guaranteed my safety. 	Happy 50 	When you set your mind to something, you get results. I like that. 	
 	You guaranteed my safety. 	Happy 50 	{beat} ...Relax. I'm fucking with you. 	
 	I've already destroyed the Brotherhood's bunker in Hidden Valley. 	Surprise 50 	{surprised} You destroyed the Brotherhood's bunker? {chuckle of admiration} Very well. 	
 	I've already destroyed the Brotherhood's bunker in Hidden Valley. 	Neutral 50 	I'll trust your word, and reward you as though you {playing with the language a bit} wreaked this destruction at my behest. 	
 	I've already destroyed the Brotherhood's bunker in Hidden Valley. 	Anger 50 	Of course, if the Brotherhood should suddenly rise up to oppose my rule, you will be held responsible. {beat to let it sink in} Now, moving on... 	
 	I'll destroy the Brotherhood. 	Neutral 50 	Good. Two of my scouts have reported seeing patrols of men in power armor near Hidden Valley. Begin your search there. 	
 	Is it really necessary to destroy the Brotherhood? 	Anger 50 	{irritated} If I say the Brotherhood should be destroyed, it's necessary. 	
 	Is it really necessary to destroy the Brotherhood? 	Anger 50 	My Legion can win a fight against the Brotherhood of Steel, but it would be costly. Your job is to make sure there's no Brotherhood for us to fight. 	
 	I won't destroy the Brotherhood of Steel. 	Anger 50 	Is that so? 	
 	I've destroyed the Brotherhood of Steel's bunker in Hidden Valley. 	Happy 50 	Very well. This latest victory brings to a close my efforts to reshape the power balance of the Mojave - and not a minute too soon... 	
 	I've been inside the Brotherhood's bunker, but I haven't destroyed it yet. 	Anger 50 	{no-nonsense} Then get yourself back there, and get it done. 	
 	I'll kill President Kimball for you. 	Happy 50 	That's what I like to hear. 	
 	I'll kill President Kimball for you. 	Neutral 50 	One of my {froo-men-TAR-ee} Frumentarii has set up camp near Hoover Dam. His name his {KAY-toh Hos-TIL-ee-oos} Cato Hostilius. 	
 	I'll kill President Kimball for you. 	Neutral 50 	Go to him. He'll have further instructions. 	
 	Won't killing President Kimball just anger the NCR? 	Anger 50 	{setting player straight} I don't have to explain the reasoning behind my commands. I just give them - and you do them. 	
 	Won't killing President Kimball just anger the NCR? 	Anger 50 	That said, every once in a while I hear something so ignorant, I have to respond. This is one of those times. 	
 	Won't killing President Kimball just anger the NCR? 	Anger 50 	The Profligates' morale is in the shitter. They've occupied the Mojave for years, getting picked off one by one. They were told it'd be easy. 	
 	Won't killing President Kimball just anger the NCR? 	Surprise 50 	They keep being told that victory is right around the corner, that Vegas will roll over, become the sixth state of their little union. 	
 	Won't killing President Kimball just anger the NCR? 	Happy 50 	It's President Kimball who's been telling them that. When he dies, the enormity of his lies will come crashing down, the punchline to a bad joke. 	
 	I'm not going to kill the NCR's President. 	Anger 50 	Oh? You're going to {beat} defy me? 	
 	You're in possession of something that interests me. 	Anger 50 	We'll deal with Benny when the time comes. In the meantime... 	
 	I need to get that Platinum Chip back. 	Anger 50 	We'll talk about the Platinum Chip when the time comes. In the meantime... 	
 	I had to see the Mighty Caesar with my own eyes. 	Happy 50 	Maybe I should have you struck blind so my face is the last sight you ever behold. {tiring of the jest, to business} Look...{transitioning to "You do know why I wanted to meet you, right?"} 	
 	Death to tyrants! <Start combat.> 	Anger 50 	Praetorians, to arms! 	
 	That I'd decorate this tent with your guts. 	Fear 100 	{Pray-TOR-ee-ahns} Praetorians, to me! 	
