Ranger Andy

Ranger Andy is a ranger living in Novac in 2281.

Background
Ranger Andy is a retired Ranger living in his bungalow in Novac. He injured his entire body, and more specifically his leg, when a child dropped a grenade by his feet while he was clearing a building. He later injured his leg again by falling down the motel stairs in Novac.

Quests
Andy will ask the player to check on Ranger Station Charlie as an unmarked quest. Upon arrival at Ranger Station Charlie, you will find that all the rangers have been killed, leaving behind 2 holotapes, the first one located under the desk, and the second one right next to the desk. One major statement is that they captured a female Ranger, (possibly the female Ranger you have the option to fight in the arena at the Fort). They detail that Caesar's Legion is sending a message to the NCR. Return to Andy and he will give you 200 caps, and an increase in reputation will happen for NCR & Novac. There is also a speech check you can complete for 60 speech, which will net less reputation with NCR and Novac but 200 more caps.

Bugs

 * If you visit Ranger Station Charlie after getting the unmarked quest, have a look around and return to Andy without finding the holotapes, he will say that it'd be nice to find out more about what happened there, but if you then return to Charlie and find the tapes, it'll be impossible to bring the topic up with Ranger Andy again. He says "Any word on Station Charlie?" every time you talk to him, but there is no dialogue option related to the quest. (Xbox 360 / PC)


 * After asking Ranger Andy about the station and going down to check it the station may not have been attacked at all. There will be a single ranger in the station talking about how he has too many medical supplies. (ps3)


 * There is a bug that will not let you speak to Ranger Andy and the screen goes in for a conversation but then recedes the reason is unknown for now (Xbox360)


 * When you bring Raul to Ranger Andy and talk to him he does not give a response and you are unable to talk to him and finish Raul's un-marked quest which makes it impossible to complete the quest. (Xbox360 Confirmed, PS3 Confirmed, PC Confirmed)

Other interactions
xbox has fixed the glitch with ranger Andy and Raul. Raul will now start the conversation after meeting Ranger Andy and will dawn his new armor and give you the better repair perk.

If the player passes a level 30 speech challenge Andy will teach the player the Ranger Takedown perk.

If Raul Tejada is with the player, He will ask what they think about Ranger Andy. This can lead to Raul telling part of his past to the player.

If the player enters his bungalow in Novac alongside ED-E, Ranger Andy will immediately become hostile. (not on PC with patch 2 applied)

Appearances
Ranger Andy appears in Fallout: New Vegas.