Southside Park

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Location

This area is located in Southside.

Note: This area has a different set of encounters before completing the Southside Park Quest, see Southside Park (before quest).

This area counts as outdoors, aboveground.

Legend
	Combat Encounters		Etheric only
	Noncombat Encounters		Non-Etheric only
	Choice Encounters		Requires Fishing pole
	Gang Warfare Encounters		Can lead to a Hacking Encounter

Combat Encounters

	Opponent	Encounter Text	Notes
		You hear a voice behind you. 'This is our turf, lowlife.' Then, as you turn around, the first bullets whizz over your head.	Only before finishing the Docks Quest
		As you make your way through Southside Park, you hear a shout behind you. "You! I'm out a job because of you!" A distressed, and apparently jobless, ganger charges at you, gun blazing.	Only after finishing the Docks Quest
		A wild-eyed bum looks up at you from his burn barrel. He gurgles something incoherent and charges at you!	Only if you helped the gangers in the Southside Park Quest.
		A bum stumbles up towards you. "You've got more Eclipse… I can smell it. Give it to me!" He launches himself at you.	Only if you gave the bum a crate of Eclipse on the Dr. Thomas Quest.
		As you wander through the park, a nearby pile of trash trembles then stands! It lunges at you, far faster than you'd expect from a barely-animate pile of garbage.

Noncombat Encounters

	Encounter	Result	Notes
	Blind Legion Canvassing	Get 2-3 Legion tracts	Only if you don't have Walk with the Blind equipped
	Loose Brick	Get 3-4 of: ancient candybar, dirty rags, Eclipse, filthy pistol, grain alcohol, half of a sandwich, Legion tract, old switchblade
	Beaming Bum	The friendly bum mentions that he has "just the thing" to grab for the next time you meet him (unlocks option in Friendly Bum choice encounter)	Only if you helped the Bum and haven't acquired the bat from him
	No More Voices	Protective Faith skill	With eye amulet equipped
?	Solving Itself	Boundless Patience skill	Allowing enough time to pass after talking about the voice
	Midgard Relay Net	Relevant to the Golden Chip's Backbone Control	With Juryrigged Antenna and Southside Relay
	Southside Relay	Relevant to the Golden Chip's Backbone Control	With Juryrigged Antenna and Southside Relay, after viewing a Relay Connection enough

Choice Encounters

Friendly Bum - Only if you helped the bum in the Southside Park Quest

Show me some moves - Gain 8-9? of: Dive for Cover, Kidney Punch, Lash Out, Punch
You had something for me? - (option unlocked by Beaming Bum noncombat encounter) - gain cracked baseball bat
Let's do it! - (option unlocked by wearing a Vigilante's Mask) - unlocks a gym for your gang; if you are a Leader or Bean Counter, you may add it to any one location with a Hideout from the Gang Stash screen
Nothing for now - Nothing

Bum Selling Stuff

Take a watch - antiquey watch for 10 credits
Grab a jar - grain alcohol for 10 credits
Buy his lunch - everything dog for 10 credits
Snag a pill bottle - refilled pill bottle for 10 credits
Purchase a gasmask - gas mask for 10 credits
Walk Away - Nothing

Or with an antiquey watch equipped

Buy the TV - antique plasma TV for 100 credits
Grab the jar of alcohol - grain alcohol for 10 credits
Take the pills - refilled pill bottle for 10 credits
Buy his lunch - everything dog for 10 credits
Purchase the gun - slick holdout for 10 credits
Purchase the gasmask - gas mask for 10 credits
Walk away - Nothing

Chess In The Park

Sure, a friendly game - (if you lose) Gain 2 XP Perception OR (if you win) nothing
Lay down a small bet - (if you lose) Gain 2 XP Will OR (if you win) 5 credits
Ignore him - Nothing

Dumpster Diving

Dive in! - Get 1-2 items from: ancient candybar, battered cred chip, canned green beans, dirty rags, tattered newspaper page, and 1 of: brass knuckles, dirty old trenchcoat, filthy pistol, old switchblade
Hide in it - Gain 24-30 HP
Meditate in it (If Etheric and have Poltergeist Spark) - Regain 21-27? HP, learn Trash Simulacrum
Leave sleeping dumpsters lie - Nothing

Evil Eye In The Park - only if you haven't completed Whispers in the Park

Do what it wants - Gain 10-23 credits, 1-3 of cheap pistol, cup of Joe, heavy pistol, jumbo hot dog, old jacket, riot baton, Triggers Born of Sorrow
Listen to its words - Gain Evil Eye, Triggers Born of Sorrow
Bind it to yourself - (This choice only appears if you have a binding tome equipped) Removes the encounter - Gain Shadowy Presence
Pit your will against it - Removes the encounter - Learn Focused Mind skill if Will is ≥ 8

Evil Burning Barrel - Only if you haven't attacked the bums

Warm your hands - Gain 10-20 HP, 1 XP Will
Ask about Mikhail's - Nothing
Charge them - Fight Filthy Bum, removes this encounter
Ask about the voice
1. Change the subject - Gain 2 XP in Will
2. Demand answers - Removes the skittish bum
3. Rush him - Fight skittish bum
4. Leave him be - Walk away
Leave them - Nothing

