User:Kastera1000/Slaughter Over Water

Slaughter Over Water is a side quest in Fallout: New Vegas.

Quick walkthrough

 * 1) Talk to Sheriff Calhoun in Coyote Bluff.
 * 2) Ask him if there have been any problems recently.
 * 3) Go to Coyote Bluff springs and investigate.
 * 4) Bring your findings back to Texas.
 * 5) (Optional) Enlist Texas' help during the stakeout.
 * 6) Return to the springs between 11AM and 12AM.
 * 7) Confront the people involved.
 * 8) Either persuade them to leave or kill them.
 * 9) Return to Texas.

Detailed walkthrough
When you first enter the town of Coyote Bluff, the sheriff will tell you not to start any trouble and you and he will get along just fine. Upon further interaction, Calhoun reveals that, like all post-apocalyptic towns, they have a problem. He tells you that there have been reports of a gang threatening people that gather water from the spring, claiming that the spring is on their turf. If they don't pay the fee, they get shot at. One man was even was beaten within an inch of his life over the matter. Texas has had enough and wants some help tracking the gang down.

Texas then sends you off to investigate the area around the springs for any indicator of who these gang members are. Head to the northwest and you'll find the springs. On the southern bank, you'll find three suspicious sticks of dynamite, in addition to a suspicious powder charge and some 5.56mm casings.

After having found these items, return to Texas with them. He'll remark that whoever is attacking is a gang of "assholes who can't outfit their members worth shit". He deducts that the people are likely nothing more than Powder gangers. Having enough evidence, he tells you to stakeout the springs and wait for the Powder gangers to show up. With a Speech check of 60, you can convince him to come with you on the stakeout.

Whether or not you get Texas to help, go back to Coyote Bluff springs. Wait until 11AM and a group of about two dozen Powder gangers will show up. Talk to the head of them, Charles. He will, more or less, act very hostile to the player, threatening to shoot them if they don't get out his face and off his turf. Here you have two options: convince Charles and his gang to leave peacefully with a Barter check of 45 or you can choose to attack and kill the gang.

After dealing with the gang, speak with Texas. If you brought him along, you'll have to talk to him back in town, otherwise he just says "Hold your horses, you'll get your reward when we get back". Once in town, he'll thank you for the help and give you a Coyote Bluff merchant card, a card that allows you to receive a 50% discount on anything you buy in Coyote Bluff.