Would'nt There Be a Bigger Religious Presence in a Post Apocolyptic World?

[TKayFire]

You're all forgetting that Fallout is set in a parallel universe. Who's to say that they have the same misguided religions as we do?

[Ethreon]

You're all forgetting that Fallout is set in a parallel universe. Who's to say that they have the same misguided religions as we do?

They have a thinly veiled scientology. Other religions are confirmed too.

[CiderMuffin]

You're all forgetting that Fallout is set in a parallel universe. Who's to say that they have the same misguided religions as we do?

Fallout is the same timeline up until the divergence in the early to mid 20th century. So yes, all of the religions we have exist in the Fallout world before the war and there are new religions all over the place, just none as big as they are in the pre-war setting.

[Flowerguy360]

We need roving missionary NPCs wandering the Commonwealth. In combat, they break out the guns and scream, "Time for you to meet Jesus up close and personal, Motherf$#%er!" and "May God have mercy on your soul, asshole!"

 

Some may be offended, but honestly it's kind of amazing there isn't something like that in the game already (except for the fact that some may be offended).

[Moraelin]

I was more like thinking, "Do you want to hear about the one true lord and saviour, our allfather Odin? Or if you need more proof, you can always meet him." :wink:

 

You know, the kind of *ahem* hands-on proselitizing that the Vikings did at Lindisfarne. ("Never before has such terror appeared in Britain as we have now suffered from a pagan race [...] The heathens poured out the blood of saints around the altar, and trampled on the bodies of saints in the temple of God, like dung in the streets." -- Alcuin of York, abbot of Tours. And by saints, he doesn't mean relics, but the monks who *ahem* weren't quite saints until the Vikings made them saints.)

 

What? It may not look like it, but I'm all for giving those people some religion. Just... might not be the same religion that other people would choose :wink:

 

 

Edit: btw, because noadays some of the skinheads gave the Norse gods a bad name, I'd like to add that I'm not one. I'm of the firm belief that a real viking would not care if you're black, white, a ghoul, or even a fellow Norse. He'd try to rob you, kill you, or take you into slavery just the same :tongue:

 

Edit 2: and for that matter, that no true follower of the old Germanic gods would even cut their hair, much less shave their own head. I mean, FFS, long hair was supposed to give you extra might in battle. You want to be a proper viking? Then look like a Swedish hair metal band :tongue:

[Moraelin]

We need roving missionary NPCs wandering the Commonwealth. In combat, they break out the guns and scream, "Time for you to meet Jesus up close and personal, Motherf$#%er!" and "May God have mercy on your soul, a**hole!"

Now that reminds me of Megadeth. "Your soul better belong to Jesus, 'cause your ass belongs to me." :wink:

 

That, or I'm tempted to mod a gang of hardcore catholics in metal armour, going, "Deus Vult!"

[Ethreon]

If you want religious zealots, plots based on or around cults and bands of warrior priests and nuns, go play serious Fallout. Or as steam knows it, Wasteland 2.

 

They got music, they got nuns, and they got guns.

Edited April 5, 2017 by Ethreon

[Moraelin]

Yes, well, I didn't say I necessarily wanted it to be serious. In fact, if I had anything to do with it, it would probably end up more like taking the piss. And being not very serious about the lore, either.

 

Probably something like the Section 13 Iscariot from Hellsing, for the catholics.

[Ethreon]

The only thing more funny and ridiculous than Hellsing is the Hellsing Abridged series.

 

And to finally answer OP - all religion went to the Wasteland, while we were left with the muties.

[snapper69]

I'd take the mutants any day.