Vulcan's Hammer

Vulcan's Hammer is a side quest in The Outer Worlds.
==Synopsis==
Orson Shaw, one of Roseway's labcoats, has been tinkering with a prototype pistol. He left schematics for it in the town's Storage Facility, but didn't have a chance to grab them when the marauders attacked. He'd like them returned.
==Walkthrough==
Orson Shaw is a Roseway scientist who can be found near a workbench in a building near the Cysty-Pit. If the Stranger speaks to Orson, they can offer to assist with retrieving some schematics that Orson left in Roseway's Storage Facility, before anyone else can find them. These schematics will help him modify a broken pistol which he found so that it outputs superheated air and becomes capable of burning through raptidon hides.
Travel to the Storage Facility in the eastern part of Roseway Gardens. The facility is guarded by Marauders both inside and out. Orson's lab is located in the basement of the facility which can be accessed via the locked armory. The door to the armory can be picked with Lockpick 45 or unlocked with the Storage Facility Passcode. The Passcode can be obtained by reading the messages on the terminal on the front desk of the Auntie-Biotics Lab. 
A set of stairs in the armory leads down to the basement lab which is guarded by a Mechanical Sentry MK2 and Mechanical Guardian MK2, in the basement lab. The FORCE Pistol Schematics are hanging on a wall. Take the schematics.
===Resolutions===
Rather than bring the schematics back to Orson, the Stranger may choose to give them to Gladys Culkelly as part of The Distress Signal. Choosing this option will botch the quest and prevent one from obtaining the unique weapon, Ulti-Nature, which Orson will send to the Stranger if the schematics are returned to him.
If the Stranger returns the schematics to Orson, they also have the option to shake down Orson for an extra 100 bits with either Intimidate 45 or Persuade 45, but using either Intimidate or Persuade on Orson will lead to a decrease in Auntie Cleo reputation.
The Stranger can then choose to return the schematics to him or keep it for themselves.
Returning the schematics to Orson will complete the quest. He will provide 1,875 bits as a reward and also the newly repaired Ultimatum.
Keeping the schematics after speaking to Orson will botch the quest and lead to a decrease in Auntie Cleo reputation. Orson will lament the broken pistol which he is now unable to repair and the Stranger can offer to buy it off him for 100 bits. This is a way to keep the schematics and also receive the Ultimatum.
==Quest Stages==
== Notes ==
* Botching this quest will prevent the Stranger from obtaining the unique weapons Ultimatum and Ulti-Nature.
* The name of this quest is a reference to the science fiction novel Vulcan's Hammer by Philip K Dick.
Category:Side Quests (The Outer Worlds)
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