Chain that Binds

Tuku

Tuku

First time out of the vault
Dose anyone have the actual text of the Chain that Binds from New Vegas? I cant find it anywhere on the internet (Yes I have gone to reddit and looked through all the wikis I know of )

Playing a Table Top version of Fallout and I play a scribe who wants to depose an elder that way.
 
Source:http://fallout.gamepedia.com/Hidden_Valley_Bunker_teminal_entries#Chain_That_Binds

The Chain That Binds is the cornerstone of our organization, the rock that supports the great tree of the Brotherhood and its myriad branches. It holds that:

1. Orders are to flow from on high down through the ranks. An order from a superior must always be obeyed, that their wisdom may be carried out without hesitation.

2. Orders are to observe the flow and not skip ranks. A superior may only give orders to his direct subordinates, and not to those beneath them. In this way harmony of intent and cohesion of thought is maintained.
 
I always hated the Chain that Binds. It makes no sense. Why can't I order everyone beneath me to do stuff? Am I seriously supposed to assume that my direct subordinates are totally trustworthy, competent and won't (intentionally or not) corrupt the order I'm giving to the lowers through them?
 
It makes plenty of sense in the context of a military organization. The proper term is "delegation of authority." Having an LT or company commander direct each private in the organization is inefficient. If you don't trust your subordinates and / or can prove that they are incompetent or deliberately corrupting orders, you replace them and court martial them if appropriate. Likewise, subordinates do not run to their company commander with every minor question without going through their NCOs. The chain of command works both ways.
 
The chain that binds doesn´t seem to be important for the brotherhood hierarchy. In NV you have to make background research on the brotherhood history for Hardin to make it a valid reason to replace Mcnamara.

Being head paladin shouldn´t he know this already?
 
It's also an efficient way of preventing corruption from taking root, and a sign of respect towards the different levels of authority within the command structure, in my opinion.
 
Honestly it's just another piece of the obvious decline of the Brotherhood, something that in theory makes sense but overall is too rigid and flawed in emergencies.
 
When I walked into Fallout 4 (first time round, I expected Bethesda to have learned everything from New Vegas), I assumed from Arthur Maxson being the Elder this time around (and that he legitimately said this anyways) that there would be an internal conflict between the Outcasts and the Lyons sides within the Brotherhood. If you're helping the Outcasts, you would've been able to use the Chain that Binds as a standing point to bring Maxson down.

It was disappointing to see the Brotherhood without any such conflict, especially when its clear Maxson is a hybrid of classic West Coast Brotherhood ideologies and the Lyons "for the people" ideology. There's no way he would've been able to avoid any internal conflicts in such the short time he took to become leader, especially when the Outcasts within the Brotherhood would've claimed that he was too young to lead.

Hilariously, it is also implied that Maxson is younger than the Sole Survivor, who I guess is canonically in his/her late 20s to mid 30s?
 
If only Maxson was undecided and torn between the two factions in the Brotherhood, putting on the tough guy act mainly to seem influential and have some vestige of power.
 
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