[Speech Check 65+] 	It's a simple procedure... as brain surgeries go. 	Happy 50 	[SUCCEEDED] Then go find some proper Surgical Tools. The medications from a Doctor's Bag might come in handy, too. 	
[Speech Check 65+] 	It's a simple procedure... as brain surgeries go. 	Fear 50 	I'll make sure you're allowed to bring the necessary medications into the camp. Hurry back. I don't know how long I've got. 	
[Speech Check 65+] 	I'll need a vise... or a large nutcracker... 	Anger 50 	[FAILED] If you think this is funny, you should give crucifixion a try. Now that's hilarious. 	
[Speech Check 65+] 	I'll need a vise... or a large nutcracker... 	Anger 50 	If you can't help me, who can? 	
 	There was no reasonable chance of success. 	Anger 50 	{controlled anger} When I command you to complete a mission, you will complete it, or you should die in the attempt. 	
 	There was no reasonable chance of success. 	Anger 50 	You lost me a great opportunity to deal a blow to the Profligates' morale. If not for the service you've rendered unto me, I'd have you crucified. 	
 	There was no reasonable chance of success. 	Anger 50 	I will overlook this error, but only because I think you can still be useful. 	
 	One of my companions, Arcade, has medical expertise. You could take him as a slave. 	Surprise 50 	And where is this Arcade? 	
 	And once I'm inside? 	Neutral 50 	I want you to destroy whatever you find in there. And then I want you to come back here and tell me about it. 	
 	And once I'm inside? 	Disgust 50 	So go to the building and take this {weary of it} fucking Platinum Chip with you. My Legionaries will meet you there, with your weapons and equipment. 	
 	And once I'm inside? 	Happy 50 	Talk to Benny on your way out. He knows I'm going to let you decide how he dies. Maybe you want to remind him. 	
 	And once I'm inside? 	Anger 50 	{Get your ass moving already} Goodbye. 	
 	I should be going. 	Anger 50 	I'm not asking you to do this. I'm telling you. 	
 	I should be going. 	Anger 50 	Now take the Platinum Chip, go down in that bunker or whatever it is, and destroy whatever gizmo-happy Brahmin shit you find. {business concluded} Now get to it. {WAH-lay} Vale. 	
 	I should be going. 	Anger 50 	I'm not asking you to do this. I'm telling you. 	
 	I should be going. 	Anger 50 	Now take the Platinum Chip, go to the bunker or whatever it is, and destroy whatever gizmo-happy Brahmin shit you find down there. 	
 	I should be going. 	Happy 50 	And just in case you're thinking of {beat} slipping away, now that you've finally got that Platinum Chip in your hands? 	
 	I should be going. 	Anger 50 	Go ahead, try that. And I'll have you hunted down, and your head mounted on a pole. {business concluded} Now get to it. {WAH-lay} Vale. 	
 	I'm still working on the Boomers. 	Anger 50 	I expect results sooner rather than later. 	
 	<Inert Node to hold lines for how player has troubled Legion.> 	Anger 50 	{WUHL-pace in-CUHL-tah} Vulpes Inculta, the best of my {froo-men-TAR-ee} frumentarii, is dead. 	
 	<Inert Node to hold lines for how player has troubled Legion.> 	Anger 50 	{player killed Omerta leaders} All the bribes I sent to the Omertas ended up buying me {beat} nothing. 	
 	<Inert Node to hold lines for how player has troubled Legion.> 	Anger 50 	{Player spoiled his plans for the Great Khans.} The Great Khans aren't exactly clamoring to fight for my Legion now. 	
 	<Inert Node to hold lines for how player has troubled Legion.> 	Anger 50 	The garrison I established at Nelson has been wiped out. 	
 	<Inert Node to hold lines for how player has troubled Legion.> 	Anger 50 	Years of meticulous scheming to place a mole at Camp McCarran - wasted. 	
 	<Inert Node to hold lines for how player has troubled Legion.> 	Anger 50 	The Kings of Freeside are cooperating with the NCR now, which frees up soldiers to defend the dam. 	
 	<Inert Node to hold lines for how player has troubled Legion.> 	Anger 50 	You even disrupted a promising weapons deal with the Van Graffs. 	
