Disclaimer: I would like to mention that I do not in any way own anything from the Fallout franchise including characters, plot, and everything else about it. I am only playing in a very big sandbox and having a bit fun. Therefore, please no lawyers or anything for I really don't have the money to pay them at all. Thank you.
Fallout: Wasteland Gazette
An Anthology of short stories and ideas based in the world of Fallout
Written by,
William R. Woods
Deathzealot, or deathzealotzero
Just a Note: This had been my April Camp NaNoWriMo story which I managed to get a few stories of this anthology done during that time. I shall try to post a story every few days. I also have posted this story on both Spacebattles and Sufficient Velocity forums for those who like reading stories there. If you guys have any suggestions for story ideas let me know in your reviews, and if you want to adopt one of my story ideas please ask me before you do so. Though I wouldn't mind a summary one what your plans for the story are and a link to said story when you post it. That is about it! Enjoy.
Foreword
The following is a series of different shorts and small novellas written by me that are all based in the wonderful, yet still lovable badlands, of Fallout. Mostly Fallout 3 and Fallout 4 for those are the main games I play of the series. That said this series is something I have put together thanks in part to not really knowing where to start on a Fallout story thanks to the many different ideas that I happen to have after playing the games. I really couldn't decide on simple idea to write about and had several different ideas that run complete different from each other. Hence the reasoning for creating a sort of index if you will of these ideas. A couple may seem like the start of larger stories but really I really do not have the time and patience really to write out every single story that comes out of my head and muse.
That said though you are most likely wondering what in the world am I go to be writing in these many different ideas. This is quite simple they will be all over from alternative universe stories, general what if stories, and everything in between that. For example, one idea I happen to have is to put a spin on the typical Lone Wanderer not being by themselves right out of the Vault, this is usually Amata or another original character following them out of the Vault for whatever reason up to the Vault security chasing all of them out to the Lone Wanderer asking them to do so, but for the purpose of my idea it will be completely different. Therefore, you can expect stories that are going to be quite different from the normal run-of-the-mill stories done by other Fallout fans. Though please be warned I do tend to make large data dumps in my stories thanks in part to a few things.
One last thing to mention is that I really like to 'fix' stuff in that I fix stuff in a story that I think are either plain stupid or just done for the plain fun of it. One major example you would find in my Fallout 4 stories is that I really, really do not like the Laser Musket for why in the world do you need to crank it like that before you fire it. It just takes too long to do that while in the middle of the battle for when I click the trigger I want the weapon to fire instead of cranking it so it can fire. Therefore, expect the Laser Musket in these Fallout 4 stories to be quite different from what you see in game. Other stuff I like to fix is the whole Fusion Core issue with the Power Armor since it is mentioned in lore that anything higher then T-45 series armor sports Fusion Power Plants that don't really need to be replaced or refueled for pretty much forever. Mainly it is stuff that many other authors like to fix themselves therefore please prepare yourself for that. Thank you in advance.
I do believe that is about it for this foreword time to enjoy the show folks! I hope you all enjoy this puzzle of crazy pieces of insanity from yours truly.
FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
The following is a series of questions that I either believe to be asked, or have been asked about the stories found in the Wasteland Gazette. Now normally I do this in my Foreword but this makes them quite long and I receive my fair share of complaints about it. Therefore, I decided to separate these questions into a separate section. Now if you are not interested in any of these questions then please click the next button to get to the first story of the Gazette. If you do want to know the answers to questions you may have before you start reading, then please sit back and enjoy.
Will you do any stories about the first two Fallout Games or the Tactic and Brotherhood Games?
No. As I have not played any of those games and do not really plan on it currently. However, I do admit some elements of those games will make appearances in many of my stories. For example, the Mid-West and Texas Brotherhood Chapters will either mentioned or make some sort of appearance in my stories.
What about any stories about New Vegas?
Okay that is a difficult question and the answer is maybe. Like I mentioned earlier I mainly played Fallout 3 and Fallout 4 but while I have played New Vegas I really haven't got that many ideas from it as I have from the other games of the series. I do admit I have one or two ideas and they may make an appearance in the Gazette but it won't be for a while.
Okay I have to ask where in the world did you get the name for this so-called story?
Glad you asked that! I am a big fan of the Ring of Fire series first started by Eric Flint and part of it is a series of anthologies that sport many short stories called the Grantville Gazettes. Hence I liked the idea of gathering together short stories into a larger anthology like this. Granted the stories in the Grantville Gazettes are officially part of the main storyline but I thought it was a good little shout out to a favorite series of mine.
Will any of these stories going to be crossovers?
Another good question and the answer to that is maybe yet again. I do have a few ideas for crossovers but they may not appear in the Gazette at all thanks in part to them being crossovers but I admit one idea I have is more of a merge between two fandoms not really a crossover. That is about it really. Sorry.
What about crossing over between the different games of the series?
I did admit earlier some elements from the different games will be added to my stories and that can be expanded into yes some of the stories will cross over with one another a few times. One example can be seen in the third story in the Gazette. However, this doesn't include the earlier games of the series, see the earlier question about that. Therefore, you can only really expect Fallout 3, Fallout 4, and maybe Fallout New Vegas be crossed over with one another. Sorry about that folks.
Okay that is about it for questions and in the future it may be added to as new questions are asked of me in reviews or emails. That is about it folks! Happy reading!