Fallout 3

Story Related and Unmissable

During the Conversation with Scribe Rothchild he will tell you to speak to Paladin Tristan because he has a mission for you, which is to retrieve a Tesla Coil from the Olney Powerworks. After asking Tristan if he can offer any assistance, he’ll tell you to call on Scribe Vallincourt as she has something for you to make the job easier. She will also give you an optional objective to test out the Deathclaw Control Scrambler on an Enclave base, which is to the Southeast of Old Olney and to the Southwest of Chaste Acres Dairy Farm. This is a difficult objective to complete successfully so don't worry if you mess it up (there are no rewards for failure or success anyway).

After leaving the Citadel make your way to the spot marked by the optional Quest Marker and free the Deathclaw there, now sit back and let it kill all the Enclave soldiers. After clearing out the Enclave outpost make your way North West to Old Olney and locate the Grate that leads to the Sewers. Be careful as there are many Feral Deathclaws down there. Once in the Sewers locate the entrance to the Old Olney Underground. On entering the Underground you will be stopped by two Ghouls who want to know what you’re doing there and will eventually leave via the way you came in. You will have to be careful in the Underground as there are several Deathclaws in there. Eventually you will enter a large bombed-out building that is crawling with Enclave soldiers, kill them all before entering the Powerworks.

The only real threats you will encounter inside the Powerworks are Sentry Bots and Turrets, all of which can be remotely disabled if your Science Level is high enough, otherwise you will have to destroy them. There are lots of high Level Locks and terminals so make sure you have the relevant skills at a high enough Level. Also, watch out for a extremely radioactive corridor on the mid-Level but the Radiation Traps inside can be deactivated via a terminal next to the exit on the other side. To get to the terminal you will have to walk the long way around as going to it directly will be fatal.

Before you can collect the Tesla Coil you will have to use the terminal in the room next door to deactivate the power supply, then possibly flip a switch that’s on the wall behind the Coil to release it (this all depends on what terminals you accessed before getting here). An alternate way of getting the Coil is to jump into the chamber it’s in, hack the terminal next to the door to open it then hack another terminal on the other side of the door to turn off the power to the Coil so it can be collected. Once you've got the Tesla Coil, make your way to the exit then Fast Travel back to the Citadel and give it to Tristan.

The trophy will pop after you have finished talking to Tristan.