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Level	Skills	Karma	Perks	Quests	Notes
1 0 XP 0 Caps	SG 65, TH 60, OD 56	Hub 0	(none yet)	(none yet)	CW 87, HP 80, PP 0/85 DR 00, PR 30, RR 20

• Skip Lander's Point, get JD's 2 quests, get waterhole 50xp, get shovel by grave, and exit to map (L1, 50XP, 0 Caps)

Level	Skills	Karma	Perks	Quests	Notes
1 50 XP 0 Caps	SG 65, TH 60, OD 56	Hub 0	(none yet)	+Into the Great Wide Open +Far Go Scout	no other changes

• Enter Hub main entrance +150xp, run past Joe Kelley straight to poo guy, get shovel if needed (200xp)
• Shovel 34 Poo (+816xp), Level 2, and get paid 170 caps (L2, 1016XP, 170 Caps)

Level	Skills	Karma	Perks	Quests	Notes
2 1016 XP 117 Caps	SG 65, TH 60, OD 56	Hub 0	(none yet)	Into the Great Wide Open Far Go Scout	Skill Points 21, don't distribute yet

NOTE: As you move around in Hub, search shelves for these items: 1 RadAway, 1 Lighter, and 1 Tool. You'll need these soon.

• Talk with Dan in tent, swap shovel for Knife (+100xp), run across the street and gather 180 fibers
• Talk with Joe Kelly (125xp) +a few items, ask about Custos (75xp)
• Move Boxes for 250 Caps, +7 Hub Karma, and 300xp, exit to map

Level	Skills	Karma	Perks	Quests	Notes
2 1616 XP 420 Caps	SG 65, TH 60, OD 56	Hub 7	(none yet)	Into the Great Wide Open Far Go Scout	Skill Points 21, don't distribute yet

• Enter Hub's Old Town, get 3 quests: Jacob, Sad Wife, No Child Left Behind
• Use workbench to craft 91 ropes (+910xp), drop all ropes, use "G" to pick up all you can, walk to Tannery
• Sell all ropes to Claire (+1600xp) +a few items, +1140 Caps, Level 3, Perk: Adrenaline Rush, 42 SP
• Return to workbench 2 more times to get all ropes and sell all to Claire +2250, Level 4, 63 SP

Level	Skills	Karma	Perks	Quests	Notes
4 6376 XP 3150 Caps	SG 65, TH 60, OD 56	Hub 7	Adrenaline Rush	Into the Great Wide Open Far Go Scout +Find Joseph +Gunrunner Delivery +No Child Left Behind	Skill Points 63, don't distribute yet

• Go to Hub Market, get Fruit from tree, Complete Far Go Scout 400xp +120 Caps, get Hello City quest
• Science Skill to 50 (Skill Points: 45), go into Library, get Swift Learner from Mrs Stapleton
• Maltese Falcon: talk to drunk 100xp, and bartender 1250xp, and get Band quest from Mick
• Old Town, talk to girl 770xp and +10 Hub Karma

Level	Skills	Karma	Perks	Quests	Notes
4 8896 XP 3395 Caps	SG 65, TH 60, OD 56 Science 50	Hub 7	Adrenaline Rush	+Hello City Into the Great Wide Open Find Joseph Gunrunner Delivery Wasteland Band Completed: No Child Left Behind Completed: Far Go Scout	Available Skill Points 45

• Talk with Gunstore Beth for 110xp, and General Store Mitch 137xp, and Dr B for 82xp
• Get the Doctor's quest The Anguished Man (+1100xp) and hit Level 5

Level	Skills	Karma	Perks	Quests	Notes
5 10325 XP 3470 Caps	SG 65, TH 60, OD 56 Science 50	Hub 7	Adrenaline Rush Swift Learner	Into the Great Wide Open Far Go Scout Find Joseph Gunrunner Delivery Wasteland Band A Tent in the Wasteland Completed: No Child Left Behind	Available Skill Points 66

• Run up into Post Office, talk with Hubber +1100xp and +7 Hub Karma
• Run down behind the Maltese Falcon, enter The Heights, talk with Black Leather Hubber +1100xp and +7 Hub Karma
• Exit The Heights, run across Market, enter Water Merchants, talk with Hubber in church +1100xp and +7 Hub Karma
• Return to Old Town, talk with Hubber in building +1100xp and +7 Hub Karma
• Return to Dr Burhnefletch, complete Anguished Man +1100xp and tons of Karma, Level 6, Toughness

Level	Skills	Karma	Perks	Quests	Notes
6 15825 XP 3795 Caps	SG 65, TH 60, OD 56 Science 50	Hub 52, NCR 4, NCR Rangers 4 Water Merchants 4, Regulators 4 LA Scavs 4, FoA 4, JT 4	Toughness Swift-L A-Rush	Great Wide Open Far Go Scout Find Joseph Gunrunner Delivery Wasteland Band Tent in the Wasteland Completed: Anguished Man	HP 105 ASP 87

