Fallout 4's New Lovecraftian Prequel

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Bethesda and Modiphus Entertainment have recently published a brand new sourcebook for their 'Fallout Roleplaying Game', and it's massive. The book features a 200 page storyline that serves as a prequel to Fallout 4 and contains a tremendous amount of new lore.

In today's video, we're going to summarize the events of this new Fallout story and connect it with previous Eldritch themes in the universe.

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[tzvikrasner]

I love how Nate describes what a Dungeon Master is as if the people watching a ninety-minute lore video on a video game aren't already massive f-ing nerds.

[tirasangue]

Imagine if 4 had this backdrop. Giant mutated sea monsters. An attempt to get the railroads working again, a generally famished winter land struggling to get by. Far Harbor, the fan-favorite DLC, became the most popular exactly because it came close to delivering on that.

[mateuszsotys]

Commonwealth being completely decimated by a harsh winter and a minor war provides a lot of context for FO4. It always bugged me why the place in such a bad state so long after the war but if most of the devastation is actually recent then it makes perfect sense. Maybe some towns we traverse were actually inhabited just before that winter

[ohno]

I love that Nate tries his best to make scenes for us that aren't in the game, even if it's just a bunch of NPC's it is still such a great detail that helps put the image of what he's talking about in my head.

[Ares]

1:02:19 the phrase "don't raise up that which you are not prepared to put down" is almost a direct quote from "The Case Charles Dexter Ward", another story by HP Lovecraft.

[ovni]

The symbol IS a dead ringer for the Deathly Hallows, but it also points to the older alchemical idea of "Squaring the Circle" - that is, trying to find the true value of Pi using geometric methods. It's a task that is pretty much impossible, since Pi is infinite, but believers insist it can be done and might unlock some great secret.

[Imsleepeebruh]

I love how fallout can just throw random eldritch horrors at us and we're just like "yeah that makes sense"

[collincutler]

I always wished to have a winter survival aspect in Fallout. I always wondered why the heat was always present, but not a "nuclear winter"

[someq.]

I love how this shows that an incredible story is possible in modern fallout games under bethesda, if only it is written in a manner that suits the strengths of the writers present rather than attempting to emulate something impossible to recreate fully without the original minds behind it.

[been_rly_n_paragliding_lately]

They actually do a really good job with their Lovecraftian stuff imo. I'm kind of picky about my cosmic horror and I really like what they've done so far.

[Longshanks]

babe wake up, new nate documentary just dropped

[mrmumblz]

I cant wait until this becomes a quest mod this is actually really good and I’d love to see a fallout with a lot more lovecraftian enemies

[jackster]

Nate definitely has the best lore documentaries, especially with fallout and skyrim, thanks Nate!

[marktaylor]

When you first get to Big Johns, the place is quite obviously only recently occupied by the SM's. We know this because there are freshly killed raiders everywhere - the raiders held the settlement just before we got there. If the Beats lived in Big John's, its likely the raiders killed them or drove them off, or perhaps the few surviving Beats became the raiders. Honestly, Jalbert Brothers disposal sounds more likely, especially considering Atomites had fairly recently moved into that place.

[trevorturner]

This is why I love this channel! Thank you for taking the time and effort going over all of this new content and lore for us who don't have the time! I can't wait for more updates on fallout... Hopefully they don't get stuck on 76 and are planning on making a new game soon

[SuperSoundtracksEX]

*Bethesda releases 200 pages of lore*

Me: oh god this is going to be decades of headaches

[tomtalkstropes]

Possible fun fact: The triangle that keeps appearing in the games may be the alchemic symbol for "water" which is used in European witchcraft. an upside down triangle. Which would make sense given the aquatic features of most Lovecraftian monsters

[blackbird-sleeper]

I don't remember hearing this mentioned, but the Whatelys are 100% a reference to the Dunwich Horror. As is the tentacle monster being Adam's "brother." It's not note for note the short story, but it's a gentle enough reference that it was enjoyable to note as a fan of cosmic horror.

[NerosCinema]

The quality of these videos always astounds me, well done!

[eevilauntie]

I can't play Fallout games anymore because I've developed epic motion sickness, but I love the lore and atmosphere of the games and these videos are great for revisiting all the coolest stuff in the world of Fallout. Thank you for all the work you put into these, it's truly appreciated.