George (Fallout: New Vegas)

George is a prospector living in the Mojave Wasteland in 2281.

Background
George is a self-proclaimed gambler and scavenger that can be found near Nellis Airforce Base. He says that he makes his money from gambling and "reclaiming objects that are no longer being used." He places double or nothing wagers with travelers, betting that they cannot get to the gate of Nellis AFB and back alive. Then, having tempted them to their doom, he loots their bodies.

Other interactions
The courier meets George while traveling the road towards Nellis Airforce Base. The Boomers occupy Nellis and rain artillery down on anyone who approaches.

George offers to tell you how to get past the artillery for 300 caps, then sweetens the deal by saying that if you make it to the gate and back alive he will double your money. A PC with a barter of 40 can pass a check to place the wager at 200 caps instead.

When you pay the 300 caps, he gives you a note with the Nellis Artillery Timing Details. The information in the note is not sufficient. Run to the first house on the left that you see and duck in the top right corner for about 10 seconds until the Boomers stop firing. Then run to the next building on the left side and duck in the top right corner again until they stop firing. Next run toward the fence and you can then walk safely along the fence line.

You can alternatively run along the rocks/cliff on the left side of the road and continue until you reach the fence but you will mostly likely take some hits from incoming fire.

Alternatively, just follow the rockface around to the base, waiting for the bombs to finish dropping each time. Make sure your companion(s) follow close enough to avoid being killed.

Video walkthrough: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMFzLomZ1bM

Upon returning to collect your caps, you can lie to him with a speech check to return you 1000 caps instead of 600. If you bet 200 caps instead of 300, lying to him upon your return nets 700 caps.

It is impossible to get 1000 caps even your speech 60. When your speech < 60, "I think it deserves closer to 1000 caps" option appear, but if your speech >= 60, only " Make it 700 caps...." will appear.

The courier will want to pay George for the information in order to at least double his caps when done.

You can pickpocket George for 427 caps. Then, kill George and take another 427 caps. You do not lose karma for doing this. Doing this gains you a total of a whopping 854 caps.

After finishing George's bet (and winning) you can shoot him with a weak gun and hell usually run towards Nellis AFB. After he gets to the second house on the road he'll try to hide. In turn, the Boomers will fire missile at him until he is blown to smithereens. You can then loot his body. If you try this, make sure to chase him just a bit, until he gets into the line of fire. Then run away from him if you don't want to die.

Appearances
George appears in Fallout: New Vegas.