Abandoned Barrel - Only if you've attacked the bums

Chase them down - Fight an Insane or Filthy Bum, or gain 1 XP in Strength or Reflexes
Search the area - Gain 1 of ancient candybar, cup of joe, dirty old trenchcoat, dirty rags, half of a sandwich, tattered newspaper page
Warm your hands - Gain 10-15 HP
Leave it be - Nothing

Ex-Fang In The Park - Only after the Docks quest is complete

Keep an eye on him - Fight Ganger and midgard-security
Rough him up - (evil) Gain 2 XP Strength
Kill him - Fight Ganger
Ignore him - Nothing

Third Eye In The Park

Jump him - Fight Third Eye Ganger
Follow him - Fight two Third Eye Gangers if Third Eye Shirt is not equipped (Third Eye membership is not required), otherwise:
1. Jump in - Fight two Third Eye Gangers or in full hunter disguise, gain 4-5 chips
2. Apologize - Learn that Big M is in with Midgard, get Metros Light, 2 XP (random distribution)
3. Walk away - Walk Away
Ignore him - Walk Away

Abduction

Try to rescue him (Good) - Fight 2 Midgard Security
Wait and search the alley - Find 1-2 of: cup of Joe, tattered newspaper page, dirty rags, dirty old trenchcoat, half of a sandwich, ancient candybar; triggers cool coin
Trail them - Fight two Midgard Security or, with at least 7? Stealth Power and 20 Reflexes and Strength:
1. Intervene - Fight two Midgard Security
2. Keep trailing them - Unlock Buried Lab
3. Search the scene - Get kidnappers' syringe
Look for evidence - Get kidnappers' syringe
Ignore it - Walk Away

Homeless Addict - Only while on Dr. Thomas Quest and have a crate of Eclipse in inventory

Give him a crate (evil) - lose crate of Eclipse, gain progress in the Dr. Thomas Quest
Sell him a crate - removes this option - pick again.
Leave him be - Nothing

Rescued Artist - Only if you have completed The Missing Artist quest by freeing the artist

Keep talking about yourself - Gain 3 XP Perception, 3 XP Will
Who are you, anyway? - Find out his name is "Richard"
Where are you staying? - Find out he's a scavenger
What were those things? - Find out he sees the ghouls as the good guys
Do you remember anything? - Find out there's another "badass" working for Midgard
Return his sketchbook - Find out there's another "badass" working for Midgard
Tell me about your dreams - (Only after asking "What were those things?" and some other condition?)
Tell me about your attacker - (Only after asking "Do you remember anything?"?) Gain massive assailant sketch
Find anything cool? - (Only after asking "Where are you staying?"?) Get 4-6 of: garbage sticker, Legion tract, tattered newspaper page, knit cap, protein bar, pep pill
Talk to you later - Walk away

Van Pickup - Only while dressed as a bum

Turn the tables - Fight 2 Midgard Security
Surrender peacefully - Take ~55 damage, 10 No Pain, or with Pep in your Step active, unlocks Buried Lab
Run away - Walk away

Gang Warfare encounters

These encounters show up when you control an area through Gang Warfare (except where indicated):

Noncombat Encounters

Encounter	Result	Notes
Little Eddie's Man	Unlocks back room of Little Eddie's for the day
Third Eye Stash In The Park	Get one Third Eye stash if a Map From Big M pointed you here
Supplying Fortification	Converts one gang Profit to fortifications	Doesn't require control of the area
Consolidating Control (Southside)	Queue another defender	Only with less than 5 defenders and no one else to fight
Drive Demand (Southside)	Gain 3 XP in Reflexes, increase value of drugs or goods shipments by 1	Agenda setting
Scavenge (Southside)	Gain 3 XP in Perception, 4-6 of: ancient candybar, brass knuckles, cheap pistol, circuit fragments, dirty old trenchcoat, dirty rags, everything dog, filthy pistol, frayed cable, garbage sticker, grilled panini, half of a sandwich, jumbo hot dog,Mikhail's Jumbo Platter, old jacket, refilled pill bottle	Agenda setting
Security (Southside)	Queue extra gang warfare combat in area. If you have complete control, instead gain 21-26? hit points and 3 XP in Will	Agenda setting
Shakedown (Southside)	Gain 3 XP in Strength, 30-45 Credits	Agenda setting

Vigilante Justice Combat Encounters

	Opponents	Encounter Text
		In your hunt through Southside Park, you discover two obvious Fang members discussing payment with a Midgard Security officer. As you edge closer, you see they're haggling over the corpse of a recently dead bum, with the main argument being whether his lack of eyes is "significant." It doesn't take long for you to pass judgement. (Drops old coins in addition to normal drops.)
		You hear two voices in the park, one angry and another whimpering. Closing in to investigate, you can see two men in gang uniforms interrogating one of the local bums. Judging by the ball of flame collected in one of the ganger's hands, the bum isn't going to be able to help himself. (Drops extra copies of The Eye and old pill bottles.)
		You hear a muffled scream from the far corner of the park and rush over to have a look. In the shadows, you see the bleeding scattered remains of a homeless man. Crouched over the grisly scene, another man grins as he wipes the blood from his knife.