Help Irwin

Help Irwin is a side quest in Fallout.

Detailed walkthrough
Irwin is a refugee living in the Hub. He can be found near Bob's Iguana Bits stand and Beth's Weapon Shop in the Downtown area. If the Vault Dweller talks to him, he will tell them about his problem concerning raiders who invaded his farm. He asks the Vault Dweller to get rid of all the raiders on his property by any means necessary.

If the Vault Dweller agrees to the quest, they'll be transported to Irwin's property (not marked on the map). To complete the quest, the Vault Dweller simply needs to kill all of the raiders in Irwin's house. There are a total of seven moderately armed and armored enemies, each wearing either leather armor or jackets. Overall the raiders aren't excessively powerful, but can swarm and overwhelm a low-level character, which is likely what warrants the minimum level requirement.

Good strategy would be to draw the raiders outside instead taking the fight inside the farmhouse. Especially if you don't want to lose your companions like Ian and Dogmeat in the fight. Open the farmhouse door, but don't walk in. Run all the way to the north forcing your companions to follow you. Now run back quickly to the door to start the fight. The idea is for your companions to fall behind which should help save them. As soon as you walk into the door the raiders will attack you. After first exchange of fire, step back out of the house and to the side so that you are not in line of fire from the hall. The raiders will concentrate on you instead of also attacking your companions while the latter will help you kill them. You will need a lot of stimpacks and should try to keep moving away from raiders every other turn to prevent them from surrounding and swarming you.

Rewards

 * 500 XP
 * .223 pistol
 * +2 Reputation
 * Ability to loot metal armor and some stimpaks inside the farmstead, including the raiders' bodies.