Kill the "chicken" is an unmarked quest in Fallout 2.
Quick walkthrough[]
| Unmarked Quest: Kill the "chicken" | |||||
| Enter Rose's back shack. | |||||
| Subdue the dogs. | |||||
| Blow the rocks with dynamite, plastic explosives, or raw strength. | |||||
| Slay the beast. | |||||
| Reward: 1000 XP | |||||
Detailed walkthrough[]
The "chicken" that Rose gets her wasteland omelettes from is actually a very fearsome deathclaw! To reach it, one must first subdue the dogs, then blow up the rocks with explosives such as dynamite. The rocks can also be moved by hand, with a Strength above 7, which can be attempted repeatedly.
Killing the deathclaw gives 1000 XP, but also a drop in Modoc town reputation. Rose will also no longer sell the omelettes. Killing Rose's deathclaw while sneaking and without being detected will not drain reputation. Upon asking for an omelet, Rose will simply say that she no longer offers them because "some fool broke into our coop and killed our... chicken".
Notes[]
- The dogs outside will become hostile if the player tries to move the rocks, or if they stay in the fenced area too long. This will turn any traders in the vicinity (and the stable boy) hostile. The ones that don't "see" the fight will not turn hostile later.
- Cornelius states that he is able to pacify Rose's dogs using meat jerky.[1] However, this does not seem to carry over into gameplay, as jerky does not seem to have any effect on the dogs, either by use, or by dropping it in the area.
- If the rubble is cleared, freeing the deathclaw, but the deathclaw is left alive, then it will walk around the northern part of Modoc, killing all the people in the area, including Rose, Cornelius, and Farrel. If not completed prior to this, it becomes impossible to find Cornelius' lost gold pocket watch.
- The events of this quest are confirmed to have occurred by Jas Wilkins in Fallout: New Vegas, who notes that "a stranger" killed the deathclaw by shooting it in the eye.[2]
Bugs[]
When blowing the rocks and the dynamite blows the dogs as well, the game will crash.[verified]
References[]
- ↑ Cornelius: "Rose’s dogs are vicious, but I just throw them some jerky and they don’t pay me no mind."
(Cornelius' dialogue) - ↑ The Courier: "Where did you come up with this recipe?"
Jas Wilkins: "My great-aunt Rose ran a bed and breakfast back in California, in a town called Modoc. She's the one who created the recipe in the first place. I don't know how she managed to get a hold of a female Deathclaw, but she kept it in a shed. Aunt Rose had a steady supply of eggs for her omelets. At least, she did until some stranger came along and killed the Deathclaw. Shot it right in the eye."
(Jas Wilkins' dialogue)
