Fallout 3 Unique Weapons - The Break & Mesmetron

Unique Pool Cue and the Mesmetron. The weapon is not owned by any character and may simply be picked up without any negative result. It has the extended reach of a sledgehammer, but does less damage. Although not a highly damaging weapon, it has a rapid attack, so many blows can be landed quickly. Probably best used against opponents who aren't armed with melee weapons themselves as they will often block your attack, stunning you for a few precious seconds. For this reason it's best to use VATS attacks on other melee opponents. It may be picked up by Rory Maclaren or any other slaves in Paradise Falls if they are set free, as it is usually the first available weapon upon exiting the slave pen area. The slavers themselves may also pick it up if disarmed in combat or if they do not have ammo for their weapons. As a result, you may find it in the possession of one of these characters if there has been any fighting in Paradise Falls. Mesmetron: Mesmetron is a weapon that is used in the quest "Strictly Business" and is given to you by Grouse (the Paradise Falls entrance guard) when you begin the quest. When used on the specified quest NPCs, it puts them into a hypnotic stupor, allowing the player to rob and enslave them (by putting a Slave Collar on them) and send them to Paradise Falls. It also appears to work on some other NPCs, but often simply sends them into a berserk frenzy in which they become hostile towards the player and every other NPC in the area. Occasionally, the victim will run several steps before their head explodes.The weapon can sometime be found at Raven Rock enclave base after you are captured at vault 87. The Mesmetron has a 50% chance to mesmerize an applicable target, 30% chance to cause frenzy, and 20% to explode their heads. If the target can't be mezzed, the chance to cause berserk is 80%. It uses Mesmetron power cell as ammo. You start out with 50 Mesmetron power cells. Grouse will also sell you additional power cells, but at a fairly steep price (200 caps for 10). If you don't want to take the "Strictly Business" quest, you can obtain the Mesmetron by killing Grouse and looting his corpse. You have to kill him to obtain the Mesmetron, as it cannot be pickpocketed. If you kill Grouse, the Mesmetron can only be used for robbing or frenzying NPCs, as you cannot enslave NPCs with Grouse dead and Paradise Falls hostile towards you. You also cannot obtain additional Mesmetron power cells from anyone other than Grouse.