Caravan Guard
Caravan Guard
Superiors: Caravan Leader
Difficulty: Medium / Hard
Duties: Protect Traders, Guard Caravans, Secure Trade Routes, Handle Threats.
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The Caravan Guard is the first line of defense for the Caravan Company’s operations. Responsible for protecting Caravan Traders and valuable goods, Caravan Guards ensure that trade routes stay safe from raiders, thieves, and hostile factions. Stationed alongside traders or patrolling high-risk areas, a Caravan Guard must be vigilant, well-equipped, and ready to face threats that might compromise the company’s profits and personnel.
Caravan Guards are skilled in combat and defense tactics, focusing on safeguarding both trade assets and the company’s reputation. With dangers lurking inside the Wasteland and beyond, your role is critical to ensuring every trade is completed without loss.
Objectives
- Ensure Trader Safety: Escort and protect Caravan Traders as they conduct business around the Wastedland. Prevent any interference from potential aggressors, thieves, or hostile factions.
- Defend Caravans and Goods: Secure all shipments and cargo, from loading to delivery. Monitor high-value goods to prevent theft or sabotage.
- Control Trade District Security: Patrol the Caravan Camp and any designated trading areas to deter further problems. Maintain a visible presence to dissuade troublemakers and reassure clients of the Caravan’s safety.
- Handle Hostile Encounters: Be prepared to face off against raiders, tribals, or hostile competitors. Use your combat skills to protect traders and ensure threats are neutralized.
Starting Gear
Assault Rifle: R-91 automatic assault rifle, an old 5.56 caliber rifle.
Light Pistol: 10mm Pistol, a post-war weapon, always reliable to shoot them down like sacks
Ammunitions: Can be found in the house you spawn. There are plenty of useful ammunition that you may carry to suit your duties.
Stimpack: Healing supplies to keep you operational during prolonged engagements.
Body-armor: A light metal armor suit, useful to protect against physical threats.
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Caravan Outfit: Distinctive desert-inspired outfit with a reinforced vest and trading insignia, suitable for long treks.
Holster & Utility Belt: Holds additional ammo and essential tools, keeping your hands free and supplies close.
How to Play as a Caravan Guard
At the beginning of each round, it's a good idea to check your gear, specifically your weapons. You'll start with two magazines for each weapon, other boxes of ammunition can be found in the Spawn Motel.
- Weapons must be loaded to function and shoot.
- Take the specific magazine of the weapon, (You can check with 'Examine' on the weapon the caliber and type)
- Insert it inside the weapon. (It must be in the using hand, left-click on the weapon to be loaded.)
- Stay Alert in High-Risk Areas: The Caravan Camp and Routes are prime targets for potential robberies. Keep an eye on anyone suspicious and stay close to Caravan Traders handling high-value goods.
- Coordinate with Other Guards: Work alongside other guards when escorting high-profile shipments or facing increased threat levels. Regular communication with your team can differentiate between a successful job and a costly ambush.
- Control Access to the Camp: High-value goods, especially weapon shipments and medical supplies, attract attention. Ensure only authorized personnel have access to Caravan Company assets and prevent looting.
- Respond Quickly to Attacks: Raiders, scavengers, or competitors may attempt to steal goods or attack traders. Be prepared to respond with force when necessary, but always keep the Caravan Trader’s safety as the priority.
Tips to win
- Prioritize Protection Over Combat: Your main role is to protect, not to hunt down enemies. Ensure the safety of traders and goods before engaging with any hostile.
- Manage Resources Carefully: Ammo and medical supplies can be limited. Only use force when necessary and avoid unnecessary confrontations to conserve resources.
- Keep a Low Profile: A Caravan Guard’s presence should deter crime, but avoid drawing unnecessary attention to the Caravan’s valuable cargo.
- Stay Connected: Try and get a Radio as soon as possible, usually we'll just need circuits-materials to craft one by ourself.
Faction Relationships
New California Republic: Friendly; the NCR appreciates a secure trading partner and may provide assistance in high-risk situations.
Brotherhood of Steel Neutral; while not outright hostile, they may challenge the Caravan’s right to transport certain tech items.
Vault Fourteen: Friendly; they are often more scared than you.
Raiders & Tribals: Hostile; frequently target high-value Caravan shipments. Raiders often ambush traders, requiring Caravan Guards to stay vigilant.
Trivia
Caravan Guards are known across the wasteland for their tenacity and loyalty. The Caravan motto, “Through Hell or High Water,” signifies their commitment to protecting trade routes against any threat.
Caravan Guards often act as “muscle” in negotiations, providing a subtle hint to would-be troublemakers that the Company is not to be trifled with.