Pioneer Scout Challenge Badges

The following page lists all the challenges needed to complete Pioneer Scout Challenge Badges as part of The Order of the Tadpole. Exam answers are covered in a separate article.

Tadpole: Archer

 * Complete the Pioneer Scouts shooting test at Camp Lewis (southern edge).
 * Craft 50 Crossbow Bolts
 * Kill 50 enemies with a Crossbow
 * Pass the "Archer" knowledge exam
 * Repair 3 Crossbows

Tadpole: Athlete

 * Complete athletic course at Camp Venture
 * Complete athletic course at New River Gorge East Bridge, Start at the intercomand  placard.
 * Complete athletic course at Sunnytop Ski Lanes
 * Pass "Athlete" knowledge exam
 * Have an Agility stat greater than or equal to 5
 * Have a Strength stat greater than or equal to 5

Tadpole: Codebreaker

 * Hack into skill level "0" terminals
 * Hack into skill level "1" terminals
 * Hack into skill level "2" terminals
 * Hack into skill level "3" terminals
 * Pass "Codebreaker" knowledge exam
 * Solve a nuke launch code sequence by launching a nuke

Tadpole: Cook

 * Cook Blackberry Honey Crisp
 * Cook Brain Bombs
 * Cook a Cranberry Meatball Grinder
 * Cook Seared Venison with Berries
 * Cook S'mores
 * Cook a Sweet Roll
 * Cook food while wearing a Chef's Hat
 * Cook Yao Guai Roast
 * Pass "Cook" knowledge exam

Tadpole: Entomologist

 * Acquire a Mothman Wing
 * Complete the "Path to Enlightenment" event
 * Pass "Entomologist" knowledge exam
 * Take a camera picture of a Bee swarm
 * Take a camera picture of a Bloatfly
 * Take a camera picture of a Bloodbug
 * Take a camera picture of a Cave Cricket
 * Take a camera picture of a Firefly
 * Take a camera picture of a Honey Beast
 * Take a camera picture of a Radant
 * Take a camera picture of a Radroach
 * Take a camera picture of a Radscorpion
 * Take a camera picture of a Stingwing
 * Take a camera picture of a Tick

Tadpole: Herpetologist

 * Craft a Frog Habitat
 * Pass "Herpetologist" knowledge exam
 * Take a camera picture of an Angler
 * Take a camera picture of a Deathclaw
 * Take a camera picture of a Frog
 * Take a camera picture of a Gulper
 * Take a camera picture of a Mirelurk Crab
 * Take a camera picture of a Mirelurk Hunter
 * Take a camera picture of a Mirelurk King
 * Take a camera picture of a Mirelurk Queen
 * Take a camera picture of a Radtoad

Tadpole: Hunter

 * Cook a meal with Radstag, Yao Guai, or Wolf meat
 * Kill a Radstag with a Black Powder weapon
 * Kill a Radstag with a Crossbow
 * Kill a Radstag with a Hunting Rifle
 * Kill a Wolf with a knife
 * Kill a Yao Guai with an automatic weapon
 * Kill a Yao Guai with a shotgun
 * Kill a Yao Guai with a Pipe Syringer
 * Pass "Hunter" knowledge exam

Tadpole: Mammalogist

 * Milk Brahmin successfully
 * Pass "Mammologist" knowledge exam
 * Take a camera picture of a Brahmin
 * Take a camera picture of a Cat
 * Take a camera picture of a Fox
 * Take a camera picture of an Opossum
 * Take a camera picture of a Rabbit
 * Take a camera picture of a Radstag
 * Take a camera picture of a Squirrel
 * Take a camera picture of a Wolf
 * Take a camera picture of a Yao Guai

Tadpole: Medic

 * Craft Antibiotics
 * Craft Disease Cure
 * Craft Healing Salve
 * Pass "Medic" knowledge exam
 * Use a Stimpak
 * Use a Stimpak Diffuser
 * Use a Stimpak: Diluted
 * Use a Stimpak: Super

