Build Advice: Skills

Build Advice
Forget the builds you used in Fallout 2. The builds in this game are different.
Season	3
Status	Build template added
Completion	95%
Authors	Henry
This Chapter	Skills
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You get to tag 3 skills. Mathematically speaking, it makes best sense to tag skills that have high limits, like gun skills (300). It thus is advised not to tag things like Science or Repair since those cannot be raised above 125 anyway, a limit easy to reach even when not tagged. Recommendations:

• Small Guns: Max 300, Yes it's a good one to tag.
• Big Guns: Max 300, Yes it's a good one to tag.
• Energy Weapons: Max 300, Yes it's a good one to tag.
• Close Combat: Max 300 which is overkill for HtH, but still Yes a good one to tag.
• Scavenging: Max 100, No this one raises on it's own as you find stuff via Scavenging skill.
• Throwing: Max 300, Yes it's a good one to tag if you plan to fight this way.
• First Aid: Max 200, Yes even though Books can boost it 60 points.
• Doctor: Max 200, Yes especially if you plan to craft drugs, or be a combat medic.
• Sneak: Max 270, Yes but only if you plan to get Silent Running.
• Lockpick: Max 150, Yes for PvE if you want to get started hunting locker loot as soon as possible.
• Steal: Max 150, maybe only if you plan to be a Thief and get all of the thief perks.
• Traps: Max 150, No. Bump it up without using a tag.
• Science: Max 125, No this one's max is too low, and Books can boost it by 60 points.
• Repair: Max 125, No this one's max is too low, and Books can boost it by 60 points.
• Speech: Max 300, No, unless you really do need high Speech:
  • You are Good Natured, have (or will have) 3 CH, and you want 4 companion followers (instead of only 3).
• Barter: Max 150, No. The financial advantage from better Barter prices is too weak for this. Just level up some more.
• Gambling: Maybe, some day....
• Outdoorsman: Max 175, Yes for several reasons:
  • To get this to 100 sooner to get Ranger.
  • To get this to 150 sooner to get the faster-travel perks: Pathfinder and Explorer.
  • To get this to 150 sooner to get Scout which is an amazing advantage on the world map.
  • To get this to 175 sooner because you heard a rumor you get a slightly greater chance to find the Ruined Military Bunker SE.

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