There are no skill checks to my knowledge. Required for the Cowboy, Super Slam, Unstoppable Force, and Ninja perks. A medicine of 50 to 60 should be sufficient to pass all of the skill checks, with the higher ones requiring mentats and the relevant magazine (with Comprehension).ĭamage and weapon effectiveness. They are normally based around helping people with illnesses or wounds. There are 15 Medicine skill checks in the game ranging from 20 to 75.

Notable perks are Chemist (doubles the duration of chems) and Chem Resistant (offers 50% chem addiction resistance) Stims are twice as effective at 50 medicine, and three times as effective at 100 medicine. Your medicine skill affects how effective stimpaks and other medicines are. Very Easy locks can be picked with 0 points in lockpick, Easy requires 25, Average requires 50, Hard requires 75, and Very Hard requires 100. Dead Money has many high level locks to begin with so it is beneficial to have a high lockpick before beginning the DLC. It has two skill checks, both in Dead Money. It is a useless perk as there is little point forcing a lock. Has one associated perk: Infiltrater, which allows you to re-pick a broken lock. Has some skill checks throughout the game ranging from 40 to 50 points required.ĭetermines what locks you can pick. The Guns skill determines the player's accuracy and damage with every conventional gun. Most perks are explosive related with the main exception of Grunt. There are few skill checks with the highest in the base game being 60, although the majority are 50 or below.

Who doesn't like a nice explosion every now and again? This affects the damage and effectiveness of explosives, and unlike FO3 includes grenade launchers, missile launchers, and the Fat Man. Related perks are mostly Energy Weapons related with the exception of Run 'n Gun.

Don't neglect it, but don't pump it.Īffects the use of Energy Weapons, the effectiveness depending on the weapons skill requirement, and the damage output. Even with a low Barter skill many can be passed by wearing a nice suit, popping a few mentats, having a beer, and reading the latest copy of Salesman Weekly. There are a fair amount of Barter skill checks in the game that mostly revolve around getting something cheaper, or getting a better reward. Lowers the price of bought items, and increases the price of sold items.

Has two perks associated with it: Pack Rat which halves the weight of items that weigh 2 pounds or more, and Long Haul which allows you to fast travel whilst over encumbered.

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