Scrapper | 1 | INT | 5 |
| Waste not, want not! You can salvage uncommon components like screws, aluminum, and copper when scrapping weapons and armor. | 00065e65 |
2 | INT | 5 | 23 | You can salvage rare components like circuitry, nuclear material, and fiber optics when scrapping weapons and armor. Items with favorited components are highlighted. | 001d2483 |
Science! | 1 | INT | 6 |
| Take full advantage of advanced technology with access to base level and Rank 1 high-tech mods. | 000264d9 |
2 | INT | 6 | 17 | You gain access to Rank 2 high-tech mods. | 000264da |
3 | INT | 6 | 28 | You gain access to Rank 3 high-tech mods. | 000264db |
4 | INT | 6 | 41 | You gain access to Rank 4 high-tech mods. | 0016578f |
Chemist | 1 | INT | 7 |
| Any chems you take last 50% longer. Far out. | 000e36ff |
2 | INT | 7 | 16 | Any chems you take now last twice as long. | 000e3700 |
3 | INT | 7 | 32 | Any chems you take now last an additional 150% longer. | 000e3701 |
4 | INT | 7 | 45 | Any chems you take now last an additional 200% longer. | 001d2458 |
Robotics Expert | 1 | INT | 8 |
| Machines will always serve humans, if you have anything to say about it. Hack a robot, and gain a chance to power it on or off, or initiate a self-destruct. | 0004d889 |
2 | INT | 8 | 19 | When you successfully hack a robot, you can incite it to attack. | 00065e64 |
3 | INT | 8 | 44 | When you successfully hack a robot, you can give it specific commands. | 001acf96 |
Nuclear Physicist | 1 | INT | 9 |
| You've learned to split the atom... and command it. Radiation weapons do 50% more damage and Fusion Cores last an extra 25% longer. | 001d246f |
2 | INT | 9 | 14 | Radiation weapons now do double damage and Fusion Cores last an extra 50% longer. | 001d2470 |
3 | INT | 9 | 26 | Fusion Cores can be ejected from Power Armor like devastating grenades and Fusion Cores last twice as long. | 001d2471 |
Nerd Rage! | 1 | INT | 10 |
| Genius. Is. ANGRY! When your Health drops below 20%, time slows and you gain +20 Damage resistance and do 20% more damage while the effect lasts. | 0004d886 |
2 | INT | 10 | 31 | You now gain 30 more Damage Resistance and do 30% more damage while Nerd Rage is in effect. | 00065e37 |
3 | INT | 10 | 50 | You now gain 40 more Damage Resistance and do 40% more damage while Nerd Rage is in effect. Kills you make while enraged restore some lost Health. | 00065e38 |
Gunslinger | 1 | AGI | 1 |
| Channel the spirit of the old west! Non-automatic pistols do 20% more damage. | 0004a09f |
2 | AGI | 1 | 7 | Non-automatic pistols now do 40% more damage and have increased range. | 0004a0a9 |
3 | AGI | 1 | 15 | Non-automatic pistols now do 60% more damage and range is increased even further. | 0004a0aa |
4 | AGI | 1 | 27 | Non-automatic pistols now do 80% more damage and their attacks can disarm opponents. | 0006fa1e |
5 | AGI | 1 | 42 | Non-automatic pistols now do double damage. Their attacks have a much better chance to disarm opponents, and may even cripple a limb. | 00065e24 |
Commando | 1 | AGI | 2 |
| Rigorous combat training means automatic weapons do 20% more damage | 0004a0c5 |
2 | AGI | 2 | 11 | Attacks with automatic weapons do 40% more damage, with improved hip fire accuracy. | 0004a0c6 |
3 | AGI | 2 | 21 | Attacks with automatic weapons do 60% more damage. Hip fire accuracy is improved even more. | 0004a0c7 |
4 | AGI | 2 | 35 | Attacks with automatic weapons do 80% more damage and gain a chance to stagger opponents. | 0006fa24 |