 	<Inert Node to hold lines for how player has troubled Legion.> 	Surprise 50 	Is it any wonder my Legion has so little love for you? 	
 	<Inert Node to hold lines for how player has troubled Legion.> 	Anger 50 	So tell me this, because I really want to know. I am feared - with good reason. 	
 	<Inert Node to hold lines for how player has troubled Legion.> 	Anger 50 	But you - of all people - dare to come here and stand before me, the mighty {KAI-zar} Caesar. {beat} What were you thinking? 	
 	<INERT NODE TO HOLD LINES FOR HOW PLAYER HAS TROUBLED NCR.> 	Happy 50 	You spread word of the massacre of Nipton, just like {WUHL-pace} Vulpes asked you. 	
 	<INERT NODE TO HOLD LINES FOR HOW PLAYER HAS TROUBLED NCR.> 	Happy 50 	Beams of light shot down from the sky over HELIOS One, killing who knows how many Profligate troops. 	
 	<INERT NODE TO HOLD LINES FOR HOW PLAYER HAS TROUBLED NCR.> 	Happy 50 	Silus, the {Ken-TOO-ree-on} Centurion who let himself get captured, died at McCarran before he could reveal sensitive information. 	
 	<INERT NODE TO HOLD LINES FOR HOW PLAYER HAS TROUBLED NCR.> 	Happy 50 	You freed the {Ken-TOO-ree-on} Centurion Silus from McCarran so that he might be punished for his cowardice. 	
 	<INERT NODE TO HOLD LINES FOR HOW PLAYER HAS TROUBLED NCR.> 	Happy 50 	The monorail that the Profligates rode from McCarran to the Strip has been destroyed. 	
 	<INERT NODE TO HOLD LINES FOR HOW PLAYER HAS TROUBLED NCR.> 	Happy 50 	You turned Camp Forlorn Hope into a mass grave. 	
 	<INERT NODE TO HOLD LINES FOR HOW PLAYER HAS TROUBLED NCR.> 	Happy 50 	Chief Hanlon, a nemesis of my Legion, died the humiliating death he deserved. 	
 	<INERT NODE TO HOLD LINES FOR HOW PLAYER HAS TROUBLED NCR.> 	Happy 50 	In Boulder City, you let the renegade Khans go free, but left NCR troopers gurgling on the ground, drowning in their own blood. 	
 	<INERT NODE TO HOLD LINES FOR HOW PLAYER HAS TROUBLED NCR.> 	Happy 50 	A number of NCR Ranger stations have been wiped off the face of the Mojave, thanks to you. 	
 	<INERT NODE TO HOLD LINES FOR HOW PLAYER HAS TROUBLED NCR.> 	Happy 80 	{ironic} The Profligates still hate me more than they hate you, I think, but I've been at this longer than you have. 	
 	<INERT NODE TO HOLD LINES FOR HOW PLAYER HAS TROUBLED NCR.> 	Anger 50 	I get it. We share a common enemy. And now you come before the mighty {KAI-zar} Caesar to what - offer your services? 	
 	How do you know so much about me? 	Anger 50 	I have eyes and ears everywhere. {kind of obvious} It behooves me not to invade the west blind and deaf. 	
 	How do you know so much about me? 	Neutral 50 	It hasn't been hard to track your progress. It's not as though you've been keeping a low profile. 	
 	He's standing right outside your tent. 	Happy 50 	I'll have my guards take him captive. If he cures my condition, I'll see to it that your reward is several times his value. 	
 	What's on the other side of those doors? 	Happy 50 	Benny's theory, if I understood it through all the screaming, was that Mr. House stashed some kind of ultimate weapon down there. 	
 	What's on the other side of those doors? 	Anger 50 	A gigantic robot to stomp us all to death, who cares? Whatever it is, House built it, so I want it destroyed. 	
 	What's on the other side of those doors? 	Anger 50 	I don't know. And I don't like not knowing. 	
 	What's on the other side of those doors? 	Neutral 50 	{there's an alternate take with "couldn't" instead of "can't"} I know Mr. House built it. I'm thinking it's probably some kind of weapon that he can't activate from a distance. 	
