I think being with certain factions give you benefits. For example, if you are with the BoS you should be able to gather a group of BoS members or companions start like a Lyons Pride group. Maybe Maxsons Pride? Anyways, I thought this was an interesting idea. Let me know your input.

Considering most of the BoS walk around bad mouthing Lyons, anything related to them would be a no.

Besides, I see how those jokers fight...their checkpoints get rolled fast by pipe rifle raiders, I'll do it solo.

Through dialouge and terminal entrys, you find out that The previous elder (i forget his name, FORGIVE ME) died of natural causes shortly after broken steel and that after that, sarah lyons died in combat.. No mention of the vault dweller is mentioned.


THIS is the sole reason why Maxson is an elder at such a young age with next to no expereince - because after those events and a series of failed elders, he was the next choice.


This is the Brotherhoods "downside" because.. Well, their leader has never truly seen combat, he doesnt know what war is like. He claims his scaris from killing a deathclaw single handed but this could be a lie (nobody saw him do it)

So, due to this.. He treats it as a fantasy; he know people will die but to him, irregardless of how painful or gruesome the death, its worth it for his cause.


he got the outcasts back then rallied the brotherhood to travelling from DC to Boston to start a war witha faction they werent even sure existed till the sole survivor pops up.


*end cannon story*