“You can order anything you want. As long as it's corn or beans.”
Corporal William Farber is an NCR cook working at Camp McCarran in 2281.
Background
William Farber is the cantankerous and much maligned cook for Camp McCarran.
Interactions with the player character
Interactions overview
| Interactions | ||
|---|---|---|
  |
This character is essential. Essential characters cannot be killed. | |
  |
This character is a permanent companion. They grant the - perk. | |
  |
This character is a temporary companion. | |
  |
This character starts quests. | |
  |
This character is involved in quests. | |
  |
This character is a doctor. |
|
  |
This character is a merchant. |  -Sells: Food |
  |
This character can repair items. | Max Repair condition: - |
  |
This character can modify weapons. |
- |
  |
This character rents beds. | -.
|
  |
This character plays Caravan. | They can bid caps. |
Quests
- Not Worth a Hill of Corn and Beans: Farber needs his food processor repaired as well as some spices to make meat taste better.
- Poor Meat Never Makes Good Soup: Farber needs to diversify and needs a reliable source of meat.
- Gland for Some Home Cooking: Farber has heard of Ruby's casserole and would like to sample it.
Effects of the player's actions
- He will give the Courier a discount on his wares if they can fix his food processor.
Inventory
| Apparel | Weapon | Other items | On death |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merc grunt outfit Bandana |
- | Pork n' Beans | - |
Notes
- He carries a large stock of purified water (50 bottles), as well as a large stock of certain other food items.
- The first time the Courier talks to him, he mistakes them for an NCR health inspector who scammed him recently for 50 caps.
- Even if the Courier is female, Farber will still mistake them for a male health inspector.
Appearances
William Farber appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.
Bugs
For some reason, he sometimes lacks any items or caps in his shop inventory, even after a supplier has been found. [verified]- A bug can occur when you try to speak to him that will cause the camera to zoom in as if you were going to speak to him but no dialogue options are available and then the camera will zoom out as if dialogue has ended even though you have not spoken to him. There is currently no known way to fix this. On the PC version pressing tab will fix the bug until the player tries to speak to him again. [verified]
- Farber will not take the food additive from your inventory, if you try to give him BEFORE speaking with Fitz. You can use setquestobject efae0 0 command to make the Food Additive a non-quest item. [verified]
- It is possible to not receive XP points even if you pass the Speech check (60) with Fitz. [verified]
- It is possible to have the food additive stuck in your inventory, with Farber's dialogue options remaining as if the quest is still going, even after fixing the food processor and making a deal for meat. [verified]
- Farber will indirectly misgender female characters by stating that they 'look like a man that shook him down'. [verified]