 	How may I serve your Legion, Caesar? 	Happy 50 	{pleased} I like the servile attitude. Keep it up. 	
 	What were you looking to start? 	Neutral 50 	The time is fast approaching when my Legion will assault the great dam and invade the west. 	
 	What were you looking to start? 	Anger 30 	Before that happens, I want Mr. House knocked out of the game, a quick one-two punch - with you doing the punching. 	
 	What were you looking to start? 	Anger 30 	Before that happens, I want Mr. House erased from the picture. Not just the man you killed, but what he left behind. His legacy. 	
 	Can't your Legionaries take care of this? 	Neutral 50 	Yes. But then I'd have to kill them. 	
 	Maybe Benny could do this for you. 	Anger 50 	I wouldn't trust Benny to lick my boots clean. This one falls to you. 	
 	You should use Mr. House's technology to attack the dam. 	Anger 50 	You don't get it, do you? The weapons I wield are forged from blood, flesh, sinew, bone - mortal stuff. Fragile, even. 	
 	You should use Mr. House's technology to attack the dam. 	Surprise 50 	And yet my Legion obeys me, even unto death. Why? Because they live to serve the greater good, and they know of no alternatives. 	
 	You should use Mr. House's technology to attack the dam. 	Disgust 50 	House's machines, his technologies - what do they propose? The possibility of victory without sacrifice. No blood spilled, just... rivets. 	
 	You should use Mr. House's technology to attack the dam. 	Anger 50 	That's not an idea to be put in circulation. If mankind's going to survive this moment in history, it needs warriors, not {contempt} gadgets. 	
 	I'll bring him to you. 	Happy 50 	All right. Just leave him outside the tent when you return. If he cures my condition, I'll see to it that your reward is several times his value. 	
 	I'll bring him to you. 	Fear 50 	Be on your way, then. And try not to take too long. 	
 	The cannibals among the White Glove Society are dead. 	Anger 50 	They'll be of no use to the Legion, then. 	
 	The cannibals among the White Glove Society are dead. 	Anger 50 	You squandered a potentially valuable resource. {direct} Do better with your next assignment or there will be trouble... 	
 	Where would I find a diagnostic scanning module? 	Neutral 50 	It's been said that Auto-Docs were standard equipment in the underground Vaults where mankind survived when the bombs fell centuries ago. 	
 	Where would I find a diagnostic scanning module? 	Neutral 50 	You can search the Vaults, but every Auto-Doc my Legion has run across has been stripped for parts long before we found it. 	
 	Where would I find a diagnostic scanning module? 	Surprise 50 	{remembering, feeling hope} Some of my scouts did report an abandoned Vault near Nellis Air Force Base. Overrun by ghouls, they said. 	
 	Where would I find a diagnostic scanning module? 	Surprise 50 	Maybe the infestation has been there long enough to keep scavengers out. Why don't you go and see? 	
 	Tell me about the Boomers. 	Neutral 50 	The Boomers settled at the old air base northeast of Vegas many years ago. No one knows exactly how long it's been. 	
 	Tell me about the Boomers. 	Anger 50 	It may be that no one's traded with them or even spoken to them that entire time. If so, they're sitting on one hell of a stockpile of ammunition... 	
 	Don't you know anything about their society? 	Neutral 50 	My scouts have seen people moving around the base. The perimeter is guarded, with spotters in towers directing the artillery fire. 	
 	Don't you know anything about their society? 	Surprise 50 	They must have extraordinary vision. Some of my scouts were targeted at extreme distances. 	
 	Don't you know anything about their society? 	Anger 50 	So no, I can't tell you what to expect inside the base. No one's been inside it, except them. 	
 	What do you think of the Brotherhood of Steel? 	Anger 50 	The worst impulses of mankind, concentrated in one insane, backward tribe. 	
 	What do you think of the Brotherhood of Steel? 	Anger 50 	The Brotherhood seems to have formed not long after the great atomic war. It's hard to know - they care little for history. 	
 	What do you think of the Brotherhood of Steel? 	Anger 80 	Some of the Brotherhood scribes we captured further East didn't even know the name of their founder, Roger Maxson. 	
