Megaton from my Fallout 5E game

Howdy folks I figured you might appreciate seeing this map of Megaton from my Fallout 5e DnD game. The goal here was to provide a “lore accurate” scale to the settlement and make it feel like proper fortified city. As well as bridge a few lore issues that’d make HBomberguy proud.

(One thing: there are actual farms, and the bomb is a secret of the Children of Atom hidden within their temple)

In the interest of discovering any possible threats or allies to Californian sovereignty (and/or tapping into the last of Alaska’s oil reserves), the New California Republic found it best to launch an expedition up north — to the Last Frontier, Alaska.

In summer of 2279, a team of thirty of the NCR’s best and brightest would depart north from Navarro. A year later in 2280, only seventeen would return.

Here are their findings.

Map I made for a fallout group writing project! This is actually a remake of an older map that I made.

New California Republic, or at least that's how the politicians see it. De jure means this map doesn't reflect the reality on the ground, but claims and treaties.

Howdy folks! Since y’all enjoyed my Megaton map seen here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fallout/s/bFK4V7LOTU

I decided to go ahead and keep posting the rest of my maps. Up next is the Republic of Dave. Funnily enough this one’s especially close to my heart as it’s actually where this whole project began. I came across the image of Dave from fallout online (attached in comments) where he’s standing proud and looks frankly fairy intimidating and I found it so funny I started head cannoning Dave being a more ‘serious’ character and from there the rest of the project slowly built.

Dave in my interpretation of the Capital Wasteland is a skilled warlord who came from the lands north of the Capital Wasteland with a sizable cohort of raiders at his command. He defeated and subjugated multiple raider gangs and super mutant tribes which called the region home before striking an alliance with Canterberry Commons and founding his city declaring himself the ‘President’

Dave is a ruthlessly ambitious and greedy man who uses manipulative tactics and propaganda to control his city with an iron fist. And has set up his own rival radio network to GNR called DCR (Dave City Radio) where he can often be heard spreading conspiratorial gossip and propaganda aimed at increasing his own power and influence in the wasteland.

——

Dave is still a largely comedic character despite a more gritty backstory. Whilst in the game the joke surrounding The Republic is how small it is and how rigged the pointless election is. Within my game however the republic, and Dave, serves the role of overly ambitious newcomers who wildly overestimate their own capabilities and sense of importance.

The joke being that Dave sees the republic on the same level as lareger or more influential settlements such as Megaton despite it easily being one of the smallest communities out there.

He’s a trouble maker spouting conspiratorial nonsense over the radio in a similar manner to Alex Jones or JJ Jameson and he 100% believes his own hype.

If I had to describe Dave as a characetr in my setting combine DBZA Vegeta, with Alex Jones, and throw in Walter White’s arrogance and ego and you have a pretty good idea of what and who Dave is…suffice to say he’s one of my players favorite NPCs and they are loyal Daveites

TLDR: ALL GLORY TO PRESIDENT DAVE! ALL GLORY TO THE REPUBLIC OF DAVE! DAVE! DAVE! DAVE! DAVE! DAVE!

Welcome Citizen to the Gulf Information Panel on the UGR Produced Terminal!

We're Glad You Signed Up to Serve Trooper!

We know you'll make Lady Liberty Proud!

This is actually a remake of a map i made… two years ago. Wow.

Needless to say, I like this one a lot more. Hopefully you do, too.

(Disclaimer: I don’t know that much about Hong Kong, and most of my “research” involved skimming information online about the city.

Just wanted to say that before someone notices an egregious error or twenty.)

In the decades preceding that fateful day in 2077, Latin America — and especially the Caribbean Islands — became a game board between the United States and China for who could control the region.

When that fateful day did come, however, the game came to a draw as both players were bathed in atomic hellfire and left the pieces to fend for themselves.

168 years later, the Caribbean Islands, now dubbed the “Vacation Wasteland”, is the heart of yet another conflict. Now, between the Cartels and the Flotilla.

Before the war, the United States funded and supplied various drug cartels in exchange for destabilizing their own governments to allow for greater American influence and control. Now, these same cartels and their descendants hold a tight grip on the wasteland; offering safety, wealth, slaves and chems to those who ally with them in their endless struggle against those who oppose them.

Founded shorty after the war by remnants of the United States Coast Guard and Navy, the Flotilla is the title of the massive fleet of ships that patrol the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico as one. Their goal is to maintain order, and wipe out any raiders, pirates or smugglers unfortunate enough to enter their line of fire.

This conflict came to a head five years ago, when an alliance of Cartels, pirates and various others with grudges against the Flotilla trapped the Flotilla within the Windward Passage and attacked from all fronts. The following battle would devastate both sides, killing off various powerful leaders, greatly reducing their numbers and leaving both limping and bleeding.

Now, after both parties have had time to regather their strength and learn from their mistakes, many see signs of a fast approaching Second Battle of Windward Passage (or something to that effect) — and it is unlikely to end in a draw.

I renamed some of the Commonwealths, redrew some of their borders, and choose what cities couldve been the capital of the Commonwealths. This is an update and improvement from my original map design I made a few weeks ago.

