“Yes, yes please. Your help would be most welcome. As you know, my main task is the reconstruction of Liberty Prime. A daunting task indeed, given his current state. To get him back on his feet will take not only a good deal of scavenged parts, but I need some special items for his complex systems. In your travels, be on the lookout for sensor modules. That will help me with restoring his electrical components. But what I need most are old cameras. Prime's optics were completely destroyed in the explosion and I can use the components inside to replace them.”
Reginald Rothchild[1] is the Senior Scribe of the Brotherhood of Steel in 2277.
Background
Scribe Rothchild was a member of Elder Lyons's exploration party when it discovered the Pentagon ruins. Rothchild fully believes in the Brotherhood of Steel and its ideals, but he is not a soldier. He's a scientist, and a good one. He is the Senior Scribe of the Citadel and takes his position very seriously. He is also thrilled that the months of bringing Liberty Prime online is yielding dividends.[1]
Daily schedule
He can usually be found in the Citadel laboratory.
Interactions with the player character
Interactions overview
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Quests
- Picking Up the Trail, Finding the Garden of Eden: Rothchild helps you locate a G.E.C.K. by first pointing you to an old Vault-Tec terminal in the Citadel's A-Ring and then telling you about the location of Vault 87. This quest must be started before you can gain access to Vault 87.
- Death From Above: After waking up after two weeks of having been unconscious, Elder Lyons directs you to Rothchild, so he can fill you in on what has happened in the past two weeks.
- Getting Ready for Prime Time: After completing Who Dares Wins, Scribe Rothchild, when asked how you can help the Brotherhood further, asks that you bring him sensor modules and old cameras to help fix Liberty Prime.
Inventory
| Apparel | Weapon | Other items | On death |
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| Brotherhood scribe robe | N99 10mm pistol | - | - |
Notes
- Rothchild mentions a small detachment of Brotherhood in Chicago, saying that they have fallen off the radar and gone rogue. The only known Brotherhood in and around Chicago is the Midwestern Brotherhood of Steel.
- He might taunt the Lone Wanderer in repairing his/her gear, as asking him will yield the answer, "Could I? Yes. Will I? No. Ask Bowditch."
Notable quotes
- "I'm here for two reasons. One, Lyons needs me. He always has, just as much as I need him. We've been through a lot together, he and I. Two... Take a look around you. Access to this kind of technology, and the benefits it could provide to the Brotherhood, is immeasurable."
- "He's in charge of this detachment, yes. He's not in charge of the Brotherhood. As loyal as I am to the man, I can't overlook the fact that he disobeyed orders, and it cost us. The West Coast cut us off completely, once they saw what was going on. So now we're on our own. No communications, no reinforcements. We can't even beat the Super Mutants, and now we're expected to defend against the Enclave? Alone? The situation is... less than ideal."
- "It wasn't why we were sent here. Good or bad has nothing to do with it. Lyons knew that, but ignored it. He decided it was more important to save the people here than to obey orders from his superiors. For years he'd try and persuade them to send reinforcements and supplies, all the while stringing them along, saying he was sticking to the mission. Finally, things came to a head. Lyons directly refused orders, and so the West Coast cut us off. No communications, no reinforcements."
- "Yes, yes please. Your help would be most welcome. As you know, my main task is the reconstruction of Liberty Prime. A daunting task indeed, given his current state. To get him back on his feet will take not only a good deal of scavenged parts, but I need some special items for his complex systems. In your travels, be on the lookout for sensor modules. That will help me with restoring his electrical components. But what I need most are old cameras. Prime's optics were completely destroyed in the explosion and I can use the components inside to replace them."
- "You share your father's determination, it seems. And in this case, you are correct. There may well be another way. Vault 87 is located very close to the site of Lamplight Caverns. It is entirely probable that the Vault may be entered from within the caves."
Appearances
Reginald Rothchild appears only in Fallout 3.
Bugs
- Since he is a good Karma character who is essential, every time he is rendered unconscious, an ear is placed in his inventory. This makes him an infinite source of ears. [verified]
- Sometimes, when permitted to talking to him, he will be nowhere to be found. [verified]
- When you find out which vault to get the G.E.C.K and you go back and talk to him, he doesn't move. [platforms tag needed] [verification overdue]
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