 	What do you think of the Brotherhood of Steel? 	Anger 50 	They like to pretty up their mission with trappings of chivalry, but the truth is they're horders. They horde technology. 	
 	What do you think of the Brotherhood of Steel? 	Disgust 50 	It's been 200 years, and they still have the mentality of scavengers. They say they're preserving these technologies, but for what? 	
 	What do you think of the Brotherhood of Steel? 	Disgust 50 	They have no vision. They offer no future. They're a dead end. 	
 	Couldn't you use the Brotherhood to your advantage? 	Anger 50 	You don't think very far ahead, do you? 	
 	Couldn't you use the Brotherhood to your advantage? 	Anger 50 	Sure, their hatred of the NCR would seem to qualify them for use as proxies. But then what do you do with them? Each paladin is quite powerful. 	
 	Couldn't you use the Brotherhood to your advantage? 	Anger 50 	I'd have to be convinced that present benefits outweighed future costs. 	
 	What's your opinion of President Kimball? 	Surprise 50 	A man of potential, held back by the {slight beat} craven political context he inhabits. You realize he was a general? "The Hero of the Mojave," they called him. 	
 	What's your opinion of President Kimball? 	Happy 50 	A title he earned by extirpating lesser tribes that dared attack NCR citizens. His responses were {approving} swift and draconian. 	
 	What's your opinion of President Kimball? 	Anger 50 	President Tandi, the "founding mother," coddled hostile tribes... but her successors were less naive, so they gave Kimball free rein. 	
 	What's your opinion of President Kimball? 	Disgust 100 	And after a respectable military career, what does he do? Become a {distaste} politician. 	
 	Isn't it natural for someone like Kimball to seek greater power? 	Disgust 50 	But he did so by {disapproving} election. What better way to stunt the growth of leaders, not to mention whole cultures? 	
 	Isn't it natural for someone like Kimball to seek greater power? 	Anger 50 	A leader shouldn't have to kowtow to those who serve him. With so much energy wasted on those below, how is he ever to move forward? 	
 	Isn't it natural for someone like Kimball to seek greater power? 	Surprise 50 	Had he taken the government by force, used his army to stage a coup, things would be very different. 	
 	Isn't it natural for someone like Kimball to seek greater power? 	Anger 50 	I'll just have to do it for him. 	
 	How will the NCR react to Kimball's death? Won't it just anger them? 	Happy 50 	It'll frighten them. If I can reach out and kill whomever I choose, then they know the only reason they're alive is I haven't tried yet. 	
 	How will the NCR react to Kimball's death? Won't it just anger them? 	Surprise 50 	You have to understand that Kimball is a symbol. Without him, there would be no NCR occupation of the Mojave. 	
 	How will the NCR react to Kimball's death? Won't it just anger them? 	Disgust 50 	He mustered the troops - {distaste} as many as his senate would allow - and sent them in. All the right reasons, done all the wrong ways. 	
 	How will the NCR react to Kimball's death? Won't it just anger them? 	Disgust 50 	Any invasion by a democracy is a half-measure. When Kimball dies, the NCR will {emphasis} recoil from the Mojave, and from his legacy. 	
 	How will the NCR react to Kimball's death? Won't it just anger them? 	Happy 50 	By the time they recover and try to strike back, I'll be invading them. 	
 	I've heard rumors of your legate, Lanius. What's his story? 	Anger 50 	{Lan-ee-OOS} Lanius is the greatest of my battlefield commanders. Some might call him a great man, but I'm not sure he qualifies. 	
 	I've heard rumors of your legate, Lanius. What's his story? 	Happy 50 	Once, he was the greatest warrior of the Hidebarks, a tribe of the Arizona. Maniacal in battle. Sometimes he'd ambush Legion patrols {emphasis} by himself. 	
 	I've heard rumors of your legate, Lanius. What's his story? 	Neutral 50 	When, after several {emphasis, usually campaigns are faster} months we found and surrounded the Hidebarks' camp, their Chieftain raised a banner of surrender. 	
