Common house (Megaton)

The Common House located in Megaton contains food and alcohol that you can loot without obtaining bad Karma. Several Megaton Settlers can be seen sleeping in beds which, if you sleep in, will get you bad Karma. The Common House was created by the Megaton "government" to house transient Wastelanders and potential citizens. While most residents of the Common House work in Megaton and receive rations of food and water, they are not technically citizens as they do not own a home within the settlement.

There is a similar location on the mid-deck of Rivet City as well. There is no marker indicating it, but there is an area on the western end of the deck filled with cots in which random Rivet City residents might occasionally sleep, and the sign over the hatchway reads 'Common Room'.