001  hey there, i'm pickle, she/her/they, 32. just a briney pickle enjoying the written word and throwing my favorite characters into some wild situations and seeing what happens. i don't take myself too seriously and as such things here will be very relaxed. this is my for-fun hobby, low pressure, just here to vibe. don't ruin it :) i am shy and very unlikely to approach first BUT i am here to write and LOVE when ppl just come right at me, so pls feel free to approach. 002  some quick and simple basics. NO: godmodding, forceshipping, anon hate, vaguing, drama or any other kind of general shittiness. this blog is selective and i will write with MUTUALS ONLY i may be choosy with who i write with and exercise my right to use the block button liberally. i suggest you do the same if the need arises. this blog is also NOT SPOILER FREE 003  while my portrayal will follow canon events (for now), my portrayal will also be headcanon heavy. i treat canon as a mere foundation and am not big on fanon influences. pls don't bring that here.

 004  how to write with me: the easiest way to write with me is to SEND MEMES. memes are a great way to just get the ball rolling. always feel free to send me memes or IMs if we're mutuals! ALL MEMES are welcome to be made into threads unless stated otherwise in tags! So go for it! plotting for me tends to look like vague shouty rambly scraps of ideas that i will then use memes to initiate. that's the easiest way to get things going with me. i will also do starter calls now and again, if you're shy. 005  i do very little formatting. next to none. just small font honestly. do as you please but i will not be matching. i would ask that you please not do crazy wild spacing and aggressive formatting with me. it makes it very hard to read. icons will be coming but i'm busy. i will match tense usually and can work with second and third person. 006  I SHIP CHEMISTRY ABOVE ANYTHING however, i will say i do love shipping but i will NEVER force ship. coop is also a bit abrasive and not exactly interested in relationships of the romantic or sexual variety. but i am open to them. NOTE: i will not write genuinely toxic ship dynamics under any circumstances. problematic ships are absolutely fine and sort of the nature of shipping w/coop anyway. but toxic? never. neither my coop nor i are interested in this type of dynamic. my coop is not some aggressive/toxic daddy dom trope either so if that's what you're interested in, you may as well keep moving. it won't be happening here. enjoy w/e u like, but not here.

 007  due to the nature of the show, some triggering and/or usfw topics WILL be present, namely blood and gore. i will tag them 'trigger /' but they will feature often, so follow at your own risk. text posts will be tagged 'usfw' with images tagged as 'nsfw'. i will try very hard to remember to tag always but i can be forgetful. i'm trying. i don't have any triggers that need tagging and i will also try to remember yours but pls feel free to remind me always. i'm forgetful. 008  i will absolutely forget which blogs don't want things reblogged from them on the reblogging website. i will always try to reblog most things from the source if i can. but i will forget sometimes. 100%. so take that however you'd like and do what u need to. if you tag things as 'don't reblog' tho, i will 100% respect that and that's actually super helpful so! that said, idgaf what u reblog from me. if ur not my bestie already just don't spam me w/likes and reblogs and we're good. i will also absolutely forget if i followed u and u soft blocked me. i don't mean this in a harsh way but i'm not thinking about it that much. if u don't want me to follow again, hard block me; it's easier for us both and way less awkward :) DNI  i have a very small and private dni that i will hardblock/not follow folks who heavily interact w/them. i will not entertain questions about it. ty.

LUCY MACLEAN  —  atomiqueen by bean  ✧  Affiliated ♡CONNIE LAWRENCE  —  w4stelanders
by fey  ✧  Main ♡FURIOSA  —  furiousredemption
by dawn  ✧  MainSELINA KYLE  —  clawsextended
by kat  ✧  Main

DAENERYS TARGARYEN  —  herdragcnfire
by kay  ✧  MainAMRITA MERCAR  —  rooksgambits
by bean  ✧  MainVINCENT RIFFY  —  vaultdamned
by stella  ✧  MainELSPETH COUSLAND  —  thanflowers
by bean  ✧  Main

DOM PEDRO — cooper used to work for dom pedro's father and his father's father before that. generations of completing bounties for the family, a consistent source of caps and his anti-feral chems. when dom's father took over the family's illicit business dealings, he took them from bad to worse, crossing the ghoul's line in the sand, resulting in cooper turning on dom pedro's father and killing him. years later, dom, now a grown man, sought vengeance on the man who took his family from him, swearing to do the same to coop in turn, but not knowing where his family could be, instead, he buried cooper alive, keeping him from continuing his search for his daughter. it's unclear how long he was buried, some rumors citing 30 years, but what is known is that every year or so, dom has him dug back up, cuts a piece or two off of him and puts him back in the ground. when he finds out coop's been freed, his hunt for vengeance will continue.