 	I've heard rumors of your legate, Lanius. What's his story? 	Happy 50 	The warrior who was not yet {Lan-ee-OOS} Lanius went insane with rage. {a pleasing memory} He struck down his Chieftain and attacked his own tribe. 	
 	What happened when Lanius attacked his own tribe? 	Neutral 50 	He killed fifteen before they brought him down. He didn't die, obviously. 	
 	What happened when Lanius attacked his own tribe? 	Neutral 50 	I had him tended to. He was {beat} maimed, most of face torn off. It was days before he regained consciousness. 	
 	What happened when Lanius attacked his own tribe? 	Neutral 50 	When he did, I went to his bedside and showed him the helmet I'd had forged to cover his face. I said he could have it if he'd fight for me. 	
 	What happened when Lanius attacked his own tribe? 	Happy 50 	He accepted... on condition that he be allowed to kill the surviving males of his tribe. {chuckle} I said, make it the {emph} adult males and you have a deal.{Children are malleable and thus valuable to the Legion.}	
 	He sounds more like a savage than a general. 	Happy 50 	{Lan-ee-OOS} Lanius is savage. Savagely loyal, too, but only to me - he has no love for my Legion. But this has its uses. 	
 	He sounds more like a savage than a general. 	Neutral 50 	He has no attachment to his men, no compunction about battlefield losses. All he cares about is destroying the enemy. 	
 	He sounds more like a savage than a general. 	Anger 50 	When another legatus or a {Ken-TOO-ree-on} Centurion fails to achieve results, I send {Lah-nee-OOS} Lanius to make things right. 	
 	He sounds more like a savage than a general. 	Happy 50 	His first step is to beat the failed commander to death in front of his assembled troops. Then he orders the ritual of {deck-ih-MAH-tee-oh} decimatio. 	
 	What is "decimatio?" 	Neutral 50 	It means "decimation," but in ancient Rome the word had a very specific meaning - a punishment for cowardice. 	
 	What is "decimatio?" 	Neutral 50 	The Legionaries are lined up in ranks. Every tenth man steps forward and is beaten to death by his brothers. 	
 	What is "decimatio?" 	Happy 50 	It instills a certain... robust obedience. 	
 	Lanius will lead the assault on Hoover Dam? 	Happy 50 	{Lan-ee-OOS} Yes. This time my Legionaries will be more frightened of the commander behind them than the enemy before them. 	
 	Lanius will lead the assault on Hoover Dam? 	Anger 50 	There will be no failure this time, no retreat, no years of gathering slaves and resources for another assault. 	
 	Lanius will lead the assault on Hoover Dam? 	Neutral 50 	With {Lah-nee-OOS} Lanius to drive the Legion forward, the dam will be taken. It will be our {slight beat} bridgehead across the Colorado. 	
 	Why did the Legion lose the first battle? 	Anger 50 	It's not going to happen again. That's all I have to say about it. 	
 	I've heard the commander of the first battle called "The Burned Man." 	Anger 50 	And I've heard it's a bad idea to tempt the wrath of {KAI-zar} Caesar. Change the subject. 	
 	Tell me about Vulpes Inculta. 	Neutral 50 	{WUHL-pace} Vulpes is the best of my {Froo-men-TAR-ee} Frumentarii. A remarkable individual from an unremarkable tribe south of the Utah. 	
 	Tell me about Vulpes Inculta. 	Neutral 50 	He was brought into the Legion as a boy, survived training, fought well enough as Legionary to be promoted to the rank of {deh-CAN-us} Decanus. 	
 	Tell me about Vulpes Inculta. 	Anger 50 	Then, in battle against an {dismissive} unimportant tribe, he broke ranks and led his {con-too-BUR-nee-um - a Roman squad} contubernium through a hole in their defenses to capture its chieftain. 	
 	Tell me about Vulpes Inculta. 	Happy 50 	{amused} Well, his {ken-too-REE-on} Centurion wanted him crucified for disobedience. So I made him a {froo-men-TAR-eye} Frumentari. 	
 	What do the Frumentarii do? 	Happy 50 	Whatever I require. Infiltration, assassination, dramatic atrocities to break the spirit of the enemy - {souless, matter of fact} et {KEH-tur-ah} cetera. 	