• Exit to map, Enter Hub main, feed Shren 55xp, get Way of the Fruit, talk to priest 550xp, get Old Traditions

Level	Skills	Karma	Perks	Quests	Notes
6 15825 XP 3795 Caps	SG 65, TH 60, OD 56 Science 50	Hub 52, NCR 4, NCR Rangers 4 Water Merchants 4, Regulators 4 LA Scavs 4, FoA 4, JT 14	Toughness Swift-L A-Rush Way of Fruit	Hello City Find Joseph Gunrunner Delivery Wasteland Band Tent in the Wasteland Old Traditions Completed: Great Wide	HP 105 ASP 87

• Distribute some Skill Points: Repair 50 and Outdoorsman 100
• Go straight north 4 zones to Junktown, notice small tent on map, avoid all encs
• Get report from Lex, buy Small Guns 1 Profession from Boyce (do NOT read the skill book yet)
• Talk with Ronnie about the Band 275xp

Level	Skills	Karma	Perks	Quests	Notes
6 16705 XP 2195 Caps	SG 65, TH 60, OD 100 SC 50, Repair 50	Hub 52, NCR 4, NCR Rangers 4 Water Merchants 4, Regulators 4 LA Scavs 4, FoA 4, JT 14	Toughness Swift-L SG 1 Pro A-Rush Way of Fruit	Hello City Find Joseph Gunrunner Delivery Wasteland Band Tent in the Wasteland Old Traditions	HP 105 ASP 39

• Head south 5 zones past Hub and enter Gunrunners 150xp
• Go inside and tell Marshal you want practice using Small Guns (+75 SG), and now read your SG Skill Book +12 SG
• Speak with Marshal some more to progress on Gunrunner Delivery quest
• Exit to map, head south to New Adytum. Enter (+150xp) and get report and Salvagers location from Dyer
• Exit to map, go to Salvagers, talk with bald Regulator to "find Joseph" +550xp
• Move boxes for Salvagers (+330xp) to get paid 250 Caps

Level	Skills	Karma	Perks	Quests	Notes
6 18008 XP 2445 Caps	SG 87, TH 60, OD 100 SC 50, Repair 50	Hub +80?, NCR 4, NCR Rangers 4 Water Merchants 4, Regulators 4 LA Scavs 4, FoA 4, JT 14	Toughness Swift-L SG 1 Pro A-Rush Way of Fruit	Hello City Find Joseph Gunrunner Delivery Wasteland Band Tent in the Wasteland Old Traditions	HP 105 ASP 39

• Exit to map, go to Boneyard Library +150xp and talk with Nicole to get Gunrunner report
• Back to Hub Old Town: Jacob, then Sad Wife 275xp, Hello City 1320xp (Far Go 12, Hub 84)
• Return to Maltese Falcon, let Mick know Ronnie is on board +495xp
• Talk with Hope on stage to start her quest (A Light in the Darkness)
• Go to Police Station, speak with Sheriff Hayden, get the victim's name and occupation
• Speak next with Detective Cwan, then with Detective Spade, then go to Hub's underground bar
• Speak with Vasquez the bartender, return to Hayden to report the good news +1100xp, Level 7
• Talk with Hope to officially "close the case", and you throw your hat away

Level	Skills	Karma	Perks	Quests	Notes
7 21429 XP 4195 Caps	SG 87, TH 60, OD 100 SC 50, Repair 50	Hub 194, NCR 4, NCR Rangers 4 Hub Criminals -25 Water Merchants 4, Regulators 4 LA Scavs 4, FoA 4, JT 14	Toughness Swift-L SG 1 Pro A-Rush Way of Fruit	Completed: Hello City Completed: Find Joseph Gunrunner Delivery Wasteland Band Tent in the Wasteland Old Traditions	HP 110 ASP 60

• Run up street to house above fiber fields, talk with Sad Dog Owner, give RadAway +550xp
• Go back to fiber fields and cut fibers to make rope in Old Town
• Start Scavenging along the way to Old Town (you'll get an amount of XP this guide can only estimate)
• Return to workbench in Old Town, craft 1 radio ?xp and enable reception
• Return to the workbench in Old Town, craft all Rope, make trips to Claire, sell all rope +4675xp, Level 8
• Distribute Skill Points: SG to 121, OD 126 (29 left over)

Level	Skills	Karma	Perks	Quests	Notes
8 28613 XP 7105 Caps	SG 121, TH 60, OD 126 SC 50, Repair 50	Hub 194, NCR 4, NCR Rangers 4 Hub Criminals -25 Water Merchants 4, Regulators 4 LA Scavs 4, FoA 4, JT 14	Toughness Swift-L SG 1 Pro A-Rush Way of Fruit	Gunrunner Delivery Wasteland Band Tent in the Wasteland Old Traditions	HP 115 ASP 54

