Powered Armor (Fallout)

Powered Armor is a type of armor in Fallout.

Background
Worn by Brotherhood knights, power armor shields the user from damage while providing increased strength. Those who utilize the armor benefit have the ability to survive for weeks without water, and protection from radiation damage if the suit remains airtight. Some suits could undergo a special chemical hardening process. 

After the first lockpick attempt all nearby Brotherhood members turn hostile. Senior paladins and senior scribes do not come out of the storeroom, so the second attempt is impossible (when closing in on the door, the battle starts). The only possible way to lockpick the storeroom during combat is to use an electronic lock pick. The initiate is in the Old Town section of the Hub. He will be located in the building directly below the entry point. He can be freed by killing his guards. It will require a Repair check to complete the suit.

Variants

 * Hardened power armor

Locations

 * Lost Hills
 * Reward from Talus for rescuing an initiate (requires 16 reputation).
 * Repair a damaged suit on level three.
 * Boxes in the locked storeroom (contains two suits).

Behind the scenes
In PRO ITEM.MSG (Fallout) the armor is "Powered Armor" and in PRO ITEM.MSG (Fallout 2) the armor is "Power Armor."