 	What do the Frumentarii do? 	Neutral 50 	They're mentally flexible. They operate behind enemy lines for extended periods, imitating the enemy's customs without becoming {slight beat} sullied. 	
 	What do the Frumentarii do? 	Happy 50 	In all these things, {WUHL-pace} Vulpes is a master. 	
 	Are your bodyguards special in any way? 	Surprise 50 	My Praetorians embody the martial ideals of my Legion. Each one of them has done enough conquering and killing to deserve the rank of {Ken-TOO-ree-on} Centurion. 	
 	Are your bodyguards special in any way? 	Surprise 50 	Instead, I invited them to join my guard. So the invitee chooses whichever current guard he thinks is weakest - and challenges him. 	
 	Are your bodyguards special in any way? 	Happy 50 	The fight is to the death. It keeps them from getting complacent. 	
 	How long has Lucius been the head of your Praetorians? 	Neutral 50 	Lucius has been the head of my guard for five years now. He was a subordinate guard for eight before that. 	
 	How long has Lucius been the head of your Praetorians? 	Anger 50 	No invitee has dared to challenge him yet. Maybe it's an issue of respect - he is getting on in years. 	
 	What should I expect at the dam? 	Neutral 50 	{Lah-nee-OOS} Lanius will be waiting for you. Your arrival will signal to him that it's time to launch the attack. 	
 	What should I expect at the dam? 	Happy 50 	As for what to expect, it's going to be the greatest battle - and victory - mankind has seen since it almost wiped itself off the face of this Earth. 	
 	What should I expect at the dam? 	Anger 50 	Tactically, it's simple - kill and kill some more. I may have a few surprises in store for the NCR, but that won't concern you. 	
 	The White Glove Society has agreed to an alliance with Caesar's Legion. 	Neutral 50 	{satisfied} Good. It will be valuable to have allies on the Strip when Hoover Dam is taken. {beat} Now, as for your next assignment... 	
 	I'll leave at once. 	Anger 50 	{WAHL-ay} Vale. 	
 	There's no way the White Glove Society will be cannibals again - I've already seen to that.	Anger 50 	You've been resourceful in the past. Why are you a failure now? 	
 	There's no way the White Glove Society will be cannibals again - I've already seen to that.	Anger 50 	You'd best step up your performance with this next assignment... 	
 	Why must Mr. House be killed? 	Anger 50 	Because he complicates the equation of force. He's a free agent, an unpredictable element. 	
 	Why must Mr. House be killed? 	Surprise 50 	I'm sure he's trying to sit out this battle, just as he did four years ago, hoping the Legion and Profligates will wipe each other out. 	
 	Why must Mr. House be killed? 	Happy 50 	When he sees the Profligates losing this battle, however, he might throw his support behind them. Except he won't, because he'll be dead. 	
 	I'm done working for you. 	Anger 50 	Mark my words, you piece of shit. This is the last time you will ever refuse to perform an order I've given you. 	
 	I'm done working for you. 	Anger 50 	If you meant what you said, you best be on your way, and at good speed. And forget all that I could have given you. 	
 	I'm done working for you. 	Anger 50 	If you ever - ever - disobey me again, I will order my Praetorians to hack you to death with their machetes for my entertainment. 	
 	I'm done working for you. 	Anger 50 	I warned you about the price of disobedience. I guess you weren't listening. 	
 	I'm done working for you. 	Anger 100 	Praetorians! Kill this nuisance! 	
 	I'm still working on the White Glove Society. 	Anger 50 	{what the fuck are you doing talking to me, then?} Then get to it. 	
 	There may be another solution. 	Surprise 50 	And what would that be? 	
 	I had to wipe out the Boomers' leaders. 	Neutral 50 	A perfectly satisfactory way of resolving the threat they posed. It's impressive that you made it through their barrage. 	
 	I had to wipe out the Boomers' leaders. 	Neutral 50 	Now, as for your next assignment... 	
 	I've won over the Boomers. They'll do as I say. 	Neutral 50 	Good. Make sure they help the Legion when the time comes. As for your next assignment... 	
