Perception

SPECIAL Perception
Modifies	Sight, Sequence, Hit chance, distance from enemies in random encounters
Related perks	Awareness, Better Criticals, Bonus Rate of Fire, Cautious Nature, Earlier Sequence, Healer, Sharpshooter
Related traits	none

The ability to see, hear, taste and notice unusual things. A high Perception is important for a sharpshooter. Modifies: Sequence, ranged combat distance modifiers, and range of sight. Perception is improved by wearing Spectacles in cases where PE is less than 4.

Tips

For a fighter, a Perception lower than 6 would be really penalizing. It is recommended to have 8, especially if you use long-range weapons. If you don't have much points, take 7, but only if your character can balance with other characteristics (If it is to put one more point in Luck, forget it). Sometimes, people using drugs can allow themselves values lower than those recommended here, as for example characters full of psycho which will see their Perception coming down to 1.

Drugs that affect Perception

• Beer -2
• Cigarettes +1
• Psycho -2
• Booze -2
• Gamma Gulp Beer -1
• Rot Gut -2
• Roentgen Rum -2

Skills modified by Perception

Each SPECIAL point spent in Perception will increase these skills :

• First Aid.
• Doctor.
• Lockpick.
• Traps.