CHARACTER CREATION

Learn how to create your character in Fallout, covering name, age, sex, and the unique advantages and disadvantages each choice brings to your gameplay experience.

An impression for the game was "a big dumb ox and a pretty little lady won't have the same experience" - to quote Christopher Smith's great Fallout FAQ. The three pre-made characters that come with the game can finish it.

First, select your name. The name doesn't make any difference in the game; it is your own preference.

Next, select your age. You can be as young as 16, but as old as 35. Age has an insignificant impact on the game. Probably older characters might have different reactions with young ones, but none that I know of. But at the same time, all of my characters were pretty young.

Now you are ready to select your sex. You can be male or female, and the game does differ if you are a girl or a guy. It's your own choice; try beating both variations of the game. However, there are some issues regarding the sex of your character. The game really doesn't matter if you are male or female, but these are the differences. (Female is recommended for a slightly easier game.)

• Male characters typically get knocked down and have a greater chance of you scoring a critical hit on them if you hit them in the groin. The female character doesn't have any known weaknesses in combat.
• NPC's have different reactions if you are female or male (Killian calls you darling if you're female, Keri can have sex with you if you're male, etc.)
• Probably to offset the male weakness thing, female characters are hated by couple of NPC's, notably Lasher. Harry is a bit harder to BS with if you're female.
• If you are female, there is no charisma bonus to your character, and there aren't any strength and endurance penalties. Ditto for males as well.