G.O.A.T.

(Generalized Occupational Aptitude Test)

Source: https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/GOAT

Introduction
This is a fan adaptation of the G.O.A.T. that is given in-game for the Fallout 3 video game during the Future Imperfect
quest by Wilsonian Games. It is intended for use with the Modiphus-produced Fallout 2d20 Roleplaying Game.

“At age 16, every Vault 101 resident takes the Generalized Occupational Aptitude Test, or G.O.A.T., which
helps determine job placement.”— Fallout 3 loading screen

The G.O.A.T. (Generalized Occupational Aptitude Test) is a Vault-Tec occupational assessment test that
every resident of a vault is required to take at the age of 16.

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All Rights Reserved.
Test
Question 1

You are approached by a frenzied Vault scientist, who yells, "I'm going to put my quantum harmonizer in your
photonic resonation chamber!" What's your response?

1. "But doctor, wouldn't that cause a parabolic destabilization of the fission singularity?"
2. "Yeah? Up yours too, buddy!"
3. Say nothing, grab a nearby pipe and hit the scientist in the head to knock him out. For all you knew, he
was planning to blow up the vault.
4. Say nothing, but slip away before the scientist can continue his rant.

Question 2

While working as an intern in the Clinic, a patient with a strange infection on his foot stumbles through the
door. The infection is spreading at an alarming rate, but the doctor has stepped out for a while. What do you do?

1. Amputate the foot before the infection spreads.

2. Scream for help.
3. Medicate the infected area to the best of your abilities.
4. Restrain the patient, and merely observe as the infection spreads.
Question 3

You discover a young boy lost in the lower levels of the Vault. He's hungry and frightened, but also appears to
be in possession of stolen property. What do you do?

1. Give the boy a hug and tell him everything will be okay.
2. Confiscate the property by force, and leave him there as punishment.
3. Pick the boy's pocket to take the stolen property for yourself, and leave the boy to his fate.
4. Lead the boy to safety, then turn him over to the overseer.

Question 4

Congratulations! You made one of the Vault baseball teams! Which position do you prefer?

1. Pitcher.
2. Catcher.
3. Designated Hitter.
4. None, you wish the vault had a soccer team.

Question 5

Your grandmother invites you to tea, but you're surprised when she gives you a pistol and orders you to kill
another Vault resident. What do you do?

1. Obey your elder and kill the Vault resident with the pistol.
2. Offer your most prized possession for the resident's life.
3. Ask granny for a minigun instead. After all, you don't want to miss.
4. Throw your tea in granny's face.
Question 6

Old Mr. Abernathy has locked himself in his quarters again, and you've been ordered to get him out. How do
you proceed?

1. Use a bobby pin to pick the lock on the door.

2. Trade a Vault hoodlum for his cherry bomb and blow open the lock.
3. Go to the armory, retrieve a laser pistol, and blow the lock off.
4. Walk away, and let the old coot rot.

Question 7

Oh, no! You've been exposed to radiation, and a mutated hand has grown out of your stomach! What's the best
course of treatment?

1. A bullet to the brain.

2. Large doses of anti-mutagen agent.
3. Prayer. Maybe God will spare you in exchange for a life of pious devotion.
4. Removal of the mutated tissue with a precision laser.

Question 8

A fellow Vault resident is in possession of a Grognak the Barbarian comic book, issue number 1. You want it.
What's the best way to obtain it?

1. Trade the comic book for one of your own valuable possessions.
2. Steal the comic book at gunpoint.
3. Sneak into the resident's quarters, and steal the comic book from his desk.
4. Slip some knock out drops into the resident's Nuka-Cola, and take the comic book when he's
unconscious.
Question 9

You decide it would be fun to play a prank on your father. You enter his private restroom when no one is
looking, and....

1. Loosen some bolts on some pipes. When the sink is turned on, the room will flood.
2. Put a firecracker in the toilet. That's sure to cause some chaos.
3. Break into the locked medicine cabinet and replace his high blood pressure medication with sugar pills.
4. Manipulate the power wattage on his razor, so he'll get an electric shock next time he shaves.

Question 10

Who is indisputably the most important person in Vault: He who shelters us from the harshness of the atomic
wasteland, and to whom we owe everything we have, including our lives?

1. The Overseer.
2. The Overseer.
3. The Overseer.
4. The Overseer.
Test Administrator Key
Question 1

You are approached by a frenzied Vault scientist, who yells, "I'm going to put my quantum harmonizer in your
photonic resonation chamber!" What's your response?

1. "But doctor, wouldn't that cause a parabolic destabilization of the fission singularity?" - Science
2. "Yeah? Up yours too, buddy!" - Speech
3. Say nothing, grab a nearby pipe and hit the scientist in the head to knock him out. For all you knew, he
was planning to blow up the vault. - Melee Weapons
4. Say nothing, but slip away before the scientist can continue his rant. - Sneak

Question 2

While working as an intern in the Clinic, a patient with a strange infection on his foot stumbles through the
door. The infection is spreading at an alarming rate, but the doctor has stepped out for a while. What do you do?

1. Amputate the foot before the infection spreads - Melee Weapons

2. Scream for help - Speech
3. Medicate the infected area to the best of your abilities - Medicine
4. Restrain the patient, and merely observe as the infection spreads - Science

Question 3

You discover a young boy lost in the lower levels of the Vault. He's hungry and frightened, but also appears to
be in possession of stolen property. What do you do?

1. Give the boy a hug and tell him everything will be okay - Speech
2. Confiscate the property by force, and leave him there as punishment - Unarmed
3. Pick the boy's pocket to take the stolen property for yourself, and leave the boy to his fate - Sneak
4. Lead the boy to safety, then turn him over to the overseer - Nothing

Question 4

Congratulations! You made one of the Vault baseball teams! Which position do you prefer?

