By drinking this essence, you are charged to embody the hopes and dreams that founded the New California Republic, and the courage and conviction to uphold and maintain those hopes and dreams in the face of unspeakable hardships, cruelty, and evil. In the process, you will accept the accompanying shackles. You shall do no evil. You shall ever always give your best effort. You shall brook no tyranny, and you shall strive for the rest of your life to make the world a better place in whatever way you can. Be aware that you will be instilled with the intimate knowledge of what this entails. Knowing this, you must fully, wholeheartedly accept the limitations and responsibilities both. There is no shirking. There is no rules lawyering. You will literally be incapable of such cowardice. This is the last chance to back out. Should you do so, then the essence will simply become inert. Should you accept, you shall be furnished with the following to facilitate your duties.
*You will be equipped with a suit of Desert Ranger combat armor worn in the old days by the United States Marine Corps. It will protect against energy weapons damage in addition to its ability to sustain kinetic impacts by multiple 12.7mm rounds with only minor kinetic transfer. It is also sealed against Nuclear, Chemical, Biological, and Radiological hazards including those introduced by WMDs. When you need it, it'll be there in as perfect a condition as the day you got it.
*Your helmet contains a heads up display and sophisticated sensors and computers which enable it to track a vast array of vital statistics, general health, the health of others, and even weapon aim. A compass and motion tracker is also present. It can also see in low light conditions, infrared, and ultraviolet. It is able to provide the same protections as the rest of the armor, and is powered and maintained by your strength of will.Again, when you need it, it'll be there in as perfect a condition as the day you got it.
*Your signature weapon is the Colt Single Action Army, a six shot revolver chambered in .357 magnum and it is as bound to your soul, as much a part of you as your hands or your legs. You shall find it always in reach, even if you leave it at home or if it is destroyed. All you need to do is reach down to your hip and mean to draw it. It'll be there, as shiny and perfect as the day you got it, just like always.
*You will be provided with an M4 carbine chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO. You will be provided with a scoped Trail Carbine, a lever action rifle chambered in .44 magnum. They're kinda nice.
*You inexplicably never seem to run out of ammo.
*You are skilled, very skilled. You immediately gain experience, muscle memory, and honed practice in all manner of skills from firearms handling to stealth to lockpicking to survival to mechanical repair to science to even non-violent conflict resolution. It's not as much as what Veteran Rangers get, but it's still enough to put you heads and shoulders above your fellow man.
*Should it be necessary, you will be granted an extended life.
*Free genetic scrubbing. Is nice!
*You become hardened up with physical abilities up to peak human ability, or at least striking a happy optimum balance. You also just generally have greater durability than anyone else. Anime physics automatically applies whenever it pops up.
*And should your efforts not be enough, you may recruit others to your cause. You may create numerous iterations of the NCR Ranger Essence to give to those who are trustworthy.
*Should you survive for 20 years, your essence will upgrade automatically to that of the Essence of the NCR Veteran Ranger, though you can choose if the upgrade is immediate or in a ceremony.