Implicitly justified, with it being all but stated that Boston was especially 'prepared for the future', even when compared to other American cities. Even recorded announcements from before the Great War are ridiculously common. Some buildings still have working water fountains, lights, and computer terminals. Ragnarök Proofing: Utilities seem to have held up remarkably well, given both a nuclear war and over 200 years of neglect.Your character can also become one of these with the Endurance 9 perk Ghoulish, which makes the radiation poisoning of the wasteland actually heal you. Radiation-Immune Mutants: Ghouls, naturally, as well as Super Mutants.