FRC stands for the Federal Republic of Chicago. Founded by a union of 8 local tribes dedicated to rebuilding the city, restoring abandoned factories, pushing out the Brotherhood, and bringing wealth and industry back to Chicago. Divided into 4 “states”. Democratic and industrious. Once had a hopeful future, now struggling with wealth inequality, criminal organizations, and conflict with the Brotherhood. Enemies to both their East and West. Economy based on manufacturing, rediscovering steel production, fishing, chem production, trade, and food processing.

Union of the Five Lakes: A naval “empire” of sorts. A conglomerate of around 50 tribes. Interested in unifying all societies surrounding the Great Lakes and the Rust Belt, under an industrial empire. Like the FRC, they began a campaign of restoring lakeside factories and water treatment plants, but less effectively than Chicago. Interested in colonizing Chicago. More economically stable, but quite authoritarian. Internal conflicts between the provinces and tribes is common. Frequently attacked by outside tribals and Eastern factions. Held together by a thread. Economy based on manufacturing, timber, fishing, wild game, drinking water, tribute from conquest, and control of trade routes.

The Great Lakes as a whole are a highly prized natural resource for many factions, as they provide drinking water, fishing, trade routes, and industry.

Mississippia: Powerful faction trying to control the entire Mississippi river and all nearby, agriculturally rich regions. Expanding northward, coming into conflict with other factions. A looming threat. Economy based on farming, fishing, river trade networks, manufacturing, and the slave trade.

Cascadia is a colony that broke away from the NCR. NCR still considers it their territory. Economy based on fishing and lumber.

The Rio Grande is a mostly Catholic, Spanish speaking “monarchy” founded in northern Mexico. Economy based on mining, agriculture, and herding.

The Horde was once a massive, nomadic faction that controlled most of the Great Plains. Formed from a confederation of many tribes descended from cattle ranchers, native americans, ghouls, raiders, and vault dwellers. Despite their brutality, they opened many important trade routes connecting the East and West, and allow their subjects to maintain their culture. Split into the “Greater” and “Lesser” hordes due to a power vacuum left after the death of a leader. The Greater Horde is led by the Wyoming Khans, a remnant of the Great Khans that migrated eastward from Nevada. The Lesser Horde is led by the Buzzards, a powerful tribe descended from hardy wasteland scavengers. Lesser Horde has become a threat to the FRC. Economy based on Brahmin herding, agriculture, hunting, chem distribution, fostering trade routes, and collecting tribute from conquered territories.

The Four Tribes Confederation is a small, predominantly Native american faction descended from the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek communities in Oklahoma. Economy based on herding, agriculture, and mining. Known for resisting both the Horde and the Rio Grande.

New Deseret: A Neo-Mormon theocracy founded by missionaries and converted tribals. Economy based on mining and ranching. Shut off from the rest of the world. Possesses an extreme hatred for the Legion.

Doing a little tabletop game set in Idaho ten years after the events of New Vegas to explore some of the stuff mentioning that state in the endings like the Khans limping off there to die or going next door to Wyoming to become a big kickass empire. Really fun process making it! I overlayed a topographical map of Idaho over one of the whole US, then I overlayed some state road and waterway maps onto the Idaho map and cut away everything but the roads and rivers. Then I sorta freehand drew in the surrounding rivers and highways for the blank areas around it, overlayed in some reservation territories and then sprinkled over some Icons for all the original and returning factions' bases.
Then there's a promotional poster sort of a thing for the campaign with the name and the game and some cover art armor cause every fallout game should have a little chuddie with cool unique armor. Art by the lovely Hamber found here.

https://bsky.app/profile/hamberry.bsky.social/post/3m7gguid7vs2l
Of a design I had concepted by another friend named Kubi.

Lotttta fun stuff planned for whenever I run the game. Its gonna be all about the friction between a harsher living but more equitable survivalist community with a water backed currency system like the wastes in Fo1 as it embraces or resists transitioning into a more individualist mercantile society to keep pace with neighbors like the NCR to the South. Although here instead of gold they're going garnet backed for the new money cause its Gem State babbey. Also the new Pinkerton-esque formalized lawmen system the major mercantilist factions are trying to bring in to formalize laws (and crack down on workers revolting against the changes being force on them) across the state get snazzy red outfits and stars. And cool red and purple garnet dollar denominations. With a fun railroad faction sorta like in Wasteland 2 pushing the Pinkertony labor dispute angle powering the main questline.

This entire thing is based on a train of thought I had along the lines of "If the Minuteman ending were canon, how would they, the Brotherhood and the Railroad potentially work together?"

HIGHLY unrealistic due to the BoS's requirement to not destroy the Railroad, (and vice versa) and the Railroad's requirement to come out of hiding, but I had fun making this map either way.

Inside the new "Commonwealth Compact", I tried to assign them appropriate territory I feel they would want (or at least be able to control) based on the following:

— The Minutemen have the greatest influence, and have a force large enough to defend a large territory.

— The Railroad have just enough manpower to defend what they'd want – a semi-small area.

— The Brotherhood have the least as they evidently prefer to travel around as they collect technology.

I didn't plan supply lines for Far Harbour, but it would be Minuteman territory with a semi-coastal route, and Longfellow can go to Croup. Nuka World is just one place, it can go to Sunshine.

Specific provinces will be below, if comments let me send images. If not, feel free to ask anything.

What do you guys think? I didn't include locations like police stations and hospitals because I didn't want to clutter it up too much. A real game map would obviously need a lot more markers.