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S.P.E.C.I.A.LAttributes{SPC001}
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MyPersonalBuild,Attributes
{SPC010}
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IwillpurchasealltheImplants,andmostlikelyendupwearingPower
Armor.Idisdaintocallmycharactera'sniper',asthereisjustas
muchfuntobehadwithShotguns,butI'dbeafoolnottotake
advantageofthenewironsights.Besides,nowthatyoutakedamagein
VATSyoumightaswellstaywellawayfromDeathclawsandusetherange
advantageofyourweaponstowinyourfights.
OverallthebuildcanbedescribedasaGunusingskilljunkie.Iwill
havetheskillstohandlemanydifferentsituationsinthegame,but
thischaracterwillexcelindirectconfrontations.Theplainnumberis
mystartingscore,thenumberinparenthesesismyendingscore,with
Implantsandtraitsconsidered.
Strength
4(5)
Perception 5(6)
Endurance 8(9)
Charisma
1(2)
Intelligence
9(10)
Agility
6(8)
Luck
7(9)
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Skills{SKL001}
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Skillsdeterminehowgoodyouareatvariousactivities,anythingfrom
pickinglocks,hackingcomputers,attackingwithvariousweapons,
sneaking,interactingwithNPCsandsoforth.Yourskillsareeverybit
asimportantasyourS.P.E.C.I.A.L.attributesandyourperks.
Base
{SKL002}
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Youstartoutwithtwopointsineachskill,andgetanadditionaltwo
pointsperS.P.E.C.I.A.L.attributeinrelatedskillswiththe
exceptionofLuck,whichgives.5pointforeachpointofLuck
(roundedup).

Tag!
{SKL003}
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Youselectthreeskillstotagafterbeingtestedearlyinthegame.
UnlikethefirsttwoFalloutgames,thisdoesn'tdoubleyourrateof
skillpointincrease,itmerelyaddsa15pointbonustothoseskills.
Leveling
{SKL004}
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Yougain12skillpointsperlevelplushalfyourIntelligencescore.
GettingthebobbleheadfromRivetCityearlyearnsyouextraskill
points.
Books
{SKL005}
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Inadditiontoperks,leveling,andintelligence,youcangetskill
bonusesfrombooksthroughoutthegame.UnlikeinFallout3,youno
longergainonepointforeachbook,younowgetthree(orfour,with
Comprehension).Ofcourse,withbonuseslikethisyoucan'texpectto
findquiteasmanyofthem..butevenifyoufindthreeorfour,that's
asignificantnumberofskillpoints.
BreakdownofSkillsPoints
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Thereare13skillsinthegame,eachofwhichcanberaisedtoascore
of100,foragrandtotalof1300possiblepointsinthegame.Because
ofseveralfactors,namelythelackofBobbleheadsandareductionin
thenumberofskillpointsperlevel,youwilllikelynotreach100in
allofyourskills..butyoucancertainlyreach100inmanyofthem.
Here'sabreakdownofwhereourskillsstandwiththisbuildatlevel
one.
Base
Barter
Energy
Weapons
Explosives
Guns
Lockpick
Medicine
Melee Weapons
Repair
Science
Sneak
Speech
Survival
Unarmed

Total

SPECIAL
(+Luck)
2 +4

Total

Implants
(+Luck)
1

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2

10 +4
10 +4
14 +4
10 +4
18 +4
8 +4
18 +4
18 +4
14 +4
2 +4
16 +4
16 +4

16
16
20
16
24
14
24
24
20
8
24
22

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3

19
19
23
19
27
17
27
27
23
9
27
25

Nowthatwe'vegotthat,letsfigureouthowmanypointswecanexpect
togetfromlevelingandTag!skills,andseewherethatleavesus.