Tadpole: Swimmer

 * Complete the Pioneer Scouts swimming test at Spruce Knob Lake
 * Pass "Swimmer" knowledge exam
 * Revive another player while in the water
 * Take a camera picture of "Crocolossus Mountain" at Wavy Willard's Water Park
 * Take a camera picture of "Ssslither Slide" at Wavy Willard's Water Park
 * Take a camera picture of "Wavy Waves" at Wavy Willard's Water Park

Possum: Archaeologist

 * Acquire bones while wearing a fedora
 * Acquire a magnifying glass
 * Acquire a treasure map
 * Find Treasure while using a map
 * Cook Fox Jerky
 * Pass "Archaeologist" knowledge exam
 * Take a camera picture of fossils
 * Visit Philippi Battlefield Cemetery
 * Visit Uncanny Caverns
 * Visit Wendigo Cave

Possum: Atomics Fan

 * Acquire Nuclear Material
 * Craft Mini Nukes
 * Kill enemies with a Fat Man
 * Mod a Fat Man
 * Pass "Atomics Fan" knowledge exam
 * Visit Emmett Mountain Disposal Site
 * Visit Federal Disposal Field HZ-21
 * Visit Missile Silo Alpha
 * Visit Missile Silo Bravo
 * Visit Missile Silo Charlie
 * Visit Thunder Mountain Power Plant

Possum: Backpacker

 * Boil water
 * Build a camp fire in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Build a tent in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Build a turret in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Consume Hotdogs
 * Consume Pemmican
 * Consume S'mores
 * Craft a backpack
 * Pass "Backpacker" knowledge exam
 * Visit Camp Adams Lookout tower
 * Visit Central Mountain Lookout tower
 * Visit Dolly Sods Lookout tower
 * Visit East Kanawha Lookout tower
 * Visit East Mountain Lookout tower
 * Visit East Ridge Lookout tower
 * Visit Flatwoods Lookout tower
 * Visit North Kanawha Lookout tower
 * Visit North Mountain Lookout tower
 * Visit Pioneer Scout Lookout tower
 * Visit Ranger Lookout tower
 * Visit South Mountain Lookout tower
 * Visit Whitespring Lookout tower

Possum: Chemist

 * Acquire a beaker
 * Acquire a bunsen burner
 * Acquire a lab coat
 * Acquire a microscope
 * Acquire a test tube
 * Craft Baseball Grenades
 * Craft Cryo Grenades
 * Craft Frag Grenades
 * Craft HalluciGen Gas Grenades
 * Craft Molotov Cocktails
 * Craft Plasma Grenades
 * Craft Pulse Grenades
 * Craft Pumpkin Grenades
 * Craft any serum
 * Cure addictions
 * Pass "Chemist" knowledge exam
 * Shoot a Radstag with a Syringer
 * Shoot a Wolf with a Syringer
 * Shoot a Yao Guai with a Syringer
 * Use Photomode at Arktos Pharma
 * Use Photomode at AVR Medical Center
 * Use Photomode at Dyer Chemical
 * Use Photomode at Kanawha Nuka-Cola Plant
 * Use Photomode at West Tek Research Center
 * Use any serum

