Temple of Trials

"Underground Troubles"

The Temple of Trials is a pre-War structure just outside the tribal village of Arroyo.

Background
The Temple of Trials was built on the ruins of an older pre-War building, likely a church or museum. The carved head at the entrance and some of the carvings/wall decorations on the three sub-levels were done by the Arroyo inhabitants.

Its purpose is to prove if someone is worthy for their role in the village as a leader of society or the savior one

In 2210 the Vault Dweller's daughter takes her mystic test, a key ingredient of which is several pots worth of hallucinogenic plants from Hakunin's garden. She runs the gauntlet in the Temple of Trials, using her charm to pass most of the tests after her handgun jams (and is ruined) on the first level. She offers numerous criticisms of the test, resulting in many revisions.

In 2241 like his mother few decades earlier, the Chosen One descended into the temple and completed the mystic test.

Layout
The Temple of Trials requires the Chosen One to use a variety of their skills to complete.

The temple is infested with giant ants and radscorpions, and contains a few treasures including healing powder, an antidote and a spear, though the player character already has one. Getting through the temple, as its name implies, requires the usage of several of the player character's skills:
 * A test of the Chosen One's combat skills.
 * The door from Chapel to Passage must be Lockpicked.
 * The door from Passage to Sanctuary must be blown apart with explosives (which can be found nearby), use with the Traps skill.
 * Several traps can be found and disarmed, or if triggered, can be avoided.
 * The Chosen One cannot rest and must heal through the usage of First Aid and Doctor.
 * The Chosen One can sneak past some enemies.

In the temple's final room is the tribesman Cameron, who challenges the Chosen One to a battle as their final challenge. However, bear in mind that he can be bypassed in other ways depending on the player character's skills:
 * With a high Speech skill Cameron can be talked out of fighting.
 * The Chosen One can steal the key to the door off of him.

When the temple is completed, the Chosen One will earn 300 XP and emerge outside clothed in the familiar Vault jumpsuit, ready to start the next quest.

Inhabitants

 * Cameron

Appearances
The Temple of Trials is the first area of Fallout 2, and was designed as a tutorial location. Also is mentioned in the Fallout Bible.

Behind the scenes
The structures in the pit in the passage section like the spiked tower and the stone face come from Planescape: Torment by Black Isle Studios.