271BaseSkillPoints
+45Tag!
+49317SkillPoints/29Levels

809SkillPointsatlevel30
With809skillpointswecangetanaverageof62~ineachskill..
Simplyput,thatdoesn'treallycutit,soobviouslywe'regoingto
havetospecializeabitandplayfavorites.Ofcourse,todothat
effectively,you'regoingtoneedsomeniceFAQwritertotellyou
abouttheskills...
GunsBuild
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Barter:
8
EnergyWeapons: 19
Explosives:
19
Guns:
100
Lockpick:
80
Medicine:
27
MeleeWeapons:
17
Repair:
50
Science:
80
Sneak:
50
Speech:
80
Survival:
27
Unarmed:
25

Total
582
SkillPointsRemaining:227
NotethatwiththisbuildIcanmakeasomewhatsneakysniperwhocan
handleanylock,hackanycomputer,andsucceedatanySpeechcheck.
With277pointsleftoverBEFOREanybooksarecalculated,youcan
furtherimprovethem,perhapsbybriningtheirSneakupintothe70's.
RaisingtheirMedicinewillmakethemmorehardyincombatandgiving
themBarterwillallowthemtoharvestCapsmoreefficiently.Youcan
evenaddtoExplosivestomakethemmoreversatileincombat,although
Iwouldn'tsuggestMeleeWeaponsorUnarmed,asbothrequireahigh
numberofperksinordertomakethemgood.Alsonotethatthereare
plentyofpointsleftoverforthisbuildtobeusedinHardcoremode.
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Traits{TRT001}
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TraitsarebackinFallout:NewVegasafterabriefabsenceinthelast
Fallouttitle.Theyareessentiallybonusperksthathaveboth
positiveandnegativeeffectsonyourcharacter.Youmaychooseupto

twowhenyoucreateyourcharacter,butyoucanchoosetopicklessif
youprefer.
BuilttoDestroy
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Req:
Ranks:1
TheFlamerthatburnstwiceasbrightburnshalfaslong.Allweapons
have+3%chancetoCriticallyHit,butequipmentconditiondecays15%
faster.
Threepercentcriticalratedoesn'tsoundthatgreatatfirst,butit
isequaltothreepointsofLuck,andoverthecourseofthegameyou
willbescoringlotsofhits..Ontheotherhand,15%weapon
degradationkindofsucks.Here'stherub,however.Earlyweaponswill
berelativelyplentiful,allowingyoutojustrecombinethemandfix
thematwill.Moreexpensiveweapons,liketheRiotShotgun,couldend
upcostingseveralthousandCapstofix..whichisnotagoodthing.
Youcan,however,createWeaponRepairKitsataWorkbench,allowing
youtorepairweaponsforahandfulofCapsusingavarietyofitems
thatcanbepurchasedfrommostanymerchant.Thiswillsaveyou
thousandsofCaps,andmakesthedownsideofthistraitnegligible.
Grade:****
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Req:
Ranks:1
Inthegrandschemeofthings,twopointsofDamageThresholdisn'ta
hugedeal.WithPowerArmorandToughnessyou'lleasilyglossoverthis
deficiency.Onthesurfaceitmightseemlikeit'ssayingyou'retaking
twomorepointsofdamageperhit..butifyourDamageThresholdis
stillhigherthantheenemies'damagewithKamikazeslowingyoudown,
you'rereallynotsufferingatall.Thatsaid,manyenemieslike
CazedorsandDeathclawswilleasilysurpassyourDamageThreshold.At
theendofthedaythetwopointpenaltyisfairlyunnoticablelateron
inthegame,butthetenpointbonustoyourActionPointsboostsa
VATSsystemthatisnowherenearasstrongasitwasinFallout3.
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SmallFrame

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Req:AGL<10
Ranks:1
Duetoyoursmallsize,youhave+1AGLbutyourlimbsaremoreeasily