Possum: Collector

 * Collect Nuka-Cola flavors: Nuka-Cola
 * Collect Nuka-Cola flavors: Nuka-Cherry
 * Collect Nuka-Cola flavors: Nuka-Cola Dark
 * Collect Nuka-Cola flavors: Nuka-Cola Orange
 * Collect Nuka-Cola flavors: Nuka-Cola Quantum
 * Collect Nuka-Cola flavors: Nuka-Cola Wild
 * Collect Nuka-Cola flavors: Nuka-Grape
 * Collect Tales from the West Virginia Hills: Who Goes There? - Part 1
 * Collect Tales from the West Virginia Hills: Who Goes There? - Part 2
 * Collect Tales from the West Virginia Hills: The Beast of Grafton - Part 1
 * Collect Tales from the West Virginia Hills: The Beast of Grafton - Part 2
 * Collect Tales from the West Virginia Hills: The Mothman Cometh - Part 1
 * Collect Tales from the West Virginia Hills: The Mothman Cometh - Part 2
 * Collect Tales from the West Virginia Hills: Sideshow Snallygaster - Part 1
 * Collect Tales from the West Virginia Hills: Sideshow Snallygaster - Part 2
 * Collect Tales from the West Virginia Hills: Curse of the Wendigo - Part 1
 * Collect Tales from the West Virginia Hills: Curse of the Wendigo - Part 2
 * Collect Teddy Bears: Teddy Bear
 * Collect Teddy Bears: Bubblegum Bear
 * Collect Teddy Bears: Bumblebear
 * Collect Teddy Bears: Comrade Chubs
 * Collect Teddy Bears: Imported Chinese Panda
 * Collect Teddy Bears: Lil' Ginger Snuggles
 * Collect Teddy Bears: Pristine Teddy Bear
 * Collect Teddy Bears: Quantum Bear
 * Collect Teddy Bears: Radbear
 * Collect Teddy Bears: Stuffed Grizzly
 * Collect Teddy Bears: Stuffed Polar Bear
 * Collect Teddy Bears: Teddy Fear
 * Collect Unstoppables magazines: Unstoppables 1
 * Collect Unstoppables magazines: Unstoppables 2
 * Collect Unstoppables magazines: Unstoppables 3
 * Collect Unstoppables magazines: Unstoppables 4
 * Collect Unstoppables magazines: Unstoppables 5
 * Pass "Collector" knowledge exam

Possum: Electrician

 * Be a conduit in the Encryptid event
 * Build a generator in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Build a light fixture in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Build a power connector in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Mod a weapon to do shock damage
 * Pass "Electrician" knowledge exam
 * Restore power to a Power Plant
 * Take a camera picture of a generator

Possum: Gardener

 * Acquire a flower pot
 * Acquire a pitchfork
 * Acquire a shovel
 * Craft Fertilizer
 * Harvest Crops
 * Kill Bloatflies
 * Kill Bloodbugs
 * Kill Molerats
 * Kill Rabbits
 * Kill Radants
 * Kill Radrats
 * Kill Stingwings
 * Kill Ticks
 * Pass "Gardener" knowledge exam
 * Plant Blackberries in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Plant Carrots in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Plant Corn in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Plant Gourds in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Plant Melons in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Plant Mutfruit Plants in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Plant Razorgrain in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Plant Tato Plants in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.

Possum: Leatherworker

 * Build an armor workbench in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Build a bear skin rug in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Build a Fertilizer Producer in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Build taxidermy items in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Craft Leather Left Arm armor
 * Craft Leather Right Arm armor
 * Craft Leather Left Leg armor
 * Craft Leather Right Leg armor
 * Craft Leather Chest Piece armor
 * Mod Leather Armor
 * Pass "Leatherworker" knowledge exam
 * Scrap Brahmin Hide
 * Scrap Deathclaw Hide
 * Scrap Radstag Hide
 * Scrap Yao Guai Hide
 * Take a camera picture of Mounted Brahmin Heads at Black Bear Lodge
 * Take a camera picture of a Mounted Cat Head at Van Lowe Taxidermy
 * Take a camera picture of Mounted Radstag Heads at Appalachian Antiques

Possum: Metalworker

 * Craft Metal Left Arm armor
 * Craft Metal Right Arm armor
 * Craft Metal Leg Left armor
 * Craft Metal Leg Right armor
 * Craft Metal Chest Piece armor
 * Craft a sword
 * Melt Robots with a Flamer
 * Pass "Metalworker" knowledge exam
 * Scrap a heavy gun
 * Smelt Aluminum Ore
 * Smelt Black Titanium Ore
 * Smelt Copper Ore
 * Smelt Silver Ore
 * Visit Grafton Steel Yard
 * Visit New River Gorge Bridge
 * Visit Top of the World

