Terrifying Presence (Fallout: New Vegas) is a perk in Fallout: New Vegas.
Effects
In some conversations, you gain the ability to initiate combat while terrifying a mob of opponents, sending them fleeing away for safety.
- Grecks can be frightened after taking his money for the Debt Collector quest.
- Jean-Baptiste can be convinced to give Cass a little more time to live.
- The Brotherhood of Steel troops that track Veronica down at the Follower's Outpost, can be frightened into temporary submission.
- Benny can become scared before you murder him.
- You can tell Caesar you want to paint his tent with his guts.
- Vulpes Inculta/Gabban can be told that you are going to "wear [his] head like [he] wears that dog's" (referring to the Vexillarius helmet) when you meet him in Nipton. Note: Does not flee, instead attacks on sight.
- Lieutenant Haggerty and crew can be intimidated at the entrance to HELIOS One by telling her that you will carve yourself a knife out of her bones.Be Warned,she and other NCR troopers will attack you if you continue to the door.
- Greasy Johnny can be frightened during the second part of the quest Someone to Watch Over Me.
- Chavez during the I Fought the Law quest. Note: Turns hostile immediately.
- During the quest How Little We Know you get to hear you need to speak to Cachino. To obtain the information where he is you can either pass a 28 speech check with the receptionist; but a much more fun option is to terrify an Omerta thug into giving the information.
- James Garret can be threatened into releasing Hadrian from his contract in the Atomic Wrangler Casino so he can go work for Tommy Torini, for the quest Talent Pool.
- During the quest Oh My Papa the legionaries Karl sends after you can be threatened and will run away
- Christine can be frightened into taking the elevator in the Switching Station down to the cramped electrical control room in the quest Mixed Signals
