Tinker Tom

Tinker Tom is a member of the The Railroad living in the Commonwealth in 2287.

Background
Thomas Weatherby, also known as Tinker Tom, is the engineer, inventor, weapons expert, and a main leader of the Railroad. He is in charge of maintaining the equipment of field agents as well as researching new weapons and gadgets for agents to use in field operations. As he is also the quasi-quartermaster of the group, the Sole Survivor can trade for weapons, ammo, armor pieces and equipment with him.

He is brilliant and energetic, but also paranoid and constantly fabricates conspiracy theories about the Institute, its synths and their machinations around the Commonwealth. He will also enlist the help of the [Sole Survivor] in the Weathervane missions in an attempt to prove one of his theories. He also plays an important part in helping the Sole Survivor decode a Courser Chip to facilitate breaking into the the Institute.

History
Tom joined the Railroad under the leadership of Desdemona in 2279 after an Institute grenade wiped out his family farm. Given his intellect, he was assigned to HQ and became an essential member of the team. As time passed, he became increasingly eccentric and developed severe psychological problems, suspected to be caused by the extreme stress he was under.

When the DIA facility, named "Switchboard", was discovered in 2281, Tom was reassigned to it. It was there he discovered P.A.M.. During his time there, Tom also made Tommy Whispers his custom pistol.

When the Institute informant "PATRIOT" began attempting to communicate with the outside world in 2283, Tom was assigned the task of decrypting the encoded holotape that were being sent out with escaped synths. Initially unsuccessful, Tom eventually made a breakthrough in 2284 when the coded message was simply two words, "Mass Fusion".

Quests

 * The Molecular Level: Tinker Tom will decipher the courser chip and optionally can help build the platform.
 * Rockets' Red Glare: Tom will accompany the Sole Survivor and Deacon as they lead an assault on the Cambridge Police Station, and later pilot the Vertibird.
 * The Nuclear Option: Tom will be helping the Railroad in their push into the Institute, working on the teleports.
 * Weathervane: Tom will give the Sole Survivor one of his MILA's at a random location.

Other interactions
By progressing the Jackpot missions, Tinker Tom will begin to sell unique armored clothing items and also unlock the ability to add Rockets' Red Glarethus drastically increasing their defensive stats.

Appearances
Tinker Tom appears only in Fallout 4.

Bugs

 * Upon doing the first DIA cache mission for P.A.M. Drummer Boy will tell to speak to Tinker Tom. Tinker Tom should mention ballistic weave and have some armored under-apparel for sale but doesn't. If having this bug the Institute weave mod will be useless and spawning any of the ballistic weave mods on PC will also be useless.
 * If the Weathervane missions aren't complete and the Sole Survivor sides with the Institute during End of the Line, the mission will still be active, but reporting back to Tinker Tom won't allow you to turn in the mission.

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