5 | AGI | 2 | 49 | Your automatic weapons now do double damage and have a greater chance to stagger opponents. | 00065e0d |
Sneak | 1 | AGI | 3 |
| Become whisper, become shadow. You are 20% harder to detect while sneaking. | 0004c935 |
2 | AGI | 3 | 5 | You are now 30% harder to detect while sneaking, and no longer trigger floor-based traps. | 000b9882 |
3 | AGI | 3 | 12 | You are now 40% harder to detect while sneaking, and no longer trigger enemy mines. | 000b9883 |
4 | AGI | 3 | 23 | You are now 50% harder to detect while sneaking, and running no longer adversely affects stealth. | 000b9884 |
5 | AGI | 3 | 38 | Engaging stealth causes distant enemies to lose you. | 000b9881 |
Mister Sandman | 1 | AGI | 4 |
| As an agent of death, you can instantly kill a sleeping person. Your silenced weapons do an additional 15% sneak attack damage. | 0004b258 |
2 | AGI | 4 | 17 | Your silenced weapons do an additional 30% sneak attack damage. | 001d2490 |
3 | AGI | 4 | 30 | Your silenced weapons now do 50% more sneak attack damage. | 001d2491 |
Action Boy/Action Girl | 1 | AGI | 5 |
| There's no time to waste! Action Points regenerate 25% faster. | 0004d869
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2 | AGI | 5 | 18 | Your Action Points now regenerate 50% faster. | 00065df5
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Moving Target | 1 | AGI | 6 |
| They can't hurt what they can't hit! Get 25+ Damage Resistance and 25+ Energy Resistance when you're sprinting. | 0004ddee |
2 | AGI | 6 | 24 | You now get +50 Damage Resistance and +50 Energy Resistance when you're sprinting. | 001d2492 |
3 | AGI | 6 | 44 | Sprinting costs 50% fewer Action Points. | 001e0791 |
Ninja | 1 | AGI | 7 |
| Trained as a shadow warrior, your ranged sneak attack do 2.5x normal damage and your melee attacks do 4x normal damage. | 0004d8a6 |
2 | AGI | 7 | 16 | Your ranged sneak attacks do 3x normal damage and your melee sneak attacks do 5x normal damage. | 000e3704 |
3 | AGI | 7 | 33 | Your ranged sneak attacks do 3.5x normal damage and your melee sneak attacks do 10x normal damage. | 000e3705 |
Quick Hands | 1 | AGI | 8 |
| In combat, there's no time to hesitate. You can reload all guns faster. | 000221fc |
2 | AGI | 8 | 28 | Reloading guns costs no Action Points in V.A.T.S. | 001d2478 |
Blitz | 1 | AGI | 9 |
| Find the gap and make the tackle! V.A.T.S. melee distance is increased significantly. | 001d2451 |
2 | AGI | 9 | 29 | V.A.T.S. melee distance is increased even more, and the farther the Blitz distance, the greater the damage. | 001d2452 |
Gun Fu | 1 | AGI | 10 |
| You've learned to apply ancient martial arts to gunplay! Do 25% more damage to your second V.A.T.S. target and beyond. | 0004d881 |
2 | AGI | 10 | 26 | In V.A.T.S. you do 50% more damage to your third target and beyond. | 001d244f |
3 | AGI | 10 | 50 | In V.A.T.S. you instantly do a Critical Hit against your fourth target and beyond. | 001d245c |
Fortune Finder | 1 | LCK | 1 |
| You find more bottle caps in containers. | 0004c942 |
2 | LCK | 1 | 5 | You find even more bottle caps in containers. | 001acf98 |
3 | LCK | 1 | 25 | You find even more bottle caps in containers. | 001acf99 |
4 | LCK | 1 | 40 | You find even more bottle caps in containers, and there is a chance of enemies exploding into a shower of caps when you kill them. | 00215cd4 |
Scrounger | 1 | LCK | 2 |
| You find more ammunition in containers. | 0004a0b0 |
2 | LCK | 2 | 7 | You find even more ammunition in containers. | 001acf9a |
3 | LCK | 2 | 24 | You find even more ammunition in containers. | 001acf9b |