1. Pitcher - Explosives
2. Catcher - Big Guns
3. Designated Hitter - Melee Weapons
4. None, you wish the vault had a soccer team - Unarmed
Question 5

Your grandmother invites you to tea, but you're surprised when she gives you a pistol and orders you to kill
another Vault resident. What do you do?

1. Obey your elder and kill the Vault resident with the pistol. - Small Guns
2. Offer your most prized possession for the resident's life. - Barter
3. Ask granny for a minigun instead. After all, you don't want to miss. - Big Guns
4. Throw your tea in granny's face. - Explosives

Question 6

Old Mr. Abernathy has locked himself in his quarters again, and you've been ordered to get him out. How do
you proceed?

1. Use a bobby pin to pick the lock on the door. - Lockpick

2. Trade a Vault hoodlum for his cherry bomb and blow open the lock. - Explosives and Barter
3. Go to the armory, retrieve a laser pistol, and blow the lock off. - Energy Weapons
4. Walk away, and let the old coot rot. - Repair

Question 7

Oh, no! You've been exposed to radiation, and a mutated hand has grown out of your stomach! What's the best
course of treatment?

1. A bullet to the brain - Small guns

2. Large doses of anti-mutagen agent - Medicine
3. Prayer. Maybe God will spare you in exchange for a life of pious devotion. - Barter
4. Removal of the mutated tissue with a precision laser - Energy Weapons

Question 8

A fellow Vault resident is in possession of a Grognak the Barbarian comic book, issue number 1. You want it.
What's the best way to obtain it?

1. Trade the comic book for one of your own valuable possessions - Barter
2. Steal the comic book at gunpoint - Small guns
3. Sneak into the resident's quarters, and steal the comic book from his desk - Sneak
4. Slip some knock out drops into the resident's Nuka-Cola, and take the comic book when he's
unconscious. - Medicine

Question 9

You decide it would be fun to play a prank on your father. You enter his private restroom when no one is
looking, and....

1. Loosen some bolts on some pipes. When the sink is turned on, the room will flood. - Repair
2. Put a firecracker in the toilet. That's sure to cause some chaos - Explosives
3. Break into the locked medicine cabinet and replace his high blood pressure medication with sugar pills -
Medicine
4. Manipulate the power wattage on his razor, so he'll get an electric shock next time he shaves - Lockpick
Question 10

Who is indisputably the most important person in Vault: He who shelters us from the harshness of the atomic
wasteland, and to whom we owe everything we have, including our lives?

1. The Overseer
2. The Overseer
3. The Overseer
4. The Overseer

This question has no effect on skills.

Scoring Sheet
Administrator, circle the student’s choice for Questions 1 through 9, tally the results and consult the Results Section.
Student Name:
Answer (1,2,3, or 4)

Energy Weapons

Melee Weapons

Small Guns
Explosives

Throwing

Unarmed
Lockpick
Big Guns

Medicine
Athletics

Survival
Science

Speech
Repair
Barter

Sneak
Pilot
Question 1 1 1 1 1
Question 2 1 1 1 1
Question 3 1 1 1
Question 4 1 1 1 1
Question 5 1 1 1 1
Question 6 1 1 1 1 1
Question 7 1 1 1 1
Question 8 1 1 1 1
Question 9 1 1 1 1
Totals
Results
The results are determined by the following formula: Each of the above questions (excluding #10) adds 1
"point" towards the skill it represents. The skill with the most "points" at the end of the test is the final result. If
two or even all three skills result in a tie, the "job" associated will be determined from the first tagged skill in
alphabetical order.

Job Skill Test Administrator Comment

Vault “They say the G.O.A.T never lies. According to this, you're slated to be the next
Barter
chaplain vault ... Chaplain. God help us all.”
Laundry
“Well according to this, you're in line to be trained as a laundry cannon operator.
cannon Big Guns
First time for everything indeed.”
operator
Energy “It's nice to know I can still be surprised. Pedicurist! I might have guessed
Pedicurist
Weapons Manicurist, or even Masseuse. But apparently, you're a foot person.”
Waste
“It says here you're perfectly suited for a career as a Waste Management
management Explosives
Specialist. A specialist, mind you, not just a dabbler. Congratulations!”
specialist
Vault loyalty “Huh. "Vault Loyalty Inspector"... I thought that had been phased out decades ago.
Lockpick
inspector Well, sounds like a job right up your alley, hmm?”
Clinical test “Interesting. "Clinical Test Subject"... sounds like something you should excel at. I
Medicine
subject guess you and your dad will be working together.”
Melee “Looks like the diner's going to get a new Fry Cook. I'll just say this once: hold the
Fry cook
Weapons mustard, extra pickles. Ha ha ha.”
Jukebox “Thank goodness. We're finally getting a new Jukebox Technician. That thing
Repair
technician hasn't worked right since old Joe Palmer passed.”
Pip-Boy “Well, well. Pip-Boy Programmer, eh? Stanley will finally have someone to talk
Science
programmer shop with.”
Small “Huh. I wonder who will be brave enough to be your first customer as the vault's
Tattoo artist
Guns new Tattoo Artist? I promise it won't be me.”
“Apparently, you're management material. You're going to be trained as a Shift
Shift
Sneak Supervisor. Could I be talking to the next Overseer? Stranger things have
supervisor
happened.”
Marriage “Wow. Wow. Says here you're going to be the vault's Marriage Counselor. Almost
Speech
counselor makes me want to get married, just to be able to avail myself of your services.”
Little league “I always thought you'd have a career in professional sports. You're the new vault
Unarmed
coach Little League coach! Congratulations.”