CHARLIE WHITEKNIFE — a friend of coop's pre-war that he met first during his time in the marines, and who also later joined him in hollywood, staring alongside him in many of his films as the sheriff. best man in his wedding.

CAPI — Cooper's Captain while he was in the Marines who later, after retirement, became a chef and is the owner/executive chef of a high-end restaurant in LA.

SABASTIAN LESLIE — one of coop's first 'actor friends' he made after becoming an actor who also later joins him as one of many actors who sold various rights/parts of themselves to the corporations of the time--sebastian becoming the voice of mr. handy....

BEN — a ghoul sex worker that coop and lucy (atomiqueen) meet on their journey to new vegas.

NAME — wip

STATS

NAME: Cooper HowardNICKNAME/ALIAS: Coop, The GhoulAGE: 270ish?DATE OF BIRTH: tbdGENDER & PRONOUNS: male, ghoul. he/him/they.ORIENTATION: bisexual??RACE/ETHNICITY: human / white / ghoulNATIONALITY: 'merican

PHYSICAL

HEIGHT: 5'10”WEIGHT: 200 lbs.HAIR: noneEYES: greenish brownSCARS: heavily scared over his whole body from ghoulificationPIERCINGS: noneTATTOOS: noneFACE CLAIM: Walton Goggins

PERSONALITY

POSITIVE TRAITS:
- clever
- confident
- decisive
- disciplined
- efficient
- intelligent
- observant
- perceptive
- principaled
- resourcefulNEUTRAL TRAITS:
- dominating
- enigmatic
- sarcastic
- toughNEGATIVE TRAITS:
- abrasive
- arrogant
- blunt
- critical
- cruel
- cynical
- difficult
- hostile
- inconsiderate
- resentful
- secretive
- scheeming
- uncooperative
-ASTROLOGY: CancerMBTI: ESFPENNEAGRAM: 6w7TEMPERAMENT: cholericALIGNMENT: lawful good (pre-war) / chaotic neutral (post war)

BACKGROUND

PARENTS:
- peyton isabelle howard (née barnes)
- frances 'frankie' elizabeth howardSIBLINGS:
- n/aSIGNIFICANT OTHER:
- barb howard (ex-wife)CHILDREN:
- Janey HowardPETS: Roosevelt (pre-war) / Dogmeat/Four (post-war)OCCUPATION: Actor (pre-war) / bounty hunter (post-war) / professor (alt!modern)HOMETOWN: AmericaCURRENT RESIDENCE: Wasteland - post-war AmericaLANGUAGES: English, some SpanishACCENT: Southern

OTHER

NEURODIVERGENCES & DISORDERS:
- tbdPHYSICAL DISABILITIES / CHRONIC ILLNESSES:
- ghoulification??POWERS / ABILITIES / SKILLS:-   Ability   healing (due to radiation/ghoulification), exceptional shot, sewing, first-aid, martial, ranching/horseback riding

BIOGRAPHY

Born and raised on the farms of 2020s America, you grew up with strong sense of pride and belief in the American Dream. You went to church every Sunday, and said grace around the dinner table. You knew right from wrong and acquired a fierce sense of justice, looking out for the weak and downtrodden. It was your duty as a christian, your duty as a child of the lord to love thy neighbor.And to love your country. Though you grew and your enthusiasm for these ideals quieted, they never left you. So when the world was at war with those challenging those ideals, seeming to spit in the face of them, you donned your armor and did your duty. You fought against those dirty communists for the United States Marines. Your faith was challenged, your body, mind and soul as well, but you never fell too far of course. Your belief and strict adherence to these principals softened but still they lingered. You didn't think too much about them but you never let them go.By the time you left the military you were tired. You'd fought and done what you had to and had pride in what you'd done for your country and its people, but you were tired. And so you became an actor, playing a cowboy on the big screen. But it's like you never left, you're still fighting those Reds again. This time the war is fought on a stage rather than a battle field. There are casualties here too, friends and colleagues abandoning the American Dream and calling it bullshit. Friends you would die for were now said to be your enemies and you started to question the very thought. You knew these people, they were good people. Though you doubted them, too, you listened. Deep down you knew something wasn't right.And you were right to question it all. What you'd been taught to believe, how the military had trained you and what you'd learned were on two opposite ends of a spectrum. Your world turned upside down and shattered and it all happened right under your nose. You remembered those simple teachings you'd had as a kid to protect those who were wronged, to stand up and fight for them and you spoke out. You lost everything. Your job. Your wife. Your life.But you didn't lose her, Janey, your one silver lining, your reason to live. You fought for her and in the end you settled for shared custody. Having her at all was better than not having her. You made quite the pair of entertainers, doing rodeo shows for people who once admired and respected you but it didn't matter. None of it did as long as you had her.Then the bombs dropped. You still weren't sure they were going to, still hoped they wouldn't until that moment. That's when you truly lost it all.Nearly 220 years later you're dug up again for one last bounty. The money's enough to keep your irradiated ass kicking long enough for your to find your family. A bright-eyed, naive vault dweller gets in the way, taking the bounty to trade for her father who's been kidnapped. When you catch up to her, she's lost the head and you're running out of time and options. You don't like it, aren't proud of it, but desperate times call for desperate measures and you sell her vials to keep you from losing your mind and going feral. You sell her for two more months of time and still she saves your sorry ass, leaves you those life-saving vials before she parts with one last reminder of her golden rule.When you find her again she's made it to Moldaver and it only takes one look to know she's learned the truth about her father. The same truth you learned about your wife. But that's not the whole truth, not for you or her, and you want it all. And she must, too, as she follows along in search of answers.