4 | LCK | 2 | 37 | You find even more ammunition in containers. | 001eb99c |
Bloody Mess | 1 | LCK | 3 |
| +5% bonus damage means enemies will sometimes explode into a gory red paste. Watch out for flying eyeballs! | 0004a0bb |
2 | LCK | 3 | 9 | You now inflict +10% damage in combat. | 001d2453 |
3 | LCK | 3 | 31 | You now inflict +15% damage in combat. | 001d2454 |
4 | LCK | 3 | 47 | When an enemy explodes, nearby enemies may suffer the same fate. | 001f418e |
Mysterious Stranger | 1 | LCK | 4 |
| Who is he? Why does he help? Who cares! The Mysterious Stranger will appear occasionally in V.A.T.S. to lend a hand, with deadly efficiency... | 0004c929 |
2 | LCK | 4 | 22 | The Mysterious Stranger appears more often in V.A.T.S. | 001d2493 |
3 | LCK | 4 | 41 | The Mysterious Stranger appears more often in V.A.T.S. When he kills an opponent, there is a chance your Critical meter gets filled. | 001d2494 |
Idiot Savant | 1 | LCK | 5 |
| You're not stupid! Just... different. Randomly receive 3x XP from any action, and the lower your Intelligence, the greater the chance. | 001d245e |
2 | LCK | 5 | 11 | You now randomly receive 5x XP from any action. The lower your Intelligence, the greater the chance. | 001d245f |
3 | LCK | 5 | 34 | Randomly receiving bonus XP from any action may trigger 3x XP for all kills for a short period of time. The lower your Intelligence, the greater the chance. | 001d2460 |
Better Criticals | 1 | LCK | 6 |
| Advanced training for enhanced combat effectiveness! Criticals do 50% more extra damage. | 0004d87a |
2 | LCK | 6 | 15 | Your criticals now do twice as much extra damage. | 00065e03 |
3 | LCK | 6 | 40 | Your criticals now do 2.5x as much extra damage. | 00065e04 |
Critical Banker | 1 | LCK | 7 |
| You're a patient battlefield tactician, and can save a Critical Hit, to be used in V.A.T.S. when you need it most. | 0004c91f |
2 | LCK | 7 | 17 | You can now save 2 Critical Hits, to be used in V.A.T.S. when you need them the most. | 0004c920 |
3 | LCK | 7 | 43 | You can now save 3 Critical Hits, to be used in V.A.T.S. when you need them the most. Banking a Critical has a chance to save an additional Critical. | 0004c921 |
Grim Reaper's Sprint | 1 | LCK | 8 |
| Death becomes you! Any kill in V.A.T.S. has a 15% chance to restore all Action Points. | 0004d8a2 |
2 | LCK | 8 | 19 | Any kill in V.A.T.S. now has a 25% chance to restore all Action Points. | 00065e3e |
3 | LCK | 8 | 46 | Any kill in V.A.T.S. has a 35% chance to restore all Action Points and refill your Critical meter. | 00065e3f |
Four Leaf Clover | 1 | LCK | 9 |
| Feeling Lucky? You should! Each hit in V.A.T.S. has a chance of filling your Critical meter. | 0004d895 |
2 | LCK | 9 | 13 | Each hit in V.A.T.S. now has an even better chance of filling your Critical meter. | 00065e20 |
3 | LCK | 9 | 32 | Each hit in V.A.T.S. now has a very good chance of filling your Critical meter. | 00065e21 |
4 | LCK | 9 | 48 | Each hit in V.A.T.S. now has an excellent chance of filling your Critical meter. | 001d245b |
Ricochet | 1 | LCK | 10 |
| What goes around comes around! Any enemy's ranged attacks will sometimes ricochet back and instantly kill them. The closer you are to death, the higher the chance. | 001d247c |
2 | LCK | 10 | 29 | There's an increased chance that an enemy's shot will ricochet back and kill them. | 001d247d |
3 | LCK | 10 | 50 | When an enemy's shot ricochets back and kills them, there is a chance your Critical meter gets filled. | 001d247e |