Possum: Miner

 * Acquire a Miner Hat or Helmet
 * Acquire a Miner's Lamp
 * Acquire a Miner Uniform
 * Acquire a Mole Miner Gauntlet
 * Acquire a Pickaxe
 * Acquire a Super Sledge
 * Build a Mineral Extractor - Aluminum in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Build a Mineral Extractor - Copper in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Build a Mineral Extractor - Gold in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Build a Mineral Extractor - Lead in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Build a Mineral Extractor - Silver in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Build a Mineral Extractor - Steel in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Build a Mineral Extractor - Titanium in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Complete the "Lucky Strike" quest
 * Pass "Miner" knowledge exam
 * Sign in at Garrahan Mining Headquarters: This requires the player to find the Pioneer Scout sign-in spot, with the Field Trip note tacked on to the green board.
 * Sign in at Hornwright Industrial Headquarters: This requires the player to find the Pioneer Scout sign-in spot, with the Field Trip note tacked on to the green board. The board is located on the fifth floor, main chamber.
 * Take a camera picture of an Aluminum Deposit
 * Take a camera picture of a Coal Deposit
 * Take a camera picture of a Copper Deposit
 * Take a camera picture of a Gold Deposit
 * Take a camera picture of an Iron Deposit
 * Take a camera picture of a Lead Deposit
 * Take a camera picture of a Silver Deposit
 * Take a camera picture of a Black Titanium Deposit

Possum: Musician

 * Build a juke box in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Build a piano in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Build a radio in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Build a wind instrument in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Build a wood instrument in a Workshop or C.A.M.P.
 * Complete the "One Violent Night" event
 * Kill enemies with a musical instrument
 * Pass "Musician" knowledge exam
 * Play an acoustic guitar
 * Play a bass
 * Play any musical instrument at The Nukashine
 * Play any musical instrument at The Rusty Pick
 * Play any musical instrument at Watoga Highschool
 * Play a snare drum

Possum: Photographer

 * Craft camera film
 * Mod a Camera
 * Pass "Photographer" knowledge exam
 * Take a camera picture at night
 * Take a camera picture at sunrise
 * Take a camera picture at sunset
 * Take a camera picture while its foggy
 * Take a camera picture while its raining
 * Take a camera picture of a Cargobot
 * Take a camera picture of the Charleston Capital Building
 * Take a camera picture of Grafton Dam
 * Take a camera picture of New River Gorge Bridge
 * Take a camera picture of a Scorchbeast
 * Take a camera picture of Top of the World
 * Take a camera picture of a Vertibot
 * Take a camera picture of a Wendigo

Possum: Rail Enthusiast

 * Blow the whistle on the locomotive in Harpers Ferry
 * Craft Railway Spikes
 * Kill enemies at the Charleston Trainyard
 * Kill enemies at the Flooded Trainyard
 * Kill enemies at the Morgantown Trainyard
 * Kill enemies at the Mount Blair Trainyard
 * Kill enemies at the New Appalachian Central Trainyard
 * Kill enemies with a Railway Rifle
 * Pass "Rail Enthusiast" knowledge exam
 * Visit Berkeley Springs Station
 * Visit Charleston Station
 * Visit Grafton Station
 * Visit Lewisburg Station
 * Visit Morgantown Station
 * Visit Pleasant Valley Station
 * Visit R&G Station
 * Visit Sunnytop Station
 * Visit Sutton Station
 * Visit Watoga Station
 * Visit Welch Station
 * Visit The Whitespring Station

Possum: Roboticist

 * Complete the "Back on the Beat" event
 * Craft Robot Left Arm armor
 * Craft Robot Right Arm armor
 * Craft Robot Left Leg armor
 * Craft Robot Right Leg armor
 * Craft Robot Chest Piece armor
 * Destroy robots with an Assaultron Blade
 * Pass "Roboticist" knowledge exam
 * Take a camera picture of an Assaultron
 * Take a camera picture of an Eye Bot
 * Take a camera picture of a Liberator
 * Take a camera picture of a Mr. Handy or Mr. Gutsy
 * Take a camera picture of a Protectron
 * Take a camera picture of a Sentry Bot
 * Take the Junior Roboticist tour at RobCo Research Center