“Guns, guns and more guns. What do you need?”— Pronto
Economics of Violence is an unmarked quest in Fallout 3.
Quick walkthrough
| Unmarked Quest: Economics of Violence | |||||
| Talk to Pronto. | |||||
| Find 20 Chinese Assault Rifles. | |||||
| Bring the Chinese Assault Rifles to Pronto. | |||||
| Reward: Larger store inventory at Lock and Load | |||||
Overview
Pronto in Paradise Falls complains about having no good items to sell as all he gets from the other slavers is leftover junk. If the Lone Wanderer offers to help him out, he will ask them to bring him 20 Chinese Assault Rifles.
Locations
- Carried by Super Mutant Masters
- Carried by the Chinese Remnant Soldiers at Mama Dolce's
- Carried by Talon Company Mercs in Random Encounters, Fort Bannister and The Capitol Building
- Carried by Lucas Simms
- Carried by Roy Phillips
- Three can be found in the Megaton Armory
- Two can be found atFlak 'N Shrapnel's in Rivet City. An additional one can be found in their room on the Upper Deck (Lockpick difficulty: Average)
- One can be found at the Wilks' House in Grayditch
- One can be found at the Rivet City Armory on the Bridge Tower
- One can be found in the Taft Tunnel
- One can be found at the Museum of Dave
Three can be found on a shelf in the southwest room on the second floor of the Abandoned Apartments
Several can be found in the bunker next to Calvert Mansion at the end of The Velvet Curtain quest
Rewards
Upon completion of the quest, Pronto's inventory will change after waiting one in-game day. Though Pronto states he will provide at 20% discount, no such discount is applied. The following table lists his inventory prior to question completion and after quest completion:
| Weapons | Apparel | Aid | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
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Notes
- The quest cannot be completed if the player become hostile with Paradise Falls.
- Pronto will accept all Chinese Assault Rifles, regardless of weapon condition.
- Pronto will not accept the Xuanlong Assault Rifle.
Bugs
Once you give him 20 rifles, if you talk to him about his inventory again and agree to get rifles for him, his inventory could revert to the previous version.
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