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The Necronomicon
The book, Marcella talks about on the Holodisk, could be The Necronomicon, this is the title of a collection of H.P.Lovecraft stories, including the Dunwich Building. It is also called The Necronomicon Ex Mortis, translated the book of the dead in The Evil Dead series --Three Dog's understudy 12:51, 24 June 2009 (UTC) Three Dog's understudy Three Dog's understudy 12:51, 24 June 2009 (UTC)--
- Naw, it's this book called a "Krivbeknih". I don't know if it has any connections to the Necronomicon. Nitpicker of the Wastes 12:53, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
- Try playing the game before you give your (incredibly wrong) opinion, dumbass. It might be based on it but it's not the Necronomicon. SpellChecker 15:31, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
Interesting
On marcella's computer there is a note on marcella's pc about the commonwealth. it says; " i've done what good i can here. need to get out befire it catches up with me. was able to barter passage on a boat headed south, dont know where ill end up, but thats the nature of his work" hmmmm interesting. Future DLC situated in point lookout possibly???
I assume you mean in the Commonwealth since you're in Point Lookout when you read that. Either way it's been stated that so far there are no plans to actually visit the Commonwealth in any DLC. -Ganon
- I dunno. Maybe you use the Duchess Gambit to get there. Or Broken Banks, or the Abby of the Road... Although, I'd prefer to use the USS Ozymandias. Nitpicker of the Wastes 01:22, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
Dead
Found her dead near the Ritual Site. -- 131.188.24.20 15:34, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
no shit Sherlock... she dies because of the quest. Legofan94 03:00, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
There's shit sherelock...She is suppose to respawn in her camp legofanboy...
There is a swampfolk ambush on her way back to her tent. I followed her and quizzed her on scriptures (Hail Mary is a non-conversational quote). She doesnt die til after i got the book. I dont think there is a fight though (script-kill?) because when i came back her armour was intact (perfect) and the smuggs were outside and didnt follow me in. --Dr. Clayton Forrestor 20:25, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
i suppose this could be test by giving her an uber weapon + ammo, and then check after for boddies or lack of said weapon(inventory rerolled). im pretty sure she was untouched and then her compound became a spawn point. Dr. Clayton Forrestor
After meeting with that old occult dude and having her confront me, she ran off. I got the book, but at that point there was no optional quest objective to give the book to her. When I got to her tent, some smugglers were there. They'd killed her - her body was nearby, and I was never offered the option of giving her the book. The old dude never mentioned her name, either. I resurrected her, and she just runs around taking cover until she gets to her tent, goes in, and has no other dialog options other than the ones at the first encounter. 66.71.78.8 04:17, March 23, 2010 (UTC)
To clarify this topic The early death of Marcella is provided in the quest script, and both her and Obadiah are scripted to check if the other one is dead. There are 2 copies of the character, one alive and one dead. Immediately after the meeting with the player she runs to her tent, where she is disabled and the dead copy is enabled, along with the gore and the smugglers. Resurrecting her has no purpose as she wears a "ondeath" script. Once she is dead the variable is set and is not changed by the resurrection. Her early death is not a bug but a possible event. She is not essential at any moment and it is even possible to kill her without karma penalty before she makes her plea (by visiting her tent before going to the manor). You just don't get the optional objective. But the quest WILL always fail if both her and Obadiah are dead, the book will no longer be a quest item and will do nothing if brought to the obelisk. Both the quest and the characters are very well scripted here.Croquignol 21:07, September 29, 2010 (UTC)
Doing What she Could
She could have freed A3-21 in the replicated man, that might be why Zimmer's there, saying "he narrowed it down"
Killing her
There seems to be no Karma loss for killing her as she's running away after asking you to give her the book when you get it. Can anyone confirm? AbsentCollaborator (talk) 05:10, October 6, 2013 (UTC)
- There is no Karma loss for killing her, but this is not notable. 68.197.229.108 14:48, October 6, 2013 (UTC)
It's very notable, as it's very satisfying. When she died I felt a weight off of my shoulders. It was that good. AbsentCollaborator (talk) 07:51, October 7, 2013 (UTC)
- Um... okay. It's still not notable. 68.197.229.108 10:23, October 7, 2013 (UTC)
- Oh, and in case you were being serious, it's not notable because by default, you won't lose Karma for killing people with Neutral Karma. 68.197.229.108 10:29, October 7, 2013 (UTC)
"Neutral Karma"? Hm. I shall investigate "neutral karma". Thanks! And yeah, I was serious. Religious bigots drive me crazy. I get that she's sort of on the side of good, destroying the evil book, but lots of people act like her in real life, and those people are just plain bigots. AbsentCollaborator (talk) 06:08, October 8, 2013 (UTC)
Catholic or Protestant?
I wonder whether Marcella is a Catholic or a Protestant. She seems to use the Bible a lot more than the Catholic Saint Monica Church where they talk almost only about Saint Monica, but very little about God and nothing about Jesus (from my experience in the game). She talks a lot about the different passages in the Bible and not much about Catholic theology. Nothing about Saint Mary or Rome or anything that indicates that she's a Catholic. It's often very easy to spot that somebody is Catholic when they talk about their religion as they will talk about the Pope, Rome, the Saints and especially Saint Mary. If she was Catholic, we would expect her saying explicit things that argues for her being Catholic.
She's also a woman and women do not usually travel alone out to convert someone like Marcella does, but with a group of people. They can do jobs that relate to conversion, but they don't usually travel around and preach the Good News like Marcella does. The Saint Monica Church still cling to the celibacy of the priests, implying that Catholicism hasn't changed much from the pre-war. This seems very much to me to argue for her being a Protestants and the Abby of the Road being a Protestant location.
However, there are still things that indicate that she's a Catholic missionary. The Abby of the Road is described as a monastery and Protestants don't have monasteries. Also, although women don't usually travel alone like Marcella, they are allowed to spread the Good News and have been very important in Catholic tradition. She has also participated in communion with the Priest of Saint Monica Church, which argues for her being Catholic.
What do you guys think? Do you guys think she's a Catholic or a Protestant? 88.91.213.224 01:29, August 4, 2015 (UTC)