#the railroad

[thapunqueen]

would you trust this man with your taxes, be honest

#deacon #fo4 deacon #deacon fallout 4 #fallout #fallout 4 #fo4 #fallout fanart #the railroad

[stoat-party]

If you finish Fallout 4 with the Minutemen, Desdemona will act like Glory is dead even though she’s still walking around Railroad HQ.

#fallout 4 #fallout #fallout 4 spoilers #sort of #glory fallout 4 #glory fo4 #fo4 #glory fallout #fallout deacon #deacon fallout #deacon fallout 4 #deacon fo4 #desdemona fallout 4 #desdemona fallout #tinker tom #drummer boy #deacon railroad #glory railroad #the railroad #deacon

[ziracona]

X6-88 if Sole is max affinity and decides to destroy the Institute to free synths with the Railroad:

#fallout 4 #x6-88 #FO4 #he’s actually incredibly funny though #sole survivor #fallout #the railroad fallout #the railroad

[oldworldwidgets]

look, in all my time on fo4 tumblr and on the fo4 subreddit where hatred runs rampant, ive still only seen two valid criticisms of the railroad as a faction. ever.

(im putting aside the whole entire slavery allegory for the purposes of this post)

these two criticisms are:

if you (yes, you. the player) fundamentally disagree with the notion that synths are sentient people, the organization makes no sense and is useless. i cant change your bedrock beliefs on what constitutes a person, so this criticism stands

the mind wipes might border on unethical. the idea is good and well-intentioned, but it kinda sucks in practice. synths can choose not to have the procedure, but the railroad's catastrophizing about what will happen if they dont feels coercive sometimes. i could probably be convinced otherwise, but i think this is a pretty good point

thats it. there are no more. im absolutely open to (and would love, actually) yall trying to change my mind but just know that if your criticisms are:

they're short-sighted; the organization will eventually dissolve because there will be no more synths left to help

they have no plan nor reason to help synths post-institute; the moment the institute explodes, so does the railroad

they're too narrow-minded; they should be helping people too, not just synths

by destroying the institute, they're stopping the production of synths; this nullifies their efforts in saving synths and is even, dare i say, hypocritical

their password being railroad is far too simple and the freedom trail is too easy to follow; theyre just asking for another switchboard

[insert member of the railroad, usually desdemona] is mean; the organization is full of assholes

then ur efforts will be wasted on me. all of these criticisms are bad <3

#and i would be very happy to tell you why #i really love the railroad so much and it hurts my fragile little heart that so many people shit all over them bc they just dont understand #those clickbaity youtube 'essays' about how the railroad sucks can pound sand #i'd love to talk about this with literally anyone. give me ur railroad criticisms #i will gobble them up and return with a full essay and a works cited page #anyway #fallout 4 #deacon #the railroad #fallout 4 railroad #deacon joseph railroad #synths #oldworld.txt

[twinkliker3000]

seeing the pacify perk work on gen 2 synths makes me wonder if theyre capable of feeling fear

#gen 2 synths are so cute i feel so bad when i kill them #like when they say 'movement detected? curious' #or like their little 'hmm's in certain lines #or like when they say they will limit any pain they inflict #aaaakjsgkjfs maybe im just weird idk #i love them anyways tho #THE 'i am a victim of violence' LINE TOO DSJKDHSDF #fallout #fallout 4 #fallout synth #fallout headcanons #fallout 4 headcanons #fo4 #the railroad #fallout railroad

[fallout-terminals]

It should be an in-game thing, if you're walking around the Commonwealth and your marker is putting you directly in the path of something that you will definitely die trying to fight, and Deacon is your companion, he should stop you and offer you an alternative route sneaking through alley ways and sewers.

See the routes he takes to not feel so exposed and also how he's following you around, but somehow getting to the places you're trying to get to before you.

#i am once again thinking about that bald man #deacon fallout 4 #fallout 4 #the railroad #rip to programmers but Todd decided to give a dude Lore™️

[baddieladdie]

#fallout 4 #fo4 #fo4 screenshots #paladin danse #deacon fo4 #fo4 deacon #fo4 companions #brotherhood of steel #the railroad

[selfish-solace]

the railroad's thoughts on robot fucking

#my art #fallout 4 #desdemona fo4 #deacon fo4 #fo4 #the railroad #fo4 railroad

[siberiascaravan]

Deacon gathering information while blending in to the background like:

#fallout 4 #fo4 #fallout #piper fallout 4 #piper fo4 #deacon fallout 4 #deacon fo4 #The Railroad #The Railroad fo4 #the railroad fallout 4

[nukacoola]

I have only really seen one criticism of this which only tangentially related as it was about Deacon using the word “lynching” to refer to (SPOILERS) his past as a synth bigot. 

I have always wondered why no one really mentions this and I am undecided myself even as an American history major and political science minor. I’m curious on other people’s thoughts so please comment or give your ideas in the tags if you’d like!

#the railroad #railroad #fo4 #fallout #fallout 4 #synths

[tisthegrimreaper]

#desdemona #Fallout #Fallout 4 #fan art #my art #the Railroad

[nooklingposting]

Happy Holidays from me and my favourite shady men (Deacon and X6)

Also reminding (for the 1000th time I’m sorry) my commissions are open!

#fallout 4 #fallout #fallout 4 companions #fallout 4 fanart #deacon fallout #deacon #deacon fallout 4 #x6 88 #x6-88 #deacon railroad #deacon fo4 #fallout 4 x6 #synth #courser #the railroad #the institute

[tempestuous-tempest]

Preston: General, a pack of ferals attacked the settlers at- What is he doing here?

Deacon: 'Sup.

Sole: Oh, Gravey-

Preston: Garvey.

Sole: I was just...um...helping Deacon with a little...side project...

Preston: Did that side project involve recklessly freeing synths?

Sole: Uh...not...recklessly...

Danse: Knight, glad to find you. Elder- Wait, why are they here?

Sole: About that-

X6-88: Ma'am/Sir, Father is still waiting for his bedtime story-

Gage: Hey Boss, I heard a settlement got attacked by ferals, let's take it over.

Sole: Uh...um...well...

Deacon: What a day, huh?

#fallout 4 #fallout #fallout deacon #fallout4 #fo4 #fo4 deacon #fo4 gage #fallout gage #fallout x6 88 #fo4 x6 88 #fallout preston #fo4 preston #fallout danse #fo4 danse #brotherhood of steel #the railroad #institute #the minutemen #funny #video games

[ziracona]

(If you played multiple characters, go with whichever one you picked that was the most memorable/right for them to you)

#fallput 4 #fo4 #fallout #the railroad #fallout railroad #tumblr polls

[oldworldwidgets]

as above, so below

#the road leathers are just. i cant look away #why does he kinda have his tummy out........ #i am unfortunately looking very disrespectfully #fallout #fallout 4 #fo4 #deacon #deacon fallout 4 #deacon joseph railroad #the railroad #old north church #fallout companions #my screenshots #fallout screenshots #deacon fallout 4 screenshots

[treesapcollector]

I dont get people that are like "but the Railroad only care about synths!!! They could never take care of the commonwealth!!!" cause .... yeah thats quite literally their deal.

Not every faction has to be about creating a new government or whatever - Fallout fans with a hateboner for the Railroad are walking red flags and ohh its very telling how they are pissed that this faction isnt about gaining power over others but helping a disadvantaged minority

and before anyone puts words in my mouth, im not claiming that everyone who dislikes the RR is awful or that this part of Bethesdas writing shouldnt be criticised

#hi i love this mid game and dudebros are way too serious about it #4 #percht.txt #fallout #the railroad #fallout 4