IMPORTANT PORTRAYAL NOTES

S.P.E.C.I.A.L

SKILLS

TRAITS

-   Fast shot   Guns and energy weapons you fire are 20% quicker, AP cost for your guns and energy weapons are 20% lower.
-   Trigger Discipline   Guns and energy weapons you fire are 20% more accurate.

PERKS

basics

NAME: Cooper Howard
RACE: Human
CLASS: Fighter/Rogue
LEVEL: 8/12 (20)
BACKGROUND: Soldier/Outlander
ALIGNMENT: Chaotic neutral
PROFICIENCY BONUS: +6
ARMOR CLASS:
HIT POINTS: 206
INITIATIVE: +9
DAMAGE IMMUNITY: Radiant
PASSIVE WISDOM: 17

PERSONALITY

TRAITS:
-I place no stock in wealthy or well-mannered folk. Money and manners won't save you from a hungry owlbear. I'm haunted by memories of war.
-I can't get the images of violence out of my mind.
-I've lost too many friends, and I'm slow to make new ones.
IDEALS:
-independence: When people follow orders blindly, they embrace a kind of tyranny.
-nation: my city, nation or people are all that matter.
-honor: If i dishonor myself, I dishonor my whole clan.
BOND:
-I will bring terrible wrath down on the evildoers who destroyed my homeland.
-Someone saved my life on the battlefield. To this day, I will never leave a friend behind.
FLAW:
-Violence is my answer to almost every challenge.
-I have little respect for anyone who is not a proven warrior.

PROFICIENCIES

ARMOR: All armor, shields
WEAPONS: Simple weapons, martial weapons, hand crossbows, longswords, rapiers, shortswords
TOOLS: thieves' tools, tinker's tools, disguise kit, poisoner's kit
SKILLS: history, insight, intimidation, perception, persuasion, survival

Ability scores

STRENGTH: 15 (+2)

DEXTERITY: 18 (+4)

CONSTITUTION: 20 (+5)

INTELLIGENCE: 13 (+1)

WISDOM: 15 (+2)

CHARISMA: 13 (+1)

FIGHTER

FIGHTING STYLE: Archery
-you gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls you make with ranged weapons
SECOND WIND: You have a limited well of stamina that you can draw on to protect yourself from harm. On your turn, you can use a bonus action to regain hit points equal to 1d10 + your fighter level. Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long rest before you can use it again.
ACTION SURGE: You can push yourself beyond your normal limits for a moment. On your turn, you can take one additional action. Once you use this feature, you must finish a short or long rest before you can use it again.
EXTRA ATTACK: You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

BATTLE MASTER

Those who emulate the archetypal Battle Master employ martial techniques passed down through generations. To a Battle Master, combat is an academic field, sometimes including subjects beyond battle such as weaponsmithing and calligraphy. Not every fighter absorbs the lessons of history, theory, and artistry that are reflected in the Battle Master archetype, but those who do are well-rounded fighters of great skill and knowledge.

COMBAT SUPERIORITY: You learn maneuvers that you can use once per attack:
- evasive footwork, goading attack, precision attack, riposte, distracting strike
STUDENT OF WAR: You gain proficiency with one type of artisan's tool (tinker's kit)
KNOWING YOUR ENEMY: If you spend at least one minute observing or interacting with another creature outside combat, you can learn certain information about its capabilities compared to your own.
EXTRA ATTACK: You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.

