I have yet to play Lonesome Road, but I will be picking it up soon (As I'm getting the Ultimate Edition). My question is, how do you justify, roleplay-wise, blowing up your favored faction for it's loot? I'm trying to wrap my head around it as I'm going to be going through a Legion playthrough again soon.

For the most part, you don't, especially since being vilified makes it hard to get quests done. The only way I could see it is if you do it before you pick the faction, or if you actually hate the faction but only work for them for some contrived reason (idk, like Caeser holds your contract the Charon the ghoul in FO3). Or, you're just stupid crazy.

I can see a "Resident" of the Legion choosing to launch the Missiles to punish the corrupt officials that allowed an atrocity to happen. Our character seems to be the one who chooses the actual targets in Legion Territory.

Easiest way is to play an evil character, then you're just validating your karma. I rarely align with factions, but do try to keep a neutral disposition with as many as possible. I have occasion to stealth frag friendlies for their goodies...even my companions sleep with one eye open.

Well, that's the problem. My character is loyal to the Legion...it just so happens that I want that 87th tribe armor.....I may just have to skip getting it. I'm not quite sure why they made it that way, nuke the faction you like if you want their rewards.

I can't really find a reasonable way to Role Play a character that is loyal to the Legion and then nuke them.You could say Ulysses launched it before you could stop him but you would then be killed be Caesar for failing to stop him. The only way I could think of doing it would be to nuke the Legion before you get to the strip because then you get the Mark of Caesar which removes all crimes you've committed against the Legion. I could justify nuking the NCR if you are playing an NCR friendly character by saying the NCR is a corrupt blight on the Wasteland and only nuclear fire can cleanse them from the earth but not having the common sense to nuke LA instead of some random base. I don't know I hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Prizrak