Talent Pool



Talent Pool is a side quest in Fallout: New Vegas. This quest begins with Tommy Torini asking you to gather some new talent for The Tops.

Detailed walkthrough

 * Talk to Swank at The Tops about earning some more caps. He will suggest that you talk with Tommy Torini in the Aces.
 * Tommy Torini at The Aces, located in the Tops casino, needs more performers to get a bigger audience. For each one you bring back, you get 3% of the cut (or 5% with a 50 Barter check) and fame within the Strip.

Recruit these characters one by one and return to Tommy Torini after each recruitment:
 * The Human Comedian: Billy Knight. He is found just outside The Tops casino by the gate leading to the Lucky 38. You can give Billy some confidence to haggle for his worth with Tommy (Requires a 25 Barter check), netting you 90 caps instead of 45. Also, passing a 25 Barter check on Tommy Torini will get you 90 caps instead of 45. If you do both challenges, you will get 150 caps.
 * The Ghoul Comedian: Hadrian. He is found inside Atomic Wrangler casino, and you must convince James Garret to release him from his contract. He can be found on the first floor and upstairs as well during certain times of the day; you will have to wait around for Hadrian to return to the stage at 2 PM to activate the speech to release him from his contract. You first have the option of a 50 Barter check or a 50 Speech check (allowing you to not pay any caps) when talking to James. If you select to pay him, you can try to pass a 35 Barter check to lower the caps to 100, instead of 150 caps. You could also convince him to lower the price to 75 caps if you have done favors for the Garrets. With the Terrifying Presence perk, you can intimidate him into letting Hadrian go for no cost. You can also just kill Garret and then talk to Hadrian. Also, if you completed the quest Wang Dang Atomic Tango, the option to release him is there.
 * The Musician: The Lonesome Drifter. He is found north of El Dorado Dry Lake next to a Sunset Sarsaparilla billboard. Aside from recruiting him, passing a 50 Barter check will enable the player to get the Mysterious Magnum from him.
 * The Singer: Bruce Isaac. He is found on the second floor of the Dino Dee-lite Motel in Novac.
 * Return to Tommy Torini after recruiting each performer to collect your 3% (or 5%) cut.

Bugs

 * After telling Hadrian you will try and get him out of his contract talk to James Garret and offer to pay for him, pass a barter check of 35 to reduce the amount for him and then tell him you'll pay later, this barter check never goes away. Keep doing the check and then say you'll pay later.
 * After recruiting Isaac, going back to New Vegas may cause the Strip North Gate to become locked. Killing one of the Securitron gatekeepers and looting its key will allow re-entrance.
 * Tommy Torini and his crew may attack Rex if he is in your party.
 * If you get Bruce Isaac he will never move from the stage and cause all the other acts to end.
 * Failing the quest midway through will render the promotion sign outside of the Tops incorrect, advertising for acts which you have not successfully hired, or are dead.
 * Occasionally, after recruiting The Lonesome Drifter, the quest will glitch and either allow you to proceed to talk to Tommy Torini prematurely or only require you to recruit one more Entertainer.
 * Prior to a patch, you have to recruit each performer individually, and return to Tommy Torini before you can hand out another card.
 * When you enter the Ace, Tommy Torini will not give you the quest, but repeating speech options.
 * After acquiring the quest, you may leave the aces only to have a black screen appear and the game freeze.
 * Tommy Torini may appear on stage without moving and speaking to him may not work. If your reputation is sufficiently high you can hit him to get him moving, then put away your hands and he will forgive you.
 * Billy Knight may not appear outside the Tops despite having a seemingly correct map marker. This can be resolved by standing outside the Tops and using the console command player.placeatme 0011f9ba to move Billy to your location, who you will then be able to recruit. Remember to save then restart the game before you hand the quest in to make sure the achievement unlocks.

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