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THE DEN
Fallout 2

THE DEN

Navigate The Den in Fallout 2! Discover key locations like Lara's Hideout and Metzger's slave pen. Complete quests for Rebecca, Mom, and Lara, and confront dangerous characters.

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Navigate The Den in Fallout 2! Discover key locations like Lara's Hideout and Metzger's slave pen. Complete quests for Rebecca, Mom, and Lara, and confront dangerous characters.

The Den is a dangerous place and is a safe haven for drug and slave trading. You'll be able to bust a slaver ring and a small gang here.

Notable Areas:

  • West Side: Lara's Hideout, Rebecca's Bar/Casino, Flick's store, Tubby's store, Smitty's home, The Ghost Home
  • East Side: The Hole, Graveyard, Church, Metzger's slave pen, Mom's diner

Notable Characters:

  • Rebecca (bar/casino owner)
  • Tubby (store owner)
  • Flick (store owner)
  • Lara (mercenary camp leader)
  • Fred (owes Rebecca money)
  • Joey (local thug, sells Jet)
  • Anna (ghost)
  • The Great Ananias (shows Mummy)
  • Smitty (sells car later)
  • Frankie (owns The Hole)
  • Metzger (slave owner)
  • "Mom" (diner owner)
  • Stacy (tells story about Cuddles)
  • Tyler (leader of mercenary gang)
  • Bar patron in The Hole (scams females for $200)
  • Orphaned children (steal for Flick)
  • Drunks in Withdrawal
  • Guards
  • Slaves
  • Slavers
Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Go to Rebecca's bar and ask for work. She'll ask you to find Fred and collect $200.
  2. 2
    After returning Fred's payment, offer to find the book Derek borrowed.
  3. 3
    Go to the east side and interact with the bar patron in The Hole if you are female.
  4. 4
    Go to the Slaver's guild and ask to see Vic. Talk to Metzger afterwards to see if you can buy Vic.
  5. 5
    Go to Mom's diner and ask for work. Offer to bring a meal to Smitty.
  6. 6
    Go to the Graveyard and search for a book (Rebecca's second quest).
  7. 7
    Talk to Stacy and ask her to tell you the story about her cat, Cuddles.
  8. 8
    Go to Lara's place and ask for mercenary work. This involves eliminating the gang seen at the Church.
  9. 9
    Put Anna, the ghost, to rest.
  10. 10
    Obtain a sample of Jet.

Notes:

  • Orphaned children will steal from you if you walk past them. To avoid this, walk near them, enter combat mode, run past them into the building, and then repeat in reverse to leave safely.
  • Do not gamble at Rebecca's casino due to an endless conversation bug with patrons.

Quest Rewards:

  • Pay off Fred's debt for Rebecca: 200 xp, $100
  • Find Rebecca's book: 300 xp, $80
  • Learn about Vic being a trader: 200 xp
  • Deliver Smitty's meal: 150 xp, stimpack
  • Ask Tyler if you can enter the church: 500 xp
  • Examine the crates in the church: 500 xp, $200
  • Ask Metzger if Lara can attack Tyler: 200 xp, $50
  • Find a weakness in Tyler's gang: 200 xp
  • Kill Tyler's gang: 485 xp, $400
  • Give Anna the locket: 250 xp
  • Put Anna to rest: 600 xp
  • Kill Metzger: 1500 xp, $1000
  • Kill Metzger and his slavers: 1000 xp, $0
  • Free Metzger's slaves: 1250 xp

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