Other Quests

There are other quests besides the ones listed in the previous chapters, but they are less structured and inconsistent than those quests. Read on to learn about all the other wild and weird events that you can expect to encounter a time or two in Appalachia.

Random Encounters

While exploring Appalachia, you’ll encounter strange characters and happenings entirely at random. Most of these encounters are either good for a laugh or a small stash of items, but some of them warn of dangers ahead. Keep your eyes peeled for odd events (especially the traveling Super Mutant merchant Grahm and his “Moo Moo” Chally), and listen to any strange NPCs you happen upon.

Enemy Hordes

Every now and then, a horde of a particular enemy type will appear somewhere on the map. You can avoid them, but if you’re sporting for a fight and decide to dive in and challenge their numbers, there are some things you need to know. Namely, hordes always have a leader, which will be marked on the map after encountering the horde. So long as that leader lives, the horde will continue to restore its members regardless of how many of them you kill.

Supply Drops

Vertibots will occasional swoop in and drop off a box of supplies before taking to the sky again. Any players in the region will receive a Miscellaneous Quest pointing them in the direction of the box. The supplies inside are well worth the journey, so head for the drops when you want to stock up!

Workshop Defense

Capturing a workshop is relatively effortless, but hanging on to it is a different story. Aside from having to deal with hostile players trying to steal workshops from you, you’ll occasionally have to fend off waves of attacks by the local wildlife.

Attacks like these will come at regular intervals, so if you’re willing to hunker down and protect your workshop, they are a great way to gather loot and Plans. Set up some turrets in high, safe places and carefully place traps around the area and you’ll hardly have to lift a finger.

Competitive Multiplayer

While most other Vault Dwellers you encounter in Appalachia will be civil (or evasive), things don’t always have to be hunky dory. If you’re looking to throw down the gauntlet and challenge other players to games of skill and speed, check out each of these quests.

Hunter Hunted

Bring up your Pip-Boy and turn to the Radio tab to find the Hunter Hunted radio station. If you and at least three other players are listening to that station, you’ll initiate Hunter Hunted: a game where you are both hunter and prey. Kill your target and avoid getting killed by the other player targeting you to win.

Monster Mash

Details

Battle with up to six other players to wrangle candy and complete a slew of objectives in Watoga High.

The Battle That Never Was

Details

Partake in a faux historic battle between the Union and the Confederates at an old Civil War–era fort. The team with the most kills (including robot kills) is the winner.

Miscellaneous Quests

While exploring Appalachia, you’ll discover Miscellaneous Quests—nameless quests that are added to your quest log automatically. Most of these will simply lead to a small collection of loot, but others will lead into new, more expansive quests. There are dozens of Miscellaneous Quests scattered around Appalachia and more being added all the time. This isn’t all of them, but it’s enough to let you know what to expect when you bump into one. Explore every area extensively and you’re bound to find even more!

