MAIN SKILLS

Understand that all skills are important, but certain stats are recommended to be kept at a minimum of 4: Luck, Strength, and Perception.

Be aware that characters with an Intelligence value of three or less will face significantly different dialogue options, limited to basic responses like "Ruk," "Eeg," "Yah," "Uh-Huh," and "want morE."

Strength: Modifies carry weight, hit points, weapon handling, and some weapon skills.

Perception: Modifies some skills and increases accuracy at range.

Endurance: Affects toughness, modifying some skills, hit points, and resistance to poison and radiation.

Charisma: Influences your character's appearance and modifies speech, barter, and non-player character (NPC (non-player character — anyone the game controls, not you)) reactions.

Intelligence: Modifies dialogue options by providing more choices, increases skill points given per level, and affects 'science' skills. A minimum Intelligence of seven or eight is recommended for a richer gameplay experience.

Agility: Affects speed, modifying many skills, armor class, and action points. An Agility of 10 is recommended for players focusing on sniping.

Luck: Modifies critical chance, some skills, and the overall outcome of the game.