• Exit to map, go to Necropolis Motel, talk with Thrane 1100xp
• Exit to map, go to Necropolis Watershed, run up street and enter storm drain, kill all rats +1061xp
• Exit sewer and get message quest from Elmer
• Exit to map, return to Gunrunners, talk with Marshal about the deal with Jacob. Exit to map.
• Visit New Adytum again and fix Montag's water pump +990xp and +100 LA Citizens
• Return to Hub Old Town and speak with Jacob to finalize his deal with Gunrunners +825xp (Hub 244)
• Scavenge Old Town and craft Combat Shotgun(s) at the workbench
• Sell however many Combat Shotguns you can to Mitch in the General Store
• Get quest in Hub Market to Find Iguana Pete's Missing Son

Level	Skills	Karma	Perks	Quests	Notes
9 42293 XP 17579 Caps	SG 121, TH 60, OD 126 SC 50, Repair 50	NCR 4, NCR Rangers 4 Hub Criminals -25, Far Go 12 Water Merch 4, Regulators 4 LA Scavs 4, FoA 4, JT 14 Hub 254, LA Citizens 100	Toughness Swift-L SG 1 Pro A-Rush Way of Fruit Even Tougher	Completed: GR Delivery Wasteland Band Tent in the Wasteland Old Traditions Find Pete's Son	HP 120 ASP 50

STOP (work in progress)

• Tent in the Wasteland: talk to wife only, avoid Hasso
• Go to farm, all Skill Points into SG (129), drink beer, kill rats, eat Fruit to heal
• Complete Tent quest, get Folded Tent, talk with Cira 1000xp
• Go north to Shady Sands 150xp, do quests: Buster 800xp, Mira 750xp, Nora 200xp+10mm Pistol, Henry 600xp and RadAway, Westin 150xp+150xp (L6, 15332 XP, 2841 Caps, Karma: Hub 97, Far Go 12, NCR 5)
• Go north to Broken Hills, get Strong Back, and north to VCity, get Medical Investigation
• Go VCity train station 150xp, buy 3 tickets, talk to 4 ppl, wait, board train to Shady Sands (L6, 15632 XP, 2641 Caps, Karma: Hub 97, Far Go 12, NCR 5)
• Go to NCR train station 150xp, talk to 4 ppl, board train to Boneyard
• Go to Boneyard train station, talk to 4 ppl, board train to San Fran
• Talk to 4 ppl at San Fran train station 150xp, exit to map, go to San Fran Tanker, talk with Charlie in bar 250xp
• Exit to map, go north to Gordon's Gas Station, get Ranger (L6, 15632 XP, 2641 Caps, Karma: Hub 97, Far Go 12, NCR 5, Tanker Vagrants 250, Communists 250)
• Exit to map, find New Reno but keep moving northwest
• Enter Redding 150xp, talk to Josh in Last Gasp 2000xp, get Pack Rat from Dangerous Dan (L6, 18802 XP, 2641 Caps, Karma: Hub 97, Far Go 12, NCR 5, Tanker Vagrants 250, Communists 250)
• Exit to map, go to Den East Side, Mom's Diner, eat food 1250xp
• Go to Klamath Trapper Town, get Gecko Skinning, exit to map, go east to find Modoc but kep going east
• Return to VCity to complete the Medical Investigation 3750xp (L7, 24027 XP, 3466 Caps, Karma: Hub 97, Far Go 12, NCR 5, Tanker Vagrants 250, Communists 250)
• Head south toward Junktown and build your first Safe House at Junktown Mine
• Go to Hub and complete Old Traditions 3500xp (L7, 27882 XP, 3466 Caps, Karma: Hub 104, Far Go 12, NCR 5, Tanker Vagrants 250, Communists 250, Junktown 7)
• Talk with Sad Dog Owner - give Radaway 500xp (L8, 28382 XP, 3466 Caps, Karma: Hub 179, Far Go 12, NCR 5, Tanker Vagrants 250, Communists 250, Junktown 7)
• Run across to back to Caravan Office, buy Tool from Tool Maker, +Repair to 50
• Talk with Mick again in the Maltese Falcon 1150xp
• Go to Junktown and buy Small Guns 1 Profession from Boyce, read Small Guns book (L8, 29537 XP, 1966 Caps, Karma: Hub 179, Far Go 12, NCR 5, Tanker Vagrants 250, Communists 250, Junktown 7)
• Go to your Safe House, put Tool in Slot 1 and Caps in Slot 2, drop everything else in a pile
• Go to Hub Old Town and start scavenging

• Iguana Pete's Missing Son
• Ol' Yeller
• Water for the World
• Restore Hope to a Sad Farmer
• Who Will You Become?