Objective	Location	Description
Clear out New Gad	New Gad	Defeat the marked enemies in New Gad to complete this quest.
Clear out the Flooded Trainyard	Flood Trainyard	Kill enemies around the Flooded Trainyard until an elite enemy appears. Kill that enemy (who will be marked by an objective marker) to complete this Miscellaneous Quest.
Clear out the Watoga Emergency Services building	Watoga Emergency Services	Enter Watoga Emergency Services in central Cranberry Bog and kill any enemies you see. Eventually an elite enemy will appear. Kill and loot that enemy to complete the Miscellaneous Quest.
Clear out Watoga Civic Center	Watoga Civic Center	Enter Watoga Civic Center in central Cranberry Bog and kill any enemies you see. Eventually an elite enemy will appear. Kill and loot that enemy to complete the Miscellaneous Quest.
Collect and hold The Whitespring Holotapes	The Whitespring Resort	Explore The Whitespring Resort and its surrounding areas to locate holotapes. There are 10, and most of them are inside The Whitespring buildings.
Contact Miss Annie	Wavy Willard’s Water Park	Speak with Miss Annie at Wavy Willard’s Water Park in Toxic Valley to initiate “Cold Case.”
Discover Garrahan Mining’s innovation	Garrahan Mining Headquarters in southeast Ash Heap	This will appear as you approach Garrahan Mining Headquarters. Investigate the poster at the objective marker to start “Miner Miracles.”
Explore Hornwright Industrial HQ	Hornwright Industrial HQ in Charleston	Enter Hornwright Industrial HQ and use the reception terminal in the foyer. Select “Archived Messages,” then “Archived Message—9.29.77” to initiate the “The Motherlode” quest.
Find Grafton’s Mayor’s office	Morgantown Airport Terminal	Use the Responders HQ terminal on the second floor of the Morgantown Airport Terminal and select “Complaint 15-J.” Reading that entry will initiate this Miscellaneous Quest. Head north to Grafton in Toxic Valley to find the office.
Find jukeboxes to bring music back to Summersville	Summersville	Head to the objective markers and activate the nearby jukeboxes. All three of them are inside buildings within the objective marker. They’re not particularly hard to find, and once you locate them, you only need to activate them to complete the quest.
Find the church	Next to Hornwright Industrial HQ in Charleston	Related to “The Bell Tolls” event.
Get the Supply Drop	Random	Every now and then a Government Aid Drop will land in Appalachia. Race to reach one, as they have plenty of quality loot you won’t want to miss getting your hands on.
Investigate Berkeley Springs	Berkeley Springs	Speak with Chloe the Ms. Nanny in Berkeley Springs to start “Play Time.”
Investigate Ella’s Bunker	Ella Ames’ Bunker	Appears when you are near Ella Ames’ Bunker. Use Ella’s terminal in the room at the end of the hall on the right side of the main room. Select “Research Studies,” then “RadShield” to complete the Miscellaneous objective and start “An Organic Solution.”
Investigate Harpers Ferry	Harpers Ferry	Use any of the marked terminals around Harpers Ferry. Select “Missing Persons,” then “Missing Hunting Party” to complete this quest and start “Tracking Unknowns.”
Investigate the House	Monongah (in the basement of the marked house)	Pull the Vox Syringer out of the box to the left of the terminal; then use the terminal and select “Begin Vox Interpreter Data Collection Exercise” to start the quest “Someone to Talk To.”
Investigate the shack	Hunter’s Shack	Check the terminal inside the Hunter’s Shack and select “Upload Data” to start the quest “Queen of the Hunt.”
Investigate the Southern Belle Motel	Southern Belle Motel off of Route 65	Appears when you approach Southern Belle Motel. Speak with Boomer the broken Police Protectron in front of the hotel to start “Idle Explosives.”
Investigate the trailer	Tygart Water Treatment	Pick up and listen to the Message for Jeff Holotape on the floor on the right side of the Tinker’s Workbench. Starts the “Ecological Balance” quest.
Jangles got lost at the fair—find him!	Tyler County Fairgrounds	Jangles the Moon Monkey can be found next to the ice box in the Farm to Food booth.
Kill 10 unruly golfer Feral Ghouls at Whitespring	The Whitespring Resort	Kill Feral Ghouls roaming around The Whitespring Resort sporting golf attire.
Find Responder Supply Caches	Morgantown Trainyard	Search the trainyard to find the three supply caches needed to complete the quest and net some extra loot.
Find Duchess’s Stash	Welch	Uncover the quest to loot the ill-gotten gains of the pre-war crime boss called Duchess.
Play music on the rooftops of Beckley	Beckley in the southwestern corner of the Ash Heap	Climb to the rooftops of the buildings in Beckley and head to each of the instruments at the marked locations. Play each instrument to complete this Miscellaneous Quest.
Reach the Mayor’s Office	Watoga	While exploring Cranberry Bog near Watoga, you’ll receive a transmission from the mayor of Watoga. Enter the Watoga Municipal Center and make your way to the mayor’s office on the top floor. Completing this objective will start “Mayor for a Day.”
Read Scribe Grant’s terminal	Fort Defiance fourth floor	Appears when you reach the fourth floor of Fort Defiance.
Search General’s Steakhouse for supplies	General’s Steakhouse	Find and loot all of the containers at the objective markers to complete this quest.
Search Monongah Mine for supplies	Monongah Mine	Locate and unlock a safe in the Monongah Mine exterior. If you don’t have the skill to pick the lock, just remember: “The gnome holds the key.”
Search the body	Multiple locations in Appalachia (the easiest one is at AVR Medical Center near the center of the building’s exterior)	Take the Worn Veil and Damaged Holotape off the body to begin the “Into the Mystery” quest.
Search the cabin for survivors	Sunday Brothers’ Cabin	Recover each of the holotapes at the objective markers to complete this Miscellaneous Quest.
Sign up for Advanced Responder Training	Morgantown Airport Terminal	Use the terminal next to the Overseer’s Cache in the Morgan Town Airport Terminal and select “Volunteers: Advanced Training” to start “Tentative Plans.”
Speak to the Shooting Range Attendant	Grafton	Appears when you’re near the shooting range. Complete this Miscellaneous Quest to start the “Target Rich Environment” Daily Quest.
Speak with Jack at the Pumpkin House	Pumpkin House	Appears when you’re anywhere near the Pumpkin House in Savage Divide; initiates the “Trick Or Treat?” Daily Quest.
Start your training at Camp McClintock	Camp McClintock	Starts Main Quest: Back to Basic (you can read more about it in the Main Quests section of this book).
Talk to the Huntmaster of Black Bear Lodge	Black Bear Lodge	Head to the basement of Black Bear Lodge and speak with the Huntmaster computer terminal to begin “Big Game Hunt.”
Tune in to WGRF Grafton radio	Eastern Regional Penitentiary	Turn your Pip-Boy radio station to WGRF Grafton Radio to start the “Bureau of Tourism” quest.
Visit the Giant Teapot	The Giant Teapot	Approach the Giant Teapot; then enter the red house next to it and speak with Sweetwater the Mr. Handy to initiate “Strange Brew.”

Search Big Bend Tunnel for Survivors

This is a Miscellaneous Quest, but it’s a bit more involved than most others. It will be added automatically upon visiting Big Bend Tunnel East or West.

Loot the notes off of Sgt. Allemane’s body (Sgt. Holstein if you’re coming from the east side), and then enter the tunnel. When you reach the open corridor in the center of the tunnel, head through the south passage.

If you want access to the locked doors back in the central corridor, you can grab the Big Bend Tunnel Door Key off the body sitting in the chair on the large yellow construction vehicle.

From the construction vehicle, head down the tunnel on the left and loot the notes off Sgt. Cominsky’s body.

Head to the opposite end of the tunnel and loot the Fire Breather’s body (Sgt. Allemane on the west side, Sgt. Holstein on the east) to complete this Miscellaneous Quest.