 	The Boomers hate me. They'll never follow my lead. 	Anger 50 	{irritated - the solution is obvious} Then you'll have to be extraordinarily persuasive. Or kill them - their leaders, at least. 	
 	The Boomers hate me. They'll never follow my lead. 	Anger 50 	Get to it, will you? You're wasting my time. 	
 	The White Glove Society won't listen to me - I've caused them too much trouble. 	Anger 50 	So what you're telling me is, you're useless. You have no ability to influence events, so I'm forced to work around your incompetence. 	
 	The White Glove Society won't listen to me - I've caused them too much trouble. 	Anger 50 	Try to do better with your next assignment... 	
 	I killed the Omertas who were scheming to attack the Strip. 	Anger 50 	Months spent feeding the Omertas bribes, nursing their betrayal - all for nothing. Any other crimes? 	
 	I may have disrupted plans to recruit the Great Khans to your cause. 	Anger 50 	Weeks of effort to convince those miserable Khans to join the Legion - ruined. Any other crimes? 	
 	The Legionaries at Nelson attacked me, so I had to fight back... 	Anger 50 	And so you wiped out the garrison I placed at Nelson? That strategically vital garrison? {beat} What else? 	
 	I defused the bomb on the monorail. 	Anger 50 	Do you have any idea how much effort it took to place a mole at Camp McCarran? What else have you done? 	
 	I've committed no other crimes. 	Anger 50 	Understand this. From this moment forward, any other crimes will be punished by death. No exceptions. 	
 	I've committed no other crimes. 	Anger 50 	I will have you hacked into pieces by my Praetorians - for my amusement. Understand? 	
 	I've committed no other crimes. 	Neutral 50 	Now getting back to business... 	
 	I apologize for my failure, mighty Caesar. It will not happen again. 	Anger 50 	That's right. Under normal circumstances, the reason it wouldn't happen again is that you'd be crucified - or worse. 	
 	I apologize for my failure, mighty Caesar. It will not happen again. 	Disgust 50 	Only in light of the extraordinary service you've rendered unto me am I going to overlook this failure. 	
 	I apologize for my failure, mighty Caesar. It will not happen again. 	Anger 50 	Bear in mind how much you have to make up for, how much you have to prove yourself in your next task... 	
 	That's enough questions for now. 	Surprise 50 	What else, then? 	
 	I won't fight for the Legion. 	Anger 50 	What did you just say? 	
 	Just let me deal with Benny and I'll be on my way. 	Anger 50 	Benny is my prisoner. You don't "deal with him" unless you've dealt with me. 	
 	Just let me deal with Benny and I'll be on my way. 	Anger 50 	{I can read your mind} Don't worry, you'll get the Platinum Chip he was carrying. And then you'll use it like I tell you to. 	
 	I should be going. 	Anger 50 	{putting player in his/her place} You should be listening, that's what you should be doing. 	
 	I should be going. 	Anger 50 	{keeping player in his/her place} That's right, you should be going - because you have work to do. 	
 	Just give me back the Platinum Chip and I'll be on my way. 	Anger 50 	Oh, I'll give you the Platinum Chip. And then you'll use it exactly like I tell you to. 	
 	I'll see what I can find out. 	Anger 50 	Do that. And try not to take too long. 	
== Conversation ==
TOPIC	TOPIC TEXT / PROMPT 	EMOTION 	RESPONSE TEXT 	#
 	Goodbye. 	Anger 50 	Come back when you have news about the Boomers. 	
 	Goodbye. 	Anger 50 	Come back when you know more about the White Glove Society. 	
 	Goodbye. 	Anger 50 	Return to me when you've destroyed the Brotherhood of Steel. 	
 	Goodbye. 	Anger 50 	Come back when you've destroyed whatever you find down in that bunker.	
 	Goodbye. 	Neutral 50	Complete your mission, then return to me. 	
 	Goodbye. 	Anger 50 	{WAHL-ay} Vale. 	
 	vDialogueCaesarOnWayToChair	Anger 50 	{irritated} Let me get to my chair. 	
 	vDialogueCaesarOnWayToChair	Anger 50 	{even more irritated} I said, let me get to my chair. 	
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