Romance Guide and Best Romance Options

There are no romance options in Fallout New Vegas (FNV) but you can sleep with some NPCs. Read on and see a list of available sleeping partners, the steps on how to sleep with them, and the benefits of sleeping with NPCs!

List of Available Sleeping Partners

1. Benny
2. Red Lucy
3. Joana
4. Dazzle
5. Beatrix Russell
6. Fisto
7. Sarah Weintraub
8. Maude
9. Jimmy
10. Sweetie

Benny

#	Steps
1	Courier must be a Female and has the Black Widow perk.
2	Confront Benny at the TOPS Casino. Exhaust the dialogue by choosing everything with the [Black Widow] prompt.
3	Go to Benny's suite on the 13th floor and sleep with him by choosing the dialogue with the [Have sex with Benny] prompt.

Benny, the guy responsible for the bullet hole in your head, can be enganged in sex only if your character, the Courier, is female. Engaging in intercouse with Benny will progress the Ring-a-Ding Ding! quest and unlock the Wild Card: Ace in the Hole quest.

Red Lucy

#	Steps
1	Talk to Red Lucy in The Thorn and start the Bleed Me Dry quest.
2	Complete the quest and ask Red Lucy to meet her in private. Exhaust the dialogue by choosing the phrases with "meet in private".
3	Follow Red Lucy to her room and sleep on her bed after she changes into her nightgown and lays down.

Red Lucy is found at The Thorn on the Westside, and you have the option to sleep with her once you've proven your worth by completing the Bleed Me Dry quest.

Joana

#	Steps
1	Talk to Joana at the Gomorrah Casino's courtyard and ask her to spend the night with you.
2	Pass a 50 and 75 Speech check to get a private time with her on the house. Failing either of the Speech checks will cause Joana to charge you 75 caps.
3	Follow Joana into her room and talk to her afterwards. She'll change into her sleepwear and lay on the bed. Interact with the bed to sleep with Joana.

Dazzle

#	Steps
1	Talk to Dazzle near one of the tents at the Gomorrah Casino's courtyard.
2	She'll initially charge you 100 caps to sleep with her, but her fee can be lowered to 50 caps by choosing the dialogue with either the [Black Widow] or [Lady Killer] perk. Pay up and instantly sleep with her on the bed nearby.

Beatrix Russell

#	Steps
1	Start the Wang Dang Atomic Tango quest by speaking to James Garret over at Atomic Wrangler Casino at night.
2	Recruit Beatrix Russell by passing either a 35 Barter or Speech check. She can be found at the Old Mormon Fort.
3	Go back to the Atomic Wrangler Casino and tell James Garret that you found Beatrix Russell. Wait until morning and talk to Francine Garret to rent a room for 10 caps, then talk to Beatrix Russell and pay the 25 caps fee for her services.
4	Follow her to your rented room and interact with the bed once she lays down on it. You'll hear ghoul sounds as the screen turns black while you're doing the deed.

Fisto

#	Steps
1	Start the Wang Dang Atomic Tango quest by speaking to James Garret over at Atomic Wrangler Casino at night.
2	Go to Mick and Ralph's and purchase Ralph's Sexbot Holodisk from Ralph for 150 caps. You can lower the fee by passing Barter or Speech checks, with the lowest being 50 caps.
3	Go to Ceruluean Robotics and upload the Sexbot Holodisk onto the Terminal. Choose Upload Programming Routine then Upload Ralph's Sexbot Routine. Fisto will come out and then you can recruit Fisto from there. You can conduct a little "test" before handing Fisto over.
4	Go back to the Atomic Wrangler Casino and tell James Garret that you found a sexbot. Wait until morning and talk to Francine Garret to rent a room for 10 caps, then talk to Fisto and pay the 10 caps fee for its services.
5	Go to your rented room and wait for Fisto, as it moves slowly. Talk to Fisto once it's in your room to perform your desired activities.

Sarah Weintraub

#	Steps
1	Talk to Sarah in the Vault 21 Gift Shop and choose these dialogue options: What kinds of things do you sell in this gift shop? Vault gear - swell. Can you show me what you got? Sarah, stop right there. Do you actually have any vault gear? From there, choose the dialogue options with the Speech checks and lastly choose "Count on it".
2	Get 30 vault suits from other vaults and sell them to Sarah afterwards. Talk to her again and choose "Yeah, pass by my room and we'll catch up."
3	Go inside Vault 21 and enter your room to engage in activities with Sarah. Your room is the first room on the left hallway once you reach the Vault's main game room, where a lot of people are gathered.

Maude

#	Steps
1	Enter Casa Madrid Apartments on the Westside and go to the 2nd floor to find Maude. Pay her 75 caps for her services.

Jimmy

#	Steps
1	Enter Casa Madrid Apartments on the Westside and go to the 2nd floor to find Jimmy. Pay him 200 caps for his services. He'll only entertain Male guests.

Sweetie

#	Steps
1	Enter Casa Madrid Apartments on the Westside and go to the 2nd floor to find Sweetie. Pay her 300 caps for her services.

Benefits of Sleeping with NPCs

Gain the Well Rested Perk

Some NPCs you've slept with will cause you to earn the Well Rested perk for a limited time after you've done the deed. This perk boosts the experiene you gain for a limited time.

Best Perks and List of Perks

Is There Romance in Fallout New Vegas?

No True Romance

The romance mechanic doesn't exist in Fallout New Vegas; therefore, you cannot romance anyone in the game. However, there is a mechanic that allows you to sleep with a select few NPCs.

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