You heard me right folks, the weeks of squinting at the chart in the SPECIAL promotional videos is over! The Bethesda Softworks youtube channel released a video detailing how the character system would work in Fallout 4. Its roughly the same system as in prior Fallout games, but there will be certain perks tied to your SPECIAL traits and that’s tied to 70 perks in game. The only tree that has been completely revealed is the Charisma tree, but we have been given the outlines for all the other SPECIAL perks.
Below is the list of perks, first divided by category and then arranged in ascending order of how many SPECIAL points they require to access them. I’ve included perks I could decipher from the outlines and I’ve only included descriptions for perks we definitely know.
Enjoy!
–Strength–
Brawler-
Big Leagues- 20% more melee damage
Armorer-
Weaponsmith-
[Unknown]
Strong Back-
Pistol Whip-
Rifle Melee-
[Unknown]
[Unknown]
–Perception–
Lockpicking-
Rifleman-Non automatic rifles do 20% more damage
[Unknown]
Safecracker-
Firestarter-
Nocturnal-
[Unknown]
Sniper-
[Unknown]
Concentrated Fire-
–Endurance–
Toughness- increased damage resistance
Leadbelly-
Lifegiver-
Chem Resistant-
Marine Boy-
Rad Resistant-
Adamantium Skeleton-
Cannibal/Carnivore-
[Unknown]
Solar Powered-
–Charisma–
Cap Collector- better prices at vendors
Lady Killer- members of the opposite sex suffer 5% more damage and are easier to persuade
Lone Wanderer- suffer 15% less damage and increased carry weight by 50 when travelling without a companion
Attack Dog- you can use Dogmeat to hold down enemies to increase you chances in VATS
Animal Friend- aim your gun at animals with a lower level than you for a chance to pacify it
Local Leader- Can establish supply lines between settlements
Party Boy- no addiction to alcohol
Inspirational-companions do more damage in battle and no friendly fire
Wasteland Whisperer- have a chance to pacify any wasteland creature below your level
Intimidation- have a chance to pacify any human below your level
–Intelligence–
V.A.N.S-
Medic-
Gun Nut- access tiers of gun mods
Hacker-
[Unknown]
Science!- access to high tech mods
[Unknown]
Robotics Expert-
[Unknown]
Nerd Rage-
–Agility–
Rookie-
Commando- automatic weapons do 20% more damage
Sneak-
Mister Sandman-
Action Boy-
Gymnast-
Ninja-
[Unknown]
[Unknown]
[Unknown]
–Luck–
Fortune Finder-
Scrounger-
Bloody Mess-
Mysterious Stranger-
[Unknown]
Better Criticals- criticals do 50% more damage
[Unknown]
Grim Reaper’s Sprint-
Luck of The Irish-
[Unknown]