crippled.
Firstletslookatthebonus.Agilityisafairlyusefulattribute,
governingtwoskillsandinfluencingyourActionPoints,drawspeed,
andreloadspeed.Andwhatisthedownside?Morefrequentlycrippled
limbs?Ifyou'renotplayinginHardcoremode,thisisanobrainer.
Whocaresaboutcrippledlimbs?BedsandStimpaksareplentiful.If
you'replayinginHardcoremode..whocaresaboutcrippledlimbs?You
canbuyDoctor'sBagsateverydoctorinthegame.Itseemslikea
smallpricetopayforabetterSPECIALstat.
Grade:*****
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Req:
Ranks:1
WildWastelandunleashesthemostbizarreandsillyelementsofpost
apocalypticAmerica.Notforthefaintofheartortheseriousof
temperment.
Seriously.Whatgoodfalloutgamedoesn'thaveabundantreferencesto
MontyPythonandalienencounters?Thisperkmightnotdoanythingfor
yourbuild,butitshouldread"RemembertheoldFalloutgames?Pick
thistraittomakeNewVegasmorelikethem."Nostalgiamakesthisan
interestingchoice,indeed.
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MyPersonalBuild,Perks
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Thesebuildscorrelatetothebuildsmentionedintheskillssection.
GunsBuild
w/EnergyWeapons w/Unarmed
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Level
2
IntensiveTraining(Luck)
4
Educated
6
Toughness(1)
8
Commando
10
Finesse
12
Sniper
14
Comprehension
16
WeaponHandling
18
BetterCriticals
20
ShotgunSurgeon* Toughness(2)
Toughness(2)
22
SilentRunning*
LaserCommander
PiercingStrike
24
Toughness(2)*
GrimReaper'sSprint
Purifier
26
GrimReaper'sSprint* NervesofSteel
SuperSlam
28
NervesofSteel*
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ThisbuildmakesforaprettyproficientGunsuser,whoisalsoadept
atsneaking.Thiscanarguablybecalledthe'sniper'build,asitis
mostlydesignedtotakeadvantageofthegoodrangeofGunsweapons,and
theabilitytomakeshotsfromstealthusingtheironsights.
Comprehensionistakenlate,asthisbuildmaynothaveLockpick,
Science,andSpeechupto80beforelevel14,andcertainlynotbylevel
6,whenitbecomessensibletopickit.Theperkpicksfromlevel20on
arefairlyoptional,astheyjustmakethecharacterbetteraresneaking
andshooting..althoughyoucaneasilysacrificethisspecializationand
pickupplentyofEnergyWeaponsperksifyousochoosetomakea
combinedarmsbuild.YoucouldalsograbsomeDemolitionExpertperksand
spendyourskillsinexposivesinstead,orevenfocusonUnarmedand
getaslewofperkstomakeyouquitedeadlyinrangedandmeleecombat.
Andtheseare,ofcourse,merelythecombatorientedversions.Notethat
RadAbsorptionisagoodperktotackontoHardcoreModecharacters,as
wellasconvenienceperkssuchasPackRatorStrongBack.Obviously
thisrequiresyoutobemorefrugalwiththeskills,andpractically
precludesdualcombatfocusing,especiallyonGunsandUnarmed.
PersonallyIfavormoretowardstheGunsbuild,whichisprettyeasyto
getoffthegroundandflexibleenoughtoaccomodatesomealternative
perks,asyourwhimsydemands.
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TheNewVegasMedicalClinicRun{IMP001}
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MyfirstgoalistomakeitallthewaytotheNewVegasMedicalClinic
asquicklyaspossible.ThisisineverywayreminiscentoftheRivet
CityrunfromFallout3..exceptthistimearoundwecanscoreourbonus
Intelligencebeforewehitleveltwo.We'lldoourbesttodoso,at
least,andsincethisisafairlyimportantpartoftheguide,I'llhelp
yougetthereasbestasIcan.ForHardcoreplayers,youmayaswell
postponethisjourneyandtrytoreachtheNewVegasareabyquesting
yourwaythere.
Saveyourgamebeforeyouheadoff.Youneverknowwhatmighthappen,
soplayitsafeandkeepasaveofyourcharacterbeforeyougo
runningoutintotheMohave.
1)Firststep,followtheroadsoutheastoutofGoodspringsuntilyou
findJeanSkyDiving.FromhereheadeastalongI15untilyoufind
somerailroadtracks.YoumaywanttogetoffI15soonertoavoidany
hostilePowderGangersyousee.TheBloatfliesinthedesertwillmostly
leaveyoualoneunlessyougettooclose.
2a)Getontherailroadtracksandfollowitsouthagooddistanceuntil
youreachtheEmergencyServiceRailyard.Fromhereyouhavetwo
options.IfyougonortheastupthehillsyoucanfindPrimmPass.

