Pleasure Island

## History

Pleasure Island is an autonomous settlement of the Minutemen Empire ruled by Joel. Before the war, it was known as Spectacle Island, and was home to a tourist town. After the war, Mercer Safehouse was set up on the island by General Dave at some point before Joel took over. Joel and his men took over the island at some point after that, turning it into the “Sodom and Gomorrah of the Commonwealth.” The island is designed for profit, with next to no regard for order and safety. Joel harshly punishes rule breakers, but this is unbeknownst to the rest of the Commonwealth, where only rumors make it back.

## Defense and Rule System

Pleasure Island has a fairly strict, but simple, rule system. Thieves and other petty criminals are sent to work in the pit, while murderers are sent to the ring. Those who defy Joel, or otherwise annoy him, are made to suffer in the weird torture basement under his house. Joel’s rule is upheld by his “Enforcers,” who put down rebellions and keep order for Joel. His house is defended by his personal robot, the Arbiter. The old tourist town is walled in, defended by a combination of chain link fences, cliffs and guard towers to keep out mirelurks and freeloaders

## Layout

In the northwestern part of the island is the home of the pre-war tourist town, where the primary attractions of the island are located. The northeastern section is home to a crashed barge, which Joel is converting into cheap housing. The center of the island is home to the pit, while the southern end is home to the death arena

## Locations

This is to elaborate on the notable locations of the island

* Pleasure Palace: Built in the shell of a ruined house on Spectacle Island, the palace is one of the island’s main attractions. The first floor is home to the Underworld Bar. The food served is not regulated and poor quality, and often includes human or insect meat. The second floor is home to the dance floor, which costs 10 caps to use. The third floor, the brothel, is the most popular, as it is where one can find “pleasant company” for the night. Rooms go for 109 caps, although a 30 cap a night “budget room” is available.
* The chem lab: Not much to say, it’s where Joel makes chems to get visitors to the island addicted and bring in additional caps.
* The ‘pre-war’ housing: Pleasure Island offers the chance for people to live in a “real old world vacation house” for the same price as a room in the Underworld bar’s brothel. This is pretty clearly a ripoff, as all of the beds are packed in, with the house more closely resembles a college dorm room. Unlike much of the island, however, it does have it’s own plumbing.
* The arcade: The arcade is home to many old world arcade games as well as ski ball and other games, as well as an area with board games.
* The ring: The ring, and nearby amphitheater and dining area, are where murderers and other such criminals fight for Joel’s entertainment. Cowards are impaled on spikes or worse, while those who fought honorably are given a proper burial outside the walls.
* The pit: In order for Joel to make money off of low level criminals rather then killing them, Joel and his men created “the pit.” The pit is Joel’s labor camp, where thieves and rule breakers smash concrete and grow crops, but eventually are released to spend more caps in Pleasure Island. Also of note, there is a “second pit,” which is a small hole where a fire is constantly burning to cremate bodies
* The cage: The death arena was built outside the walls on the southern end of the island, and hosts fights to entertain and take caps from visitors.

## Trivia

* The cage was built in a separate let’s build after the release of Wasteland Workshop, and the settlement saw some minor updates in a let’s build after all the DLCs for Fallout 4 had been released
* Two of the custom textures created for the build were in reference to two of Joel’s real life works, *Norman* and *The Nebula From Hell*

## Tours/Settlement Builds

* Pleasure Island at Spectacle Island (part 1) (part 2)
* Wasteland Workshop DLC Death Arena (part 1) (part 2) (part 3)
* Revisiting Pleasure Island