Rogue

EXPERTISE: Your proficiency bonus is doubled for any ability check you make that uses: history, perception, survival or thieves' tools
SNEAK ATTACK: You know how to strike subtly and exploit a foe's distraction. Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have an advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon. You don't need advantage on the attack roll if another enemy of the target is within 5 feet of it, that enemy isn't incapacitated, and you don't have disadvantage on the attack roll.
THIEVES' CANT: During your rogue training you learned thieves' cant, a secret mix of dialect, jargon, and code that allows you to hide messages in seemingly normal conversation. Only another creature that knows thieves' cant understands such messages. It takes four times longer to convey such a message than it does to speak the same idea plainly.
-In addition, you understand a set of secret signs and symbols used to convey short, simple messages, such as whether an area is dangerous or the territory of a thieves' guild, whether loot is nearby, or whether the people in an area are easy marks or will provide a safe house for thieves on the run.
CUNNING ACTION: Your quick thinking and agility allow you to move and act quickly. You can take a bonus action on each of your turns in combat. This action can be used only to take the dash, disengage or hide actions.
EVASION: You can nimbly dodge out of the way of certain area effects, such as a red dragon's fiery breath or an ice storm spell. When you are subjected to an effect that allows you to make a dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, you instead take no damage if you succeed on the saving throw, and only half damage if you fail.
RELIABLE TALENT: You have refined your chosen skills until they approach perfection. Whenever you make an ability check that lets you add your proficiency bonus, you can treat a d20 roll of 9 or lower as a 10.

ASSASSIN

You focus your training on the grim art of death. Those who adhere to this archetype are diverse: hired killers, spies, bounty hunters, and even specially anointed priests trained to exterminate the enemies of their deity. Sealth, poison, and disguise help you eliminate your foes with deadly efficiency.

ASSASSINATE: You are at your deadliest when you get the drop on your enemies. You have advantage on attack rolls against any creature that hasn't taken a turn in the combat yet. In addition, any hit you score against a creature that is surprised is a critical hit.
INFILTRATION EXPERTISE: You can unfailingly create false identities for yourself. You must spend seven days and 25 gp to establish the history, profession, and affiliations for an identity. You can't establish an identity that belongs to someone else. If you adopt the new identity as a disguise, other creatures believe you to be that person until given an obvious reason not to.

  war never changes     main verse.  set at any time during canon events of the series, including pre + post-war.

 headcanons 

  the man from deadhorse    alt!main.  : any variation/au that is set in the 'main' fallout universe. basically a catch all for any divergencies of my main verse.  headcanons 

  these boots have seen everything    bg3.  created+affiliated with atomiqueen
after parting ways with maximus but before finding her father, lucy is captured and tadpoled by the mind flayers. cooper is still tracking her, searching for his own answers, finding her again after she's been recruited as a companion of tav's, both of them now on their way to baldur's gate. (in progress character sheet here

 headcanons 

  valley of the gun    mad max.  affiliated with atomiqueen + furiousredemption: when immortan joe's people showed up cooper's small ranch where he lived with janey and barb, cooper stalled them while his family got away. captured, cooper was tasked with farming at the citadel when one day, dying of thirst, lucy gave him water, saving his life. after the coup, the two of them plan to venture out to find their families again.  headcanons 

  the man from calabasas    modern. : set in the 'current era' of the fallout universes, aka: 2077 onward in which the bombs did not drop where coop is continuing his work as an actor, juggling that and co-parenting his young daughter janey.  headcanons 

  acting is about exploring the human soul    professor au.  : blacklisted from hollywood after speaking out against the war, coop became a film professor. he lives alone, visited often by his adult daughter janey.  headcanons 

  a man and his dog    alt!modern. : a non-fallout specific 'modern au' wherein cooper is an actor, divorced, janey is older/an adult and it's just him and his dog.  headcanons 

  hope is the key to survival    tlou. : vault-tec, barely more than a start-up with some very powerful connections learned of a deadly contagion and begun secretly constructing vaults to house employees and some very wealthy elites only, and warned no one of the potential threat. when disaster inevitably struck, cooper was separated from his daughter, seeking shelter at his ranch where he bid his time until he felt it was safe to return to LA in search of his daughter. upon returning to the LAQZ, he is captured by dom pedro, leader of the rattlers where he is enslaved for years before finally escaping to resume his search for his daughter.  headcanons 

  verse name    AU.  affiliated with url : verse description  headcanons 

  in death: sacrifice    da au.  : cooper is a grey warden, who volunteered during the fifth blight. after making the decision to do so, he and his wife spilt up as he would have to leave his life behind. he found out shortly after the joining that she was pregnant w/his child, a girl named Janey, leaving him very bitter toward the wardens as an organization for their lack of transparency. -- timeline and details subject to change as i play through the games and learn more of the lore.   veilguard   details subject to change once more but the warden backstory is very fitting for coop, so his veilguard verse is really just him being rook...but w/other rooks he can also just be another warden companion. please don't hesitate to message me for plotting w/this one to hash out details! this is just some simple basics  headcanons