ThisareaisoftenguardedbyaBlindDeathclaw,andifitcatchesyou,
youmayaswellreload.Ifnot,continueeastuntilyoufindsomeroads
headingnorthsouth,andfollowthemnorth.
2b)IfyouareconstantlyfindingDeathclawsinthepassandthegame
won'tletitdrop,you'llhavetoresorttothelongroute.Followthe
railroadsouthpastNiptonuntilitconnectswitharoadrunning
eastwest.Don'tfollowalongtheroad,asthereareViperGangersset
upinambush,insteadheadthroughthehillstothenorthoftheroad.
Thiswillletyoubypasstheenemies.Onceyoureachtheroadcontinue
eastuntilyoufindaroadsignthatdirectsyoutoturnnorthtofind
Novac.Younowwanttocontinuenorthuptheseroadsfortheforseeable
future.
3)YouSHOULDfindamerchantcaravanheadingnorthhere.They'llbe
attackedbyCaesar'sLegionRecruits.Staynearbybutdon'tget
involvedinthefight.Oncethefightisover,lootthebodies.It
doesn'tmatterwhowins,andnoneofthisgearisgoingtobeall
thatuseful,butitwillsellforenoughtoearnyouahandfulof
Capswithwhichyoucangambleyourselfasmallfortunelater.If
youwanttoplayitsafe,youcanfollowthecaravanuptoNovac,
lettingthemhandlewhateverbaddiesyoumayfind.
4)Eitherway,followtheroadwiththerailroadtracksrunningnext
toittofindNovac.NorthofhereyoucanalsofindtheHELIOSOne
powerplant.CrossthedeserttotheeastoftheHELIOSOneplant
andavoidanyFireAntsyoufinduntilyoufindanotherroadrunning
northsouth.
5)You'llfindyourselfonI95,whichwillrunnorthandconnectto
I93atasitewiselycalledthe188TradingPost.Ourjourneyis,
surprisingly,mostlyover.Continuepastthe188TradingPostand
followI95west,thennorthintotheoutskirtsofNewVegas.When
you'regettingcloseyou'llpassunderafewunderpassesandstart
seeingbillboardsignspromotingthecasinosonthestrip.
6)Onceyoustartfindnumerousstandingbuildings..well,you've
foundtheoutskirtsofNewVegas.Visualconfirmationcanbeobtained
bycheckingtothewesttolocatethelightsofNewVegasinthe
notsodistantdistance.TheNewVegasMedicalClinicisbetweenthe
CrimsonCaravanCompanytothewest,andtheMoleRatRanchtothe
east.Imanagedtoreachthisareawithatotalof60experience.
Nowthatyou'rehereyoujustneed..oh..4,000Capstogetyourself
ashineynewImplant.Therearetwofeasiblewaysofdoingthis.
Scavenging..Imean,'prospecting'andsellinganyandalllootyou
find.Thisrouteseemsthemostsensible,butsinceyouwillmost
likelyhavetodiscovernewareasand/orkillthings,itmightbe
somewhatcounterproductive.Thesecondwayistoheadwestto
Freeside'sEastGate.EnterFreesideandfindtheAtomicWrangler.
Ifyouareattackedbythugs,justrunbacktotheentranceof

FreesideandlettheBodyguardsforHirekillthem.AttheAtomic
Wrangler,saveyourgameandplaysomeslots,blackjack,orroulette
togetmoney..whatelse?Ifyouwin,save,ifyoulose,reload.Is
thereabetterwaytomakemoneyinagamecalledFallout:NewVegas?
Ididn'tthinkso.Sure,there'sawaitperiodforreloads..
anticheatingmeasureindeed..butit'sapainlesswaytomakemoney
withoutlevelingup..solongasyoudon'taccidentlycompletetoo
manychallenges,anyways.Within20minutesIwas4,200Capsricher,
andofftogetmyIntelligenceImplant.
Note:Youcanbypassthewaitingperiodifyoudon'texitthegame
inordertoreload.