“It is TIME to hear the wailing of our kin outside these walls and let them in! We have more than enough to feed and shelter our brothers... we need not be rich when so MANY are poor.”
Thomas Moore is the vocal abolitionist and proponent of opening the Vault City entrance to outsiders in Fallout 2.
Background[edit]
His unkempt hair and scruffy beard, contrast with his clothes that look clean and well-cared for.[1] Most citizens just ignore him.
In reality, Thomas Moore is an undercover NCR agent gathering intelligence on Vault City and smuggling its technology outside. His contact is John Bishop of New Reno, to who the Chosen One can deliver a briefcase containing Moore's intel and a piece of Vault City tech.
Interactions Overview[edit]
| Interactions | ||
|---|---|---|
| This character is involved in quests. | ||
Quests[edit]
- Deliver Moore's briefcase to Mr. Bishop in New Reno: Moore asks the Chosen One to go to New Reno and deliver a briefcase to Mr. Bishop.
Effects of Player's Actions[edit]
- If the Chosen One is a slaver, they cannot do any quests with him until parroting his ideology in the speech interaction, by saying the options that sound similar to his rantings.
Other interactions[edit]
- Moore can be ratted out to Joanne Lynette, which ends up with him being permanently banished from the city and his citizenship getting revoked.
- The Chosen One can mention that he is a threat to Vault City to Lynette and offer to kill him, however she will refuse. Pushing the issue will have them exiled out of Vault City and citizenship revoked.
Appearances[edit]
Thomas Moore appears in Fallout 2.
Behind the Scenes[edit]
- The character was designed by Leonard Boyarsky.[Dev 1]
- Chris Avellone stated that both Moore in Fallout 1 and Thomas Moore being described in game as "scruffy" was not a coincidence, as both characters are "named after famed scruffy Interplay artist, Chad Moore, who constantly aspires to be as cool as me and fails because he is too scruffy."[Dev 2]
A community member has submitted an Easter Egg on this topic: When the player character talks to Thomas Moore they can end the conversation by saying "Go sell crazy somewhere else - we're all stocked up here." This is a reference to a quote from As Good as It Gets.[2][3]
Bugs[edit]
If plastic explosives detonate in his inventory, it will crash the game, unless two explosives are placed, with staggered timers. (One set at 30 seconds, one at 40 seconds.)
References[edit]
- ↑ VCMOORE.MSG: "{102}{}{You see Thomas Moore. Despite his unkempt hair and scruffy beard, his clothes look clean and well-cared for.}"
- ↑ Thomas Moore: "{103}{}{Hello and welcome, traveler! Have you heard the word today?}"
Chosen One: "{108}{}{Why, no... I haven't.}"
Thomas Moore: "{111}{}{The word, my friend... the word is SELFISHNESS. Mix in a slew of arrogance, and what do you have? Vault City... in all its self-righteous, slave-trading glory.}"
Chosen One: "{115}{}{Go sell crazy somewhere else, pal... we're all stocked up here.}"
(VCMOORE.MSG) - ↑ IMDB: As Good as It Gets (1997), Lupe Ontiveros: Nora
- ↑ Question:"Something came up recently regarding one of the inhabitants of Vault City, namely Thomas Moore. The question is pretty simple: is he a reference to the author of Utopia?"
Chris Avellone:"Leonard Boyarsky (the original F2 designer who made Moore) says it was most likely a reference to Chad Moore, one of the Interplay artists at the time."
(Fallout Bible 6) - ↑ Question 3:"In F1 you can find a psyker named Moore in the masters vault. He is described as 'A scruffy looking fellow.' In F2, you find Thomas Moore in vault city, who is also described as 'Scruffy.' Coincidence or not?"
Chris Avellone:"No coincidence. Both were most likely named after famed scruffy Interplay artist, Chad Moore, who constantly aspires to be as cool as me and fails because he is too scruffy."
(Fallout Bible 9)
