pablogonzalez said:
I was mere lad of level 2. walked into sloan just skipped the conversation with the guy ( didn't want to hear it) walked down to the mine turned around some massive werewolf like bat creature is running up to me. I fired my only grenade at it, then took my laser rifle a 4-5 shots on V.A.T.S then when it got into range i used my cowboy repeater but it was less use then the laser rifle. It reached me and took one swipe knocking out 4 fifths of m health, then took another knocking my head off.
And that was my first encounter with a Death Claw. havent gone back to sloan since.... I want to go back to explore it Escapist. How do i go about it?
Well one thing's for certain, you won't be able to fight it off with THOSE weapons. You need page 153 of my unofficial Strategy Guide for Fallout: New Vegas, entitled: "HOW TO SEDUCE A DEATHCLAW".
Here's what you will need:
- One bunch of wild peonies
- Candles, mood music, wine, maybe massage oil if you're feeling "adventurous".
- A table-shaped rock to set it up
- Several kittens
- One brahmin skull (preferably without attached brahmin).
1) The first thing to do - and this is VERY important - is to detatch the horns from the brahmin skull, and attach them to your own forehead. If you've ever observed a Mama Deathclaw at close quarters, you will notice that she has easily the largest, most protruding set of horns in the game***. Your average randy young male deathclaw digs those horns!
2) Now that you've successfully disguised yourself as a female deathclaw, your next task is to attract a mate. Close observations of deathclaws in their natural habitat has taught me that the female's usual method of doing so is to stare her prospective partner in the face, hunch her back, drop her head down, and drool on the floor. This is a typical gesture of female submission in the animal kingdom, common in many species of birds.
3) Before beginning the process of physical intimacy, it is very important to make sure that your prospective partner does not try and eat your head, or any other parts, during the mating process. This can be achieved by making sure that he is well-fed. But BEWARE! Male deathclaws are hunter-gatherers, and a male who is just offered food may believe that it was procured by a previous sexual partner of yours. The last thing you want to be facing is an annoyed, horny monstrosity that believes it's being offered someone else's "sloppy seconds".
Deathclaws typically feed on two things: human flesh and live kittens. Since you can't spare any of the former, you will need to procure enough of the latter so that the male deathclaw believes that he's stumbled upon a cat's nest within his territory. Let the male of the species obtain, by hunting and killing, the food that you yourself were able to obtain by simple bribery or guile; thereby increasing the male's ego, and making him more adventurous in his courtship. This simple deception is typical of females across many species.
Also, if the deathclaw should happen to swallow the kittens whole, vomit up their pre-digested remains and offer them to you, accept gracefully. This is the male deathclaw's way of saying "I love you" and is an integral part of successful courtship.
4) Once your prospective partner is well-fed and reasonably complient, it is time to get down to the serious business of seduction. Scented candles, long drawn-out stares into the creature's eyes, and Barry White compilation albums are all recommended tools to help set the mood. You may also want to massage your deathclaw, but be careful: if he is tempted to reciprocate, you may be accidentally torn to shreds.
5) Make sure to drink plenty of wine. You'll be glad of it when the lovemaking starts, although the next-day "walk of shame" will be all the more humiliating. You should also swap phone numbers with your deathclaw; it is considered the height of poor taste to leave after a one-night stand without giving him any way to arrange a second date.
Good luck, and enjoy yourself! If you have some success with this guide, you may want to watch out for part two: "SPEED-DATING WITH CAZADORS".
***Considering the size of her claws, this is something of a mystery to me. What does she need the horns for? Then again, the eggs are carried by MALE deathclaws, so maybe focussing on the horns misses the larger inconsistencies in this species' mating patterns.
